Monday, September 10, 2012

Dryden Football gets First win.

Ithaca Journal 2012-09-10

• In other games Friday involving local teams, Lansing and Dryden both recorded their first victories of the season. Lansing rebounded from a 38-point loss at Newark Valley to defeat Candor, 20-14; and Dryden rebounded from a lopsided loss at Tioga to edge Trumansburg, 16-14.

Girls Soccer Over Trumansburg

Ithaca Journal 2012-09-10

Dryden 8, Trumansburg 0: Sisters Taylor and Leighann Bennett had two goals apiece on Friday as the Purple Lions moved to 3-0 on the season with the eight-goal victory.
Hannah Wildenstein and Abigail Barr dished out two assists apiece for Dryden, which led 3-0 at halftime and dominated in shots (20-9) and corners (9-1). Other goal-scorers included Jessica Phillips, Ashley Tenkate, Alicia Temple and Amy Degaetano.
Alyssa Patte and Victorial Leyburn (2 saves) split time in goal for the winners, while Samantha Dean had 10 saves for T-burg, which hosts Whitney Point Monday. Dryden travels to North rival Lansing on Wednesday.

Dryden boys nip Trumansburg in soccer

2012-09-10 Ithaca Journal:
The Dryden Boy's Soccer team celebrates after hard fought 1-0 victory over Trumansburg.
TRUMANSBURG — 09/07/2012 - John Whitmore’s second-half goal proved the difference as the Dryden boys’ soccer team edged Trumansburg, 1-0, Friday evening at Tarbell Field.
Jake Czapranski assisted on the goal for the Purple Lions (2-1), who outshot the Blue Raiders, 11-4, and had a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks. Haile Cutter made three saves to earn the shutout.
Sebastian Andrzejkowicz made 10 saves for Trumansburg, which travels to Whitney Point on Tuesday. Dryden is off until it hosts Lansing on Thursday.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Dryden 16, Trumansburg 14: Lions Football Wins

09/08/2012 ( Cortland Standard )

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Eymel Deas ran for a career best 238 yards and scored both touchdowns as Dryden opened Division V play with a win. The Purple Lions are 1-1 overall.
“It was a hard fought game with sloppy possessions,” Dryden coach Dan Fink said. “Our defense came up big with some key fumble recoveries and an interception by Hunter Senecal.
“The game had the same feel as our double overtime win last season,” he added. “Our kids rebounded well from some early mistakes and put together a nice long 15-play drive with four third-down conversions to eat the clock in the final quarter.”
Deas scored on a three-yard run in the first quarter and ran in from 24 yards in the third quarter. The Purple Lions converted both two-point conversions tries for the deciding points.
Dylan Mosher led Trumansburg (0-1 division, 0-2 overall) with 100 yards on 13 carries. Mosher scored a Trumansburg touchdown on an 18-yard run. Colin Fellows added a two-yard burst for the other Blue Raider touchdown. The home team converted two extra-point kicks.
Dryden will play its home opener Friday. The Purple Lions will host Greene (2-0) with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Dryden Boys Soccer vs Marathon

September 6, 2012

Olympians shut down Lions, 2-0
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Joe McIntyre/staff photographer

