| A Great First Day of Lacrosse |
March 24, 2007 - Although cold and rainy throughout
the day, and in spite of thunder and lightning delays, there was some
great lacrosse played on the opening day of the 2007 season. In a premiere
match at Paetec Park, it was not until the 4th overtime period that
Webster Schroeder took the sudden victory win against Fairport.
Earlier in the day, Canandaigua was the winner over Webster
Thomas, 15-9 and
Irondequoit, under new Head Coach Craig Whipple, won a 12-1
victory over Penfield, the defending Class A Champions.
Athletic Directors from around the section arranged for all of the games
to be played on artificial turf today, to save grass fields, and to
help insure that games schedules were maintained. At Aquinas, it was "GRALL
Day", featuring three GRALL teams in games and Aquinas playing a scrimmage.
It was Mynderse winning in overtime over Bath in the early
game, Livonia over Newark, 14-5 in the middle game and McQuaid Jesuit broke
a tie after three quarters to beat St. Francis (Buffalo) 7-5.
Rush-Henrietta won their opener against Pittsford, 15-5 at
St. John Fisher's stadium this morning. At Irondequoit, it was Spencerport over
Greece Arcadia/Olympia 9-8. At McAvoy Park, Brockport was
the 11-3 victor over Greece Athena/Odyssey and Churchville-Chili was
a 20-0 winner over Batavia, playing
their first ever Varsity game.
Penn Yan was a 12-1 winner at home against Williamsville North
(Buffalo).
In the last game of the night, Eastridge beat Hilton in
the second overtime period for the 11-10 win at Irondequoit HIgh School.
 
In a game that would normally be played toward the end of the season
rather than the first, Webster Schroeder junior
attackman, Mike Tota scored the winning goal with just 0:04 left
in the fourth overtime period after receiving the ball from junior
middie Nick Mooney.
On the first face-off of the game, long stick
defenseman Drew Palmer, playing on the wing, controlled the ground
ball and assisted Tota on the first Schroeder goal of the game,
just 0:12 in. The Warrior bench and fans exploded with enthusiasm
for the notable start of the season. Tota scored again, with
an assist from senior attackman, Grant Catalino in fast break
formation. Then Fairport responded with a goal by junior midfielder
John McDonnell (assisted by senior attackman Mike Danylyshyn)
at 9:46. The Red Raiders tied the game with a man up unassisted
goal by senior Tom Rynn. Rynn, after standing on the sidelines
last season with a knee injury, scored 4g-1a on 19 shots. Catalino
scored the first of five unassisted goals with 5:10 remaining
in the quarter. Rynn scored the tying goal, again in man up, after
receiving a pass from Danylyshyn. The first quarter ended 3-3.
Schroeder took control in the second quarter scoring
three unanswered goals (two by Catalino and one from Mike Barilla).
Fairport ended the half with a goal by senior midfielder Shawn Runyon
assisted by senior middie Eric Martin.
Fairport closed the gap after the halftime break
with a goal by Danylyshyn which took them to within one goal. Schroeder
scored the next two goals in less than a minute as Catalino and
Austin Orsini each produced unassisted goals and gave the Warriors
a 8-5 lead. Fairport returned with two goals in less than one minute
as Danylyshyn scored at 6:17 and was followed by Rynn with an assist
from freshman attackman Brendan Saylor to bring the scored back
to 8-7, ending the third quarter.
Danylyshyn
tied the games with an assist by Rynn at 10:45 and then took the
lead of the first and only time with a goal by Runyon assisted by
Martin a minute later. Taking control once again, Schroeder scored
three unassisted goals (Mooney, Catalino and Orsini) to regain a
two goal advantage. Thirty seconds later Fairport pulled within
one with a man up goal by Rynn (assisted by Runyon). From the next
face-off, Tota scored for Webster (assisted by Barilla) giving them
a two goal lead once again, with 2:00 left in regulation.
Danylyshyn, who led all scorers in the game (with
seven points) scored his last goal of the game with 1:47 left and
then assisted the tying goal scored by Runyon with 0:41 remaining.
The teams were tied at twelve goals after four quarters.
In the next four overtime periods, with excitement high and
the maximum number of time outs taken, Fairport saw 12 opportunities
to score while Schroeder saw two. With 3:08 left in the second overtime
period, lightning was seen in the area, causing a forty minute delay.
On the return, another 11:04 were played before Tota ended the game.
Catalino took 13 shots in the game and hit the cage
six times, scoring on five.
