*+The Greater Rochester Chapter of USA Lacrosse held their thirtith Hall of Fame dinner Friday night at the Harro East Ballroom in Rochester.

Teammates, friends and family along with many members of the Hall of Fame, gathered to induct five individuals, and one team into the Greater Rochester Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class of 2024. They were welcomed by Chapter Past President Scott Schwind.

After dinner, Master of Ceremonies Mike Riordan welcomed the fans and families and introduced sixteen current Hall of Fame members in attendance which included Frank Mangione (2001), Paula Summit (2004), Harry Queener (2004), Paul Wilson (2005), Dave Moore (2006), Bill Meagher (2007),  Mark Rice 2008), Mike Simon (2009), Rob Randall (2011), Patty Queener (2012), Scott Schwind (2014), Mike Riorden (2016), Tim Pease (2017), Pat Dutton (2017), Terry Cotton (2018), Jim Paris (2019), and Peter Milliman (2023).

Master of Ceremonies, Mike Riorden began the ceremony and spoke of the loss of Jody Rose last year and how friends set up a "Medicine Game" to honor, heal and celebrate his life. "A few days before he died, a few of us asked what we could do for him, and he replied You know what I would like.... I would like you to have a big party." With over one hundred people registering and eighty showing up, the game was held. Mike pointed out that Dan Witmer, who was present at the HOF banquet, wrote a wonderful "Road Trip Dad" story about that game.

Mike Riorden reviewed each inductee's accomplishments as the audience followed along in the program.  The inductees then gave their speeches and received their awards.  (program available here).  Pictures from the event.

Peter Milliman

Player / Coach

Highlights:

- Attended Brighton High School.
- At Gettysburg, he was a three-time All-American and was second in points (232), fifth in goals (138), and third in assists (94).
- Head Coach Johns Hopkins (2021-Present).
- Head Coach Haudenosaunee Nationals Sixes (2022).
- Assistant Coach US Indoee National Team (2019).
- Associate Head Coach at Cornell (2015-2017).
- Head Coach Russion National Team (2014).
- Assistant Coach at Princeton (2013).
- Head Coach At Pfeiffer (2009-2012).
- Coached at RIT (2006-2008).
- Coached at Siena (Assistant 2007).

- He played for the Rochester Rattlers from 2004-2008.

- He was inducted into the Upstate New York Chapter Hall of Fame in 2018.

Peter was selected for the Class of 2023, but due to a knee replacement, was unable to attend. In his speech, he congratulated all of the other honorees, and then "the most important person is in room", his mother "who is videotaping this." He then went on to list a myriad of people who helped him through the years and "who created many memories through the years. Rochester is a great place to from." He then introduced two of his children, Reese (6) and Lake (4) who had accompanied him to the podium and suggested that they are the future.

Courtney Gibbons

Player / Coach

Highlights:

- At Fairport High School:
   - Five year Varsity player.
   - Two-time All American (2001-2002).
   - Three Year captain.
   - Monroe County Co-Player of teh Year (2002).
   - Four-time first team All-County.
   - Career Stats: 308 goals, 96 assists, 404 points.

- At St. Bonaventure University:
   - Four-year starter.
   - Two-year captain.
   - Program leader in Draw Controls (195).
   - Career Stats: 108 goals, 40 assists, 148 points.

Coaching:
   - George Mason HS (now Meridian High School Head Coach 2008-2023 Inducted into the George Mason Hall of Fame.
   - Virginia 4A State Champions (2017).
   - District Champions 2010, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023.
   - Coach of the Year: 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022.
   - Assistant Coach at Victor High School in 2007.

Courtney had a long list of people to thank starting with her a family and especially one brother with a short attention span who helped to get her started. She thanked her parents for their great support and for providing so many opportunities. "When it came to sports, you knew just the right balance between supporting us, listening, and giving advice." Lacrosse became her passion in second grade. "Fairport Lacrosse was the reason I fell in love with the sport. We had great coaches who taught us the game and emphasized the importance of hard work, dedication and being a winner." After speaking about her love of the coaching side of lacrosse, she thanked her partner, John, for listening to "my lacrosse talks for the last eleven years and many nights of venting."

Alan McLiverty

Official / Administrator

Highlights:

- Played high school lacrosse at Yorktown High School.

- Thirty years as Boys High School Official:
   - 1995-1997 - Central Ne Jersey Association.
   - 1997-2000 - Northern California Association.
   - 2000-Present - Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association.

- Twenty-five years  as Mens College Official (NILOA):

- Pittsford Community Lacrosse Vice President (2009-2011).

- Greater Rochester Chapter of USA Lacrosse:
   - Boys Official Liason (2007-2012).
   - Vice President (2012-2014).
   - President (2014-2021).

- Shootout for Soldiers:
   - 2017-Present. Board Member/Organizer/Assignor.

Mike then introduced Al McLiverty, suggesting that he was anticipating a characteristically complete acceptance speech from him and the room was not disappointed as Al started with his introduction to lacrosse the in high school cafeteria and then through the next thirty years. When a senior asked if he had ever seen a lacrosse game and Al said no, the senior said, "you must be a defenseman. I ended up playing in the first lacrosse game I ever saw." After about a fifteen-year break Al saw an advertisement in a New Jesey paper, looking for officials which started his career in officiating. He spoke about his time helping the Pittsford youth lacrosse program and then spoke of his time helping the Chapter in a number of roles. He finished his speech, talking about his continuing interactions with the Shootout for Soldiers (Canandaigua) program which has had raised over four hundred thousand dollars over the years.

Brice Queener

Player / Coach

Highlights:

-At Penn Yan High School:
   - NYS Lacrosse Championship (2001).
   - All-American (2001).
   - Four-time Sectional Championships.
   - Five-time Finger Lakes Champions.
   - All-time Assists Leader and All-time Midfield Scoring leader.

- At Georgetown:
   - Four NCAA quarterfinal appearances
   - Played in every game of career.

- Professional Career:
   - Associate Head Coach Denver Women (2019-2024).
   - Co-Head Coach USA Women's Select U-18 Team.
   - Head Coach Southwestern (2018-2019).
   - Assistant Coach Fresno State. First winning season.
   - Started Womens program at Rhodes College and won two SAA Championships.
   - Founded the Womens program at the Hill Academy.
   - Assistant Coach at Siena and Binghamton.
   - Drafted by MLL Rochester Rattlers.
   - Played for Hamilton Nationals including the title game in 2011.
   - At Denver, won the first Big-East tournament in program history.
   - Made final four in 2022 as the first team west of the Mississippi to do so.
   - Coached over twenty NCAA All-Americans while at the Hill Academy.
   - Member of the USA Box team (Bowhunter Cup).
   - Three-time Lake Placid Champion.
   - Three-time Tremper Championship (2019-2020).
   - Three-time Wash Park Legend.

Brice started his comments with the statement "We are all #blessed... I have been blessed to be able to play and learn from the best people in the world." Coming from such a dynamic family, where the game has been such a dominant part of their lives, he was greatly affected by the work his mother, hall of famer, Patty Queener, put in to get a lacrosse team for girls. "As a fifth grader, I always thought that I would coach boys lacrosse and football, but I watching what she went through..." he became a women's coach. He picked out high school, and hall of famer, Brian Hobart, stating "he just did an unbelievable job of making kids feel happy and wanting to be there."

Steve Trombley

Equipment Maker

Highlights:

- Never played High School or College lacrosse

- President of Penn Yan Youth Lacrosse League

- Long-time Penn Yan youth coach

- Began making lacrosse goals out of muffler pipe that turned into a lifelime business.
- Inventor of the Lacrosse Bounce Wall.
- Goals used in World Games.
- Over twenty years of goals used in NCAA tournaments.
- Owns several patients for lacrosse training systems

- HotbedLacrosse.Com

- Played in High Peaks Lacrosse games.

Mike Riorden introduced Steve Trombley, noting that the community of Penn Yan and lacrosse happens because there are so many people coming together. "If you drive around in Penn Yan and look in the back yards, you see goals, you see rebounders and buckets of balls. You see all the things that Steve has provided so they can take the knowledge that the Queeners and the Hobarts have given to these kids and to go home and practice." Steve thanked his family and friends noting "we all enjoyed this ride." He stated that "back in the nineties, Harry Queener came into my shop asking for a donation"... and later helped to sell the goals made from bending muffler pipe. After listing many lacrosse friends, he ended with "thanks for having me inducted" and finished with "hard work always pays off."

