When the Homer wrestling team needed a boost, 145-pound senior Lukas Quinn delivered it with a pin with 38 seconds left in the match, leading the Trojans on a bit of a roll and a 36-33 dual-meet win over Marcellus Wednesday night at Homer High School.
According to fellow senior Sam Sorenson, Quinn's win was just what the team needed after getting down 9-3 early.
"After those two matches, we were kind of down," Sorenson said. "Then, Lukas' match sparked us all up. Jeffrey (Stauber) got us pumped after that match, he was yelling and screaming and that really just juiced our whole team."
Quinn was beating Anthony Dicapio handily before getting the pin, scoring on a big double-leg takedown 40 seconds into the match, getting an escape from bottom seven seconds into the second period and then defending a shot and taking the back. He continued his dominant offense into the third, getting a reversal and takedown before closing the match out.
"I felt in control the whole time," Quinn said. "When we were neutral in the first period, I was just working my stuff, but once I got that first takedown in the first period, I felt really in control."
The senior didn't do anything special in his dominant win, but just put what he's been working on in practices on display.
"I've just been really focused on working some things in the room and trying to translate that to the mat," Quinn said. "I think that's exactly what happened today."
Sorenson polished off the win for Homer, winning by pin in 31 seconds to make it a 27-24 Marcellus lead. The Mustangs forfeited two matches after Sorenson's win and the Trojans forfeited one to make it a 36-33 win for Homer.
"I just go into every match and do what I do," Sorenson said. "Go in, look for my shots and look for a pin."
After Quinn's win, Homer did some reshuffling and forfeited at 152 pounds, forcing everyone up a weight class. Colin Murphy picked up a big pin with 1:29 left in the second period with Homer down 27-9, then Maddox Johnson won a 5-0 decision at 215 pounds before Sorenson's win.
Matt Fish won a back-and-forth match with Hollis Child at 132 pounds, taking a 14-7 decision.
Hunter Lines (126 pounds) tapped to Colin Scherer in the first period, Jeffrey Stauber (138 pounds) lost 3-1 when Marcellus' Trevor Rankin scored with five seconds left and Dominic Burlingame (160 pounds) and Chris Slade (172 pounds) were both pinned.
Homer is now one win from clinching the OHSL Division II title, sitting at 3-0 in league and 11-2 overall.
The Trojans get a bit of a break before their next competition, a dual meet with cross-town rival Cortland at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Homer High School. Homer can then lock up the division the next day with a win at Mexico.
"It's been a little bit of a grind the last few weeks," Sorenson said. "Having a week break here will be nice. We're going on a trip Friday and Saturday to Philadelphia for a little team building. It'll be nice for a little relaxation, then two duals next week and a big tournament on the weekend. It'll be a big week and we're going to be ready for it."
WRESTLING
MARATHON 39, SPENCER-VAN ETTEN/CANDOR 36
Braydon Homer (145 pounds) and Brittan Keller (160 pounds) both won by first-period pin for Marathon, while Zander Sutton (132 pounds), Dominick Homer (152 pounds) and Julian Spizzirri (189 pounds) also had later pins.
Brendan Gumaer (126 pounds) won the only decision of the meet 7-2 and Dawsyn Cole (215 pounds) won by forfeit. Simon Donah (102 pounds), Melodie Sutton (118 pounds), Gabe Spizzirri (138 pounds) and Preston Thorington (285 pounds) all lost by pin.
PHOENIX 46, SOUTHERN HILLS 21
Tanner Clemens (132 pounds), Sye Stanton (138 pounds) and Aiden Moltion (172 pounds) all won by pin, with Clemens' coming in just 34 seconds.
Ben Seemann (145 pounds) also won a 10-9 decision for Southern Hills. Ray Carr (118 pounds), Alex Wilcox (152 pounds), Amr Shabani (160 pounds), David Frazee (189 pounds) and Carson Edwards (285 pounds) all lost by pin and Logan Sheriff (126 pounds) lost a 12-4 major decision.
MORAVIA 53, ELMIRA HEIGHTS 24
Hunter Boynton (126 pounds) won by tech fall at 18-2 and Cole Cuddeback (138 pounds), Ethan Dehart (160 pounds) and Logan Wells (172 pounds) all won by pin for Moravia. Dehart and Wells both got their pins in the first period and Cuddeback pinned his opponent in the second.
Jakob Volles (110 pounds), Iziah Walters (118 pounds), Carter Smith (189 pounds), Seth Parker (215 pounds) and Kyle Beardsley (285 pounds) all won by forfeit for the Blue Devils.
BOYS BASKETBALL
MADISON 60, MCGRAW 53
McGraw got down 32-16 at halftime, but almost climbed back into the game thanks to a 22-16 fourth quarter. McGraw got as close as one during the comeback. Gaven Truman led the Eagles with 20 points, two assists and two steals.
