2023-05-27 - SPECIAL REPORT: Victor came back from a slow start in the first quarter with 11 unanswered goals spanning the first three quarters in their 16-9 win over Irondequoit. Victor will move on to face Spencerport in the Class B Finals on Wednesday. The Blue Devils were led in scoring by senior attackman Pax Marshall (4g-4a). Senior attackman Sam Gotham finished with 5g for the Blue Devils. For the Eagles, the scoring was much more spread out with four different players finishing with two goals each (Cooper Moore, Ryan Boe, Dan Buckley and Aidan Greco). Moore (the only non-senior) of the scoring group is a freshman.
The Eagles started off with strong control over the game. They scored the first three goals and held the Blue Devils scoreless for nearly the entire first quarter. Buckley started the scoring with a drive from behind the cage. Less than a minute later an Moore scored his opener with a hard drive from the top right beating his defenseman. With 0:59 remaining, Irondequoit scored their final goal until late in the third quarter. Boe scored off a feed from Greco. The Blue Devils got on the board with an unassisted goal by Thomas Gravino with only 0:15 left on the clock. Irondequoit led 3-1 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Victor held the Eagles scoreless while adding six of their own. The two scores of note were a strong second opportunity by Gotham after the first shot was saved by Irondequoit goalie Nick Lepiane. He picked up his own ground ball and finished into the back of the net on the second opportunity. The second noteworthy goal was scored by junior Alden Clinkscales. He drove from the side, but got turned back. After resetting, he completed the drive on the second attempt. The Blue Devils led 7-3 going into halftime.
The third quarter was more of the same with Victor scoring the first four goals. Gotham added two more with Marshall and Gravino adding the other two. Irondequoit got back on the scoreboard with an extra-man goal from Greco. The scoring continued back and forth for the rest of the quarter with Victor holding the 14-6 win after three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, Victor scored the first two goals with goals from Gotham and Marshall. Irondequoit finished out the game with the last three goals. Moore added his final goal with Boe and Andre Bingham rounding out the scoring. Both goalies struggled in the cage with Irondequoit goalie Nick Lepiane recording 4 saves and Victor goalie Brady Robinson recording 4 saves. Victor moves on the Class B Finals on Wednesday.
Victor came back from a slow start in the first quarter with 11 unanswered goals spanning the first three quarters in their 16-9 win over Irondequoit. Victor will move on to face Spencerport in the Class B Finals on Wednesday. The Blue Devils were led in scoring by senior attackman Pax Marshall (4g-4a). Senior attackman Sam Gotham finished with 5g for the Blue Devils. For the Eagles, the scoring was much more spread out with four different players finishing with two goals each (Cooper Moore, Ryan Boe, Dan Buckley and Aidan Greco). Moore (the only non-senior) of the scoring group is a freshman.
The Eagles started off with strong control over the game. They scored the first three goals and held the Blue Devils scoreless for nearly the entire first quarter. Buckley started the scoring with a drive from behind the cage. Less than a minute later an Moore scored his opener with a hard drive from the top right beating his defenseman. With 0:59 remaining, Irondequoit scored their final goal until late in the third quarter. Boe scored off a feed from Greco. The Blue Devils got on the board with an unassisted goal by Thomas Gravino with only 0:15 left on the clock. Irondequoit led 3-1 at the end of the first quarter.
The third quarter was more of the same with Victor scoring the first four goals. Gotham added two more with Marshall and Gravino adding the other two. Irondequoit got back on the scoreboard with an extra-man goal from Greco. The scoring continued back and forth for the rest of the quarter with Victor holding the 14-6 win after three quarters.