Fairport, Irondequoit and Penn Yan each won their ticket to the final four today as they each won their Far Western New York Championship game at Hamburg. Penn Yan started with an exciting replay of their 2011 game with Silver Creek This time, however, they pulled out a 14-12 victory with great defense and Brandon Maciejewski playing to win in the cage. Fairport scored what is believed to be the first Class A shutout in NYS tournament history when they defeated Orchard Park 7-0. Irondequoit overcame a 4-1 deficit to beat Hamburg, on their home field, 10-8.

Fairport 7 - Orchard Park 0

Sat - Jun 2, 2012 - 3:30 PM

NYS-Qrt   at Hamburg 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Tot  Orchard Park      Record: 13-5 0 0 0 0 0 0  Fairport      Record: 20-0 1 1 1 4 0 7

The book for Orchard Park: No scoring. Goaltending: Taylor Ferrino 7s/7ga (48 mins). The book for Fairport: Jay Vakiener (2g), Derek DeJoe (2g-1a), Brian Martin (1g), Pat VanBortle (1g), Andrew Brennan (1g), Goaltending: Blaze Riorden 10s/0ga = 100% (48 mins).

  --  The second game of the day at Hamburg was for the Class A "Far Western" championship and featured Fairport against Orchard Park. In a rare New York State Tournament event, senior All-American goalie, Blaze Riorden from Fairport won a 7-0 shutout for the Red Raiders. Orchard Park Head Coach Gene Tundo said, after the game, that he doesn't think that the Quakers have ever been shut out before.

The game was a slow and deliberate contest. Fairport scored one unanswered goal in each of the first three quarters. Junior midfielder Jay Vakiener scored the first goal, unassisted with 2:59 left in the first quarter. Senior midfielder Andrew Brennan scored the second goal with 5:51 left in the half and Vakiener scored the lone goal with 9:01 left in the third quarter.

The Red Raiders opened things up in the last quarter. Senior midfielder and All-American, Derek DeJoe figured in on three of the four goals scored. The first was scored with 9:21 left and the last was scored with 2:23 left in the game. In between, Pat VanBortle scored, assisted by DeJoe, and senior middie Brian Martin scored an unassisted goal.

The Red Raider defense was anchored by Riorden and played a key role in keeping the Orchard Park offense away from the crease. The Quakers (13-5) had averaged over 13 goals per game as they entered this game. Two of their losses came at the hands of Section Five teams from Pittsford and Penfield. There two other losses were close ones to Clarence and Niagara Wheatfield.

Fairport will now move on to the semi final round and will face Ithaca who beat Liverpool 18-8 today. Fairport had a home victory against the Little Red back in early April. Fairport won that game 12-7 but the game was punctuated by many penalties assessed to Ithaca. The Ithaca fans were convinced that the officiating played a role in the win and will be looking for revenge on Wednesday.
  

Irondequoit 10 - Hamburg 8

Sat - Jun 2, 2012 - 6:00 PM

NYS-Qrt   at Hamburg 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Tot  Hamburg      Record: 18-2 3 1 2 2 0 8  Irondequoit      Record: 18-2 1 0 5 4 0 10

The book for Hamburg: Max Maxwell (2g-3a), Mitchell Shafer (2g-2a), Pat Nowak (1g-1a), Austin Bishop (1g), Nick Wilcox (1g), Ryan Jurek (1g). The book for Irondequoit: Jake Schmidt (3g-1a), Nick Doktor (3g-3a), Gunnar Miller (2g-1a), Briele Caples (2a), George Jerman (1g), Connor Enright (1g), Goaltending: Eric Fischer 11s/8ga = 58% (48 mins).

  --  Hamburg took early control of the Class B game, leading 3-1 after the first quarter and 4-1 at the half. The Eagles, however, took over in the second half. George Jerman scored just thirty-six seconds into the quarter and Gunnar Miller scored on an assist from Briele Caples two minutes later. Irondequoit continued their streak when Jake Schmidt tied the game at 4-4 on a feed from Nick Doktor. The two teams traded extra man goals and with 2:16 left in the third quarter the score was 5-5. Hamburg's Shafer scored on a Max Maxwell feed at the one minute mark, but Irondequoit returned with 0:15 on a Caples to Enright goal that ended the third quarter with the teams tied at 6-6.

At the top of the last quarter Irondequoit took a two goal lead on goals by Schmidt and Doktor, but Hamburg scored with 4:24 to take the score to 9-7 for the Eagles. In a surprising move, Head Coach Jerry Severino pulled his goalie for a ten man ride and Irondequoit scored an easy goal at 2:23. They pulled the goalie again at 0:54, doubling Gunnar Miller, who broke through and scored on an empty net, giving the Eagles a 10-7 lead. Hamburg scored with 0:02 left in the game.

All American attackman, Nick Doktor led the Eagles' offense with 3g-3a. Schmidt finished the game with 3g-1a. Eric Fischer recorded 11s/8ga for Irondequoit. The team will travel to Syracuse on Wednesday and face Section III powerhouse Jamesville-DeWitt for a repeat of their game in 2011, which JD won 9-6.
  

Penn Yan 14 - Silver Creek 13

Sat - Jun 2, 2012 - 1:00 PM

NYS-Qrt   at Hamburg 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Tot  Silver Creek      Record: 17-2 4 2 4 3 0 13  Penn Yan      Record: 19-2 5 5 3 1 0 14

The book for Silver Creek: John Jimerson (4g-3a), Zed Williams (4g-1a), Frank Brown (1g-4a), Brandon Brooks (2g-1a), Marvin Curry (2g), Sherman Williams (1a). Goaltending: Connor Graves 12s/14ga (48 min). The book for Penn Yan: Rion Davison (2g-1a), Bradley Voigt (5g-1a), Ryan Maciejewski (2g-2a), Dylan Yonts (1g-3a), James Burdette (1g), Chris Castle (1g-1a), Jordan Owen (2g-1a), Goaltending: Brandon Maciejewski 19s/13ga = 59% (48 mins).

  --  The Class C game started off the Far Western Championship in Hamburg (Section VI). Penn Yan played a close game with Silver Creek and took revenge for the loss they suffered in their 2011 meeting. The Mustangs started with a 5-4 lead in the first quarter. The Mustangs scored two goals at the end of the first quarter and then continued the scoring streak with five more unanswered goals, before Zed Williams and John Jimerson started a goal-scoring streak for Silver Creek.

After leading 10-6 at the half, Silver Creek added one more, before James Burdette began a Mustang clear and took it all the way to the goal. The Black Knights scored three unanswered goals to take the score to 11-10 with 2:45 left in the game. Penn Yan, however, scored two goals in the last minute of the third quarter to finish up 13-10.

The final twelve minutes were exciting as Silver Creek came back with three goals to tie the game at 13-13 with 3:19 left in the game. The tying goal was scored by Zed Williams who, with the goal, broke the New York State career points record previously held by Casey Powell (553 pts 1991-94). Thirty-two second later, Ryan Maciejewski scored the game winner with an assist from Bradley Voigt.

The keys to the game came from two different directions. The first was penalty trouble by Silver Creek, who spent much of the game man-down. Many of the penalties were multiple minute fouls for late or violent checks. The second key was the extraordinary play by sophomore goalie Brandon Maciejewski who made eighteen saves in the cage. Many of the saves were point-blank shots which he saved with his helmet or body. The last shot of the game, a strong outside shot by Zed Williams, was saved by "Mace" to preserve the win for the Mustangs.

Penn Yan moves on to the semifinal round in Syracuse where they will take on Homer from Section III who defeated Salmon River (Section X) 12-8 this afternoon.