| Thursday: NYS Semi finals |
June 2, 2005 - Section Three made it a clean sweep, winning all three
classes in the semi finals at Aquinas on Thursday. West
Genesee won a 17-2 victory over Orchard Park of Section
Six in Class A, Jamesville DeWitt was the 10-6 winner
over HF-L in Class B and Lafayette was the 13-7 winner
over Penn Yan in Class C.
Down state it was Niskayuna of Section Two an 11-6 winner
over West Islip (Section 11) in Class A, Huntington of
Section Eleven was the 14-2 winner over John Jay of Section
One in Class B and Manhasset of Section Eight the 18-5
winner over Rye of Section One in Class C.
 The
Class A teams played first at Aquinas and with a NYSPHSAA
directed 3:30 start, the fans were primarily real diehards
and family members, but this like the other games on Thursday
were "Final Four" games and would lead to Championship
Saturday at Cornell. The Syracuse based Section Three
teams were prepared
and had the skill to take a clean sweep of the "Upstate"
bracket, starting with West Genesee who
easily defeated Orchard Park of Section Six by a scored
of 17-2.
After a very short period of testing each other, the Wildcats
went to work, scoring fifteen goals in a row while playing
such tight defense that the Quakers were held to only
four shots in the second half.
Senior midfielder Brian Griffin was first to score on
a feed from senior attackman Jeff Ryan at 9:39. Orchard
Park returned with an unassisted goal at 7:33 by Matt
Ciambella to tie the game at one. The tie lasted 1:13
before Genny started their scoring run with a goal by
Tim Spillett (from David Osier). Although OP finished
the quarter with two shots on cage, Wildcat senior goalie
Dan McKeon made both saves and added two more before turning
the cage over to junior Shane McConnell with about three
minutes left in the game. The Wildcats finished the quarter
with a goal by Spillett (from Osier) at 4:14 and a man
up goal from Osier (assisted by Ryan) at 3:29 and took
a 4-1 lead into the second quarter.
The Wildcat defense limited the Quakers to five shots
in the second quarter, with McKeon making saves against
Brian Lalley and Jake Eustice, while the Genny offense
rolled up seven goals of their own including three more
by Spillett, two from Ryan, and single goals by Tim Griffin
and Kevin  Courtney.
West Genesee was ahead at the halftime break 11-1.
While the Wildcat defense tighten in the third and allowed
no shots from the Quakers, OP goalie Jordan Ellis made
4 saves while allowing three goals from Genny in the third
quarter. Mark Cometti and Kevin Joy added one goal each
and Ryan scored again in man up to end the third quarter
with Genny up 14-1.
Roby Farchione scored first in the last quarter for West
Genesee with an assist from Ryan at 10:06 and P.J. Motondo
scored an unassisted goal before OP's Brian Lalley scored
his unassisted goal at 7:12. That would be the last goal
of the season for the Quakers. Motondo scored the last
goal of the game at 2:56 for the Wildcats.
Scoring for West Genesee were Spillett (5g-1a), Ryan (3g-3a),
Osier (2g-3a), Cometti (1g-2a) and Motondo (2g). Scoring
single goals were Courtney, Griffin, Joy and Farchione
while senior middie Andrew Vecchio and freshman attackman
Ryan Barber added one assist each. McKeon recorded four
saves for the Wildcats (21-0) who will face Niskayuna
of Section Two on Saturday at 11:00 am at Cornell University.
Finishing for Orchard Park (20-2), were Lalley (1g) and
Ciambella (1g). Jordan Ellis finished with nine saves.
Honeoye
Falls-Lima, in their second year as a varsity team, found
themselves in the final four and playing against an experienced
team from Jamesville DeWitt who, in the
end won their trip to Cornell with a 10-6 victory.
HF-L started out with the first goal, at 10:13, by David
Uzialko from Mike Cintineo. Cintineo scored an unassisted
man up goal at 8:49 but the Red Rams returned with two
for the tie as sophomore middie Mike Entra scored on a
pass from James Marshal and senior middie Jim Fiacco scored
an unassisted goal for JD. John Cintineo ended the quarter
with an unassisted goal at 0:10 giving the Cougars a 3-2
advantage going into the second quarter.
HF-L extended their lead to two when Mike Cintineo scored
an unassisted goal at 10:32, but the Red Rams came back
with the next four to take a 6-4 lead into the halftime
break. Senior attackman Austin Deyo scored at 9:59. Fiacco
scored an unassisted goal at 3:41 while Deyo scored two
more; the first in man up at 2:23 and the second on a
pass from Jim Oaster at 2:07.
