Contributed Photo – Holley’s quintet of players on the GCC regional championship team includes, in front, Samantha Bates and in back Emma Brady, Bella Thom, Alexia Renner and Alivia Wolf.

Five Holley graduates have helped the Genesee Community College women’s soccer team capture the Region III championship.

The Lady Hawks quintet includes sophomores Samantha Bates, Emma Brady and Bella Thom along with freshmen Alivia Wolf and Alexia Renner.

GCC defeated Herkimer Community College 7-0 in the semifinals and Jefferson Community College 1-0 in the Region III championship game on Sunday.

Brady, Bates and Wolf each scored a goal in the semifinal win over Herkimer.

Bates then had an assist on the game winning goal in the championship game which was scored by Oakfield-Alabama graduate Piper Hyde who also scored twice in the semifinal.

Bates now has 14 goals and 13 assists on the season, Wolf 8 goals and 3 assists, Brady 6 goals and 14 assists, Thom 4 goals and 5 assists and Renner 1 goal and 1 assist.

GCC is now 12-2-2.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Brynn Thomas and her Lady Hawks teammates will face Byron-Bergen in the Section V Class C state qualifier game at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Caledonia-Mumford.

A berth in the state playoffs will be on the line as Holley faces Genesee Region League foe Byron-Bergen in the Section V Class C girls soccer tournament state qualifier game at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Caledonia-Mumford.

Holley, which is seeking its second trip to the state playoffs in three years, advanced by nipping Canisteo-Greenwood 2-1 in overtime in the Class C1 championship game.

Byron-Bergin edged Kendall 1-0 for in the Class C2 title in a repeat of last year’s final.

Byron-Bergen, which brings a 17-2 record into the qualifier, downed Holley twice during the G-R season by scores of 5-0 and 5-3.

Offensively, the Lady Bees are led by the quartet of Mia Gray (41 goals, 23 assists), Grace DiQuattro (28-24), Anastasia Kuszlyk (14-6) and Elizabeth Starowitz (13-20).

The Lady Hawks, which bring a 13-6-1 record into the contest, have been paced offensively by Ava Mosier (15 goals, 5 assists), Hanna Ostrom (6-5), Kyla Burne (5-4), Jayna Burris (5-9), Carsyn Mogle (6-6), Payton Preston (4-0), Brynn Thomas (3-5), Mia Thom (4-7) and Addison Bevins (3-1).

The victor will face Section VI Class C champion Wilson in the Far West Regional.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Maggie Lonnen and Barker’s Sophia Gerhardt battle for control of the ball during a regular season contest. The Mustangs and Lady Bulldogs will meet again in the Class C sectional semifinals on Monday at Barker at 7 p.m.

Niagara-Orleans League foes No. 2 seeded Barker and No. 3 Medina will meet in the semifinal round of the Section VI Class C field hockey playoffs at 7 p.m. Monday at Barker.

Monday’s other semifinal will have N-O champion No. 1 seed Akron facing No. 5 Eden at 4:30 p.m. on the blue turf at Alden.

The Class C finals will be held at Alden on Thursday at 8 p.m.

Barker downed Medina twice during the N-O by scores of 1-0 and 7-2.

The Barker offense has been led by Madelina Pavlock with 20 goals, Sophia Pavlock 6 and Jordyn Kinne 4.

Penelope Schalck has led the Medina offense with 22 goals as Jenelle Stalker has 8, Maggie Lonnen 7, Emi Batista 5 and Savannah Jo Thompson, Lilah Class and Ava Blount with 4 each.

Barker advanced by nipping No. 7 Newfane 1-0 in the quarterfinals while Medina downed No. 6 Wilson 4-2.

Barker went 10-2 in N-O competition and is 12-5 overall while Medina went 6-6 in the league and is now 11-6 overall.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Brandon Barrett goes flying by Naples goalie Joseph Christmas as he makes the save. The action took place during the Eagles Section V Class C 2 title game loss to the Big Green this afternoon at Honeoye Falls-Lima.

Scoring a goal in each half, No. 2 seed Naples bested top seeded Kendall 2-0 in the Section V Class C2 boys soccer tournament championship game this afternoon at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School.

Connor Betrus scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Naples with 8 minutes remaining in the first half.

The Big Green later got a big insurance goal from Oscar Austin with 24 minutes remaining in the second half.

“They were solid,” said Kendall Coach Rich Esposito of Naples. “We had no answer for them. They beat us to every ball. We just ran into a better team.”

The loss snapped a season long 18 game winning streak for Kendall which was the defending Class C2 champion.

Naples, which stays undefeated at 17-0, advances to next week’s Section V Class C state qualifier contest against Class C1 champion Williamson which defeated East Rochester 2-1.

Wilson 1, Allegany-Limestone 0
Top seeded Wilson nipped No. 2 Allegany-Limestone 1-0 in the Section VI Class C boys soccer tournament championship game this afternoon at West Seneca East.

Gage Galie scored the game’s lone goal with just two minutes remaining for Wilson which stays undefeated at 19-0.

Girls Soccer
Wilson 1, Frewsburg 0
Top seeded Wilson edged No. 2 Frewsburg 1-0  in the Section VI Class C girls soccer tournament championship game this afternoon at Allegany-Limestone.

Zoey Beck scored the game’s lone goal in the second half for Wilson which improves to 17-1.

Kendall’s Andrew Cole goes up for a header against Naples’ Oscar Austin.

Kendall’s Tyler McCue battles for control of the ball with Riccardo Izzo from Naples.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – RJ Townsend (52) and Vince Fazzio (26) celebrate with Anthony Adinolfe after his touchdown catch which put the Bulls on top to stay just before halftime.

