NEW YORK STATE FLAG FOOTBALL: OWEGO LANDS FOUR — TWO FIRST-TEAM, TWO SECOND-TEAM — ON ALL-STATE TEAMS (2025-07-24)

Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Owego reached the New York State Class C championship game, and four of their standouts were recently honored with all-state honors by the New York State Sportswriters Association.

Junior QB Kylie Grippen and sophomore Ashlyn Dalton were first-team selections, while seniors Olivia Dodge and Bella Silvestri earned second-team nods.

FIRST TEAM
Kylie Grippen, junior, Owego: Grippen, who missed half the regular season with a torn ACL, complete 70 percent (245 of 348) of her passes for 2,576 yards, and 49 TDs, with just two interceptions. She also completed passes for 36 extra points.

Grippen missed time as the result of tearing her ACL, damaging meniscus, spraining her MCL and fracturing her knee cap in practice.

She returned to play in the postseason, and lead the River Hawks to the state championship game. In seven playoff games, Grippen completed 66 percent (109 of 166) of her passes for 1,232 yards, 19 TDs, 15 extra points, and just one interception.

Ashlyn Dalton, sophomore, Owego: Dalton was a first-team selection on defense. She had 45 tackles, 19 QB sacks, 41 QB pressures, and one interception on the season.

Offensively, Dalton was a jack-of-all-trades for the River Hawks, stepping in to do an admirable job at QB when Grippen was injured.

Dalton completed 67 percent (64 of 96) of her passes for 514 yards, six TDs, 12 extra points, and just two interceptions. She also rushed for 689 yards and nine TDs on 60 carries, and had 66 catches for 870 yards, 14 TDs, and nine extra points.

SECOND TEAM
Olivia Dodge, senior, Owego: Dodge was an all-state selection of offense, but was a driving force in all three facets of the game for the River Hawks.

Dodge recorded 87 receptions for a school-record 929 yards and a school-record 22 TDs. She also rushed for 329 yards and seven TDs on 38 carries.

Defensively, Dodge had a school-record 119 tackles, a school-record 13 interceptions, 266 returns yards, and three pick-6s. She also had 16 punt returns for 249 yards, and three TDs.

In all, Dodge scored a school-record 34 touchdowns on the season.

Bella Silvestri, senior, Owego: Silvestri was a defensive selection on the all-state team. A vocal leader on defense, she had 115 tackles, seven QB sacks, and three interceptions.

A two-way standout, Silvestri rushed for a school-record 1,056 yards and 16 TDs on 137 carries, and also had 21 receptions for 175 yards and three TDs.

Print Friendly Version