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Broncos, Stallions score playoff wins
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lavonn Guy (1) scored 3 touchdowns in the Medina Broncos playoff win over the Albion JV Eagles Saturday at Vets Park.
The Medina Broncos and Stallions both scored semifinal round victories Saturday in the Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) playoffs at Vets Park.
The Broncos rallied to nip Albion 28-27 in the JV Division while the Stallions romped past Newfane 35-7 in the Varsity Division.
In the Mini Division, Newfane downed Albion 27-0.
Medina Broncos 28, Albion 27
Trailing 19-7 at the half, the Broncos rallied to nip Albion as Lavonn Guy scored 3 touchdowns on the day, including a long 70 yard run, and Aiden Pitts 1 to lead the Medina attack. Guy also had 4 all important extra point runs.
Amari Jones had touchdown runs of 13 and 2 yards as well as a 48 yard interception return for a score and Javon Jones a 14 yard TD reception for Albion.
Amari Jones also had 18 tackles on defense, Javon Jones 6 and Devon Larabee 5.
The Broncos will face Tri Town in the title game next Saturday.
Medina Stallions 35, Newfane 7
Emmanuel Taylor rushed for 230 yards and 4 touchdowns on carries of 23, 37, 58 and 17 yards to lead the way for the Stallions as Zack Oliver added a 3 yard TD run. Taylor also had a pair of extra points while Brian Fry ran for 1 and passed to Tyler Chinn for another.
On defense, Taylor had 5 solo tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception and a fumble recovery. Chinn and Logan Ballcome both had 3 solo tackles and Oliver, Noah Skinner and Carson Dusett 2 each.
The Stallions will face Akron for the championship next Saturday.
Newfane 27, Albion 0
Makyell Walker had 114 yards rushing and 7 tackles for Albion. Kwame Riley also had a fumble recovery and Luke Bell a sack.
Albion’s Javon Jones picks up yardage as Joshua Wilson pursues for the Broncos. Shkwe Riley follows the play.
Albion spikers to open sectionals at home
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Chanyce Powell and her Purple Eagle teammates will open sectional competition at home on Friday.
Seeded No. 3, Albion will host No. 6 Olean on Friday at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B1 volleyball playoffs.
The Purple Eagles bring an 11-4 regular season record into the sectionals.
Roy-Hart has also earned a home opener as the No. 6 Lady Rams will entertain No. 11 Lackawanna in a Class B2 match at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The other Class B2 openers on Wednesday will have No. 9 Medina at No. 8 Tonawanda and No. 12 Newfane at No. 5 Springville.
In Class C1 competition on Wednesday, No. 8 Wilson hosts No. 9 JFK. The victor will then visit top seeded Niagara-Orleans League champion Akron on Friday in the quarterfinals.
Final N-O Standings: Akron 10-0, Albion 7-3, Roy-Hart 6-4, Medina 4-6, Wilson 3-7, Newfane 0-10
Field hockey sectionals begin Monday
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Akron will host Medina Monday in the opening round of the Section V Class C field hockey playoffs. Here Akron’s Abby Enfield (8) and Hannah Cummings battle with Medina’s Guin Schalck for the ball during a recent Niagara-Orleans League game at Vets Park.
Niagara-Orleans League champion top seeded Akron (12-0) will begin defense of its Section VI Class C field hockey title by hosting No. 8 Medina (1-11) at 3 p.m. Monday.
The Lady Tigers, whose scoring has been led by Heather Cummings (15 goals) and Abby Stone (10 goals), defeated Medina twice during the N-O season by the identical score of 5-0.
Monday’s other quarterfinal matchups will have No. 5 Eden (6-10) at No. 4 Roy-Hart (7-5), No. 6 Newfane (3-9) at No. 3 Wilson (8-4) and No. 7 Holland (4-12) at No. 2 Barker (9-3).
Wilson downed rival Newfane twice during the N-O campaign by scores of 2-0 and 3-1.
The winners will advance to Wednesday’s semifinal round.
Holley nips Geneseo to gain C1 semifinals
For the second playoff game in a row Holley made a lone goal stand up for a narrow victory as the No. 4 Hawks nipped visiting No. 5 Geneseo 1-0 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class C1 boys soccer playoffs.
Senior defender Chris Balys scored his second goal of the season early in the second half, off Derek McArthur’s team leading 14th assist of the season, to provide the margin of victory for the Hawks.
Patrick Bower earned the shutout in goal.
Improving to 13-2-3, Holley next faces top seeded World of Inquiry of Rochester in the semifinals on Wednesday. World of Inquiry nipped North Rose-Wolcott 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
Lafayette ousts Medina/Lyndonville
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Ethan Leonard (9) battles for control of the ball with Lafayette’s Eid Dirrir during the Mustangs sectional semifinal loss this evening at Sweet Home.
