Oneida falls to Homer, Chittenango advances

The Oneida football team dropped a 6-0Section III Class B quarterfinal game to Homer on Friday night while Chittenango rallied to beat Central Valley Academy and advance to the semifinals.

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Jacob Rivers’ eight-yard touchdown pass to Dante Yacavone in the second quarter proved to be the difference on Friday night as the Trojans advanced to the Section III Class B football semifinals.

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Trailing by 10 going into halftime, the Bears scored 30 second-half points to come away with the victory and advance to the Section III Class B semifinals for the second straight season. Cooper Young foundHunter Hendrix for two touchdown passes in the third quarter as Chittenango pulled in front but Josh Klosner’s 37yard scoring run gave CVA a 30-28 edge going into the final period.

Trevor Butler scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 50-yard pass from Tyrell Downer before Connor Fredericks gave the Bears some breathing room with a one-yard touchdown run. MCGRAW4, MADISON1 » The Blue Devils saw their best season in years end with a loss to their Central Counties League foe in the Section III Class D quarterfinals. Zach Zombek scored Madison’s lone goal in defeat.

Girls Soccer

SKANEATELES 3, CAZENOVIA 1 (OT) » Kirsten Underwood’s second-half goal for Cazenovia forced overtime but Skaneateles scored in both extra periods to advance to the Section III Class B semifinals. LOWVILLE1, ONEIDA0 » Sydney Brown needed less than two minutes to score and give the hosts the lead and that goal proved to be the difference in the Section III Class B quarterfinals. Liz Rice stopped six shots for Oneida in defeat. COOPERSTOWN 2, MORRISVILLE-EATON1 » Emma Baker’s first-half goal allowed M-E to keep the score tied 1-1 going into halftime of the Section III Class C playoffmatch but the Hawkeyes scored the lone goal over the final 40 minutes to advance.

Girls Volleyball

CAZENOVIA 3, WESTHILL 2 » Danielle Tedesco had 17 kills and six blocks while teammate Molly Carges added 10 kills and six aces for the Lakers in the 25-17, 18-25, 25-14, 14-25, 25-14 victory.

Football

VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL 27, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL 6» The Red Devils scored 27 unanswered points, getting rushing touchdowns fromAlex Oliver, Sean Galla and Dylan Shlotzhauer in the victory in the Week 8 crossover game. Oliver also threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Logan Wendt.

Wednesday’s Results Boys Soccer

CAZENOVIA 4, CANASTOTA 0» Chris Becker’s twogoal effort lifted the Lakers past the Raiders in the first round of the Section III Class B playoffs. MARCELLUS 7, ONEIDA 2 » Casey Rich and Jordan O’Connell netted goals for Oneida in the first-round Section III Class B playoff loss. POLAND 8, STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY 0 » Wyatt Reed stopped 13 shots for the Cougars in defeat. SKANEATELES 3, VERNONVERONA-SHERRILL 0 » The Lakers scored three firsthalf goals to advance while Red Devils’ keeper Andrew Gowans stopped 10 shots in the loss.

Field Hockey

CAMDEN 5, HOMER 1 » The Blue Devils scored three second-half goals to open up a close game and advance to the Section III Class B semifinals. Marlee Christmas led the attack with a hat trick while teammateMackenzieMix scored twice in the victory.

Cross Country

ONONDAGA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE LIBERTY CHAMPIONSHIPS » The Chittenango boys cross country team placed second in the league championships at Long Branch Park, powered by top-10 finishes from Mike Capeling (4th, 17:30.9) and Karl Farber (8th, 17:44.4).

Cazenovia followed in third, led by JamesMcPherson’s second place finish with a time of 17:17.0. The Lakers also placed third in the girls meet, led by the top two finishers. Meggie Hart took first for Cazenovia in 19:37.3, followed by teammate Clara Rowles with a time of 19:48.0.