No. 16 seed Roy-Hart bested host No. 8 Alden 6-1 this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B girls soccer playoffs.

Amber Villella scored 4 goals and Emma Lindke 2 to advance to Tuesday’s semifinal round against No. 4 Tonawanda which topped No. 5 Newfane 3-2 in a penalty kick shootout.

Marguerite Loughrey made 13 saves in goal to anchor the Lady Rams defense.

No. 2 Wilson also advanced to the semis by nipping No. 7 Falconer 2-1 on second half goals by Kayla Neuman and Rachel Senek.

Wilson will face No. 3 Olean in the semifinals on Tuesday. Olean nipped No. 6 Akron 2-0 in a penalty kick shootout.

Trailing 21-14, host Maryvale rallied for a touchdown in both the third and fourth quarters to edge past Albion 28-21 this evening in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B Chuck Funke Memorial Bowl Classic.

Breaking away from a 14-14 half-time deadlock, Albion had grabbed a 21-14 lead on a 1 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kyle Smith to Kory Reynolds in the third quarter as Trey Hart added the extra point kick.

However, the final 14 points and the victory belonged to the Flyers.

The Purple Eagles also bult up a 14-7 lead in the first half as Smith completed touchdown passes to Hart covering 7 yards in the first quarter and 32 yards in the second period. A fumble recovery by JJ Downs set up the second TD as Tommy Mattison added the two-point conversion run.

Maryvale though rallied into a 14-14 tie by scoring on a blocked punt with just 22 seconds remaining in the first half.

Smith completed 9 of 16 pass attempts for 108 yards and the 3 touchdowns and also rushed for 80 yards while Mattison rushed 19 times for 100 yards.

Smith also had a big night defensively making 9 tackles as Mattison was in on 8 stops and Mike Laine 6. Downs also had an interception.

The Flyers win leaves both teams at 3-5.

Olean 40, Barker/Roy-Hart 8

Jumping out to a 19-0 half-time advantage, Olean went on to defeat visiting Barker/Roy-Hart 40-8 this evening in a Section VI Class B match-up game.

Andy Xapsos completed a 16 yard pass to Ed Wasnock for Barker/Roy-Hart’s lone touchdown in the fourth quarter. Xapsos added the two-point conversion run.

Xapsos finished with 86 yards rushing and Eric Fitch 58.

On defense for Barker/Roy-Hart, Matt Laverty had 7 tackles, a forced fumble and a sack and Shawn Callaghan 5 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Barker/Roy-Hart, which is now 1-7, next hosts Newfane at 6 p.m. Wednesday in another match-up game.

Olean improves to 2-5.

The first year Lyndonville/Medina boys varsity volleyball team earned its historic first ever match victory this evening defeating NE/NW College Prep of Rochester 21-25, 25-12, 25-14, 25-14.

Junior Eddy Schildt had 11 kills while senior Kenny Kalson had 10 kills. Junior Dustin Joy had 25 assists and 7 aces.

“It was a great win for our team and our program,” said Coach Kevin Laskey. “The boys have been improving throughout the season, and I’m so glad their hard work finally got them a win.”

The Tigers finish up the regular season at home on Monday vs Cardinal O’Hara.

Albion bested host Iroquois 26-24, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19 this evening in a non league volleyball match.

Chanyce Powell had 12 spiking kills, 6 blocks, 12 digs and 2 service aces; Kelsee Soule 8 kills, 26 digs and 1 block and Meghan Hurley 22 assists, 7 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks and 10 digs to lead the way for Albion.

The Purple Eagles also had Aleah Foos with 8 kills, 3 blocks and 3 digs; Kaitlyn VanSkiver 7 kills and 6 digs; Kassidy Hastings 12 assists, 8 digs and 1 ace; Ashlee Bocach 5 assists and 1 ace and Caitlynn Snook 2 aces.

Improving to 16-0 in dual matches, Albion next hosts Byron-Bergen at 6:30 p.m. Friday in another non league match.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Quarterback Nick Passarell threw three touchdown passes to help lead Holley to its first win of the season this evening, 24-12 over Wayland-Cohocton.

Exploding out to a commanding 24-0 half-time advantage, Holley went on to defeat host Wayland-Cohocton 24-12 this evening in the semifinal round of the Section V Class C Connors and Ferris Bowl as the Hawks snapped a season long seven game losing streak.

