Spartans boys win first in sectionals

With three players recovering from a car accident Saturday, Unatego's boys soccer team still managed to knock off No. 5 seed Elmira Notre Dame, 3-2, Wednesday in a Section Four Class C match at Owego.

Robert Stevens' scored two goals and Zach Marsh had the eventual winner for the 12th-seeded Spartans.

Unatego downed Greene, 2-0, in the Midstate Athletic Conference final Saturday. After that match, three Unatego (9-4-4) players were injured in Sidney on the way back from the game.

Adam Short suffered a broken neck, but is expected to make a full recovery, Unatego coach Tom Butts said. Teammates Josh Joslin and Mark Frailey had minor injuries.

"We went with 14 guys and they ran hard from start to finish," Butts said. "They dedicated the game to Adam Short. They wore his number (3) on their socks."

Stevens, who has 27 goals on the season, gave Unatego a 1-0 lead with an unassisted goal in the first half.

After the Crusaders tied the score early in the second half, Stevens and Zach Marsh scored five minutes apart to make it 3-1.

Nick Schwartz's goal midway through second half made it a one-goal game.

Jeff Lundin had 11 saves for the Spartans, who will play Greene at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in a quarterfinal.

"They worked him quite a bit in the second half," Butts said. "There were so many balls he went high for. Somehow, he extends in the air and pulls them down."

Butts said this was Unatego's first sectional victory.

UNATEGO 3, ELMIRA ND 2

at Owego

Unatego 1 2 — 3

Elmira ND 0 2 — 2

Unatego (9-4-4) goals-assists: Robert Stevens 2-1; Zach Marsh 1-1.

Elmira Notre Dame (10-4-2): Kevin Weber 1-0; Nick Schwartz 1-0.

Goalies: Jeff Lundin (U) 11; Adam Ruth (E) 7.

Shots-cornerkicks: U 15-5; END 20-4.

Sidney 2, Lansing 1

Garrett Munro's goal with 2:30 left lifted Sidney past visiting Lansing in a Class C match. Josh Brown sent a short pass to Munro at the 18. Munro went around one defender before lofting a shot just under the crossbar.

"He didn't hit it hard, but he hit it in the right spot," Sidney coach Steve Hornung said.

Lansing scored 15:04 into play on a 20-yard shot by Mitch Munson.

The Warriors tied the score on Scott Hornung's penalty kick in the 21st minute. A Sidney player on a breakaway was brought down in the penalty area to set up the penalty kick.

Steve Axtell made 16 saves for Sidney compared to four by counterpart Chris Slutey.

"We play four back on defense and they had their defenders way up," Hornung said. "That's why they had more ball control, but our opportunities were better."

Seventh-seeded Sidney will play No. 2-seed Spencer-Van Etten in a quarterfinal on Saturday. S-VE defeated Delhi, 4-0.

SIDNEY 2, LANSING 1

Lansing 1 0 — 1

Sidney 1 1 — 2

Lansing (10-5-2) goal-assist: Mitch Munson 1-0.

Sidney (13-3-2): Scott Hornung 1-0; Garrett Munro 1-0; Josh Brown 0-1.

Goalies: Chris Slutey (L) 4; Steve Axtell (S) 16.

Shots-cornerkicks: L 23-5; S 11-3.

S-VE 4, Delhi 0

Ryan Mercovich had a goal and an assist for the unbeaten Panthers, who outshot visiting Delhi, 31-6, in the Class C victory.

The Bulldogs, who received 17 saves from Jeremiah Anderson, closed the season at 6-9-1.

S-VE 4, DELHI 0

Delhi 0 0 — 0

S-VE 3 1 — 4

Delhi (6-9-1): None.

Spencer-Van Etten (16-0): Ryan Mercovich 1-1; Kyle Nelson 1-0; Ryan O'Connor 1-0; Ryan Rutledge 1-0; Pat Sodums 0-1; Ben Perry 0-1; Zach Kolowski 0-1.

Goalies: Jeremiah Anderson (D) 17; Jesse Russell (S-VE) 3.

Shots-cornerkicks: Delhi 6-0; S-VE 31-5.

N.V 4, Walton 0

Matt Tomazin scored two goals to lead Newark Valley over visiting Walton, which finished at 7-7-2.

Newark Valley 4, Walton 0

Walton 0 0 — 0

Newark Valley 2 2 — 4

Walton (7-7-2): None.

Newark Valley (12-2-1) goals-assists: Matt Tomazin 2-0; Joe Sack 1-0; John Schmitzler 1-0; Steve Finley 0-2; Bryan Thurston 0-1.

Goalies: Luke Etsall 3.

Shots-cornerkicks: Walton 6-2; NV 15-3.

Class D

Schenevus 2, Roxbury 2, OT
Schenevus advances on pks, 4-2

The 10th-seeded Dragons (9-7-2) advanced to the Section Four Class D quarterfinals when Pablo Cachero scored the fourth and decisive penalty kick in a shootout.

The two teams played to a 1-1 tie after regulation and a 2-2 tie after two mandatory 10-minute overtimes and two 5-minute overtimes of sudden victory.

