Evening Sun Report
Boys’ Soccer
G-MU 5, Downsville 0
COPES CORNERS – G-MU easily handled Downsville in a non-league matchup earlier this season, and with the stakes much higher, cruised to a first-round Section IV playoff win Tuesday.
Cody Hall scored all five goals for the Raiders (12-5), who play the winner of Laurens and Hunter-Tannersville on Friday.
Hall’s first and third tallies came on a cross from Joe Acanfora, who moved the ball up fron the right side of the field. The second goal came on a cornerkick header, again from Acanfora. “We were able to free the outside midfield, and it’s something we’ve tried to do all season,” said G-MU coach Mark Luettger.
Summary
(2-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (G) Cody Hall, 5-0, Joe Acanfora, 0-3, Tyler Peck, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (D) 8-2 (G) 13-5
Saves: (D) 2, (G) Andrew Delmar, 5.
Greene 5, Groton 1
GREENE – Greene started strong and never faded in winning its Class C sectional opener Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Day scored after a through ball pass from Alex Driscoll just 1:02 into the game. Driscoll, Jake Shearer, Corey Dietrich, and Eli Marks added goals.
“We controlled the ball most of the first half and played real solid,” said Greene coach Rick Tallman. “It was nice to get the reserves in during the second half.”
Marks, again charged with marking the opponent’s best offensive player, did his job again, as did sweeper Dan Moriarty. “Eli has done a great job marking the other team’s better kids, and he shut down (Groton’s) best player today,” Tallman said.
Greene plays at Spencer-Van Etten Friday.
Summary
(3-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (Gro) Josh Grazul, 1-0, Austin Tompkins, 0-1. (G) Mark Day, 1-1, Alex Driscoll, 1-1; Jake Shearer, 1-0, Evan Moxley, 0-1; Corey Dietrich, 1-0; Ryan Ludwig, 0-1; Eli Marks, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (G) 10-8, (Gro) 4-7.
Saves: (G) Curtis Richards, 2, (Gro) Brandon Pollack, 5.
Bellville-Henderson 2, Otselic Valley 1
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley gave up two second-half goals, and was eliminated in the first round of the Section III playoffs Tuesday.
Bellville-Henderson scored a pair of goals with the Vikings’ Dave Cerasani answering one of those tallies.
“It was a pretty good game considering the conditions, and it could have gone either way,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “Both teams had opportunities, they just put in one more than we did. It was a good season...we’ll take it.”
Summary
(0-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (BH) Arnold, 1-0, DeFoe, 1-0; Tibbles, 0-1. (OV) Cerasani, 1-0, Davis, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (BH) 11-5, (OV) 9-4.
Saves: (OV) Brad Wentworth, 6, (BH) 5
Walton 2, Oxford 0