1996 Nazareth Team

Players / Coaches

Highlights:

Head Coach: Scott Nelson

Assistants: Kevin Cox, Brian Silcott, Joe Francher, Brian Sparks.

Team Members: Trent Brown, Mike Wilde, Garth Magowan, Brian Slaninka, Jeff Pross, Joel DePietro, John Burdett, Neal Powless, Craig DeVoe, Tom Campbell, Derek Goddard, Joe Spada, Scot Heister, Ben Wineburg, James Burdett, Tom Fritz, John Kramer, Brian Rogers, Chris Cooper, Ryan McDermott, Dan Garrett, Brent Rothfuss, Adam Civalier, Kirk Endres, Tim Borchert, Mike DeWall, Carmine Peluso, Brian Mural, Brandon Piccarreto, Chris Nadelen, Terry Goetz, Marcos Santana, Alex Ewing, Sean Kenneally and Chris Corcoran.

Managers: Tom Wjcikowski, Tom Phinney, Andy Capello.

Highlights: Undefeated season (15-0). NCAA D-III National Champions.
- Terry Goetz (All-American) scored the winning goal fourteen seconds into overtime to defeat Washington College.
- Goalie Ben Wineburg was the MVP.

Terry Goetz spoke for the 1996 Nazareth Lacrosse team. "It is not just lacrosse, it is bigger and better than that. We felt that. We felt that in Pittsford, and many Rochester fans treated us like celebrities." He spoke highly of hall of fame Head Coach Scott Nelson. "The bar was set so high for us and it has carried on for the rest of our lives." The standards produced many exceptional leaders and "they are kind, disciplined, and respectful people. That was because of the program that Scott Nelson built."

Other Hall of Fame Stories are available for -  2021 - 2019 -  2018 - 2017- 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008.   Full Story

On Friday, November 8th, the Rochester Chapter of USA Lacrosse will install the 2024 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 and dinner at 7:00pm. The class includes Courteny Gibbons, Peter Milliman, Brice Queener, Steve Trombley and the 1996 Nazareth mens team. Full Story

Last week, former Head Coach Randy Garrett lost their family home to fire. A long-time coach at Fairport, Randy, who coached from 1980-2003 and is second on the all-time wins with 371. He still helps the Red Raiders, compiling stats on the sideline. A Go-Fund-Me account has been established to help with expenses not covered by insurance. Full Story

The Section V Lacrosse leadership has selected first, second and honorable mention lists of All-Section players. The 2024 first team lists fifteen players and includes the six All-Americans previously announced. "The first six athletes on the first team are easy" said Section Five Assistant Coordinator, Paul Wilson. "after that, it becomes more difficult as we have so many excellent players."

To be nominated each player was required to be selected to their first team all-league team (except Independent teams). The lists were selected from a pool of ninety-seven players. The selections were reviewed by Chairmen of each of the two leagues, two at-large coaches the Lacrosse Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator.

Although grade and league were not major factors in selection, the lists show the skills that are found throughout the section. Twelve Monroe County teams were represented on the lists, with the rest representing Finger Lakes (6), and Independents (3). Showing that the "Best of the Best" can come from any age group, there were 27 seniors, 10 juniors, and  4 sophomores listed. Distribution among the positions shows 12 midfielders, 11 attackmen, 10 defensemen, 2 FO specialists, 1 LSM, 1 A/M, and 4 goalies.

First Team

Drew Angelo - HFL senior - Syracuse *
Tano Auriuso - Aquinas sophomore
Ryan Bowerman - Penfield Senior - Loyola
Jonathan Bucciarelli - Greece senior - Jacksonville *
Jonah Carrier - Irondequoit senior - Maryland *
Anthony DeRosa - Schroeder senior - RIT
Braden Fingar - Penn Yan sophomore
Will Gordon - McQuaid junior
John Harding - McQuaid senior - Hobart
Jack Herendeen - Victor senior - Cornell *
Keagan Hoesterey - Pal-Mac senior *
Cooper Moore - Irondequoit sophomore
Noah Olbrich - Aquinas junior
Chase Perryman - HFL senior -  St Bonaventure *
Cam Ryan - Victor senior - Syracuse
* All-Americans

Second Team

Sean Olvany - Canandaigua senior -  Wingate
Ethan Aust - Penfield senior
Griffin Hillmire - Mynderse junior
Adam Schembri - Penfield senior - Mercyhurst
Mitchell Monte - Fairport junior - Dartmouth
Brody Secker - Victor junior - Binghamton
Jeremy Askin - Geneva senior - St Bonaventure
Teagan Fingar - Penn Yan junior
Brady Quill - Hilton senior - Albany
Ben Cook - HFL senior - RIT
Will Rheude - Canandaigua junior - Loyola
Hunter Sheehan - Penn Yan senior - Seton Hill
Brenton Paladino - McQuaid senior - Mercyhurst
Sven Habitzruether - Irondequoit junior
Peyton Lich - Pal-Mac senior - Northern Ohio

Honorable Mention

Tariku Blueye - Marcus Whitman sophomore
Luke Fliss - Pittsford senior
Alex Rheude - Canandaigua senior
Alex Garrow - Wayne senior
JP Gianforti - McQuaid junior
Max Heieck - Geneva junior
Carter Wegman - Aquinas senior
Dom Gullace - Canandaigua senior
Sean Baird - Spencerport senior
Owen Weterings - Livonia-Avon senior
Kieran Hughes - Brighton senior Full Story

*+ [UPDATED] There were thirty-four teams playing in Section V. Bishop Kearney scheduled eight games but elected to forgo the tournament at the end of the season. There were 1,149 players on the final rosters, up 256 players from 2023. Penfield and Victor carried the largest roster with thirty-eight players and Haverling and Pal-Mac with the smallest with nineteen. 

There were four classes for the sectional tournaments. McQuaid (A), Victor (B), and Aquinas (D) were top seeds and won their championships. In Class C, HFL (seeded second) won their game with top-Pal-Mac.

McQuaid had a 6-4 win against second seeded Penfield, Victor won their game against second seeded Irondequoit 9-6. Honeoye Falls-Lima had a 16-11 win against top seeded Pal-Mac ending the undefeated season for the Red Raiders.

The teams were able to play a full season again in 2024. The first games were played on March 26th when nine games were played. The last regular season games were played on May 16th.

The 301 regular season games were played and the 81 league games determined the league championships. According to the Section V website, in Monroe County-D-1 it was Fairport (8-6). In MC-2, Irondequoit (10-2) took the championship and in MC-3 Honeoye Falls-Lima (9-2) was on top. Pal-Mac (10-0) won the Finger Lakes East title and Mynderse (5-4) took the West title. There was no GRALL league this year.

At the end of the year, the Section V Head Coaches selected the post-season award winners including their All-League players. Then, after reviews of twenty-nine nominations, they selected six USA Lacrosse All-Americans and six All-Academics. Named All-Americans were Drew Angelo (HFL), Jonathan Bucciarelli (Greece Storm), Jonah Crarier (Ironderquoit), Jack Herendeed (Victor), Keagan Hoesterey (Pal-Mac), and Chase Perryman (HFL).

Named All-Academics were Jeremey Askin (Geneva), Ben Cook (HFL), Anthony DeRosa (Schroeder), Alex Garrow (Wayne), Cam Ryan (Victor), and Adam Schembri (Penfield).

Penfield Head Coach John Schembri was named Coach of the Year from Section V and the Bob Scott Award winner was Adam Schembri from Penfield.

The Coaches of Section V created a new award last year for the "Official of the Year" which was awarded to GVLOA official Dan Lacrosse.

The Monroe County Division 1 Player of the Year was Mike Valent (Rush-Henrietta). Cameron Mesh (Spencerport) was the Division 2 Player of the Year and Jack Faiola (Canandaigua) was Division 3 Player of the Year.

Nominees for the Bob Scott Award were Drew Pagano (Schroeder) and Jason Mosher (Hilton) and the Section V and USA Lacrosse Bob Scott Award winner was Keenan Edwards (East United-Eastridge).

The Monroe County Coaches of the Year were Aaron Botazzo (Irondequoit) in MC2, Bill Buttaro (Spencerport - MC3), and John Schembri (Penfield) in MC1.

