Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Lauren Snyder spikes over Southwestern’s Gianna Sirianni during the host Lady Rams sectional win this evening.

Rebounding from an opening set loss, No. 3 seed Roy-Hart came battling back to down visiting No. 6 Southwestern 19-25, 28-26, 25-23, 25-16 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B2 volleyball tournament.

Grace Pearl had 9 kills, Lauren Snyder, Raegan Kern and Kylie McOmber 6 each and Zoe Healy 4 for Roy-Hart.

Ryleigh Capen had 29 assists for the Lady Rams and Peyton May led the team in digs.

Roy-Hart will next host No. 7 JFK, a five set winner over. No. 2 DiVinci, on Monday at 6 p.m..

Roy-Hart’s Raegan Kern spikes between Southwestern defenders Madelyn Burnett and Caroline Churchill.

Stung by a Medina touchdown in the opening seconds, Southwestern came roaring back to defeat the visiting Mustangs 48-7 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C football playoffs.

Medina struck like lightning on the game’s first play from scrimmage as quarterback Preston Woodworth hooked up with Kolton Fletcher on a 61 yard touchdown pass play. Davi Mucoucah tacked on the extra point kick tom make it 7-0.

However, Southwestern answered right back on a 49 yard touchdown run by quarterback Trent Lewis. The Trojans though missed the extra point attempt leaving the Mustangs holding a slender 7-6 lead.

Keeping the momentum Southwestern quickly moved on top to stay to 20-7 before the opening quarter ended on two short scoring drives capped off first by a 17 yard touchdown run by Lewis and then by a 43 yard Lewis to Roger Markham TD pass.

Both of those scores were set up when Medina lost on fourth down gambles in their own territory first at the Mustangs 24 and then at the 33.

The Trojans upped the lead to 27-7 on a 4 yard touchdown run by Bradyn Fuller late in the second quarter.

Southwestern closed out the win by scoring once in the third quarter and twice in the fourth.

Southwestern advances to next week’s semifinal round with a 9-0 record while Medina finishes the season at 6-3.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Carter DerSarkissian shown here picking up yardage behind the block of Anthony Adinolfe and their Barker/Roy-Hart teammates will host Salamanca at 7 p.m. Friday at Barker in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C playoffs.

Looking to keep the momentum from a 6-0 C North Division championship campaign, top seeded Barker/Roy-Hart will host Salamanca in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class C football playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday at Barker.

Barker/Roy-Hart posted a 7-1 overall record during the regular season while Salamanca went 4-3 in the C South Division and 5-3 overall. The Warriors are the C South Division’s No. 4 seed.

Barker/Roy-Hart’s balanced rushing attack is led by the quintet of Joey Reiter (867 yards, 11 TDs), Carter DerSarkissian (458 yards, 5 TD), Tysen McCaa (342 yards, 3 TD), Anthony Adinolfe (326 yards, 3 TD) and Vince Fazzio (312 yards, 6 TD).

McCaa has also passed for 642 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Fazzio has 13 receptions for 256 yards and 5 touchdowns and Ashton Ark 10 for 180 yards and 2 TD.

On defense for the Bulls, Fazzio has 53 tackles, Adinolfe 36 tackles and 3 fumble recoveries, DerSarkissian 35 tackles and 2 interceptions and Carson Schwab 31 tackles and 2 interceptions.

The Salamanca offense has been led by quarterback Payton Bradley who has passed for 985 yards and 9 touchdowns and rushed for 412 yards and 8 TDs.

Conner Seeley has also rushed for 412 yards for the Warriors and scored 3 TDs.

The Warriors leading receivers have been Camron Bowser (21 receptions for 316 yards and 4 TD) and Waylon Dowdy (16 for 284 yards and 3 TD).

The sectional appearance is the first for Barker/Roy-Hart since 2011.

The victor will advance to the semifinals against the winner of Friday’s Akron vs. Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton quarterfinal.

Class C Quarterfinal Matchups
Tonight
Medina (4-2, 6-2) at Southwestern (7-0, 8-0), 7 p.m.
Portville (4-3, 5-3) at Eden (5-1, 7-1), 7 p.m.
Friday
Salamanca (4-3, 5-3) at Barker/Roy-Hart (6-0, 7-1), 7 p.m.
Akron (5-1, 6-2) at Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (6-1, 7-1), 7 p.m.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Pablo Rosario-Reyes heads the ball away from Gananda’s Idan Fridman during the Eagles sectional semifinal win this evening at Brockport.

