Still Two Undefeated
May 17, 2008 - Both Canandaigua won their games today to remain undefeated. Canandaigua beat previously undefeated Hamburg (Section 6) 17-9 in a night game at CA, while Penfield beat Fairport 10-2 earlier in the day. In other games Aquinas beat Eastridge, McQuaid Jesuit beat Brighton, Schroeder beat Pittsford (7-6), Livonia beat Victor in OT, Waterloo defeated Newark, Midlakes took Mynderse, Pal-Mac beat BH (10-9) and Frontier (Section 6) beat Brockport.
Canandaigua 17 - Hamburg 9
Canandaigua remained undefeated and dealt the first loss of the season to Hamburg (Section 6) this afternoon as the Braves won 17-9. Both teams looked good on the field in the beginning, but as Canandaigua learned and adapted to the Bulldogs style of the play, Hamburg seemed unable to adapt and the Braves used the same plays over and over to keep the points adding up.
Canandaigua scored the first two goals of the game. Austin Rogers scored first with a low bounce shot and Justin Tomzak hit Brian Scheetz on the crease after driving from behind. Tomzak finished the game with eight assists, six of which were on the exact same move (the other two were a broken clear and a face-off fast-break). The Bulldogs seemed unable to adjust and anticipate Tomzak's drive from behind with a pass across the crease. Hamburg's goalie, James Maxwell, didn't have a chance on most goals.
In one play toward the end of the game, Maxwell saw the play coming and left Tomzak early for an unbelievable save across the crease. However, Maxwell couldn't stop them all and finished with 8s/17ga. Hamburg scored the next two goals to tie up the game. Matt Springer drove past three Braves' defensemen and put the ball away and Jerry Feurerstein intercepted a pass on a broken clear and found Joe Resetarits for the tying goal. Canandaigua added three more before the period ended with Scheetz adding two more and Connor Henderson scoring on a dump from Tomzak. The final goal of the first quarter was an inside look during an EMO, where Springer scored (assisted by Resetarits). Canandaigua led 5-3 after the first quarter.
Canandaigua continued their strong play, winning the second quarter, although by a lesser margin. The teams alternated goals in the second quarter with neither team making headway. The Braves' Marshall Johnson, Tanner Scharr, Scheetz and Nick Munn all scored for then Braves and Feurerstein scored twice and Springer once for the Bulldogs. The half ended with the score 9-6 for the Braves. It was still a close game and anyone could have pulled it out.
The Braves, however, came out of the break and scored the first four goals of the third quarter to take a 13-6 lead. The first goal was a face-off fast-break (Tomzak to Henderson) which set the tempo for the second half. One minute later Tomzak and Henderson hooked up again on "Tomzak's play". John Klein passed the ball onto the crease where Munn caught it and shot behind the back for a pretty goal for Canandaigua.
The fourth goal was scored man-down as Marshall Johnson intercepted the ball on defense, ran the whole length of the field, and hit Henderson across the crease. Johnson, who played well on man-down for the Braves, also played well at the face-off draw. Johnson finished 13/18 at the face-off. Hamburg scored their first goal of the second half with 5:11 remaining when Resetarits drove from behind and forced the ball into the back of the net. The Braves finished the quarter with another Tomzak special (Henderson scoring). The Braves took a 14-7 lead going into the final quarter.
Two more Tomzak drives (Henderson and Rogers) brought the lead to 16-7. Jon Domres scored during man-up (assisted by Resetarits) and Springer scored with a straight dodge to bring the score to 16-9, but Gannon Osborn added the final goal of the game for CA with a crease feed from Johnson. The Braves held the ball for the remaining 2 minutes and let time expire.
Although the numbers do not completely support the concept, Hamburg had difficultly clearing the ball on a number of key occasions early in the game. A number of times they threw a long pass that went out of bounds. After a number of key defensive stops the defense could not get the ball up to the offense to capitalize on the hard fought defensive stop.
Scott Bement made a number of strong saves for the Braves and finished the game with 7s/9ga. Overall the game was a contest of strong offensive talent, and although both goalies played well, each teams' offensive power is what wins them games.
The Bulldogs were hurt by a lack of shots, as Canandaigua had more goals that Hamburg has shots on cage. The Braves also were helped by a 41-27 advantage in ground ball production and finally, Canandaigua won the face off contest, winning 66% of the draws.
Scoring for Canandaigua were Tomzak (8a), Henderson (6g-1a), Scheetz (4g), Johnson (1g-2a), Rogers (2g), Munn (2g), Klein (2a), Osborn (1g) and Scharr (1g). The Braves remain undefeated at 17-0.
Scoring for Hamburg were Springer (4g), Resetarits (2g-2a), Jerry Feurerstein (2g-1a), Domres (1g) and Ryan Feurerstein (1a). The Bulldogs suffer their first loss and fall to 15-1.
For a more complete look at the numbers, check out the full statistics.
