Quarters Final Games - Class A |
May 25, 2007 - It will be an all Webster semi final in the upper bracket of the Class A tournament as Thomas (#5) beat Fairport (#4) in double overtime. Schroeder
beat last years's Champion, Penfield 13-4. All the other top seeded
teams won, including Irondequoit, Canandaigua, Penn Yan Midlakes, Livonia,
Waterloo and in Class B, Victor.
Perhaps
the best game of the day was at Fairport, where
Webster Thomas midfielder Dom Scalzo scored the winning goal in
double overtime to advance the Titans to a semifinal game against
cross town rival, Schroeder. Although Scalzo was the hero, performances
by Thomas goalie Austin Fox and Fairport goalie Kristoffer Sterzin
kept both teams in the game right to the end.
Right from the outset, both goalies made dramatic and key saves.
In the first quarter Fox made at least four "big saves" while
Sterzin made three.
Fairport was first to score, a "worm-burner" shot by
Tom Rynn after a feed from Shawn Runyon at 7:37. The Fairport defensemen
and d-middies were aggressive and dominated in the first quarter,
often taking the ball away from Thomas. The dominance, however did
not last into the second half as the Titans saw considerably more
ball time. Rynn scored an unassisted goal at 5:58 as he ran straight
from the Fairport clear to the Thomas goal. With 2:31 left in the
quarter, Brandon Rothfuss scored an unassisted goal with a tight cut
from behind the goal. The Titans tied the score at two when Nick Scalzo
put one in the nets at 0:12 with an assist from Max Gurowski.
Fairport went ahead at 9:20 in the second quarter when Aaron Jones
drove from behind the goal, and raising his stick above his head,
shot the ball high into the corner of the goal. On the next faceoff,
Webster won and a middie picked up the ground ball but was forced
toward his defensive end of the field where he dropped the ball
which was picked up by Brendan Saylor and passed to Mike Danylyshyn
for the Fairport goal. Repeating their performance in the first
quarter, Thomas came back to tie the game but then added another
to take their first lead in the game. Dom Scalzo started with the
ball after a Titan time out and made an outside bull dodge and scored
with a bounce shot at 8:38. Junior defenseman, Jake Ziegler cleared
the ball for Thomas and when he was not picked up, took the ball
right to the goal, scoring the first of his two such goals at 4:56.
The Titans scored the go-ahead goal at 2:32 when Rothfuss hit Nick
Scalzo high on the crease where he turned hard and shot, scoring
with a bounce shot.
Fairport tied the score at five with 0:10 left in the half when
Martin Manilla scored with an assist from Runyon in man up. After
five or six quick passes Manilla scored with a high corner shot.
Fairport started the scoring after the halftime break, with a goal
by Danylyshyn (assisted by Rynn) but Thomas returned with a goal
by Nick Scalzo (assisted by Max Gurowski). The score was tied at
six until Thomas scored again when Ziegler scored another long stick
clearing goal at 5:58. Fairport tied the score at seven with a crease
feed from Saylor to John McDonnell at 4:38. The Titan defense created
great turnovers with well-timed doubles against Fairport attempts
to drive to the goal. The Red Raiders took the lead at 2:40 when
Saylor scored with a one-handed shot and a cut from behind the goal.
The lead did not last long as Dom Scalzo scored an unassisted goal
with a sweep to the left and a hard side-arm shot at 1:07. The teams
were tied at eight at the end of three quarters.
The combination of the heat and emotion made for a stressful fourth
quarter. Fairport scored first with a drive from the top of the
box by Eric Martin who scored with a hard sidearm shot landing stick-side
high past Fox. The lead was short-lived as Thomas scored 27 seconds
later when Pat Morrill drove from a clear, scoring at 9:23. Manilla
scored for the Red Raiders at 4:16 with a one-handed shot. Fairport
gained the ball after the face but eventually lost possession on
a crease feed that was knocked down by the Titan defense and picked
up by Fox in the goal. The take away led to the eventual tying
goal at 0:53 when Rothfuss cut to the goal-line extended and received
the ball from Max Gurowski.
The first four minute overtime period saw chances by both teams.
In the second overtime period Fairport controlled a great deal of
ball time, taking six shots, only one of which ended up on cage.
When Thomas finally had their chance, Dom Scalzo scored the game
winner with a hard horizontal sweep to the left, scoring at the
2:35 mark and sending Thomas to the semi finals.
Scoring for Thomas were Rothfuss (2g-1a), Nick Scalzo (3g), Gurowski
(3a), Dom Scalzo (3g), Ziegler (2g) and Morrill (1g). Austin Fox
had 18s/10ga for Thomas (14-4).
