Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Tommy Mattison runs for the second of his two first quarter touchdowns which sparked the Purple Eagles to a 46-7 victory over visiting Barker/Roy-Hart this evening.

Erupting for two quick touchdowns in the first six minutes, Albion went on to defeat visiting Barker/Roy-Hart 46-7 in a B East Division contest this evening as the Purple Eagles snapped a season opening two game losing streak.

Tommy Mattison scored on touchdown runs of 30 and 35 yards and also had a two-point conversion carry vaulting the Purple Eagles out to a quick 14-0 lead in the first 6:01.

Albion made it 20-0 before the quarter ended as quarterback Bryce Pritchard hooked up with Lamar Chambers on a 45 yard touchdown pass.

Barker/Roy-Hart running back Malik Smith tries to break away from the tackle of Albion defender Tommy Mattison.

Barker/Roy-Hart got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter on a 32 yard touchdown pass from Jacob Brunning to Eddie Wasnock and an extra point kick by Noah Rocklein.

However, Albion got that one right back as Mattison ran 16 yards for a touchdown and Pritchard added the extra point kick to make it 27-7.

The Purple Eagles upped the lead to 33-7 at the half as Pritchard connected with Nate Moore on an 18 yard touchdown pass with only three seconds to go.

Pritchard also scored himself on a 19 yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Blake Aina tallied on a 3 yard TD carry in the fourth quarter to round out the Purple Eagles scoring.

Mattison finished with a total of 229 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns and Pritchard completed 11 of 13 passes for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Defensively, Moore and Devin Cox both had interceptions and Tony Vallejo Miller a fumble recovery. Vallejo Miller also had a team leading 9 tackles while Meach Gardner added 7 and Moore and Kory Reynolds 5 each.

Albion next hosts Depew next Friday night for Homecoming.

The loss drops Barker/Roy-Hart to 0-3.

Albion receiver Lamar Chambers goes up the middle on a long pass reception as Barker/Roy-Hart defender Jacob Bruning pursues.

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The Medina/Lyndonville JV football team defeated host Alden 22-18 on Thursday to improve their season record to 2-1.

Alden took a quick lead in the first quarter, with running back Colin Skowronski breaking free for a 64 yard touchdown run.

However, the Mustangs were able to answer back with a 10 yard touchdown run by Justice Hughes on the following possession. Hughes also ran for the two point conversion to give Medina a 8-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Alden added to their score in the second quarter when Skowronski ran for a second touchdown, this time from 43 yards out to give the Bulldogs a 12-8 lead at the half.

The lead was short lived, however, as the Mustangs were able to score on the first drive of the second half on a 1 yard run by Zach Johnson. Runs by William Braswell of 28 and 23 yards set up the score. Johnson also added the conversion run to go ahead 16-12.

The Mustangs struck again in the 4th quarter as Nick Kepner rumbled into the end zone from 3 yards out. A 20 yard run by Braswell and a 32 yard pass completion from Johnson to Kepner aided the drive as the Mustangs went ahead 22-12.

Alden would add one final score on the last play of the game off a long 51 yard pass play to make the final score 22-18.

Braswell powered the Mustangs offense, rushing for 114 yards. Johnson finished with 98 passing yards, with 68 coming to Kepner and 30 to Rickie Pitts.

Braswell and Bobby Geiger led the defense in tackles with 5 a piece, while Colby Petrie recovered an onside kick in the 4th quarter which took a possession away from the Bulldogs.

The JV Mustangs next play at University Prep of Rochester on Saturday, September 24th at 10 a.m.

A big three touchdown second quarter scoring burst keyed undefeated (3-0) Alexander to a 41-14 victory over Holley this evening in a Genesee Region League football game played at Pambroke.

Leading 7-0, the Trojans got second quarter touchdowns on a 56 yard pass completion and runs of 47 and 26 yards to open up a commanding 28-0 lead at the half.
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Holley, which is now 0-1 in the league and 1-2 overall, got second half touchdown runs of 25 yards by Jeff VanOrden and 5 yards by Jacob Affronti.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Je’ne Brown digs for a return during the Mustangs home court win over Wilson this evening as Alyssa Beyer, Molley Gross and Grace Masse back up the play.

Medina and Albion both scored straight set home court victories in Niagara-Orleans League volleyball action this evening.

The Mustangs downed Wilson 25-19, 25-18, 25-23 and the Purple Eagles bested Newfane 25-19, 25-9, 25-13.

Akron topped Roy-Hart in straight sets in the other match.

Leah Sheelar serves up a point for Medina.

Lexie Sargent served up points 8-12 and Emily Kams 15-19, including three aces, to spark Medina to the opening set win.

Leading by a narrow 16-15 margin, the Mustangs pulled away in the second set as Maddie Williams scored points 17-19 and Brandi Guild 20-22.