Scoring for Schroeder were Catalino
(5g-1a), Tota (4g), Orsini (2g), Barilla (1g-1a), Mooney (1g-1a),
and Palmer (1a). Senior goalie, Zach Marshall, recorded 18s/12ga
(60%).
Scoring for Fairport were Danylyshyn (4g-3a), Rynn (4g-1a),
Shawn Runyon (3g-1a), Martin (2a), John McDonnell (1g) and Brendan
Saylor (1a). Senior Matt Hurley was in the cage for Fairport, recording
7s/13ga (35%).
At
St. John Fisher it was Rush-Henrietta, the 15-8
winner over Pittsford in the opening game for each of these Monroe
County-1 division teams.
Rush took a 4-2 lead at the end of the
first quarter and continued to into the halftime break, up a 7-4.
In the third quarter the Royal Comets outscored the Panthers
6-1 ending the quarter up 13-5. In the last period Pittsford came
back with three goals to two.
Scoring for Rush-Henrietta were senior
attackmen Matt Moran (7g-3a) and Brian Hantzis (1g-1a), junior
attackman Nate Delone (3g-2a), senior midfielder Justin Rose (2g),
junior midfielder Colin Cornaire (2g) and senior goalie Matt McShea
(1a).
Scoring for Pittsford were junior attackman Conor
McDermott (4g-2a), senior attackman Doug Milano-Johnson (2g-1a),
senior middie Chris Kist (1g-1a) and freshman attackman Jeff Milano-Johnson
(1g). Score only from Rush-Henrietta. No
report for Pittsford.
Canandaigua opened
their 2007 season with a dramatic win over Webster Thomas as they
walked away with a 15-9 victory in the first of three games at
Paetec Park. Although the lead shifted back an forth from 1-1
to 4-4, the Braves scored seven unanswered goals starting the
the second quarter and continuing into the third.
The first quarter
ended in a 3-3 tie with two goals for each team coming in man-up
play. By the end of the game six of Canandaigua's goals and four
of Thomas' came from their extra man offenses.
Canandaigua had
eight different players make the scorebook and were lead by junior
attackman, Connor Henderson who finished with four goals and four
assists. He was involved in six of the first seven goals for Canandaigua.
Thomas had seven different players in the scorebook led by Brendan
Rothfuss and Max Gurowski who each recorded 2g-2a. Rothfuss was
in on three of the Titan's first four goals.
Both teams recorded 34 shots; 21 on cage for the Braves
and 18 on for the Titans. Perhaps the greatest difference was found
in the goalie stats. CA's goalies combined for 9s / 9ga (50%) whereas
Thomas' goalies had 6s / 15ga (29%).
Both teams had strong face-off performances.
Thomas' Pat Maloney was 16/27 (59%), and Canandaigua's Marshall
Johnson was 11/18 (61%).
Scoring for the Braves in attack were seniors Jeremy Brown
(3g-1a) and Tyler Wakefield (1g), juniors Connor Henderson (4g-4a)
and Justin Tomzak (1a) and sophomore Brian Scheetz (1g-2a). Scoring in
the midfielder were seniors Charlie Sauter (3g) and A.J. Groot (1g-2a)
and sophomore Marshall Johnson (2g). Junior goalie Scott Bement recorded
9s/7ga and senior goalie Kyle Carson had 2ga.
Scoring for the Titans were senior
attackmen Brendon Rothfuss (2g-2a) and Dom Scalzo (3g).junior attackmen
Max Gurowski (2g-2a) and sophomore attackman Nick Scalzo (1g-1a).
Sophomore middie William Gurowski and senior middie Dan Hinderland each
added 1a for the Titans while junior defenseman Jake Ziegler scored 1g.
Senior goalie Alex Mosher had 3s/11ga while sophomore goalie James O'Neil
added 3s/4ga for Thomas.
After
1-1 tied at halftime, defending Class C champions, Penn
Yan broke
open the game, outscoring Williamsville North (Section 6) with 11
unanswered goals to take the win 12-1 at home.
Freshman attackman Adam Trombley was a scoring leader with 1g-3a
as was sophomore attackman Cole Castle with 4g. Senior attackman
Ryan Cook added 1g-1a while senior midfielders Dan Wolfe (2g) and
Brandon Trombley (1g) showed the way for
sophomore middies Brendan Minor (1g) and John Linnan (1a), Senior
defenseman Mike Manley scored 1g-1a for the Mustangs in their first
game of the season,
Sophomore face off man, Ty Trombley won 11 of 13 face offs for Penn
Yan while senior goalie, RJ Wickham recorded 8 saves.
It
took two overtime period to decide that Mynderse was
the winner 12-11 over Bath-Haverling in a game played at Aquinas.
