Leading off today: Manlius Pebble Hill boys soccer coach
Don Ridall picked up his 500th career victory Monday with a 6-2 win against Bishop Ludden. Richie Medina scored a pair of goals in the contest.
"I’d be lying if I said this didn’t mean anything," said Ridall, who is in his 36th season on the job. "It is special. There were a lot of parents and former players at the game, and I’ve received just a ton of (text) messages since it ended."
After a 1-8-1 mark in his first season, Ridall's teams won state championships in 2000 and 2001 and six Section 3 titles. He is second to Mount Markham's Charlie Engle (597) on the list of active Section 3 soccer coaches.
Section 4 football: Paul Wonka rushed for 204 yards, including a 21-yard TD, as Oxford rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Unadilla Valley/Edmeston 28-19 in a game rescheduled from the weekend due to flooding in the Southern Tier.
Oxford the lead for good on Jodie Smith's 15-yard pass to Adam Pierson late in the second quarter, then Jarrid Shepherd returned an interception 42 yards for a TD on the final play of the first half for a 21-13 advantage.
Two to BC: Boston College, ranked nationally in the top 10, has reached into New York for a pair of men's soccer recruits. Hackley midfielder Daniel Norris recently committed to play at BC along with Iona Prep senior goalkeeper Alex Kapp, a nearly life-long friend, in 2012.
"We definitely talked about it a lot," Norris told The Journal News. "Just knowing that one of your best friends is also going to the school, that was definitely one of the main factors."
Norris and Kapp are members of the FC Westchester club, and Norris recently trained for three weeks in Germany with the Frankfurt U-19 team.
Receiving record set: Cortland's Qwuhail Barlow grabbed 11 passes for a state-record 321 yards in Saturday's 48-38 loss to Whitesboro. The senior scored four touchdowns on throws from Devon Darrow, covering 8, 48, 63 and 86 yards.
Barlow’s yardage total broke the mark of 305 yards by Derek Smith of Sayville against Harborfields in 1972. Darrow's nine other completions went for a total of 46 yards, giving him 367 for the game.
