Remsen 5, Dolgeville 0
Missed the 1st half of this one. It was already 3-0 by the time I got there - Joleen Marfone scored both of her goals in those 1st 40 minutes. Caught some decent action and got some good shots while I was there, though, so that works.
As expected, Remsen dominated. They put an insane amount of shots up, and had the ball within 35 yards of where they wanted it almost the whole time. The 2 goals they scored in the 2nd half came from the same player, 69 seconds apart. Elisha Hamilton did the honors. The first one was scored off a Brittany Waterbury corner kick with 32:15 remaining when she bodied it into the goal, making it 4-0. They were able to get a runout a minute later, and Hamilton finished a Taylor Childers cross by poking it through with 31:06 to go.
#NumbersDontLie - This couldn't get much more lopsided. In the 2nd half alone, Remsen nearly averaged a shot every 2 minutes, and they kept the pressure on the whole way. 2nd half stats below:
Shots - 19-2 Remsen
Corners - 2-1 Remsen
Saves - 6-1 Dolgeville
GK Touches - 8-2 Dolgeville
Goal Kicks - 13-1 Dolgeville
Like I stated in a tweet, the ball was in jail - the jail was Remsen's attacking third. It kept trying to escape, and it was set free a couple times.... just to be brought back to its home very quickly.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
10/4 Most Valuable Thoughts: Oriskany/Sandy Creek Football
Sandy Creek 60, Oriskany 0
God, this was bad. I told myself to not even do an article, not even total stats, not even do a thing with this one. However, I will. Sandy Creek is a tough, pretty classy bunch, and I liked their coaches, so I'll do a little bit.
The line crew and I had a friendly bet going: over/under how many plays it would take Sandy Creek to score on their first drive. Line was set at 3, I picked that exact number. It was over - 7 plays, to be exact. A 37 yard hookup from Tyler Swarthout to Zach Halsey set up a 3 yard TD run from Cameron Hall, which gave the Comets a 6-0 lead with 6:30 left in the 1st. After forcing a 3 & out (one of 4 they forced in the 1st half), they moved 70 yards in 2 plays in a quick scoring drive. Kyle Fayette started it with a 26 yard run, and John Shirley put them up 12-0 on the next play, a 44 yard dash into the end zone with 4:30 left in the 1st. Sandy Creek scored on the next drive as well, which was triggered by a pair of 13 yard runs & a 20 yard reception by Cameron Hall, and finished by the person everyone's talking about.
Grace Wallace. The story's up everywhere now. 1st girl to score in Section III in 3 years, and just a great story. She plunged in from 1 yard out to give the Comets a 20-0 lead on the 2nd play of the 2nd quarter.
It got no better for the Redskins. Another 3 & out gave Sandy Creek nice field position for the 2nd straight time, this one at midfield. 5 plays later, Hall ran one in from 23 yards out to give Sandy Creek a 27-0 lead, this time with just under 8 to go in the half. An offsides penalty on 3rd & 3 gave Oriskany its first 1st down, and their only one of the half, but on the next play, an Ethan Juarez pass was deflected and picked off by 6'1", 380 pound Shane Rowell at the Oriskany 25. Sophomore Jared Baird proceeded to run it in from 25 yards out, pushing the score up to 33-0 at the 5:36 mark. That marked 5 straight drives that Sandy Creek finished in the end zone. They had another chance - punting the ball away from the Redskin 44 in the last 7 seconds of the half, the Redskin returner had it bounce off his chest to the ground, where a Comet recovered it at the 12. There was 0.1 second left on the clock. Instead of giving 40-0 a shot, Sandy Creek took a knee, although they were only 12 yards out. That was an almost-odd bit of class that didn't go unnoticed. Not like they needed the extra points.
Sandy Creek got the ball to start the 2nd half and kept it up. Hall actually returned the kickoff for a TD, but a holding penalty brought it back to Oriskany's 31. A 24 yard run by Shirley set up a 1 yard plunge by Bobby Cornell to give the Comets a 39-0 lead 2 minutes into the 2nd half. A couple drives later, Oriskany was pinned back at their own 6. A false start brought it back to the 3, and Shamis Lasher was tackled 3 yards into the end zone on the next play to make the score 41-0 off a safety. Another big return, to the 21 this time, set up a 4 yard Zach Brown TD run. The quarter ended with that same 47-0 score. Another big punt return set up another scoring drive. The ball was returned to Oriskany's 33, and a 28 yard run on the 1st play of the drive from Brad Clark set up a 2 yard score from Luke Elliot. That 54-0 score wasn't the end - after Oriskany's longest drive, an 11 play, 31 yard drive that saw them get to Sandy Creek's 25, which was the closest they got - Kyle Fayette hit Tyler Swarthout with a pass that turned into a 67 yard TD. From then on, it was all over but the cryin'. Oriskany picked it up in the 2nd half, albeit against some 2nd string players for the most part, but there was no saving this one.
#NumbersDontLie - 60-0. Need any other numbers?...
I'll give you a few. The Comets reallllly spread the love. Kyle Fayette only threw 1 pass, the 67 yard TD. He had 3 carries for 37 yards. Cameron Hall ran for 75 yards and 2 TDs in 8 carries; he also caught 1 pass from Tyler Swarthout for 20 yards. John Shirley only carried the ball 3 times, but picked up 70 yards and a TD. Sandy Creek outgained Oriskany 455-68 in all... and it could've been much worse.
Neat-o Stat of the Night - Cameron Hall was the only Sandy Creek Comet to be a part of more than 1 TD - he ran for 2. Besides that, a total of 8 players were in the end zone for their 9 TDs. Told you they spread the love.
God, this was bad. I told myself to not even do an article, not even total stats, not even do a thing with this one. However, I will. Sandy Creek is a tough, pretty classy bunch, and I liked their coaches, so I'll do a little bit.
The line crew and I had a friendly bet going: over/under how many plays it would take Sandy Creek to score on their first drive. Line was set at 3, I picked that exact number. It was over - 7 plays, to be exact. A 37 yard hookup from Tyler Swarthout to Zach Halsey set up a 3 yard TD run from Cameron Hall, which gave the Comets a 6-0 lead with 6:30 left in the 1st. After forcing a 3 & out (one of 4 they forced in the 1st half), they moved 70 yards in 2 plays in a quick scoring drive. Kyle Fayette started it with a 26 yard run, and John Shirley put them up 12-0 on the next play, a 44 yard dash into the end zone with 4:30 left in the 1st. Sandy Creek scored on the next drive as well, which was triggered by a pair of 13 yard runs & a 20 yard reception by Cameron Hall, and finished by the person everyone's talking about.
Grace Wallace. The story's up everywhere now. 1st girl to score in Section III in 3 years, and just a great story. She plunged in from 1 yard out to give the Comets a 20-0 lead on the 2nd play of the 2nd quarter.
