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Instant Replay Sports Impact Players of the Game

Following each of our broadcasts, we select the Impact Player of the Game. Each winner receives a voucher to Instant Replay Sports. Check out the winners below from ESPN Ithaca!

-Tuesday, February 11th: Moravia vs. Union Springs Girls Basketball – Moravia’s Jessalyn Jones – Scored 12 points (including 8 in the fourth quarter), 5 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals in a 45-37 win over Union Springs to clinch the IAC North Small Division title.

-Monday, February 10th: Ithaca vs. Cortland/Homer Boys Hockey – Ithaca’s Blake Carlisle – Made 28 saves and kept a shutout in a 5-0 win over Cortland/Homer in the 8th edition of the Cortaca Cup.

-Friday, February 7th: Lansing vs. Trumansburg Boys BasketballLansing’s Ryan Pettograsso-Houk – Scored 22 points, including 6 3-pointers (and ended the 2nd and 3rd quarters with a 3-pointer) in a 69-67 win over Trumansburg.

-Tuesday, February 4th: Dryden @ Trumansburg Boys BasketballDryden’s Daniel Murphy – Scored a game-high 19 points in a 62-45 win over Trumansburg.

-Saturday, February 1st: Newfield @ Candor Boys BasketballNewfield’s LeMari Spears – Scored a team-high 17 points in a 64-49 loss to Candor.

-Friday, January 24th: Ithaca vs. Corning Boys Basketball Ithaca’s Xzmanuel Dilan – Scored a team-high 17 points in a 87-64 loss to Corning.

-Thursday, January 23rd: Dryden vs. Lansing Boys Basketball Dryden’s Xander Scott – Scored a game-high 22 points—a performance which included multiple blocks and slam dunks—in a 66-50 win over Lansing.

-Tuesday, January 21st: Moravia vs. Trumansburg Boys Basketball Moravia’s Joe Baylor – Recorded a double-double of 29 points (a game-high) and 13 rebounds in a 64-38 win over Trumansburg.

-Thursday, January 16th: Newfield vs. Odessa-Montour Girls Basketball Newfield’s Egypt Smith-Henderson – Scored 9 points in a 46-30 loss to Odessa-Montour.

-Saturday, January 11th: Ithaca vs. McQuaid Boys Hockey Ithaca’s Owen Simons – Tallied 2 goals and 3 assists for a team-high 5 points in a 7-6 overtime loss to McQuaid.

-Friday, January 10th: Ithaca vs. Corning Girls Basketball Ithaca’s Sam O’Connor – Scored a team-high 8 points in a 51-37 loss to Corning.

-Tuesday, January 7th: Groton @ Marathon Girls Basketball Groton’s Devyn Blasz – Scored a team-high 16 points in a 44-43 loss to Marathon.

-Tuesday, December 17th: Ithaca vs. Oswego Girls Hockey Ithaca’s Lucy Levine – Scored a shorthanded breakaway goal to restore a 2-goal lead in a 4-1 win over Oswego.

-Friday, December 13th: Moravia vs. Southern Cayuga Girls Basketball Moravia’s Kendall Hess – Scored a team-high 15 points (including 4 3-pointers) in a 63-36 win over Southern Cayuga.

-Friday, December 13th: Southern Cayuga vs. Moravia Boys Basketball Southern Cayuga’s Isaac Brozon – Scored a team-high 29 points in a 72-63 win over Moravia.

-Monday, December 9th: Trumansburg vs. Candor Girls Basketball Trumansburg’s Allison Denmark – Scored 15 points with 4 3-pointers (including a buzzer-beater to end the third quarter) in a 54-50 win over Candor.

-Saturday, December 7th: Moravia vs. Frankfort-Schuyler Football Moravia’s Riley Jones – Caught 3 touchdown passes in a 70-28 loss to Frankfort-Schuyler in the NYSPHSAA 8-man regional championship.

