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Riverhawks spoil Hawks home opener

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – A long touchdown run on the opening kickoff ignited Avon to a 47-0 win over Holley/Lyndonville this afternoon at Holley spoiling the Hawks home opener. The Riverhawks led 20-0 after the first six minutes and 34-0 at the half. Here Isaiah Williams picks up yardage for the host Hawks.

Hawks running back Brayden Aydelotte works to get away from a Riverhawks tackler. Holley slips to 0-2. Avon improves to 2-0.
Albion, Barker/Lyndonville girls score wins
Albion downed Pembroke 2-0 and Barker/Lyndonville bested CSAT 11-1 in non league girls soccer games this evening.
Lena Grillo scored off an assist from Jane Nesbitt and Ava Woolston tallied on a penalty kick for Albion.
Alexa Robinson scored 4 goals and Natalie Rath 3 to lead the way for Barker/Lyndonville as Elysse Dillenbeck, Braelynn Dillenbsck, Villette Jary and Cerenity Street each had 1 goal.
Boys Soccer
Lyndonville/Barker 2, Wheatland-Chili 1
Lyndonville/Barker edged Wheatland-Chili 2-1 in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game.
Jesus Reyes scored off an assist from Michael Alexander and Keagan Schaal tallied off an assist from Reyes.
N-O Golf
Albion defeated Newfane 241-333 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match.
Viktor Snyder had a 44 and Drew Pritchard and Owen Spencer 47’s to lead the way for the Purple Eagles.
Barker/R-H opens title defense with win
Barker/Lyndonville opened defense of its C North Division title by downing host Tonawanda 44-20 this evening.
Quarterback Max Townsend threw a pair of touchdown passes covering 19 yards to Ashton Ark and 12 yards to Carter DerSarkissian.
Townsend also had a 10 yard touchdown run, Aaron Bowerman a 52 yard TD carry and DerSarkissian a 35 yard punt return for a TD.
DerSarkissian also had a pair of two-point conversion carries and Billy Jaques a pair of extra point kicks.
Barker/Roy-Hart, which is now 1-1 overall, led 37-6 at the half.
The Bulls next visit Eden/North Collins next Friday evening at 7.
OC Rivals roll in B1 Division opener

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Noah Harrison picks up big yardage on a kickoff return for Albion/Medina which downed Lake Shore 42-19 at Vets Park this evening.
Albion/Medina opened its B1 Division schedule on a high note this evening as the OC Rivals downed Lake Shore 42-19 at Vets Park.
The OC Rivals attack included three touchdown passes by quarterback Preston Woodworth on completions to Elijah Doxey, Noah Harrison and Hadrian Batista along with two rushing touchdowns by Doxey and one by Woodworth.
Albion/Medina wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard as Doxey took a short swing pass from Woodworth and raced 58 yards up the sideline for a touchdown on the Rivals first play from scrimmage.
The Rivals upped the lead to 18-13 at the end of the opening quarter which also saw Doxey run 29 yards for touchdown and Woodworth hook up with Harrison for a 48 yard TD pass completion. Harrison had a 20 yard run and Jayzon Wills a 13 yard pickup to help set up Doxey’s TD run.

Albion/Medina quarterback Preston Woodworth puts a pass over a Lake Shore defender.
Lake Shore’s two touchdowns in the quarter came on a pair of kickoff returns covering 75 and 70 yards.
Albion/Medina enjoyed a 34-13 half-time advantage after second quarter touchdown runs of 9 yards by Doxey and 1 yard by Woodworth. A big 27 yard pass completion from Woodworth to Doxey helped set up Woodworth’s short TD run.
The Rivals lone second half touchdown came on a 20 yard Woodworth to Batista scoring pass early in the final quarter.
Now at 2-0 overall, Albion /Medina next visits Williamsville South next Friday evening at 7. South upped its B1 record to 2-0 with a 69-13 win over Lew-Port on Thursday evening.
Lake Shore is now 0-2 in the division.

