Contributed Photo – Jacob Hughson picks up yardage for Albion during Saturday’s Varsity Division win over Attica.

Albion swept past Attica Saturday in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action winning 14-0 in the Mini Division, 34-7 in the JV Division and 19-16 in the Varsity Division.

In the Mini Division game, Noah Harrison had 127 yards rushing including a 61 yard touchdown and 10 tackles on defense; Jayovanni Ostrander a 33 yard TD run and 6 tackles; Jonah Elsenheimer 15 yards receiving and Logan Kast 5 tackles.

In the JV Division contest, Makyell Walker had 195 yards rushing including three touchdowns on carries of 20, 52 and 52 yards and Kwame Riley had a 20 yard touchdown run and also a 6 yard TD reception from Nate Gibson.

On defense, William Farnsworth had 6 tackles while Jeremiah Bennett, Jared Ostrander and Jairo Chavez 5 tackles each.

In the Varsity Division, Shakarion Drisdom had a pair of touchdown runs; Sh’kwe Riley 84 yards rushing including a 39 yard TD carry and Jacob Hughson 40 yards rushing.

Defensively, Bryden McMurray had 8 tackles and a forced fumble, Hughson 7 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries, Drisdom 5 tackles and Xavier Byrd and Mark McCauley each had an interception.

Making a lone first half goal stand up, Holley trimmed visiting Perry 1-0 this evening in a non league boys soccer game.

Matt Wilson scored the goal for the Hawks off a assist from Erik Balys.

Brett Baxter made 9 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Now at 2-0, Holley next visiting Batavia Monday in another non league contest.

Byron-Bergen Tournament

Jumping out to a commanding 5-0 lead in the first half, the host Bees went on to defeat Albion 6-0 this evening in the championship game of the Byron-Bergen boys soccer tournament.

Girls Volleyball
Medina went 2-2 today at the Albion tournament defeating Oakfield-Alabama/Elba and Newfane but losing to Roy-Hart and Akron.

Je’ne Brown, who had 22 kills on the day, was named to the All-Tournament team. Elle Gross added 7 kills and Maddie Williams 5 for the Mustangs while Camri King had 17 assists and 5 aces and Divere Brown 11 assists.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Mariah Plain tries to take a shot during this afternoon’s Kendall tournament championship win as Emily Wolfanger and Morgan Major defend for York.

A quick two goal scoring burst early in the second half keyed Albion to a 3-2 victory over York in the championship game of the Kendall girls soccer tournament this afternoon.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Albion regained the lead for good when Mariah Plain scored on a direct kick with 29:20 remaining in the second half.

Keeping the momentum, the Purple Eagles then netted what proved to be the game winning goal when Lexi Wolck tallied on a rebound shot with 24:55 to go.

York did make the finish exciting by cutting the deficit to 3-2 with a goal by Adison Plank off a corner kick with 15 minutes to go. However, Albion goalie Sydney Mulka and her Purple Eagles defensive teammates blanked York the rest of the way to preserve the narrow win.

In the first half, Albion grabbed a 1-0 lead when Abby Scanlan scored at the 21:35 mark off an assist from Brylie Hapeman.

York pulled even by scoring with 3:26 to go in the half on a tally by Jayden Richardson but never gained the lead.

Allbion, which is now 5-0 overall, next hosts Wilson on Monday in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

In the consolation game, Bishop Kearney made a pair of first half goals stand up for a 2-1 win over Kendall.

Kendall’s goal came on a penalty kick by Hailee Mitchell with 6:16 remaining in the second half.

In a non league game, Roy-Hart defeated CCA 7-1 as goals by Nadia White, Kara Choate and Maddie Fry gave the Lady Rams an early 3-0 lead.

Albion’s Lexi Wolck kicks in what proved to be the game winning goal as Adison Plank, Victoria Bianchi, Emily Wolfanger and goalie Alyssa Churchill defend for York.

Kendall’s Hailee Mitchell looks to kick the ball up field as Lauren Brumfield defends for Bishop Kearney during the consolation game.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Jason Kuchey works the ball up the sideline as Jonathan Pietrafesa defends for Medina/Lyndonville. The action took place during the Rams win over the Mustangs this afternoon at Gasport.

An early two goal scoring burst sparked Roy-Hart to a 3-0 victory over visiting Medina/Lyndonville this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.

Roy-Hart grabbed quick 1-0 lead when Trent Choate scored just 7:45 into the game.

Roy-Hart goalie Colby Hancock knocks away a penalty kick by the Mustangs Nate Dillenbeck.

The Rams quickly made it 2-0 as Jose Campos tallied just five minutes later off a direct kick by Aidan Bligh.

Roy-Hart later put a firm lock on the victory when Bligh scored off an assist from Ethan Lindke with 12:39 remaining in the second half.

Colby Hancock earned the shutout in goal for Roy-Hart. He made a key stop of a penalty kick late in the first half to preserve the shutout.

Roy-Hart improves to 2-1 in the league while Medina/Lyndonville slips to 1-2.

Wilson 2, Akron 1
Wilson remained in sole possession of first place by edging Akron 2-1 as the Lakemen stay perfect at 3-0.

Kierson Skobjak and Drew Kepner scored the goals for Wilson.

Akron drops to 0-3 in N-O action.

Casey Winiecki of the Mustangs battles for control of the ball with Noah Hardy of the Rams.

Improving to 5-0-1, Medina posted a 240-265 victory over previously unbeaten Albion (3-1) this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orleans League golf match at Shelridge.

Ian Wagner took medalist honors for Medina with a 35 as Dylan Lonnen added a 45 and Aidan Paul a 46.

Patrick Ricker led Albion with a 46.