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Marathon’s Dan Lincoln (10) soars trying to get a head on a ball handled by Dryden goalie Haile Cutter during Wednesday’s IAC North Division soccer match-up, as Cody Morrison of Marathon looks on. Visiting Marathon posted a 2-0 victory.
Solid defense and two timely second half goals led to a big soccer win for Marathon Central boys Wednesday.
The Olympians held a high-powered Dryden High attack to just four shots as Jeff Contri and Ryan Tillotson netted goals during a 2-0 Interscholastic Athletic Conference North Division victory for the visitors.
Both teams are 2-1 in division and overall play after the match,
Elsewhere in the IAC, Trumansburg topped Groton 3-1 and Elmira Notre Dame tripped Tioga 2-1.
Marathon 2, Dryden 0: “We’re getting there,” Marathon coach Chip Stewart said after the crucial early-season road win. “It wasn’t spectacular, but it was a good win.
“We picked our spots when it came to possessing the ball,” he added. “We did panic in the box at times. Giving up six corners was not good, but we overcame that.”
The game was played between the 18s most of the match. The Olympians would hold a slight 7-4 edge in shots, but the visitors only had four cornerkicks.
“Dryden did control the ball well and strung passes together in the midfield,” Stewart said. “They just could not hit the enter pass into the box. Tyler Hollerer and Cody Barry played very well for us and helped prevent that.”
“Our ball possession was very good for most of the game,” Dryden coach Laszlo Engel said. “Marathon defended very well as we could not find the space to shoot. We were dangerous many times, but we were unable to get a quality shot off as their defense went hard to the ball and did well closing us down. We certainly learned a couple things that we can work on.”
After a scoreless first half, the Olympians took advantage of a pair of unsettled situations in the Dryden box. The first came midway in the half when Jeff Contri recovered a loose ball and fired by Purple Lion goalkeeper Haile Cutter (4 saves). It was a similar play three minutes later that gave Marathon a two-goal advantage. This time, Ryan Tillotson got the ball and delivered it into the back of the net. It was Tillotson’s first varsity goal.
“I told the guys that it was 0-0 at the half,” Stewart said. “I told them games like this come down to a key restart or a loose ball. That certainly did happen today.”
Marathon goalkeeper Kyle Young recorded two saves to earn the clean sheet.
Marathon will return to North Small School Division competition Friday. The Olympians will travel to Groton for a 4:30 p.m. match.
Dryden will head to Trumansburg for North Large School Division play Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Trumansburg 3, Groton 1: Will Stoughton notched a second-half goal, but it was the only tally for Groton as the visiting Indians dropped a 3-1 North Division decision at Trumansburg.
“We really played hard with just 12 guys,” Groton coach John D’Antonio said. “We were close, but just got tired in the end.
“Nate Cotterill and Joel Twitchell had really good defensive efforts,” he added. “Alec Young played a solid game in goal.”
The Blue Raiders (2-0) took a 1-0 lead in the first half as Josiah Peck scored the lone goal in the first 40 minutes.
Stoughton tied the game at 1-1 with 21 minutes left on a nice shot from the left corner of the box and stuck the ball in the upper 90 of the goal. It was Stoughton’s first varsity goal of his career with Tim Bexendell assisting.
With 12 minutes left, Trumansburg took the lead for good as Kevin Pritts found an opening and scored. Mark Cooley gave the Blue Raiders an insurance goal with two minutes to go. Assists were dished out by Abreham Kittel, Kyle Carr and Gabe Dell’Accio.
Young finished with nine saves in the Indians (0-2). Seamus Henehan made three saves for the Blue Raiders.

Dryden Girls Soccer Upends Marathon - IAC Volleyball

(from Cortland Standard) Late Dryden spurt upends Olympians
Soccer
Bob Ellis/staff photographer

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Ashley Bush (3) and Taylor Larabee (10) of Matathon battle for ball control with Hanna Wildenstein of Dryden Tuesday afternoon. Visitng Dryden was a 6-2 IAC soccer winner.
Taylor Bennett scored a pair of second-half goals as Dryden High girls had their hands full during a big road win in Interscholastic Athletic Conference North Division soccer action Tuesday.
Bennett scored the tying goal two minutes into second-half play to trigger a Purple Lions, that the first of five unanswered goals that secured a 6-2 victory over a tenacious host squad from Marathon.
In other IAC girls’ soccer matches, Union Springs shut out Moravia 2-0 and Elmira Notre Dame topped Tioga 9-0.
In IAC volleyball, Southern Cayuga stopped Groton 25-14, 20-25, 23-25, 25-9, 25-16; Lansing swept Dryden 25-22, 25-15, 25-21 and Moravia rallied to dump Union Springs 16-25, 20-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-12.
In the South Division, Tioga blanked Watkins Glen 25-21, 25-23, 25-8 while Elmira Heights Edison swept Candor 25-11, 25-22, 25-13.
Dryden 6, Marathon 2: Dryden (2-0 division and overall) grabbed a 1-0 lead nine minutes into the match when Amy DeGaetano converted off a corner kick set. Marathon evened the score before halftime when Ashley Bush took advantage of a communication lapse between Dryden defenders. The Olympians (1-2) took a 2-1 lead 38 seconds into second half play as Drew Barber found the back of the net. Barber used her head off an Ellena Holl corner kick.
One minute later, Bennett got her first goal to even the score at 2-2 and the match stayed deadlocked until the final 20 minutes when the Purple Lions continued their scoring run. Ashley Tenkate, Leighann Bennett, Hannah Wildenstein and Taylor Bennett all tallied to make the final score 6-2 Dryden. Tenkate’s goal capped the 11-minute burst that concluded with nine minutes to play.
Cindy Courtney made 12 saves in the Olympian goal. Alissa Patte was credited with nine saves for Dryden.
Dryden will play its first North Large School Division match Thursday as the Purple Lions host Trumansburg at 4:30 p.m. Marathon will host Groton in North Small School Division action Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
IN IAC VOLLEYBALL —
Lansing 3, Dryden 0: Dryden battled hard, but gave up short in its North Large School battle at Lansing. The Purple Lions (1-1 league and overall) were close in the first and third sets.
The Simonet led Dryden with eight service points, six aces, six kills, six blocks and five digs. Lexi Cooper added nine points, six digs, five aces and four assists while Steph Parker contributed five kills, three assists and two digs.
Keara Lowenhar paced Lansing with 20 points, 11 aces and two kills. Hannah Armstrong added 26 assists, seven kills and four aces with Shalyn Watson having 20 assists, seven points, five aces and three kills.
Southern Cayuga 3, Groton 2: After losing the first set 25-14, Groton came back with two hard-fought set wins at 25-20, 25-23. Southern Cayuga regained its composure and won the crucial fourth set 25-9 before winning the match 25-16 in the final set.
Kylene Hall led Groton with 10 blocks and eight kills. Tiffany James chipped in with four assists and two aces.
Groton will return to IAC action Sept. 11 at Trumansburg.
Moravia 3, Union Springs 2: The Blue Devils improved to 1-2 in dramatic fashion, as 25 assists by setter Mattea Hilliard and eight kills by Terri McKinney led the comeback. Courtney Crossgrove had six kilsl and 19 digs for the winners.
Mikaila Nelson topped Union Springs with five kills.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Dryden Beats Groton in Early Tilt

Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 11:22 am ( Ithaca Times )
Two programs on different ends of the spectrum faced off last Thursday as Groton hosted Dryden for the Indian’s first game.
The final score of 12-2 showed where both programs stand right now; the Purple Lions program returning 20 players from last year’s team outscoring an Indians team with only 13 dressed for the game. Still there were good things to take away from the game for both teams.
For coach John D’Antonio, he’s trying to keep the most realistic goals for his Groton team. While the team isn’t likely to win the Interscholastic Athletic Conference title, he was happy that they were able to do something they haven’t done in a few years; score on a Dryden team. Both of Groton’s goals came in the second half, with one being more of a lucky goal. In the waning minutes, Groton’s second goal was much more skillfully put together. The Indians moved the ball downfield and showed off some strong passing before getting off the score. Nate Cotterill hit Garrett Lockwood for the goal.
“We understand that there’s going to be some tough times,” said D’Antonio. “But you know what? We’re going to keep working hard to improve. And we scored two goals here in the second half, so we’re not going to put any shame in that.”
D’Antonio is prepping the team for some tough games like this, because not only are the teams in the IAC North some of the tougher teams in the conference but they are some of the tougher teams in the state. D’Antonio noted that Lansing in Class C, Marathon in Class D, and some combination of Trumansburg, Union Springs, and Dryden could all represent the IAC past the sectional round. Groton plays each of those schools twice this season.
With that schedule in mind and a fairly young team, development of the program for the future is the goal. Cotterill and Joel Twitchell are senior captains and Justin Tinelli should provide senior leadership for the team.
“They understand that it’s their senior year and they probably want to win some games, but at the same time they’ve been great in trying to help develop the kids and that’s what they should be proud of,” said D’Antonio.
Groton lost goalkeeper Brandon Pollack to graduation this year. Pollack was an IAC allstar and one of their best players. Goalkeeping is a work in progress for Groton right now, but defensive tips from players like Twitchell are helping the new goalies learn on the job.
For Dryden, it’s a completely different story. Dryden coach Lazlo Engel has a large but still a little raw group returning from last year. Last year the squad had 15-16 freshmen or sophomores , according to Engel. They did lose some talented players in Dana Smith, their leading goal scorer from last year, and also starter John Tate. For their second game, 12 goals was a good feat, but Engel knows there’s still a few things the team needs to work on for upcoming games against the top teams in the IAC.
“What we’re working on is just playing a good brand of soccer,” said Engel. “The wins and all that stuff will happen if we play, what we’re calling the Dryden way. Possess, pass, move, find the open space, create space for your teammates and help your teammates; that’s the mentality we’re trying to get them in.”
Gabi Guisado and Greg Nostrand had three goals each and Engel expects those two to pick up some of the scoring the team lost from Smith’s departure. Mike Harvey chipped in two goals and an assist and Matt Horton, Joe Delucia, and Tim Lewis all scored for Dryden. Jake Czapranski, another player Engel is looking to step up, had two assists in the game. Dryden was able to get every player from their deep bench some time out on the field.