Seniors Jason Boltus and Jack Phelan hooked up four times for touchdowns as Hartwick College defeated visiting Becker, 49-12, in a non-league football game Saturday.
Quarterback Boltus threw 361 yards and five TDs. All four of Phelan's catches resulted in touchdowns, including two in the opening quarter. That's when the Hawks took a 14-0 lead en route to their third straight victory and 11th in a row at home.
Phelan's first TD came on a 49-yarder to open the scoring. The second, from 15 yards, capped a 99-yard drive. Hartwick took a 27-6 lead when Boltus hit Phelan on a 14-yard scoring pass early in the third quarter. Ryan Boyea followed with one of his seven extra points to make it a 22-point spread.
Nate Rockefeller (Delhi) and Tosh DeMulder (Unatego) had 78 and 70 rushing yards, respectively, leading a Hartwick ground game that finished with 199 yards.
Rockefeller's 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Hawks the 42-14 lead.
Dan Contrastano and Ben Tomaino (Oneonta High) had 10 tackles apiece for Hartwick (4-1), which travels to Mount Ida for a 1 p.m. non-conference game this Saturday.
Hartwick 49, Becker 12
Becker0 6 0 6 _ 12
Hartwick14 7 7 21 _ 49
H _ Jack Phelan 49 pass from Jason Boltus (Ryan Boyea kick)
H _ Jack Phelan 15 pass from Jason Boltus (Ryan Boyea kick)
B _ Jacques Faublas 12 pass from Gabriel Prophet (John DiNardi kick blocked)
H _ Jack Phelan 1 pass from Jason Boltus (Ryan Boyea kick)
H _ Jack Phelan 14 pass from Jason Boltus (Ryan Boyea kick)
B _ Paul Casimir 11 run (John DiNardi kick failed)
H _ Noah Koreman 5 pass from Jason Boltus (Ryan Boyea kick)
H _ Nate Rockefeller 2 run (Ryan Boyea kick)
H _ Corey Rolling 58 interception return (Ryan Boyea kick)
Becker rushing: Jimmy Chery 15-67, Paul Casimir 9-58, Sean Jones 4-20, John DiNardi 1-14, Gabriel Prophet 2-11, James McMasters 3-5, Derek Henry 1-1, Thomas Pearson 3-0, Karrone Stanley 3-(-13).
Hartwick rushing: Nate Rockefeller 8-78, Tosh DeMulder 10-70, Sean McKenna 2-24, Frank Ford 3-20, Jason Boltus 5-7.
Becker passing: Karrone Stanley 2-for-12, 57 yards, 2 ints.; Gabriel Prophet 5-for-8, 53 yards.
Hartwick passing: Jason Boltus 24-for-36, 361 yards, 1 int.
Becker receiving: Jacques Faublas 7-110.
Hartwick receiving: Noah Koreman 7-90, Dan Gill 6-68, Jack Phelan 4-79, Ryan Mosack 3-56, Keith Geraldsen 1-25, Tosh DeMulder 1-21, Sean McKenna 1-18, Max Meisel 1-4.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Men's Soccer
No. Illinois 2, Hartwick 1
Drew Jeskey's goal 12 1/2 minutes into overtime lifted Northern Illinois to a Mid-American Conference victory at home Saturday.
Hartwick (4-4-5, 1-1-1) took a 1-0 lead 11 minutes into play on Steven Amaya's goal off a pass from Austin McCann. It stayed that way until Brad Horton converted a penalty kick in the 75th minute.
Jeskey's winner came on a scramble in front of the net.
Jeremy Vuolo made five saves for the Hawks, who host Brown at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Northern Illinois (7-2-4) is 2-1-1 in conference.
No. Illinois 2, Hartwick 1
Hartwick1 0 0 _ 1
Northern Illinois0 1 1 _ 2
Hartwick (4-4-5, 1-1-1): Steven Amaya 1-0, Austin McCann 0-1.
Northern Illinois (7-2-4, 2-1-1): Brad Horton 1-0, Drew Jeskey 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: H 10-4; N 16-5.
Goalies: Jeremy Vuolo (H) 5; Joe Zimka (N) 4.
