Tuesday: Sunny Vacation

April 19, 2005 - It is vacation week in Section Five and numerous non-league and make up games have been scheduled throughout the week.
  
The morning's first game was at 11:00 as Webster Thomas hosted Spencerport and won a mostly close fought contest 11-7. Spencerport scored the first goal at 10:08 as sophomore attackman Pat Decker scored an unassisted goal in man up. It would be the only time the Rangers would be up during the game, as the Titans came back with four goals before the quarter ended. Junior attackman Kevin Kemp scored first at 8:35 after picking up the ground ball near the crease. Sophomore attackman Dom Scalzo scored in man up at 7:01 on a feed from Brendon Rothfuss. Rothfuss scored the next two with assists from Scalzo and Kemp and the quarter ended with Webster up 4-1.
  
The second quarter saw more even play, with each team scoring three goals. Thomas scored first, in man up, as junior middie Kurt DetWiller scored on an assist from Kemp. Spencerport returned with two unassisted goals by junior attackman Rob Stojanov. Titian senior middie Alan Liwush scored at 3:58 with an assist from freshman attackman Max Berkompas. The Rangers then saw Decker score (unassisted) at 0:48. With 0:14 left Webster scored another by Liwush and the half ended with Thomas up 7-4.
  
A slow third quarter saw one goal each as Spencerport added an unassisted goal by junior middie Dave Pels at 6:36 and Webster responded with an unassisted goal by DetWiller at 2:32.
  
Junior midfielder Stephen DiFulvio scored in manup for Spencerport at 10:08 with an assist by Stojanov and 0;47 seconds later the Titans saw the first of Scalzo's three in a row, the first unassisted at 9:30. Scalzo scored again at 7:19 on the assist by Rothfuss. The Ranger's scored what would be their last goal at 4:02 when Decker hit (unassisted). Scalzo finished the game with another unassisted goal at 1:56.
  
On the defensive end of the field, Thomas saw numerous takes from senior long stick Matt Kemp who often cleared the ball by himself. Junior goalie Steven Hondorf and sophomore goalie Michael Mosher combined for 9 saves for The Titans (2-4).

Spencerport junior goalie Ryan Konko had 12 saves and long stick defenseman Cameron Sformo had a good day on defense and had 6 GB's for the Rangers (4-3). No report from Thomas.
  
It's always a big game when Canandaigua and Fairport meet. Tuesday's game, at Canandaigua's Evans Field, was an exciting game, with explosive scoring by both teams but in the end it would be the defense that created the 10-5 win for the Braves.
  
In the first quarter Canandaigua scored first as senior middie Dan Groot scored the first of his three in a row at the 9:02 mark. Fairport returned at 5:24 when junior middie Ryan Lowe score on a feed from senior middie Chris Lindner. Groot scored again at 3:41 and again at 2:30 (assisted by Chris Mulheron) and the quarter ended with CA up 3-1.
  
The second quarter saw a great deal of effort, with few goals as the defense for both teams held the offense away from the goal. Fairport continued to struggle to clear the ball as the CA defensive middies pressed hard and the riding team forced turnovers. Canandaigua scored the first two goals; the first at 8:29 as Mulheron scored on a pass from Groot and the second by sophomore middie Jeremy Brown assisted by Groot. With 0:04 left in the half, Fairport's junior attackman Pat Reilly intercepted a clearing pass and scored. The half ended with Canandaigua up 5-2, Dan Groot having been in on all five CA goals.
  
The third quarter saw the scoring go back and forth, with the Braves defense forcing the Raiders to take outside shots. Fairport scored first, at 9:58 as sophomore middie Tom Rynn scored (unassisted). The Raiders scored again at 7:46 when junior attackman Peter Burkhardtt scored on a pass from Reilly. The Braves scored 25 seconds later, slowing the Fairport "come back" when senior midfielder Tyler Emery scored with an assist from Mulheron. Less than a minute later the Raiders scored what would be their last goal when Lindner picked up a ground ball in front of the crease and popped it past junior goalie Dan Serafine. Not to be out done, CA returned at 5:35 with an unassisted main up goal scored by Brown after he picked up a ground ball in front of the goal. Senior midfielder Brian Hadsell scored the final goal of the quarter at 1:37 on a feed from Mulheron and the third quarter ended with the Braves in the lead, 8-5.
  