Aquinas 12 - Eastridge 8
Aquinas finished their regular season with a 12-8 victory over host Eastridge.
Scoring for Aquinas were Klay Heston (3g-1a), Anthony Bianchi (3g-1a), Mike Gray (3g), Marc Brondon (1g-1a), Alex Gray (1g), Mike Messina (1g) and Jasen Torres 1a. Kraig Heston had 16s/8ga for the Little Irish (13-5).
Scoring for Eastridge were Brandon Moynihan (3g), Matt Driffill (2g-2a), Alex Austin (1g), Riley Austin (1g), Shane Driffill (1g), Kevin Mahler (2a) and Adam Sisson (1a). Eugene Ferrera made 12s12ga for the Lancers (4-10) who finish next week with games against Thomas and HFL.
Midlakes 10 - Mynderse 8
Mynderse took a 2-1 first quarter lead.but the Eagles tied it up by half-time. With four goals in each of the last two quarters, it was Midlakes 10-8 over Mynderse.
Scoring for Midlakes were Ben Uveges (3g-1a), Tyler Brooks-Lambert (2g), Nick Newland (2g), Tom Cheney (2g-1a), Greg Marks (1a), Ryan Teed (1a) and Travis Bevins (1a). Jared Schoonerman had 13s/8ga for Midlakes (7-9).
Scoring for Mynderse were A.J. Bachman (2g-1a), Dustin Luckinbill (4g-2a), Matt Koopman (2g) and Jesse Jan as (1a) while Brad Dove made 7s/10ga for the Blue Devils (3-12) who will finish their regular season with a game against Pal-Mac. No report from Mynderse.
Penfield 10 - Fairport 2
Penfield led throughout the entire game and defeated Fairport 10-2. The Patriots came out to an early 5-0 lead, which they extended to 6-1 at the half and 9-2 after three.
Penfield remains undefeated (14-0, 8-0) and the Raiders fall to 8-6 (4-4). In the cage, both teams played two goals with the latter playing five minutes. Brady Del Pozzo finished with 6s/2ga and Jamie Solomon did not face a shot on cage for Penfield. For Fairport, Kristoffer Sterzin finished with 18s/10ga while Tom Gropp failed to see a shot on cage.
Scoring for Penfield were Connor Rice (2g-3a), Kyle Vanthof (4g-1a), Gian Maggio (2g-1a), Kevin Westcott (1g-1a), Tucker Nelson (1g) and Kevin Randall (1a).
Scoring for Fairport was Eric Hislop (2g) and John McDonnell. Kris Sterzin had 18/s/10ga for the Red Raiders (8-6).
Livonia 9 - Victor 8 Overtime
Livonia had a hard fought win against Victor, in overtime when Jeff Wester hit Chris Bausch for the game winner. Both teams started out slowly with each scoring one goal in the first quarter and Livonia getting 3-2 in the second, giving them a 4-3 lead at the half-time break. The Bulldogs scored first when at 8:51, Tyler Russell scored on a pass from Brandon Braun. Four and a half minutes later Victor Frank Valenti received the ball from Ethan Payne to tie the game at the end of the first quarter.
Victor scored the first go-ahead goal when Valenti scored (unassisted) at 10:26, but Livonia returned with two goals by Bausch (the second assisted by Wester . Valenti scored tied the scored again, this time with a feed from Alex Rogemoser with just under three minutes left in the half. The Bulldogs took the half-time lead with an unassisted goal by Wester. Livonia led at the half 4-3.
Livonia added three more (unassisted) goals in the third quarter. Wester scored the first and assisted on the third, scored by Bausch who scored the second assisted by Tyler Russell. The Bulldogs led after three, 7-3.
A fired up Victor team showed up in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils scored four in a row over a 2:43 period to tie the score at seven. Valenti scored the first three unassisted and Ethan Payne added the four on a pass from Vince Pettrone. With 1:38 left in the game Russell Scored for Livonia (unassisted), but Valenti had too much invested in this game and tied the game again, assisted by Trevor O`Shea with 16 second left.
"They tied it up 8-8 with :16 left and i thought at that point we had given to them," said Livonia Coach Brett Wood. The Bulldogs won the face off and fifty-seven seconds into the first overtime period and after taking one unproductive shot, Wester hit Bausch on the backside for the game winner. Coach Wood was was proud of his team, "I have to hand it to them they played hard and deserved it for the way they got it together in OT to make something happen.".
Scoring for Livonia were Bausch (3g), Russell (4g-1a), Wester (2g-3a) and Braun (1a). Justin Becker 48:00 19s/8ga for Livonia (10-6) who play Penn Yan and Pal-Mac next week.
Scoring for Victor were Frank Valenti (7g), Ethan Payne (1g-1a), Vince Pettrone (1a), Alex Rogemoser (1a) and Trevor O'Shea (1a). Kevin Donnelly had 13s/9ga for the Blue Devils who finish their season at (7-11).
