Cortland County High School Sports Recaps (January 4th)

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage

Photo from earlier in the season: Cortland Wrestling. (Photo Source: Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).

Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Wednesday’s events:

Varsity Wrestling: Homer vs. Marcellus

The Homer Trojans defeated Marcellus in a dual meet with a team score of 36-33 Wednesday evening. 

Here are the results from each match: 

• 126: Colin Scherer (Marcellus) over Hunter Lines (Homer) - Pin
• 132: Matthew Fish (Homer) over Hollis Child (Marcellus) - Decision (14-7) 
• 138: Trevor Rankin (Marcellus) over Jeffrey Stauber (Homer) - Decision (3-1) 
• 145: Lukas Quinn (Homer) over Anthony Decapio (Marcellus) - Pin
• 152: Christopher Doshna (Marcellus) over (Homer) - Forfeit
• 160: Elliott  Barbosa (Marcellus) over Dominic Burlingame (Homer) - Pin
• 172: Dan Okhman (Marcellus) over Christopher Slade (Homer) - Pin
• 189: Colin Murphy (Homer) over Jayden Abbott (Marcellus) - Pin
• 215: Maddox Johnson (Homer) over Caleb Posecznick (Marcellus) - Decision (5-0) 
• 285: Sam Sorenson (Homer) over Gable LaFleur (Marcellus) - Pin
• 102: Aaron O`Brien (Homer) over (Marcellus) - Forfeit 
• 110: Liam O`Brien (Homer) over (Marcellus) - Forfeit
• 118: Jack Burton (Marcellus) over (Homer) - Forfeit

Varsity Wrestling: Cortland vs. Syracuse City

The Cortland Tigers lost to Syracuse City in a dual meet on the road with a team score of 27-36 on Wednesday. 

Here are the results from each match: 

• 138: Karter Bush (Cortland) over (Syracuse) - Forfeit
• 145: DaeSean West (Cortland) over (Syracuse) - Forfeit
• 152: Avery Canzano (Cortland) over Omari Diggs (Syracuse) - Pin
• 160: Wyatt Tinker (Cortland) over Jesus Moreno (Syracuse) - Decision (5-1) 
• 172: Ryan Brown (Syracuse) over (Cortland) - Forfeit 
• 189: Trey  Darmody-Latham (Syracuse) over Asher Tinker (Cortland) - Pin 
• 215: Jefferey Petties (Syracuse) over (Cortland) - Forfeit
• 285: Sean Hunt (Syracuse) over (Cortland) - Forfeit
• 102: Double Forfeit 
• 110: Double Forfeit 
• 118: Fardin Sakhlzada (Syracuse) over (Cortland) - Forfeit
• 126: Dontae Smith (Syracuse) over Garrett Major (Cortland) - Pin
• 132: Nickolas Hines (Cortland) over (Syracuse) - Forfeit

Varsity Wrestling: Marathon vs. Spencer-Van Etten

The Marathon Olympians beat Spencer-Van Etten in a dual meet with an overall team score of 39-36 on Wednesday evening. 

Here are the results from each match: 

• 102: Brennan Zimmer (SVEC) over Simon Donah (Marathon) - Pin
• 110: Shawn Horyczun (SVEC) over (Marathon) - Forfeit
• 118: Rodney Vaow (SVEC) over Melodie Sutton (Marathon) - Pin
• 126: Brendan Gumaer (Marathon) over Kaleb Soto (SVEC) - Decision 7-2
• 132: Zander Sutton (Marathon) over Kamren Westbrook (SVEC) - Pin
• 138: Shane Neal (SVEC) over Gabe Spizzirri (Marathon) - Pin
• 145: Braydon Homer (Marathon) over Kaden Jamison (SVEC) - Pin
• 152: Dominick Homer (Marathon) over Thomas Wallace (SVEC) - Pin
• 160: Brittan Keller (Marathon) over Austin Thigpen (SVEC) - Pin
• 172: John Johnston (SVEC) over (Marathon) - Forfeit
• 189: Julian Spizzirri (Marathon) over Jacob Vanetten (SVEC) - Pin
• 215: Dawsyn Cole (Marathon) over (SVEC) - Forfeit 
• 285: Anthony Spear (SVEC) over Preston Thorington (Marathon) - Pin

Varsity Boys Basketball: McGraw vs. Madison

The McGraw Eagles lost a close game against Madison with a score of 53-60 Wednesday night. 

