FOOTBALL

Unadilla Valley 54, Deposit-Hancock 14

NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley was given a win over Deposit-Hancock by forfeit in week one. To finish the season, the Storm defeated a fully equipped Eagles squad Friday night for their fourth win of the season.

Kody Homann had a career night in his final game as a UV player. Homann had six touchdowns – two rushing, three receiving, and one by interception – and threw another touchdown pass on a halfback option to quarterback Kurt Haycook.

Haycook had TD passes to Homann and Justin Hofer, and Hofer added a pair of halfback option TD tosses, both to Homann. It was a banner finish for the Storm’s “three H’s” as well as the rest of the UV corps. “We decided we wanted to go out and have fun our last game, and we tried all of our unique little plays,” said UV coach Daryl Decker. “We scored early in the game, and just took off from there.”

The Storm had 344 yards of total offense, and the defense allowed negative 17 rushing yards and just a pair of big-play touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Leading the offensive line were Alex Avolio and Richie Conklin, who came to Decker before the game. “They told me, ‘coach we’ll open holes for you today,’ Decker said. “We ran behind Alex and Richie on the left side all game.”

Less than 8 1/2 minutes into the game, UV established a 22-0 lead. Homann caught a 27-yard TD pass from Haycook, Homann hooked up with Haycook on a throwback pass for the second score, and Homann’s 23-yard pick six hiked the advantage. “We pretty much did what we wanted in this game,” Decker said. “I think that we made a statement that we will be competitive in Class D.”

Score by quarters

D-H 0 0 0 14–14

U.V. 22 13 6 13–54

Scoring Summary

UV: Kurt Haycook 27 pass to Kody Homann (Haycook kick)

UV: Homann 55 pass to Haycook (Haycook kick)

UV: Homann 23 interception return. (Homann run)

UV: Homann 5 run (kick failed)

UV: Haycook 52 pass to Justin Hofer (Haycook kick)

UV: Hofer 15 pass to Homann (Haycook kick)

UV: Homann 55 run (kick failed)

D-H: Decker 76 kickoff return (two-point run good)

D-H: Smith 45 pass to Winans (run failed)

UV: Hofer 6 pass to Homann (Homann pass to Dillon Rifanburg)

Individual Statistics

Rushing:  (UV) Kody Homann, 13-91; Lanfair, 3-34; Conklin, 3-9; Haycook 2-8; Hofer, 2-3; Meyers, 3-(-2). (DH) Edwards, 6-19; Smith, 6-18; #3, 7-(-9); Ballard, 1-(-21), Mills, 4-(-24).

Passing: (UV) Haycook, 4-1-0, 120 yds, 2 TDs; Homann, 1-1-0, 55 yds, TD; Hofer, 2-4-0, 21 yds, 2 TDs. (DH) Mills, 2-13-2, 10 yds; Ballard, 1-3-0, 26 yds; Smith, 1-1-0, 45 yds, TD; Edwards, 0-2-0, 0 yds.

Receiving: (UV) Hofer, 2-81; Homann, 4-60; Haycook, 1-55. (DH), Winans, 2-71; #3, 1-9; Edwards, 1-1.

Oxford 28, Whitney Point 12

OXFORD – Oxford accomplished the only two goals it set for Friday’s season finale.

The Blackhawks finished the season with back-to-back victories, and running back Paul Wonka eclipsed Chenango County’s all-time rushing mark running for 196 yards and two touchdowns.

Wonka surpassed the 3,654 yards gained by Unadilla Valley back Josh Foulds in the late 1990s finishing his career with 3,726 yards. “Paul has worked his tail off, and I wish he didn’t have the injury before the Unatego game,” said Oxford coach Ray Dayton. “To come back from a pretty bad ankle sprain and break the record, that says an awful lot about him.”

Colton Langille put the Blackhawks on the board with his third “pick six” of the season. Langille ran an interception back 52 yards, and it was his second interception return for a score in as many weeks. Wonka raced 46 yards for the first of his two TD runs on the day, and quarterback Jody Smith hooked up with senior Andrew Golden on a 13-yard TD reception.

Wonka’s eight-yard TD run in the fourth upped the lead to 28-6. “We had a pretty good second quarter, and after that we grinded the clock with Paul,” Dayton said. “We played pretty well on offense, and Colton’s interception gave us a lot of momentum.”

Golden finished with six receptions for 70 yards to lock up his third straight Chenango County receiving title. He finished with 37 catches and six touchdowns.

Scoring by quarter

WP 0 0 6 6–12

Oxfd 0 21 0 7–28

Scoring Summary

O:  Colton Langille 52 interception return (Andrew Golden kick)

O: Paul Wonka 46 run (Golden kick)

O: Jody Smith 13 pass to Golden (Golden kick)

WP: Mitch Edson 15 pass to Andrew Gardner (kick failed)

O: Wonka 8 run (Golden kick)

WP: Matt Driscoll 21 run (run failed)

Football Summary

O WP

First downs 12 7

Rushes-yds 38-202 32-142

Passing yds 98 37