Nick Sutton also added 16 points, six rebounds and two steals, Jaydon Bassett notched seven points, 10 boards, five assists, a steal and two blocks and Caleb Epp contributed three points, two rebounds, eight assists and three steals. Kryshtin Whible (three points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal), Dylan Truman (three points) and Nate Stiles (one point, one rebound, four assists, two steals) rounded out the Eagles' output.
TULLY 70, CATO-MERIDIAN 50
Tully scored 30 first-quarter points and the Black Knights got a 21-point, 14-rebound double-double from Ryan Mize. Mize also had eight blocks, three assists and a steal and Dan Mech had 22 points, four steals and three assists.
Lorenzo Garafolo almost had his own double-double with nine points, eight assists and four rebounds, Zeke Mohat contributed eight points, two boards, an assist and a steal and Connor Bastedo had five points, four rebounds and an assist. Mikey Reid (five points, one assist, two steals), Jacob Verbanic (seven rebounds, one assist, one steal), Alex Shaffer (one rebound, one assist), Dominic Veil (one rebound, one block) and Diego Iglesias (one steal) also aided Tully's win.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
POLAND 52, CINCINNATUS 27
Emma Finch scored 10 points, but Cincinnatus' two-game winning streak was snapped as the Lions got down 19-2 after a quarter.
Cortney Scutt added six points, Justice Crane notched five points, Lucy Finch scored four points and Jushawna Crane had two points. Poland had 25 steals in the game.
HOCKEY
CBA/J-D 7, CORTLAND/HOMER 4
No additional details were reported.
VOLLEYBALL
CINCINNATUS 3, MCGRAW 0
Caitlyn St. Germain continued her quest for 1,000 career assists with 16 more to go with four aces, four kills and seven service points as Cincinnatus moved to 6-0 with a 25-17, 25-7, 25-13 win. She is currently at 963 career assists.
Payton Gerrard contributed six aces and 19 service points, Madelyn Pittsley notched six aces, five kills and eight service points and Cassia Schuyler had three aces and six service points. Kaires Raymond (three aces, five service points), Allyson St. Germain (two aces, five kills), Shannon Ryan (four kills) and Kaedance Latta (three kills) also aided the Lions' win.
DERUYTER 3, BROOKFIELD 0
Olivia Lidell led DeRuyter with 18 assists and 10 aces and Emma Denkenberger notched 11 aces, four kills and an assist in the Rockets' 25-9, 25-10, 25-13 win.
Amaya Rounsaville contributed seven kills and seven aces, Neveah Woods pitched in six kills and Adelia Leonardo added three aces, two digs and an assist. Peytin Burrows (three kills, one dig), Shanley Nicholas (two kills) and Jillian Race (one dig) also added to DeRuyter's big win.
BOWLING
HOMER BOYS 7, CBA 0
HOMER GIRLS 5, CBA 2
The Homer girls team stayed unbeaten this year thanks to a 189 game and 480 series from Olivia Hamilton, while the boys bounced back with a win. John Bishop led the boys with a 267 game and Kyrius Townsend nothced a 619 series.
Addison Platt (138 game, 384 series), Kimberli Proctor (128 game, 367 series), Jaden Bush (147 game, 357 series), Lorelei Hill (160 game, 355 series) and Montana Eldridge (102 game, 282 series) also aided the girls' winning effort.
Bishop's series was a 597 and Townsend's best game was a 235. Nate McMullin (187 game, 547 series), Ivan Eaton (201 game, 495 series), Tanner Vogel, 183 game, 147 game), Mike McCall (155 game, 141 game), Dwight Eldridge (152 game) and Caleb Hamilton (141 game) rounded out the boys' win.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
BOYS BASKETBALL
OnTech Charter at Homer, 6:15 p.m. today
Otselic Valley at Cincinnatus, 7 p.m. today
Dryden at Trumansburg, 7 p.m. today
DeRuyter at Brookfield, 6 p.m. today
Auburn at Cortland, 6:45 p.m. Friday
Newfield at Marathon, 7:15 p.m. Friday
Groton at Odessa-Montour, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Newark Valley at Dryden, 7:15 p.m. Friday
Candor at Moravia, 7 p.m. Friday
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Homer at Onondaga, 7 p.m. today
Trumansburg at Dryden, 7 p.m. today
Tully at Port Byron, 7 p.m. today
Marathon at Newfield, 6 p.m. Friday
Cincinnatus at McGraw, 6 p.m. Friday
Odessa-Montour at Groton, 6:30 p.m. Friday
Dryden at Newark Valley, 7:15 p.m. Friday
Moravia at Candor, 7 p.m. Friday
HOCKEY
Cortland/Homer at Liverpool, 8:15 p.m. today at The Coliseum at the NYS Fairgrounds
VOLLEYBALL
Tully at Onondaga, 7 p.m. today
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Homer, 4:30 p.m. Friday at Utica University
Dryden, 6:30 p.m. Friday at SUNY Cortland Lusk Field House
BOWLING
Groton at Odessa-Montour, 4 p.m. Friday at Harborside Lanes
