Week In Review - Week 2
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There were just ten games played last week. There are Eighty-two out of section games scheduled and 1 was played last week. Section V teams have won 6 and lost 1 (86% wins). There are ten undefeated teams at this point.
| Games played last week:27 | Games played this season:30 |
| Leagues games played last week:9 | Out of Section games last week:6 |
| Mismatched Games (>8 pts):13 | Close Games (<4 pts): 8 |
| Undefeated teams:10 | Games scheduled for next week: 29 |
Looking Back
It was a week filled with milestones, records, and heart-stopping finishes across Section V 
lacrosse. The most dramatic moment came Saturday at Canandaigua, where Irondequoit mounted an improbable rally — scoring three goals in the final 30 seconds of regulation to force overtime, then winning 9-8 on Hank Velepec's golden goal after trailing by four. On the milestone front, Penfield's Brodie Joyce shattered his school's 20-year scoring record with an eight-goal performance Tuesday, while Bloomfield-Honeoye's Brayden Arber hit 100 career goals Wednesday with a seven-goal explosion backed by Nick Falso's record-setting 32 saves, and Spencerport's Zach Tortora reached both 150 career goals and 200 career points in the same week. Brighton's Teddy Carl scored 12 goals in a 23-1 blowout Saturday and Victor's Eli Ricci went off for five goals at a 73% face-off rate to hold off Penfield.
SATURDAY - Irondequoit's Last-Second Rally Headlines Busy Saturday
Saturday's most dramatic finish came at Canandaigua, where Irondequoit trailed by four goals before scoring three times in the final 30 seconds of regulation to force overtime, then got the winner from Hank Velepec to escape witha 9-8 victory. Elsewhere, it was a big day for milestones, with Brighton's Teddy Carl putting 
up 12 goals in a 23-1 win over Greece Storm, Spencerport's Zach Tortora reaching 150 career goals, and Victor's Will Simpson recording his 200th career save. Six of the seven teams in action on Saturday posted wins of five goals or more.
FRIDAY - HFL Builds Early Lead, Tops Haverling
Honeoye Falls-Lima scored five goals in each of the first three quarters Friday evening to build a commandinglead and go on to a 15-4 non-league win over Haverling. The visiting Cougars kept Haverling scoreless in the third quarter to put the game away and moved to 2-0 on the season. The win extends Honeoye Falls-Lima's series advantage over Haverling to four wins against one dating back to 2016.
THURSDAY - Milestones, Streaks and Comebacks Highlight Busy Thursday
It was a busy Thursday evening with eight 
games decided. Irondequoit edged Schroeder 12-11 in a fourth-quarter thriller, Genevarolled past Greece Storm 18-7 behind big nights from Ryland Dunham and Ben Budgar, and East United-Eastridge survived a Gates Chili comeback to win 10-9 on the strength of Brien Walker's four goals. Bloomfield-Honeoye won their game with Brayden Arber recording his 100th career point, Churchville-Chili topped Wayne 10-7 with Cooper Lass leading the way with four goals, and Pittsford used a fast start, including three goals in under two minutes, to pull away from Hilton 15-7. Brighton opened its season with a win over Rush-Henrietta highlighted by seventh grader Red Wolk's first varsity goal and assist, while Victor held off Penfield 11-8 with Eli Ricci's five goals and 73% face-off rate powering the comeback win.
WEDNESDAY - Today's action featured three wins, highlighted 
by Bloomfield-Honeoye's Brayden Arber reaching 100 career goals with a seven-goal effort in a 14-6 win over Gananda where goalie Nick Falso broke the school record with 32 saves. Haverling's Zach Colegrove netting his 50th career goal in a 12-7 loss to Marcus Whitman.
TUESDAY - There were seven games played today highlighted by Penfield's Brodie Joyce breaking his school's 20-year scoring record with eight goals in a win over Fairport, Brockport's Ryan Miller reaching 101 career goals in a 9-8 win over Gates Chili, and Spencerport's Zach Tortora recording his 200th career point in a win over Schroeder. Other winners included Hilton, Rush-Henrietta, Pittsford (9-8 over Thomas), and HFL.