Schenevus changed goalies for the shootout as Dan Spano (13 saves) gave way to C.J. Mason. No. 7 Roxbury (11-7) went first in the best-of-5 shootout, but Mason stopped Chris Cole on the Rockets' third shot and Bryan Perazone clanged the fourth off the upper rail.

Spano and Cachero made good on the third and fourth shots, respectively, for Schenevus, which will play at No. 2 Stamford on Saturday.

Cole scored twice for the Rockets, tying the score both times with unassisted goals. Tomy Lopez put the Dragons up, 1-0, with an unassisted goal in the first half, before Cole tied the score with 19 minutes left in regulation.

Austin Rickard converted a pass from Harley LoBuglio with 5:55 left in the first overtime. Cole scored the tying goal 1:46 later.

SCHENEVUS 2, ROXBURY 2, OT

Schenevus advances on penalty kicks, 4-2

Schenevus 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2

Roxbury 0 1 1 0 0 0 — 2

10-Schenevus (9-7-2): Tomy Lopez 1-0, Austin Rickard 1-0, Harley LoBuglio 0-1.

7-Roxbury (11-7): Chris Cole 2-0.

Shots-corner kicks: Schenevus 18-9; Roxbury 20-15.

Goalies: Dan Spano (S) 13; Owen Hinkly (R ) 9.

Penalty kicks

Schenevus — Austin Rickard, Harley LoBuglio, Dan Spano, Pablo Cachero.

Roxbury — Greg Funck, Cody Johnson. (Missed: Chris Cole, Bryan Perazone).

G-MU 2, Davenport 1

Steve Sloan's goal with 31:55 left snapped a 1-all tie in Gilbertsville-Mount Upton's Section Four Class D victory over visiting Davenport.

Sloan moved the ball to the wing before moving to the center field and knocking a 25-yard shot into the net.

Tom Dello gave G-MU a 1-0 lead with 17:51 left in the first half. He received a pass from Gordon Hall and scored to the far post.

John Lorber tied the score for Davenport 9:17 before halftime.

Eric Lauvas made 10 saves for G-MU, including one in the second half, when he deflected a high shot away to preserve a 2-1 lead.

G-MU will play host to Franklin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

G-MU 2, DAVENPORT 1

Davenport 1 0 — 1

G-MU 1 1 — 2

Davenport (7-10-1) goals-assists: John Lorber 1-0; Adam Briggs 0-1.

G-MU (10-4-2) goals-assists: Tom Dello 1-0; Steve Sloan 1-0; Gordon Hall 0-1.

Goalies: Ryan Smith (D) 6; Eric Lauvas (G) 10.

Shots-cornerkicks: D 17-3; G-MU 18-5.

Franklin 2, Milford 0

Garrett Scott made 12 saves and Travis Carey scored twice as 13th-seeded Franklin upset No. 4-seed Milford in a Section Four Class D first-round match at Milford.

"He had a couple of real big saves to keep it at zero for us," Franklin coach Allecia Tull said of Scott.

Carey opened the scoring two minutes into the second half. He controlled a deflected shot by Corey Nydam, dribbled around a defender and placed it by the keeper.

Two minutes later, he received a long pass from Chase Guernsey and beat Milford goalie Loren Sutton on a breakaway.

Milford held a 19-6 advantage in shots.

FRANKLIN 2, MILFORD 0

Franklin 0 2 — 2

Milford 0 0 — 0

Franklin (7-10) goals-assists: Travis Carey 2-0; Corey Nydam 0-1; Chase Guernsey 0-1.

Milford (12-5-1): None.

Goalies: Loren Sutton (M) 2; Garrett Scott (F) 12.

Shots-cornerkicks: M 19-6; F 5-0.

Jefferson 3, Edmeston 2

The second of Shawn Loveless' two goals came on a penalty kick eight minutes into the second half to give 11th-seeded Jefferson a 3-1 lead in its Section Four Class D victory at Edmeston.

Loveless' penalty kick was set up when Edmeston goalie Matt Fikes received a yellow card for shoving a Jefferson player after play had stopped.

"He overreacted and threw him to the ground," Edmeston coach Jim Huntington said. "It was one of those things where they always catch the second guy."

Edmeston pulled within 3-2 on a goal by Dan Williams with 19 minutes left.

"We put some pressure on, but couldn't tie it up," said Huntington, whose team outshot Jefferson, 21-12. "It was a pretty even game."

The Jayhawks will play at third-seeded Margaretville on Saturday.

JEFFERSON 3, EDMESTON 2

Jefferson 1 2 — 3

Edmeston 1 1 — 2

Jefferson (10-8) goals-assists: Kyle Sabia 1-0; Shawn Loveless 2-0 (penalty kick).

Edmeston (12-7): Brian Johnston 1-0; Allen Ruffles 0-1, Dan Williams 1-0.

Goalies: Zach Bulka (J) 12; Matt Fikes (E) 9.

Shots-cornerkicks: J 12-3; E 21-2.