Pulling away in the second half, top seeded Kendall downed No. 4 Gananda 6-1 in the semifinals of the Section V Class C2 boys soccer tournament this evening at Brockport.

Defending champion Kendall held a slender 1-0 lead at the half on a goal by Jonathan Esposito on a rebound off a scramble in front of the Gananda net with 13 minutes to go in the opening half.

The Eagles then broke the game open with five goals in the second half including three by Brandon Barrett and two by Pablo Rosario-Reyes.

Esposito also had two assists as Rosario-Reyes, Tyler McCue and Mikey Colucci each had one.

Jonny Conte made 8 saves in goal for the Eagles as Jonas Rhodes had a strong game defensively.

Improving to 18-0, Kendall will now face No. 2 Naples in the Class C2 championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Honeoye Falls- Lima. Naples blanked No. 3 Geneseo 4-0 in the other semifinal.

Kendall’s Brandon Barrett drives between Gananda defenders Malakai Thomas and Walter Sawyer.

Kendall’s Jonathan Esposito sends a crossing pass toward the goal as Brody Oleksyn moves in for Gananda.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Savannah Jo Thompson celebrates scoring what proved to be the winning goal in the Mustangs sectional victory over Wilson at Vets Park this evening.

Putting together a big fourth quarter scoring burst, No. 3 seed Medina rallied to defeat No. 6 Wilson 4-2 in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C field hockey playoffs this evening at Vets Park.

Trailing 2-1, Medina tied the game on a goal by Penelope Schalck with 8 minutes to go in the decisive final quarter.

The Mustangs then took the lead for good at 3-2 on a goal by Savannah Jo Thompson with 2:34 remaining.

Emi Batista then capped off the big quarter for the Mustangs by scoring an insurance goal with only 21 seconds remaining.

Breaking away from a scoreless halftime deadlock, Wilson took the lead twice in the third quarter first at 1-0 on a goal by Ruby Narhood and then at 2-1 on a tally by Brynn Lepsch.

In between Medina briefly tied the game at 1-1 on a goal by Schalck.

Medina next visits No. 2 seed Barker in the semifinals on Monday.

Barker nipped No. 7 Newfane 1-0 on a goal by Sophia Pavlovk with two minutes remaining.

In the other quarterfinal, Eden blanked Roy-Hart 3-0 in the first game of the doubleheader at Vets Park.

Eden will visit top seeded Akron in the other semifinal on Monday.

Medina’s Tatianna Maxon battles for control of the ball with Wilson’s Mackenzie Hardy.

No. 7 seed Lyndonville outlasted No. 10 Andover-Whitesville in five sets 25-18, 15-25, 25-17, 15-25, 15-8 this evening in the opening round of the Section V Class D2 volleyball tournament at Pavilion.

Lyndonville will next face No. 2 Fillmore in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Hannah Fox had 9 aces and 3 kills, Leah Kenyon 2 kills and 1 block, Bella Bresett 1 ace and 1 kill, Sarah Corser 3 aces, Elena Barry 3 aces and 3 kills, Ainsley Vann 4 aces, 1 kill and 1 block and Emily Dill 4 kills and 1 block for the Lady Tigers.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Kyla Burne, left, and Kendall’s Izzy D’Agostino and their Lady Hawks and Lady Eagles teammates will be competing in Section V championship games on Friday.

Holley and Kendall will both be competing in Section V girls soccer tournament championship games on Friday.

No. 5 seed Holley will face No. 3 Canisteo-Greenwood in the Class C1 title game at 5:15 p.m. at Dansville.

Top seeded Kendall will take on Genesee Region League foe No. 2 Byron-Bergen in the Class C2 championship contest at 5:45 p.m. at Brockport.

The title game appearance will be the third in four years for Holley which brings a 12-6-1 record into the contest after the Lady Hawks upended top seeded Geneseo 1-0 in the semifinals on Tuesday. Holley defeated Williamson 2-1 in the 2023 final but lost to Gananda 3-1 in 2022.

Canisteo-Greenwood brings a 15-3 record into the finals after downing No. 2 Campbell-Savona/Hammondsport 3-0 in the semifinals on Tuesday.

The contest will be a rematch of a regular season non league game which saw Canisteo-Greenwood nip Holley 1-0 at Holley.

Offensively Holley, which has only two seniors on its 18 player squad, is led by Ava Mosier (15 goals, 5 assists), Hanna Ostrom (8 goals, 5 assists), Jayna Burris (6 goals and 9 assists) and Kyla Burne (5 goals and 4 assists).