Assistant Coaches of the Year were Keith Keehn (Greece Storm) from MC1, Marco DeBole (Brighton) from MC2, and Jack Beaney (HFL) from MC3.

The Finger Lakes East Player of the Year was Keagan Hoesterey (Pal-Mac). Max Heieck (Geneva) was selected Attackman of the Year, Alex Garrow (Wayne) was selected as Midfielder of the Year and Owen Weterings was picked as Defenseman of the Year. Peyton Lich (Pal-Mac) was selected as the Goalie of the Year.

The Finger Lakes West Player of the Year was Griffin Hillimire (Mynderse).  Tarikue Blueye (Marcus Whitman) was the Attackman of the Year, Melkamu Blueye (Marcus Whitman) was named Midfielder of the Year, and Issac Pundt (Mynderse) was the Defenseman of the Year. Kaiden Larsen (Midlakes-Red Jacket) was selected as Goalie on the Year. Connor Gorton (Marcus Whitman), was selected as the nominee for the Bob Scott Award.

Alex Garrow (Wayne), was selected as the nominee for the Bob Scott Award.

The Finger Lakes Coaches of the Year were Joe Hill (Pal-Mac - East) and Joe Caraher (Mynders - West). The Assistant Coaches of the Year were Ryan Knope (Wayne - East) and  Martin Williz (Bloomfield-Honeoye - West). The Persons of the Year were Derek Lich (East) and Jake Korneau (West).

Fairport (Class A), Gates Chili (Class B), Batavia-Notre Dame (Class C) and Aquinas (Class D) were awarded the Steve Morgan Sportsmanship Awards by the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association.

After the regular season, the Section V tournaments were conducted. McQuaid Jesuit (Class A), Victor (Class B), HF-L (Class C) and Aquinas (Class D) were the Sectional Champions in 2024.

There were All-Tournament Teams this year and there were MVPs for each class. Selected as MVPs for classes A, B, C and D were John Harding (McQuaid), Jack Herendeen (Victor), Drew Angelo (HF-L) and Noah Olbrich (Aquinas).

The SportsFive/Section V Players of the Year were Jonah Carrier (Irondequoit) in offense and Jonathan Bucciarelli  (Greece Storm) in defense. The Sportsman of the Year was Noah Olbrich (Aquinas).

The New York State Tournaments saw a change with an out-bracket game for Classes C and D which required that those champions played against the Section VI champions to play in the quarter finals. Both HFL and Aquinas won those outbracket games against Lake Shore/SIlber Creek (Class C) and Akron (Class D).

In Class A, McQuaid beat Orchard Park and then beat Liverpool in the semifinals. In Class B, Victor beat Niagara-Wheatfield, and then Vestal to reach the finals. In Class C, HF-L beat Johnson City (Section IV) and then lost to Jamesville-DeWitt and in Class D, Aquinas beat Chenango Valley (Section IV) and then lost to Marcellus in the semifinals. Section V sent two teams to the Championships, where McQuaid Jesuit defeated Farmingdale (VIII) in overtime and Victor lost to Southside (VIII) in overtime.

The All-Section V Awards were back this year with fifteen first team, fifteen second team, and ten Honorable Mention picks. They have not been announced yet.

The Democrat and Chronicle posted their AGR list in July: Jonah Carrier (Irondequoit) was selected as Player of the Year. Also making the team were Drew Angelo (HFL), Tano Auriuso (Aquinas), Ryan Bowerman (Penfield), Jonathan Bucciarelli (Greece), Anthony DeRosa (Schroeder), Vincenzo Giangreco (McQuaid), Jon Harding (McQuaid), Jack Herendeen (Victor), Keagan Hoesterey (Pal-Mac), Kieran Hughes (Brighton), Mitchell Monte (Fairport), Cooper Moore (Irondequoit), Chase Perryman (HFL), Brady Quill (Hilton), Cam Ryan (Victor),and Adam Schembri (Penfield). McQuaid Head Coach Alex Gray was chosen as Coach of the Year.

At the end of the season at least fifty-nine seniors have made college commitments. They will become part of over three hundred players from Section V who are currently playing at all college levels.

The Monroe County Division 1 Player of the Year was Jonathan Bucciarelli (Greece Storm). Jonah Carrier (Irondequoit) was the Division 2 Player of the Year and Chase Perryman (HFL) was Division 3 Player of the Year. Nominees for the Bob Scott Award were Ben Cook (HFL), Anthony DeRosa (Schroeder) and Adam Schembri (Penfield). Full Story

The Head Coaches from the Finger Lakes met at the end of the season and determined their awards for 2024. Full Story

DAY IN REVIEW: SATURDAY - There were two games played on the last game of the season and at stake were NYS Championships. McQuaid Jesuit was an 8-7 overtime winner over Farmingdale (Section VIII). South Side (Section VIII) defeated Victor, also in overtime by a score of 12-11. 

FARMINGDALE-7 at MCQUAID JESUIT-8 in overtime in a NYS Championship game - After winning their first Sectional Title and entering their first NYS Championship, the Knights were considered by many as the underdogs to Farmingdale of Section VII who boast some exceptional individual players. 

McQuaid scored the first two goals as AJ Quagrello scored on passes from Jon Harding and Liam Palmer. Senior attackman Caden Lennon who is headed to Bryant next year scored for the Dalers and the first quarter ended at 2-1.

Star attackman, Brendan O`Keefe (Albany) had a big second quarter, scoring two unassisted goals and assisting on another. As the score went back and forth, McQuaid saw two goals from Vincenzo Giangreco (one with an assist from John Harding). The half ended in a 4-4 tie.

The Third quarter saw two unanswered goals from McQuaid, the first by Eoin Meyer from Harding on a feed to the crease, and the second on a bull dodge by JP Gianforti. After three quarters McQuaid led 6-4.

Will DiMarco driving from behind and then feeding to Harding gave the Knights another goal and a three point lead at 9:36. After that, the next three goals were from the Dalers. Cuinn Sunde received the ball on the crease from O`Keefe at 7:49 and less than minute later O~Keefe scored on a sweep. Farmingdale scored after picking the ball up in front of the crease to tie the game at 7-7. Both teams had an opportunity to score in regulation, but with saves by both Gordon and James Caputo, the teams remained tied, forcing overtime.

After shots by O`Keefe (one wide and one big save by Gordon), McQuaid moved the ball down field and with 0:27 left in overtime, sophomore face off midfielder Domenic Giangreco scored the game-winner to give the Knights their first State Championship. Scoring for McQuaid were John Harding (3a), Giangreco (3g), AJ Quagrello (2g), Will DiMarco (1g), Eoin Meyer (1g), JP Gianforti (1g). Will Gordon in the cage 12/7ga. (unofficial). Scoring for Farmingdale were Michael Aiello (3g-2a), Cole DiPietro (2g-1a), Liam Livingston (2g-2a), Cullen Lynch (3g), Griffin Mills (1g), Owen West (1g), Goaltending: Michael Muscarella 6s/11ga = 35% (48 mins). Faceoffs: Michael Melkonian 17W/8L = 68%.        [ BOX SCORE] 

SOUTH SIDE-12 at VICTOR-11 in overtime in a NYS Championship game - The Victor Blue Devils, who after the third quarter, held a 9-5 lead over South Side (Section VIII), saw a determined Cyclone offense score five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter and eventually tying at 11-11 sending the game into overtime. There, in the first minute, Cole DiPietro scored the winning goal on a feed from Liam Livingston to end the game and disappoint the Blue Devils for the second year in a row.

Victor took an early lead up 4-2 at the end of the first quarter on two goals by Tanner Radogna and two from Jack Herendeen. Brody Secker scored the first of his three goals at the top of the second and twenty seconds later Matt Langan score the first of his two goals on a feed from Aiden Clinkscales who ended the game with (1g-2a). South Side ended the scoring for the half with Victor up 6-3.

Still in control, eighth grader Eli Ricci won his faceoff and raced to the goal at the start of the third quarter and then after a very quiet period Secker scored again taking the score to 8-3. Shortly thereafter, Cullen Lynch scored two in a row, including one from behind his back and 15 yards off the crease. Clinkscales  received a cross field pass from Herendeen to end the third quarter with the blue Devils up 9-5.

After three minutes of transition and a couple of saves at both ends of the field, South Side scored an amazing five unanswered goals in the span of five minutes to take their first lead of the game. Michael Aiello (3g-2a) and Lynch both scored unassisted goals, followed by a pair from Liam Livingston (2g-2a) and final goal from Cole DiPietro (2g-1a) who received a clearing pass after coming through the substitution area. The Cyclones were up 10-9, but at the 2:50 mark, long stick middie Matt Langan scored on a cross field pass from Clinkscales and less than a minute later Jackson Mead (1g-1a) scored on a pass from Herendeen to tie and then give Victor the lead with 1:30 left in regulation. In yet another amazing play, Aiello circled the back of the cage and with less than one second left on the clock he shot while falling down and put the ball in the upper corner for the 11-11 tie and overtime. On the first possession DiPietro scored the game winner.

Scoring for McQuaid  John Harding (3a), Giangreco (3g), AJ Quagrello (2g), Will DiMarco (1g), Eoin Meyer (1g), JP Gianforti (1g). Will Gordon in the cage 12/7ga. (Unofficial), Scoring for Farmingdale were  Michael Aiello (3g-2a), Cole DiPietro (2g-1a), Liam Livingston (2g-2a), Cullen Lynch (3g), Griffin Mills (1g), Owen West (1g), Goaltending: Michael Muscarella 6s/11ga = 35% (48 mins). Faceoffs: Michael Melkonian 17W/8L = 68%.         [ BOX SCORE]  Full Story

The next step for McQuaid Jesuit and Victor on Saturday, are the NYS Championships. Full Story

The Rochester Chapter of USA Lacrosse recently announced the14th Annual Herb Fitch and Chris Barnes Lacrosse All Star Game player selections. This year's contest, featuring some of the best of the graduating seniors will be held on Thursday, June 15th at Victor High School. The boys' game will start at 8:00 PM and the girls' play at 6:00 PM.

"The Herb Fitch Lacrosse Senior All Star Games are in memoriam of Herbert T. Fitch who is a member of the Greater Rochester Hall of Fame as well as the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame. Herb was involved in the game for over 45 years as a player, coach, and official. He was a standout at Geneva High School that went on to compete and excel at Hobart College from 1938-1942. As well as being an amazing contributor to the game he was also a business owner and the mayor of Penn Yan. Herb loved this great game and watching the growth through the dedication of young athletes such as the ones selected for the Senior All Star games." (Chapter announcement)

Chris Barnes was a teacher and coach in Webster. He started coaching the girls lacrosse at Schroeder in the late 1990s and then in 2003 started the program at Thomas. His team won a Section V title in 2006. After two years fighting colon cancer, he died at 52 in 2018.

There is also a free "Future All-Stars Youth Clinic" for boys and girls K-6. Registration link.

The List of invited players can be found here.

The Final teams are:

The Final teams: Full Story

The Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association (GVLOA) provides officials for all of the the boys lacrosse teams in Section V and recently handed out their annual Steven R. Morgan Sportsmanship Awards to one team in each Class.

The award is given to a team that exemplifies sportsmanship at the coaches’ level, the players level, and the fans level.  Officials vote after every game by the officials at the game. Peter McCabe, newly elected President, made presentations for GVLOA.

The Class A award was given to Fairport and Head Coach Mike Torrelli. The Class B award was given to Gate Chili and Head Coach Cam Gormel. The Class C award was given to Batavia-Notre Dame and Head Coach Jim Dillon and the Class D award was given to Aquinas and Head Coach Tarry Corcoran and accepted by the team captains.

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DAY IN REVIEW: WEDNESDAY - Section V went two for four in the Western Semifinals as McQuaid beat Liverpool 10-5 and Victor beat Vestal 17-6. Aquinas lost to a strong team from Marcellus and Jamesville-DeWitt defeated HFL.

MARCELLUS-15 at AQUINAS-8 - In the first game of the day at SUNY Cortland, Aquinas (16-6) played a very skilled Marcellus (Section III) team and lost 15-8. The Mustangs took a 4-1 lead in the first quarter and led 6-3 at the half, but the second half belonged to Marcellus as they scored nine second half goals while hold Aquinas to five. Sophomore midfielder Nick Rayfields owned the day, scoring seven goals and three assists for the 19-1 Mustangs who will move on to the finals where they will play Cold Spring Harbor, who defeated them in the finals last year. Scoring for Aquinas (16-6) were Tano Auriuso (4g-2a), Carter Wegman (2g), Jack Bell (1g) Noah Olbrich (1a) Dom Siesto (1a), and Jake Guggino (1g). Scoring for Marcellus were Jimmy Cox (2g-1a), Adam Rayfield (2g-2a), Chris Doshna II (2g-2a), Nick Rayfield (7g-3a), Donavan Fraher (3a), Dieter Steigerwald (1g), Henry Lawrence (1g). Quenten Polkowski (9s/8ga/48 mins)         [ BOX SCORE]   - - More images in the photo gallery.

LIVERPOOL-5 at MCQUAID JESUIT-10 - The Knights scored four unanswered goals in the first quarter and led 6-2 at the half. Leading the scoring for McQuaid Jesuit (19-2) were John Harding (3g-1a), Vincenzo Giangreco (2g), Dom Giangreco (1g), Benton Paladino (1a), Liam Palmer (1g), AJ Quagrello (2g), and JP Gianforti (1g). Facing off for McQuaid Jesuit were JP Gianforti with 7+/1- = 88%, and Domenic Giangreco with 10+/1- = 91%. In the goal for McQuaid Jesuit, senior Will Gordon recorded 13s/5ga = 72% (48 mins). Scoring for Liverpool (10-10) were Christopher Matott (3g), Owen Michaud (1a), Brady Michaud (2g), Dominick Osbeck (1a), Mason Gridley (1a), Daniel Dunn (1a). Owen Salanger (16s/10ga 48 mins). McQuaid moves on the to Championships at Hofstra where they will play Farmingdale (Section VIII) at 12:30 PM.     [ BOX SCORE]    - - More images in the photo gallery.

VICTOR-17 at VESTAL-6 - The Blue Devils scored the first thirteen goals in the game as they ended the undefeated season for Vestal (18-1). Seven different players scored in the win including junior attackman Dante Pezzimenti and freshman attackman Matthew Herendeen who both scored their first Varsity goal in the game. The game went to running time in the third quarter. Leading the scoring for Victor (18-3) were freshman attackman Jackson Mead (6g), senior attackman Jack Herendeen (5a), senior midfielder Aiden Clinkscales (3g-2a), and junior midfielder Brody Secker (2g-2a). Facing off for Victor was 8th grade Eli Ricci with 8+/2- = 80%. Ricci scored his 100th career faceoff win in the game. Victor senior goaltender Parker Erwin recorded 4s/1ga = 80% (34 mins). Scoring for Vestal were Michael Hogan (1g), Braden Mcmahon (1g-1a), Sammy Baek (2g), Xavier Shuler (1g), and Tucker Zostant (1g). Victor now moves on to the State Championship on Saturday at Hofstra where they will play South Side (Section VIII) at 3:00 PM.      [ BOX SCORE]  - - More images in the photo gallery.

JD-22 at HFL-7 - The game started out closely with JD taking a 4-3 first quarter lead, but then they exploded, scoring seven in the second, five in the third and six in the fourth quarters while holding the Cougars to four. Senior A/M Samuel Brazell led the Rams offense with (8g-3a). Scoring for HFL (19-3) were Marco Vengoechea (3g), Quinn Kailbourne (1g-1a), Owen Smith (1g), Patrick Donahoe (1g), Chase Perryman (1g-1a), and Drew Angelo (1a). Scoring for JD were Benjamin Porter (1g), Lucas Patchen (2g-2a), Andrew Laubenstein (3g-2a), Alexander Carolin (1g), Samuel Brazell (8g-3a), Graham Kesselring (2g), Eli Goldberg (1g-1a), Nick Miller (1a), Miles Patchen (1g), Ryan Babikan (1g), Jackson King (1g), Brody Kesselring (1g). Next up for Jamesville-DeWitt (19-2) is a trip to Hofstra for their championship game with Bayport-Blue Point at 5:30 PM.     [ BOX SCORE]    - - More images in the photo gallery. Full Story

*+USA Lacrosse has approved our nominees for their awards.

The Head Coaches of Section V considered players who had been nominated for All-American and All-Academic awards. The awards identify some of the best players from each area around the country. Each of the head coaches in the Section is allowed to vote on each of the awards. The selections from our area were then submitted to the USA Lacrosse for final approval.

The All-American awards are given to excellent lacrosse players from the area. The national program allows one award for each six teams in the area but this year there were six awards available. Twenty-two players were nominated. Section Five coaches require that players who are in leagues must make first team league honors in order to be considered.

For the All-Academic award, an emphasis has been placed on the academic qualification of the nominees, but players were required to be assets for their teams. Where, in the past, nominees for this award were first considered for their skill on this field, this year, although skill was considered important, nominees did not need to be "All-American" quality players. Academically, nominees needed to have an average GPA of 3.7 (on a 4.0 scale). There were also six awards available in Section V and there were fifteen nominees. Some players were nominated for both awards and in the end five were selected.

The Head Coaches also selected a USA Lacrosse Coach of the Year for NYS Section V. This year the coaches selected John Schembri, who has been the Head Coach at Penfield since 2009. The Patriots were 12-7 this year and advanced to the Sectional Finals. They have been to the finals five times under Coach Schembri and have won twice.

In 2012, USA Lacrosse added an award named for the long-time Johns Hopkins lacrosse coach and Athletic Director, Bob Scott. The annual award is given to a senior of outstanding character, good academic standing and one who demonstrates good sportsmanship and safe play. The winner from Section V, this year, is Penfield senior Adam Schembri.

His father, Head Coach, John Schembri says, "Adam has played with the top level of club and select team players in both Lacrosse and Football. Above is a list of those accomplishments, however, beyond accolades I could not be prouder of the way he conducts himself on the field, within the school and in our community.

• Drew Angelo- Honeoye Falls-Lima senior face-off midfielder - Syracuse
  Head Coach Eric Goodberlet says: "Drew is the most motivated, hardest working player I have coached from the standpoint that his success didn't come easy to him. I have had the pleasure of witnessing his dedication to work and focus on his craft since 4th grade in order to get to where he is today. Through his commitment to improve, his intense work ethic, and year round training, he has developed into a dominant Section V face-off specialist with over 1,000 face-off wins." 
  
  
• Jonathan Bucciarelli - Greece Storm senior goalie - Jacksonville
  Head Coach Shane Cole says: "Jonathan is a great teammate and an even better student and person. He cares about his team`s success and he puts in the extra time everyday to get better. He is a third-year captain who leads by example and sets the tempo for the team. His lacrosse stats consist of 61 saves and 49 goals against in 2021 (56%), 257 saves and 206 goals against in 2022 (56 %), 227 saves and 145 goals against in 2023 (61%). He is currently at 188 saves and 104 goals against this 2024 season. He has reached a career milestone of over 700 career saves (733)." 
  
  
• Jonah Carrier - Irondequoit senior face-off midfielder - Maryland
  Head Coach Aaron Bottazzo says: "Jonah has been playing at a high level on varsity for the past four seasons. Jonah is one of the top face off men as well as one of the top offensive players on the field at any given time. His skill set is uncommon and comes around once in a great while. He is an exceptional player and an even better person who has taken huge steps as a leader and in his maturity over the past four seasons. I can't think of a more deserving All-American candidate than Jonah Carrier." 
  
  
• Jack Herendeen - Victor senior attackman - Cornell
  Head Coach Dan Stone says: "Jack is truly an ambassador of the game, not only within the Victor community, but everywhere the game has taken him. It begins close to home as he maintained high honor roll achievements while participating in athletics and a variety of trainings to improve his skill set and physical attributes, maintaining family obligations, and being a mentor and example for peers and those younger than him. Jack is well-known on and off the field and treats everyone with kindness, care, and compassion, and a humble demeanor. Over the course of his four-year Varsity career, Jack has been exceptional in a variety of ways. As a freshman in 2021 who was pulled up late in the season, he accounted for 16% of our offensive production. As a sophomore, his contributions made up 30% of the season's offensive production. In 2023, Jack was responsible for 28% of the team's offensive production. For his senior campaign, Jack was given a monumental task of doing even more for the team in the wake of graduating 21 seniors from the year before. Jack has saved his best for last, having produced 32% of our offense in 2024." 
  
  
• Keagan Hoesterey - Pal-Mac senior attack/midfielder - Uncommitted
  Head Coach Joe Hill says: "Keagan is the leading scorer in Section V this season, demonstrating his exceptional skill and dedication on the field. His impressive assist total reflects his commitment to mentoring our younger players and teaching them to play the game the right way. Keagan was thrilled to learn that many of the talented young players on our team would be playing varsity this year, and his ability to seamlessly integrate with our lineup, which includes four freshmen and an eighth grader in the starting lineup, is remarkable."
  
  
• Chase Perryman - Honeoye Falls senior attackman - St. Bonaventure
  Head Coach Eric Goodberlet says: "Chase Perryman is a natural born competitor. He displays gratitude for the game, the opponents, his teammates, his coaches and his community. He carries himself with dignity and honor. He relishes competition and looks forward to the challenge of facing the best defenders on opposing teams. His calm composure strengthens the faith his teammates have in him. He has the ability to reassure his teammates in high pressure situations and can reclaim control of a game. Only very special people can do this. His selflessness can be seen in each and every one of his assists. Chase Perryman has been a cornerstone in the growing success of the HFL lacrosse program."
  
  

• Jeremy Askin - Geneva senior midfielder - St. Bonaventure
  Head Coach Jeff Dunham says: "Jeremy is a great lacrosse player and an excellent young man. Jeremy holds down a 97% average while taking a variety of advanced, college level courses. He is also a devoted member of several school clubs and organizations, including the National Honor Society and Link Crew. He serves as a peer mentor to a number of freshmen at Geneva High School and is an active volunteer in our youth lacrosse program. Unlike many teams, we don`t have a viable #2 option at the position so Jeremy has taken over 95% of our faceoffs this year. In addition to his giant workload at the faceoff X, Jeremy is also one of our top scorers with 39 points so far this season. Jeremy is a tremendous all-around lacrosse player." 
  
  
• Ben Cook - Honeoye Falls-Lima senior defenseman - RIT
  Head Coach Eric Goodberlet says: "Ben Cook is responsible, fair, and caring. He is a great citizen and not only lives by compliance with laws, rules and regulations, he expects that of his teammates as well. His loyalty, commitment and work ethic are of the highest quality. On the field he is our best individual cover defender. He always guards the best attackman on the opposing team. He is our vocal leader on the field. He is always the first one in the locker room and the last one to leave. His lacrosse IQ and overall analysis of his opponent was and is an asset to our team. We have continued to get better and better this season, week by week with his leadership."
  
  
• Anthony DeRosa - Webster Schroeder senior midfielder - RIT
  Head Coach Don Manard says, "Anthony has been a two-year captain for the Schroeder lacrosse team as well as a captain in the football and basketball teams the last two seasons. Anthony is always helping out younger players develop as he put together a wall ball routine for the team to do prior to practice. A true leader not only in the class room but on the field. He is that guy who wants the ball when the game is on the line and will leave it all on the field until his tank is empty. He does the same in the classroom with 98 average and is graduating cum laude this spring. "
  
  
• Alex Garrow - Wayne senior midfielder - Nazareth
  Head Coach John Hanss says, "Alex is a tremendous young man. He is a natural born leader. He has excelled at the varsity level in multiple sports for his entire high school career, but most notably in lacrosse. As a very goal oriented young man, he strives to meet them but does not put himself over the team. This year, his senior season, he has seen one of his teammates reach and exceed the 100-goal mark. Close to the milestone himself, he has cheered for and supported his teammates but on the field he is looking to move the ball and assist on goals rather than trying to do to much in attempts to score goals for his own personal accolades."
  
  
• Cam Ryan - Victor senior defenseman - Syracuse
  Head Coach Dan Stone says, "Cam Ryan is a student-athlete any coach would welcome to his program. He is a three-sport team captain who has helped his team's achieve considerable success through his "We>Me" mentality. Cam is a three-time Sectional Champion (basketball 2x, lacrosse 1x) a State Finalist in lacrosse, and a State Champion in basketball. His efforts have earned him 2nd Team All-County honors in basketball and lacrosse, and First Team recognition in football, all with limited time through his junior and senior seasons. At this time next year Cam will be competing for the Syracuse Orange Men's Lacrosse team."
  