It got no better for the Redskins. Another 3 & out gave Sandy Creek nice field position for the 2nd straight time, this one at midfield. 5 plays later, Hall ran one in from 23 yards out to give Sandy Creek a 27-0 lead, this time with just under 8 to go in the half. An offsides penalty on 3rd & 3 gave Oriskany its first 1st down, and their only one of the half, but on the next play, an Ethan Juarez pass was deflected and picked off by 6'1", 380 pound Shane Rowell at the Oriskany 25. Sophomore Jared Baird proceeded to run it in from 25 yards out, pushing the score up to 33-0 at the 5:36 mark. That marked 5 straight drives that Sandy Creek finished in the end zone. They had another chance - punting the ball away from the Redskin 44 in the last 7 seconds of the half, the Redskin returner had it bounce off his chest to the ground, where a Comet recovered it at the 12. There was 0.1 second left on the clock. Instead of giving 40-0 a shot, Sandy Creek took a knee, although they were only 12 yards out. That was an almost-odd bit of class that didn't go unnoticed. Not like they needed the extra points.
Sandy Creek got the ball to start the 2nd half and kept it up. Hall actually returned the kickoff for a TD, but a holding penalty brought it back to Oriskany's 31. A 24 yard run by Shirley set up a 1 yard plunge by Bobby Cornell to give the Comets a 39-0 lead 2 minutes into the 2nd half. A couple drives later, Oriskany was pinned back at their own 6. A false start brought it back to the 3, and Shamis Lasher was tackled 3 yards into the end zone on the next play to make the score 41-0 off a safety. Another big return, to the 21 this time, set up a 4 yard Zach Brown TD run. The quarter ended with that same 47-0 score. Another big punt return set up another scoring drive. The ball was returned to Oriskany's 33, and a 28 yard run on the 1st play of the drive from Brad Clark set up a 2 yard score from Luke Elliot. That 54-0 score wasn't the end - after Oriskany's longest drive, an 11 play, 31 yard drive that saw them get to Sandy Creek's 25, which was the closest they got - Kyle Fayette hit Tyler Swarthout with a pass that turned into a 67 yard TD. From then on, it was all over but the cryin'. Oriskany picked it up in the 2nd half, albeit against some 2nd string players for the most part, but there was no saving this one.
#NumbersDontLie - 60-0. Need any other numbers?...
I'll give you a few. The Comets reallllly spread the love. Kyle Fayette only threw 1 pass, the 67 yard TD. He had 3 carries for 37 yards. Cameron Hall ran for 75 yards and 2 TDs in 8 carries; he also caught 1 pass from Tyler Swarthout for 20 yards. John Shirley only carried the ball 3 times, but picked up 70 yards and a TD. Sandy Creek outgained Oriskany 455-68 in all... and it could've been much worse.
Neat-o Stat of the Night - Cameron Hall was the only Sandy Creek Comet to be a part of more than 1 TD - he ran for 2. Besides that, a total of 8 players were in the end zone for their 9 TDs. Told you they spread the love.
Monday, October 7, 2013
10/4 Most Valuable Thoughts: Belleville-Henderson/Sackets Harbor Boys Soccer
Sackets Harbor 1, Belleville-Henderson 0
This one was a shocker. Entering the game, Sackets was 8-2; Belleville 0-9. Everyone was crushing Belleville, including Sackets the first time they played (11-0 to be exact). Thought this was going to be a laugher, just an easy game to go to while up north before Oriskany/Sandy Creek. I was wrong.
Got there midway through the 1st half. Thought it was probably 3-0 or 4-0 (didn't know because there's no scoreboard). It was actually scoreless. Sackets certainly looked like the better team, and they had it in their attacking half almost exclusively, but not much was going on. The one goal was put through with about 14 minutes remaining in the 1st half. Ryan Allen played a cross to Shea Lynch, who put it past keeper Eli Merced with a pretty play. However, that was that. Sackets' overall numbers were staggering compared to Belleville-Henderson. In the 2nd half, they outshot their opponents 13-0, had 3 corner kicks, and the Sackets GK only touched the ball 3 times, none of them being saves. They forced Merced to make 7 2nd half saves, and he grabbed the ball in non-save opportunities 4 more times. Belleville-Henderson did get away with a call that I thought was iffy - Merced dove for the ball, looked as if he was about to secure it, but bobbled it just a bit. While the ball was right next to him, but not under control, a Sackets player jarred it toward the goal. The official near the play blew it dead, saying the GK had full control. Did he? Not at that moment - but it was still a great effort, nonetheless. It could've been 4 or 5-0, but Merced sprawled out to make a few diving stops in the 2nd half, including a pair of would-be own goals. He was credited with 10 saves for the game, and I was there for 8 of them.
#NumbersDontLie - Sackets dominated the stats in the 2nd half. Already mentioned the numbers above.
MVT MVP - Gotta give it to Eli Merced. His team may have lost 1-0, but he did a hell of a job in goal making sure it stayed at 1 and didn't balloon to much more. Belleville-Henderson didn't look like a winless team out there on Friday afternoon, and that's a whole lot to do with the goalkeeping of Merced.
This one was a shocker. Entering the game, Sackets was 8-2; Belleville 0-9. Everyone was crushing Belleville, including Sackets the first time they played (11-0 to be exact). Thought this was going to be a laugher, just an easy game to go to while up north before Oriskany/Sandy Creek. I was wrong.
Got there midway through the 1st half. Thought it was probably 3-0 or 4-0 (didn't know because there's no scoreboard). It was actually scoreless. Sackets certainly looked like the better team, and they had it in their attacking half almost exclusively, but not much was going on. The one goal was put through with about 14 minutes remaining in the 1st half. Ryan Allen played a cross to Shea Lynch, who put it past keeper Eli Merced with a pretty play. However, that was that. Sackets' overall numbers were staggering compared to Belleville-Henderson. In the 2nd half, they outshot their opponents 13-0, had 3 corner kicks, and the Sackets GK only touched the ball 3 times, none of them being saves. They forced Merced to make 7 2nd half saves, and he grabbed the ball in non-save opportunities 4 more times. Belleville-Henderson did get away with a call that I thought was iffy - Merced dove for the ball, looked as if he was about to secure it, but bobbled it just a bit. While the ball was right next to him, but not under control, a Sackets player jarred it toward the goal. The official near the play blew it dead, saying the GK had full control. Did he? Not at that moment - but it was still a great effort, nonetheless. It could've been 4 or 5-0, but Merced sprawled out to make a few diving stops in the 2nd half, including a pair of would-be own goals. He was credited with 10 saves for the game, and I was there for 8 of them.
#NumbersDontLie - Sackets dominated the stats in the 2nd half. Already mentioned the numbers above.
MVT MVP - Gotta give it to Eli Merced. His team may have lost 1-0, but he did a hell of a job in goal making sure it stayed at 1 and didn't balloon to much more. Belleville-Henderson didn't look like a winless team out there on Friday afternoon, and that's a whole lot to do with the goalkeeping of Merced.
10/3 Most Valuable Thoughts: Waterville @ Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton Football
Waterville 26, Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton 14
Quick thoughts. This one was a little interesting. Not sure whether I learned more about M-E/H or Waterville in this game. I'm leaning towards the side of Waterville - as in they're not as good as their record indicates. Nothing against them, they've won the games they're supposed to win. However, their 4-1 record is a little inflated because they've yet to step on the field against Herkimer & Dolgeville. Both of those teams had their bench in by the 3rd quarter. Waterville needed all 48 minutes to get this win. On to the game.
