Contributed Photo – Elian Almonte on a 59 yard touchdown run for the Albion Beginner Eagles during Saturday’s playoff title game.

The Albion Beginner Eagles capped off a perfect 9-0 season with an exciting 27-25 victory over Roy-Hart/Barker in the Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) playoff finals Saturday at Batavia.

Albion had one offensive drive in each quarter.

In the first quarter a 4 play 60 yard drive was finished with a 34 yard touchdown run by Greyson Roberts. Conor Murphy ran in the PAT.

The second quarter was a 2 play 60 yard drive capped with a 59 yard TD run by Elian Almonte. Roberts added the PAT.

The third quarter saw another short 2 play 60 yard drive with a Moses Taylor 33 yard TD. Roberts added another PAT.

And putting the Eagles ahead for good was a 88 yard fumble return for a TD by Roberts in the final quarter.

RHB scored on the final play of the game to make it 27-25. Jesus Vallejo had a sack on the PAT to clinched the Championship for the Eagles.

Almonte had 16 tackles to lead the defense. Taylor had 10, Roberts 8, Murphy 6, Vallejo and Carter Carithers 4 each, Patrick Westlund 3, Finn Woodhams 2 and Chase Armer 1.

Mini Division Final

The Albion Mini Eagles fell short to Roy-Hart/Barker 21-15.

Albion took a 8-7 lead at the half and a 15-13 lead in the 4th before RHB scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion to put them up for good 21-15.

Camden Holt picked up 101 yards on the ground with 2 touchdowns. Jayce Torres finished with 91 yards on the ground.

Harrison Froman and Holt led the defense with 6 tackles. Liam Saporito had 5 tackles on the day. Kiro Bennett and Jace DiMatteo had 4 each. Liam Pearl and Cayden Farrell 3 each.

Niagara-Orleans League teams went 0-1-1 in Section VI girls soccer playoff championship games today.

In Class B1, No. 4 seed Akron dropped a narrow 1-0 decision to No. 6 Fredonia at Sweet Home.

In Class C, No. 1 Wilson and No. 2 Frewsburg ended up as co-champions when the contest, which was played at Dunkirk, finished deadlocked at 1-1 after two overtime periods.

Frewsburg does advance to the state playoffs by edging Wilson 4-3 in a decisive shootout to determine the section’s state representative.

Leia Cloy, Lily Avery and Peyton McInnis each scored a goal for Wilson in the shootout. Addison Elia had Wilson’s lone goal in regulation time.

Top seeded Avoca-Prattsburg downed No. 8 Lyndonville 25-14, 25-17, 25-19 in a Section V Class D2 quarterfinal round volleyball playoff match this evening.

Jackie Mack had 7 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks and 6 digs; Katelynn Breeze 5 kills, 2 aces and 7 digs; Maddie Davis 6 aces, 4 kills, 10 digs and Ashlee Stephens 5 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 8 digs and 14 assists for Lyndonville.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Defense ruled for Medina in the Mustangs 24-0 Section VI Class C quarterfinal win over Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove at Vets Park this evening. Roosevelt Mitchell provides a good example of that here as he beats the Herd’s offensive linemen to tackle running back Bradyn Fuller.

Getting a big shutout performance by the defense, Medina downed Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove 24-0 in a Section VI Class C quarterfinal playoff game at Vets Park this evening.

The Mustangs broke the game open with a 17 point second quarter as big plays by the defensive unit set up all three scores.

“They are a very good football team and we played very well defensively,” said Medina Coach Eric Valley. “We stepped up and made the plays when we needed to.”

The Mustangs defense, which set the tone by stopping Falconer/CV/MG’s opening drive at the Medina 13 yard line, came up with a huge turnover at the outset of the second quarter on a fumble recovery by Carter Woodworth at the Herd’s 10 yard line.

It took the Medina offense just one play to capitalize as Christian Moss ran the 10 yards for the touchdown and Cole Callard added the extra point kick.

