Bottom L to R: Ayden Dovala, Tucker Hedge, Lincoln McKelvy, Azeiaha Lucas, Hoyt Glenn, Esty Alexander, Jace Fletcher, Grady Shives, Hayes Alexander. Top L to R: Tristen Sipes, Noah Jefferson, Chris Ebersole, Cole Fletcher, Maxx Gelvin, Ethan Lang, Joel Knepper, Canon DeShong, Matthew Mellott, Brody Locke, Callen Mellott, Liam Pistner, Cruz DeShong. Not pictured: Head Coach Chris Mellott, Assistant Coach Jacob Corl, Assistants Hunter Souders, Hayden Schetrompf, Landon Ramsey
By Jeff Richards
BOYS SOCCER
McConnellsburg 3, North Star 2: The East Division champion Spartans defeated the West Division champion North Star Cougars to win the 2026 Inter-County Conference soccer title on Oct. 24 at Claysburg Kimmel High.
North Star scored the first half’s only goal with 15 minutes remaining. After the Spartan defense deflected Logan Perrin’s shot from the left, Sean Hemminger knocked the ball into the left corner of the goal.
Hoyt Glenn tied the score 22 minutes into the second half, then gave the Spartans the lead with 14 minutes remaining. The Cougars equalized with seven minutes left, but McConnellsburg responded less than a minute later. After the goalkeeper mishandled Glenn’s hard shot, Ethan Lang finished at the goal line to give the Spartans the lead for good.
Team totals — MHS: 3 goals, 32 shots, 14 shots on goal, 7 corners, 8 goalkeeper saves, 15 fouls, and 13 free kicks. NS: 2 goals, 14 shots, 10 shots on goal, 2 corners, 11 goalkeeper saves, 13 fouls, and 15 free kicks.
The Spartans (18-0-1) will host Windber (5-9-2) in the District 5 Class A playoff quarterfinals on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.
Game Summary:
1 2 F
McConnellsburg 0 3 — 3
North Star 1 1 — 2
McConnellsburg Edges Southern Huntington County
BOYS’ SOCCER
McConnellsburg 3, Southern Huntington County 2: The Spartans secured their 18th win by defeating the host Rockets in their Oct. 21 conference matchup and regular-season finale.
McConnellsburg opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Ethan Lang converted a rebound off a goal-line defender following Azeiaha Lucas’s shot. With fewer than 10 minutes left in the half, Lang found Tucker Hedge, who scored from the top center of the penalty box. The Rockets answered eight minutes before halftime, capitalizing on a free kick after the ball slipped through the defensive line for a close-range shot. The Spartans entered halftime with a narrow 2-1 lead.
Just over two minutes into the second half, Jace Fletcher scored the Spartans’ third and final goal from a Callen Mellott corner kick. The Rockets kept pressing and, with 33 seconds left, pulled within one when a corner kick was inadvertently deflected into the net by a Spartan defender for an own goal.
Totals — MHS: 3 goals, 55 shots, 20 shots on goal, 8 corners, 1 assist, 1 goalkeeper save, 5 fouls, and 5 free kicks. SHC: 2 goals, 9 shots, 2 shots on goal, 2 corners, 18 goalkeeper saves, 5 fouls, and 5 free kicks.
Over the 18-game regular season, the Spartans outscored their opponents 167-25, averaging 9.3 goals per game while allowing 1.4. The Spartans recorded 21 hat tricks (three or more goals), led by Hoyt Glenn with 21, followed by Lincoln McKelvy with three, Callen Mellott with two, and Grady Shives and Chris Ebersole. Glenn led with 60 goals and 23 assists, followed by McKelvy with 33 goals and 15 assists, then Mellott with 17 goals and 34 assists and Ebersole with 12 goals and 4 assists. Notable mention is Lang with 19 assists. Seventeen players recorded at least one goal.
Game Summary:
1 2 F
McConnellsburg 2 1 — 3
Mount Union 1 1 — 2
McConnellsburg Wins Easily Over Mount Union
BOYS SOCCER
McConnellsburg 19, Mount Union 1: The Spartans earned their 16th win by defeating the visiting Mount Union Trojans in an Oct. 20 conference match.
Within the first five minutes, Callen Mellott found Hoyt Glenn just inside the penalty box, where Glenn beat the goalkeeper one-on-one for the opening goal. A minute later, Glenn’s sideline throw-in reached Mellott inside the box for the second goal. Glenn headed in Mellott’s corner kick in the ninth minute, then scored from six yards on McKelvy’s pass in the 11th. Jace Fletcher added the fifth goal on Ethan Lang’s assist in the 14th minute. Two minutes later, McKelvy gained possession just behind midfield, carried the ball to the 12-yard line and scored the sixth. A minute later, Noah Jefferson’s long kick from the backfield reached a sprinting Lang at the 18-yard line; Lang advanced to six yards and scored the seventh. In the 19th minute, Jace Fletcher found Lang for the eighth goal from 12 yards. A minute later, Mellott collected Glenn’s pass beyond the 18-yard line and scored from six yards. In that same minute, Glenn passed from the sideline to Mellott near the goalmouth for the tenth goal. Cruz DeShong scored the 11th from Glenn’s pass at the goal line in the 25th minute. With under 10 minutes left in the half, Mellott took Lang’s pass beyond the penalty box and curled a left-footed shot into the upper corner for the Spartans’ 12th and final goal of the half. The Trojans scored with just under five minutes remaining when goalkeeper Cole Fletcher mishandled a shot from 12 yards that rolled into the net.
Two minutes into the second half, Cole Fletcher saved a Trojan shot and sent a high kick to the Trojans’ 18-yard line, where a sprinting McKelvy collected it and scored the 13th goal. Two minutes later, Lang finished a loose ball after the goalkeeper mishandled Jace Fletcher’s shot, making it 14. In the seventh minute, McKelvey passed to Glenn, who scored from six yards. In the 17th minute, Cole Fletcher again saved a Trojan shot and sent the ball to the Trojans’ 18-yard line. Chris Ebersole raced onto it, beat the goalkeeper and scored into the open goal for the 16th. Three minutes later, Azeiaha Lucas played the ball near the 12-yard line, and Tristin Sipes scored from six yards in the ensuing scramble for the 17th goal. With 10 minutes remaining, Ebersole collected the ball at the 30-yard line, advanced just past the six-yard line and scored the 18th. With two minutes left, Sipes collected another Fletcher goal kick beyond midfield, carried it to the 15-yard line and scored his second goal to complete the Spartans’ scoring.
Totals — MHS: 19 goals, 56 shots, 38 shots on goal, 9 corners, 10 assists, 6 goalkeeper saves, 8 fouls, and 4 free kicks. MU: 1 goal, 13 shots, 7 shots on goal, 1 corner, 20 goalkeeper saves, 4 fouls, and 8 free kicks.
The Spartans (16-0-1, 9-0 ICC-E) close the season at home against Southern Huntington County in a conference match at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21.
Game Summary:
1 2 F
Mount Union 1 0 — 1
McConnellsburg 12 7 — 19
Categories: Boys Soccer, McConnellsburg
