Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Hunter Smith does his Josh Allen hurdling impression going over Allegany-Limestone’s Dylan Schultz during the Hawks loss to the visiting Gators this afternoon.

Unable to rebound from an early two touchdown deficit, Holley dropped a 38-14 decision to Allegany-Limestone in a non league 8 Man Division football game this afternoon at Holley.

The visiting Gators jumped out to a 16-0 lead as Zane Gleason ran 9 yards for a touchdown and also for the two-point conversion in the first quarter and Vincent LaBella had a big 65 yard TD run in the second quarter as Gavin Straub added the two-point conversion.

Holley did cut the deficit to 16-8 just before halftime on a 2 yard TD run by Hunter Smith and a two-point conversion pass from Destin Kuyal to Mason Moyer but the Hawks would get no closer. A big 44 yard pass completion from Kuyal to Vinny Golisano set up the scoring opportunity.

The backbreaker for Holley came at the outset of the second half. The Hawks tried an onside kick to open the half and the ball bounced high right to Allegany-Limestone’s Caleb Strade who returned the ball to the Holley 8 yard line.

The Gators were quick to capitalize as Matt Burnett ran 2 yards for the touchdown and LaBella hooked up with Strade for the two-point conversion and a 24-8 lead.

Holley answered with a 2 yard TD run by Smith but the two-point conversion attempt failed leaving the Hawks trailing by 10, 24-14. A 37 yard Kuyal to Golisano pass competition highlighted the drive.

The Hawks could not find the endzone again.

The Gators then put a firm lock on the win with a pair of fourth quarter scores on a 21 yard pass from LaBella to Straub and a 65 yard run by Burnett.

Now at 4-2, Holley next visits Wellsville at 7 p.m. Friday for a divisional contest.

Holley’s Vinny Golisano makes a juggling catch against Allegany-Limestone defender Nolan O’Brien.

Holley’s Avante Walker gets away from Allegany-Limestone defenders Gavin Straub (1) and Vincent LaBella (7).

Holley improved to 11-2-2 overall with a 5-0 win over host Pembroke in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game this afternoon.

Chris Mosier had 2 goals and 2 assists for Holley as Cooper Wolf, Cameron Kelley and Gage Yockel each had a goal. Wolf, Chase Kempa and Josh Silpoch also each had an assist.

Girls Soccer
Pembroke 2, Lyndonville/Barker 1
Pembroke scored twice off corner kicks in the final 15 minutes to edge past visiting Lyndonville/Barker 2-1 in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game this afternoon.

Alexa Robinson scored the Lady Tigers goal 10 minutes into the first half off an assist from Aine Davis.

Silver Creek 6, Medina 0
Building up a 4-0 first half lead, Silver Creek went on to down Medina 6-0 in a non league game at Vets Park this morning.

Lyndonville scored a straight set 25-14, 25-12, 25-14 win over visiting DeHostes in a non league volleyball match this afternoon.

Madi Davis had 6 aces and 3 kills, Addie Dillenbeck 5 kills and 4 aces, Bella Bresett 3 kills and 2 aces and Hannah Fox 2 aces, 1 kill and 12 assists for Lyndonville.

The Lady Tigers also had Leah Kenyon with 4 aces, Elena Barry 2 aces, Emily Dill 1 kill, Sarah Corser 1 ace and Olivia Belgiorno 1 ace.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jayzon Wills breaks loose for an 85 yard touchdown run during the Mustangs key 44-7 win over Alden this evening at Vets Park.

Facing a must win situation, Medina rose to the occasion by romping to a 44-7 victory over previously unbeaten Alden at Vets Park this evening vaulting the four-time defending champion Mustangs into a share of the C North Division lead.

The Mustangs improve to 5-1 in the division while the Bulldogs slip to 4-1 (5-1 overall).

Newfane likewise improved to 4-1  with a 49-0 romp over Tonawanda (0-6) and Cleveland Hill also improved to 4-1 with a 26-20 win over Akron to make it a virtual four-way deadlock for the C North lead.

Medina broke this one open early scoring on all six first half possessions to race away to a commanding 37-0 lead at the break.

Jayzon Wills broke loose for long touchdown runs of 39 and 85 yards and Cole Callard tacked on an extra point kick to give Medina a 13-0 first quarter lead.

Christian Moss then had three touchdown runs in the second quarter on carries of 10, 11 and 25 yards and Callard booted a 38 yard field goal and three more extra points ballooning the Mustangs advantage to 37-0 at the half.

The Mustangs defensive unit set up the final two scores of the half as Frankie Stephens had a fumble recovery and Brody Fry an interception.

The Medina defensive unit also accounted for the Mustangs lone score of the second half as Kolton Fletcher returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter.

Alden averted the shutout when quarterback Nick Wypij scored on a 14 yard run with 3 minutes to go in the final quarter.

Medina will close out its C North Division schedule at Maritime next Saturday at 2 p.m. The Mustangs final regular season game will then be an interdivisional contest at rival Albion on October 25.

C-North Standings: Medina 5-1, 5-1; Alden 4-1, 5-1; Newfane 4-1, 5-1; Cleveland Hill 4-1, 4-2; Akron 3-3, 3-3; Maritime 1-4, 2-4; Roy-Hart/Barker 1-5, 1-5; Tonawanda 0-6, 0-6.

