Soccer
Bainbridge-Guilford
BAINBRIDGE - In a home game last night, Tuesday, September, 22, the Bainbridge-Guilford boys' varsity soccer team hosted Walton and came away with the win 1-0.
The winning goal was scored by Daniel Norris with just over seven minutes left in the first half. B-G's offense is what won them the game, out-shooting their opponents 11 to five.
On defense Bobcat's goal keeper Shawn Jones registered five saves on the night; successfully defending every shot that Walton would fire at him.
With this win Bainbridge-Guilford improves to 4-4 overall on the season. They will play again tomorrow, Thursday, September, 24, when they travel to Unatego.
Individual statistics: Walton; Joseph Pomeroy, 10 saves. B-G; Daniel Norris, 1 goal. Shawn Jones, 5 saves.
Team statistics: Walton; goals, 0. Assists, 0. Shots, 5. Corner kicks, 1. Saves, 10. B-G; goals, 1. Assists, 0. Shots, 11. Corner kicks, 7. Saves, 5.
Sherburne-Earlville
SHERBURNE - The Sherburne-Earlville girls' varsity soccer team would travel to Canastota last night, Tuesday, September, 22, and win 3-2 in a come-from-behind victory over their opponents.
Down 1-0 going into the second half the Marauders had their work cut out for them. Rattling off three goals to win were Taylor Coughlin, Lexi Elderkin, and Savannah Irwin. The three girls' goals were enough to keep Canastota's own offense at bay, after another Canastota score, and win the match 3-2.
The Marauder girls will play again this Friday, September, 25, when they take on VVS.
Individual statistics: Canastota; Lexi Phillips, 1 goal. Jade Shimer, 1 goal. S-E; Taylor Coughlin, 1 goal. Lexi Elderkin, 1 goal. Savannah Irwin, 1 goal. Morgan Simpson, 1 assist.
Team statistics: Canastota; goals, 2. Assists, 0. S-E; goals, 3. Assists, 1.
Afton-Harpursville
AFTON - Sidney would travel to Afton last night to play against the Afton-Harpursville boys' varsity soccer team. The game would end in overtime with Afton-Harpursville as the winner with a score of 2-1.
In the first half of the game both teams would score to force the tie. For Afton-Harpursville it was Kyle Hinman who would take the ball downfield and fire a shot into the goal for his team's first score. Sidney's Michael Gravlin would score Sidney's lone goal of the game.
Since neither team would score in the second half the game would go into overtime. Troy Mercilliott would be the hero of the game for his team, scoring the final goal of the night for Afton-Harpursville and ending the game with a score of 2-1.
Individual statistics: Sidney; Michael Gravlin, 1 goal. Colin Compton, 10 saves. Afton-Harpursville; Kyle Hinman, 1 goal. Troy Mercilliott, 1 goal. Nate Austin, 13 saves.
Team statistics: Sindey; goals, 1. Shots, 14. Corner kicks, 0. Saves, 10. Afton-Harpursville; goals, 2. Shots, 16. Corner kicks, 2. Saves, 13.
S Colin Compton 10 saves
A Nate Austin 13 saves
S14-0 A 16-2
Greene
GREENE - Last night the Greene boys' varsity soccer team hosted Unatego and won handily, 3-0.
In the first half of play Greene scored twice, once off of a Kevin Halsteter goal and again from a Luke Day shot. Halsteter and Day have been consistant players for the Trojans all season long, contributing to the team's offense almost every game.
In the second half of a shut out, Greene's Spencer Klumpp forwarded a pass to Ben Kinney who fired a shot past the Unatego goaltender for the game's third goal. "We had a pretty good offensive game," said Greene coach Rick Tallman. "We took a lot of shots and controlled the game very well."
Tallman also expressed credit to the Unatego goal keeper, Mark Maruszoski. Maruszoski racked up 13 saves over the course of the game and made some incredible saves over the course of the night.
Greene goes on the road tomorrow, Thursday, September, 24, when they travel to Walton.
Individual statistics: Unatego; Mark Maruszowski, 13 saves. Greene; Kevin Halsteter, 1 goal. Luke Day, 1 goal. Ben Kinney, 1 goal. Brian Leone, 1 assist. Zach Utter, 1 assist. Spencer Klumpp, 1 goal. Jake Ledford, 1 save.
Team statistics: Unatego; goals, 0. Assists, 0. Shots, 2. Corner kicks, 1. Saves, 13. Greene; goals, 3. Assists, 3. Shots, 16. Corner kicks, 4. Saves, 1.
