Preseason 2006 - Pittsford

PITTSFORD
March 18,2006 - Pittsford finished 5th in Monroe County -1 last year with a 5-7 league record and ended their season at 9-9. Coach Andrew Whipple, in his first year with the Panthers, replaced Coach Carmine Peluso, who served one year and is now an assistant principal in Pittsford. Seniors Jake Boyce (attack), Dylan Bittlingmaier (midfield) and Will Morse (defense) were named to the first team All League list. Boyce was also named to the All America Team.

The Panthers were seeded 6th in the Class A Tournament and finished 6th after beating Churchville-Chili (16-2) and then losing to Fairport (12-4).

Pittsford lost nine players to graduation, including Boyce (Binghamton) and Justin Rand (Geneseo) in attack, Bittlingmaier (Sacred Heart) and face off man Justin Nadler in midfield and Morse (Bates) and Matt Reganbogen in defense. Also gone are Steve Mathews in the goal and midfielder Greg Gans who graduated early from Pittsford and will not play this season.

The good news is that Coach Whipple is back. The bad news is that Boyce and a number of key players are gone. The Panthers have a number of good players including seniors Mike Peacock and JJ Postel in midfield. Senior Bert Schoff and junior Michael Troop return to the defense in front of senior Chris Jacobs who had some excellent games last year for the Panthers. Senior attackman Jamie Moran returns to attack and top newcomers include junior attackman Cam Edmiston and junior middie Matt Scherer.

Pittsford will have their hands full with a very challenging Monroe County -1 league and will have to look to a much more balanced team without Boyce. Schoff is a tough defenseman but will need to fit into a team concept to keep Jacobs away from volume. Jacobs, a standout skier, can be expected to make some big saves. Coach Whipple will need to bring his group of athletic players along quickly.

Top Returners:

Mike Peacock - 12 – Mid
Bert Schoff - 12 – Def
Chris Jacobs - 12 - G
JJ Postel – 12 - Mid
Michael Troop – 11 – Def
Jamie Moran – 12 - Att

Top New Players:

Cam Edmiston – 11 - Att
Matt Scherer – 11 – Mid