Schroeder 7 - Pittsford 6
Webster Schroeder score three unanswered goals in the first quarter and added one more before ending the half up 4-2. Pittsford came back in the second half, but couldn't catch up. 
Scoring for Schroeder were Cody Consul (2g-1a), Nick Mooney (2g), Pete Noto (1g), Mike Tota (1g), Chris Mason (1g) and Joe Matison (1a). Scott Tota made 14s/6ga for Schroeder (6-7).
Scoring for Pittsford were Conor McDermott (3g), James Purpura (1g), Thomas Rodenhouse (2g) and David Quinzi (3a) while Brendon Green made 9s/7ga for Pittsford (7-7).
McQuaid Jesuit 12 - Brighton 5
It was McQuaid Jesuit over cross-town opponent, Brighton 12-5 in an afternoon game at Brighton.
Scoring for McQuaid Jesuit were Mitch Ritchie (3g-1a), Nick Caton (2g-2a), James Sturnick (2g), Bill Napoli (2a), JD Ayer (1g), Corey Flanigan (1g), Tim Caton (1g), Nick Wolak (1a), Jeff MacDonald (1g) and Clint Masterson (1g). Harry Goluses had 9s/5ga for the Knights (13-4) who finish their season next Saturday with Corning West.
Scoring for Brighton were Evan Davis (3g-1a), Taylor Gailbraith (1g), Dan Pierce (1a) and Maliek Likely who scored his first Varsity goal. Freshman Max Brauer won 14 out of 18 face-offs and Kyle Hohmann had 20s/12ga for Brighton (0-14).
Waterloo 14 - Newark 8
It was Waterloo over Newark 14-8 in Saturday action at Waterloo.
Scoring for Waterloo were Rob Goodenow (5g-1a), Joe Shaffer (1a), Pete Vacca (4g-2a), Jeff Wadhams (3g), Curtis Brosius (1a), Chance Lowry (1g-1a), Jon Asbury (1g), Kevin Wright (1a) and Jordan Cook (1a). Zach Ramirez had 16s/9ga in goal for Waterloo (6-10).
Scoring for Newark were Jack Timerson (1g-1a), Colin Johnson (3g-1a), Stephen Johnson (1g), Eric Stivers (2g) and Robert Camblin (1g). Ben Hartman had 9s/14ga for Newark (7-9). No report from Newark.
Pal-Mac 10 - Bloomfield-Honeoye 9
Although Bloomfield-Honeoye fought back from a 10-6 deficit at the top of the last quarter, Pal-Mac held on to win 10-9 in this Saturday morning game at Macedon. Pal-Mac took the first quarter lead (3-2) and lead at the half 6-3. The Raiders cored four more in the third, while BH scored two, but the BHers scored four unanswered goals in the fourth.
At the top of the fourth quarter Bloomfield won the first two face-offs and Sean Beaney fired hard shots through traffic to score. Chance Sullivan added his second goal of the day with three minutes remaining to close the gap to two. Pal Mac goalie Tim Doyle then made an astonishing save, but the BHers forced a turnover and Zach Hammond scored his unassisted goal to close the score to 10-9. Pal-Mac sophomore Dom Chapman won the ensuing face-off and held on for the one goal victory. Bloomfield finished the day with 41 shots to Pal-Macs' 24. Pal-Mac won ground balls 28-22 and the teams split face-offs with 9 each.
Scoring for Pal Mac were Steve VanDewalle (3g-1a), Mike Russell (1g-1a), Pete Maklos (3g-1a), Scott Welch (1g), Greg Kier (1g-1a) and Brandon Maxwell (1g). Tim Doyle had 24s/9ga.
Scoring for Bloomfield-Honeoye were Luke Anderson (1g), Zach Hammond (1g-1a), Sean Beaney (1g-1a), Lucas Mashtare (2g-1a), Kyle Fox (1g) and Chance Sullivan (3g). Max Van Orman had 9s/10ga.
Frontier 8 - Brockport 5
Frontier (Section 6) opened the scoring and kept pressure on Brockport for the rest of the game and won 8-5. Brockport only scored one goal in the first half and gave up four. After halftime, Brockport came out and scored four quick goals, taking the lead 5-4 by the end of the third period. Frontier was able to capitalize on a stick violation in the fourth quarter and never looked back, scoring four unanswered goals to end the game 8-5.
A bright spot for the Blue Devils was the play of sophomore Nick Hart who was one of three players brought up from Brockport's JV squad due to injuries. His aggressive play netted him his first Varsity goal and he also helped set up Brockport's fourth goal scored by David Roberts. Jon Pacitto had 7 ground balls and Will Glynn added 6 ground balls for the Blue Devils.
Scoring for Brockport were Jake Burns (2g), Nick Hart (1g), David Roberts (1g), Trevor Hayward (1g), Ryan Pratt (2a), Tyler Sutphen (1a), