Purple Eagles, Panthers battle to tie in OT

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Angel Rosario goes high to get a header between the Newfane duo of Jeremy Foltz and Connor MacEvoy during the 3-3 tie between the Purple Eagles and Panthers this evening at Albion.

In a sea-saw battle Albion and visiting Newfane battled to a 3-3 double overtime tie this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.

Newfane jumped out to leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the first half on goals by Jeremy Foltz and Trevor Heschke on a penalty kick.

Albion though answered back both times with the equalizer, first on a goal by Angel Rosario with 6:47 to go in the first half and then by Ronaldo Salucio-Cota off an assist from Alex Gibson, with just 1:09 to go in the half.

(Click here to see Albion’s Ronaldo Salucio-Cota float a shot for a goal over the hands of Newfane goalie Brady Harrington, a goal that tied the game at 2.)

Albion then grabbed its only lead of the evening at 3-2 on a goal by Salucio-Cota 20 minutes into the second half.

The Purple Eagles then had two huge chances to pad the lead with open net opportunities but could not capitalize.

Newfane weathered that storm and answered back to retie the contest at 3-3 when Heschke scored with 14 minutes to go in regulation time.

Neither team could find the back of the net again over the final 14 minutes of regulation time or in two 10 minute overtime periods.

Albion is now 3-3-1 in N-O competition while Newfane slips to 5-2-1.

In another N-O contest, Wilson (2-6) nipped Akron (0-8) 2-1.

The key Medina/Lyndonville (6-1) at Roy-Hart (5-1) game was postponed as the Rams field at Gasport was deemed unplayable.

Albion’s Ronaldo Salucio-Cots gets by Newfane defender Duce Capen and heads to score his second goal of the evening. Alex Gibson moves in to suuport for the Purple Eagles..

N-O Volleyball
Defending champion Akron defeated Albion 25-15, 25-15, 22-25, 25-13 to remain tied for the N-O volleyball lead at 7-1 with Wilson which downed Roy-Hart 25-13, 25-16, 25-10.

Elsie Logan had 16 assists and 3 aces and Madiosn Kaczmerak 7 kills and 3 blocks for Akron.

Roy-Hart is now 3-3 and Albion 1-5.

In the other match, Newfane (2-5) bested visiting Medina (1-6) 25-15, 22-25, 25-22, 25-15.

Abby Boyer had 18 aces and Gena Shorter 7 kills and 3 blocks for Newfane.

Devin Griffin had 4 kills and Ayzha Pitts 2 for Medina.