Medina’s Brody Fry intercepts a pass intended for Alden’s Jack Doster.

Medina defenders Carter Woodworth (32), Jayzon Wills (12) and Avion Johnson (42) combine to tackle Alden quarterback Nick Wypij.

Snapping a season long five game losing streak, Roy-Hart/Barker edged Maritime 12-8 in a C North Division contest this evening at Barker.

Tysen McCaa scored both touchdowns for the Bulls on carries of 5 and 41 yards. He finished with a total of 135 yards rushing.

The loss drops Maritime to 1-4 in the division and 2-4 overall.

Springville 24, Albion 0
Springville shutout visiting Albion 24-0 in a B3 Division game.

Springville is now 3-2 in the division and 4-2 overall while Albino is 0-6, 0-6.

Building up a 3-0 first half lead, Kendall went on to down visiting Lyndonville 7-0 in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game this evening.

Brandon Barrett, Will Kludt and Colby Hughes took turns scoring the first half goals for the Eagles..

Hughes, Jonathan Esposito, Pablo Rosario Reyes and Vinnie D’Agostino each scored a goal in the second half for the Eagles as Jonny Conte earned the shutout in goal.

Kendall improves to 12-1-1 while Lyndonville is 4-9-1.

The Kendall girls locked up the Genesee Region League Division 2 soccer title with a 3-0 win over Wheatland-Chili this evening.

Ryleigh Denning scored 2 goals and Alea Barrett 1 as Kendall caps an 8-0 division campaign and improves to 12-1 overall.

Sophia Picardo added a pair of assists and Ava LaMay 1 for the Lady Eagles.

Holley 5, Attica 1
Holley improved to 10-4-1 with a 5-1 G-R win over Attica as Kyla Burne scored 2 goals and Natalie Foose, Brianna Tomasino and Zoey Wolf each netted 1.

Alivia Wolf, Brynn Thomas, Alexia Renner and Mia Thom all added assists.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Austin Seefeldt and Roy-Hart’s Max Hickman battle for control of the ball during this afternoon’s game at Vets Park which was won by the Mustangs.

Quick scoring bursts at the outset of each half sparked Medina to an 11-1 win over Roy-Hart in the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer season finale this afternoon at Vets Park.

Medina jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first five minutes on a pair of goals by Aleks Seefeldt.

Roy-Hart answered with a goal by Zach Schultz but the Rams would get no closer than the 2-1 halftime margin.

The Mustangs finally opened up a little breathing room with a pair of quick goals in the first five minutes of the second half by Tyler Kroening and Vinny Gray.

Medina closed out the win with seven goals over the final 31 minutes including 5 by Cole Callard and 1 each by Luke Duffina and Jose Angel Flores Cordero.

The Mustangs, which finish the N-O season in the runner-up spot at 7-2-1, have a pair of non league games next week (at Olmsted on Wednesday and at home against CCA on Friday)  before the Section VI playoff seeding meeting next Saturday.

Final N-O Standings – Wilson 9-0-1, Medina 7-2-1, Albion 7-3, Akron 3-7, Newfane 3-7, Roy-Hart 0-10.

Roy-Hart’s Zach Schultz drives against Medina defender Caden Kingsbury.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Joseph Bropst sends the ball up field ahead of Medina’s Aidan Papaj and  a group of his teammates during the host Purple Eagles win over the visiting Mustangs this evening.

Avenging an earlier season 6-1 road loss, Albion nipped visiting rival Medina 1-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game this evening.

David Rosario scored the game’s lone goal for the Purple Eagles midway through the first half as Adrian Figueroa-Fuentes made several huge saves in goal to earn the shutout.

Albion finishes the N-O season at 7-3 while Medina is now 6-2-1 with one game remaining against Roy-Hart at 4:15 p.m. Friday at Vets Park.

Wilson 2, Akron 1
Wilson closed out a 9-0-1 N-O championship season with a 2-1 win over Akron as Aidan Newmann scored the two goals both off assists from Keegan Herrmann.

Albion’s Matt Kania works to keep control of the ball away from Medina’s Cam Kenward.

Medina’s Aleks Seefeldt looks to pass as Noah Marat comes in to defend for Albion.

Capping off a league title campaign, Roy-Hart captured the Niagara-Orleans girls soccer championship for the fourth time in five years with a 4-1 victory over visiting Newfane this evening.

Kaitlin Mettler scored all 4 goals for Roy-Hart, two in each half, to increase her season total to 32.

Kaylie Churchill, Emily Duewiger, Alexis Capen and Allie Trombley took turns earning assists on the goals.

Roy-Hart, which shared the N-O title with Wilson in both 2020 and 2022 and won it outright in 2021, finishes the league title campaign with an 8-1-1 record. Wilson claimed the title last fall as Roy-Hart finished in the runner-up spot.

Albion 5, Medina 0
Cami London scored 3 goals as Julia Button and Ava Woolston both had a goal and 2 assists to lead Albion to a 5-0 N-O win over rival Medina at Vets Park.

Albion is now 2-6-1 in N-O action while Medina finishes the league season at 0-10.