Hobart 2, O-State 1
Philipp Schoeniger's overtime goal gave visiting Hobart a non-league road victory Saturday.
Schoeniger scored just inside the left post in the 94th minute for the Statesmen (13-0-2), who are ranked sixth among NCAA Division III teams.
The Red Dragons (9-5-1) tied the score at 1 in the 49th minute, when Matt Lindermann headed in a corner kick from Matt Brown.
Hobart took a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute on Michael Moutlon's goal on a header.
O-State travels to New Paltz at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Hobart 2, O-State 1
Hobart1 0 1 _ 2
Oneonta State0 1 0 _ 1
Hobart (13-0-2): Michael Moulton 1-0, Tyler Webster 0-1, Philipp Schoeniger 1-0.
Oneonta (9-5-1): Matt Lindermann 1-0, Matthew Brown 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: H 15-5; O 5-8.
Goalies: Pete Van Dellon (H) 3; Max Siegelman (O) 4.
Delhi 3, Hudson Valley 1
Anis Makaren had two goals to lead unranked SUNY Delhi to a Mountain Valley Conference victory over the NJCAA's fifth-ranked Division III team on the road Saturday.
Makaren converted a pass from German Nielson with 5:50 left in the first half to give the Broncos a 2-0 lead.
The Broncos (13-2-1), who also received a goal and an assist from Alex Campbell, finished conference play at 6-1-1. They trailed only MVC winner Herkimer, which went 7-1.
Next for Delhi is the NJCAA Division III Region III Tournament. Coach Geoff Moore said the seedings will be released Wednesday.
Delhi 3, Hudson Valley 1
Delhi2 1 _ 3
Hudson Valley0 1 _ 1
Delhi (13-2-1, 6-1-1): Alex Campbell 1-1, Anis Makaren 2-0, Jose Vasquez 0-1, German Nielson 0-1.
Hudson Valley (11-3): Mike DiFore 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: D 15-7; H 13-2.
Goalies: Adrian Capulli (D) 6; Tyler Mendrysa (H) 7.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Women's Soccer
William Smith 4, O-State 0
Alyse DiCenzo converted a penalty pick with 26:20 left in the first half and Brelynn Nasytany scored the first of her two goals nine minutes later to lead host William Smith to a non-league victory Sunday.
William Smith, the sixth-ranked NCAA D-III team in the country, held a 12-7 advantage in shots.
"We're definitely struggling to finish," Red Dragons coach Liz McGrail said. "I think that's the last piece for us and we have a couple more games before playoffs to work on that. Plus, when we break down defensively, we completely break down."
O-State (10-5-1) hosts New Paltz on Wednesday.
William Smith 4, O-State 0
O-State0 0 _ 0
William Smith2 2 _ 4
O-State (10-5-1): None.
William Smith: Alyse DiCenzo 1-0, Brelynn Nasytany 2-0, Kate Redmond 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: O 7-4; W 12-2.
Goalies: Kayla Murphy (O) 1, Team (O) 1; Amanda Davis (W) 0.
Hartwick loses, ties
Hartwick fell to visiting Union, 2-0, on Sunday, a day after playing host Keuka to a 1-1 tie.
Union's Allison Cuozzo scored 13 minutes into the second half Sunday to break a scoreless tie. Cuozzo's 25-yard shot went over Hartwick keeper Ashley Taylor.
Bianca Germain capped the scoring with 40 seconds left for Union, which held a 20-3 advantage in shots.
On Saturday, Alesha Wright scored 6:28 into the second half to give Hartwick a 1-0 lead.
Shana Johnson tied it for Keuka with four minutes left in regulation. The Hawks, who outshot Keuka, 20-10, are 4-9-2.
Union 2, Hartwick 0
Sunday's game
Union0 2 _ 2
Hartwick0 0 _ 0
Union (11-3-1): Allison Cuozzo 1-0, Amy Block 0-1, Bianca Germain 1-0, Chelsea Hargis 0-1.
Hartwick (4-9-3): None.
Shots-corner kicks: U 20-7; H 3-2.
Goalies: Abby Stohler (U) 0; Ashley Taylor (H) 8.
Hartwick 1, Keuka 1
Saturday's game
Hartwick0 1 _ 1
Keuka0 1 _ 1
Hartwick: Alesha Wright 1-0, Brittany Pine 0-1.
Keuka: Shana Jordan 1-0, Trista Partridge 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: H 20-9; K 10-4.
Goalies: Ashley Taylor (H) 4; Ashley Vail (K) 7.
Hartwick 3, RPI 1
Junior forward Lauren Ploof scored twice to lead host Hartwick to a non-conference win Wednesday night. Brittany Pine's goal midway through the first half gave the Hawks a 2-1 lead.
Delhi 3, J-C 0
Jessica DiSisto scored three times in the first half as host SUNY Delhi earned a victory in a NJCAA Region III sub-regional over Jamestown-Cattaraugus.
Gabii Crowley had two assists for the sixth-seeded Broncos (10-6), who advance to play at No. 3 Alfred State at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Cortney Miron made one save for Delhi, which had a 43-3 advantage in shots.
Delhi 3, J-C 0
REGION III SUB-REGIONAL
Jamestown-Cattaraugus0 0 _ 0
Delhi3 0 _ 3
Jamestown-Cattaraugus (4-9): None.
Delhi (10-6): Jessica DiSisto 3-0, Gabii Crowley 0-2, Krystal Whelan 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: J 3-0; D 43-8.
Goalies: Megan DeKay (J) 14, Kassie English (J) 15; Cortney Miron (D) 1.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Volleyball
O-State goes 1-3
Oneonta State dropped its first three matches in the SUNY Athletic Conference Round-Robin Tournament at Plattsburgh before beating the host school, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-14, in its final match.
The Red Dragons (15-18) did not qualify for the league championships.
Megan Boeltz and Denise Hardy had 15 and 13 kills, respectively, for the Red Dragons in their victory over Plattsburgh, the second of two matches they played Saturday. Caitlin Ross contributed nine kills, Jess Ptasnick had 24 assists and Jess Zerega had 23 digs.
Earlier Saturday, New Paltz earned a 25-18, 25-19, 25-21 win over O-State.
Ptasnick had 31 assists and eight digs, and Ross contributed eight kills and nine digs. Christine LaGuardia had nine kills and 15 digs, and Boeltz had six kills and six blocks.
On Friday, O-State lost to Potsdam, 25-20, 25-20, 25-22. LaGuardia had six kills and 11 digs; Ross had six kills and four digs; and Boeltz had seven kills.
In a 25-14, 25-15, 20-25, 26-24 loss to Cortland, LaGuardia led the Red Dragons with 13 kills and 14 digs. Sarah Petrignani and Hardy had eight and seven kills, respectively, and Ptasnick had 32 assists.
The Red Dragons are at Ithaca on Tuesday.
Cobleskill goes 1-1
SUNY Cobleskill bounced back from a 25-15, 25-16, 25-11 loss to host D'Youville College with a 26-24, 25-17, 24-26, 23-25, 16-14 victory over Penn State-Berks on Saturday in North Eastern Athletic Conference matches.
Kristen Kukan had eight assists, three kills and three digs, and Natasha Mamrosh had five kills and three digs against D'Youville.
Against Penn State-Berks, Kukan had 36 assists, 13 digs, three kills and three aces to lead the Fighting Tigers. Mamrosh and Danielle Skene had 14 and 13 kills, respectively, and Adrianna Lyons (Cooperstown) had five kills, three digs and two aces.
Hawks goes 2-2
Hartwick College split two five-set matches Saturday, the latter in the consolation match of the Hartwick/Holiday Inn Tournament.
The Hawks (11-19) lost their first match, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-11, to St. Lawrence. They came back to beat Utica, 21-25, 25-14, 18-25, 25-15, 17-15, in the consolation match.
St. Lawrence swept Lycoming in the final.
Hartwick went 1-1 Friday. The Hawks defeated Utica College, 25-19, 25-10, 28-26, before losing to Lycoming, 27-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Hartwick's Courtney Desmond and Kerry Sisson earned all-tournament honors.
Corning Tournament
SUNY Delhi finished 2-1 Saturday at the Corning Community College Tournament. The Broncos fell, 25-19, 25-22, to Corning before beating Jefferson (25-16, 25-17) and Tompkins-Cortland (25-21, 25-18).
Izumi Takahashi amassed 50 assists for Delhi, which received 19 digs and 14 kills from Minori Sato. Devin Donaldson (21 digs, 14 kills), Renee Ladlee (12 kills) and Hillary Sanca (24 digs) had four aces apiece for the Broncos (6-14), who host Word of Life in a 6 p.m. Senior Night match Tuesday.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Swimming
Hartwick Relays
Hartwick's men and women swam to victory in the Hartwick Relays on Saturday. The men finished first out of five teams with 160 points _ 62 better than runner-up University of Rochester. The women's 134-point total was 26 ahead of second-place Rochester.
Steve VanDuzer, Chris French, Kevin Milkovich, Tomie Schoening and Eric Goble were part of four winning relays for Hartwick. Michael Phillips and Kaird Durocher each swam on three winning teams.
Hartwick freshman Stephanie Ha swam in four winning races to lead Hartwick's women. Senior Casey Whittaker took part in three winning events.
Hartwick hosts Cazenovia and SUNY Cobleskill this Saturday.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Cross Country
Albany Invitational
Chris Mason's sixth-place finish over the 5-mile course at the University of Albany set a SUNY Delhi school record at the Albany Invitational on Saturday.
Mason, a sophomore, finished in 25:17, beating the previous record of 25:32 set by Al Rizzo in 1977.
"He ran a phenomenal race," Delhi men's cross country coach Bob Backus said. "He's really developed nicely as a sophomore. That's a record that will probably be around for a while."
The Broncos finished 14th in the 22-team championship race with 363 points. Oneonta State placed 13th with 315. Marist won the title with 23.
There were also purple and gold races, but neither of those divisions had team scoring.
Chris Burke finished 33rd overall for Delhi in 25:54, a record time over 5 miles for a Broncos' freshman.
Oneonta State's Nick Pampena placed 21st in 25:40, followed by teammate Marty Nicholson (25:56) in 36th. Oneonta High graduate Tim Greenberg was 92nd in 26:47.
Delhi is at the Mountain Valley Conference Championships on Saturday at Proctor Park in Utica.
O-State is at the SUNYAC Championships on Nov. 1 at Letchworth State Park.
Albany Invitational
Men's championship
Team scores: Marist 23, Brandeis 91, University of St. Thomas 113, Colgate 166, Albany 190, Sacred Heart 222, Adelphi 242, Wagner 266, RIT 281, Ramapo 290, Bryant 301, Oneonta State 315, SUNY Delhi 363, Vassar 365, Harvard 404, Springfield 419, Keystone 451, Siena 498, St. Thomas Aquinas 535, Clarkson 578, Molloy 701.
Individual winner: Girma Segni (Marist) 24:35 over a 5-mile course.
Oneonta State: 21, Nick Pampena 25:40; 36, Marty Nicholson 25:56; 89, Matt Laroe 26:44; 92, Tim Greenberg 26:47; 96, Frank Pfaffenberger 26:53; 112, Chuck Hollister 27:11; 130, Dan Bruton 27:34; 145, David Goodge 27:56; 164, Chris Sneed 28:52.
SUNY Delhi: 6, Chris Mason 25:17; 33, Chris Burke 25:54; 79, Josh Schultheis 26:40; 127, Tim Flynn 27:29; 150, Corey Clavet 28:05.
Men's Purple race
Individual winner: John Keenan (Marist) 25:58 over a 5-mile course.
Oneonta State: 51, Travis Visco 28:15; 54, Brian Baird 28:21; 73, Sean Daly 28:51; 80, Tim Kolesar 29:02; 96, Mark Gymburch 29:29; 133, Jake Kruchinski 31:30; 144, Jeff Oettinger 31:53.
Delhi: 34, Ethan Lennox 27:49.3; 44, Adrian Milisavljevich 28:03, 46, Will Ennis 28:08; 50, Billy Dayton 28:15; 72, Jon Tuttle 28:51; 76, Chris Babcock28:57; 85, Kyle Buser 29:13; 94, Mike Schmidt 29:26; 96, Jon Schiefen 29:28.
Women's Gold race
Individual winner: Kaitlynn Saldanha (Middlebury) 19:18 over 5,000 meters.
Oneonta State: 42, Ellen Paccia 20:39; 53, Margaret Conlon 20:56; 64, Abby Lee 21:19; 91, Diane Herzog 22:25.
Delhi: 58, Danielle Metz 21:04; 59, Jennifer Garcia 22:01; 94, Kate Cole 22:36; 101, Chelsea Bertrand 23:02; 102, Rachel Gleason 23:05; 107, Carolyn Laskoski 23:43; 108, Brianne Cunningham 24:14; 110, Nina Pasquarelli 24:26.
Green Mountain Invitational
Four SUNY Cobleskill men crossed in identical course-record times Saturday, and Meghan LaPoint also set a course record as the Fighting Tigers swept the three-team Green Mountain Invitational.
Andrew Gelston, Kevin Wipple, Dan Bulson and Kane Seamon (Richfield Springs) finished the 8,000-meter course in 27 minutes, 57.2 seconds for Cobleskill's men, who beat incomplete teams from Green Mountain and Johnson State College.
LaPoint finished the 5,000-meter women's course in 20:27.1 Cobleskill won with 26 points, three better than the hosts. Johnson State was incomplete.
Green Mountain Invitational
Men's team scores: Cobleskill 15, Green Mountain, Johnson State incomplete.
Cobleskill: t1, Andrew Gelston 27:52.2 over 8-kilometer course (course record); t1, Kevin Wipple 27:57.2 (course record); t1, Dan Bulson 27:57.2 (course record); t1, Kane Seamon 27:57.2 (course record); 5, Brian Kelly 28:17.9; 6, Sam Dikeman 28:25.5; 7, Devon Short 28:27.8.
Women's team scores: Cobleskill 26, Green Mountain 29, Johnson State incomplete.
Cobleskill: 1, Meghan LaPoint 20:27.1; 4, Beth Tranes 21:38.2; 5, Meghan Newton 22:23.8; 6, Amanda Aker 22:25.5; 11, Erin Smith 24:10.6; 16, Colleen Mahoney 26:32.3; 17, Deonna Houston 26:41.2.
Plansky Invitational
Hartwick's men and women placed ninth and eighth, respectively, in the Plansky Invitational at Williams College in Massachusetts on Saturday.
Tim Sattler led the Hawks' men, finishing in 30:03.6 over 8 kilometers. Justin Pedersen (Gilbertsville-Mount Upton) was next for Hartwick at 30:43.3.
On the women's side, Kim Negrich completed the 6,000-meter course in 25:21.9 for the Hawks. Gabby Dello (G-MU) crossed in 25:52.2 for Hartwick, which competes in the Empire 8 Conference Championships on Saturday in Saratoga Springs.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Field Hockey
Stevens Tech 1, Hartwick 0
Erin Broderick's goal in the 21st minute lifted 14th-ranked Stevens Tech (13-2, 4-0) to an Empire 8 Conference victory at home Saturday.
Mackenzie Chapman made six saves for the Hawks (4-9, 2-2), who were outshot, 12-1.
Hartwick plays host to Oneonta State at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Stevens Tech 1, Hartwick 0
Hartwick0 0 _ 0
Stevens1 0 _ 1
Hartwick (4-9, 2-2): None.
Stevens Tech (13-2, 4-0): Erin Broderick 1-0, Borzillo, Kara 0-1.
Shots-penalty corners: H 1-1; S 12-8.
Goalies: Mackenzie Chapman (H) 6; Stephanie Smith (S) 0.
Union 1, O-State 0
Freshman Isabel Zellweger scored in the 51st minute of Union's non-league victory at Oneonta.
The Dutchmen (10-2) had advantages of 11-2 in shots 11-4 in penalty corners.
Red Dragons goalie Erika Dombkowski made three saves.
O-State (5-9) travels to Hartwick at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Union 1, O-State 0
Union0 1 _ 1
O-State0 0 _ 0
Union (10-2): Isabel Zellweger 1-0, Alexandra King 0-1.
Oneonta (5-9): None.
Shots-penalty corners: U 11-11; O 2-4.
Goalies: Liz Stanford (U) 1; Erika Dombkowski (O) 3.
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