Quarterback Nick Passarell passed for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns to spearhead the Holley attack.

“It feels great. It’s an important win for our players and our program,” said Coach Wil Prince. “The kids have been working hard and they can play at this level. We just have to build that winning mentality.”

Holley jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first quarter as Passarell threw a 67 yard touchdown pass to Cameron Labarge and also ran in for the two point conversion.

The Hawks upped the advantage to 24-0 as Passarell completed touchdown passes of 33 and 46 yards to Clarence Moyer in the second quarter. The two-point conversions came on a pass from Passarell to Adam Stetzel and on a run by Ron Dewaal.

The Holley defense, which shutout Wayland-Cohocton through the first three quarters, was led by Nick Shenck, Zach Day, Ross Pinson and Moyer.

Holley will now face Mynderse, a 43-6 victor over Marcus Whitman, in the Class C Bowl title contest next Thursday.

The top three seeds all scored home field shutout victories this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C field hockey playoffs.

Top seeded Niagara-Orleans League champion Akron blanked No. 8 Medina 5-0, No. 2 defending Class C champion Barker shutout No. 7 Holland 3-0 and No. 3 Wilson bested No. 6 rival Newfane 5-0.

In the other quarterfinal, No. 5 Eden nipped host No. 4 Roy-Hart 2-1.

The semifinals will now have Eden vs. Akron and Wilson vs. Barker next Wednesday at Amherst.

Akron 5, Medina 0
Emily Buckley scored two goals to lead the way for Akron which also got goals from Rachel Heim, Sarah Schultz and Lily Berghorn.

The Lady Tigers led 4-0 at the half.

Barker 3, Holland 0
Goals by Natalie Menz and Lydia Dewart in the first seven minutes ignited the Barker offense.

Erika Moeller scored the Lady Raiders other goal in the second half off an assist from Kelsie Engert.

Eden 2, Roy-Hart 1
Trailing 1-0, Eden rallied for two unanswered goals in the second half to nip Roy-Hart.

Angelia Ciarfella scored in the first half for Roy-Hart.

Wilson 5, Newfane 0
Madeline Mocarski scored two goals and Caitlyn Starck, Allisa Smith and Erin Boyle each netted one to lead Wilson past Newfane.

Wilson led 2-0 at the half.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Megan Hardenbrook and her Lady Eagle teammates will begin defense of their Section V Class C2 championship at home Friday against Campbell-Savona.

Undefeated top seeded Kendall opens defense of its Section V Class C2 girls soccer title by hosting No. 8 Campbell-Savona in a quarterfinal contest at 6 p.m. Friday.

The contest will be a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal which saw Kendall blank Campbell-Savona 6-0. The Lady Eagles went on to shutout Warsaw 3-0 in the semifinals and then nip Caledonia-Mumford 2-1 in double overtime to claim the title and avenge a 1-0 loss in the 2013 final.

Campbell-Savona, which is 8-8-1 on the season, defeated No. 9 Red Jacket 2-1 in the opening round.

Kendall, which is 16-0, has been sparked offensively by Maya Rutland with 25 goals and 7 assists, Taylor Rutland 10 goals and 9 assists, Taylor ReQua 9 goals and 18 assists and Coralee Freitag 9 goals and 9 assists.

Jenna Jacob in goal anchors the Lady Eagles defense which has registered 14 shutouts and allowed only 2 goals in 16 games.

The victor will face the winner of the No. 5 Warsaw (11-5-1) vs. No. 4 Bishop Kearney (11-5) game in the semifinals on October 27.

Also on Friday, No. 6 Holley visits No. 3 Dansville at 3 p.m. in a Class B2 quarterfinal.

Holley is 3-9-4 and Dansville 5-9-2.

The victor will face the winner of the No. 7 North Rose-Wolcott (4-11-1) vs. No. 2 Mynderse (10-6) game in the semifinals on October 27.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Quarterback Tyler Valley threw three touchdown passes in Medina / Lyndonville’s win at Tonawanda this evening.

Jumping out to a 16-0 first quarter lead, Medina/Lyndonville went on to defeat host Tonawanda 36-14 this evening in a Section VI match-up football game.

Jalin Cooper scored on a 93 yard run and Dylan Lewis on a 1 yard pass from quarterback Tyler Valley to get the Mustangs rolling in the opening quarter.