Bath led 11-7 with 8:08 left in the game. After Mynderse scored
three goals, senior midfielder, Kevin McCully tied the game with
3:40 remain and sent the match into overtime.At 2:38 of the second
overtime sophomore attackman, Charlie Barbay scored the game game
winner with an assist from McCully.
Scoring for Mynderse were in the attack, junior Dustin Luckinbill
(2g), sophomores Charlie Barbay (4g) and AJ Bachman (1a) and senior
Anthony Clark (3g). Freshmen midfield Jesse Janas (1a) and senior
middies Tim Sweeting (1g), Josh Kurdziolek (1g), Kevin McCully (1g-4a)
finished the scoring. Senior goalie Ben LaValley posted 14s/11ga
(56%).
Bath was led by middies Mckenzie Durham (4g-2a), Mike Joint (1g-1a),
and Kevin Derosier (2a). The attackmen for Bath were Nic Venuti
(2g-2a),Dave Harris (3g) and John Pruyn (1g). Sophomore goalie Chris
Wolfer had an outstanding day with 17s/12g (59%).
 Kevin
Mahler scored his second goal of the night for the win in double overtime Eastridgedefeated
Hilton 11-10.
Scoring for the Lancers were Brandon Moynihan (3g-3a),
Matt Driffill (4g), Kevin Mahler (2g-1a), Alex Austin
(1g-1a), and Todd Horne (1g-1a). Adam Sisson helped Eastridge with
faceoffsand senior goalie, Eugene Ferrerarecorded 21s/10ga.
Hilton's top scorer was junior attackman, Jon Graus with (3g).Score
only from Hilton.
Despite
overcast and rainy skies, Churchville-Chili won
their season opener against the first year varsity team from Batavia,
20-0.
Midfielders Doug Hemink and Keith Preston combined to win 21 of
24 faceoffs. The Saints won the ground ball contest 53 to 10. Ground
Ball leaders were Keith Preston (11gbs) and Brian Briggs (7gbs).
The Saints Close Defenders (Brian Briggs, Mitch Mertel, Sean Pierce,
Chris Vitale, Matt Vargo and Ben Swan) were noteworthy, forcing
16 of 20 failed clears and holding Batavia's EMO scoreless in four
tries.
Scoring for C-C were Ryan Grogan (3g-7a) and Gino Marcello (5g)
while 13 Saints players tallied points in this contest. Rounding
out the scoring were Ben Rossignolo (2g- 2a), Jaime Englert and
Keith Preston (1g-2a) each, David Terrell (2g), Brian Traugott (1g-1a),
Doug Hemink, Jeff Langschwager, Cody Rumsey, Jon Hemink and Damien
Pagano (1g) each. Danny Lupiani rounded out the scoring with 1a.Goalie,
Sean Kettles made 2 saves. No report from
Batavia.
Despite
the weather and a lightning delay, Spencerport defeated
Greece Arcadia/Olympia 9-8 in a game played at Irondequoit.
Scoring for the Rangers were Jeff Konko (2g-2a), Luciano Petrella
(1g-2a), Pat Deck (1g-2a), Phil Schmid (3g), Matt Darrow (2a), Justin
Putt (1g) and Steve Basil (1a).Goalie Mike Palvino recorded 18s/8ga
(69%). No
report from Arcadia/Olympia.
Brockportopened with a goal by senior attackman Adam Nauerth (4g) just over 2 minutes
in to the game. The
Blue Devils took a 5-3 halftime lead and finished with a 11-3 win over Greece
Athena/Odyssey. Junior attackman
Justin Klymochko led the Blue Devils in scoring with 5g-2a, picked up 8 ground
balls as well. Also scoring for Brockport were sophomores Matt Lester (1g-1a)
and Kacie Jones (1g). Junior goalie Connor Mykins recorded 14s/3ga (82%) and
senior defensive-midfielder Tucker English had 14 ground balls.
Scoring for
the Thunder were senior attackmen Jared Bennett (2g) and Jeremy Fitzgerald
(1g-1a). Dave Tarana played had 14s/11ga (56%). Senior face-off men James Andon
and Nick Ryan won a combined 13 of 18. Junior defenseman, Joe Prestigiacomo
was a ground ball leader with ten.
Livonia defeated
Newark by a score of 14-5 Saturday afternoon at Aquinas. Junior attackman Tyler
Russell scored the first four goals of the game, on his way to a 5 goal performance.
Livonia lead 2-0 after the first quarter.
