Avenging a regular season 22-16 loss, No. 3 seed Pioneer nipped visiting No. 6 Albion 7-6 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B playoffs.

Albion grabbed a 6-0 lead in the second quarter on a 65 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Amari Jones to Kwame Riley. However, the two-point conversion attempt failed which proved to be costly for the Purple Eagles which failed to cross the Panthers 20 yard line again.

Pioneer scored its lone touchdown and extra point kick in the third quarter and made the slender 7-6 lead hold up.

Albion did get one last chance as Sh’Kwe Riley recovered a Pioneer fumble at the Purple Eagles 40 with about three minutes to go in the game. However, an interception by the Panthers with a minute to go dashed that comeback bid.

Albion, which brought a six game winning streak into the sectionals, finishes the season at 6-3 while Pioneer advances to the semis with a 7-2 record.

Lyndonville rolled to a 25-10, 25-12, 25-10 victory over Hinsdale in a Section V Class D3 opening round volleyball match this evening at Elba.

Ashlee Stephens had 14 service aces, Addison Dillenbeck 6 and Katelynn Breeze 4 to lead the way for Lyndonville.

The Lady Tigers also had Jocelyn Mack with 6 spiking kills, Breeze 5 kills, Addison Dillenbeck 2 kills, Lorelei Dillenbeck 2 kills and Stephens 10 assists.

Lyndonville will next visit Notre Dame on Saturday.

In the first half of the doubleheader, host Elba defeated Belfast/Genesee Valley 25-6, 25-17, 25-21 as Alexa Ocampo had 9 aces and 2 kills and Halie Scouten had 7 kills and 3 aces.

In another Section V opener Alexander defeated Holley 25-9, 25-11, 25-10.

Section VI volleyball playoff openers

No. 3 seed Olean defeated No. 6 Albion 25-14, 25-12, 25-21 in Class B2, No. 1 Eden downed No. 9 Medina 25-8, 25-3, 25-11 in Class C1 and No. 5 Falconer bested No. 4 Roy-Hart 25-17, 25-17, 25-14 in Class C2.

Destiny Richardson had 2 digs and 1 ace and Gabbi Flores-Medina 1 kill for Medina.

Football

Akron defeated visiting Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville 42-12 in the semifinals of the Section VI Class C Funke Bowl.

In a Section VI Class B quarterfinal game, No. 2 seed Maryvale downed No. 7 Burgard 50-8. The Flyers will now host the winner of Friday’s No. 6 Albion at No. 3 Pioneer quarterfinal contest in the semifinals next Friday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Ashlin Cole scores the game winning goal in a shootout this afternoon as the Lady Raiders downed Eden in the Class C semifinal contest at Newfane.

No. 2 seed Barker needed a narrow 3-2 win in a shootout to nip No. 6 Eden 1-0 in the semifinals of the Section VI Class C field hockey playoffs this afternoon at Newfane.

Neither team could score during the 80 minutes of regulation play or in the two 10 minute 7 on 7 overtime periods setting the stage for the decisive shootout.

Eden took a quick 1-0 lead at the outset of the shootout on a goal by Hanna Barrett.

Barker evened the score on a goal by the Lady Raiders second shooter, Miya Goodale.

Barker then took a 2-1 lead as the Lady Raiders fourth shooter, Alexis Weeks, tallied.

However, Eden’s fifth and final shooter, Meeah Wegrzynowski, scored to retie the contest at 2-2.

That set up a dramatic finish as Barker’s final shooter, Ashlin Cole, scored to give the Lady Raiders a thrilling 3-2 shootout win and a trip to the finals.

Barker had a lopsided 13-1 advantage in corner opportunities on the day. However, Eden almost claimed the win but a shot in the final seconds of the first overtime period went just wide.

Barker will now play in the Class C championship game at West Seneca West at 7 p.m. next Wednesday against top seeded defending champion Akron which defeated No. 4 Roy-Hart 10-0 in the other semifinal.

Note: More pictures from today’s game will be posted on the Hub Sports Facebook page.

Barker’s Alexis Weeks tries to stop Eden’s Hailey Barrett.

Barker’s Miya Goodale goes for the ball as Meeah Wegrzynowski (3) and Hanna Barrett (22) come in to defend for Eden.

Contributed Photos – Getting set to compete for Genesee Community College in Saturday’s regional volleyball  tournament are, from left, Allie Dent, Rylee Pearles, Sam Capen and Grace McKeon.

A quartet of local players is on the roster for the Genesee Community College volleyball team which will be competing in the Region III Tournament at Niagara County Community College on Saturday.

Albion graduate Rylee Pearles is the Cougar starting middle blocker and Roy-Hart grad Allie Dent is the libero. Holley grad Grace McKeon and Roy-Hart grad Sam Capen are key reserves. All are freshmen except Pearles who is a sophomore.

The Cougars roster also includes defensive specialist Mya Thomas, a sophomore from Akron.

