On the best day od weather yet this season, there were only two games played, both in the morning. Pittsford had consistent scoring and strong defense as they defeated Ithaca (Section Four). Canandaigua won their second game of the season but it was a close one with McQuaid Jesuit.

Canandaigua 11 - McQuaid Jesuit 9

Thu - Apr 2, 2015 - 11:00 AM

Non-league game   at McQuaid Jesuit 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final  McQuaid Jesuit      Record: 2-1 2 3 3 1   9   Canandaigua      Record: 2-0 3 4 2 2   11

The book for McQuaid Jesuit: Shawn Nally (3g-1a), Zach Ettinghausen (1a), Jake Gleason (3g-2a), Max Paroda (1g-2a), Brody Laese (1a), Jarrett Cook (1a), Craig McCabe (2g), Goaltending: Gianmarco Coelho 7s/11ga (48 mins). The book for Canandaigua: Tim Bay (2g-2a), Connor Hulme (3g-3a), Ben Smith-Wilcox (3g-1a), Tyelor Dingman (1a), Patrick Bay (1a), Matt Boseck (1g), Ethan Marchitell (1g), Devin Andrews (1a), Jake Clement (1g), Goaltending: Luke MacNeil 9s/9ga = 50% (48 mins).

--   Canandaigua Head Coach Mulheron was generally pleased with this first game of the 2015 campaign, "For an early season game this was very well played. We are very pleased to come out on the winning end of this battle."

Pittsford 16 - Ithaca 3

Thu - Apr 2, 2015 - 10:00 AM

Non-league game   at Pittsford Sutherland 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final  Pittsford      Record: 1-0 2 4 6 4   16   Ithaca      Record: 1-2 1 0 2 0   3

The book for Pittsford: Brandon Barker (5g), Jack Kaufman (3g), James Felix (2g-1a), Jonathan Perotto (2g-1a), John Galbraith (2g), Matt Malone (1g), Connor Fitzgerald (1a), Jake Leve (1a), Brennan Mooney (1g), Goaltending: Kevin Maguire 6s/3ga = 67% (36 mins), Alec Starr 1s/0ga = 100% (12 mins). The book for Ithaca: unavailable

--   On paper, Pittsford looked strong in the preseason with a strong mixture of dominate offensive players and a returning defense that was already proven last year. In their opening today, they solidified that impression. Senior midfielder Brandon Barker was pretty much unstoppable from the front and the long sticks look like they are at mid-season. There are thirteen defensemen on the thirty-six man roster and defensive coach Ted Rund uses many of them. Seniors Mike Perotto and Ryan Fairbrother and juniors Jared Conners, Michael Gigantelli and Will Pieterse are aggressive and work closely as a defensive team. Conners figures heavily on the face off wing working well with senior face off man Zac Cooley.

Ithaca appears to be in a growth year, as predicted. They left at 6:30 AM for the 10:00 game in Pittsford so that the Panthers could leave right after the game for their trip to Harvard Stadium where they will play top-ranked Duxbury on Saturday.