BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte boys soccer team went 2-1 over five days, including a 9-0 win at Philipsburg-Osceola on Oct. 15, before entering the final week of the regular season.
The Red Raiders also beat Clearfield, 5-2, on Oct. 13 at home and lost to Hollidaysburg, 3-0, on Oct. 17 at home in a matchup of the two top District 6 Class 3A teams.
Seth Caton scored five goals for Bellefonte against P-O, including three in the first half, and assisted on the first goal by Keegan Timblin. The Red Raiders (11-3) scored six goals in the first half and outshot the Mounties 35-2 in the game.
Timblin scored two goals. Cole Stabinger scored two goals and assisted on a Caton goal. Alex Gionesto scored the final goal. Desmond Grindley had two assists in the second half, while Ian Orr and Carson Renoe also had assists. Bellefonte goalkeeper Cam Ripka made three saves.
“It was a good night moving the ball around and getting guys involved,” Bellefonte coach Scott Martz said. “Our defense did a great job not letting them get much offense at all and kept the ball pushed up in out half of the offensive zone.
“We put a lot of shots on the (P-O) goalkeeper (Camden Henchel) and he played an outstanding game, denying us open looks. Once we settled in and began to move the ball through our zones the goals started to come. It was a good game that everyone got in the game. It was nice to see our JV team finish the game out strong for us.”
Timblin scored three goals to lead the Red Raiders from 2-0 down to a win over Clearfield. Stabinger scored one goal and assisted on another. Caton scored the final goal off of an assist from Jamin Ondrasik.
BALD EAGLE AREA BOYS
The Bald Eagle Area boys team rolled to a 9-0 win over Bishop McCort on Oct. 17 at Alumni Stadium — four days after losing to Hollidaysburg, 7-0, at home.
BEA’s Easton Grimes had a big game against Bishop McCort with two goals and two assists. Jacob Kovalev also scored two goals. Parker Dubbs scored once and dished out two assists. Ty Hoffer booted in a goal and assisted on another.
Logan Parsons, Owen Maye and DJ Dinger also had goals. BEA goalkeeper Tanner Pearce only had to make one save to preserve the shutout.
“We had a good game, played well, and Bishop McCort is just starting back up the program after a few years of being off,” BEA coach Jason Bair said, “so it’s a good game for us. We will continue to keep striving as we get ready and gear up towards the playoffs.”
Hollidaysburg, which scored four goals in the first half and three in the second, got two goals apiece from Devin Walters and Bryce Hollingshead.
STATE COLLEGE BOYS
The State College boys team earned two tight wins in three days, beating Carlisle, 3-2, on Oct. 12 at home and winning at Mechanicsburg, 1-0, on Oct. 14.
The Little Lions (11-4-2) got goals against Carlisle from Alex Zlupko on a penalty kick, Lennon Wong off of an assist from Tommy Brucker and Yousef Moustafa off of a pass from Elliot Cardinale. State College goalkeeper Erik Sulman made two saves.
PENNS VALLEY BOYS
The Penns Valley boys team earned a 2-2 tie with Clearfield on Oct. 15 at home – two days after losing at Tyrone, 7-1.
Clayton Stover and Kyus Kimler scored goals for the Rams (4-10-1) against Clearfield.
ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC BOYS
The St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy boys team (3-11-1) earned a 2-2 tie at Millersburg on Oct. 15 and lost to Susquenita, 4-0, on Oct. 13 at home.
BELLEFONTE GIRLS
The Bellefonte girls team split its games on back-to-back days, rolling to a 13-0 win over Philipsburg-Osceola on Oct. 14 at Rogers Stadium and losing to Hollidaysburg, 3-2, on Oct. 15 at home in a faceoff of the two top District 6 Class 3A teams.
On Oct. 19, the Lady Red Raiders (11-2-1) breezed to an 8-0 win over Penns Valley at home.
Sydney Miller scored four goals and assisted on another for Bellefonte, which scored 10 goals in the first half against P-O.
Reese Patterson scored two goals and assisted on two others. Juniper Ondrasik and Emily Culleey scored two goals and dished out an assist, respectively. Claire Halterman, Norah Davis scored once and had an assist, respectively.
Autumn Naspinski scored the other goal, while Sydney Higginbotham had one assist. Starting goalkeeper Piper Rock didn’t face any shots, while substitute Samantha Pelky had two saves.
Patterson scored two goals and had two assists against Penns Valley. Miller and Elizabethh Brezler had two goals and an assist, respectively. Davis and Higginbotham also had goals. Rock went the distance in goal and didn’t face a shot.
Naspinski and Miller scored goals against Hollidaysburg. Bellefonte keeper Ronni Spotts made 13 saves. In a 2-2 game with 4:55 remaining, Hollidaysburg’s Kaitlin Davis scored the go-ahead goal. Allie Hayer scored the other two goals for the Lady Golden Tigers (11-2-2).
The Lady Rams were also shut out by Tyrone, 7-0, on Oct. 12 at home and at Clearfield, 8-0, on Oct. 14.
STATE COLLEGE GIRLS
The State College girls team picked up a 2-1 win at Cedar Cliff on Oct. 17 after suffering losses to Mechanicsburg, 4-0, on Oct. 14 at home and at Chambersburg, 4-2, on Oct. 16. It also lost to Carlisle, 2-0, on Oct. 19 at home.
Against Cedar Cliff, Ayda Bayly gathered in a loose ball and booted in State College’s first goal in the first half. Shae Dwyer scored from 22 yards out at 7:30 into the second half off of an assist from Leah Sampsel.
“Cedar Cliff had moments in which they looked to even it up again,” State College coach Kent Dwyer said, “including a ball that hit the bottom of the crossbar and a player crashing the net from about 2 yards out. Somehow the ball ended up going over the crossbar – bailed us out there.”
State College goalkeeper Kali Hazel had five saves in the first half after returning from concussion protocol. Sarah Mellot had six saves in the second half.
The Lady Little Lions (6-10) were in a scoreless game when Mechanicsburg’s Molly McLaughlin scored with 18:24 left in the game. Mellot had 25 saves, while Mechanicsburg’s Cambelle Stallings had nine stops.
Hazel had 10 saves against Carlisle as State College fell to 6-11.
BALD EAGLE AREA GIRLS
The Bald Eagle Area girls team couldn’t get the offense going in back-to-back 6-0 losses at Hollidaysburg on Oct. 12 and at Bishop Guilfoyle on Oct. 14. But the Lady Eagles (6-9-2) battled to a 1-1 tie at Central on Oct. 19.
Savanna Albright scored BEA’s goal off of a feed from Abby Hacker at 13:47. Central scored at 28:38 and the score remained tied. BEA goalkeeper Cami Walker made five saves.
“What a great game,” BEA coach Jared Moore said. “Both sides fought hard and it was such an even game. Central threw the house at us at the beginning of the second half, but we withstood it and got a couple of good counterattacks in. I was really impressed with the effort the girls gave tonight.”
Emma Marasco scored four goals for BG, which outshot BEA, 26-10. BG goalkeeper Cece Rumfola made 10 saves to preserve the shutout.
Hollidaysburg’s Hayer scored three goals.
WEEK OF OCT. 19 SOCCER SCHEDULE
OCT. 22
BOYS
Penns Valley at Bald Eagle Area
Bishop Guilfoyle at Bellefonte
Philipsburg-Osceola at Huntingdon
St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy at Montgomery
GIRLS
Bellefonte at Bishop Guilfoyle
Huntingdon at Philipsburg-Osceola