Rebounding from an early 16-0 deficit, Barker/Roy-Hart came roaring back to defeat Salamanca 46-30 in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C football playoffs this evening at Barker.

Salamanca jumped out to the 16-0 lead as quarterback Payton Bradley scored twice on touchdown runs of 12 and 8 yards.

However, Barker/Roy-Hart answered right back as quarterback Tysen McCaa broke loose for back-to-back long touchdown runs of 63 and 66 yards to pull the Bulls to within four at 16-12.

The Bulls then rallied into the lead for good by an 18-16 margin at the half as McCaa hooked up with Anthony Adinolfe on a 16 yard touchdown pass play with 8 seconds to go in the half. An interception by Carter DerSarkissian set up that scoring opportunity.

“That was super impressive. The kids really responded,” said Coach Bill Bruning of the Bulls rebounding strongly from the early deficit. “Tysen’s long touchdown run got us going.”

Keeping the momentum, Barker/Roy-Hart boosted its lead to 30-16 in the third quarter as Adinolfe scored twice first on a 14 yard touchdown pass from McCaa and then on a 15 yard run.

Salamanca interrupted with a 57 yard touchdown run by Conner Seeley to cut the deficit to 30-22 at the end of the third quarter but the Warriors would get no closer.

Barker/Roy-Hart put a lock on the victory in the fourth quarter by opening up a commanding 46-22 lead after touchdown runs by DerSarkissian, who stole the ball from a Salamanca back and raced 20 yards into the endzone for the score, and  by Vince Fazzio  on a 33 yard run. Carson Schwab tacked on the two-point conversion carry after that last TD.

The game’s last score came with 52 seconds remaining as Bradley threw for a touchdown and a two-point conversion to make the final 46-30.

The Bulls big defensive and special teams plays included an interception by Schwab and fumble recoveries on successful onside kicks by Aaron Bowerman and Adinolfe.

Improving to 8-1, Barker/Roy-Hart will next host Chautauqua Lake in the Class C semifinals next Friday evening. Chautauqua Lake romped past Akron 70-12 in this evening’s other quarterfinal.

Barker/Roy-Hart quarterback Tysen McCaa breaks loose up the middle for his first touchdown run of 63 yards.

Barker/Roy-Hart’s Carter DerSarkissian steals the ball from Salamanca’s Quinten Brown and turned the turnover into a 20 yard touchdown run.

Barker/Roy-Hart’s Joey Reiter stretches for more yardage.

Contributed Photo – Holley players and coaches celebrate capturing the Section V Class C1 championship this evening with an overtime victory over Canisteo-Greenwood.

In an overtime thriller, No. 5 seed Holley nipped No. 3 Canisteo-Greenwood 2-1 in the Section V Class C1 girls soccer tournament championship game this evening at Dansville.

Mia Thom scored with 11:40 to go in the first overtime period off an assist from Jayna Burris to give the Lady Hawks their second C1 championship in three years.

Thom also scored early in the second half, again off an assist from Burris, to pull Holley even at 1-1.

“It was windy, we had to play small and switch some things up,” said Coach Renee Wolf of her youthful tem which has only two seniors. “I’m proud of this young group for their grit and determination at such a young age. They have a bright future ahead of them.”

Holley will next face C2 champion Byron-Bergen in the Section V Class C state qualifier game early next week.

Byron-Bergen 1, Kendall 0
In an instant replay of the score and the outcome of last year’s finale, No. 2 seed Byron-Bergen nipped top seeded Kendall 1-0 in the Section V Class C1 championship game this evening at Brockport.

Ana Kuszlyk scored the lone goal for Byron-Bergen in the first half.

The Barker boys cross-country team placed second in the Section VI Class D race held today at Elma Meadows.

Barker garnered 57 points to finish second behind champion Maple Grove which had 28.

Barker had five runners in the top 20 including Peyton Wagner (8th), Gabe Nestoros (10th), Luke Fay (14th), Logan Wagner (17th) and Grayson Prynn (18th).

Newfane’s Eden Hillman finished second in the girls’ Class C2 race and Medina’s Cole Hughes 5th in the boys C2 race.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall goalie Jonny Conte, shown here going high to make a save in Wednesday’s semifinal, and his Eagle teammates will face Naples for the Section V Class C2 title at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima.

It will be a clash of unbeatens as defending champion Kendall faces Naples in the Section V Class C2 boys soccer tournament championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School.

Top seeded Kendall brings an 18-0 record into the title contest while No. 2 seed Naples is 16-0.

Kendall advanced to the finals by downing No. 4 Gananda 6-1 while Naples blanked No. 3 Geneseo 4-0 in the other semifinal.

Both teams have had a huge scoring edge over their opponents this season. Naples has outscored its opponents 103-6 with 11 shutouts while Kendall has outscored its foes 76-7 with a dozen shutouts.

Pablo Rosario-Reyes has 24 goals and 25 assists to lead the Kendall offense as Brandon Barrett has 18 goals and 12 assists, Jonathan Esposito 14 goals and 10 assists and Brenden Eichas 8 goals and 14 assists.

Goalie Jonny Conte, who has made 111 saves and has a goals against average of 0.39, anchors the Kendall defense.

The Naples offense is led by the quintet of Connor Betrus (28 goals, 11 assists), Maddox Mannella (17 goals, 14 assists), Ricardo Izzi (16 goals, 5 assists), Oscar Austin (12 goals, 24 assists) and Isaac Ward (10 goals, 9 assists).

The victor will advance to next week’s Section V Class C state qualifier game against the winner of Saturday’s Class C1 title contest between No. 1 East Rochester and No. 6 Williamson. The C1 title contest will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima.