ALLEGANY, N.Y. — After dropping its opener 2-0 to DuBois, the Bradford boys soccer team picked up its first win in emphatic fashion.
Mitch Strauss racked up three goals and two assists to power the Owls to a 7-0 triumph over Olean in a Gator Cup Large School first round matchup on Friday night.
Lucas Johnson put Bradford on the board in the 20th minute, scoring off feeds from Strauss and Jake Franz. Andy Mangold (penalty kick) and Colin Conneely (with Strauss assisting) each added first-half markers for the Owls, who held a 3-0 halftime lead before pulling away in the second half.
Strauss struck again in the 44th minute, with the helpers going to Mangold and Johnson. Bradford then netted goals in the 61st (Strauss), 62nd (Franz) and 63rd (Strauss) minutes to seal it.
Tristan Dragoone and Aiden Abbott made a combined five saves to preserve the shutout Bradford (1-1) which will meet host Allegany-Limestone in tonight’s championship. Franz and Johnson both finished with two assists. Josh Gardner made 12 saves for Olean (0-1), which will take on Maple Grove in the consolation.
“The defensive line possessed the ball much better today,” Bradford coach Wes Lohrman said, “and, unlike Wednesday, we were able to finish our offensive chances in the final third.”
Said OHS coach Jim Charles: “It was definitely a learning experience. I got a young team … my leading scorer (from last year) didn’t come out, we had a couple other guys we were hoping would come out, but didn’t. So we have some guys playing in different positions, but we’ll figure it out.”
GIRLS SOCCER
(Salamanca Tournament)
Chautauqua Lake 1,
Port Allegany 0
PORT ALLEGANY — Donato Taylor scored the lone goal in Chautauqua Lake’s victory over Port Allegany.
Brielle Budd made nine saves in goal for Port, while Lucille Gates made nine stops for CL.
BOYS GOLF
Ridgway 228,
Bradford 235
RIDGWAY — Brayden Wilt earned medalist honors for the first time in his high school career, but Bradford fell to Ridgway.
Wilt’s 42 paced the individual field, while Evan Gustafson led Ridgway with 44. The Owls will host Kane and Elk County Catholic Thursday.
Bradford: Brayden Wilt 42, Wyatt Stark 45, Clayton Brinsky 47, Alex Pilon 49, Ty Hardy 52
Ridgway: Evan Gustafson 44, Logan Jordan 45, Brent DeFanco 45, Wyatt Shaffer 47, Kole Asti 47