  
• Adam Schembri - Penfield senior midfielder - Mercyhurst
  Head Coach John Schembri says, "He truly is a special young man. As a coach you ask your players to leave the program better than when they arrived, and Adam has done that in every way possible while being a dominant force on the field. I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to coach a young man with the character, integrity, grit, tenacity and humility that he displays, and I am even more proud that I get to call him my son."

The next step for all four Section V teams on Wednesday, are the NYS semifinals. Full Story

McQuaid defeats Orchard Park 13-6 in quarterfinals. Full Story

DAY IN REVIEW: SATURDAY - There were quarterfinal games played today in the NYSPHSAA Lacrosse Tournaments and Section V teams won each game.

MCQUAID JESUIT-13 vs ORCHARD PARK-6 - In the Class A game, held in Section VI at Williamsville East High School, Vincenzo Giangreco (1g-4a), scored just twelve second into the game on a feed from John Harding (3g-1a).  After goals by Will Engle (1g) and Harding, the Quakers scored their first goal, at 4:12 when senior midfielder Mike Pietrantoni ripped a long shot from front center. McQuaid scored four more goals in less than a minute and a half and led at the end of the quarter 7-1. The Knights saw more than an equal share as the result of faceoffs by JP Giaqnforti (1g) and Domenic Giangreco (1a) who both recorded 7+/4- (64%).

After Will DeMarco (2g-3g) scored on a pass from AJ Quagrello (3g-1a), Orchard Park scored their second goal on a drive from behind the cage by junior attackman Justin Relosky. The Quakers scored once more, with 22 seconds in the half as Logan Warn found Luke Danna on the wing and the half ended with the Knights up 8-3.

Dana scored again of OP at the top of the third on a feed from Owen Wright and a strong, outside sidearm shot taking the scored to 8-4, but shortly thereafter, McQuaid returned with three goals to end the quarter up 11-4. Both teams scored two goals in the last quarter. The knights now move on the NYS semifinals at SUNY Cortland on Wednesday where they will play Liverpool (Section III) at 4:00 PM. senior midfielder Liam Palmer (2g) also scored for McQuaid Jesuit (18-2). McQuaid senior goalie Will Gordon made 13s/6ga = 68% (48 mins). [ BOX SCORE]   - - More images in the photo gallery.

VICTOR-16 vs NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD-4 - Although the Falcons (11-7) scored the first goal in the game , the Blue Devils scored three before Niagara-Wheatfield scored again. The quarter saw Victor up 4-2 and then scored thirteen unanswered goals spanning the into the fourth quarter when they began running time. Victor will play Vestal (Section IV) at 5:30 on Wednesday. Senior midfielder Aiden Clinkscales (2g-2a) reached his 50th career goal and junior midfielder Mason Debottis (1g) scored his first Varsity goal in the game. Others scoring for Victor (17-3) were Jack Herendeen (4a), Christian Besaw (4g), Jackson Mead (4g), Brody Secker (3g-1a), Tanner Radogna (1g-1a), and Dante Pezzimenti (1a). Facing off for Victor was junior JT Ricci with 10+/2- = 83%, and 8th grade Eli Ricci with 8+/0- = 100%. In the goal for Victor was senior Parker Erwin with 3s/2ga = 60% (36 mins), and junior Landon Tantillo with 4s/0ga = 100% (7 mins). Scoring one goal each for Niagara-Wheatfield were senior attackmen Matthew Siejka and Dakota Ferguson, junior midfielder Savino Geracci and Freshman Rahihtehawihs Printup.      [ BOX SCORE]   - - More images in the photo gallery.

AQUINAS-18 vs CHENANGO VALLEY-6 - Aquinas whose seven seniors had graduation ceremonies in the morning, went right to work ending the first quarter up 6-1 and then added another six goals to lead at the half 12-3. Junior attackman Noah Olbrich (2g) reached his 150th career goal in the game. Others making the offensive book for Aquinas (16-5) include Tano Auriuso (5g-3a), Jake Guggino (4g),Dom Siesto (2a), Ethan Copeland (2g), Gio Valerie, and Carter Wegman (3g). In the goal for Aquinas was sophomore Jake Gibson with 7s/6ga = 54% (48 mins).Next up for Aquinas is the semifinal round at SUNY Cortland at 3:00 where they will play Marcellus (Section III). There was no information available for Chenango Valley (14-4) at post-time.    [ BOX SCORE] 

HFL-15 at JOHNSON CITY-4 - Nine different players scored goals for HFL including Quinn Kailbourne (1g-5a) reached his 50th career assist. The Cougars held the Wildcats scoreless in the first half while scoring fourteen of their own. The second half started in running time, but the Cougars scored only one more goal, while the Wildcats scored four. Others scoring for HFL (19-2) were Chase Perryman (2g-5a), Grady Goodberlet (4g-1a),Mathew Brassie (1g), Patrick Donahoe (1g), Owen Smith (3g), Marco Vengoechea (1g-1a), Alex Steinhoff (1a), and Madut Mathuc (1g). Facing off for HFL was Ben Cook with 2+/1- = 67%, and Carsen Montone with 13+/7- = 65% and in the goal freshman Jason Bennett recorded 4s/0ga = 100% (24 mins) including his 100th career save.HFL will take on Jamesville-DeWitt in the semifinal round at SUNY Cortland (6:30 PM). There was no information available for Johnson City (5-13) at post-time.    [ BOX SCORE]  Full Story

The next step for classes our sectional champions on Saturday, are the NYS quarterfinals, sometimes called the "Western Regionals". Full Story

DAY IN REVIEW: WEDNESDAY - The two out-bracket games were played in Section VI at Williamsville East High School today and Section V won both the Class C (HFL) and Class D (Aquinas) games. The teams will now move to Maine Endwell High School on Saturday for the quarterfinal round of the NYSPHSAA tournaments.

HFL-12 at LAKE SHORE/SILVER CREEK-7 - Freshman attackman Grady Goodberlet scored eight goals to lead the Cougars to a 12-7 win over Lake Shore/Silver Creek. HFL started slowly, with two unanswered goals by Goodberlet from Quinn Kailbourne(4g-2a) and Kailbourne from Chase Perryman (5a). The Cougars scored three more at the top of the second, leading 5-0 and the then the Eagles saw unassisted goals from Broady Himelein (2g-2a) and Raymond Cortes II (2g) to enter the half with HFL up 5-2. The third quarter was the busiest with HFL scoring six and the Eagles scoring two.  The last quarter belonged Lake Shore who scored three and HFL scoing one. Drew Angelo, who won 14+/4- (81%) at the faceoff "X" also had two assists. Owen Smith and Mathews Brassie each added an assist for HFL.

Scoring for Lake Shore/Silver Creek (16-2) were Brody Himelein (2g-2a), Kolten Bonafede (2g), Keion Beaver (1g), and Raymond Cortes II (2g). Next up for HFL is a Saturday trip to the NYS quarterfinals at Maine Endwell High School (Section IV) where they will play Johnson City (5-12) at 6:00 PM.     [ BOX SCORE]

AQUINAS-13 at AKRON-10 - Aquinas took a 6-3 first quarter lead and traded three goals with the Tigers in the second quarter giving Aquinas a 9-6 lead at the half. The first quarter run was enough as both teams scored four goals in the second half. Scoring for Aquinas (15-5) were Noah Olbrich (3g-1a), Tano Auriuso (6g-2a), Jake Guggino (3g-2a), Dom Siesto (1a), and Carter Wegman (1g). Scoring for Lake Shore/Silver Creek (16-2) were Brody Himelein (2g-2a), Kolten Bonafede (2g), Keion Beaver (1g), and Raymond Cortes II (2g). Aquinas will move on to the NYS quarterfinals at Maine-Endwell High School on Saturday with a 4:00 PM game against Chenango Valley (14-4).      [ BOX SCORE]  Full Story

The next step for classes C and D champions is an out-bracket , play-in game against Section VI for the right to play in the NYS quarterfinals. Full Story

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McQuaid Jesuit scored the final four goals of the game spanning the entire second half to secure their first ever Section Five Title.  The Black Knights have been to the Finals three times in program history (including last year's 9-5 loss vs. Pittsford), but this was their first time taking home the Title.  The game was a defensive battle with McQuaid Jesuit winning 6-4 over Penfield.  Penfield sophomore goalie Mason Schembri and McQuaid Jesuit senior goalie Will Gordon were both named to the All-Tournament team.  Schembri finished with 10 saves and Gordon finished with 7 saves.  Offensively, Adam Schembri (2g-1a) led for the Patriots and John Harding (2a) led for the Knights.  Both were named to the All-Tournament team with Harding being named the Class A MVP.