Valley also completed two-point conversion passes after both of those touchdowns, first to Eric Neace and then to Cooper.

Up 16-8 at the half, the Mustangs extended the lead to 30-8 in the third quarter as Valley hooked up with Cooper for a 67 yard touchdown pass and Jake Cotter broke loose on a 72 yard run for another TD.

Valley added a two-point conversion pass to Neace following Cotter’s TD run.

Valley rounded out the Mustangs scoring when he completed his third touchdown pass of the evening on a 7 yard toss to Neace in the fourth quarter which ballooned the Mustangs advantage to 36-8.

Valley completed 9 of 15 passes for 158 yards for the game while Cotter picked up a total of 114 yards on the ground.

Defensively for the Mustangs, Tom Follman made 11 tackles and Dawson Joy 10 as Tyler Howard had two sacks.

The Mustangs improve to 5-3 while the Warriors slip to 2-6.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Brian Anderson of Medina/Lyndonville (7) battles with Newfane’s Terrell Atkins for control of the ball during the host Panthers sectional win over the Mustangs this afternoon.

All of the scoring came in the second half as No. 3 Newfane shutout visiting No. 6 Medina/Lyndonville 3-0 this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B1 boys soccer playoffs.

Newfane broke away from a 0-0 deadlock when Ryan LaRuffa scored just eight minutes into the second half off an assist from Chad Gilson.

With the contest still tight at 1-0, the Newfane defense then came up huge a few minutes later to turn back the Mustangs biggest scoring threat as defender Matt Vogt came back to make a clutch clear at the edge of the goal mouth after Panthers goalie Jeremy Ribbeck had made the initial save.

Ethan Leonard of the Mustangs (19) goes high to try and advance the ball past the Panthers Glen Klumpp.

Newfane opened up a little breathing room at 2-0 when Trevor Moreland scored with 16 minutes remaining off an assist from Nick Schultz.

The Panthers then sealed the victory when Terrell Atkins tallied off an assist from Clayton Cleveley.

Niagara-Orleans champion Newfane, which also bested Medina/Lyndonville twice during the league campaign by scores of 1-0 in overtime an 3-1, will now face the winner of the No. 2 East Aurora vs. No. 10 Lafayette game in the semifinals Saturday at Hamburg.

In an all N-O Class B2 quarterfinal matchup No. 4 Wilson nipped No. 5 Akron 2-1.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Mikayla Yaskulski (12) battles for control of the ball with Newfane’s Makena Carpenter during the Purple Eagles sectional loss to the host Lady Panthers this afternoon.

A  quick two goal scoring burst early in the second half keyed No. 5 Newfane to a 2-0 victory over visiting No. 12 Albion this afternoon in the second round of the Section VI Class B girls soccer playoffs.

Emily Foltz and Brianna Heers netted the goals for Newfane which also downed Albion twice during the Niagara-Orleans League season by scores of 5-4 in overtime and 4-1.

Albion finishes the season at 9-9.

Albion’s Maria Elsenheimer (1) tries to block an advance by Newfane’s Kaelen Swogier.

Roy-Hart 2, City Honors 0

No. 16 Roy-Hart upended top seeded host City Honors 2-0 on first half goals by Emma Lindke and Amber Villella. A corner by Ava Bligh set up the first tally by Lindke.

Roy-Hart advances with a 10-7-1 record.

Wilson 2, East Aurora 0

A penalty kick goal by Lauren Courturier with just 19 seconds to go in the first half snapped a scoreless deadlock and sparked No. 2 Wilson to a 2-0 victory over visiting No. 15 East Aurora.

Rachel Senek added an insurance goal for Wilson six minutes into the second half off a corner by Madelyn Austin.

Akron 8, Eden 0

Jenna Robnett and Eliza Papke each scored two goals and Katie Apholz and Ashley Mietz both chipped in with a pair of assists to lead No. 6 Akron to an 8-0 victory over visiting No. 11 Eden.

Frewsburg 8, Barker 0

Jumping out to a 4-0 half-time advantage, No. 3 Frewsburg went on to defeat visiting No. 14 Barker in a Class C opening round game.

Arkport/Canaseraga 3, Lyndonville 0

A quick goal in the first two minutes ignited No. 4 Arkport/Canaseraga to a 3-0 victory over No. 13 Lyndonville in a Section V Class D1 opening round game at Warsaw.