The Canandaigua defense came on strong in the last quarter, senior Mike Serron had a couple of take aways and held Reilly to 1g-1a. Seniors Ed Walsh and Jay Woodworth were able to keep Mike Danylyshyn off the Fairport scorebook and senior Ryan Cunningham held Rynn to 1g in the game. Fairport was held scoreless in the last quarter, but, through the efforts of their midfield, had a good amount of ball time. CA saw last quarter goals from Hadsell and senior attackman Aaron Manzer on an assist from Hadsell in man up. Serafine ended the game with 8 saves. Canandaigua continues their undefeated run at 7-0 while Fairport drops to 5-3. No reports from Canandaigua or Fairport.
  
 They faced each other in Summer league and in Winter league, but Tuesday's game between the Eastridge Lancers and the Gates-Chili Spartans counted, and the game was exciting for the Lancers who won 9-7.

Eastridge took an early lead with a goal by senior attackman Brian Sutton and the Lancers led 2 -1 at the quarter. In the second quarter, both offenses began to score and Eastridge led 6 - 4 at the half and 8-5 at the end of the third.

Gates Chili came back in the last quarter with two goals to close the gap but Eastridge senior attackman Nick Savine scored on a feed from junior middie Sean Sawyer. With 1:30 left, Lancer senior goalie Mike Matteo ended The Spartan's hope of tying up the game.

By the end of the game senior attackman Nick Savine finished with 3g, senior middie Mike Passantino with 1g and senior attackman Brody Mapes with 1g. Sawyer ended with 2g-1a, Sutton with 1g-2a and senior midfielder Kevin Kimber with 1g for the Lancers who with this win have the most wins in their history (3-3).

Gates Chili goals came from senior midfielder Dave Street (2g-1a), and junior midfielders Andy MacEntee (2g-1a) and Kyle Beikirch (1g-1a). Freshman attackmen Tom Elkins and Tom Sudek each added a goal and sophomore attackman Andy Hilton added an assist. Sophomore goalie Dave Bellavia had 15 saves for the Spartans (0-8).
  
 Brighton saw themselves in trouble on Tuesday in their game with McQuaid Jesuit, and it took a strong last quarter that included 4 goals in the last four minutes and the goal by Colin Davis in the last 0:11 seconds to win the game 11-10.
  
The Barons took the first quarter 3-2 scoring every other goal in a see-saw battle. Brighton scored first in the second quarter, but the Knights came back with the next four goals to lead at the half 6-4. It was back to the see-saw in the third with each team scoring two goals. At the top of the last quarter McQuaid Jesuit led 8-6.
  
Brighton scored first in the fourth, at 9:32 when senior attackman Mike Ryerson scored to bring the Barons to within one. The Knights responded with the next two goals by senior attackman Tyler Rubino and sophomore middie Evan Gallina, taking the lead to 10-7 with 7:35 left in the game. After a brief lull in scoring, senior attackman James Ryan scored at 4:50 and at 4:00 sophomore middie Ryan Conti scored to take the score to 10-9. With 0:45 on the clock, senior middie Mykael Garcia tied the score on a feed from junior attackman Colin Hickey. Twenty-one seconds later Davis drove hard to the cage to win the game with 11 seconds remaining.

"We got more than a scare today," Barons coach Mark MacMillan told the Rochester D&C. "It took a great finish to come back. I only heard positives from our bench, even when we were down. I am very pleased with our character."
  
Brighton was lead by Ryerson (4g) and Davis (3g-1a). Junior middie Robbie Asselin, Conti and Ryan each scored ag-1a while Tim Williams, Jon Angelone, and Colin Hickey each added an assist for the Barons (6-1).
  