Medina/Lyndonville’s Elian Gonzalez works the ball up field against Lafayette defender Harmar Sa.
Unable to overcome a two goal half-time deficit, No. 7 seed Medina/Lyndonville dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 6 Lafayette in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B2 boys soccer playoffs this evening at Sweet Home.
Medina/Lyndonville did erase an early 1-0 deficit with a quick two goal scoring burst midway through the first half. Elian Gonzalez tied the game with a goal at 19:37 as he looped a corner kick shot right into the net. Vassilios Bitsas then gave the Mustangs a 2-1 lead with a goal just two minutes later on a rebound off an initial direct kick shot by Matt Hess.
However, the Mustangs’ lead lasted less than three minutes as Lafayette answered right back with a quick two goal scoring burst to regain the lead for good. A goal by Jama Din retied the contest at the 14:58 mark and Theeovie Louzaia followed up with a tally at 12:46 for a 3-2 lead.
Lafayette made it 4-2 five minutes later on a goal by Muhammad Faires.
Neither team could then find the net in the second half.
Lafeyette advances to the finals with a 10-6 record while Medina/Lyndonville winds up the season at 12-7.
In a Class B1 semifinal, No. 2 East Aurora blanked No. 3 Newfane 4-0.
Cross-Country
Medina’s Dan Heil placed 7th in a field of 100 runners at the Clarence Invitational held today at Akron Falls Park.
In the girls race, Hannah Heil placed 17th out of 100 runners for the Mustangs.
Kendall girls advance to Class D1 semifinals
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kayla Summers scored the game winning goal for Kendall in today’s sectional win over Northstar.
Scoring a goal in each half, No. 5 seed Kendall blanked host No. 4 Northstar 2-0 this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class D1 girls soccer playoffs.
Kayla Summers and Hailee Mitchell each scored their third goal of the season to provide the offense for the Lady Eagles while Hannah Ulmen made 3 saves in goal to earn the shutout.
Summers scored what proved to be the game winner 13 minutes into the first half off an assist from Taylor ReQua.
Mitchell then tacked on an insurance goal just 10 minutes later off a corner kick by ReQua.
Kendall, which is now 13-5, will next face the winner of the No. 1 Wheatland-Chili vs. No. 9 Naples semi in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Section VI
Class B1
Niagara-Orleans League champion No. 3 seed Newfane blanked No. 7 Alden 5-0 in the Section VI Class B1 semifinals at Williamsville North as Kayleigh Daniels had 3 goals and Emily Foltz and Adelyn Burns 1 each.
Class B2
No. 5 Wilson defeated top seeded Tonawanda 4-1 in the Class B2 semis at Williamsville North as Kayla Neumann scored the last two clinching goals.
Roy-Hart spikers score win over Medina
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Aspen Moore looks to spike over the Medina duo of Maddie Williams (13) and Je’ne Brown (14) during the Lady Rams win over the host Mustangs this evening.
Medina’s Je’ne Brown (14) and Roy-Hart’s Brianna Brewer meet at the top of the net
Roy-Hart scored a four set 25-22, 21-25 25-10, 25-17 victory over host Medina this evening in a non league volleyball match.
Aspen Moore had 13 service points and 5 spiking kills, Bea Bacon 10 points and 18 kills, Brianna Brewer 33 assists, Olivia Vorholzer 8 kills and Skyler Christopher 7 kills to lead the way for Roy-Hart
Grace Masse had 10 assists and Emily Kams 9 for Medina as Molley Gross had 9 kills and Je’ne Brown and Maddie Williams each added 7.
Kendall 25-25-25, Northstar 9-23-22
Kendall closed out the regular season at 12-7 by scoring a straight set Senior Night non league victory over Northstar.
The Lady Eagles were led by seniors Madison Rath with 9 kills and 5 digs, Chelsea Wright 7 assists, 4 digs, 3 kills and 1 ace, Lexi Payton 4 kills, 3 digs and 3 aces, senior Emily Mattle 3 aces and 1 kill, Jessica Makowski 3 digs and 1 kill and Mariah Marks 3 digs, 2 aces and 1 assist.
Steelers shock Mustangs in Class B opener
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s lone touchdown in this evenings sectional loss to Lackawanna at Vets Park came on this play as Mason Lewis (24) knocked the ball away from Steelers quarterback Noble Smith, at left, and Dawson Joy, at right, picked it up and ran 54 yards for the score.
Avenging an early season 42 point (48-6) drubbing, No. 8 seed Lackawanna shocked top seeded Medina/Lyndonville 16-8 in quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B playoffs this evening at rainy Vets Park.
The defense provided the lone Medina/Lyndonville touchdown as Mason Lewis knocked the ball loose from Lackawanna quarterback Noble Smith and Dawson Joy scooped up the ball and raced 54 yards into the end zone. Jake Cotter added the two-point conversion run giving the Mustangs an 8-0 lead with 3:14 to go in the opening quarter.
