Owego capitalized on its biggest opportunity Thursday.

The fifth-seeded Indians took advantage of an error and scored four runs in the seventh inning en route to a 5-1 baseball victory over host Oneonta High in a Section Four Class A Tournament quarterfinal.

With the score tied at 1, Oneonta pitcher Don Potter got the first two outs of the inning. Jon Reynolds then grounded to first. OHS first baseman Dan Wood fielded the ball, but his throw to Potter at first went wide.

Matt Markosky then singled and Marc Baker walked to load the bases. Mike Suwak followed with a triple to give Owego (9-11) the le[an error occurred while processing this directive]ad. Suwak also scored to give the Indians a 5-1 lead.

"We had many, many opportunities and it was 1-1 going into the seventh," said OHS coach Joe Hughes, whose fourth-seeded Yellowjackets finished 15-6. "They really took advantage of their opportunity.

"We came up empty today," he continued. "We had a great turnaround from last season and I’m proud of them. We just didn’t play a good game today."

Oneonta, which finished 5-11 last season, missed chances to score throughout the first six innings. The Jackets stranded two runners in the first, two in the second and a runner at second in the third. Additionally, OHS loaded the bases with none out in the sixth but scored one run.

In their six losses this season, the Jackets have been shut out three times and scored a combined eight runs.

"Any time you lose a game, you’re disappointed because you play to compete and win," Hughes said. "In this case, it happens to be the last game of the year. We were a good team and, unfortunately, we had a tough day today."

OWEGO 5, ONEONTA 1

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Marc Baker (W), Andy Marzo (7) and Adam Farabaugh. Kyle Donnelly, Don Potter (L,4-3) and Cody Losie. 2B — Mike Seroka (On), Lance Ratchford (On), Matt Markosky (Ow). 3B — Mike Suwak (Ow).

Pat Simonds hit a two-run homer in the first inning to lead sixth-seeded Sidney to a home victory over No. 11 Newark Valley in the opening round of the Section Four Class B Tournament.

The Warriors (15-6), who fell to Chenango Valley in the Class B sectional final last season, scored five times in the first and led, 7-0, after two innings.

Simonds finished with two hits and four RBIs. Seth Kane and Brett Pendorf each contributed three hits. Parker Umbra and Nick Kozak each had two hits.

Winning pitcher Aubrey Wood (5-2) struck out eight and walked three in six innings for the Warriors, who travel to No. 3 Waverly (16-7) on Saturday.

SIDNEY 10, NEWARK VALLEY 2

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Mike Tallon (L) and Josh Painter. Aubrey Wood (W,5-2), Cody Rose (7) and Parker Umbra. 2B — Parker Umbra (S) 2, Pat Simonds (S), Cody Rose (S), Seth Kane (S). 3B — Tim Woodard (N). HR — Pat Simonds (S).

"My wife was concerned about my health because I jumped so high down the third-base line," Walton coach Gary Backus said of his reaction to his team’s 14th consecutive victory. "She thought I was going to pull something in my back."

Sophomore Casey Killian opened Walton’s seventh with a double down the left-field line. Pinch-runner Cody MacDonald advanced to third when Patrick O’Brien reached on an infield fielding error, setting up Mora for an RBI single that caromed off third base and into left field.

Winning pitcher Andy Jackson (5-2) scattered seven hits, struck out six and walked two.

Jackson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth and helped himself out of another one in the seventh. Newfield (7-12), the No. 12 seed, had runners on second and third with two out in the seventh when T.J. Poyer hit a swinging bunt to the left side of the infield. Jackson fielded it and narrowly threw out Poyer at first to end the inning.

The fifth-seeded Warriors (14-2-1), winners of the Midstate Athletic Conference championship, opened the scoring in the first inning. Nate Shelton led off with a single and went to third on Sean Fisher’s single. Jackson then hit a deep drive to center.

"The kid made a Willie Mays catch — over the shoulders," Backus of Trojans center fielder Zak Stamp.

Shelton tagged from third and scored.

Walton plays fourth-seeded Elmira Notre Dame, a 22-1 winner over Odessa-Montour, in a quarterfinal at 1 p.m. Saturday. Backus said he thought the game would be played in the Binghamton area.

WALTON 2, NEWFIELD 1

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Andrew Wall, Wayne Spencer (7,L) and Kyle Newart. Andy Jackson (W,5-2) and Nate Shelton. 2B — Casey Killian (W).

Devon Bedient had two doubles, but No. 10 Delhi lost in the opening round to seventh-seeded Groton at Greene.

The Bulldogs, which started the season 1-8, finished 8-10.

GROTON 10, DELHI 2

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Jeremiah Warren (L,3-3), Kyle Cappiello (4) and Nate Rockefeller. Cody Strerr (W) and Kyle Reed. 2B — Devon Bedient (D) 2.

"He was very consistent," Cooperstown coach Frank Miosek said of Banner, who went 3-for-3 with two RBIs at the plate. "He pitched smartly."

Zack Sittler went 2-for-2 for the seventh-seeded Redskins (15-5), who play No. 15 Mohawk or No. 2 Bishop Grimes on Saturday. The site and time will be determined, Miosek said.

Beaver River, the 10th seed, finished its season 11-8.

COOPERSTOWN 4, BEAVER RIVER 0

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Branagan (L) and Farney. Luke Banner (7-2) and Philip Pohl. 2B — Peter Green (C).