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1C Monday, November 3, 2008 1 THE ITHACA JOURNAL JmV PHOTO GALLERIES GALORE MOVIN' ON From Ithaca to Oneonta to Cortland to Binghamton, there were plenty of memorable moments this weekend in local college and high school sports. INSIDE Local calendar 2C Scoreboard 2C High schools 3C H.S. 4C College football 5C NFL 5C Dor Ithaca High's Mehrabyan sisters, and teammate Emily Burdett, finished tops at the Section 4 state qualifier. i View photos from numerous games online at: www.ithacajournal.comsports PAGE 3C Sports Editor. Brian Delaney 1 274-9214 1 bdelaneyithacajournal.com SECTION 4 SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS uw If uill JJ-Tf x-rVW.

VT T- 'f Hi i si! I'. .1 'j-rfr A i I t' ii if' 1 fc QB Juvan leaves game with injury; Bombers improve to 7-1 overall By Brian Delaney bdelaneygannett.com Staff Writer ITHACA Another overmatched opponent translated into another superb rushing effort from surging Ithaca College. This time, both Springfield and school records were felled. Junior Tom Bergerstock piled up 175 yards and four touchdowns, the last of which broke former AU-American Jeff Wittman's 1992 school records for rushing touchdowns and points scored in a season, as the 22nd-ranked Bombers steam-rolled the Pride 37-8 on Senior Day at Butterfield Stadium "It's great to be in the record books with all those great names," Bergerstock said. "There's such a great history here." And to think that in August, the running back position was a question mark That long-since stopped being a concern for Ithaca coach Mike Welch, whose team improved to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Empire 8 with games rernaining against Alfred (6-2, 3-1 E8) and No.

6 SUNY Cortland (8-0). Cortland, by the way, clinched Division Ill's See ROLLING Page 5C JOSEPH GERONIMO Special to Gannett News Service Ithaca's Will Miller scores the decisive penalty kick in the Little Red's 1-1 tie Saturday with Vestal. After two scoreless 15-minute overtimes, the two teams were named co-champions. The Little Red advanced to states with a 4-3 edge in PKs. IHS shares Class AA title; advances in PKs H.S.

BOYS SOCCER Section 4 Class AA championship ii ERICA THUM Staff Photographer Ithaca's Tom Bergerstock scores his second of four touchdowns Saturday in the Bombers' 37-8 win over Springfield. COLLEGE FOOTBALL i Saturday's result No. 22 Ithaca 37, Springfield 8 I Saturday, Nov. 8 Ithaca (7-1, 4-1 Empire 8) at Alfred (6-2, 3-1), lp.m. E8 TITLE CHASE i Standings, through Saturday 1.

St. John Fisher 4-1 6-3 2. Ithaca 4-1 7-1 3. Hartwick 3-1 6-1 4. Alfred 3-1 6-2 Saturday's result Ithaca 1, Vestal 1 (Ithaca advances in PKs, 4-3) Next game NYSHPHSAA first round Ithaca (12-4-2) at Section 9Section 1 winner, Saturday, TBA straight Section 4 title.

"It was fitting that it went to PKs (penalty kicks) and we're co-champs," DuMont said. "It was a really good match. "The kids are real excited to move oa We've been second (to Vestal) quite a few times the past few seasons." Vestal coach Jim Murphy had mixed emotions following the end of his team's season. "It's very disappointing," Murphy said. "Our goal this season was to win the Section 4 title and go to the state tournament.

"I felt we had a good team coming into this season, and it turned out to be a great team These are a great bunch of guys, I couldn't ask for much more from them See ADVANCES Page 3C From Staff Reports ONEONTA There will be no state tiderepeatfortheVestalboys soccer team. Instead, it will be Ithaca moving on to state Class AA playoffs as it ousted the Golden Bears on penalty kicks, 4-3, after the two teams play ed to a 1-1 tie Saturday in the Section 4 final at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Will Miller, Ithaca's final shooter in the round of penalty kicks, sent the Little Red into the state quarterfinals when he beat Vestal goalie Mike Economou to break a 3-all tie. "It was a very tenacious soccer game, with a lot of ebb and flow," Ithaca coach Jeff DuMont said, "We certainly could have won penal- ty kicks our guys were very determined. We felt very deserving to walk away as a winner." The two teams are officially co-champions.

