Irondequoit Over Canandaigua in Semifinals

*+Irondequoit came out strong in their 10-6 win over Canandaigua.  The Eagles scored five goals in the opening quarter to take the early lead.  Leading that charge was Steven Clinkscales, who finished with 4g-1a.  The game was plagued with multiple penalties and both teams had changes at man-up.  Irondequoit finished with 4 man-up goals; while Canandaigua was only able to capitalize one single man-up goal.  

The Gray Wolves came out of the gate swinging, with the first two goals of the quarter.  Alex Rheude scored the opener off a loose ball pickup on the crease.  After saving the first shot, the ball was loose on the crease.  Rheude grabbed the loose ball and put the Gray Wolves on the board.  Two minutes later, they added another with Jack Stanney scoring off a drive down the left side.  Irondequoit settled themselves and scored the next four goals over a 90 second period.  Sophomore Cooper Moore scored the first Eagle's goal during a man-up opportunity.  Fifteen seconds later they tied the game with an inside pass by Steven Clinkscales to Ben Wilson. The go head goal was scored off a face-off fast-break with Jonah Carrier grabbing the loose ball to win the draw and then feeding to Clinkscales.  After another minute, the Eagles took the 4-2 lead with Clinkscales' second goal.  Each team added one more goal before the end of the quarter.  Canandaigua's Drew Williamee scored with a single drive down the right side.  Irondequoit's Colin Giudice scored their final goal during yet another man-up play.  The Eagles led 5-3 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the scoring slowed down with only 3 more goals in the entire twelve minutes.  Of the three goals, two were scored during man-up with Irondequoit's Oliver Grisdale and Canandaigua's Williamee each scoring.  The third goal of the quarter was another Eagle's goal.  Grisdale scored from the top of the restraining line with a high bounce over Canandaigua goalie Tyler DeRue.  DeRue, who only played the first half, finished with 2 recorded saves.  The Eagles continued to hold the lead 7-4 into halftime.

In the third quarter, Canandaigua opened up the scoring during a slow break.  Junior midfielder Ryan Bremer scored unassisted with 9:28 remaining on the clock.  Two minutes later, the Eagles responded with a fast-break goal with defensive midfielder Jordan Nolan assisting Clinkscales on his third goal of the night.  The Gray Wolves closed out the quarter with an unassisted goal by junior Mike Belles.  The Eagles led 8-6 going into the final quarter.  Irondequoit continued to hold the Gray Wolves scoreless in the final 12 minutes while adding two of their own.  In the cage for the Gray Wolves, Freshman Peyton Fritz finished out the remainder of the game and recorded 4 saves.  For the Eagles, Sven Havitzreuther played the entire game and recorded 9 saves.  Irondequoit moved on to the Finals and will face Victor on Tuesday. Full Story

Pal-Mac survives Scare from Livonia-Avon

*+Pal-Mac stepped up in the fourth quarter to defeat Livonia-Avon 4-3.  In a game that was plagued with penalties, the teams both had multiple attempts at extra-man offense.  The Red Raiders converted on two of their attempts while the Lakers could not convert on any of their attempts.  The man-down defense for Pal-Mac was a key factor of their win. Full Story

Week In Review - Week 5

There forty-six games played last week. There are seventy-seven out of section games scheduled and 58 have been played. Section V teams have won 36 and lost 22 (62%). Pal-Mac (12-0) is the only undefeated team at this point. Full Story

Pal-Mac Remains Undefeated

DAY IN REVIEW: SATURDAY - There were thirteen games played today and three were close ones. Newark defeated Brockport by a score of 11-10. Pal-Mac was a 6-4 winner over Williamsville East. Fayetteville-Manlius was a 11-10 winner over McQuaid Jesuit.  Full Story

Gananda, Brighton and East Win on Friday

DAY IN REVIEW: FRIDAY - There were three games played today and all of them were won by more than three goals. Gananda, Brighton and East United-Eastridge won. Full Story

Thomas Takes Penn Yan, 250 Wins for Ruller

DAY IN REVIEW: THURSDAY - There were ten games played today and three were close ones. Thomas defeated Penn Yan by a score of 9-7 giving Head Coach Rob Ruller his 250th win. Greece Storm was a 3-2 winner over East United-Eastridge and Victor was a 5-4 winner over Pittsford.  Full Story

Irondequoit Takes McQuaid in Overtime

DAY IN REVIEW: WEDNESDAY - There were two games played today. Jonah Carrier scored the winning goal in overtime to end the undefeated season for McQuaid. In the only other game, the Lakers beat Marcus Whitman. Full Story

Pittsford Takes Fairport in OT

DAY IN REVIEW: TUESDAY - There were 13 games played today and 5 were close ones. Pittsford defeated Fairport in overtime by a score of 8-7. Victor defeated Brighton by a score of 8-7.  Full Story

Players of the Week - Group 3

In our third group we have a junior and a senior who have had noteworthy performances in the last week. Full Story

Mostly a Whole Lot to a Little

DAY IN REVIEW: MONDAY - There were 5 games played today and all of them were won by more than three goals.  Full Story

Welcome to BLaxFive.NET

Welcome to the home of Section Five V Lacrosse. For more than twenty-three years we have provided information about games, players and events. It is fun to think that this site has been around longer than the seniors playing this season. Full Story

List of 100th Year Celebration Stories

We expect that there will be a large number of stories about players, coaches and events and will post links to each of them as we celebrate 100 years. Full Story

2023 Season Wrap Up

There were thirty-five teams playing in Section V. Bishop Kearney scheduled seven games but elected to forgo the tournament at the end of the season. There were 893 players on the final rosters, up 13 players from 2022. Rush-Henrietta and Victor carried the largest roster with thirty-six players and Haverling, Midlakes-Red Jacket and Waterloo with the smallest with sixteen.  Full Story

2022 Season Wrap Up

Bishop Kearney scheduled twelve games but dropped out just before the tournaments at the end of the season. There were 870 players on the final rosters, down five players from 2021. Rush-Henrietta and Victor carried the largest roster with thirty-seven players and Batavia-Notre Dame had the smallest with thirteen.  Full Story

Hall of Fame Dinner on November 10th

On Friday, November 10th, the Rochester Chapter of USA Lacrosse will installed the 2023 class. Honored were Liz Hogan, John Houtenbrink, Peter Milliman, Marc Riccio, Dr. Phillip Winslow, and the 2015 and 2016 Boys Victor Teams. Full Story

Hall of Fame Dinner on November 5th

On Saturday, November 5th, the Rochester Chapter of USA Lacrosse will install its 28th class. The event will take place at the Harro East Ballroom (155 N Chestnut st, Rochester, NY 14604) with a social hour beginning at 6:00 pm.

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100 Years of Scholastic Lacrosse Here

This year, BLaxFive.NET is celebrating the start of scholastic lacrosse in 1922 when Geneva High School was the first team in the "area" to sponsor a scholastic team. During the preseason we have published stories about some of the noteworthy events of those early years and some more modern accomplishments. A list of the twenty-two stories is available here. Full Story