Medina then had to rally from as much as a 16-7 deficit to take the third set and close out the match.

Kams scored points 9-11 (2 aces), Lexi Neuman 18-20 and Molley Gross 23-25 to help lock up the set and the match. Gross had an ace for point 24 as Je’ne Brown added a spiking kill for the set and match winner.

Gross, Williams and Brown each had a total of 4 kills, Carley Schultz 3 and Kams 2. Kams also had 5 aces.

Medina and Wilson are now both 1-2.

Albion 25-25-25, Newfane 19-9-13
Chanyce Powell had 8 kills, 4 aces, 4 digs and 2 blocks to lead the way for Albion as Haley Smith added 5 kills, Kaitlyn Van Skiver 3 kills and Caitlynn Snook 3 aces and 2 kills.

Albion is now 2-1 and Newfane 0-3.

Standings

Akron 3-0, Roy-Hart 2-1, Albion 2-1, Media 1-2, Wilson 1-2, Newfane 0-3

Boys Volleyball
Cardinal O’Hara 25-25-25, Lyndonville/Medina 13-19-22

Mason Pecoraro had 7 kills, 2 blocks and 3 aces; Christian Hahn 4 kills and 3 blocks and Leif Isaacson 5 digs to lead the way for Lyndonville/Medina in the three set non league loss at Cardinal O’Hara.

All of the scoring took place in the first half as Lyndonville defeated host Alexander 3-1 this afternoon to snap a season opening three game Genesee Region League losing streak.

Aubrey Lewis scored the first two goals for Lyndonville and then assisted on the third which was scored by Anna Lewis.

Byron-Bergen 5, Holley 0

Two goals by Kelsey Fuller led a parade of four scorers for Byron-Bergen in the 5-0 G-R win over Holley.

Alden 5, Roy-Hart 2
Ava Bligh and Kaleigh Kuzma scored the goals for Roy-Hart in the Lady Rams 5-2 non league loss to visiting Alden.

Barker knocked Roy-Hart from the ranks of the unbeaten by a score of 3-1 this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game.

Goals by Lydia Dewart and Casey A’Hearn in the final four minutes locked up the win for Barker whose first goal was scored by Clara Gregoire.

Angelina Ciarfella scored the Roy-Hart goal.

Barker is now 3-1 and Roy-Hart 4-1.

Akron 5, Newfane 0
Defending champion Akron took over sole possession of first place at 4-0 by downing Newfane 5-0.

Heather Cummings scored two goals for the Lady Tigers as Hannah Cummings, Julia Diebel and Abby Enfield each added one.

Wilson 5, Kenmore 0
Wilson blanked Kenmore to even its record at 2-2 on two goals each by Olivia Mitchell and Maddie Mocarski and one by Erin Boyle.

Standings
Akron 4-0, Roy-Hart 4-1, Barker 3-1, Wilson 2-2, Medina 1-3, Kenmore 1-3, Newfane 0-5.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Nikki Eldred tries to keep the ball away from Medina’s Olivia Carter during this afternoon’s game at Vets Park which saw the rivals battle to a 2-2 double overtime tie.

Trading goals in both the first half and in the overtime Albion and Medina played to a 2-2 tie this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game at Vets Park.

Emily Blanchard scored both goals for Albion and Destiny Satkowski likewise netted both Medina tallies.

Medina’s Katie Bilicki tries to gain control of the ball against Albion’s Kendall Derisley.

Albion jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Blanchard scored off an assist from Brylie Hapeman with 17:10 remaining in the first half.

Medina though battled back to knot the contest when Satkowski tallied on a direct kick with only 3:32 to go in the half.

Albion controlled play in the Medina end for most of the second half but could not capitalize sending the contest into overtime.

The Purple Eagles again grabbed the lead at 2-1 when Blanchard scored with 6:09 remaining in the first overtime as Nikki Eldred earned the assist.

However, once again the Mustangs rallied back to knot the contest as Satkowski scored on a breakaway off a turnover with just 4:20 remaining in the second overtime.

Medina is now 2-1-1 and Albion 0-3-1 in N-O competition.

Wilson 5, Barker 0
Improving to 3-2, Wilson blanked Barker 5-0 as Skylar Munnikhuysen, Melonie Gray, Emily Kelly, Lilly O’Lay and Kayla Neumann each scored a goal.

Newfane 4, Akron 1
Newfane stayed perfect at 4-0 by handing Akron (4-1) its first loss 4-1 as Emily Foltz led the way with 2 goals. Kayleigh Daniels and Erica Flagler each added one.

Jenna Robnett scored Akron’s goal.

Albion’s Emily Blanchard and Medina’s Ashley Howell race after the ball.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman –  Eric  Neace and his Medina/Lyndonville teammates will host defending champion Alden in a key B East Division contest at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Vets Park.

