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There were forty-one games played last week. There are Eighty-three out of section games scheduled and 11 were played last week. Section V teams have won 29 and lost 19 (60% wins). There is only one undefeated teams at this point: Pittsford at 10-0.

Looking Back

It was a week filled with individual milestones across the region. Geneva's Ryland Dunham reached 150 career goals on Tuesday, while a wave of players including Brighton's Austin Flaum, HF-L's Jackson Coon, Rush-Henrietta's Zachary Winner, McQuaid's Domenic Giangreco, and HF-L's Nate Lathrop and James Sprague — all hit the 50-career goal mark at various points throughout the week. On the goalie side, Aquinas's Jake Gibson logged his 600th career save and Haverling's McLane Stermole recorded his 800th. Penfield's Brodie Joyce broke his program's all-time career assist record, while Geneva's Ryland and Jack Dunham each reached 50 career assists. Hunter Kurdziolek of Mynderse-Romulus was a standout performer, posting five goals in back-to-back games as his team earned its first win of the season.

On the team side, Pittsford remained the week's dominant force, improving to 9-0 with wins over Rush-Henrietta and Marcellus. Irondequoit delivered the most dramatic moment of the week, with Doug Velepec scoring in double overtime to edge McQuaid 9-8. McQuaid's John Burrows also came through in the clutch, scoring an overtime winner against Thomas and later posting five goals against Fayetteville-Manlius. Other highlights included Batavia-Notre Dame picking up its first win of the season and Canandaigua rallying with three fourth-quarter goals to edge Fairport. Penn Yan's Miles Ditzell led all individual scorers on Saturday with five goals in a dominant win over Ithaca.

SATURDAY - Saturday's schedule was packed with career milestones, as Pal-Mac's Jackson Dennie reached 50 career assists, Penn Yan's Greyson Hathway hit 500 career faceoff wins while ending Geneva's undefeated season 17-6, Victor's Eli Ricci also reached 500 career faceoff wins in a 9-6 win over Niskayuna, and L-A-G's Will Schweitzer scored his 50th career goal while goalie Ayden Szymanski hit 100 career saves in an 8-5 win over Brockport. On the coaching side, Spencerport's Coach Buttaro set the school record for career wins in a 16-2 win over Rush-Henrietta, Gates Chili picked up its first win of the season over Batavia-Notre Dame, and Canandaigua earned its first-ever win over Baldwinsville, while East Aurora rallied late to edge HF-L 12-11 in the day's closest game.

FRIDAY - Pittsford stayed perfect at 10-0 with a 15-4 win at Brighton as Cole Goetz hit his 50th career goal and Brighton's Tim Tourangeau recorded his 50th career assist; Fairport used ten goal-scorers to beat Aquinas 14-3 while Logan Schimmel reached 150 career saves; Thomas extended its winning streak over Hamburg to nine with a 14-7 win; and Batavia-Notre Dame beat Newfane 7-2 for their first two-win season since 2017, with both goalies picking up their first career varsity assist.

THURSDAY - Tonight's action across Section Five produced a full slate of milestones and memorable performances. Ayden Clark scored his 100th career goal in Marcus Whitman's 23-0 win over Gananda, while Jaxon Leonard's six-goal night led Churchville-Chili past Greece Storm, 10-4. Preston Jackson's seven goals powered Rush-Henrietta past Schroeder, 10-7, and Victor's Will Johnson and Irondequoit's Colin Giudice each reached the 50-goal milestone in the same game, with Victor winning 19-10. Midlakes' Carter Casper and James Sprague hit the 50-goal and 50-assist marks respectively in an 11-7 win over East United-Eastridge, and Pal-Mac's Jackson Dennie reached 50 career assists in a 20-0 shutout of Waterloo. Geneva stayed unbeaten at 7-0 with an 18-1 win over Newark, Hilton needed overtime to edge Canandaigua 12-11, and Livonia-Avon-Geneseo's Rider VanZandt hit 400 career faceoff wins in a 14-7 non-league win over Mynderse-Romulus.

WEDNESDAY - There were no games played today. 

TUESDAY - Tuesday's action was packed with milestones and big performances across the region. Bloomfield-Honeoye's Brayden Arber reached 100 career goals with his program on nine goals in a 17-6 win over Newark, Penfield's Griffin Banister hit 50 career goals in a 17-2 win over Greece Storm, and Wayne's Shane Coleman reached the same mark in an 8-3 win at Mynderse-Romulus. Fairport coach Mike Torrelli picked up his 275th career win in a 16-6 decision at Rush-Henrietta, Geneva stayed unbeaten at 6-0 on six goals from Ryland Dunham, and Hilton rolled past East United-Eastridge 21-3 behind four goals from Lucas Grizzanti. Waterloo earned its first win of the season 20-2 at Gananda with four first-time scorers, and Canandaigua put up 18 goals against Gates Chili with 13 different scorers and a perfect 18-for-18 at the faceoff X.

Players of the week were also announced. Honored were junior Hilton attackman Gianluca Auriuso and senior goalie  Ayden Szymanski  from Livonia-Avon-Geneseo.

MONDAY - Monday's action featured Churchville-Chili's Jaxon Leonard reaching 200 career points in an 11-0 win over Brockport, where Leiston and Marra combined for a perfect afternoon in goal and first varsity goals went to Austin Gefell and Logan Vujanovic. Pal-Mac's Max Hill posted five goals and five assists in a 15-10 win over Kenmore West in the programs' first meeting, and LAG extended its winning streak to five with a 16-6 win at Waterloo behind four goals and two assists from Rider VanZandt and first varsity goals from Connor Duryea, Daniel Hajtmar, and Colin Molinari.

Looking Ahead

There are lots of games this week, with the largest number on Saturday (12). Many are league games and many are expected to result in mismatches this week. Let's hope there are exciting surprises. Noteworthy games include:

On Monday there are four games including Penfield at Thomas and Orchard Park at Irondequoit.

On Tuesday games include Penn Yan at Canandaigua, L-A-G at B-H, and Haverling at Mynderse-Romulus.

On Wednesday there are currently nine games scheduled. Irondequoit is at Churchville-Chili, Hilton is at Fairport, East is at Greece, Thomas is at Spencerport, and Victor is at Pittsford.

On Thursday games include Bloomfield-Honeoye at Mynderse-Romulus and Geneva at L-A-G.

On Friday you may want to check out the Saints at Rush-Henrietta, Fairport at Spencerport, Brighton at Aquinas and Canandaigua at Penfield.

On Saturday the week wraps up with a dozen games including BVille at Victor, F-M at Pittsford, L-A-G at HFL, and Hilton at West Genesee. 

There are some good matchups this week, but the most important games are yours. Don’t forget to check the full schedule and game times on the games page.