Scoring for Fairport were Rynn (2g-1a), Runyon (2a), Jones (1g),
Danylyshyn (2g), Saylor (1g-2a), Manilla (2g), McDonnell (1g) and
Martin (1g). Kristoffer Sterzin had 9s/11ga for Fairport who end
their season at 10-8.
A strong fourth quarter by Midlakes secured
the 10-3 win against Pal-Mac in the Class C quarter finals. Pal-Mac
led 1-0 after the first quarter and Midlakes was ahead 2-1 at the
half. At the end of the third quarter Midlakes was up 4-2, but 6
goals in the last quarter sealed the deal.
Scoring for Midlakes were Ben Uveges (2a), Glen Stevenson (2g-1a),
Tyler Brooks Lambert (1g-3a), Clay Hemminger (3g-1a) and Nick Newland
(3g-1a). Jared Schoonerman had a great day in the goal with 24s/3ga
(89%). Midlakes (9-10) meets Penn Yan in the semifinals.
Scoring for Pal-Mac were Mike Christ (1a), Steve VanDewalle (1g),
Pete Maklos (1g) and Pete Barry (1g). Jon Reeves made 13s and Tim
Doyle had 3s for the Red Raiders.
Tonight's
game between Churchville-Chili and Irondequoit was a game
of three different parts ending with a 14-6 Eagles victory.
The first period, encompassing the first 11:00 of play, saw a strong Eagles offense,
a medium Saints defense and no Saints offense. Irondequoit score three goals.
The first was by Kevin Coholan (assisted by Greg Wright). Kevin Coholan led both
teams with the most goals (four), but was third in total points for the Eagles.
Wright (3g-5a) led all athletes. The next two goals were both by Drew Coholan
(3g-2a) the first a straight drive from the top and the second with a crease
feed from Andrew Hart.
With 0:56 remaining in the quarter, the second part started which consisted of
a strong offense and an even stronger defense for the Saints and a lack-luster
performance from the Eagles. The Saints scored six goals while Irondequoit scored
three. The second part last until 3:00 remaining in the third quarter. With 0:56
left Churchville-Chili's Ben Rossignolo scored on a cross-crease pass from Jamie
Englert. This was one of only two non-fast-break goals for the Saints. The Eagles,
not to be out-done at that moment scored their last goal of the first quarter
with 0:17 left. Irondequoit had a fast-break coming down the field and Wright
ran straight in for his first goal of the game. The first quarter ended at 4-1
in favor of the Eagles and it seemed as though Irondequoit was going to control
the game.
At the start of the second quarter the unexpected happened. The opening face-off
was won by Nick Kane, but Kane (who was strong throughout the game at the face)
was stripped by senior defenseman Brian Briggs at half-field. The ball was forced
forward and The Saint's Doug Hemink scored (assisted by Rossignolo). The next
face-off was won by Hemink who then passed to Rossignolo for his face-off fast-break
goal. In a matter of 0:41 the Saints were back in the game (4-3). The Saints
offense and set defense were very strong, with quality slides coming early, but
still balanced before Irondequoit could get the ball into play. Irondequoit's
first goal came from a broken clear with Wright feeding Tyler Kleehammer. The
Eagles took another two goal lead but it was not long before Cory Mee scored
on another fast-break after getting his own ground ball in the Saints defensive
end of the field. The Saints were back within one (5-4). Irondequoit scored the
last goal of the quarter with a crease feed by Drew Coholan to his brother Kevin
with 3:12 remaining. The score was 6-4 at the half.
The third quarter continued to see strong play by the Saints. Churchville-Chili
scored the first goal of the quarter to bring the score back within one goal
(6-5). Ryan Grogan scored from another fast-break (assisted by Hemink). With
7:14 left, the Eagles scored another goal after a one-on-one drive by Drew Coholan.
The Saint's scored their last goal of the game and brought the score within one
for the fourth time with 3:55 remaining as Grogan passed the ball to Damien Pagano.
No Saints player took more than three shots and eight players took at least one
shot. Irondequoit dominated the shooting for the game with 40s/21on/14g to the
Saint's 16a/13on/6g. During the third quarter the Saints had seven one-on-one
takes. Irondequoit turned up the momentum and slowly but surely showed why they
have been so successful this season. The Eagles scored one more in the third
quarter and then added six more in the fourth while holding the Saints scoreless.
This was the beginning of the third period that featured strong Eagles play and
a weak Saints offense and defense.
Briggs, playing in his last game as a Saint, recorded 10 ground balls for his
team. Nick Kane led all players with 11 groundballs for the Eagles. Kane dominated
the face-offs, winning 12/18 (66%).
Although, the Saints played a good defensive game both times they played the
Eagles this season, their offensive was lacking. Churchville-Chili scored a majority
of their goals against Irondequoit on fast-break situations (6/8).