The game started off with Penfield scoring back-to-back goals.  Schembri assisted the first goal with Christian Brown (1g-1a) scoring.  Three minutes later, he scored the goal with an outside shot that found the back of the net.  McQuaid Jesuit responded with two of their own to the tie the game at 2-2.  The first was scored by JP Gianforti and the second by Will DiMarco.  DiMarco scored his goal after scooping up the ball on the crease and finished into the back of the net.  The Patriots added one more goal before the end of the quarter.  Ethan Aust scored with a feed from Zach Shores.  The Patriots led 3-2 after twelve minutes.

In the second quarter, Penfield scored the only goal.  Schembri scored with an assist from Brown; Brown fed the ball into a tight crease and Schembri was able to score with an underhand shot.  Penfield extended their lead to 4-2 going into halftime.

The second half belonged to the Knights.  McQuaid Jesuit scored four unanswered goals to take their first lead of the game and secure the win.  Three of the four goals were scored in the third quarter.  All three goals were assisted and the culmination of multiple quick passes.  The first ended with AJ Quagrello assisting Will Engle.  Harding assisted the second and third goals with feeds to Ryan Woodard and Domenic Giangreco.  Giangreco, a sophomore, finished the game with 1g; however, he was demonstrative in getting the Knights the ball during the face-off draw.  McQuaid Jesuit led 5-4 after three quarters. The lone goal of the fourth quarter was scored with a drive along the top of the restraining line by Vincenzo Giangreco.  McQuaid Jesuit will move on to the NY State Tournament this weekend.

Additional players named to the All-Tournament team included Luke Fliss (Pittsford), Mitchell Monte (Fairport), Gianforti (McQuaid Jesuit), Will Engel (McQuaid Jesuit), Ryan Bowerman (Penfield), Ethan Aust (Penfield). Full Story

*+Victor defeated Irondequoit 9-6 tonight in the Class B Championship to win their tenth Title and second in a row.  The game was close for the first half, before the Blue Devils pulled ahead in the second half and held off a small push by Irondequoit in the middle of the fourth.  Senior attackman Jack Herendeen finished with 2g-2a and was named the All-Tournament MVP.  Much like the earlier game of the evening, this game was a defensive battle.  Both goalies, Irondequoit's Sven Habitzreuther and Victor's Parker Erwin were named to the All-Tournamanet team.  Both Habitzreuther and Erwin recorded 10 saves for their respective teams.  Offensively for the Eagles, Jonah Carrier finished with 3g to head his team; in addition to being named to the All-Tournament Team, it was also announced tonight that he was named the Section V Offensive Player of the Year.  

The first quarter saw a flurry of scoring with both teams putting three into the back of the cage.  Irondequoit scored the opener with Carrier scoring unassisted less than a minute into the contest.  Three minutes later Victor scored their first goal.  Tanner Radogna scored with an outside shot (assisted by Brody Secker).  Secker finished with 1g-1a and was named to the All-Tournament team for the Blue Devils.  Victor took their first lead of the game 2-1 with Jackson Mead scoring the first of his two goals.  The play started after Christian Beasaw caught the ball behind the cage after a missed shot.  He quickly turned the ball around to Mead along the left side the crease.  Irondequoit did not let the lead last long as they scored on the ensuing face-off with Carrier adding another unassisted goal to his count.  With 6:25 remaining, the score was tied 2-2.  Each team added a single goal before the end of the quarter.  Victor scored first with long-stick Cam Ryan scoring from a fast-break after a broken clear by the Blue Devils.  Irondequoit`s was also scored during fast-break.  Sophomore Dylan Carey scooped up the loose ball near his defensive restraining line and ran all the way up the field.  He then assisted junior Ryan Avery for the goal.  The score was tied 3-3 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, each team added one goal.  Victor took another lead with the first goal in man-up.  Christian Besaw scored the first of his 2g-1a with a feed from Aiden Clinkscales only 0:32 into the quarter.  The majority of the quarter was back and forth with both teams having a chance at the cage and both defenses standing strong.  Irondequoit's goal was scored with 0:08 remaining on the clock.  Carrier scored his third goal with another unassisted goal.  This time with a straight drive at the goal from the top.  The score remained tied (4-4) going into halftime.

Much like the second, the third quarter was a defensive battle.  Only a single goal was scored with Victor going back on top 5-4.  Herendeen got his first point with an assist to Secker.  All four of his points were in the second half.  In the fourth quarter, Victor came out swinging and added two more goals before Irondequoit responded.  Herendeen assisted another goal, this one to Besaw. This was followed quickly by Mead's second goal of the night (unassisted).  The Blue Devils' had their largest lead of the night with 9:58 left on the clock (7-4).

Irondequoit attempted a comeback with back-to-back scoring.  Cooper Moore scored the first goal and then turned around to assist the second (Oliver Grisdale scoring).  However, it was not enough and Victor`s Herendeen tacked on to more goals to close out the game and send Victor to the State Tournament.

Additional players named to the All-Tournament Team included Drew Williamee (Canandaigua), Zachary Ajauananda (Spencerport), Cam Miller (Irondequoit), Cooper Moore (Irondequoit), Cam Ryan (Victor) and Brody Secker (Victor). Full Story

AQUINAS-14 at PENN YAN-11 -Aquinas defeated Penn Yan to gain their second Section V Title in program history with a 14-11 win over the Mustangs. The last time that the Li`l Irish won the title was also against Penn Yan back in 2010; in that game they snapped a 12 year winning streak for the Mustangs. This year they broke another 12 year winning streak. For the first time since the installation of the Class D Tournament, Section V is sending a different team to the State Tournament. In today’s contest the game was dominated by junior attackman Noah Olbrich. Olbrich finished the game with 8 of the 14 goals for the Li`l Irish and was named Class D All Tournament MVP. Additionally, it was announced today that he was awarded the Section V Sportsman of the Year award for the entirety of the 2024 season throughout the Section. Olbrich was instrumental in leading his team to his victor. The remainder of the scoring was mostly spread out with sophomore attackman Jake Guggino adding 2g-3a and Tano Aurisano adding 2g; both were also named to the All Tournament team. For the Mustangs, Teagan Fingar (2g-2a) and Tukker Fisher (1g-3a) led in scoring with Braden Finger (2g-1a) and Mike Gigliotti (2g-1a) also adding to the tally.Teagan Finger just reached his 100th career assist in the game. Gigliotti and Fisher were both named to the All Tournament team for Penn Yan.

The game in general was a story of streaks. The Li`l Irish started off the game strong with the first four goals which included holding the Mustangs scoreless for the first 13 and a half minutes. Olbrich was the key to the streak with the first three goals of the contest. The first goal was scoring during a fast break off an assist from Jaiden White. The next two were both single player drives from behind the cage. The fourth Li`l Irish goal was scored by Auriuso on another fast-break. This time the assist came from Dom Siesto. The Li`l Irish led 4-0 going into the second quarter. The four-goal lead made all the difference as Penn Yan kept pace with the rest of the scoring, but could never quite catch up the Aquinas. Although they tied the game twice at 4-4 and 5-5, Aquinas never trailed throughout the game.

Penn Yan demonstrated their offensive talent in the opening six minutes of the second quarter with four straight goals of their own. Tukker Fisher was the key to this portion of the Mustang offense when he assisted the first two and scored the third goal. The first two were both scored by Teagan Fingar. With 10:24 remaining on the clock, Fisher pushing inside and dumping the ball off to Fingar. The second and third goals of the run were both fast-break goals with Fingar scoring (from Fisher) and Fisher scoring (from Fingar). The 4-4 goal came at 6:43 with Gigliotti driving from behind the cage and looking to the crease where Collin Bacher finished into the back of the net. The next goal was scored only 0:08 later with a face-off fast-break by Olbrich (assisted by Guggino), to keep the Li`l Irish in the lead. Play continued and Penn Yan responded again with Fingar assisted Bacher on the crease. With 4:50 remaining in the second quarter, the score was tied 5-5. It was last time that Aquinas did not outright lead the game. The Li`l Irish finished out the half with three unanswered goals. Guggino scored from a mid-range shot, followed quickly by an inside feed from Guggino to Ethan Copeland on the crease. The last goal was an unassisted goal by Auriuso. Aquinas led 8-5 going into the halftime break.