However, the lead lasted less than three minutes as the Steelers capitalized on a muffed Mustangs punt return attempt deep in Medina/Lyndonville territory to knot the contest on a 21 yard touchdown pass from Noble Smith to London Smith and a two-point conversion run by Khalil Horton.
The Steelers then scored what proved to be the game winning touchdown on a 23 yard touchdown pass from Noble Smith to London Smith with 5:50 to go in the second quarter. Noble Smith added the two-point conversion pass to Horton giving the Steelers a 16-8 lead.
The Mustangs did drive deep into Lackawanna twice in the final five minutes of the half but both times had a turnover wipe out the opportunity.
First ,a 35 yard run by Cotter and a 15 yard run by quarterback Izaiah Rhim helped the Mustangs drive to the Steelers 12 yard line only to lose possession on a fumble.
The defense got the ball right back for the Mustangs offense and Rhim hooked up with Johnny Salone for a 21 yard pass completion moving the ball to the Steelers 21. However, three plays later an interception by London Smith ended the threat with just two seconds remaining in the half.
The Mustangs then drove into Steelers territory twice in the third quarter but again could not capitalize.
First, a 24 yard run by Cotter combined with a Lackawanna personal foul penalty moved the ball to the Steelers 38. However, a third down sack forced a punt.
Then late in the quarter runs of 24 yards by Jalin Cooper and 19 by Eric Neace helped move the ball to a first down at the Lackawanana 13. The Steelers defense though rose to the occasion stopping the drive on downs at the 9.
Lackawanna then capitalized on a controversial 26 yard pass completion to get out of the shadow of their own end zone which started a six minute long drive that finally stalled out on downs at the Mustangs 18 yard line.
The Mustangs got the ball back two more times but could not cross midfield.
The Mustangs slip to 6-2 while the Steelers advance to the semifinals at 5-3.
Mustangs running back Eric Neace picks up yardage against Steelers defender Marquez Lofton.
Mustangs in soccer semifinals Saturday
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Kristian Snyder and his Mustang teammates will face Lafayette Saturday in the Section VI Class B2 semifinals at Sweet Home.
No. 7 seed Medina/Lyndonville (12-6) will face No. 6 Lafayette (9-6) in the semifinall round of the Section VI Class B2 boys soccer playoffs at 5 p.m. Saturday at Sweet Home.
The Mustangs blanked No. 2 MST Seneca 3-0 in the quarterfinals while Lafayette edged Wilson 3-2.
The Mustangs have been sparked offensively by Kristian Snyder, who has scored a school record 27 goals, along with Ethan Leonard (6 goals, 13 assists) and Vassilios Bitsas (6 goals, 11 assists).
The victor will advance to next Wednesday’s B2 final against the winner of the No. 1 Lackawanna vs. No. 4 Southwestern semi.
Also on Saturday, both the Niagara-Orleans League champion Newfane boys and girls teams will be involved in the Section VI Class B1 semifinals. The No. 3 boys squad will face No. 2 East Aurora at noon at Sweet Home while the No. 3 girls team will take on No. 7 Alden at 4 p.m. at Williamsville North.
In the Section VI Class B2 girls semis No. 4 Akron will face No. 1 Tonawanda at 4 p.m. at Williamsville North.
Saturday’s soccer competition will also have both the Holley boys and Kendall girls teams competing in Section V quarterfinal round contests.
No. 4 seed Holley (12-2-3) will host No. 5 Geneseo (13-3-1) at 7 p.m. in the Section V Class C1 playoffs.
Holley advanced to the semis by nipping No. 13 LeRoy in the quarterfinals while Geneseo romped past No. 12 Addison 7-0.
No. 5 Kendall (12-5) will take on No. 4 Northstar (13-4) in the Section V Class D1 playoffs at Grace and Truth Sports Park at 2:30 p.m.
Kendall nipped No. 12 Lyndonville in the quarterfinals while Northstar trimmed No. 13 Jasper-Troupsburg 2-1.
Youth football playoffs begin Saturday
A dozen teams, competing in three divisions, will be in action Saturday for the semifinal round of the Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) playoffs at Medina’s Vets Park.
The Mini Division will kickoff the action at 9 a.m. with No. 2 seed Holley vs. No. 3 Batavia followed at 11 a.m. by No. 1 Newfane vs. No. 4 Albion.
The JV Division contests will have No. 2 Oakfield/Elba vs. No. 3 Tri Town at 1 p.m. and No. 1 Albion vs. No. 4 Medina at 3 p.m.
The Varsity Division will then have No. 2 Akron vs. No. 3 Roy-Hart at 5 p.m. followed by No. 1 Medina vs. No. 4 Newfane at 7 p.m to conclude the busy day of football competition.
The winners advance to the October 29 championship games.