The Bulldogs put together a 5 goal second quarter. Russell scored
his third and fourth goals to start the rally and senior attackman
Brian Sciera (Cortland) added two assists during the quarter, while
senior middie Oren Taylor (Pace) and Freshman attackman Jeff Wester
both had goals and assists. Newark midfielder John Barrett scored
a goal and assist to bring the Reds back. Special teams were a big
part of Livonia’s
success. Livonia’s extra man team of Russell, Sciera, Taylor,
Wester, Chris Bausch and Matt Girolmo scored on 4 of 6 tries.
The man down unit held Newark scoreless in six tries. Coach Sciera said
after the game, “One of the keys to our success today was
our unselfishness play. 10 of our 14 goals were assisted, and our
special teams, man up and man down played very well.”
The bulldogs added 7 more goals in the second half.
Freshman attackmen, Jeff Wester and Chris Bausch along with sophomore
midfielder Matt Girolmo helped the offense with 4 goals and 4
assists. Sophomore, Justin Becker started in goal for the bulldogs.
Scoring for Livonia were Tyler Russell (5g), Oren Taylor(3g-3a),
Jeff Wester (2g-2a), Brian Sciera (2a), Matt Girolmo (1g-1a),
Chris Bausch (1g-1a), Terry Mathews (1g) and Shane Ward (1a). Goalie,
Justin Becker had 6s/5ga (54%).
Scoring for Newark were Stephen Johnson (2g), Chris Gonzalez (1g),
John Barrett (1g-2a) and Adam Golding (1g-2a). Josh Putman recorded
12s/14ga (46%).
Irondequoit opened
their season with a big win against the defending Class A Sectional
Champions from Penfield. The Eagles controlled the entire game allowing
only one goal, late in the third quarter, on their way to a 12-1
victory.
Irondequoit saw offense from seven different players and
scored the first 11 goals of the game. Leading the pack were sophomore
attackman, Drew Colohan with 3g-1a and junior attackman, Greg Wright
with 4a.
Penfield's Kyle Vanthof scored the Patriots' lone goal with 0:40
remaining in the third quarter. During the ensuing face-off, the
Eagles gained control of the ball and scored their twelfth and final
goal with 0:30 remaining the in the third. The Eagles continued
to control the pace throughout the last 12 minutes although neither
team scored.
The Patriots were missing junior attackman, Connor Rice who was
sidelined with a shoulder injury.
Both teams took about the same number
of shots. While Penfield took 23 shots, with 8 on the cage, Irondequoit
took 26 shots, with 21 on the cage. Irondequoit won the face off
game with a 2-1 advantage (11/17) although three of the Penfield
wins came as the result of technical penalties. Senior face off
man, Nick Kane represented the Eagles in all but one faceoff and
won 63%.
Scoring for the Eagles were Wright (4a), Kane (2g), Drew Colohan
(3g-1a), senior midfielders Todd Laemlein (2g), Kevin Colohan (1g),
and Dan Utz (1g). Also scoring were junior attackman Tim Kleehammer
(2g) and senior attackman Andrew Hart (1g-1a). Irondequoit's Zach
Nash played the entire game and amassed seven saves and only one
goal against (88%).
Scoring for the Patriots was Vanthof (1g). In the cage, sophomore
Brady Del Pozzo made 9s/11ga and junior Kyle Semrau recorded 1ga.
It was
the first game for new Head Coach and Irondequoit alumnus, Craig
Whipple who next week will face his brother, Andrew Whipple, when
the Eagles play Pittsford.
McQuaid Jesuit was
the winner in their opening game, against St. Francis of Buffalo
(Section 6) with a score of 7-5. The game was close throughout with
numerous lead changes.
McQuaid Jesuit scored first, just 14 seconds into
the game as junior attackman Mitch Ritchie scored and unassisted
goal. St. Francis returned with thenext two goals to take a 2-1
lead. McQuaid Jesuit scored two morebefore St. Francistied the game
at 3-3 to end the first quarter.
The second quarter was interrupted by a brief lightning delay and
was scoreless until 0:53 remained in the half. Senior middie, Evan
Gallina scored to give the Knights a 4-3 lead going into the halftime
break.
By the end of the third St. Francis had
retied the gameat 5-5.
Late in the fourth quarter Ritchie scored his third of the night
top give McQuaid Jesuit another lead. Junior attackman, Jeff MacDonald
scored the final goal with 3:02 remaining to insure the win for
McQuaid Jesuit.
Junior goalie Dan Caufieldwas accredited with 12 saves for a 71%
game.
Scoring for the Knights were Ritchie (3g-1a), Gallina (2g), MacDonald
(1g), Dan Sturnick (1g) and Nick Caton (1a).
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