After the squads traded punts, the Vipers got on the board first with a drive that was spearheaded by EJ Hackney. He had 41 yards on 4 carries during the drive, including a 4 yard TD run to put Morrisville, the home team, up 6-0 about 7 minutes into the game. They had a chance to add to it - went for an onside kick and recovered - but the drive stalled in the red zone, where M-E/H turned it over on downs at the Waterville 10. The Indians responded with their best drive of the night. Pinned at the 3 after QB Jon Piersma was taken down for a loss, they proceeded to move 97 yards in the next 9 plays. An offsides penalty also helped Waterville. They got out of enemy territory with a 35 yard connection from Piersma to Zach Sawyer. They had another connection of 18 yards to get near the red zone, and Piersma finished it off 4 plays later with a 3 yard TD run on 3rd & goal to give Waterville a 7-6 lead early in the 2nd. Morrisville wasn't done yet, though. After picking up 4 yards on a big 4th & 1 near their own 40, EJ Hackney turned the next play into a 55 yard TD run, putting M-E/H back up 14-7 with 7:30 left in the half. Waterville had a shot late in the half, using a hurry-up offense to get inside Morrisville's 30, but a 15 yard loss on a high shotgun snap proved to be the drive killer.
It was just a delay of the inevitable. Waterville got the ball to start the 2nd half and turned it up from the start. A 51 yard run by Casey Jones was the big play that set up a 12 yard TD pass from Piersma to Sawyer, tying it at 14 with just under 8 to go in the 3rd. This was no longer a back-and-forth game, though. Isaiah Spooner picked off a Bryce Belanger pass and returned it to Morrisville's 19 to set up an easy drive for Waterville - in my opinion, this was the play of the game. After Jones rushed for no gain, Connor Jipson got the ball and took it those 19 yards to the house, giving Waterville a 20-14 lead with just over 5 to play in the 3rd. 3 plays into the next Morrisville drive, Casey Jones picked off another Belanger pass, and Waterville was back in business in the red zone, this time at the 20. On 3rd & 1 at the 11, Piersma hit Sawyer for an 11 yard score. This put Waterville up 26-14 with around 2:15 to go in the 3rd, and proved to be the last points put up in the game.
Morrisville had its opportunities. The ensuing drive of theirs lasted 8 minutes and spanned 63 yards at one point, before Hackney lost 4 yards on a 4th & 4 at the Waterville 7. After forcing the Indians into a 3 & out, Morrisville picked up a big 43 yard punt return to set up 1st & goal at the 7 with 4:24 to go. However, they got nothing going, and a Belanger pass fell incomplete on 4th & goal at the 5, nullifying that opportunity. They pinned Waterville at the 1 on 4th down, but a 60 yard punt with no return knocked the Vipers back to their own 39 with 1:27 left. Belanger completed a 36 yard pass on the 1st play, but they went no further, throwing a pick to Piersma 3 plays later. Waterville improved to 4-1, Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton now 1-4.
For Waterville, Jon Piersma went 8/17 in the air for 122 passing yards and 2 TDs; he also ran for 14 yards on 11 carries and another TD. Zach Sawyer was his main target, catching 6 passes for 101 yards and was on the receiving end of both TD passes. Connor Jipson had 7 carries for 36 yards and a TD, and Casey Jones ran for 54 yards on 5 carries, all in the 2nd half. On Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton's end, Bryce Belanger had a rough day under center. He went 3/15, throwing for 47 yards and 3 picks. He lost 11 yards on 2 carries in the option game. EJ Hackney picked up 162 yards on the ground off of 25 carries and 2 TDs, and Nick Christman had 13 carries for 67 yards.
Neat-o Stat of the Night: Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton outgained Waterville overall: 269-217. However, yards don't always equal wins. Ask the Cowboys. The Vipers came up short on some great oportunities, and it cost them what would've been a huge W.
Quick thoughts. This one was a little interesting. Not sure whether I learned more about M-E/H or Waterville in this game. I'm leaning towards the side of Waterville - as in they're not as good as their record indicates. Nothing against them, they've won the games they're supposed to win. However, their 4-1 record is a little inflated because they've yet to step on the field against Herkimer & Dolgeville. Both of those teams had their bench in by the 3rd quarter. Waterville needed all 48 minutes to get this win. On to the game.
After the squads traded punts, the Vipers got on the board first with a drive that was spearheaded by EJ Hackney. He had 41 yards on 4 carries during the drive, including a 4 yard TD run to put Morrisville, the home team, up 6-0 about 7 minutes into the game. They had a chance to add to it - went for an onside kick and recovered - but the drive stalled in the red zone, where M-E/H turned it over on downs at the Waterville 10. The Indians responded with their best drive of the night. Pinned at the 3 after QB Jon Piersma was taken down for a loss, they proceeded to move 97 yards in the next 9 plays. An offsides penalty also helped Waterville. They got out of enemy territory with a 35 yard connection from Piersma to Zach Sawyer. They had another connection of 18 yards to get near the red zone, and Piersma finished it off 4 plays later with a 3 yard TD run on 3rd & goal to give Waterville a 7-6 lead early in the 2nd. Morrisville wasn't done yet, though. After picking up 4 yards on a big 4th & 1 near their own 40, EJ Hackney turned the next play into a 55 yard TD run, putting M-E/H back up 14-7 with 7:30 left in the half. Waterville had a shot late in the half, using a hurry-up offense to get inside Morrisville's 30, but a 15 yard loss on a high shotgun snap proved to be the drive killer.
It was just a delay of the inevitable. Waterville got the ball to start the 2nd half and turned it up from the start. A 51 yard run by Casey Jones was the big play that set up a 12 yard TD pass from Piersma to Sawyer, tying it at 14 with just under 8 to go in the 3rd. This was no longer a back-and-forth game, though. Isaiah Spooner picked off a Bryce Belanger pass and returned it to Morrisville's 19 to set up an easy drive for Waterville - in my opinion, this was the play of the game. After Jones rushed for no gain, Connor Jipson got the ball and took it those 19 yards to the house, giving Waterville a 20-14 lead with just over 5 to play in the 3rd. 3 plays into the next Morrisville drive, Casey Jones picked off another Belanger pass, and Waterville was back in business in the red zone, this time at the 20. On 3rd & 1 at the 11, Piersma hit Sawyer for an 11 yard score. This put Waterville up 26-14 with around 2:15 to go in the 3rd, and proved to be the last points put up in the game.
Morrisville had its opportunities. The ensuing drive of theirs lasted 8 minutes and spanned 63 yards at one point, before Hackney lost 4 yards on a 4th & 4 at the Waterville 7. After forcing the Indians into a 3 & out, Morrisville picked up a big 43 yard punt return to set up 1st & goal at the 7 with 4:24 to go. However, they got nothing going, and a Belanger pass fell incomplete on 4th & goal at the 5, nullifying that opportunity. They pinned Waterville at the 1 on 4th down, but a 60 yard punt with no return knocked the Vipers back to their own 39 with 1:27 left. Belanger completed a 36 yard pass on the 1st play, but they went no further, throwing a pick to Piersma 3 plays later. Waterville improved to 4-1, Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton now 1-4.