In the cage, senior Zach Nash played nearly the whole game with 7s/6ga (54%)
for the Eagles. Sean Kettles finished with 7s/14ga for the Saints. Kettles, at
the moment, is listed as fifth in the section with a year-long 62.89%.
Scoring for Irondequoit were Wright (3g-5a), Drew Coholan (3g-2a), Kevin Coholan
(4g), Tyler and Tim Kleehammer (1g-1a) each, Hart (2a), Kane (1g) and Bryan Haight
(1g). The Eagles will play Canandaigua in the lower bracket of the Class A semifinals.
Scoring for Churchville-Chili were Rossignolo (2g-1a), Hemink (1g-2a), Grogan
(1g-1a), Mee (1g), Pagano (1g) and Englert (1a). The Saints end their exciting
season at 15-3.
A slow, but methodical effort by Victor put
them in the semi finals with a 10-8 win over visiting Brighton.
Victor led 2-1 after the first quarter, 4-2 at the half and 7-5
after three quarters.
Scoring for Victor were Ethan Payne (2g-2a), Steve Hearn (2g-1a),
Frank Valenti (2g), Alex Rogemoser (1g-1a), Jason Houtenbrink
(1g-1a), Eric Willman (1g-1a), Joe Coleman (1g) and Andy Savage
(2a). Cody Bennett made 8s/8ga for Victor (10-9) who will face
Geneva in the semi finals.
Scoring for Brighton were Ryan Conti (3g-2a), Jake Anderson (2g),
Justin Hillary(1g-1a), Taylor Galbraith (1g) and Josh Uline (1g).
Noah Berg had 12s/10ga and ends his excellent career for Brighton.
No report from Brighton.
Waterloo started with a 3-2 lead at
the end of the first quarter and added 5 more in the second and
third quarters before winning 17-7.
Scoring for the Indians were Rob Goodenow (2g), Mike Ruiz (2g),
Jeff Wadhams (2g-2a), Josh Mateo (4g-4a), Curtis Brosius (3g-1a),
Nelson Boyd (3g) and Dylan Chilson (1g). Shawn Andrus had 10s while
playing most of the game and Zach Bowen finished the game recording
2s for Waterloo who will face Livonia in the semi finals at Hobart
next week.
Scoring for Mynderse were AJ Bachman (1a), Anthony Clark (1g), Dustin
Luckinbill (1g-1a), Kevin McCully (4g), Josh Kurdziolek (1a) and
Chris D'Amato (1g). Ben LaValley had 7s/17ga for Mynderse. No Report
from Mynderse.
Penn Yan was the 24-1 winner against
Bath-Haverling, using ten different players in the scorebook. Scoring
for the Mustangs were Adam Trombley (4g-5a), Matt Osgood (4g-4a),
John Linnan (2g-1a), Cole Caslte (7g), Ryan Cook (2g-2a), Dan Wolfe
(2a), Preston Maciejewski (1g-2a), Josh Plumlee (2g), Brendan Minor
(1g) and Dana Wilber (1g). RJ Wickham had 4s/oga in the first quarter
while
Ethan kamholtz finished the game with 2s/1ga.
Penn Yan will play Midlakes in the semi
finals.
Scoring for Bath was Nick Venuti (1g). Chris Wolfer had 11 saves
for the Rams.
Webster Schroeder handily
defeated defending Class A Champion Penfield 13-4 in their quarterfinal game.
Schroeder won every quarter (4-1, 5-1, 3-2, 1-0) and dominated in all statistical
fields.
Schroeder opened up the scoring with a goal by Austin Orsini as he ran straight
down the center of the field and shot to the upper right for the goal. Orsini
had the second most shots for the Warriors (6s/4on/2g). The second goal of the
game came from Grant Catalino as he scored his as usual in the regular season,
on a drive from the side. Catalino led all shooters with 12s/6on/4g. The Patriots
made the scoreboard with 8:12 remaining in the first quarter on a crease pass
by Kyle Vanthof to Kyle Denhoff. Vanthof was the only Patriot to contribute more
than one goal (and the only player to have any assists). Vanthof also led Penfield
in shooting (7s/4on/1g). The Warriors scored two more to finish out the quarter.
The first was a straight drive from the top of the box to a low shot by Andy
Winslow. The next goal was scored on an outside shot by Mike Tota and scored
during extra-man offense. Webster was 3/4 on EMO while Penfield was 1/5. Tota
led all players for either team with 4g-1a. The score was 4-1 after one quarter.
Webster continued their scoring in the second quarter with the first five goals.
