Tioga County Sports ReportTIOGA COUNTY — The resurgent Tioga boys soccer program won a division championship in its third season back in action and the Tigers can credit much of that success to the 2023 All-Tioga County Boys Soccer “Player of the Year.”
Senior forward Tyler Roe scored a program record 30 goals to lead his team to the IAC South Small School title. He also set a program mark for career goals with 65. The team captain’s leadership was also a key to the team’s successful season.
Exchange student Steven Novak is the “Newcomer of the Year.” The Spencer-Van Etten/Candor senior led the team in goals (19) and assists (11). He also recorded a hat trick to lead the South to victory in the IAC senior all-star game.
The “Coach of the Year” is former Tioga standout Adam Layman. He took over the program when it started back up in 2021 and guided the Tigers to a 6-1-1 division record and a 7-7-2 overall record, not bad considering Tioga won once in 2021 and three times in 2022.
2023 ALL-TIOGA COUNTY BOYS SOCCER
POY: Tyler Roe, Tioga
NOY: Steven Novak, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor
COY: Adam Layman, Tioga
First Team
Forward
Vasil Brich, Owego, Junior
Zyir VanScoy, Owego, Junior
Tyler Roe, Tioga, Senior
Charlie Larrabee, Waverly, Senior
Midfield
Bela Krenner, Newark Valley, Junior
Matt Higgins, Owego, Junior
Steven Novak, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Senior
Noah Banks, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Junior
Defense
Jaxson Belokur, Owego, Junior
Jason Jantz, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Junior
Ethan Landmesser, Tioga, Senior
Sam Knight, Waverly, Senior
Goalkeeper
Ben Rollison, Owego, Senior
Second Team
Forward
Will Craparo, Newark Valley, Senior
James Wales, Newark Valley, Junior
Zach Beyer, Owego, Senior
Chris Porter, Owego, Senior
Midfield
Zach Brodfuehrer, Newark Valley, Senior
Connor Chobot, Owego, Junior
Kyle Jantz, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Sophomore
Brady Landmesser, Tioga, Sophomore
Defense
Brady Hill, Newark Valley, Senior
Kody Goble, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Senior
James Miller, Tioga, Sophomore
Brandon Rafferty, Tioga, Senior
Goalkeeper
Jake Browne, Tioga, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Tyler Greeno, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Senior
Sirron Irvin, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Sophomore
NOTE: All-stars are listed alphabetically by school, then by name.
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IN PHOTO: Tioga’s Tyler Roe. ... VSR STOCK PHOTO.
