Wayne County Life

   WAYNE COUNTY (Oct 30 10) – McKenzie Beltrone scored twice and three other Knights found the back of the net Friday night as the top-seeded Marion girls got past a game squad of Golden Gophers from Pavillion, 5-3.

   The Class C quarterfinal game, played at Marion, was a seesaw battle well into the second half – Beltrone scored with an assist from Brittani Bove in the seventh minute – and Pavillion’s Danielle Tallo answered five minutes later. Allison Campbell, with Ilana Soudan assisting, put Marion ahead again, 2-1, and that was the score at halftime. 

   A minute later, Beltrone got her second goal –and the game-winner – on a feed from Kasey Levan. Bove connected on an insurance goal in the 31^st minute. Morgan Statt stopped three shots in goal for the win.

   The Knights will now meet Geneseo, a 3-1 winner over York, in a semifinal game Tuesday night.

   In the Class A bracket, Newark’s quest for a second upset win in a row was ended by Mercy, 4-0, on Friday night. The Lady Reds had gotten to the quarterfinals by beating higher-seeded Pittsford Sutherland, 2-1.

   Two Wayne County teams contesting the Class B sectionals, Williamson and North Rose-Wolcott, both saw their seasons end Friday night. Williamson was blanked by Holley, 4-0, while the NR-W Cougars were eliminated by a single LeRoy goal in the 26^th minute of the second half.

   Fifth-ranked Gananda yielded two first-half goals to Caledonia-Mumford, and a third goal in the second half to see the season end, 3-0, in the Class CC quarterfinal on Friday.

   Lyons was eliminated in the first round of the Class C bracket by second-seeded Keshequa, 8-0. Elisabeth McGory stopped 15 shots for the Lions.