-Saturday, November 30th: Moravia vs. Trumansburg Football Moravia’s Joe Baylor – Caught 3 touchdown passes in a 42-40 win over Trumansburg in the NYSPHSAA 8-man regional semifinals.

-Friday, November 22nd: Trumansburg vs. Tupper Lake Football Trumansburg’s Mason von Gordon – Recorded 1 receiving touchdown and 2 interceptions in a 70-18 win over Tupper Lake in the NYSPHSAA 8-man regional quarterfinals.

-Friday, November 15th: Trumansburg vs. Moravia Football Trumansburg’s Nik Nelson – Recorded 5 total touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing) in a 34-12 win over Moravia in the Section IV 8-man football championship, helping deliver the Blue Raiders’ first-ever sectional title.

-Saturday, November 9th: Moravia vs. Groton Football Moravia’s Thomas Palmer – Completed 6 of 14 passes for 115 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 64-8 win over Groton in the Section IV 8-man football semifinals.

-Saturday, November 9th: Trumansburg vs. Thomas A. Edison Football Trumansburg’s Connor Sherwood – Grabbed 2 interceptions and helped the defense record a shutout in a 35-0 win over Thomas A. Edison in the Section IV 8-man football semifinals.

-Wednesday, November 6th: Ithaca vs. Arlington Girls Soccer Ithaca’s Izzy Makosch – Scored one goal and controlled the midfield in a 4-2 loss to Arlington in the NYSPHSAA Class AAA Sub-Regional.

-Saturday, November 2nd: Ithaca vs. Elmira Boys Soccer Ithaca’s Leonard Levy – Made 3 saves in a 1-0 loss to Elmira in the Section IV Class AAA championship.

-Saturday, November 2nd: Ithaca vs. Corning Girls Soccer Ithaca’s Eliza DeRito – Scored 2 goals in a 3-0 win over Corning in the Section IV Class AAA championship, helping the Little Red win their second straight sectional title and their first outright title since 2018.

-Friday, November 1st: Lansing vs. Dryden Football Lansing’s Korbin Lovejoy – Recorded 2 rushing touchdowns in a 33-0 win over rivals Dryden to help the Bobcats qualify for the Class C playoffs for the first time since 2017.

-Wednesday, October 30th: Southern Cayuga vs. Marathon Boys Soccer Southern Cayuga’s Bryce David – Scored the lone goal and helped keep a shutout in defense in a 1-0 win over Marathon in the Section IV Class C semifinals, as the Chiefs make it three straight sectional final appearances.

-Tuesday, October 29th: Trumansburg vs. Oxford Girls Soccer Trumansburg’s Amara Landon – Scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Oxford in the Section IV Class C semifinals, making it three sectional final appearances in a row for the Blue Raiders.

-Saturday, October 26th: Trumansburg vs. Newark Valley Boys Soccer Trumansburg’s Duncan Gattine – Scored 4 goals in a 7-0 win over Newark Valley in the Section IV Class C quarterfinals.

-Friday, October 25th: Groton vs. Unatego Girls Soccer Groton’s Devyn Blasz – Scored 2 goals in a 5-minute span in a 3-2 loss to Unatego in the Section IV Class C quarterfinals.

-Wednesday, October 23rd: Newfield vs. Newark Valley Boys Soccer Newfield’s Riley White – Recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in a 3-2 loss to Newark Valley in the first round of the Section IV Class C tournament.

-Saturday, October 19th: Lansing vs. Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Boys Soccer Lansing’s Gavin Marsit – Scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Spencer-Van Etten/Candor to help the Bobcats secure back-to-back IAC Large School titles.

-Saturday, October 19th: Trumansburg vs. Watkins Glen Girls Soccer Trumansburg’s Ellie Ouckama – Scored a long-range goal to cap off a 2-0 win over Watkins Glen to help the Blue Raiders repeat as IAC Large School champions.

-Saturday, October 19th: Groton vs. Tioga Girls Soccer Groton’s Bailey VlietScored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime win over Tioga to help the Red Hawks win their first IAC Small School championship since 2019.

