SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY STARTS FAST IN 48-6 WIN OVER ONEONTA; CLINCHES DIVISION TITLE (October 30, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
ONEONTA — Waverly raced out to a 34-0 first-half lead on its way to a division-clinching, 48-6, win over Oneonta here Friday night in Section IV, Division IV football action.

With the win, Waverly, now 7-2, clinches a home playoff game in the Section IV, Class C semifinals next Friday against Susquehanna Valley.

The Wolverines scored three TDs in the first nine minutes of the game to t take a 20-0 lead.

Waverly scored on its first possession of the game with senior Bryce LaForest's 30-yard TD run — the first of five rushing TDs for the Wolverines — capping the drive.

Junior Jesse Lantz's PAT kick made it 7-0 with 9:4 remaining in the first quarter.

Senior Ethan Stotler capped Waverly scoring drive on its next possession, bulling in from 1 yard out with 4:10 remaining to make it 14-0.

Just 63 seconds later, senior Chase Wheeler stepped in front of a  Yellowjacket pass and raced 45 yards for a scored to make it 20-0.

Sophomore QB Cooper Chrystie tacked on Waverly's next scored with a 10-yard TD run with 10:12 remaining in the first half to make it 27-0.

LaForest scored his second TD on a 7-yard run on Waverly's next possession to make it 34-0 with with 6:49 left in the half.

Oneonta scored two minutes later to close the gap to 34-6, which is where it stood at the half.

Senior Rylen Larson scored on Waverly's opening possession of the second half, scoring on a 5-yard run to make it 41-6.

Cooper Chrystie's 27-yard TD pass to Carter Chrystie with 2:18 remaining in the third quarter was Waverly's final TD of the game. Lantz's sixth PAT kick in seven attempts in the game provided the final margin.

Waverly amassed 471 yards in total offense in the win, with 237 coming on the ground and 234 through the air.

Larson led Waverly with 88 rushing yards and one TD on 11 carries, while LaForest had 79 yards and two TDs on seven carries, Cooper Chrystie added 60 yards and one TD on six carries, and Stotler chipped in with 30 yards and one TD on seven carries.

Cooper Chrystie completed 11 of 21 pass attempts for 218 yards and one TD, while being intercepted once. Freshman Brody Lambert was 1-for-2 for 16 yards.

Carter Chrystie led Waverly's receivers with five catches and one TD for 81 yards, while Wheeler had three grabs for 96 yards, junior Sammy Cheresnowsky had two catches for 32 yards, sophomore Drew Croft had one grab for 16 yards, and senior Mattias Welles added one catch for nine yards.

The Wolverine defense, which held Oneonta to 43 rushing yards, was led by senior Ben Shaw's 10 tackles, including five solo stops, and sophomore Axel Murray's seven tackles, including three solos.

Senior Austin Burns had five tackles, including four solo stops, and two interceptions, while Welles registered two QB sacks LaForest and sophomore Brooks Lathrop each had one sack, and Brycen Fiske also had an interception for the Wolverines.

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IN PHOTO: Waverly's Chase Wheeler. ... VSR STOCK PHOTO.

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