In the second half, every time that Penn Yan attempted a run to bring the score closer, Aquinas was able to stop the run with scoring of their own. Bryant VanHousen scored the opener for Penn Yan with a man-up goal with 9:35 left. Olbrich responded with back-to-back goals to increase the Li`l Irish lead to 10-6. Once gain, Penn Yan attempted to push for a come back. This time with scoring from VanHousen and Bryant; both scored with drives from behind the cage. This time the scoring was broken up by a goal from Jaiden White (assisted by Carter Wegman). The third quarter ended with Aquinas leading 11-8. In the final quarter, Fingar led off with two goals. This pulled the game to within a single point (11-10); however, the Li`l Irish had other plans. They added three of their own (two unassisted goals by Olbrich and an unassisted goal from Jack Bell) to secure the Championship. The final point of the game was scored by Penn Yan with Teagan Fingar scoring with a feed from Braden Fingar; however, it was not enough and the Li`l Irish held off the ball for the final two minutes to secure their second title.

Another key component of the win for Aquinas came in between the pipes. Sophomore goalie Jake Gibson finished with 14 saves in the contest including his 300th career save. Gibson was joined by defenseman TJ Geyer in being named to the All-Tournament team for Aquinas. For the Mustangs, defenseman Hunter Sheehan was named to the team. Rounding out the team was senior midfielder Brayen VanHousen (Penn Yan), as well as attackman Griffin Hilimere (Mynderse) and midfielder Tariku Blueye (Marcus Whitman) from the Semi-Final matchups. The Li`l Irish move on to the State Tournament with the Out-Bracket game on Wednesday the 29th playing Akron (Section VI).   [ BOX SCORE]  - - More images in the photo gallery. Full Story

*+DAY IN REVIEW: SATURDAY - Both the Class C and D Championships were planned for Finger Lakes Community College today, but thunder and lightning storms caused great delays and in the in although the Class C game was won by Honeoye Falls-Lima, the Class D championship was moved to Sunday at 10:30 AM at FLCC.

Honeoye Falls-Lima took the lead in the second quarter and held off multiple advances by Pal-Mac to win the Class C Championship today at FLCC.  The game lasted nearly five hours with multiple stoppages for weather related issues.  The key to the game was possession time and the Cougars had the most of it.  Face-off midfielder and All-Tournament Team MVP Drew Angelo was the key for HFL.  He finished the game with 4g and won a substantial percentage of the face-off draws.  Other big scorers for HFL included Chase Perryman (4a) and Grady Goodberlet (4g), both were placed onto the All-Tournament Team.  Additional scoring came from Marco Vengoechea (3g), Matthew Brassie (2g-1a) and Quinn Kailbourne (1g-1a).  For Pal-Mac, their scoring came from Jackson Dennie (4g), Keagan Hoesterey (3g-1a) and Max Hill (3g), all three named to the All-Tournament Team.  A stand-out for the Red Raiders was goalie Peyton Lich.  He finished the game with an impressive 20 saves.

HFL opened the scoring with an inside feed from Smith to Angelo with 9:09 left on the clock.  Less than 30 seconds later, the Red Raider tied the game for the first time.  Hoesterey scored the first of his three with a drive down the right side of the field.  A minute later HFL took back their lead with back to back goals.  Quinn Kailbourne and Vengoechea both scored unassisted with single player drives to the goal.  The Red Raiders responded with a pair of their own goals to tie the game for the second time.  Dennie scored the first off an inside feed from Hoesterey.  Less than a minute later, Dennie scored on a fast break.  Each team added one more goal to end the first quarter.  HFL`'s Goodberlet and PM`s Hill each added a single goal.  The score was tied for the third time at 4-4 going into the first quarter break.

In the second quarter, Pal-Mac scored the first goal to take their only lead of the game.  Hoesterey scored with a strong independent effort to the goal.  The Red Raiders led for 20 seconds before HFL scored again to tie the game for the fourth time.  HFL then went on a run of five goals and took over the pace of the game.  The first two were unassisted goals from Patrick Donahoe and Angelo.  The second two were both assisted by Perryman with goals to Kailbourne and Vengoechea.  Both teams added one more goal with Pal-Mac seeing scoring from Hill and HFL`s Goodberlet scoring for the Cougars.  HFL led 10-6 going into halftime.

The third quarter was nearly all HFL.  They added another five straight goals while holding Pa-Mac scoreless until the final seconds of the quarter.  The third quarter also began the rain delays.  HFL scored the first two goals (Angelo and Goodberlet) before the first rain delay.  After a significant pause, the game restarted.  HFL came out of the break with another three goal stretch.  The Cougars increased their lead to 15-6 before Pal-Mac scored to break the streak.  The Red Raiders goal was scored by Hoesterey.  The third quarter ended 15-7.

The beginning of the fourth continued the Red Raider run with another four goals by Pal-Mac.  Scoring came from Branden Thomas and three goals from Dennie.  The Red Raiders had pulled the score to 15-11 before the second weather break came.  The second came with just over 7 minutes left on the clock.  The game was paused after the Pal-Mac goal and the game restarted with a face-off.  Angelo continued his dominance and won the ensuing draw to give the Cougars the ball.  They continued to hold off for most of the last seven minutes (including a man-up period).  The Red Raiders had two more chances at the cage, but could not convert.  A late goal with 1:31 on the clock finished up the scoring.

Rounding out the All-Tournament picks in Class C were Pal-Mac defenseman Carson Lich, HFL defenseman Grant Peinkofer, HFL LSM Owen Smith, Geneva midfielder Jeremy Askin and Livonia-Avon goalie Colton Rose.  The Cougars move on to the NYS State Out Bracket game on Wednesday at Williamsville East. Full Story

DAY IN REVIEW: FRIDAY - The semifinals for both Classes A and B were played tonight and it will be Victor vs Irondequoit in the Class B Championship and McQuaid vs Penfield in the Class A Championship on Tuesday.

FAIRPORT-5 vs PENFIELD-12 - The game was close for three quarters but five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter including four in a two-minute period. Leading the scoring for Penfield (12-6) were senior attackman Ethan Aust (5g-2a), senior attackman Zach Shores (2g-2a), and sophomore attackman Brodie Joyce (2g-1a) who reached his 50th career goal in the game. Facing off for Penfield was senior Nikolai Lopatka with 10+/5- = 67%. In the goal for Penfield was sophomore Mason Schembri with 7s/5ga = 58% (43 mins). Scoring for Fairport (10-8) were Ryan Pedro (2g), Mitchell Monte (2a), Sam Pucci (2g), Andrew Crowley, (1a), Nicholas Fosegan (1a), and Michael Priddy (1g).    [ BOX SCORE]   - - More images in the photo gallery.

SPENCERPORT-4 vs VICTOR-10 - Victor defeated Spencerport 10-4 to advance to the Championship game on Tuesday.  The Blue Devils scored the first four goals of the game and never looked back.  Although the Rangers pressed hard to finish the third, the Blue Devils were able to score the final three goals and secure the win.  Leading in scoring for the Blue was senior Jack Herendeen with 2g-4a.  Junior Brody Secker finished with 2g-2a and both Jackson Mead and Aiden Clinkscales finished with 2g.  For the Rangers Zach Tortoara finished with 2g to lead his team.  In the cage for Spencerport, senior Taylor Kaye finished with 13 saves....[ This story Continues ].      [ BOX SCORE]   - - More images in the photo gallery.

PITTSFORD-5 vs MCQUAID JESUIT-8 - Scoring for Pittsford (8-8) were senior midfielder Luke Fliss (2g), junior attackman Brady Goetz (2a), freshman offensiveman Cole Goetz (1g), junior attackman Charlie Ryan (1g), and sophomore midfielder Avery Valenti (1g).  There was no report from McQuaid Jesuit (16-2) at post-time.    [ BOX SCORE]   - - More images in the photo gallery.

IRONDEQUOIT-10 vs CANANDAIGUA-6 - 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.....[ This story Continues ].      [ BOX SCORE]   - - More images in the photo gallery. Full Story

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.   Full Story