SECTION IV FOOTBALL: LAFOREST LEADS WAVERLY TO 48-6 WIN OVER CHENANGO VALLEY (24 PHOTOS) (October 23, 2026)
Valley Sports ReportWAVERLY — Senior Bryce LaForest ran for three TDs to lead Waverly in a division-clinching, 48-6, win over Chenango Valley here Friday night in Section IV, Division IV football action.
"This is a big division win," said Waverly coach Jason Miller. "We go on the road next week to hopefully win the division and secure a home playoff game in the first round."
Waverly's offense amassed 376 yards, including a good balance of 198 passing yards and 176 rushing yards.
"A lot of these guys were green to start the season, but we're at a point where we're executing well, and we've discovered who we are, especially offensively," said Miller.
"The offense has been really good, it's been clicking," he noted. "We're settling into some of the things we need to be good at as we enter the playoffs."
LaForest scored just 34 seconds into the game on a 46-yard run to give the Wolverines a quick 6-0 lead.
"Bryce (LaForest) started us off with a nice run, but it was really well-executed up front," said Miller. "There was a nice kick-out block by Liam Arnold.
"That play was a good play for us all night," noted Miller. "We did a really good job executing all night. It's our number-one base play, so that's good to see."
The Wolverines hit on another big on its next possession when sophomore QB Cooper Chrystie and senior wideout Chase Wheeler hooked up on a 64-yard TD pass with 3:08 remaining in the opening stanza.
Chrystie and Wheeler also hooked up on the two-point conversion to make it 14-0.
Waverly's next possession bridge the first two quarters, and saw the Wolverines drive 64 yards on ?? Plays to extend their lead.
Cooper Chrystie had 12-yard pass to his bother Carter Chrystie to start the drive, and a 12-yard run to move the ball into CV territory.
After a pair of penalties left the Wolverines in first-and-25 hole, the Chrysties hooked up on a 19-yard completion, and senior Rylan Larson reeled off a 7-yard run to move the ball to the CV 21.
On the next play, Cooper Chrystie found senior Matthias Welles in the flats and the big tight end rumbled 21 yards for a TD. Junior Jesse Lantz's PAT kick made it 21-0 with 9:46 remaining in the half.
Waverly got the ball back after a quick three-and-out at its 35.
On the first play, Cooper Chrystie connected with Carter Chrystie on a 44-yard gain, plus a half-the-distance horse-collar penalty to put the ball at the CV 11.
Three plays later, Laforest bulled in from 1-yard out to make it 27-0 with 7:34 remaining in the half.
Sophomore Axel Murray's interception with 4:08 remaining put the Wolverines back in business, and senior Rhylee Stotler capped the scoring drive with a 1-yard TD run with 52 seconds left in the half.
Lantz's PAT kick made it 34-0 at the half.
The Wolverines opened the second half with a four-play, 60-yard scoring drive, capped by LaForest's 14-yard TD run with 9:04 left in the third quarter to make it 41-0.
"It's always great to go into the locker room, have the line coaches talk to the line, and come out and execute, especially on that first drive and go right down the field," said Miller. "We ran one play, the same play four times."
Sophomore Avery Bowman capped the Waverly scoring with a 2-yard TD run with 2:19 remaining in the third quarter. Lantz's PAT kick extended the lead to 48-0.
Chrystie completed 10 of 15 passes for 198 yards and two TDs, and also ran the ball twice for 28 yards.
Carter Chrystie led Waverly with five catches for 87 yards, and one TD, while Wheeler had four grabs for 91 yards and one TD, Welles had one catch for 21 yards, and a TD, and freshman Brycen Fiske added one catch for 10 yards.
LaForest led the Wolverines with 97 yards and three TDs on eight carries, while Larson had 18 yards on three carries, and Stotler added 15 yards and one TD on three carries.
Waverly, now 6-2, finishes off the regular season Friday at Oneonta.
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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly's Cooper Chrystie. IN TOP PHOTO: Waverly's Chase Wheeler. ... PHOTOS BY MATT PATTON.
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