RUSH-HENRIETTA
 March
18,2006 - Rush-Henrietta finished tied
for 6th in the Monroe County-1 division with
a 1-11 league record and 6-12 over all. Seeded
8th in the Class A tournament, the Royal Comets
finished 8th after beating Spencerport (21-7)
and then losing to Penfield (16-1).
Rush lost nine players to graduation
including defenseman A.J. LaLonde (Potsdam), attackman
Brian McShea (Geneseo) and midfielder John Gause
(MCC).
Top returners include senior midfielders
Tony Henriquez (RIT) and Tim Barth
(Morrisville) and junior midfielder Justin Rose.
At attack, junior Matt Moran, who was the leading
scorer last year (17 goals and 31 assists) returns
with junior Brian Hantzis back from an early season
leg injury in 2005. Junior long stick middie, Jake
Messimer also returns with junior goalie Matt McShea.
Seven new sophomores could see
significant playing time including defensemen Jon
Neri and Marc Favro and attackmen Nate Delone and
Bobby Pattridge.
Last year was a growing year for
the Royal Comets and they enjoyed winning some games
that would have been lost in the past. Four of the
top five scorers return this season and there is
experience at the offensive side of the field. Rush-Henrietta
plays in a tough MC-1 division but they have scheduled
out of league games with Athena/Odyssey, Eastridge,
Gates and McQuaid Jesuit.
Coach Gottko has 32 players on
the Varsity roster, which is the largest squad in
ten years. All of this points to the fact that Rush-Henrietta
is on the move and should expect to see more wins
and more growth throughout the season. Perhaps even
better news is that the majority of starters are
juniors so the Royals Comets are looking at two years
of growth.
Top Returners:
Tony Henriquez – 12 –
Mid
Matt Moran – 11 – Att
Justin Rose – 11 – Mid
Brian Hantzis -11 – Att
Jake Messimer – 11 – LSM
Tim Barth – 12 – Mid
Matt McShea – 11 – Goal
Top New Players:
Jon Neri – 10 – Def
Marc Favro – 10 – Def
Nate Delone – 10 – Att
Bobby Pattridge – 10 – Att
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