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Delhi 27, Sullivan West 6
Delhi overcomes Sullivan West in battle of
Bulldogs
By
RICHARD A. ROSS
JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Football is a game of
opportunities. When they come your way, you have to take advantage
of them. In the first half of the match up between Section Four
Delhi and Sullivan West, the local Bulldogs had a chance to put
the visitors away early, but failed to capitalize. A dropped ball
on a kickoff return with an open field ahead, and a later dropped
screen pass may have been the difference in a game that Delhi eventually
came to dominate.
Delhi, the larger and more experienced team, came
into this season on a mission to regain its former premier status.
Class C state champions two years ago, Delhi faltered in the first
round of the Section 4 playoffs last year against Tioga. In the
first half of Saturday’s game, Sullivan West made them look
ordinary, with a smothering defense that held Delhi scoreless throughout
the first and most of the second quarter.
On offense, Sullivan West found its legs early
on fine running by Orion Darder, who tallied 59 yards on five carries.
Scott Peters, who ran for 42 yards on eight carries during the afternoon,
got Sullivan West on the board at 6:38 of the first quarter on a
halfback option pass to Andre Trujillo from the 28 yard-line. The
point-after kick was blocked, and Sullivan West led 6-0 at the end
of the quarter. On the next series, Delhi was stymied and had to
punt. Peters received the ball and, with great blocks, looked about
to break free up an open sideline. Somehow, the ball skittered out
while he was running, and instead of a touchdown, Sullivan West
got the ball on their own 33.
Delhi then deployed a steady barrage by senior
fullback Matt Oliver. Still, Sullivan West managed to hold on, when
an interception by Corey Hornicek stopped a Delhi drive that had
advanced to Sullivan West’s 24-yard line. On their next possession,
Delhi hit pay dirt on a 20-yard run by Oliver with 1:08 left in
the half. The point-after kick was good, and Delhi led 7-6 at the
half.
The second half was all Delhi. Sullivan West linebackers
keyed on Oliver, giving quarterback Travis Mahler outside lanes
on the option. After taking over on their own one-yard line, Sullivan
West was forced to punt. A good roll put the ball back on Delhi’s
44 but a series of runs were capped by a 12-yard run by Brenton
Wood, and Delhi led 14-6 after making the point-after kick.
Delhi added two more scores. The first was set
up by an interception by John Wake and they subsequently cashed
in on a four-yard run by John Newkirk. Oliver added the last score,
and the blocked kick left Delhi with the final winning margin of
27-6.
Sullivan West coach Ron Bauer felt his team could
have had three scores in the first half.
“We played a good first half. The kids played hard.
We’ll get back to work on our defense this week,” said Bauer. Sullivan
West plays John S. Burke Catholic on September 13 at 1:30 p.m. Burke
lost its opening game to Chester.
Weekly soccer roundup
By
RICHARD A. ROSS
Boys’ soccer
Monticello 9, Sullivan West 3
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Will
O'Brien of SUllivan West wrestles the ball away from Monticello's
Jesse Bulaga in the September match. Monticello won 9-3 (Click
for larger image)
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JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Sullivan West looked
aggressive and scrappy in their first match of the year on September
4. Facing a Panther team overwhelmingly comprised of juniors
and seniors, the Bulldogs put up a spirited fight. The difference
in the game was Monticello’s only sophomore, Krystian Krol,
a player with exceptional skills, who racked up five goals with
an uncanny combination of speed, deceptiveness, and accuracy. Krol
repeatedly broke clear to where he could pinpoint his shots past
Bulldog goalie Carlos Argueta. Junior Hugh Campbell opened the scoring
at 38:13 of the first half, and added another goal later in the
game.
Kienan Garn, playing in his first varsity game
for the Bulldogs, answered with a goal at 28:35. Garn also had an
assist in a goal scored by Mike Erlwein later in the first half.
Jonathan Reynolds tallied the last goal for the
Bulldogs.
Monticello’s defense kept the ball away from
goalie Chi-Woo Lee, who only had to save five shots. Meanwhile,
at the other end of the field, Argueta was kept busy, as Monticello
continually led their front line players, who banged away at Argueta
to the extent that he tallied 15 saves.
Bulldogs coach Joe Ebeling, while pleased with
his team’s effort, thought some of his players were winded
during the latter part of the match. He expects conditioning will
improve in the course of the season.
Monticello (1-0) is an “A” school,
and Sullivan West (0-1) is a “B”.
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Sullivan
West’s Kienan Garn and Monticello’s Ken Trujillo
vie for the ball in a crossover game on September 4. Garn had
a goal and an assist in the loss to an experienced Panther team.
(Click for larger image)
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Sullivan West 5, Walton 1
DOWNSVILLE, NY— Notching a win that already
surpassed their victory total for all of last season, the Bulldogs
got on track with a stream of goals. Billy Nordenhold had two scores,
and Kienan Garn, Mike Erlwein and Ed Raum added one each.
The win followed a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Downsville on September
5. The Bulldogs are now 1-2.
Girls’ soccer
Sullivan West 3, Walton 1
DOWNSVILLE, NY — Sullivan West rebounded
from a tough 1-0 loss against Downsville on September 5 with their
first win of the season against Walton the next day. In the opening
round loss, the Bulldogs were unable to capitalize on a number of
scoring chances in what turned out to be a game dampened by defense.
In that regard, Coach Mahoney praised the efforts of Maura Mullally,
goalie Amanda Patterson and Katie Thelman.
In Saturday’s game against Walton, the offense
started clicking. Kate Fanning had two goals, and Kristen Brucher
had one. Rachel Peloquin provided an assist, as did Brucher. Amanda
Patterson had a fine day in goal. Breaking a 1-1 half time tie,
Fanning scored 20 minutes into the second half to give the Bulldogs
the lead. This coming week, Sullivan West plays away at Goshen on
September 9, at Liberty on September 11 and home against Tri-Valley
at 10:00 a.m on Saturday, September 13. The Bulldogs are currently
1-1.
Bulldogs' cross-country does well against
possible state contenders
By
RICHARD A. ROSS
WINDSOR, NY -Facing a number of probable state
contenders, including pre-season number one-ranked Skaneateles,
the Sullivan West Boys Bulldogs ran an impressive first meet against
some great Section 4 teams. Seton Catholic, which finished fifth
in the state last year, Horseheads and Lansing rounded out the
field.
Ian Parnett led for more than two-thirds of the
2.7-mile course, but came in second with a time of 14:09, seven
seconds behind leader Steve Carmello of Skaneateles. The Sullivan
West boys' team placed second in the meet and got a great effort
from Mike VanWagenen with a sixth place time of 14:21. Trevor
Kreznar came in 26th with a time of 15:32. He was followed by
Matt Gain (29th place, 15:36), Rob Ward (31st place, 15:38) and
Adam Nebzydoski (94th, 20:17). Coach Shakelton declared himself
very pleased with the team's effort.
The girls also ran well. Running without veteran
Moselle DiPane, they placed 4th. April Ackerman placed eighth
overall with a time of 17:34. Amanda Ward came in 16th with a
time of 18:00. Jessica Wagner finished close behind her in 18th
place at 18:07. The steadily improving Jamie Clifford posted a
20th place, in 18:10 . Kim Parks came in 65th with a time of 20:51.
She, in turn, was followed by Ashley Reyes and Rebecca Peters.
The fine young girls' cross-country team had
a preview of running against some of New York's State's best.
Next up is the Washingtonville Invitational meet on September
13. Unfortunately, Warwick scheduled a meet of their own on the
same day, and the Bulldogs will miss an early-season opportunity
to run against one of Orange County's best teams.
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