In the other N-O matches, Wilson (3-2) downed Barker (1-4) 253-261 and Newfane (1-4) bested Roy-Hart (0-5)  274-294.

Patrick Seeley shot 42 and Josh Seider 45 for Wilson while Barker’s Jake Harris took medalist honors with a 41.

Sam Capen led Newfane with a 50.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Sierra Newton puts the ball over the outstretched hands of Lyndonville defenders Carlie Russo and Natalie Ostrowski during the Purple Eagles win over the visiting Lady Tigers this evening.

Regaining the .500 mark at 2-2, Albion bested visiting Lyndonville 25-20, 25-17, 25-22 in a non league volleyball match this evening.

Sierra Newton had 9 aces and 4 kills, Breanda Johnson 17 assists, 3 kills and 2 aces, Eowyn Pate 3 kills and Haley Smith 7 kills for Albion.

Hannah Despard had 18 digs and Alicia Hinkson 13 digs for Lyndonville.

Leading 18-16, Albion pulled away in the openning set as Smith had a kill for point 19 and then Logan Conlon served up points 20-23.

In the second set for Albion, Newton served up points 2-8 and Emani Poole 13-20 as Smith registered an ace for the set winning point.

The Purple Eagles next host their annual tournament on Saturday beginning at 8 a.m.

Lyndonville’s Alicia Hinkson makes a return of service as Hannah Despard moves in.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville/Medina’s Ella Lewis looks to drive by Attica’s Kacey Pearce during the host Lady Tigers 4-0 victory this afternoon.

Making a sparkling home debut, Lyndonville/Medina blanked visiting Attica 4-0 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as Ella Lewis scored on a breakaway off an assist from Anna Lewis with 13:16 remaining and then Anna Lewis tallied with just 1:52 to go.

Putting a lock on the victory, the Lady Tigers tackled on a pair of insurance goals in the second half by Paige McDonald and Ashley Howell as Morgan Allis picked up an assist.

Haylee Seefeldt made 7 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

The Lady Tigers are now 1-1 in G-R competition.

Byron-Bergen 5, Holley 2
Halee Passarell scored both goals for Holley in the 5-2 G-R loss to Byron-Bergen.

Roy-Hart 6, Barker 0
Maddie Fry and Kara Choate each scored two goals and Meghan Washington and Clare Jones both added one to lead Roy-Hart to a 6-0 Niagara-Orleans League win over Barker.

Boys Soccer
Albion 3, Campbell-Savona 0
Albion blanked Campbell-Savona 3-0 this evening in the opening round of the Byron-Bergen Tournament.

Kendyll Hadick scored two goals and Angel Rosario one for the Purple Eagles as Angel Colon and Omar Peterson shared in earning the shutout in goal. Nate Scanlan, Spencer Sietmann and Spencer Lombard all earned assists.

Albion next faces ByronBergen in the championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Kaylee Nesbitt drives by Attica defender Leah Rosenbeck for the Lady Tigers.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Ugene Harrison making a leaping one handed interception to help ignite the Purple Eagles to a 43-8 victory over visiting Lackawanna this evening.

A whopping seven turnovers by the defense sparked Albion to a 43-8 victory over visiting Lackawanna this evening in a key early season B2 Division game.

The Purple Eagles defense came up with five interceptions, two by Matt Kovaleski and one each by Ugene Harrison, Kevin Hillman and Brilliance Johnson, as well as fumble recoveries by Ben Restivo and Jonathan DePuy.

“Our defense was just unbelievable,” said Albion Coach Adam Krenning. “They now have had 11 turnovers in two games. That’s outstanding. They just work so well together. And our offense was firing on all cylinders.”

Offensively, the Purple Eagles got three touchdowns from Harrison along with one each from quarterback Bryce Pritchard, Hillman and Ryan Croft as Alex Rustay chipped in with a field goal and four extra point kicks.

Albion defenders Jonathan DePuy, Ben Restivo and Brennan Hughes team up to tackle Lackawanna quarterback Jeremiah Caviness.

Albion jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead on a 4 yard touchdown run by Harrison and a 22 yard field goal by Rustay who also added the extra point kick after the TD.

Big pass completions by Pritchard of 30 yards to Harrison and 22 yards to Kovaleski keyed the TD drive while the field goal opportunity was set up by an interception by Kovaleski.

Harrison also stopped Lackawanna’s first drive of the game with a nifty leaping one handed interception deep in Purple Eagles territory.

The Purple Eagles defense kept up the momentum in the second quarter stopping the Steelers first two drives on an interception by Kovaleski and a fumble recovery by Restivo. A sack by DePuy forced the fumble.

That turnover set up an 11 yard touchdown run by Pritchard which helped up the Albion lead to 17-2 at the half.  Pritchard had pass completions of 31 yards to Nate Moore and 11 to Tyray White and a 12 yard run to spark that drive.

The Purple Eagles upped the lead to a commanding 31-2 margin in the third quarter after a 1 yard touchdown run by Harrison and a 52 yard TD pass from Pritchard to Hillman. Rustay tacked on both extra point kicks.

Johnson and Hillman both had interceptions in the period for the Purple Eagles.

Albion tacked on a pair of scores in the final quarter on TD runs of 57 yards by Harrison and 3 yards by Croft.

The Albion defense capped off its big night with fourth quarter sacks by the duos of Brennan Hughes and DePuy and Hughes and Ryan Grandy.

Lackawanna’s lone touchdown came on a 10 yard run by De’Marion Johnson in the third quarter.

Albion is now 2-0 in the division while Lackawanna is 0-1 in the division and 1-1 overall.

The Purple Eagles next host Burgard at 7 p.m. next Saturday evening in an inter divisional game.

Albion’s Brilliance Johnson looks to avoid Lackawanna tackler Chandell Wiggins.