PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Dominating the competition for the second week in a row, the Port Allegany football team earned a second straight win, beating Moniteau 66-14 in their home opener.
Just as in their first game of the season, when they posted 63 points in the first half against Bradford, the Gators hit the ground running. The 52 points they recorded through two quarters came by committee and as part of a mixed bag of offense as four different Gators made their way into the scorebooks. Securing the win in the first 24-minutes of play, Port then eased their foot off the pedal, although, still scoring 14 points in the final two quarters.
Brennan Fillhart ended with 155 passing yards and one touchdown off a 7-for-10 completion rate while Aidan Bliss led the ground game with 104 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Bliss also caught for 58 yards alongside Kellen Veilleux and Chase Boyd who tallied 78 and 70 receiving yards, respectively.
Up next, the Gators have their hardest test yet, traveling to face Central Clarion on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Ridgway 21, Smethport 8
SMETHPORT, PA – Despite holding a stalemate through the first two quarters, the Hubbers hopes of a Week 2 victory faded fast as the Elkers capitalized on several late-game mistakes.
Entering the second half at 0-0, Smethport’s first error came on their first drive of the third, when a fumble immediately gave way to a touchdown in the opposite direction. Ridgway then took the ball to the endzone again before a third touchdown in the fourth put them up 21-0.
The Hubbers found their lone score of the day late in the fourth, when Tristen Lenze recovered a fumble on the Elkers’ four-yard line, taking it in for a touchdown. Aiden Tanner then ran in the 2-point conversion.
Smethport’s quarterback Mason Swanson finished 13-for-18 through the air, passing for 90 yards while Zach Hungiville led the defense with eight solo tackles, seven assisted tackles and two sacks. Maddox Dickerson came away with five solo tackles and an interception while Tanner and Lenze both had fumble recoveries.
Girls Soccer
Portville 1, Fredonia 0
FREDONIA, NY – Kiyah Mohr scored the Panthers lone goal of their win against Fredonia, opening their 2025 campaign with a win in front of their home fans.
Mohr was assisted by Grace Gariepy while Bella Morales came away with four saves during the win.
Frewsburg 3, Allegany-Limestone 2
FREWSBURG, NY — Conceding three second-half goals, the Allegany-Limestone girls soccer team dropped their season-opener at Frewsburg.
Madison Honeck scored the lone goal in the first half with the assist coming from Kennedy Honeck as the Gators took a slim advantage into the break.
Frewsburg’s Audrey Eckwahl tied up the affair before Kennedy Honeck, assisted by Madison Honeck, put A-L back in the driver’s seat.
Unfortunately, two goals from Jaden Jimerson flipped the script once more as Frewsburg swiped a victory late.
Boys Soccer
Silver Creek-Forestville 8, Salamanca 3
SILVER CREEK, NY – The Warriors opened their season with a road loss, despite Easton Chudy’s two goals.
Alongside Chudy, eighth grader Darren Hayes also found the back of the net. In goal, Carter Light recorded 11 saves.
Salamanca will have a chance for redemption sooner rather than later, as they take on Silvercreek-Forestville again next week.
Women’s College Soccer
Pitt-Bradford 3, SUNY Cobleskill 2
COBLESKILL, NY – Mya King led the Panthers to an opening day win as she began her sophomore season with a hat trick.
Battling back and forth for nearly 40 minutes, King finally broke the stalemate, controlling a long clearance from Cobleskill before dangling through defenders and finding the back of the net to go into halftime with the lead. Although the Fighting Tigers would respond, King would as well, scoring in the 72nd minute and again in the 79th minute after another Cobleskill goal three minutes prior.
King connected on three of her six shots, four of which were on goal while Lauren Donnelly and Keylee Leeper both finished with assists. Josie Orinko tended the net, coming away with two saves.
