Here is the Potter and Perrone Top 10 for the week of October 10…..
- A consequential weekend of area high school football includes the biggest game of the regular season in Class AA between Liverpool and C-NS at Bragman Stadium. Both teams are 5-0, both have basically rolled through their first four games unchallenged with the Legends shutting out Baldwinsville and Rome Free Academy the last two weeks. We’ll see who becomes CBA’s main challenger..
- More big games follow in other classes, including Class A where defending champion Whitesboro faces F-M, both of them sporting 4-0 records. Also a pair of undefeated teams face off in Class C with 5-0 Solvay visiting 5-0 Holland Patent, this after last weekend’s action in Class B when two 4-0 teams met and VVS went to Chittenango recording an impressive 30-6 victory over the Bears…
- Two area football teams are atop their respective state rankings. Dolgeville holds the top spot in Class D at 5-0 and takes that unbeaten mark to Herkimer Saturday after a key Thursday game between 5-0 Cato-Meridian and 4-1 Beaver River. Waterville tops the state eight-man football rankings but has a big game Saturday putting its 5-0 mark on the line against 5-0 Cooperstown…
- The girls tennis Section III team championships were decided this week. In Class A CBA pulled out 4-3 decisions over top seed Baldwinsville and Liverpool to win the title while F-M, now in Class B, swept ESM 7-0 to take the crown. Oneida turned back upstart Marcellus for the Class C title and Cazenovia won its fourth straight sectional title topping unbeaten Copenhagen 4-1 in the finals…
- There was also the fall boys golf sectional tournaments where, in Class A, West Genesee Gold dominated the team portion and F-M seventh-grader Collin Helmer won the individual title. Class B saw CBA hold off a strong challenge from Chittenango by seven shots while in Class C Westhill swept the honors at Camillus Golf Club, its home course, both team and individual with Danny Young on top..
- Baldwinsville has ascended to the top spot in the latest boys soccer state Class AAA rankings thanks to an 11-0 start which included nine shutouts. And with a 12-0 record Watertown climbed to no. 2 in the state in Class AA with West Genesee also in the top 10. Hamilton’s 13-1 record has it no. 4 in the state in Class D though the Emerald Knights did lose to Cooperstown early this week..
- Cincinnatus girls soccer remains undefeated and remains atop the state Class D rankings. C-NS had climbed to no. 1 in Class AAA but lost 4-0 to Shenendehowa last weekend and fell back to no. 6. Marcellus avenged an earlier defeat to Westhill 3-0 on October 1 and is back at no. 2 in the state rankings though the Wolf Pack remain right behind at the no. 3 spot awaiting a possible playoff showdown..
- In field hockey Little Falls’ 11-game win streak ended Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, who has emerged as the clear Class A challenger to Rome Free Academy based on this game and defeating C-NS 1-0 a week ago. Only Port Byron remains as an undefeated team in Section III, the Panthers sitting at 10-0 after rolling past Cato-Meridian 9-1 early this week…
- Two undefeated volleyball teams took setbacks in recent weeks. On the girls side it was Phoenix who was humbled by state Class B champion Westhill in three sets before it regrouped with wins, while in boys volleyball ESM’s perfect mark was upended by Liverpool prior to a showdown Fridy night with J-D who looked to avenge its lone loss but would have to do so on the Spartans’ home court..
- Two of Onondaga County’s top girls swim teams met up on Tuesday night and J-D, led by Leah Abrams’ pair of titles in the 200 and 500 freestyle, knocked off Baldwinsville who came into the meet undefeated. Elsewhere Watertown in the Frontier League and New Hartford continue their own undefeated runs as the regular season nears its conclusion….