After the break, Joe Poplin scored on a feed from Scott
Ladenheim at 11:09 and Keith Vetter added an unassisted
goal nineteen seconds later. Uzialko scored again at 4:04
and senior defenseman Ryan Mulcahey scored an unassisted
fast break clearing goal with 0:27 in the quarter. It
would be the last goal of the 18-3  season
for the Cougars. The Red Rams led at the end of the third
quarter, 8-6.
JD added two more goals in the last quarter including
one from Oaster (assisted by Ladenheim) and one from Vetter
(from Fiacco).
Scoring for JD were Vetter (3g), Deyo (3g), Fiacco (2g-1a),
Oaster (1g-1a) and Entra (1g). Ladenheim added 2a and
Marshal added 1g for the Red Rams (20-2). They will face
Huntington of Section 11 who beat John Jay of Section
1 14-2 at Hofstra yesterday. The game, at Cornell, will
be played at 1:30 on Saturday.
Scoring for HF-L were Mike Cintineo (2g-2a), Uzialko (2g)
and Mulcahey (1g). Senior goalie Mike Brisbane had 13
saves for the Cougars. Cintineo ended the year with 90
goals for the Cougars.
After the game, Head Coach Rick Pound challenged his team
to remember the work that went into their noteworthy season
and encouraged them to make use of the lessons in future
lives. "Don't ever forget what you have done, what
we have done, together," he said in as the team huddled
closely for the final time in the 2005 season that ended
with a 18-3 record.
The
8:00 game featured Penn Yan and Lafayette
in the Class C semi final for the third time in three
years. The Lancers continued their undefeated 23-0
season with a 13-7 win that earned them a trip to Cornell
and the State Championship game against Manhasset (Section
8) who beat Rye (Section 1) in an 18-5 game at Hofstra
University on Thursday night.
The Lancers scored their first goal at 4:47 as junior
middie Jerome Thompson scored an unassisted goal. Senior
attackman Lee Nanticoke scored at 10:23 and Tyler Hill
scored (unassisted) at 9:58 to give Lafayette a 3-0 lead
at the end of the first quarter.
The Lancers extended their lead to four with a goal just
0:12 into the second quarter when Josh Groth scored (unassisted).
Penn Yan then scored their first goal of the game when
junior middie Steven Carlson scored on a feed from Jon
Van Houten in man up at 5:55. The Mustangs scored again
in man up at 4:53 when Dan Mesler scored on a  feed
from Carlson. Junior middie Kevin Wilkerson added a goal
at 4:29 after receiving a feed from Jeremy Thompson for
the Lancers who returned again at 3:42 when Groth scored
on a drive from the back of the cage. The half ended with
Lafayette up 6-2.
Penn Yan made a valiant effort in the third quarter and
traded goals with the Lancers, each scoring three. Sophomore
middie Dan Wolfe scored first for Penn Yan on a feed from
Mesler at 10:50. Lafayette returned with a goal at 9:18.
Mesler scored in man up on a feed from Van Houten at 8:25
and the Lancers countered with a goal by Tyler Gale (assisted
by Tyler Hill) at 6:25. Penn Yan saw another Mesler from
Van Houten man up goal at 4:47 but Lafayette scored the
last goal of the quarter at 1:00 when Nanticoke scored
with an assist from Hill giving the Lancers a 9-5 lead.
In an effort to get back on the scorebook, the Mustangs
took many shots, but most were off the cage. The Lancers,
however put six shots on RJ Wickham's goal, scoring four
of six as Gale, Groth, Wilkerson and Nanticoke each added
one goal and Nanticoke and Gales each added one assist.
Michael Manley
scored a man up goal for Penn Yan at 2:02 and Carlson
ended the season with an unassisted goal at 0:39 for the
Mustangs (17-7).
Scoring for Lafayette were Jerome Thompson (3g), Nanticoke
(2g-1a), Hill (1g-1a), Groth (3g), Jeremy Thompson (2a),
Gale (2g-2a), #48 (1g). Sophomore goalie Pat Dwyer made
8 saves. Jeremy Thompson won 10 of 12 face offs for the
Lancers who won a total of 16 of 24.
Scoring for Penn Yan were Carlson (2g-1a), Mesler (3g-1a)
and Van Houten (4a) while Wolfe and Manley each added
one goal. RJ Wickham had 8 saves for the Mustangs.
The Lancers will play Manhasset for the NYS Championship
at Cornell at 4:00 on Saturday.
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