In the tourney GCC will face Fulton-Montgomery CC, Finger Lakes CC and Herkimer CC.

The Cougars finished sixth in Region III during the regular season after a 12th place finish a year ago.

Both teams will be facing familiar foes when Medina and Albion open Section VI football playoff competition on Friday.

Top seeded two time defending champion Medina will host No. 8 Eden at 7 p.m. in a Class C quarterfinal. It will be the third straight time that the Mustangs have hosted the Raiders in the sectional opener. The Mustangs won the first two meetings in lopsided fashion by scores of 54-6 and 30-14.

No. 6 seed Albion will visit No. 3 Pioneer in a Class B quarterfinal at 7 p.m.. It will be a rematch of a regular season contest which was the Purple Eagles defeat the host Panthers 22-16.

Medina, which brings a 7-1 record into the sectionals, is led offensively by running backs Noah Skinner (1,224 yards rushing , 22 touchdowns), Cayden Lilleby (204 yards rushing, 5 TDs; 171 yards receiving, 3 TD), Amari Soule (256 yards rushing, 3 TD) and quarterback Aiden Pitts (686 yards passing, 7 TDs).

Eden, which is 4-4, is paced on the ground by quarterback Matt Sweet (829 yards, 10 TDs) and running backs Brendon O’Donnell (486 yards, 4 TDs) and Billy Yohn (220 yards, 3 TD). Sweet has also passed for 499 yards and 4 TDs.

Albion, which is 6-2 and riding a six game winning streak, is led by quarterback Amari Jones who has passed for 953 yards and 12 TDs and rushed for 578 yards and 7 TDs. His favorite target is his brother, Javon, who has caught 27 passes for 498 yards and 8 TDs. Javon has also rushed for 283 yards and 3 TDs while Jacob Hughson had 229 yards rushing and 5 TDs.

Pioneer, which is also 6-2, is paced by running backs Kyle Stover (690 yards rushing and 8 TDs, 170 yards receiving and 4 TDs) and Dalton Giboo (467 yards rushing and 6 TDs). Quarterback Gavin Schwab has passed for 354 yards and 7 TDs.

In Section V 8 Man Division quarterfinal playoff action No. 6 Holley will visit No. 3 Bolivar-Richburg at 7 p.m. Friday.

Section VI Playoff Brackets
Class B
No. 6 Albion at No. 3 Pioneer, 7 p.m. Friday
No. 7 Burgard at No. 2 Maryvale, 6 p.m. Tonight
No. 8 Olean at No. 1 Iroquois, 7 p.m. Friday
No. 5 West Seneca East at No. 4 Falconer, 7 p.m. Friday

Class C
No. 8 Eden at No. 1 Medina, 7 p.m. Friday
No. 5 Fredonia at No. 4 Depew, 7 p.m. Friday
No. 7 Southwestern at No. 2 Lackawanna, 1 p.m. Saturday
No. 6 Cleveland Hill at No. 3 Salamanca, 7 p.m. Friday

Section VI goes on line for sectional tickets

Section VI will only be selling tickets to the sectional football playoff games on-line. The ticket prices for this weekend’s quarterfinal games is $7.

Tickets can be purchased on line by going to the following website https://get.gofan.co/digital-ticketing-guide.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Kaitlin Mettler drives the ball up field as Sydney McClelland defends for Allegany-Limestone during this evening’s Section VI Class B2 semifinal at Sweet Home won by the Gators.

This one went to the absolute limit as No. 5 seed Allegany-Limestone outlasted top seeded defending champion Roy-Hart 4-3 in a sudden death shootout this evening in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B2 girls soccer playoffs at Sweet Home.

The marathon contest went scoreless through 80 minutes of regulation time and through two 15 minute overtime periods.

Each team then scored twice in the round of five shootout with Kaitlin Mettler and Nadia White tallying for Roy-Hart and Maddie Callen and Cait Kellogg for Allegany-Limestone.

That set the stage for the decisive sudden death shootout. Each team opened with a goal as Olivia Paterniti scored for Allegany-Limestone and Grace Trombley for Roy-Hart.

Allegany-Limestone then took a 4-3 lead on a goal by Payton Fortuna. That proved to be the game winner for the Allegany-Limestone as goalie Chloe Baker made the save on the Lady Rams next shot giving the Gators the marathon victory.

Roy-Hart had 6 corner kick opportunities during regulation time and Emma Marsillo made 7 saves in goal for the Lady Rams. Marsillo also had a pair of saves in each of the two overtime periods.

Baker made a pair of big saves for Allegany-Limestone in the final 10 minutes of regulation time.

Allegany-Limestone will now face Fredonia in the B2 title game on Saturday. Fredonia downed Akron 2-0 in the other semifinal.

Roy-Hart finishes the season at 13-3.

Class C

Top seeded Wilson blanked No. 4 Chautauqua Lake 5-0 in a Class C semifinal.