Medina running back Christian Moss, who scored two touchdowns, works to get away from a pair of Herd defenders.

Keeping the momentum, the Mustang defense then quickly forced the Herd into a punting situation as Moss had a key third down sack.

This time it took just two plays for the Medina offense to capitalize as Moss broke loose on a 58 yard touchdown run to up the lead to 14-0 and Callard added the PAT.

The Mustang defense stopped another Herd drive deep into Medina territory late in the quarter as Kaedon Cleveland came up with a key interception which he returned to the Medina 36.

Runs of 14 yards by Moss and 17 by Noah Cudzilo then set up what is believed to be a school record 47 yard field goal by Callard as time expired giving the Mustangs a 17-0 lead at the half.

Medina’s only touchdown of the second half came on an 18 yard run by Cudzilo with 2:39 to go in the fourth quarter as Callard again tacked on the extra point. Runs of 22 yard by Cudzilo and 12 by Moss, who finished with 173 yards rushing, highlighted the 11 play, 75 yard drive.

Improving to 9-0, the C North Division champion Mustangs will now host Southwestern game in the Class C semifinals next Friday. Southwestern downed Akron 20-13 in the Trojans quarterfinal game this evening.

Medina’s Noah Cudzilo breaks away from a tackle in route to scoring the Mustangs final touchdown.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Samantha Bates, who scored both goals, looks to control the ball against Williamson defender MacKenzie Bailey during the Lady Hawks Section V Class C1 championship game win at Gates Chili this afternoon.

Ending a nearly 30 year long postseason title drought, top seeded Holley downed No. 2 Williamson 2-1 in the Section V Class C1 girls soccer championship game this afternoon at Gates Chili.

Samantha Bates scored both goals for Holley to build up a 2-0 lead for the Lady Hawks.

Bates broke in clean to score the opening goal at the 23 minute mark of the first half off an assist from Bella Thom. She then netted what proved to be the game winner five minutes into the second half as Leigha Walker earned the assist.

Layne Walker, who earned the win in goal,  anchored the Holley defense.

“It’s amazing,” said Coach Renee Wolf of the Lady Hawks first sectional title since 1994. “I’m just super proud of the girls. They’ve been working hard for this for a long time. It was their goal and they dug deep to earn it.”

Improving to 16-3, Holley will now play for the Section V Class C berth in the state playoffs against a very familiar foe. The Lady Hawks will face Genesee Region League foe Byron-Bergen which edged Keshequa 4-3 in overtime for the Class C2 title. That state qualifier will be played next week at a date and site to be announced.

Holley’s Mia Thom tries to make a kick towards the goal as Williamson’s Alyssa Leaty attempts the block.

Holley’s Leigh Walker, who had the assist on the winning goal, sends a pass to her teammate Emma Brady.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Akron’s Mackenzie Tomporowski sends a centering pass as Elizabeth Samson defends for Barker during this afternoon’s sectional semifinal game at Alden which was won by the Lady Tigers.

Top seeded defending champion Akron and No. 3 Medina both scored victories today in the semifinal round of the Section VI Class C field hockey playoffs.

Akron downed No. 4 Barker 2-0 on the blue turf field at Alden and Medina edged No. 2 Eden 2-1 at Eden.

Morgan Tomporowski scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Akron with 6 minutes to go in the second quarter off a corner opportunity as Kayla Cebulski earned the assist.

The Lady Tigers finally put a lock on the victory when Julia Klodzinski scored with just 2:18 remaining in the final quarter off an assist from Olivia McClaine.

Goals by Sophia Castricone at the 11 minute mark of the third quarter off an assist from Baileigh McAdoo, and by Penelope Schalck with 3 minutes to go in the final period, provided the margin of victory for Medina in a contest which was deadlocked 0-0 at the half.

Akron and Medina will meet in the Class C championship game next Wednesday. The game is expected to be played at Newfane at a time to be announced.

Barker’s Sophia Gerhardt battles with Akron’s Madigan Regan for control of the ball.