MONDAY - In a Non-League game. Haverling opened its 
season with a 14-2 non-league road win over Gananda on Monday. The Blue Devils scored five goals in each of the first two quarters to build a commanding lead, with seven different players finding the net on the night. McLane Stermole handled most of the work in goal for Haverling, stopping four of six shots for a 67% save percentage over 45 minutes.
Looking Ahead
Just aas the new season begins, it's vacation time but there are still twenty-nine games on the schedule.
On Monday Penn Yan will host Homer, while Fairport travels to Orchard Park and Canisius visits Rush-Henrietta.
On Tuesday features ten games and among the interesting ones is Pittsford at Irondequoit, Haverling at East United-Eastridge, Wayne at HFL, and 
Schroeder at Hilton. Victor and Penfield are on a road trip, playing against well-respected teams.
On Wednesday sees JD at Canandaigua, the Rams and Batavia Notre Dame and Williamsville East at Churchville-Chili.
On Thursday Pittsford takes the bus to West Genesee, McQuaid Jesuit is at Brighton, Irondequoit is at Fairport and Thomas is at Penn Yan although the weather reports are calling for rain all day.
On Friday there are no games scheduled.
On Saturday the week ends with games like Pittsford at Canandaigua, Shenendehowa at Penn Yan, and Schroeder at Wayne.
There are lots of good matchups this week. Don’t forget to check the full schedule and game times on the games page.
FULL STORY
at post-time. This is the 5th win in a row for Rush-Henrietta against Lancaster. (1-2) going back to 04/06/2019. [
lead and go on to a 15-4 non-league win over Haverling. The visiting Cougars kept Haverling scoreless in the third quarter to put the game away and moved to 2-0 on the season. The win extends Honeoye Falls-Lima's series advantage over Haverling to four wins against one dating back to 2016.
rolled past Greece Storm 18-7 behind big nights from Ryland Dunham and Ben Budgar, and East United-Eastridge survived a Gates Chili comeback to win 10-9 on the strength of Brien Walker's four goals. Bloomfield-Honeoye won their game with Brayden Arber recording his 100th career point, Churchville-Chili topped Wayne 10-7 with Cooper Lass leading the way with four goals, and Pittsford used a fast start, including three goals in under two minutes, to pull away from Hilton 15-7. Brighton opened its season with a win over Rush-Henrietta highlighted by seventh grader Red Wolk's first varsity goal and assist, while Victor held off Penfield 11-8 with Eli Ricci's five goals and 73% face-off rate powering the comeback win.
Nelson, recording his first varsity goal and assist, and junior JD Stockmann (one goal, three assists) led the Warriors' offense. Junior Brady Mason and sophomore Nelson each reached individual milestones with their first varsity goals, but Irondequoit's sixth straight win over Schroeder pushed the all-time series to 24-9.[
and senior Eric Odell, who won 21 of 23 face-offs, added two goals, but the Storm could not overcome the early deficit and fell to 0-2 on the season. [
time series lead to six wins and no losses. Brayden Arber recorded five goals and seven assists to reach his 100th career point, freshman Brennan Thomas added five goals and one assist, and sophomore goalie Ashton Breeze posted an 82% save rate, while Batavia-Notre Dame's junior Trey Rodriguez accounted for both of his team's goals and won 60% of his face-offs in the loss. [
career varsity goals and assists in the win. [
Thomas at post-time. [
areer assists on a four-goal, two-assist night, supported by Jaxon Ophardt (2g), Freshman Samuel Cedeno scored his first varsity assist and Johnathan Pienio won 12 of 17 faceoffs (71%), while Gates Chili was led by Joshua Yakowitz (3g), Gianni Salandy (2g), Noah Truax (2g — first varsity goal), Chandler Vogel (1g), and Zach Fennell (4a), with junior goalie Demar Williams recording his 308th career save while stopping 10 of 19 shots (53%). 
