Saturday Roundup: Lady Sea Lions record rare tie, score key victories in deadlock with Salamanca; Fillmore boys rebound with massive win over A-L, Wellsville volleyball swept by Bloomfield

SALAMANCA — It’s not a very common occurrence that you find two teams have the same score at the end of the night following friendly competition in the water. But on Saturday, it was something that drew into effect when the Sea Lions of Wellsville and host Salamanca exchanged one stellar performance after another to settle on a 91-91 tie.

“The girls had to step up and swim some best times to get this tie today. The girls swam well for the second meet out,” said Sea Lions coach Steve Hand. “Kaylee (Oswald) had a great round of dives, Morgan (Mattison) swam well, Reegan (Perkins) and Megan (Vanetten) did an awesome job in the distance events and the relay events got us the points we really needed.”

Despite a competitive battle alongside Salamanca from start to finish, the Sea Lions (1-0-1) were determined to get some points on the board, as they collected eight first place finishes altogether — two each from Kaylee Oswald and Morgan Mattison, who led the way for all Wellsville swimmers.

Oswald went on to score two big wins in the 200 individual medley and then two events later, off the diving board. In between her victories, Mattison would record her first of two, swimming hard to victory in the 50 freestyle before following up down the stretch with a victory in the 100 breaststroke. Reegan Perkins and Megan Vanetten rounded off the individual victories for the four-peat champions, placing first in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle respectively.

Wellsville would put up a wrap on the meet with two relay victories to add into the fray, starting the meet with Salamanca strong with a 200 medley relay win to go with a 200 freestyle relay triumph just over midway.

Tuesday night will mark the first time Wellsville jumps into their home waters, as they prepare for a 5 p.m. visit from Bath-Haverling to open up their home slate of contests.

Results
Team Scores: Wellsville 91, Salamanca 91.
200 Medley – 1. Wellsville (K. Oswald, Green, Mattison, Perkins) 2:15.8, 2. Salamanca.

200 Free – 1. Reegan Perkins (WLSV) 2:30.1, 2. Megan Vanetten (WLSV), 3. Charli Ross (SAL).

200 IMR – 1. Kaylee Oswald (WLSV) 2:45.1, 2. Mikaela Tennity (SAL), 3. Juliana Smith (SAL).

50 Free – 1. Morgan Mattison (WLSV) 27.6, 2. Kynleigh Wass (SAL), 3. Ava Chriss (SAL).

Diving – 1. Kaylee Oswald (WLSV) 221.6, 2. Gabriella Bly (SAL), 3. Rileigh Hutchison (SAL).

100 Fly – 1. Charli Ross (SAL) 1:24.5, 2. Lily Miller (WLSV), 3. Makenna Cooke (WLSV).

100 Free – 1. Kynleigh Wass (SAL) 1:04.1, 2. Addison Follman (SAL), 3. Ella Green (WLSV).

500 Free – 1. Megan Vanetten (WLSV) 6:40.9, 2. Reegan Perkins (WLSV), 3. Mikaela Tennity (SAL).

200 Relay – 1. Wellsville (Green, Mattison, Miller, Perkins) 2:03.4, 2. Salamanca, 3. Salamanca.

100 Back – 1. Addison Follman (SAL) 1:19.9, 2. Jasmine Outman (WLSV), 3. Ella Martens (SAL).

100 Breaststroke – 1. Morgan Mattison (WLSV) 1:24.1, 2. Ella Green (WLSV), 3. Juliana Smith (SAL).

400 Free – 1. Salamanca (Smith, Ross, Wass, Tennity) 4:37.0, 2. Wellsville, 3. Salamanca.

BOYS SOCCER

Fillmore 2, Allegany-Limestone 1

FILLMORE — The goal for head coach Jarrett Vosburg and his Fillmore squad was to issue a massive follow-up proceeding their scoreless deadlock with Genesee Valley/Belfast back on Thursday. The road ahead remained a difficult one to travel along, and Saturday provided more evidence of that, as they played host to Section VI superpower Allegany-Limestone.

Almost immediately out of the starting gate, the Eagles were tested by the Gators, as they laid down a thunderous crack into the ice nearly five minutes in. But despite the early setback, the defending Class D champions put their hardiness on full display shortly after.

Fillmore fastened their seat belts on defense and they would not allow Allegany-Limestone to find the back of the net again, opening up the door for the offense to make some noise later on in the second half. As a result, Carson Sanasith and Isaiah Sisson gave the Eagles brand new life, transforming a 1-0 halftime deficit into a 2-1 lead they managed to hang onto until the final horn to remain undefeated with a 3-0 start to the campaign.

“This was a super resilient effort from the boys tonight, and it resulted in a hard-fought win against a tough, high-quality Allegany-Limestone team,” said Eagles coach Jarrett Vosburg. “After giving up a goal four minutes into the game, the boys were able to find their footing and defensive positioning, and keep them off the scoresheet the rest of the way. In spite of losing the time of possession battle, I felt we made some adjustments to limit their shots to the perimeter, and limit the amount of chasing we were doing. Then in the second half, Carson and Isaiah made two outstanding efforts to give us the lead and Brayden (Hennard) closed the deal in goal. While it wasn’t perfect, this was a resilient way to end our opening week of play.”

The Eagles (3-0) made the most of their opportunities on the attack with the application of only five shots on the Allegany-Limestone net. The pressure they provided would carve a path through the Gators defense and straight to the net, tying the game at one off a fine direct kick let loose from Brayden Walton up to Carson Sanasith just over 10 minutes in.

10 minutes later, Fillmore overtook Allegany-Limestone in the driver’s seat with the help of Isaiah Sisson and his amazing rush up the field, shedding a Gators defender on his way to the net to score the go-ahead goal past midway, ultimately garnering the victory behind one final, strong stand from the defense to keep their opposition off the board.