For Waterville, Jon Piersma went 8/17 in the air for 122 passing yards and 2 TDs; he also ran for 14 yards on 11 carries and another TD. Zach Sawyer was his main target, catching 6 passes for 101 yards and was on the receiving end of both TD passes. Connor Jipson had 7 carries for 36 yards and a TD, and Casey Jones ran for 54 yards on 5 carries, all in the 2nd half. On Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton's end, Bryce Belanger had a rough day under center. He went 3/15, throwing for 47 yards and 3 picks. He lost 11 yards on 2 carries in the option game. EJ Hackney picked up 162 yards on the ground off of 25 carries and 2 TDs, and Nick Christman had 13 carries for 67 yards.
Neat-o Stat of the Night: Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton outgained Waterville overall: 269-217. However, yards don't always equal wins. Ask the Cowboys. The Vipers came up short on some great oportunities, and it cost them what would've been a huge W.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
The Roundup - Week 5, Section 3 Football
They waitin' on us like the 1st & the 15th... so let's get to it.
3 teams hit 60 or passed it (Westmoreland, Fayetteville-Manlius, Sandy Creek), and I witnessed the largest margin of victory that I've ever been present for - a 60-0 Sandy Creek W over Oriskany, just surpassing the 57-0 shalacking I witnessed Sauquoit take against Herkimer back in 2011. A couple could have been worse than that - IHC was up 49-0 on Grimes at half, CBA had Central Square 42-0 at half. Whitesboro, Mexico, and Little Falls finally got going, New Hartford kept it going, ES-M & ITC picked up wins in arguably the games of the week, and CVA again let one slip away late. Let's run them all down - by class, as usual.
AA
CBA 55, Central Square 6 - No surprise. The undefeated over the winless. CBA scored 3 straight TDs on returns - 2 punts & a pick-6. Deshawn Salter caught a TD pass, ran one in, and returned a punt for one. JR Zazzara threw for two. Just another day at the office for the Brothers.
Henninger 34, C-NS 6 - Former Athlete of the Week Romero Collier went 14/21, throwing for 228 yards and 2 TDs. He also ran ones in from 4 and 57 yards out. Keisean Scott caught 8 of those passes for 152 of those yards and a TD - and he also ran one in.
West Genesee 38, Corcoran 18 - The Wildcats gradually pulled away from the Cougars in a battle between two teams stuck at .500. Naesean Howard hit the end zone from 10 & 22 yards out, and Dashon Turner threw for 1 and ran for 1.
Liverpool 41, Proctor 7 - The winners used a big 2nd quarter to get separation in this one. Jadakis Scott ran for a pair of TDs, and Ben Terzini caught a pair of touchdown passes from different QBs. Proctor still #GoneFishin for a win.
Fayetteville-Manlius 63, RFA 19 - Ridiculous as it may seem, nearly all the scoring was done in the 1st half - it was 56-19 headed into the break. Jake Wittig threw for 5 TDs and ran for 1. The 5 TDs alone totaled 214 yards. The Hornets are also undefeated - and scoring at will.
Baldwinsville 35, Auburn 15 - Balanced attack for the Bees, no one impacted more than 2 TDs. Gage Blasi threw for one and ran for one: Cameron Skipworth ran for one and caught one. They've shown that the loss of Rouse hasn't slowed them down one bit, now at 4-1.
A
East Syracuse-Minoa 14, Jamesville-Dewitt 7 - The Red Rams were blanked after the 1st quarter in this battle between squads 3-1 entering the game. Sean Richardson had a hand in both TDs scored for the winners - a 4 yd run in the 2nd & a 12 yd pass to Patrick Bryant in the 3rd. He also finished with 133 yards passing and 65 rushing.
Albany 34, Fowler 12 - The Falcons got blasted 26-0 in the middle quarters and dropped to 0-5 in this one. Dalton Cooley scored both times for Fowler on runs of 44 and 13 yards.
New Hartford 53, Fulton 25 - The Spartans scored the first 26, and they went from big losing streak to 4-1 in the blink of an eye. Stephen Tomaino ran the first 3 TDs in from 69, 7, and 5 yards out.
Whitesboro 25, Fulton 7 - Using a big 2nd half, the Warriors finally got their 1st W. They've been in every game so far. Andy DiVaccaro ran for a pair of TDs, and Bodhi Forbes threw for one and ran for one.
Carthage 41, Nottingham 20 - The Comets improve to 5-0 after slowly pulling away from a Nottingham that's having a down year. Josh Capers was the guy for Carthage on this evening, picking up 3 rushing TDs from 4, 17, and 53 yards out.
Indian River 43, Watertown 6 - Told myself I'd hit this one if Oriskany/Sandy Creek got too bad. It got too bad, but I stayed. Glad I did. Would've driven an hour to go from bad to bad. IR scored 27 in the 2nd quarter. Connor Brown threw for 2 TDs and ran for 1. Both TD passes were to Elijah Franklin, who also returned a punt for a score.
B
Westhill 10, Cortland 6 - Offense optional in this one. Westhill now 3-2, Cortland 2-3. All but a Westhill FG scored in the 4th quarter - a Ja'Shai Jameson 5 yard TD run was the game winner for the Warriors.
Homer 42, Solvay 2 - The Bearcats did not pull a New Hartford. After breaking their years-long losing streak last week, Homer made sure the winning streak stopped at 1, while boosting their record to 5-0. Alec Bush ran for a pair of TDs, Drew Cottrell threw for 1 and ran for 1. The pass was to Jayden Gavidia, who also returned a kick to the house.
Chittenango 49, Marcellus 21 - Marcellus might have been the favorite by record, but the 1-3 Bears picked up a big W Friday night. 3 Chittenango players rushed for over 100 yards; Andrew Flack 165 on 20 carries & 2 TDs, Connor Mills 139 on 14 and a TD, and Cory Benn 120 on 7 and 2 scores.
V-V-S 21, CVA 20 - The Thunder let another one slip away from them - 2-3 on the year, but could easily be 4-1, which is what the Red Devils are now. A 37 yard field goal off the foot of Zack Durant gave them the win. The final score was the only lead VVS had the whole way.
Cazenovia 26, Oneida 0 - Caz basically told everyone that said this should be a good game to shut up in 48 minutes of beatdown. Andrew Vogl ran the first 3 TDs in from 27, 2, and 1 yards out. The team ranked #4 in Class B made sure people don't put other teams close to them yet... even the previously undefeated Indians, ranked #12 themselves.
Mexico 44, Phoenix 21 - Someone's gotta win, right? Both teams 0-4 entering this one. Mexico scored 25 straight in the 1st through 3rd quarters, and outscored the Firebirds 30-8 in the middle quarters. Collin Haynes ran to the promised land 3 times and caught 2 passes for scores.
Camden 41, South Jefferson 27 - Camden must just be inconsistent and turn it on and off. Watched them do that against VVS and turn it off at the wrong time - and this looks more of the on/off scheme. They got up 21-0, then SJ cut it to 21-19, and Camden scored the next 20 to put it away. Ryan McCarthy threw for 1 TD & ran for 2, Jeremy Zeitchel ran for a pair, and Kevin Jones caught the TD pass, along with returning a pick to the house.