It's Ithaca's first Section 4 Class AA title since 2004 and Vestal's fourth Backfield guides Lansing to Class title H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Section 4 Class championship "I Saturday's result 2-Lansing 1, 1-Chenango Forks 0 Next game NYSPHSAA first 4r round Lansing (21-0-0) vs. Highland (17-3), 3 p.m., at Hudson Valley Sports Dome, Milton MORE INSIDE Marathon girls claim first sectional title PAGE 3C 5J By Chris Vito cvitogannett.com Staff Writer CORTLAND The Lansing girls soccer team receives much of its notoriety for its high-powered offense, but that midfield and defense is pretty darn strong as well. The Bobcats were held to just one goal at SUNY Cortland on Saturday, a season low, but that was all they needed for a 1-0 win over Chenango Forks that claimed a third consecutive Section 4 Class championship. Senior forward Ellyn Grant-Keane scored in the match's 12th minute, and Lansing (21-0) clamped down on the back end from there, seldom allowing the Blue Devils a buildup and minimizing their quality scoring chances.

This is the third straight year Lansing, the top ranked Class team in the state, has eliminated Chenango Forks (15-2) in the postseason and NX JOE BELL Staff Photographer Cornell's Nick Zerante, 8, hauls in a pass, despite the efforts of Princeton's Cart Kelly, for a touchdown during the Big Red's 31-26 loss Saturday at Scheollkopf Field. Big Red on the wrong end of a wild finish SIMON WHEELER Staff Photographer Lansing's Rachael Palladino prevents Chenango Forks' Mariya Pecheny from advancing the ball during the second half of Lansing's 1-0 win in Saturday's Class championship. first half when Grant-Keane received a pass from Megan Palladino at the top right side of the 18-yard box, switched the ball to her left foot and chipped one over the head of goalie Ashley Knox into the upper left corner for her 36th goal of the season. "She's the littlest forward See BACKFIELD Page 3C Kathryn Hornibrook said. "Last year it was 1-0 and it was a battle, and this year it was a battle again." The game's lone tally came with 28:42 remaining in the the second straight time in the final.

"This is what we've been looking forward to the whole season and this is the matchup that we wanted," sophomore COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday's result Princeton 31, Cornell 26 Saturday's game Dartmouth (0-7, 0-4 Ivy League) at Cornell lp.m. Fourth-quarter surge sends Groton past Delhi erPTinu rnnTDHll Ru Fuan rirpllirh Pete Tackson interceDted The Indians (8-1) will Dia FOOTBALL By Evan Drellich Pete Jackson intercepted The Indians (8-1) will play SECTION 4 By Brandon Thomas blthomasgannett.com Staff Writer ITHACA It was the day after Halloween, but apparently the weekend's truly bizarre events were better saved for a sunny Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. Princeton scored 24 consecutive points, got the game-winning touchdown on a naked bootleg and then held off a feverish Cornell rally with some help from a mysterious fake spike penalty to secure a 31-26 victory. Princeton's Jordan Culbreath rushed for 169 yards on 24 carries, but it was quarterback Brian Anderson who got the call on a fourth-and-one from the Cornell 20-yard line with 1 minute, 40 seconds remaining. With all of the other players on the field stacked up the middle, Anderson faked a handoff Radio: WHCU-AM (870) Online updates: www.ithacajournal.comsports and wheeled to the left, scampering into the end zone to give Princeton (3-4, 2-2 Ivy League) a commanding 12-point lead.

But what appeared to be mere icing on the cake was nothing compared to what followed. Cornell (3-4, 1-3) immediately stormed back and Nathan Ford threw his third touchdown pass of the game, this one to Horatio Blackman, with 41 seconds remaining. Brad Greenway's ex-See BIG RED Page 5C defending state champion Walton at 7 p.m. Saturday at U-E for the Class crown. Delhi led 7-6 at halftime but recorded five turnovers, including an end zone interception at the end of the second quarter.

"We just didn't play good in the second half," said Delhi's Jack Fletcher, who ran for a game-highl63 yards and scored twice. "We made stupid mistakes and we just got See GROTON Page 4C Delhi quarterback Luke Burns on the Bulldogs' following two possessions, leading to two more Groton scores. Jackson recorded three picks on the day, including a 78-yard return that increased Groton's lead to 33-14 with less than three minutes remaining in regulation. "Pete's a fireplug, has been for us all year," Indians coach Jeff Lewis said. "But it was our ability to establish the run game that really made the difference." Correspondent ENDICOTT Kyle Reed scored the first of three unanswered Groton scores in the fourth quarter ofa 33-14 Section 4 Class semifinal victory over Delhi on Saturday.

Reed ran47yards for his third touchdown, putting the Indians ahead, 20-14, with 736 remaining at Ty Cobb Stadium The score came two plays and less than a minute after Delhi took a 14-12 advantage. PLAYOFFS Class Saturday's result I Groton 33, Delhi 14 Friday's result Walton 60, Candor 0 I Saturday's championship game Walton (9-0) vs. Groton (8-1) at I Union-Endicott's Ty Cobb Stadium, 7 p.m. MORE INSIDE Drydenjrumansburgbowout t- PAGE 4C ES.