-Friday, October 18th: Dryden vs. Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour Football Dryden’s Jay Miles – Racked up over 100 rushing yards and a touchdown while recording an interception on defense in a 28-24 win over Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour, surpassing 3,000 career rushing yards in the process.

-Wednesday, October 16th: Ithaca vs. Oneonta Boys Soccer Ithaca’s Charles Leyden Githler – Scored 2 long-range goals in a 4-minute in a 3-0 win over Oneonta in the STAC semifinals.

-Friday, October 11th: Lansing vs. Union Springs/Port Byron Girls Soccer Lansing’s Bella Drake – Scored 2 goals in a 45-second span in a 3-1 win over Union Springs/Port Byron.

-Wednesday, October 9th: Groton vs. Southern Cayuga Girls Soccer Groton’s Lauren Gallinger – Recorded an assist and helped keep a clean sheet in defense in a 3-0 win over Southern Cayuga.

-Tuesday, October 8th: Ithaca vs. Horseheads Boys Soccer Ithaca’s Max Lindenberg – Put in a strong shift at center back and helped record a shutout in a 0-0 tie against Horseheads.

-Saturday, October 5th: Moravia @ Trumansburg Football Moravia’s Eli Landis – Had 6 receptions for 189 yards and 2 clutch touchdowns (one to cut the deficit down to 1 point and another to give them the lead) in a 32-27 comeback win over Trumansburg.

-Thursday, October 3rd: Southern Cayuga vs. Marathon Girls Soccer Southern Cayuga’s Haylee Young – Scored a long-range free kick with 2:23 remaining to tie the game in a 1-1 draw against Marathon.

-Wednesday, October 2nd: Newfield @ Odessa-Montour Boys Soccer Newfield’s Greg Taylor – A solid all-around performance threatening in attack with multiple long shots and winning the ball in a 4-0 loss to Odessa-Montour.

-Saturday, September 28th: Ithaca vs. Elmira Football Ithaca’s Jasmir Robbins – Made multiple key catches for 3rd-down conversions and was a threat in the backfield in a 45-14 loss to Elmira.

-Friday, September 27th: Moravia vs. Groton Football Moravia’s Riley Jones – Tallied 3 touchdowns all in different ways (1 rushing, 1 passing,1 receiving) in a 43-6 win over Groton.

-Wednesday, September 25th: Ithaca vs. Corning Boys SoccerIthaca’s Jaeyoon Ahn – Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over rivals Corning.

-Saturday, September 21st: Newfield vs. Unatego/Franklin Football Newfield’s LeMari Spears – Recorded a 59-yard receiving touchdown and a 55-yard punt return touchdown in a 24-22 loss to Unatego/Frankliln.

-Friday, September 20th: Trumansburg vs. Watkins Glen Girls Soccer Trumansburg’s Ella Simoneau – Put in a solid shift in defense as a fullback in a 4-0 loss to Watkins Glen.

-Thursday, September 19th: Ithaca vs. Corning Girls Soccer Ithaca’s Carmen Esposito – Scored a pair of goals directly from free kicks in a 2-0 win over Corning.

-Tuesday, September 17th: Lansing @ Dryden Boys Soccer Lansing’s Xavier Smith – Recorded one goal and one assist and won a penalty kick in a 5-1 win over rivals Dryden.

-Thursday, September 12th: Southern Cayuga vs. Marathon Boys Soccer Southern Cayuga’s Bryce David – Made multiple key defensive plays and helped keep a shutout in a 0-0 tie against Marathon.

-Friday, September 6th: Lansing vs. Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Football Lansing’s Jaxson Mayo – Recorded a pair of 1-yard rushing touchdowns and a 31-yard passing touchdown in a 38-15 win over Spencer-Van Etten/Candor.

-Thursday, September 5th: Lansing vs. Trumansburg Boys Soccer Lansing’s Rowan Fox – Scored 2 goals (including a long-range strike) in a 5-1 win over Trumansburg.