C
General Brown 40, Adirondack 0 - This one was over at the kickoff. Lions got up 33-0 in the 1st quarter, and the highest ranked team in Section 3 (#14 in C polls) walked to a win. A whole bunch of guys got in on this one, including Evan Will, who threw for 2 TDs and ran for 1, and Jared Christopher, who ran for 2. Evan Will dominate you.
Bishop Ludden 22, Hannibal 18 - You can tell it isn't a normal Ludden season when they had to come back from down double-digits to stop a winless team from beating them, but that's what they had to do in this one. Down 18-7 in the 3rd quarter, Anthony Pecoriello finished it off with TD runs of 42 and 65 yards to get the Gaelic Knights the W.
Institute of Technology 28, Canastota 7 - Dubbed by many as the game of the week, Tech showed why they're more than deserving of getting in those state rankings this week, shutting Canastota out until the 4th quarter. Josh Thomas started it off with a 48 yard TD run, and they poured it on from there.
Jordan-Elbridge 33, Onondaga 6 - The C handles their business against the D. Lamatt Chisholm scored a pair of TDs in the middle quarters with 2 & 5 yard runs, and Austin Barrigar accounted for the other 2, running for one in the 1st & throwing for the other in the 4th.
Skaneateles 28, Port Byron 14 - Skaneateles used a balanced attack to slowly pull away from the Panthers and improve to 4-1. No Skaneateles player accounted for more than one TD.
Watertown IHC 51, Bishop Grimes 0 - The C handles the D. Michael Marra scored on half of his carries - 6 rushes for 106 yards and 3 TDs. Cole Carpenter went 6/7 and threw for a pair of TDs. The Cavaliers were up 49-0 at half.
Thousand Islands 13, APW 12 - The Rebels almost picked up their first W, but two 2nd half TD runs from Tavis Anderson ensured that wouldn't happen. He had a 3rd quarter score from 24 yards out, and the eventual game-winner in the 4th, which was punched in from the 6.
Beaver River 35, Lowville 33 - The C did not handle the D - but this one seems like it was a fun one to watch. Lowville got 249 passing yards on 13/20 and 3 TDs from Brian O'Connor to go with 159 yards on 22 carries from Robert Campany, but that was in the loss, thanks to big numbers and plays from the Beavers, whose only W before knocking off the team that lost to Herkimer in the C-2 final last year was to winless Oriskany. It was the Kyle Steiner and Erik Lyndaker show: Steiner went 10/18 for over 160 yards and 2 passing TDs, along with 141 yards on the ground and 2 TDs off 19 carries, and Lyndaker ran for 177 on 20 carries and 1 rushing TD to go with 6 receptions for 123 receiving yards and 2 TDs in that fashion. The winning TD in the 4th was a 62 yard hookup from Steiner to Lyndaker.
Little Falls 14, Mt. Markham 13 - This one a bit surprising since Sherburne whacked LF 59-0, while only beating Mt. Markham 24-6, but the Mounties pick up the W in the 1st annual Mohawk Valley Toilet Bowl. Both teams winless heading into this one. Travis Dawley ran for both Mountie TDs, a 31 yarder and a 1 yarder - he also ran in the conversion after the 2nd one.
Notre Dame 45, Clinton 14 - Clinton was actually listed as honorable mention in the Class C rankings. That's how you can tell how much these guys watch. Nothing against Clinton, but the competition in their 3 W's hasn't been stellar. Notre Dame handled business Saturday afternoon, jumping out to a 39-0 lead by the 3rd quarter. Mr. Kid n Play Kevin Warmack made his case for MVT Athlete of the Week, throwing for 3 TDs and running for 3 more.
Dolgeville 30, Frankfort-Schuyler 14 - Another one where the C didn't handle the D. Blue Devils made a statement in this one by slowing down high-powered Frankfort offense. Jason Nastovski and Devin Coonradt each saw the end zone twice for Dolgeville.
Sherburne-Earlville 25, Holland Patent 12 - Someone actually scored more than once on Sherburne - but still, they're undefeated. Cody Marango threw for 3 TD passes in the win, all 3 of them to Austin Jasper. As a matter of fact, all touchdowns were off of passes until the last one, an insurance one for S-E.
Herkimer 47, Cooperstown 0 - The Magicians broke this one up early and the bench was cleared by the 3rd quarter. Austin Mills threw for 4 TDs and ran for 1 in the W, 2 of those passes going to Zach Steele.
Cato-Meridian 37, LaFayette/Fabius-Pompey 6 - Colin Richards had a part in the first 3 scores, catching 2 TD passes from fellow Colin, Colin Weller, and then booting a 38 yard FG. After a L/F-P score, Phil Schroeder handled it from there, running in the next 3 TDs. Schroeder ran for 134 yards on 18 carries in all.
Sandy Creek 60, Oriskany 0 - Everything you need to know about this will be on section3mvt.blogspot.com soon.
Weedsport 45, Tully 24 - Tully kept it interesting into the 3rd, where a 26 yard Nick Edinger TD run made it 27-18, but Weedsport scored the next 18 to turn it into a rout. Ryan Quigley ran for the 1st TD and caught a TD pass, thrown to him by Hunter Bowden, who also ran for one.
West Canada Valley 26, Sauquoit Valley 0 - The battle of the Indians. Also, the battle of the schools where "Valley" is included, but no one uses it while describing them - so, West Canada beat down Sauquoit. Cole Smith finished with 2 rushing TDs on the night from 48 and 16 yards out.
Westmoreland 66, South Lewis 20 - They just keep putting on the points. This one was still surprisingly a game after 1 quarter, with Westmo up 16-12, but they poured 29 on in the 2nd quarter. Tyler Deveans had TD runs of 34, 14, and 13 yards; Tim Harrison added TD runs of 17 and 14, and added a punt return of 50 yards that he took to the house.
Pulaski 55, New York Mills 8 - Pulaski poured it on, putting up 42 in the 1st half to smack a Marauder team that's taken a couple shalackings the last two weeks. Tom Taplin threw for a pair of TD passes, and returned a recovered fumble 29 yards to the land of 6 points. Joe Gamble rushed for TDs of 28 & 5 yards, and Mike Haskins also did it on both ends, catching a 24 yd TD pass from Taplin and returning a pick 29 yards to the house.
3 teams hit 60 or passed it (Westmoreland, Fayetteville-Manlius, Sandy Creek), and I witnessed the largest margin of victory that I've ever been present for - a 60-0 Sandy Creek W over Oriskany, just surpassing the 57-0 shalacking I witnessed Sauquoit take against Herkimer back in 2011. A couple could have been worse than that - IHC was up 49-0 on Grimes at half, CBA had Central Square 42-0 at half. Whitesboro, Mexico, and Little Falls finally got going, New Hartford kept it going, ES-M & ITC picked up wins in arguably the games of the week, and CVA again let one slip away late. Let's run them all down - by class, as usual.
AA
CBA 55, Central Square 6 - No surprise. The undefeated over the winless. CBA scored 3 straight TDs on returns - 2 punts & a pick-6. Deshawn Salter caught a TD pass, ran one in, and returned a punt for one. JR Zazzara threw for two. Just another day at the office for the Brothers.