The first two came as Chris Mason looked to an open Tota on the crease, followed
0:10 later when Tota picked up the ground ball from the face-off in the restraining
box and fired for this third goal of the game. Penfield was forced to call a
time-out to slow down the Warrior momentum. After the time-out and only 0:13
later, the Warriors scored again from another fast-break. Drew Palmer picked
up the ground ball during the face-off and looked quickly up the field to an
open Catalino who fired the ball from outside for his second goal of the game.
An outside side-arm shot by Nick Mooney was the next Warrior goal at 3:29. Only
0:19 second later, Catalino scored again. After a shot was deflected wide, Catalino
started with the ball behind the cage and came around from the side for another
of his no-nonsense goals. Vanthof scored his only goal of the game next with
1:54 left in the half. Connor Rice, who played only a few plays in the first
half and most of the second half, drove from behind causing the Warrior defense
to shift and leave Vanthof open up top. After stepping around his man, the slide
was no where to be found and Vanthof had an open shot on Zach Marshall. Marshall,
a senior, played most of the game (coming out for an injury for 3:00 at the end
of the third) and finished the game with 13s/3ga (81%). The score was 9-2 at
the end of the half.
A penalty allowed the Patriots to start with the ball going into the third quarter
although they could not capitalize. Schroeder scored with 10:09 left as Catalino
won a hard-fought ground ball at midfield, looked up to Tota who passed cross-crease
to Orsini for his second of the game. The Warriors won the next face-off as Palmer
picked up another ground ball. Palmer led the Warriors with seven GBs. Barilla
and Topping took all the face-offs for Schroeder and both did quite well; Barilla
9/13 (69%) and Topping 5/7 (71%). The third quarter was back and forth with Penfield
scoring the next goal. The Patriot's lone man-up goal came when Vanthof passed
cross-crease to Rice who shot low for the goal. Catalino took a hard shot from
point-blank range which was saved by sophomore Brady Del Pozzo, but Catalino was
quick and caught his own rebound. Catalino then finished with a second shot that
produced the goal. Del Pozzo played most of the game, recording
8s/12ga (50%). Derek VanOrman played the the rest, making 2s/1ga (67%). Penfield's
Dan Huntington scored next with a straight drive ending in a hard side-arm shot
that sailed over Marshall's stick. Webster finished up the scoring in the third
quarter with their second extra-man goal. Barilla took a shot that missed the
cage, followed by a Tota ground ball. Tota looked back to the crease and found
Barilla open. The scored was 12-4 after three quarters.
Schroeder scored the lone goal of the fourth quarter in man-up. Tota scored his
final goal with a side-arm shot (assisted by Orsini). Both teams were strong
in clearing; Penfield 12/14, Schroeder 12/16. Total shooting was relatively close;
Penfield 32s/17on/4g, Schroeder 38s/23on/13g. Schroeder won the ground ball battle
39-23.
Webster Schroeder goes on to play Webster Thomas on Wednesday in the Class A
semifinals, in an all Webster battle.
Scoring for Schroeder were Tota (4g-1a), Catalino (4g), Orsini (3g-1a), Barilla,
Mooney and Winslow 1g and Palmer and Mason 1a.
Scoring for Penfield Vanthof (1g-2a) and with 1g Rice, Huntington and Denhoff.
Penfield ends their season at 9-8.
Junior attackman Connor Henderson set a school record
with ten goals, eight of which were assisted, as he help Canandaigua take a 16-5 win from visiting Pittsford in a Class A quarter final
game. Kevin Peck won 14/15 face offs for the Braves.
Scoring for Canandaigua were Charlie Sauter (1g-2a), Evan Roth (1a),
Connor Henderson (10g), Austin Rogers (1a), Justin Tomzak (1a),
AJ Groot (4g-1a), Brian Scheetz (5a) and Jeremy Brown (1g-1a). Scott
Bement played the first 42 minutes of the game, making 9s/5ga and
Kyle Carson played the last 6 minutes and made 2s for the Braves
(17-2) who will Irondequoit on Wednesday.
Scoring for Pittsford were Cam Edmiston (1g), Connor McDermott (2g),
Doug Milano Johnson (1g-2a), TJ Iuppa (1g) and Brett Bridges (1a).
Brendan Green played in the goal until the last 3 minutes and had
15s/16ga for the Panthers who finish at 5-10. No report from Pittsford.
Livonia scored six goals in each of
the first two quarters and held Batavia to one in each quarter,
as they won a 17-2 victory over the visiting Blue Devils in a Class
C quarter final game.
Scoring for the Bulldogs were Brian Sciera (5g-3a), Tyler Russell
(4g-5a), Chris Bausch (3g), Oren Taylor (2g-1a), Jeff Wester (1g-2a),
Aaron Miller (1g), Mike Donals (1g) and Gaelin Walsh (1a). Justin
Becker recorded 11s/2ga for Livonia who will play Waterloo in the
semifinals on May 29th. No report from Batavia.
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