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Cortland Varsity Football. (Photo from The Cortland Voice’s Fall 2023 Media Day).
Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Friday’s events:
Varsity Football: Cortland vs. Mexico
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Cortland | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| Mexico | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
The Cortland Purple Tigers lost a close game against Mexico with a final score of 21-22 on the road Friday night. With this loss, Cortland has fallen to a 1-2 record.
Cortland’s points were scored by Gage Burlingame (3 rushing touchdowns), Quinn Woodard (1 extra point kick), Jaxson Gambitta (1 two-point conversion reception), and Ethan Johnson (1 two-point conversion pass).
Mexico’s points were scored by Dominic Alfano (1 rushing touchdown & 2 extra point kick), Murabito, Nicholas (1 rushing touchdown), and Zych, Talon (1 rushing touchdown & 1 two-point rushing conversion).
Cortland’s next game will be played on the road against Ithaca on Friday (September 29th) at 7pm.
Varsity Football: Homer vs. Chittenango
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Homer | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Chittenango | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
The Homer Trojans fell to an overall record of 1-2 after losing to Chittenango at home with a score of 14-24 Friday night.
Homer’s points were scored by Wyatt Wilbur (1 rushing touchdown & 1 two-point conversion pass), Alex Votra (1 rushing touchdown), and Zane Mitchell (1 two-point conversion reception)
Chittenango’s points were scored by Kyle Wehrlin (2 rushing touchdowns & 3 two-point rushing conversion), Hunter Taylor (1 receiving touchdown), and Jack Lamphere (1 touchdown pass).
Up next, Homer will look to bounce back on the road as they play Westhill on Friday (September 29th) at 6:30pm.
Varsity Boys Soccer: Homer vs. Otselic Valley
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
| Homer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Otselic Valley | 2 | 1 | 3 |
The Homer Trojans lost 1-3 against Otselic Valley on the road Friday evening. With this loss, Homer has fallen to an overall record of 2-5.
Note: stats of the game were not made available by the time this article was written.
Homer is now scheduled to host Mexico at Homer high school on Monday (September 25th) at 7pm.
Varsity Boys Soccer: Cincinnatus vs. Madison
| Team | 1st | 2nd | OT | Final |
| Cincinnatus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Madison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The Cincinnatus Lions won 3-2 in overtime Friday evening on the road against Madison. With this win, Cincinnatus improved to a 6-2-1 record.
Cincinnatus was led by Canden Stafford (1 goal & 1 assist), Jack Stafford (1 goal), Trevor Shevalier (1 goal), and John Schuyler (1 assist).
Madison was led by Mike McBride (1 goal), Zach Canning (1 goal), and Kyle Peavy (2 assists).
Cincinnatus will now play against their county rival McGraw at their annual game at SUNY Cortland tonight (Saturday, September 23rd) at 5pm.
Varsity Girls Soccer: Homer vs. Syracuse
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
| Homer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 3 |
The Homer Lady Trojans lost 0-3 against Syracuse, making them fall to an overall record of 2-5 Friday evening.
Syracuse’s goals were scored by Lucy Kuerbis (1 goal), Belvia Konodji (1 goal), and Luca Grifasi (1 goal).
Up next, Homer was scheduled to host Moravia today (Saturday, September 23rd) at 12pm (noon). The Cortland Voice will have a recap on the game posted on our website this upcoming Monday (September 25th).
Varsity Field Hockey: Marathon vs. Maine Endwell
The Marathon Lady Olympians fell to an overall record of 7-2 after losing 0-1 against Maine Endwell.
Marathon goalkeeper Cassandra Forrest recorded a total of 18 saves in the game.
Note: Maine Endwell’s stats were not made available by the time this article was written.
Marathon is now scheduled to host Tioga Senior at Marathon’s Appleby Elementary School this upcoming Tuesday (September 26th) at 4:30pm.
Varsity Golf: McGraw vs. Tully
The McGraw Eagles lost to Tully with a score of 266-219 at the Knickerbocker Country Club on Friday. (Reminder: lowest score in golf wins).
Here are the individual results from each team:
McGraw
- Zander Weeks - 40
- Lucas Friedman - 53
- Barrett Zogg - 54
- Evan Stupke - 65
- Andrew Lawerence - 60
- Michael Schifilliti - 59*
Tully
- Will Lund - 43
- Nate Melton - 45
- Sully Waldron - 45
- Colton Walkup - 42
- Lane Greczyn - 44
- John LaBarge - 49*
(Note: Cortland County Coaches send scores & stats for us to use for our recaps. 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).
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