<body><div>A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0UrOV0_0wDiZGeX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0UrOV0_0wDiZGeX00" width="1024" height="576" ><figcaption>Alexander Votra rushed for 6 touchdowns in Homer’s Home-Cort Jug win over Cortland on Friday. (Photo from The Cortland Voice’s 2024 Fall Media Day).</figcaption></figure>Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Friday’s events:<h2>Varsity Football: Homer vs. Cortland (Home-Cor Jug)</h2>Team1st2nd3rd4thFinalHomer83014658Cortland0120012The Homer Trojans defeated the Cortland Purple Tigers in their annual Home-Cort Jug rivalry game on Friday. This year’s game was played at Cortland junior-senior high school. This is Homer’s 12th consecutive Home-Cort Jug win, making them lead the historic series with a 29-15-1 record. With this result, both Homer and Cortland now hold a 3-4 record this season. Homer’s points were scored by Alexander Votra (6 touchdown runs &amp; 4 two-point conversions), Jack Brady (1 kickoff return touchdown &amp; 1 receiving touchdown), Max Franco (1 touchdown pass &amp; 1 two-point conversion pass), and Brycen Poole (1 two-point conversion reception). Cortland’s points were scored by Dante Wilson (1 touchdown run) and Henry Reeves IV (1 punt return touchdown). Note: other advanced stats were not made available by the time this article was written. Up nextHomer will host Westhill at Homer high school on Friday (October 25th) at 7pm. Cortland will host Oswego at Cortland junior-senior high school on Thursday (October 24th) at 6:30pm. <h2>Varsity Girls Tennis: Homer’s Lauren Franco &amp; Emma Effinger win Sectionals</h2>The top-seeded Homer doubles duo of Lauren Franco and Emma Effinger won their second consecutive Section III Division II title on Friday. <h2>Click here for a full written article. </h2>Franco and Effinger are scheduled to play in the doubles state qualifying tournament at the Drumlins Tennis Club in Syracuse on Tuesday (October 22nd) at 9am. <h2>Varsity Girls Soccer: Cincinnatus vs. Brookfield</h2>Team1st2ndFinalCincinnatus628Brookfield000The Cincinnatus Lady Lions ended the regular season with an undefeated record of 16-0 after defeating Brookfield with a score of 8-0 on Friday. Cincinnatus was led by Jocelyn Turshman (2 goals &amp; 1 assist), Payton Landers (2 goals), Cassia Schuyler (2 goals), Jelsie Stafford (1 goal &amp; 1 assist), Kendall Sustad (1 goal), Ava Larrabee (1 assist), Madelyn Pittsley (1 assist), and Mandi Waltz (1 assist). Cincinnatus will now wait to see who they will be playing in their first sectional matchup. According to the Section III website, there will be a seeding meeting for the upcoming sectional tournament on Sunday (October 20th). <h2>Varsity Boys Soccer: Homer vs. Syracuse Academy of Science (SAS)</h2>Team1st2ndFinalHomer101SAS112The Homer boys’ soccer team lost their last regular season game against Syracuse Academy of Science on Friday, bringing their overall record down to 3-9-2. Homer was led by Mark Conger (1 goal), Tristyn Henkel (1 assist), and Levi Guay (4 saves). Note: Syracuse Academy of Science’s stats were not made available by the time this article was written. According to the Section III website, there will be a seeding meeting for the upcoming sectional tournament on Sunday (October 20th). <h2>Varsity Field Hockey: Homer vs. East Syracuse Minoa (ESM)</h2>The Homer field hockey team ended their regular season with an overall record of 8-4-2 after tying 1-1 against ESM on Friday. Homer was led by Ava Armstrong (1 goal) and Taylor Seamans (2 saves). ESM was led by Lydia Butterfield (1 goal) and Alexa Davis (2 saves). According to the Section III website, there will be a seeding meeting for the upcoming sectional tournament on Sunday (October 20th). (Note: Cortland County Coaches send scores &amp; stats for us to use for our recaps. If a team’s game recap was not shown in this article, it’s because scores and stats of their game were not made available to us by the time this article was published).A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage</div></body>

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Cortland County High School Sports Recaps (October 18th); Homer beats Cortland in annual Home-Cort Jug game

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage. Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Friday’s events:. Varsity Football: Homer vs. Cortland (Home-Cor Jug) Team1st2nd3rd4thFinal. Homer83014658. Cortland0120012. The Homer...