Henninger 34, C-NS 6 - Former Athlete of the Week Romero Collier went 14/21, throwing for 228 yards and 2 TDs. He also ran ones in from 4 and 57 yards out. Keisean Scott caught 8 of those passes for 152 of those yards and a TD - and he also ran one in.
West Genesee 38, Corcoran 18 - The Wildcats gradually pulled away from the Cougars in a battle between two teams stuck at .500. Naesean Howard hit the end zone from 10 & 22 yards out, and Dashon Turner threw for 1 and ran for 1.
Liverpool 41, Proctor 7 - The winners used a big 2nd quarter to get separation in this one. Jadakis Scott ran for a pair of TDs, and Ben Terzini caught a pair of touchdown passes from different QBs. Proctor still #GoneFishin for a win.
Fayetteville-Manlius 63, RFA 19 - Ridiculous as it may seem, nearly all the scoring was done in the 1st half - it was 56-19 headed into the break. Jake Wittig threw for 5 TDs and ran for 1. The 5 TDs alone totaled 214 yards. The Hornets are also undefeated - and scoring at will.
Baldwinsville 35, Auburn 15 - Balanced attack for the Bees, no one impacted more than 2 TDs. Gage Blasi threw for one and ran for one: Cameron Skipworth ran for one and caught one. They've shown that the loss of Rouse hasn't slowed them down one bit, now at 4-1.
A
East Syracuse-Minoa 14, Jamesville-Dewitt 7 - The Red Rams were blanked after the 1st quarter in this battle between squads 3-1 entering the game. Sean Richardson had a hand in both TDs scored for the winners - a 4 yd run in the 2nd & a 12 yd pass to Patrick Bryant in the 3rd. He also finished with 133 yards passing and 65 rushing.
Albany 34, Fowler 12 - The Falcons got blasted 26-0 in the middle quarters and dropped to 0-5 in this one. Dalton Cooley scored both times for Fowler on runs of 44 and 13 yards.
New Hartford 53, Fulton 25 - The Spartans scored the first 26, and they went from big losing streak to 4-1 in the blink of an eye. Stephen Tomaino ran the first 3 TDs in from 69, 7, and 5 yards out.
Whitesboro 25, Fulton 7 - Using a big 2nd half, the Warriors finally got their 1st W. They've been in every game so far. Andy DiVaccaro ran for a pair of TDs, and Bodhi Forbes threw for one and ran for one.
Carthage 41, Nottingham 20 - The Comets improve to 5-0 after slowly pulling away from a Nottingham that's having a down year. Josh Capers was the guy for Carthage on this evening, picking up 3 rushing TDs from 4, 17, and 53 yards out.
Indian River 43, Watertown 6 - Told myself I'd hit this one if Oriskany/Sandy Creek got too bad. It got too bad, but I stayed. Glad I did. Would've driven an hour to go from bad to bad. IR scored 27 in the 2nd quarter. Connor Brown threw for 2 TDs and ran for 1. Both TD passes were to Elijah Franklin, who also returned a punt for a score.
B
Westhill 10, Cortland 6 - Offense optional in this one. Westhill now 3-2, Cortland 2-3. All but a Westhill FG scored in the 4th quarter - a Ja'Shai Jameson 5 yard TD run was the game winner for the Warriors.
Homer 42, Solvay 2 - The Bearcats did not pull a New Hartford. After breaking their years-long losing streak last week, Homer made sure the winning streak stopped at 1, while boosting their record to 5-0. Alec Bush ran for a pair of TDs, Drew Cottrell threw for 1 and ran for 1. The pass was to Jayden Gavidia, who also returned a kick to the house.
Chittenango 49, Marcellus 21 - Marcellus might have been the favorite by record, but the 1-3 Bears picked up a big W Friday night. 3 Chittenango players rushed for over 100 yards; Andrew Flack 165 on 20 carries & 2 TDs, Connor Mills 139 on 14 and a TD, and Cory Benn 120 on 7 and 2 scores.
V-V-S 21, CVA 20 - The Thunder let another one slip away from them - 2-3 on the year, but could easily be 4-1, which is what the Red Devils are now. A 37 yard field goal off the foot of Zack Durant gave them the win. The final score was the only lead VVS had the whole way.
Cazenovia 26, Oneida 0 - Caz basically told everyone that said this should be a good game to shut up in 48 minutes of beatdown. Andrew Vogl ran the first 3 TDs in from 27, 2, and 1 yards out. The team ranked #4 in Class B made sure people don't put other teams close to them yet... even the previously undefeated Indians, ranked #12 themselves.
Mexico 44, Phoenix 21 - Someone's gotta win, right? Both teams 0-4 entering this one. Mexico scored 25 straight in the 1st through 3rd quarters, and outscored the Firebirds 30-8 in the middle quarters. Collin Haynes ran to the promised land 3 times and caught 2 passes for scores.
Camden 41, South Jefferson 27 - Camden must just be inconsistent and turn it on and off. Watched them do that against VVS and turn it off at the wrong time - and this looks more of the on/off scheme. They got up 21-0, then SJ cut it to 21-19, and Camden scored the next 20 to put it away. Ryan McCarthy threw for 1 TD & ran for 2, Jeremy Zeitchel ran for a pair, and Kevin Jones caught the TD pass, along with returning a pick to the house.
C
General Brown 40, Adirondack 0 - This one was over at the kickoff. Lions got up 33-0 in the 1st quarter, and the highest ranked team in Section 3 (#14 in C polls) walked to a win. A whole bunch of guys got in on this one, including Evan Will, who threw for 2 TDs and ran for 1, and Jared Christopher, who ran for 2. Evan Will dominate you.
Bishop Ludden 22, Hannibal 18 - You can tell it isn't a normal Ludden season when they had to come back from down double-digits to stop a winless team from beating them, but that's what they had to do in this one. Down 18-7 in the 3rd quarter, Anthony Pecoriello finished it off with TD runs of 42 and 65 yards to get the Gaelic Knights the W.
Institute of Technology 28, Canastota 7 - Dubbed by many as the game of the week, Tech showed why they're more than deserving of getting in those state rankings this week, shutting Canastota out until the 4th quarter. Josh Thomas started it off with a 48 yard TD run, and they poured it on from there.
Jordan-Elbridge 33, Onondaga 6 - The C handles their business against the D. Lamatt Chisholm scored a pair of TDs in the middle quarters with 2 & 5 yard runs, and Austin Barrigar accounted for the other 2, running for one in the 1st & throwing for the other in the 4th.
Skaneateles 28, Port Byron 14 - Skaneateles used a balanced attack to slowly pull away from the Panthers and improve to 4-1. No Skaneateles player accounted for more than one TD.
Watertown IHC 51, Bishop Grimes 0 - The C handles the D. Michael Marra scored on half of his carries - 6 rushes for 106 yards and 3 TDs. Cole Carpenter went 6/7 and threw for a pair of TDs. The Cavaliers were up 49-0 at half.
Thousand Islands 13, APW 12 - The Rebels almost picked up their first W, but two 2nd half TD runs from Tavis Anderson ensured that wouldn't happen. He had a 3rd quarter score from 24 yards out, and the eventual game-winner in the 4th, which was punched in from the 6.