2-0 with a 7-4 Monroe County D-2 win over Schroeder, led by Zach Tortora (3g and recording his 200th career point), Patrick Keady (2g-1a), Gavin Brown (2g), and Mason Endres (2a). Schroeder was paced by John Caricati (2g, 8-of-15 on faceoffs), Aiden Vollmer (1g — first career varsity goal), and Jonny May (1g), with junior goalie Van Bolton reaching 202 career saves while stopping 14 of 21 shots (67%). [
LSM Larry Copeland also strengthens the backfield as an honorable-mention selection.
These matchups will help shape the Saints’ position within MC3.
The Warriors graduated six seniors, including midfielders Parker Brown, Garrett Callahan, and Garrett Conger, long-stick midfielder Ross Champlin, defender Nate Jones, and attackman Brennan Robinson. Two of those graduates earned all-league honors, leaving meaningful roles to fill across the field.
earned All-League Honorable Mention FO Midfield (MC-d2). His ability to generate possessions remains a key asset. Jonny May, a 2027 attack/midfielder, contributed 17 goals and 4 assists and earned All-League Honorable Mention Midfield (MC-d2). His versatility gives the offense a reliable returning option.
experienced players back, the Warriors enter 2026 with a foundation to improve upon.
substantial portion of its offensive production. The Panthers graduated 10 seniors, including defenders Keegan Ahern, Ryan Connolly, and Dane Lewis, midfielders such as Dominic Alfieri, James Kazacos, and Stephano Mihalitsas, and attackmen Brady Goetz and Charlie Ryan. Several of these graduates earned major postseason honors, leaving meaningful roles to fill across the field.
All-Section Team and All-League First Team Midfield (MC-d2) honors.
His long-term leadership provides stability for a roster with a strong returning core.
Coach Wilson has provided images for these stories.
defined by close games and defensive consistency. The Red Raiders played in eleven contests decided within five goals, including three one goal games. The program now faces one of its largest transitions in recent years after graduating seventeen seniors. With eight rising seniors, six juniors, and six sophomores, Fairport begins the season focused on reshaping roles while maintaining its competitive standard in Class A.
winning 118 faceoffs and earning second team All League honors. His presence provides stability at the X. Marc Hillier also returns after earning honorable mention recognition as an SSDM, while Matt Haugh brings experience on the long stick following an honorable mention season at LSM. 
matchups that will define its league standing. League games include contests against Penfield on March 24, Greece Storm on April 10, Rush Henrietta on April 21, Hilton on April 29, and East United Eastridge on May 5.
finished 1–14, but the roster composition points toward growth, with a large portion of the lineup returning and a sizable group of underclassmen gaining varsity experience. With improved continuity and a new coaching staff in place, this season represents a reset for the program.
highlights a youthful roster with increasing varsity exposure, particularly among the sophomore class that logged minutes during the 2025 season.
League games, designated as FLW matchups, include games against Bloomfield-Honeoye, Gananda, Midlakes, Marcus Whitman, and Mynderse-Romulus. These contests will be central to measuring progress within league play. The remaining schedule consists of NL games against opponents such as Geneva, Pal-Mac, Newark, Wayne, and Livonia-Avon-Geneseo, offering additional chances to evaluate development across the season.
returning upperclass group. Despite those challenges, Gananda will field a team this season, leaning on developing numbers and continuity rather than results-driven expectations.
goal, several of whom earned All-League recognition. The returning varsity group includes two rising seniors, one junior, and two sophomores. While the numbers are limited, many of the returning players logged meaningful minutes last season.
recorded two wins by five or more goals and played five games decided within five goals, including one one-goal loss.
There were four classes for the sectional tournaments. Canandaigua (B), and Penn Yan (D) were top seeds and won their championships. In Class A, Penfield (seeded third) won their games with Fairport (seeded second) and then with top-seeded McQuaid Jesuit. In the Class C tournament, second-seeded Honeoye Falls-Lima defeated top seeded Pal-Mac. 