It is only week three but sole possession of the B East Division lead will be on the line as Medina/Lyndonville hosts defending champion Alden in a key contest at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Currently sharing the division lead at 2-0, the Mustangs have defeated Barker/Roy-Hart 56-24 and Lackawanna 48-6 while the Bulldogs have downed Depew 40-19 and Albion 28-18.

“This is a very big test for us early on in our schedule,” said Mustangs Coach Eric Valley. “Alden has been a powerhouse in our league for quite a while, and they know how to win. They are obviously very well coached and do not make a lot of errors, so we need to be on top of our game.”

The Mustangs high scoring offense has featured touchdowns by eight different players to date including 4 by Jake Cotter, 3 by Jalin Cooper, 2 by Eric Neace and 1 each by Izaiah Rhim, Brendan Luthart, Dustin Joy, Ronnie Koonce and Lucas Porter.

The Bulldogs attack is spearheaded by the 1-2 combination of quarterback Brandon Cybulski, who has passed for 3 touchdowns and run for another, and speedy running back Christian Snell who has scored a total of 5 touchdowns including 3 rushing, 1 receiving and 1 on a kickoff return.

“Our defense has to continue to play well and create opportunities for our offense. Alden has a very good running back that we need to contain as well. Offensively we need to spread the ball around and execute,” said Valley. “We need to minimize mistakes, penalties and turnovers if we want to win. It is a great opportunity for our team to face such a good opponent for our home opener.”

Alden holds a 10-5 lead in the all-time series winning the last six meetings including a 35-0 victory last fall. The Mustangs last win over the Bulldogs was in 2007 by a score of 14-0.

Albion hosts Barker/Roy-Hart
Albion will be looking to earn victory No. 1 on the young season as the Purple Eagles host Barker/Roy-Hart at 7 p.m. Friday in another B East Division game.

Albion is 0-1 in the division and 0-2 overall while Barker/Roy-Hart is 0-1, 1-1.

The Purple Eagles hold a 3-1 lead in the short series including a 30-13 victory last year.

Holley faces Alexander
The weekend’s football schedule gets off to an early start as Holley will face Alexander in a Genesee Region League contest at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Pembroke.

The contest will be the league opener for Holley, which is 1-1 to date against a pair of non league foes, while Alexander is 2-0 in the league including a key 14-6 victory over rival Attica last week. The Trojans also romped past Notre Dame 45-15 in the season opener.

Standings
B East Division: Alden 2-0, 2-0; Medina/Lyndonville 2-0, 2-0; Barker/Roy-Hart 0-1, 1-1; Albion 0-1, 0-2; Depew 0-1, 0-2; Lackawanna 0-1, 0-2.
G-R League: Alexander 2-0, 2-0; Attica 1-1, 1-1; Pembroke 1-1, 1-1; Holley 0-0, 1-1; Notre Dame 0-1, 0-2; Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 0-1, 0-2.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Ethan Leonard goes up between Roy-Hart defenders Jack Muscarella, left, and Matt Scott to head the ball during the Mustangs win over the Rams this evening at Gasport.

Roy-Hart’s Tim Moriarity goes after the ball against Medina/Lyndonville’s Matt Hess.

Jumping out to a 3-0 half-time advantage, Medina/Lyndonville went on to defeat Roy-Hart 4-0 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game at Gasport.

Ethan Leonard opened the scoring for the Mustangs when he tallied 16 minutes into the opening half.

Nick Albone followed up with two straight goals within a span of two minutes late in the half, the second coming on a long range shot. Leonard earned the assist on both tallies.

Kristian Snyder netted the Mustangs lone second half goal as Leonard earned his third assist of the evening.

Jacob Hoffee and Kevin Capstick shared in earning the shutout in goal for the Mustangs.

Medina/Lyndonville improves to 2-1 in the league and 4-1 overall while Roy-Hart slips to 0-3, 0-5.

The Mustangs next host rival Albion at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The Mustangs Chase McAdoo works to get around the Rams Aiden Bligh.

Rallying from as much as a three goal deficit in the first half, Holley battled back to earn a 5-4 double overtime victory over host Pembroke this evening in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game.

Holley pulled out the victory when Derek McArthur scored late in the second overtime on a rebound after Tyler Hill’s initial shot rattled off the cross bar.

Pembroke had jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first 20 minutes.

However, the Hawks battled bcd to knot the contest 3-3 at halftime on goals by John Mount, Andrew Cary and Cory Puente.

Pembroke regained a 4-3 lead in the second half but again Holley came battling back to reknot the contest on a goal by Cary with three minutes to go in regulation time.

Holley, which is now 3-1 in the league and 4-2 overall, next visits Roy-Hart at 6:30 p.m. Friday in a non league contest.

In one other G-R contest, Byron-Bergen scored a goal in each half to defeat Kendall 2-0.

Kendall is now 1-1 in the league and 1-2 overall heading into Saturday’s non league game at Batavia.