ONEONTA — Khloe Waltz scored the equalizer with 17:43 left in regulation as top-seeded Greene and No. 2 Unatego/Franklin tied for the Midstate Athletic Conference title Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
The game had been a scoreless tie for more than 55 minutes when U/F senior Shannon Kingbury scored on breakaway, fed by a pass from Ivana Svecharnik.
Waltz tied the game about six minutes later on a breakaway started by a long punt by keeper Quinlin Cavanaugh.
U/F lost its keeper, Danella DeSilva, to an injury to her right arm after a diving stop in the first half.
Backup Lindsay Rinker played well in relief, only missing on the breakaway by Waltz.
The Spartan-Devils had the best chances in the two 10-minute overtimes, as Kingsbury twice put shots off the crossbar.
Greene outshot U/F, 20-10, and had a 9-2 advantage on corner kicks.
Cavanaugh made eight saves. The Spartan-Devil goalies combined for 12 saves.
Unatego/Franklin (11-3-2) is the No. 4 seed in the Section IV Class C playoffs and will host No. 13 Groton in Otego on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Greene (13-2-1) is the second seed in the Section IV Class C playoffs and will host Unadilla Valley/G-MU, the 15 seed, on Tuesday.
In other high school action last week:
Section III Class C soccer tournaments
Cooperstown (11-3-1) drew the top seed in the Section III Class C boys soccer tournament and will host a quarterfinal match Friday, Oct. 23, at Paul Lambert Field.
The Hawkeyes will host either No. 9 Sauquoit Valley or No. 8 Thousand Islands. The opening-round match is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Cape Vincent.
The semifinals are scheduled to take place in Clinton on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with the championship game on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Vernon-Verona-Sherill.
The Hawkeyes tied for the Center State Conference Division II title with Class D Hamilton and Westmoreland/Oriskany, the No. 2 seed.
In the girls bracket, Cooperstown (1-11-3) is the No. 13 seed and will play at No. 4 West Canada Valley in an opening-round match Tuesday.
Saturday’s Results BOYS SOCCER
Greene 3, Unatego/Franklin 2
Judd Dutcher’s game winner with 33 seconds left gave third-seeded Greene its first Midstate Athletic Conference title in boys soccer since 2019 with a win over Unatego/Franklin on Saturday at the Wright National Soccer Campus in Oneonta.
Dutcher also scored on a penalty kick.
Jake Kingsbury had a goal and an assist for U/F, which also got a goal from Levi Russell.
Gavin Ely also scored for Greene, which got two assists from Jack Rice.
Greene (9-6-1) is the eighth seed in the Section IV Class C tournament and will host No. 9 Delaware Academy in the opening round Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Unatego/Franklin (11-2) is the No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 seeded Spencer-Van Etten/Candor on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Otego.
The Trojans and the Spartan-Devils could meet again in the semifinals on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
CROSS COUNTY
At Marathon
The Delaware Academy/South Kortright runners topped the small-school squads at Saturday’s Marathon Invitational.
The varsity girls placed second overall and the varsity boys were third overall.
“It was a great confidence-booster for the championship meets to come,” Coach Skip Baxter wrote in an email.
Jaden Lewis finished in 17:13 to place fourth for the boys. Auriela Comer had the top spot for the DA/SK girls, placing in sixth in 21:58.
For Unadilla Valley, Jake Favinger (17:40) was third for varsity boys in 17:40, while Miley Slater had to top finish among the varsity girls, placing 14th in 23:04.
Friday’s Results GIRLS SOCCER
Unadilla Valley/ G-MU 1, Sidney 0
Logan Lindholm got to a loose ball after a corner kick and scored the only goal in a Midstate Athletic Conference consolation match Friday, Oct. 16, in Sidney.
Lindholm scored just more than seven minutes into the second half.
Trinity Lowe made six saves for Sidney (7-7), which is a No. 6 seed in the Section IV Class B tournament and will play at third-seeded Oneonta at 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23.
Alexis Davis made four saves for Unadilla Valley/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton (8-8), which is a 15 seed and opens the playoffs at second-seeded Greene in an opening-round match Tuesday.
Delaware Academy 1, Bainbridge-Guilford
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Abby Lunn’s goal stood for more than 50 minutes as the third-seeded Bulldogs beat the fourth-seeded Bobcats in a Midstate Athletic Conference consolation match Friday, Oct. 16, in Delhi.
Lexi Davis had the assist on Lunn’s goal, which came with 11 minutes left in the half.
Jill Fishner made four saves for the Bulldogs.
Saige Barnard made nine saves for the Bobcats.
Delaware Academy (8-7-1) is a No. 10 seed in the Section IV Class C tournament and will play a first-round match at No. 7 Odessa-Montour on Tuesday.
Bainbridge-Guilford (7-7) is the No. 8 seed and will host No. 9 seeded Watkins Glen on Tuesday.