Elijah Doxey breaks loose for a big gain for the OC Rivals.
Oakfield-Alabama spikers down Lyndonville
Oakfield-Alabama downed Lyndonville 25-17, 27-17, 23-25, 25-22 in a Genesee Region League volleyball match this evening.
Leah Kenyon, Hannah Fox and Grace Fox each had 3 aces for Lyndonville as Isabella Bresett and Sarah Corser both had 2.
Bresett also had 6 kills and Kenyon and Corser 3 each.
Albion and Kendall score boys soccer wins
Snapping a season opening three game losing streak, Albion defeated CSAT 2-0 in a non league boys soccer game this afternoon.
Brendan Smith scored both goals for the Purple Eagles as Damon Taylor and Garret Jones each earned an assist.
Kendall 2, Attica/Alexander 0
Kendall blanked Attica/Alexander 2-0 in a Genesee Region League game.
Andrew Cole scored off an assist from Brenden Eichas and Sammy Conte tallied on a header off an assist from Cole.
Akron, Barker win N-O field hockey openers
Defending champion Akron blanked visiting Medina 6-0 and Barker downed visiting Wilson 6-1 in season opening Niagara-Orleans League field hockey games this afternoon.
Mackenzie Tomporowski and Brooke Milhollen both scored 2 goals and Abigail Schlabach and Madigan Regan each had 1 to lead the way for Akron.
Milayna May scored 3 goals to pace Barker as Lilly Reyes, Sophia Pavlock and Faith Bowerman each had 1.
Brynn Lepsch scored the goal for Wilson.
In the other opener, Kenmore downed Roy-Hart 6-2. Savannah Newton and Bella Rhinehart each scored a goal for the Lady Rams.
Lady Hawks blank Alexander in G-R soccer
Improving to 4-0 overall, Holley blanked host Alexander 3-0 in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game this afternoon.
Ava Mosier scored 2 goals and Philomena Arnold 1 as the Lady Hawks go to 2-0 in G-R competition.
Jayna Burris, Kyla Burne and Carsyn Mogle each had an assist.
Wilson 10, Newfane 0
Wilson opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer title with a 10-0 win over rival Newfane which slips to 0-2.
Albion golfers post win over Medina
Albion downed Medina 238-260 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match at Hickory Ridge this afternoon.
Drew Pritchard shot 42, Viktor Snyder 47 and Owen Spencer 48 to lead the way for Albion.
Cam Fike took medalist honors for Medina with a 41 and Tyler Draper had a 45.
N-O Volleyball
Newfane d. Roy-Hart 3-0
Newfane downed defending champion Roy-Hart 25-8, 25-11, 25-17 in a N-O volleyball match this evening.
Newfane is now 2-0 and Roy-Hart 1-1.
OC Rivals begin B1 Division competition on Friday at Vets Park against Lake Shore

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Quarterback Preston Woodworth and his OC Rivals teammates will begin B1 Division competition on Friday evening at Vets Park.
Albion/Medina will begin B1 Division football competition on Friday as the OC Rivals host Lake Shore at 7 p.m. at Medina’s Vets Park.
Albion/Medina tuned up for the division schedule by blanking Akron 32-0 last week.
Lake Shore did open B1 competition last week by dropping a narrow 21-14 decision to Williamsville South.
“There are some extremely talented teams in both the B1 an B2 divisions,” said OC Rivals Head Coach Eric Valley. “This first divisional game will be a big test for us to see how competitive we can be playing with some very good competition. The team is excited to take that next step.”
Running backs Elijah Doxey, Jayson Wills and Jaxson Lynch took turns scoring touchdowns for the OC Rivals last week against the Tigers as quarterback Preston Woodworth directed the offense.
This week’s other B1 games will have McKinley at Amherst and Williamsville South at Lew-Port tonight and Maryvale at West Seneca East on Friday.
B1 Standings: West Seneca East 1-0, 1-0; Williamsville South 1-0, 1-0; Albion/Medina 0-0, 1-0; McKinley 0-0,1-0; Maryvale 0-0, 1-0; Amherst 0-1, 0-1; Lake Shore 0-1, 0-1; Lew-Port 0-0, 0-1.
Barker/Roy-Hart vs. Tonawanda
Barker/Roy-Hart will begin defense of its C North Division title at Tonawanda on Friday evening at 7.
Barker/Roy-Hart dropped a 50-26 decision to Newfane last week in an interdivisional season opener.
Tonawanda opened C North action dropping a 19-8 decision to Eden/North Collins.
Friday’s other C North contests will have Cleveland Hill at Akron, Alden at Eden/North Collins and JFK at Springville.
C North Standings: Eden/North Collins 1-0, 1-0; Springville 0-0, 1-0; Barker/Roy-Hart 0-0, 0-1; Akron 0-0, 0-1; Alden 0-0, 0-1; Cleveland Hill 0-0, 0-1; JFK 0-0, 0-1; Tonawanda 0-1, 0-1.
Avon vs. Holley/Lyndonville
Holley/Lyndonville will host Avon at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Hawks home opener.
Holley dropped a 36-6 decision at South Seneca last week in the season opener while Avon defeated Clyde-Savannah 52-12.
Kendall and Holley win G-R soccer contests
Kendall opened defense of its Genesee Region League boys soccer championship by posting a 6-1 victory over Lyndonville/Barker this afternoon at Lyndonville.
Andrew Cole scored a pair of goals for Kendall as Brenden Eichas, Luca D’Agostino, Andrew D’Agostino and Sammy Conte each netted one.
Michael Alexander scored for Lyndonville off an assist by Gavin Draper.
Holley 4, Pembroke 0
Holley blanked visiting Pembroke 4-0 in another G-R contest as Cam Kelly, Cooper Wolf, Jayden Rivera and Chase Kempa each scored a goal. Kempa, Wolf, Isaac Bartlett and Josmar Hernandez all had assists.
Akron 4, Roy-Hart 1
Akron downed Roy-Hart 4-1 in a Niagara-Orleans League opener as Ranney Sawyer scored two goals and Luke Piscitelli and Thatcher Ranney both scored one.
Jack Trombley scored for Roy-Hart as Michael Fuller earned the assist.
Newfane 3, Albion 1
Newfane downed visiting Albion 3-1 in another N-O opener.
Garret Jones scored Albion’s goal off an assist from Landon Graybill.
Newfane downs Medina; Roy-Hart bests Albion in N-O volleyball openers

