- First Posted: 2007-05-29
- Updated: 2018-09-24 16:31:55
Semi Final Games - Classes B and C
Waterloo (#3) used overtime to beat Livonia (#2) 11-10 in the only game of the day that was not won by the higher seed. Peen Yan was an 18-1 winner over Midlakes in the other Class C semi final. In Class B Geneva beat Victor 13-6 and McQuaid Jesuit was a 15-11 winner over Eastridge.
McQuaid Jesuit and Eastridge played a close game, but the Knights fought the hard battle and walked away with a 15-11 victory over the Lancers in the Class B semi finals.
Eastridge opened up the scoring with a face-off fast-break only 0:07 into the game as Adam Sisson won the face-off himself and passed the ball to Matt Driffill on the crease. Sisson had another strong game, winning 19/29 (66%) and leading the Lancers with 14 ground balls. McQuaid Jesuit scored the next two goals as both Evan Gallina and Mitch Ritchie scored unassisted goals. The Lancers scored the next three goals. Driffil scored with a drive from behind the cage followed by Alan Ingrasio's lone goal of the contest. Ingrasio scored after a broken clear and ran straight to the goal after picking up the ground ball. The Lancers fourth goal was a cross-crease feed by Brandon Moynihan to Kevin Mahler with 5:52 remaining. The Knights won the next face-off on a technical and junior Corey Flanigan took the ball to the upper left, just inside the box, and fired a rocket at Eugene Ferrera. Ferrera, who finished with 10s/15ga (40%), couldn't see the shot coming because of the sun-glare. In fact, only one save was made during the entire first quarter between both teams (eight goals were scored). The Lancers rounded out the scoring with an outside shot by Driffill (assisted by Mahler) during an extra-man offense opportunity for Eastridge. Eastridge led 5-3 after the first quarter.
The second quarter found McQuaid Jesuit stepping up their game and outscoring the Lancers 7-3. McQuaid Jesuit scored the first five goals of the quarter with two unassisted goals by Ritchie and two unassisted goals by Dan Sturnick. The fifth goal was scored by JD Ayer after an inside crease feed by Ritchie. Ritchie and Sturnick led the Knights with 4g-2a and 5g respectively. The Knights led 8-5 with 6:58 left in the half. Eastridge scored the next two goals as Todd Horne and Alex Austin both scored unassisted goals. Horne's goal was an outside bounce shot and Austin scored off a face-off fast-break. The Lancers were within one goal at that point, 8-7, but the Knights added two more goals in quick succession. Ritchie scored (unassisted) at 1:50 and Sturnick scored (unassisted) at 1:22. The last goal of the half was scored in man-up by Austin (assisted by Driffill). Driffill drove down the left side of the field and found Austin open on GLE across the crease. The score was 10-8 in favor of the Knights at halftime.
Eastridge scored the first two goals of the third quarter to tie the game at 10-10. Both goals were unassisted goals by Mahler on straight in drives from the top of the box. With 6:20 remaining in the third the game was close, but on the ensuing face-off Gallina picked up his own ground ball and scored on a face-off fast-break. McQuaid Jesuit scored the next three goals to go up by four goals. The last goal of the third quarter was scored at 5:20 as Nick Caton scored on an outside bounce shot. The score was 12-10 in favor of the Knights at the end of three quarters.
The Lancers had penalty issues in the fourth quarter earning seven penalties including two unsportsmanlike conducts. This kept Eastridge from being able to mount a comeback. McQuaid Jesuit won the quarter 3-1 and held on to the lead for the win. Ayer scored his second goal of the night (Ritchie assisted) followed by another unassisted goal by Sturnick. The lone Lancer goal of the fourth quarter came during a slow-break and was scored by senior midfielder Nick Mormino. The final goal of the game was Sturnick's fifth goal (also unassisted).
Junior Dan Caufield played the entire game for the Knights finishing with 9s/11ga (45%).
McQuaid Jesuit led the shooting 45s/25on/15g to Eastridge's 32s/20on/11g. Leading the shooting for the Knights were Ritchie 14s/9on/4g, Gallina 13s/4on/2g and Sturnick 10s/6on/5g. Leading for Eastridge were Mahler 10s/3on/3g, Driffill 8s/5on/3g and Moynihan 6s/4on. Sisson-14 and Gallina-15 led their respective teams in ground balls.
Scoring for McQuaid Jesuit were Ritchie (4g-2a), Sturnick (5g), Gallina (2g), Ayer (2g), Flanigan (1g) and Caton (1g). The Knights will play Geneva in the finals at on Friday.
Scoring for Eastridge were Driffill (3g-1a), Mahler (3g-1a), Austin (2g), Ingrasio (1g), Mormino (1g), Horne (1g), Moynihan (1a) and Sisson (1a).
Geneva defeated Victor today, winning the middle two quarters 7-1, 13-6 in the Section V Class B semifinal match-up.
