SCHILLMOELLER NETS HAT TRICK IN WAVERLY'S 5-1 WIN OVER NOTRE DAME
By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | September 6, 2022 | Photo courtesy David Alliger
WAVERLY — Sophomore Ethan Gorsline scored a goal early, and junior
Griff Schillmoeller netted a hat trick to lead Waverly to a 5-1 win over
Notre Dame here in IAC South Large School Division boys soccer action
on a rainy Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium.
“I am really happy
with how the boys played tonight,” said Waverly coach Eric Ryck. “Their
awareness, their aggressiveness, and their decision-making was all very
good tonight.
“We came out fast and Ethan Gorsline was able to
take advantage of an opportunity and find the back of the net,” noted
Ryck. “We were trying to force the ball a bit too much in the first
half, and having trouble dealing with the wet conditions a bit.
“In
the last two minutes of the first half, the boys were able to calm down
a bit and and create better offensive opportunities, and we were able
to capitalize on a Notre Dame handball in the box that resulted in a
penalty kick,” continued Ryck.
“The second half is where it
really opened up for us tonight,” added Ryck. “The boys started playing
more simply and not forcing, coupled with some good aggressive play from
our wing players, we were able to create a lot of opportunities for our
forward attackers to run on balls played in behind, which gave us some
high percentage shots-on-goal.”
Gorsline scored his first varsity
goal two minutes into the contest to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead,
but the Crusaders answered with a goal by Pat McCarthy to tie the game
at 1-1.
Schillmoeller converted on a penalty kick to give the
Wolverines a 2-1 lead, then added two more goals in the second half to
complete his hat trick.
Alex Emanuel also scored a goal for the Wolverines.
Waverly had a 14-2 advantage in shots-on-goal, and both teams had two corner kicks.
Aiden Doherty had one save in net for Waverly, while Jackson Potter recorded nine for Notre Dame.
Waverly, now 1-1, travels to Newark Valley Thursday.
About the Author
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