McQuaid Jesuit was led by senior midfielders Kevin Dacey (3g-1a) and Scott Rubino (1g-3a), junior attackman Marty Farchione (2g-1a), senior attackman Tyler Rubino (2g) and sophomore middie Evan Gallina (2g-1a). Junior goalie Pat McGuire stopped 16 shots for McQuaid Jesuit (2-5).
  
 Penn Yan continued to struggle with their ambitious non-league games as they fell to host Carthage of Section Three 11-7 on Tuesday. The Mustangs took the first quarter lead 3-2, but Carthage scored four goals in the second and took the half time lead 6-4. After scoring three more in the third and extending their lead to 9-5 the Comets exchanged two goals with the Mustang in the last quarter.
  
Scoring for Carthage were Robert Grimm (4g-2a), Chris Kamide (4g), James Duffer (1g), Mario Ventiquattro (2g-1a) and Jordan Trowbridge (2a). Goalie McLean Beyor recorded 20 saves for the Comets (7-2).
  
Penn Yan's goals came from senior attackman Jon Van Houten (2g-4a), junior midfielders Steven Carlson (3g) and Dan Mesler (2g-1a) and senior attackman Mark Kratochvil (2a). Sophomore goalie RJ Wickham made 9 saves for the Mustangs (4-3).
  
 Waterloo was the winner against Haverling-Haverling, 13-4. Scoring for Haverling were Jeremy Sutfin (2g ), Liam Glover (1g), Chris Osborne (1g) and Richie Zajac (1a). Waterloo improves to 5-4 while Haverling moves to 0-4. No report form Waterloo.
  
 Victor took a 9-4 halftime lead to a 14-8 win over visiting Livonia on Tuesday afternoon. Victor took advantage of Livonia defensive mistakes as sophomore midfielder Jason Houtenbrink scored 3 goals, senior attackman Cory Benulis had 2 goals, and junior middie Eric Rogemoser added 2 goals for the Blue Devils during the halftime run. Chadd Britton, John Dalberth, Josh Hendrickson, and Adam Schaible all had first half goals for Livonia.
  
The Bulldogs defense stiffened in the second half as they began to show signs of improvement on both ends of the field. “We began to play much better team defense, we slid to the ball better and we covered cutters better. Our offense generated twice as many shots as we did in the first half,” noted coach Sciera. The second half was a much more even game, Victor scoring 5 goals to Livonia’s 4, 3 of which came in extra man situations.
  
Houtenbrink ended the game with 3g-1a, Rogemoser ended with 2g-2a and Benulis ended with 3g for Victor. Also hitting the books were Senior middies Jon Hankin (2g) and Kyle Sullivan (1a), freshman attackman Tom Rogemoser (2g) and senior attackman Mike O'Hare (2a). Junior middies Conor Daly and Stephen Personale each added a goal while senior goalie Matt Schmelzlen recorded 12 saves for Victor (5-3).
  
"We were successful at the face-off today," said Victor Coach Mark Foeder. "That allowed us the possession time we needed to get 46 shots off (season high)."

Leading the scorebook for the Bulldogs were sophomore attackman Brian Sciera (2g-1a), junior attackmen John Dalberth (1g-2a) and Scott Mosher (1a) and senior middies Josh Hendrickson (2g) and Shawn Wright (1g). Junior middie Chad Britton added 1g-1a and sophomore middie Adam Schaible added a goal for Livonia, whose junior goalie Aaron Jamison recorded 20 saves for the Bulldogs (4-3).
  
 After Amherst's dramatic win over Orchard Park, last Friday, it would have seemed that Penfield would have their hands full, but t was not the case as they defeated the Tigers of Section Six 14-1 at Penfield. It took Amherst more than twenty-seven minutes to get their first and only goal past Penfield junior goalie Brian Dell.
  
According to Rochester D&C reports Tim Pfeffer scored 5g while Jason Knerr and Mike Thon each added 2g. Kelly McKenna, Trevor Rice, Mike Arvan, and David Malone also scored for the Patriots (6-0). No report form Penfield.