Preseason 2006 - Palmyra Macedon

March 18, 2006 -

PALMYRA MACEDON
March 18,2006 - Pal-Mac finished 2nd in the Finger Lakes-2 division last year with a 6-2 record and finished the year at 10-10. Senior Dave Bennett was named to the All League list at midfield.

The Raiders were seeded 4th on the Class C side of the B/C tournament and finished in 4th with a win over Mynderse (16-0) and a loss to Penn Yan (15-2) in the semi finals.

Pal-Mac was decimated by graduation, losing more than 60% of the team. Fourteen seniors were lost including goalie Ben Dlugosh (Medaille) and midfielders David Bennett (Medaille) and Matt Walker (MCC). Gone are attackmen Jamie Sinopoli, Owen Campbell and Matt Christ. The defense lost Mike Beck and Josh Polle among others.

Top returners include senior attackman Derrick Piccola and senior defenseman David Merritt. Junior midfielders Ryan Buckley and Jamie Gross return. Replacing Dlugosh in the goal will be junior John Reeves.

When you lose this many seniors, you must resign yourself to a building year, and Coach Falso will have lots of teaching to do at Pal-Mac this year. He is not starting at zero, however, as he has a number of athletic players coming up from a successful JV team. In addition the coach was careful in selecting some out of league games that will allow the team to be competitive. As a result, Pal-Mac will have the chance to experience some highs along with some lows that will probably occur.

Top Returners:

Derrick Piccola – 12 - Att
David Merritt – 12 - Def
Ryan Buckley - 11 - Mid
Jamie Gross -11- Mid
Top Newcomers:
John Reeves - 11 - Goalie