Beaver River 35, Lowville 33 - The C did not handle the D - but this one seems like it was a fun one to watch. Lowville got 249 passing yards on 13/20 and 3 TDs from Brian O'Connor to go with 159 yards on 22 carries from Robert Campany, but that was in the loss, thanks to big numbers and plays from the Beavers, whose only W before knocking off the team that lost to Herkimer in the C-2 final last year was to winless Oriskany. It was the Kyle Steiner and Erik Lyndaker show: Steiner went 10/18 for over 160 yards and 2 passing TDs, along with 141 yards on the ground and 2 TDs off 19 carries, and Lyndaker ran for 177 on 20 carries and 1 rushing TD to go with 6 receptions for 123 receiving yards and 2 TDs in that fashion. The winning TD in the 4th was a 62 yard hookup from Steiner to Lyndaker.
Little Falls 14, Mt. Markham 13 - This one a bit surprising since Sherburne whacked LF 59-0, while only beating Mt. Markham 24-6, but the Mounties pick up the W in the 1st annual Mohawk Valley Toilet Bowl. Both teams winless heading into this one. Travis Dawley ran for both Mountie TDs, a 31 yarder and a 1 yarder - he also ran in the conversion after the 2nd one.
Notre Dame 45, Clinton 14 - Clinton was actually listed as honorable mention in the Class C rankings. That's how you can tell how much these guys watch. Nothing against Clinton, but the competition in their 3 W's hasn't been stellar. Notre Dame handled business Saturday afternoon, jumping out to a 39-0 lead by the 3rd quarter. Mr. Kid n Play Kevin Warmack made his case for MVT Athlete of the Week, throwing for 3 TDs and running for 3 more.
Dolgeville 30, Frankfort-Schuyler 14 - Another one where the C didn't handle the D. Blue Devils made a statement in this one by slowing down high-powered Frankfort offense. Jason Nastovski and Devin Coonradt each saw the end zone twice for Dolgeville.
Sherburne-Earlville 25, Holland Patent 12 - Someone actually scored more than once on Sherburne - but still, they're undefeated. Cody Marango threw for 3 TD passes in the win, all 3 of them to Austin Jasper. As a matter of fact, all touchdowns were off of passes until the last one, an insurance one for S-E.
Herkimer 47, Cooperstown 0 - The Magicians broke this one up early and the bench was cleared by the 3rd quarter. Austin Mills threw for 4 TDs and ran for 1 in the W, 2 of those passes going to Zach Steele.
Cato-Meridian 37, LaFayette/Fabius-Pompey 6 - Colin Richards had a part in the first 3 scores, catching 2 TD passes from fellow Colin, Colin Weller, and then booting a 38 yard FG. After a L/F-P score, Phil Schroeder handled it from there, running in the next 3 TDs. Schroeder ran for 134 yards on 18 carries in all.
Sandy Creek 60, Oriskany 0 - Everything you need to know about this will be on section3mvt.blogspot.com soon.
Weedsport 45, Tully 24 - Tully kept it interesting into the 3rd, where a 26 yard Nick Edinger TD run made it 27-18, but Weedsport scored the next 18 to turn it into a rout. Ryan Quigley ran for the 1st TD and caught a TD pass, thrown to him by Hunter Bowden, who also ran for one.
West Canada Valley 26, Sauquoit Valley 0 - The battle of the Indians. Also, the battle of the schools where "Valley" is included, but no one uses it while describing them - so, West Canada beat down Sauquoit. Cole Smith finished with 2 rushing TDs on the night from 48 and 16 yards out.
Westmoreland 66, South Lewis 20 - They just keep putting on the points. This one was still surprisingly a game after 1 quarter, with Westmo up 16-12, but they poured 29 on in the 2nd quarter. Tyler Deveans had TD runs of 34, 14, and 13 yards; Tim Harrison added TD runs of 17 and 14, and added a punt return of 50 yards that he took to the house.
Pulaski 55, New York Mills 8 - Pulaski poured it on, putting up 42 in the 1st half to smack a Marauder team that's taken a couple shalackings the last two weeks. Tom Taplin threw for a pair of TD passes, and returned a recovered fumble 29 yards to the land of 6 points. Joe Gamble rushed for TDs of 28 & 5 yards, and Mike Haskins also did it on both ends, catching a 24 yd TD pass from Taplin and returning a pick 29 yards to the house.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
10/3 Most Valuable Thoughts: Sherburne-Earlville/Clinton Girls Soccer
Clinton 6, Sherburne-Earlville 0
You wouldn't realize that Sherburne had a 7-3 record coming into today by looking at that score. Clinton is just as tough as I've said all along. The only CSC school that even gives them a game is CVA, another team I'm extremely high on. However, that's for another discussion. Time to talk about today, because we all took a ride on the Hannah Shankman train today.
Walked in just a few seconds after the first goal. It was Shankman about 7 minutes in. It took just a little while for Clinton to get another goal of cushion in the 1st half - and it was from an 8th grader. Jenna Devine has put through impressive goals in both Clinton games I've attended. This time, she made a couple nifty moves to get separation from a pair of defenders, and then struck a left-footed shot over the outstretched arms of S-E GK Maddy Fetzko with 21:20 left in the 1st half. It was easy to see that Sherburne wasn't a bad team - they did have some opportunities in the 1st, but it remained 2-0 at the break. It only got worse for the Marauders, or Wolves, or whatever they are now. They got Shanked.
Hannah scored a couple of her goals today off of hustle. This was the first of them - she scored her 2nd of the day on a putback off a Fetzko save. Maureen Lewis put a shot on goal that Fetzko deflected, but unfortunately toward Shank just a few yards away. That gave Clinton a 3-0 lead with 29:41 to go, and just over 7 minutes later, it became 4-0. Hannah got her hat trick by using her head. Sounds fitting, right? Another Maureen Lewis connection - she put up a cross that was headed through. And if that wasn't enough Hannah Shankman for ya, here's more. MVT drops Hannah Shankman's name more than TNT plays Shawshank Redemption. For good reason, though. I said it in the tweet and shall repeat it - her 4th goal was my favorite one I saw this season. She outhustled a defender who had a beat on the ball to make the ball loose again, then proceeded to do the same thing again.. and a 3rd time, progressively working towards goal each time. After the 3rd defender was outhustled, she got a foot on it and it went through the pipes. That made it 5-0 with 7:08 to go, which was when she was taken out for the day. They weren't done scoring though. With under 5 minutes left, youngin Nora Arancio scored as well to make it 6-0. Clinton is good. Maddy Fetzko was credited with 10 saves for Sherburne; Marissa Cornelius 5 for Clinton. I missed 7 minutes, but had less for both.
#ByTheNumbers - Sherburne didn't suck, but Clinton was really good. They were considerably better in every aspect, stat sheet and not stat sheet. They had 18 shots - scoring once in every 3 shots you take is a great percentage. They also got through 80 minutes without giving Marissa Cornelius much work - I had her for a couple saves, and she touched the ball 4 other times on top of that.