Out of the 11 shots that Brayden Hennard faced in between the posts for the Eagles, the senior keeper would go on to stop them all to record the victory.

In search of their fourth straight win to open the campaign, Fillmore will hit the road Tuesday night for a big 7 p.m. visit to Wellsville to face the host Lions.

Andover/Whitesville 3, Alfred-Almond 0

ALMOND — A red hot start to the season remains ignited for Andover/Whitesville. Rekindling that fire was a trip to Alfred-Almond on Saturday, where a fast start in the game’s first 15 minutes from Colton Calladine allowed them to set the tone against the host Eagles, as they pushed their way towards a 3-0-1 start with a 3-0 shutout.

A very tenacious beginning of the night for Andover/Whitesville (3-0-1) settled in right away, connecting with their first of two first half scores vehemently just five minutes removed from the opening kick at midfield, as Calladine capitalized on a pass handed along by Trey Kent to open the scoring. Calladine would issue his final goal at the 27:33 mark, cashing in on a pass dished along by Gage Putnam to double their lead on the Eagles.

The lead would remain intact, courtesy of a strong defensive stand, as they held Alfred-Almond off the board while keeping their foot down on the gas going into the second half. To further cement their advantage for good, Andover/Whitesville took care of the victory with a score from Rogan Perkins off a pass by Brody Carlin with 23:20 left to play.

The three goals that punctured the Alfred-Almond cage stemmed off of 13 total shots Andover/Whitesville would apply, as they outshot the Eagles by a 13-8 final count. All eight shots that were faced by Skyler Orpet in between the posts were saved, allowing him to capture the clean sheet win.

Andover/Whitesville is back on the field Wednesday night back home, as they prepare to host Genesee Valley/Belfast in a 5 p.m. contest in Whitesville.

Houghton Academy 10, Jasper-Troupsburg 1

JASPER — The offensive firepower that Houghton Academy showcased the previous day did not slow down one bit come Saturday afternoon. In their second of back-to-back trips over the road, the Panthers saw contributions from all over the field come to light, as they scored five goals in each half to set up a strong 10-1 win over host Jasper-Troupsburg.

The 10 goals for the Panthers (2-2) stemmed off a 26-shot display of offense against the Wildcats, with nine different players all recording points on the scoresheet. Leading the way was a dynamic performance from David Jatta, who recorded a hat trick and handed out two helpers. Huy Ho followed with his two goals, while Josh Davidson handed out the ball to earn three apples of his own, pairing it with a goal.

Adding more help along the way for the visitors in white and blue were Jae Masiza (one goal, one assist), Jon Habecker (two assists), Darin Alvaros (one goal), Sean Sompie (one goal), Luc Sompie (one goal) and Jack Prentice (one assist).

In net, Jerry Pham made two saves to record the win.

Houghton Academy is back on the field Wednesday night, hosting Bolivar-Richburg at 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Alfred-Almond 3, Bolivar-Richburg 2

ALMOND — The Lady Eagles of Alfred-Almond successfully staved off a great challenge posed by visiting Bolivar-Richburg on Saturday, as they managed to find the win column to close out the weekend strong, claiming the 3-2 home win over the Lady Wolverines.

In-depth statistics were not made available to report upon publication.

The Lady Wolverines (2-3) will look to regroup and rebound when they return to action come Thursday night, as they prepare to host Genesee Valley/Belfast in a 5 p.m. contest back home at Dunsmore-Latimer Field.

FOOTBALL

Trumansburg 55, Bolivar-Richburg 0

BOLIVAR — The Trumansburg Blue Raiders were ripping and roaring to go straight out of the gate during their visit to Dunsmore-Latimer Field in Bolivar, Saturday afternoon. Right from the opening kickoff, the visitors representing Section IV set the tone immediately with a massive first quarter that they never looked back on against the host Wolverines of Bolivar-Richburg, en route towards a 55-0 victory.

Trumansburg took advantage of every opportunity they were able to garner on offense, accounting for a 27-point first quarter to set up shop against the Wolverines (0-2) from within their stout 342 yards of offensive production.

On defense, the Blue Raiders held the hosts in black and red to a near standstill, allowing just 73 yards from scrimmage.

Tavyn MacDonell had 32 of those yards on the ground off 11 rushes to help lead the offense. MacDonell was also Bolivar-Richburg’s leader on defense, netting three tackles. Charlie Militello had 2.5 tackles, while Calyn Todd had a pair to chip in.

The Wolverines will look to bounce it back next weekend with a visit from the Wellsville Lions, beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday right back at Dunsmore-Latimer Field.

Trumansburg 27 7 14 7 – 55

Bolivar-Richburg 0 0 0 0 – 0

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Bloomfield 3, Wellsville 0

BLOOMFIELD — The Lady Lions of Wellsville gave one of Section V’s volleyball superpowers a fight over the road up north, Saturday afternoon.

After closing the gap with the Bloomfield Lady Bombers through the day’s opening set, it would be the closest they would get to the Lady Bombers, as they assumed control from that point on to claim a straight-set sweep on their home floor by a 25-22, 25-10, 25-14 count.

Leading the way for the Lady Lions (1-2) on offense was Lindsay Stuck, who had three kills to go with her six digs on defense and a pair of aces. On defense, Natalie Adams was busy keeping the ball off the floor, collecting 13 team-leading digs to pair with two kills.

In addition, Makenna Dunbar chipped in with six more digs to go with two kills and a block, while Averee Palmatier rounded off the scoring with five digs, two kills and two more denials.

Wellsville will host their home opener coming up on Tuesday, welcoming the Cuba-Rushford Lady Rebels to town in a 7:30 p.m. first serve.