Geneva scored the opening goal at 9:57 with a goal by R.J. Gringeri, assisted by Greg Bonney. Gringeri cut to the crease and Bonney found him open inside. Geneva also scored the second goal as Alex Love drove all the way around the goal and shot a rocket off-stick from the top of the box. Love had a stellar day with 6g-1a. Victor scored their first goal at 5:39 during a two-man advantage situation as Andy Savage took a hard outside shot that was saved by Kyle Brimm, but then after retrieving his own ground ball shot a second time for the goal. Brimm, a junior, started in the cage for the Panthers as well as playing for a one minute period during the third quarter. Brimm finished the game with 7s/2ga (78%) for Geneva. Geneva scored their own extra-man goal at 1:42 remaining in the first quarter. Kyle Boncaro, found Bonney alone across the crease after his own drive down the side from the top of the box. Victor scored the final goal of the first quarter at 1:09 with a fast-break goal by Jason Houtenbrink. Houtenbrink led Victor with 2g-1a.
Geneva scored seven goals to Victor's one during the second and third quarters. Geneva scored first with another unassisted goal by Love followed quick (0:19 later) by the third Victor goal. Victor, after winning the face-off, called a time-out and during the first play after the time-out Houtenbrink drove down the goalie's right and shot left-handed across the goalie's body for a goal. The Panthers scored the next six goals to round out the half, as well as the third quarter (three per quarter). Love scored with a straight drive in, followed by Gringeri (assisted by Love). The last goal of the half was scored by defenseman Andy Torruella. Torruella took the ball all the way up the field on a fast-break and scored. Torruella briefly had the ball knocked out of his stick, but after picking the ball back up shot a hard bounce-shot at Mitchell Liegerot, senior goalie for the Blue Devils. Liegerot played the entire game and finished with 9s/13ga (41%). The score was 7-3 at the half.
Geneva scored the lone three goals of the third to increase their lead to 10-3 after three quarters. Boncaro (assisted by Travis) scored the first goal on a fast-break. The second goal was also a fast-break, this time scored by Love (assisted by Bonney) followed by another goal by Love (this one assisted by Boncaro). Love's second goal was scored on a crease feed from behind.
The fourth quarter was a 3-3 tie. Geneva scored the first goal with a drive from behind by Love followed by two Blue Devil goals. Victor's first goal was scored by Alex Rogemoster, unassisted, and Frank Valenti, from Houtenbrink. Geneva's John Warner scored the next goal for the Panther's at 2:25 with a straight in drive and a hard low shot. Victor's final goal was at 1:54, Houtenbrink intercepted a pass by goalie Matt Schutz, and after a quick cradle shot the ball at the open net, but Schutz was able to extend his stick and stop the shot. On the ensuing clear attempt, the ball was incepted again, this time by Savage, who scored on this attempt. Schutz finished the game with 4s/4ga (50%) for the Panthers. The final Geneva goal was scored with only 0:30 left as Gringeri looked towards the crease and found Bonney open.
Geneva out shot Victor 44-34. Leading the shooting for the Panthers were Love 10s/7on/6g, Gringeri 8s/3on/2g, Jim Warner 7s/3on and John Warner 7s/3on/1g. Victor's Houtenbrink 8s/5on/2g and Valenti 6s/2on/1g led the shooting for the Blue Devils.
The Panthers won the ground ball battle 51-35. Leading for the Panthers were Boncaro-8, Travis-6, Gringeri-6 and Torruella-6. The Blue Devils were led by Houtenbrink-6, Hearn-6, Rogemoster-5.
Scoring for Geneva were Love (6g-1a), Bonney (2g-2a), Gringeri (2g-1a), Boncaro (1g-2a), Warner (1g), Torruella (1g) and Travis (1a). Geneva will play McQuaid Jesuit on Friday in the finals.
Scoring for Victor were Houtenbrink (2g-1a), Savage (2g), Rogemoser (1g) and Valenti (1g).
Waterloo defeated Livonia in double overtime to move on to face Penn Yan in the finals on Friday.
Livonia reported the final score at 11-10 with scoring from Tyler Russell (1g-3a), Brian Sciera (3g), Matt Girolmo (2g), Chris Bausch (2g), Cameron Ross (1g-1a), Jeff Wester (2a) and Taylor Oren (1g). Sophomore Justin Becker finished the game with 11s/11ga (50%) for the Bulldogs.
Waterloo reported the final score at 12-11 with scoring from Josh Mateo (6g), Rob Goodenow (2g), Nelson Boyd (2g), Jeff Wadhams (1g), Dylan Chilson (1g), Mike Ruiz (1a) and Curtis Brosius (1a). Junior Shawn Andrus finished with 9s/11ga (45%) for the Indians.
Penn Yan was the 18-1 winner over Midlakes in the upper bracket semi finals of the Class C tournament. Scoring for the Mustangs were Adam Trombley (4g-4a), Matt Osgood (2g-1a), Ryan Cook (1g), John Linnan (1g), Chris carlson (2a), Brandon trombley (2g-1a), Dan Wolfe (1g-1a), Brendan Minor (1a), Preston Maciejewski (2g),
Josh Perrault (2g), Josh Plumlee (1g) and Mike Manley (2g-1a) who also picked up 14 gb's. Ty Trombley won 18/20 faceoffs. RJ Wickham had 10s, Justin Galusha had 2s and Ethan kamoholtz had 1s for the Mustang who will see Waterloo in the finals on Friday.
Glen Stevenson scored 1g and Jared Schoonerman made 12 saves for midlakes.
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