EDITOR'S NOTE: This weekly summary touches on some of the games played in the recent past and highlights some games of interest in the current week. For more in-depth coverage, click on the DAY OF THE WEEK for more coverage for that day, including box scores, articles, and galleries.

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.

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.