Girls’ Soccer
Norwich 2, Chenango Valley 1 (OT)
NORWICH – Norwich caught a bit of a break to net the tying goal, and proceeded to notch an overtime goal in prevailing over Chenango Valley Monday night.
Norwich’s Catrina Handy jumped to head the ball on a cornerkick, and the Chenango Valley goalie was unable to handle the ball cleanly among traffic. The deflection went to Sarah Bonnell who scored the tying goal with 15 minutes left.
Bonnell scored the winner in the second 10-minute overtime taking a pass from Elisha Eddy at the 18-yard line, one-touching the ball, and blasting it past the keeper. “At this point of the season, the girls are playing better,” said Norwich coach Jeremy Bolton, whose club improved to 4-9. “It’s nice to see the wins come, and this was a good, quality win.”
Summary
(1-0 Chenango Valley at halftime)
Goals-assists: (CV) Sami Wyatt, 1-0, (N) Sarah Bonnell, 2-0, Elisha Eddy, 0-1.
Shots-cornerkicks: (CV) 16-0, (N) 18-2.
Saves: (CV) Rebecca Cooney, 11, (N) Tatyana Ithier, 15.
Boys’ Soccer
Otselic Valley 3, McGraw 1
MCGRAW – Coming off two shutout losses last week, Otselic Valley rediscovered its scoring touch Monday afternoon at McGraw.
Adam Duell scored after a through ball from Adam Duell midway through the first half, and David Cerasani followed that up a short while later leading the Vikes (6-4) to a 2-0 halftime advantage.
“Last week, goals were hard to come by,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “It seemed good to find the net.”
Cerasani added an insurance goal in the second half on a penalty kick. OV is at Cincinnatus Wednesday.
Summary
(2-0 at half)
Goals-assists: Dave Cerasani, 2-0, Adam Duell, 1-0; Karl Graham, 0-1. (M) Ralyea, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (OV) 13-6, (M) 7-2.
Saves: (OV) Brad Wentworth, 5, (M) Austin Chambers, 7.
B-G 3, Unadilla Valley 0
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford stretched its unbeaten string to five games winning against Unadilla Valley Monday, a mere six days after the two clubs played to a scoreless tie.
Mike Mertz scored off a Josh Norris pass at 20:41, and Norris added a second tally less than 10 minutes later to give the Bobcats (6-5-1) a two-goal halftime advantage.
“The biggest thing is we’re starting to get healthy, and we had all of our players available today,” said B-G coach Pete Feltham of his team’s recent surge.
Summary
(2-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (BG) Mike Mertz, 1-0, Josh Norris, 1-1; Ben Roosa, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (BG) 14-4, (UV) 7-3.
Saves: (BG) Jeremy Gray, 4, (UV) Tom Wallace, 4.
Delhi 5, Oxford 2
OXFORD – Oxford started quickly, Delhi finished even quicker.
The Blackhawks scored the game’s initial tally 45 seconds into the contest, but gave up five straight Delhi goals to fall to the Bulldogs Monday.
“We had them on their backs, and we didn’t stay on them,” said Oxford coach Jon Rogers. “We let up, and they are a very good team – maybe even better than the team they had last year.”