Shots - Clinton 18-6
Corners - Clinton 3-0
Saves - Sherburne 4-2
GK Touches - Sherburne 10-4
Goal Kicks - Sherburne 7-1
You wouldn't realize that Sherburne had a 7-3 record coming into today by looking at that score. Clinton is just as tough as I've said all along. The only CSC school that even gives them a game is CVA, another team I'm extremely high on. However, that's for another discussion. Time to talk about today, because we all took a ride on the Hannah Shankman train today.
Walked in just a few seconds after the first goal. It was Shankman about 7 minutes in. It took just a little while for Clinton to get another goal of cushion in the 1st half - and it was from an 8th grader. Jenna Devine has put through impressive goals in both Clinton games I've attended. This time, she made a couple nifty moves to get separation from a pair of defenders, and then struck a left-footed shot over the outstretched arms of S-E GK Maddy Fetzko with 21:20 left in the 1st half. It was easy to see that Sherburne wasn't a bad team - they did have some opportunities in the 1st, but it remained 2-0 at the break. It only got worse for the Marauders, or Wolves, or whatever they are now. They got Shanked.
Hannah scored a couple of her goals today off of hustle. This was the first of them - she scored her 2nd of the day on a putback off a Fetzko save. Maureen Lewis put a shot on goal that Fetzko deflected, but unfortunately toward Shank just a few yards away. That gave Clinton a 3-0 lead with 29:41 to go, and just over 7 minutes later, it became 4-0. Hannah got her hat trick by using her head. Sounds fitting, right? Another Maureen Lewis connection - she put up a cross that was headed through. And if that wasn't enough Hannah Shankman for ya, here's more. MVT drops Hannah Shankman's name more than TNT plays Shawshank Redemption. For good reason, though. I said it in the tweet and shall repeat it - her 4th goal was my favorite one I saw this season. She outhustled a defender who had a beat on the ball to make the ball loose again, then proceeded to do the same thing again.. and a 3rd time, progressively working towards goal each time. After the 3rd defender was outhustled, she got a foot on it and it went through the pipes. That made it 5-0 with 7:08 to go, which was when she was taken out for the day. They weren't done scoring though. With under 5 minutes left, youngin Nora Arancio scored as well to make it 6-0. Clinton is good. Maddy Fetzko was credited with 10 saves for Sherburne; Marissa Cornelius 5 for Clinton. I missed 7 minutes, but had less for both.
#ByTheNumbers - Sherburne didn't suck, but Clinton was really good. They were considerably better in every aspect, stat sheet and not stat sheet. They had 18 shots - scoring once in every 3 shots you take is a great percentage. They also got through 80 minutes without giving Marissa Cornelius much work - I had her for a couple saves, and she touched the ball 4 other times on top of that.
Shots - Clinton 18-6
Corners - Clinton 3-0
Saves - Sherburne 4-2
GK Touches - Sherburne 10-4
Goal Kicks - Sherburne 7-1
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
10/1 Most Valuable Thoughts: Frankfort/Herkimer Girls Soccer
Herkimer 1, Frankfort-Schuyler 0 (OT)
Damn, it's October already. Second half of the season underway - as a matter of fact, less than 3 weeks until sectional seeding. Frankfort is a team with some talent, but they haven't been able to put it together - and at 2-6-1, they needed this one badly. Herkimer, on the other hand, has turned it up over the last couple weeks, entering the game at 4-3-1, but only one loss in the league to 11-0 Little Falls in a 1-0 decision. This one hung in the balance for a very long time...
Not much to talk about until OT. Most of the game was played between the 18s, but each team did give themselves a few golden opportunities. However, there were no ball-attracting magnets in the back of the net on this night. The closest opportunity for either side in the first 90 minutes was pretty late in the 1st OT, when Frankfort's Alexis Bianchi was able to get a whole lot of daylight. She let one go from just outside the 18 with a Magician defender closing. The ball sailed past Herkimer GK Chelsea Jory, but just barely didn't drop in time, bouncing off the top post back onto the field. Frankfort's Simone Palumbo got her foot on the long rebound straight out, but her shot went right into Jory's hands. Palumbo also had another opportunity earlier in the game - a header off a nice cross that got by Jory went just wide right of goal in the 1st half. Herkimer had a couple strong opportunities as well - Caitlyn Roorda had near-misses a couple times, one off a corner that almost looked like a surefire goal but just got hung up in a crowd right in front of the goal line, and another shot to the right post that Frankfort GK Cassandra Grippe had to make a sprawling stop for. However, in the 96th minute, Herkimer ended the game's scoring drought. Senior striker McKenzie Pine, known more for her strength than speed, beat the crowd to a ball played by freshman midfielder Maddie Renshaw, and was able to get it past the keeper with 4:18 left in the game. From there, the Maroon Knights weren't able to put a legitimate challenge on Jory until the buzzer. Herkimer is now 5-3-1, 4-1 in their division. For Frankfort, Cassandra Grippe played well in goal - bobbled a couple, but didn't let one through on a lot of opportunities until very late. She finished with 8 saves. On Herkimer's end, Chelsea Jory didn't see as much action, but she got her share and was able to stand tall against the pressure to get another shutout to add to her career total. She finished with 5 saves.
Damn, it's October already. Second half of the season underway - as a matter of fact, less than 3 weeks until sectional seeding. Frankfort is a team with some talent, but they haven't been able to put it together - and at 2-6-1, they needed this one badly. Herkimer, on the other hand, has turned it up over the last couple weeks, entering the game at 4-3-1, but only one loss in the league to 11-0 Little Falls in a 1-0 decision. This one hung in the balance for a very long time...
Not much to talk about until OT. Most of the game was played between the 18s, but each team did give themselves a few golden opportunities. However, there were no ball-attracting magnets in the back of the net on this night. The closest opportunity for either side in the first 90 minutes was pretty late in the 1st OT, when Frankfort's Alexis Bianchi was able to get a whole lot of daylight. She let one go from just outside the 18 with a Magician defender closing. The ball sailed past Herkimer GK Chelsea Jory, but just barely didn't drop in time, bouncing off the top post back onto the field. Frankfort's Simone Palumbo got her foot on the long rebound straight out, but her shot went right into Jory's hands. Palumbo also had another opportunity earlier in the game - a header off a nice cross that got by Jory went just wide right of goal in the 1st half. Herkimer had a couple strong opportunities as well - Caitlyn Roorda had near-misses a couple times, one off a corner that almost looked like a surefire goal but just got hung up in a crowd right in front of the goal line, and another shot to the right post that Frankfort GK Cassandra Grippe had to make a sprawling stop for. However, in the 96th minute, Herkimer ended the game's scoring drought. Senior striker McKenzie Pine, known more for her strength than speed, beat the crowd to a ball played by freshman midfielder Maddie Renshaw, and was able to get it past the keeper with 4:18 left in the game. From there, the Maroon Knights weren't able to put a legitimate challenge on Jory until the buzzer. Herkimer is now 5-3-1, 4-1 in their division. For Frankfort, Cassandra Grippe played well in goal - bobbled a couple, but didn't let one through on a lot of opportunities until very late. She finished with 8 saves. On Herkimer's end, Chelsea Jory didn't see as much action, but she got her share and was able to stand tall against the pressure to get another shutout to add to her career total. She finished with 5 saves.
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