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Caliyah St. Louis goes up to register a spike for Medina over Newfane defendee Jamyica Vidal during the Mustangs home match this evening.
Newfane downed Medina in straight sets 25-19, 25-19, 25-18 in a season opening Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match at Medina.
Caliyah St. Louis had 4 aces and 4 kills, Jenna Cecchini 2 aces and 2 kills, Maya Anderson 2 kills and 1 ace and Maddy Watts 1 ace for Medina.
Roy-Hart d. Albion
Roy-Hart opened defense of its N-O volleyball title with a 27-25, 25-18, 25-20 win over visiting Albion.
Lauren Snyder had 13 kills and 5 aces to lead Roy-Hart as Zoe Healey and Tessa Degenhardt both had 4 kills and Ava Flynn 17 assists.
Melia Prince had 7 kills, Charlotte Pike 11 assists and Katelyn Viza 4 digs for Albion.

Maddy Watts goes for a dig for Medina as Samantha Heschke backs up the play.
Barker/Lyndonville soccer squad romps
Barker/Lyndonvllle romped to a 9-0 victory at Pembroke in a non league girls soccer game this afternoon.
Alexa Robinson scored 4 goals and Elysse Dillenbeck 3 to lead Barker/Lyndonville as Natalie Rath and Cerenity Street both had 1.
Akron 2, Roy-Hart/Medina 0
Akron bested Roy-Hart/Medina 2-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer opener this evening at Vets Park as Abby Gerstung scored both goals.
Albion and Kendall girls romp in soccer
Albion blanked Newfane 9-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game this evening as Madison Frasier scored 3 goals, Jane Nesbitt 2 and Alayna Flugel, Lena Grillo, Anja Kato and Kendall Peruzzini each had 1. Ava Woolston and Kamryn Peruzzini each had a pair of assists.
Kendall romped past Oakfield-Alabama 10-1 in a Genesee Region League contest as Sophia Picardo had 3 goals, Ryleigh Denning 2 and Jersie Drake, Izzy D’Agostino, Haley Ball, Charlie Fox and Mckenzie Cooper 1 each.
Medina outlasts Park in double overtime

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Aleks Seefeldt, who scored two goals works to gain control of the ball for Medina which outlasted Park School 3-2 in double overtime at Vets Park this evening.
Medina had a marathon season opening boys soccer game as the Mustangs outlasted Park School 3-2 in double overtime at Vets Park this evening.
Aidan Papaj scored the game winning goal for Medina on a free kick in the second overtime.
Aleks Seefeldt tallied the Mustangs other two goals with both coming in the first half.
Medina next opens Niagara-Orleans League competition at Akron on Saturday morning at 11.

Medina’s Jake Duffina heads the ball for an assist on Aleks Seefeldt’s first goal.