Wilson will now face Frewsburg, a 5-0 victor over Portville, for the title on Saturday.

Roy-Hart’s Grace Trombley battles with Allegany-Limestone’s Janie Missel for control of the ball.

Roy-Hart’s Nadia White goes after the ball as Chessa Klice comes in to defend for Allegany-Limestone.

Contributed Photos – Paige Derisley, left, and Ella Lewis

Albion High graduate and Genesee Community College sophomore defender Paige Derisley has been named to the Mid State Athletic Conference All Conference team.

GCC has advanced to the Region III North Division playoff finals after edging Onondaga Community College 1-0 in the semifinals.

The GCC roster also has four other Orleans Couny players including Quinn McCue from Albion, Julie Coble from Kendall and Sara Kingdollar and Tatum Gagne from Holley, all freshmen.

A goal by Lyndonville graduate Ella Lewis in the second overtime period earned Finger Lakes Community College a 3-2 win over Herkimer Community College in the semifinals of the Region III Division A soccer playoffs on Tuesday.

Lewis, a freshman, who also scored the Lakers first goal of the day, now has a total of 24 on the season.

The roster for FLCC, which will now face top seeded Mohawk Community College for the title on Saturday, also includes Halee Passarell, a sophomore midfielder from Holley.

The Niagara-Orleans League will be represented by a pair of teams in the Section VI Class B2 girls soccer semifinals on Wednesday at Sweet Home.

No. 1 seed Roy-Hart will face No. 5 Allegany-Limestone at 7:30 p.m. following the 5:30 contest between No. 7 Akron and No. 3 Fredonia.

Volleyball
Section VI quarterfinals Thursday
No. 4 seed Roy-Hart will host No. 5 Falconer in the Section VI Class C2 quarterfinals at 6 p.m. Thursday.

At that same time, No. 6 Albion will travel to No. 3 Olean in Class B2 and No. 9 Medina will visit No. 1 Eden in Class C1

The Section V playoffs will get underway at 6 p.m. Thursday with No. 6 Lyndonville facing No. 11 Hinsdale at Elba in Class D3. In Class D1, No. 10 Kendall will visit No. 7 Pembroke and No. 13 Holley will travel to No. 4 Alexander.

Field Hockey

The Section VI Class C field hockey semifinals will be on Thursday as No. 4 Roy-Hart faces No. 1 Akron at 5 p.m. at Alden and No. 2 Barker takes on No 6 Eden at 4 p.m. at Newfane.

Football
Silverbacks play Thursday

In a repeat matchup from last week’s regular season finale, Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville will visit Akron at 7 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals of the Section VI Class C Funke Bowl. Akron won last week’s game 29-2.

Section VI goes on-line for sectional tickets

Section VI will only be selling tickets to the sectional football playoff games on-line. The ticket prices for this weekend’s quarterfinal games is $7.

Tickets can be purchased on line by going to the following website: https://get.gofan.co/digital-ticketing-guide.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Samantha Bates, who scored both of the Lady Hawks goals, gains control of the ball against Geneseo’s Mary Claire Rollins during this evening’s Class C1 semifinal at Cal-Mum won by Holley.

A pair of first half goals proved to be just enough as No. 3 seed Holley edged No. 2 Geneseo 2-1 in the semifinals of the Section V Class C1 girls soccer playoffs this evening at Caledonia-Mumford.

Samantha Bates scored both of the goals for Holley in the final six minutes of the opening half. The first came on a shot from 20 yards out off an assist from Alivia Wolf with 6:55 to go. The second, which proved to be the game winner, came on a direct kick with just 2:13 remaining.

However, Geneseo got right back into the game when Bridget McMaster scored just four minutes into the second half.

The Blue Devils kept the pressure on including having a shot rattle off the cross bar with 29 minutes remaining and later getting a flurry of three straight corner kick opportunities with seven minutes to go.

Holley goalie Layne Walker and her defensive mates including Bella Thom, Alivia Wolf, Zoey Wolf, Leigha Walker, Jailyn Bishop and Emma Brady, rose to the occasion and turned back the challenge to preserve the narrow one goal victory. Layne Walker had a big save on the first of those corners, 5 big saves in the half and no less than 8 for the game.

“For the first 15 minutes we had to settle in but after we got settled in, we really played together and stayed strong,” said Holley Coach Renee Wolf. “Our defense played very well and Layne came up with some big saves for us.

Now at 16-2-1 on the season, Holley will next face No. 1 Gananda (18-0), a 2-0 winner over  No. 4 Marcus Whitman (15-3-1), in the C1 championship game on Friday at a time and site to be determined.

Geneseo finishes the season at 16-3.

Note: More pictures from tonight’s game can be found on the Hub’s Sports Facebook page.

Holley’s Emma Brady works the ball up field against Genesso’s Bridget McMaster who netted the Blue Devils goal.

Holley players begin to celebrate the the victory.