Anchoring the Lady Hawks defense goalie Zoey Warner has made 55 saves and has a 1.28 goals against average.

For Canisteo-Greenwood Adrianna Beers has 14 goals and 2 assists and Kadyn Piliero 9 goals and 3 assists.

For Kendall the C2 final will be a rematch of last year’s title game which saw Byron-Bergen nip the Lady Eagles 1-0.

Kendall brings a 17-1 into the finals, which includes a 2-1 regular season G-R win over Byron-Bergen. The Lady Eagles downed No. 4 Keshequa 3-0 in the semifinals.

The Lady Bees are 16-2 on the season after blanking No. 3 Bloomfield 3-0 in the semifinals.

The Byron-Bergen offense is led by Mia Gray (42 goals and 23 assists) as Grace DiQuattro has 28 goals and 24 assists, Anastasia Kuszlyk (14 goals and 6 assists) and Elizabeth Starowitz (13 goals and 22 assists).

Kendall’s attack is sparked by Ryleigh Denning (28 goals, 5 assists), Sophia Picardo (16 goals, 23 assists), Jersie Drake (10 goals, 8 assists). Alea Barrett (6 goals, 6 assists) and Stella Kwiatek (6 goals, 8 assists).

The Lady Eagles defense is anchored by goalie Brooke Rodas who has made 94 saves and has a goals against average of 0.33.

The Class C1 and Class C2 winners on Friday will then face each other early next week in the Section V Class C state qualifier contest.

Postseason games are usually very challenging and Medina’s opening round task is no exception as the Mustangs will visit undefeated Southwestern at 7 p.m. Thursday in a Section VI Class C quarterfinal contest.

Southwestern is the C South Division’s No. 1 seed after capturing the title with a 7-0 record (8-0 overall).

Medina is the C North Division’s No. 4 seed having posted a 4-2 division, 6-2 overall record during the regular season.

The Trojans offense is sparked by quarterback Trent Lewis (681 yards passing and 11 touchdowns), running back Bradyn Fuller (1,227 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns) along with receivers Roger Markham (15 catches for 377 yards and 6 touchdowns) and Joe Sirianni (9 for 143 and 4 touchdowns).

The Mustangs attack is led by quarterback Preston Woodworth (1,295 yards passing and 16 touchdowns). However, the Mustangs will be without their leading rusher Christian Moss (1,138 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns) who is ineligible for the game after being ejected in the fourth quarter of last Friday’s win over Batavia.

The Southwestern – Medina winner will advance to the semifinals against the winner of Thursday’s Portville (4-3, 5-3) at Eden (5-1, 7-1)quarterfinal.

The other two Class C quarterfinals on Friday will have Salamanca (4-3, 5-3) at Barker/Roy-Hart (6-0, 7-1) and Akron (5-1, 6-2) at Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (6-1, 7-1) both at 7 p.m.

Online tickets for Thursday’s game at Southwestern can be obtained at the following link: https://gofan.co/event/5176396?schoolId=NYSHSAAVI

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Jersie Drake scores her second goal of the first half sparking the Lady Eagles to a 3-0 win over Keshequa in the Section V Class C2 semifinals this evening at Caledonia-Mumford.

A goal in the first four minutes ignited top seeded Kendall to a 3-0 victory over No. 4 Keshequa in the semifinal round of the Section V Class C2 girls soccer tournament this evening at Caledonia-Mumford.

Jersie Drake scored the big first goal for Kendall at 36:07 of the first half off an assist from Ryleigh Denning.

Drake scored again 13 minutes later off an assist from Sophia Picardo to give the Lady Eagles a 2-0 lead at the half.

Denning later scored a big insurance goal with seven minutes remaining in the second half as Drake earned the assist.

Brooke Rodas earned the shutout in goal as Brynn Hardenbrook, Addison Kludt, Keara Reed, Stella Kwiatek, Izzy D’Agostino and Haley Ball anchored the defense.

Improving to 17-1, Kendall’s win sets up a rematch of last year’s Class C2 final against Genesee Region League foe Byron-Bergen on Friday at a time and site to be determined.

Seeded No. 2 Byron-Bergen downed No. 3 Bloomfield 3-0 in the second half of the doubleheader at Cal-Mum.

Byron-Bergen nipped Kendall 1-0 in last year’s C2 title contest. The Lady Eagles though bested the Lady Bees 2-1 this season in a G-R contest.

Ryleigh Denning, who scored Kendall’s final goal, drives against Keshequa defender Bree Benner.

Kendall’s Sophia Picardo drives the ball up field against Keshequa defender Carrie Krenzer.