With this loss, McGraw has fallen to an overall record of 6-2. 

Note: stats of the game were not made available by the time this article was written.

Up next, McGraw will play Stockbridge Valley on the road this upcoming Monday (January 9th) at 7pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Cincinnatus vs. Poland

The Cincinnatus Lady Lions lost 27-52 against Poland on the road Wednesday night. 

Cincinnatus was led by Emma Finch (10 points) and Cortney Scutt (8 points).

Poland was led by Logan Cookinham (18 points) and Maddison Haver (10 points).

With this result, Cincinnatus fell to a 2-6 record. 

Cincinnatus is now scheduled to play McGraw on the road this Frida (January 6th) at 6pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Marathon vs. Groton

The Marathon Lady Olympians lost a tough game on the road against Groton with a score of 18-41. 

Marathon was led by Abby Ensign (9 points), Audrey Ensign (6 points), and Addison Oram (3 points). 

Groton was led by Mattison Lucey (13 points) and Ellie Dykeman (8 points).

“Not our best performance,” said Marathon Head Coach Elizabeth Duncan. “We did not start being aggressive on offense until late. We looked very flat from the start. We will look to get back on track Friday at Newfield.”

With this loss, Marathon now holds a 5-5 record. 

Up next, Marathon will play Newfield on the road at 6pm this Friday (January 6th).

Varsity Ice Hockey: Cortland-Homer vs. Christian Brothers Academy

The Cortland-Homer Golden Eagles lost a tough game against Christian Brothers Academy with a score of 4-7 Wednesday night. 

This was Cortland-Homer’s first loss of the regular season, bringing them to a 7-1 record. 

Cortland-Homer was led by Mitch Riter (2 goals), Andrew Partigianoni (1 goal & 1 assist), Hunter Everle (3 assists), Aidan Farron (1 assist), Finn Thomas (1 assist), Ryan Spalding (1 goal), and Garret Clark (21 saves). 

Christian Brothers Academy was led by Finn Wheeler (1 goal & 2 assists), Joe Dotterer (2 goals & 1 assist), Ben Bristol-Murray (1 goal & 1 assist), Will Sharlow (1 assist), James Stanton (1 goal), Quinn Wimer (1 goal & 2 assists), Alex Binsack (1 goal), Gavin Dunford (1 assist), Gavin Parks (1 assist), Ben Lovell (4 saves), and Justin Buffum (11 saves).  

“Tonight was a tough one for our group,” said Cortland-Homer Head Coach Paul Quinlan. “We didn’t have our best and it finally caught up with us. Full credit to CBA. They are a very good team, and they were well prepared for us tonight. We have a senior heavy group, and we will respond I am sure, but we need to be better. There are no easy nights in this league.”

Up next, Cortland-Homer will play Liverpool at the Coliseum in the NYS Fairgrounds on Thursday (January 5th) at 8:15pm. 

Varsity Girls Volleyball: Cincinnatus vs. McGraw

The Cincinnatus Lions defeated the McGraw Eagles in three sets Wednesday night. 

With this result, Cincinantus improved to a 6-0 overall record, while McGraw fell to 0-6. 

Cincinnatus was led by Caitlyn St. Germain (4 aces, 16 assists, 4 kills & 7 service points), Payton Gerrard (6 aces & 19 service points), Kaedance Latta (3 kills), Madelyn Pittsley (6 aces, 5 kills & 8 service points), Shannon Ryan (4 kills), Kaires Raymond (3 aces & 5 service points), Allyson St. Germain (2 aces & 5 kills), and Cassia Schuyler (3 aces & 6 service points).  

Note: stats for McGraw were not made available by the time this article was written. 

Up next, Cincinnatus will play in the Sherburne Earlville tournament this Saturday (January 7th) at 9:30am; while McGraw hosts Port Byron on Saturday (January 7th) at 11:30am.

Varsity Girls Bowling: Homer vs. Christian Brothers Academy

The Homer Lady Trojans defeated Christian Brothers Academy with a team score of 5-2 on Wednesday. 

Here are the individual and overall scores of each team: 

CBA

Homer

Varsity Boys Bowling: Homer vs. Christian Brothers Academy

The Homer Trojans beat Christian Brothers Academy with a team score of 7-0 on Wednesday. 

Here are the individual and overall scores of each team: 

CBA

Homer

(Note: If a team’s game recap was not shown in this article, it’s because scores and stats of their game were not made available to us by the time this article was published).

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage