Cortland County High School Sports Recaps (December 21st)

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Cortland Girls Basketball. (Photo from The Cortland Voice’s 2023-24 Winter Media Day).

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

Varsity Girls Basketball: Cortland vs. Chittenango

The Cortland Lady Tigers improved their unbeaten record to 6-0 after defeating Chittenango with a score of 92-21 on the road. 

Cortland was led by Kendall Mack (20 points), Valerosa Gambitta (18 points), Claire Turner (17 points), Aubree Larkin (12 points), and Katherine Harris (11 points). 

Chittenango was led by Abby Scheidelman (10 points) and Alivia Cavotta (5 points). 

The Lady Tigers will now look forward to hosting the Cortland girls basketball holiday tournament on Thursday (December 28th). The first game of the tournament is scheduled to tip off at noon (12pm).

Varsity Girls Basketball: McGraw vs. Morrisville-Eaton

The McGraw Lady Eagles won 30-29 against Morrisville Eaton at home Thursday night. With this win, McGraw extended their winning streak to 3 games, and now has an overall record of 3-3. 

McGraw was led by Hannah Wilson (11 points, 14 rebounds & 8 steals), Leah Terwilliger (6 points, 6 rebounds & 8 steals), and Lexi McCall (6 points, 3 rebounds & 1 steal). 

Note: Morrisville-Eaton’s stats were not made available by the time this article was written. 

McGraw’s next game will be played at the Fabius-Pompey Sports Boosters Holiday Tournament on Thursday (December 28th) at 2pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Homer vs. Westhill

The Homer Lady Trojans fell to an overall record of 2-5 after losing to Weshtill on the road Thursday night. Homer lost the game with a score of 28-67. 

Homer was led by Isabelle Small (7 points), Elia Spanbauer (7 points), and Madison Morgan (5 points). 

Westhill was led by Lizzy McPeak (16 points), Izzy Young (10 points), and Kara Rosenberger (9 points). 

Up next, Homer will host Cazenovia at Homer high school in the new year on Tuesday (January 2nd) at 6:45pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Marathon vs. Candor

The Marathon Lady Olympians defeated Candor with a score of 54-24. With this win, Marathon now holds a 5-2 record. 

“Great bounce back win on the road,” said Marathon head coach Beth Anne Duncan. “We played together on defense, with intensity and energy to force turnovers and score 17 (points) in the first (quarter). We held Candor scoreless in the second quarter, which was a huge accomplishment.” 

Marathon was led by Anna Hoyt (15 points), Catherine Newkirk (10 points), and Abby Ensign (9 points). 

Candor was led by Emmi Makie (14 points) and Nicola Soper (6 points). 

Marathon will now look forward to hosting the Holiday Hustle tournament at Marathon high school on Wednesday (December 27th). Marathon will play Dryden in the first round of the tournament at 6:30pm.

Varsity Boys Basketball: Homer vs. Westhill

The Homer Trojans lost 35-63 against Westhill, falling to an overall record of 2-3. 

Homer was led by Wyatt Wilbur (18 points) and Kaden Durham (7 points). 

Westhill was led by Kam Langdon (18 points), Eli Prince (18 points), and Jackson Goodness (6 points). 

Homer’s next game will be played at the Tom Neugebauer Holiday Tournament at Cortland junior-senior high school on Thursday (December 28th). Homer will play against Marathon at 5pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: Marathon vs. Candor

The Marathon Olympians fell to a 3-4 record after losing to Candor with a score of 40-46 at home Thursday night. 

Marathon was led by Zachary Birdsall (16 points), Jacob Byron (13 points), and Bryce Hartman (8 points). 

Note: Candor’s stats were not made available by the time this article was written. 

Marathon will play their next game at the Tom Neugebauer Holiday Tournament at Cortland junior-senior high school on Thursday (December 28th). Marathon will play against Homer at 5pm. 

Varsity Girls Volleyball: Cincinnatus vs. DeRuyter

The Cincinnatus Lady Lions defeated DeRuyter in three straight sets Thursday evening in order to improve to a 6-1- record. 

Cincinnatus was led by Kaedance Latta (7 aces & 10 assist), Payton Gerrard (4 kills), Madelyn Pittsley (1 kill & 1 block), Lucy Finch (2 blocks & 1 kill), Cassia Schuyler (3 aces), and Allyson St. Germain (4 aces & 7 kills). 

DeRuyter was led by Molly Amidon (2 kills, 1 dig & 5 assists), Chelsey Prince (2 kills, 6 digs, 1 assist & 3 aces), Shanley Nicholas (7 digs), Graycie Barber (2 kills & 1 dig), Adelia Leonardo (2 digs), and Angelena Rodriguez (2 kills). 

Up next, Cincinnatus will host Herkimer at Cincinnatus high school on Wednesday (January 3rd) at 7pm. 

Varsity Wrestling: Marathon vs. Bainbridge-Guildford

The Marathon Olympians hosted Bainbridge-Guilford at Marathon’s Appleby Elementary School for a dual match Thursday night. 

Marathon won the match with a team score of 34-33.

Individual results:

• 101: Frank Parsons (Bainbridge-Guilford) over (Marathon) - Forfeit
• 108: Zane Mumbulo (Bainbridge-Guilford) over Paeton Morehouse (Marathon) - Fall (1:45) 
• 116: Darren Florance (Bainbridge-Guilford) over Simon Donah (Marathon) - Fall (1:34) 
• 124: Melodie Sutton (Marathon) over Blaise Loya (Bainbridge-Guilford) - Fall (2:55) 
• 131: Brendan Gumaer (Marathon) over Glen Miller III (Bainbridge-Guilford) - Fall (1:23)
• 138: Zander Sutton (Marathon) over Silas Greenman (Bainbridge-Guilford) - Major Decision (15-6) 
• 145: Braydon Homer (Marathon) over Blake Prisco (Bainbridge-Guilford) - Decision (8-3) 
• 152: Brittan Keller (Marathon) over Josh Stiner (Bainbridge-Guilford) - Fall (1:15) 
• 160: Ryan Blackman (Bainbridge-Guilford) over Gabriel Crumb (Marathon) - Fall (0:45) 
• 170: Dominick Homer (Marathon) over Aiden Lockwood (Bainbridge-Guilford) - Fall (1:55) 
• 190: Damon Seymour (Bainbridge-Guilford) over Julian Spizzirri (Marathon) - Decision (5-4) 
• 215: Dawsyn Cole (Marathon) over Zack Decamp (Bainbridge-Guilford) - Decision (5-4) 
• 285: Elliott Briggs (Bainbridge-Guilford) over Preston Thorington (Marathon) - Fall (1:00) 

Varsity Ice Hockey: Cortland-Homer vs. Oswego

The Cortland-Homer Golden Eagles lost 4-5 against Oswego on the road Thursday night. With this loss, Cortland-Homer has fallen to a 1-7 record. 

“Our kids played hard all night and fought right until the end,” said Cortland-Homer head coach Paul Quinlan. “We had a few pucks bounce the wrong way tonight, and we were able to push back after giving up some unlucky goals in the 3rd. I was really happy with our compete level and effort in the 2nd and 3rd tonight. I know the results haven’t gone our way early in the season, but I really do think there is a good team in the locker room. Our kids work really hard, and are getting better every week. As hard as it is to lose, we have seen a lot of really positive growth from the group.”

Cortland-Homer was led by Cooper Swartz (2 goals), Preston Bowman (2 assists), Gabe O'Connor (1 goal & 1 assist), Liam O'Connor (1 goal), and Jack Mederios (25 saves). 

Oswego was led by Duncan Baker (4 assists), Ian Cady (2 goals), Gavin Ruggio (1 goal & 1 assist), Owen Seubert (1 goal & 1 assist), Logan Crannell (1 goal), Louis Roman (1 assist), Parker Koproski (1 assist), Jacob Morse (1 assist), and Mason Kurilovitch (& 36 saves).

Cortland-Homer is scheduled to host a holiday tournament at the JM McDonald's Sports Complex on Thursday (December 28th) at 5pm. Cortland-Homer will be playing against Fayetteville-Manlius in the first round of the tournament. 

(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).

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