No. 3 seed Roy-Hart rolled past visiting No. 6 DaVinci 25-5, 25-5, 25-8 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C1 volleyall playoffs.

Lauren Snyder had 12 aces and 6 kills, Lila Brigham 6 kills and 1 ace, Grace Pearl 7 aces, Peyton May 6 aces and Ella Martillotta 12 assists for Roy-Hart which next visits No. 2 Falconer in the semifinals on Monday.

In a Class B2 quarterfinal, No. 7 Medina was downed 25-8, 25-11, 25-10 at No. 2 Southwestern.

Lorelei Sanders had 2 aces and Sam Heschke and Maddi Watts 1 each for Medina. Maddi Rutledge and Ki’Mani Poole both had 2 kills and Karlee Cau 1.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Providing the all important blocking and pass protection for Medina this season is this group of linemen and tight ends. In front are Xavier King, Roosevelt Mitchell and Sawyer Kingsbury. In back are Breydin McEwen-Miller, Ethan Carson, Kole Campbell and Carter Woodworth.

A new foe will provide the opposition as Medina hosts Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C football playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday at Vets Park.

Heading into this first time meeting, top seeded C North Division champion Medina brings an 8-0 record into the sectionals while C South Division No. 4 seed Falconer/CV/MG is 4-4.

“We always take the approach of: one game at a time,” said Medina Coach Eric Valley. “Falconer/CV/MG is a very well coached discipled football team. They were very competitive in a division with some great competition. We expect them to play physical, disciplined football.”

Falconer/CV/MG is led offensively by quarterback Lucas Sopak who has completed 56 of 96 passes for 652 yards and 12 touchdowns. The Bison’s leading receivers are Roger Markham 13 catches for 247 yards and 4 TD and Mathis Baher with 13 receptions for 117 yards and 5 TD. On the ground, Bradyn Fuller has rushed for 734 yards and 8 TD.

“We need to play solid defense and minimize any big plays,” said Valley. ” Offensively we need to establish the line of scrimmage and then spread the ball around to make them defend the whole field. We need to minimize mistakes and take the game one play at a time.”

Offensively for the Mustangs are led by quarterback Julian Woodworth who has passed for 568 yards and 5 TD and rushed for 398 yards and 9 TD. Christian Moss has rushed for 1,049 yards and 13 TD and Noah Cudzilo 211 yards and 4 TD. Cudzilo has also caught passes for 124 yards and 3 TD and Justin Pitts 125 yars and 1 TD.

Keying the Mustangs high scoring offense has been the strong front line group of linemen Sawyer Kingsbury, Xavier King, Roosevelt Mitchell, Kole Campbell and Ethan Carson along with tight ends Breydin McEwen-Miller and Carter Woodworth.

This marks the fourth straight year that Medina has qualified for the sectionals. The Mustangs lost in the semifinals last year after capturing the Class C title the previous two seasons.

Friday’s other Class C quarterfinals will have Akron (C North No. 3) at Southwestern (C South No. 2), Portville (C South No. 3) at Newfane (C North No. 2) and Cleveland Hill (C North No. 4) at Salamanca (C South No. 1).

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Top seeded Holley will face No. 2 Willimson for the Section V Class C1 girls soccer championship at 5 p.m. Friday at Gates Chili.

Holley downed No. 4 Bloomfield 7-0 and Williamson bested No. 3 Oakfield-Alabama 4-1 in the semifinals as both teams bring 15-3 records into the title contest.

Offensively, Holley has been led by Samanatha Bates with 25 goals and 10 assists. Jailyn Bishop has 11 goals and 13 assists and Emma Brady 9 goals and 8 assists. Bella Thom has added 5 goals and Alivia Wolf, Zoey Wolf and Leigha Walker 4 each.

For Williamson, Elizabeth Brandy has 27 goals and 12 assists, Anna Henner 24 and 9 and Laurn Schmeelk 17 and 12.

Williamson has outscored its opponents 91-16 and Holley has topped its foes 75-18.

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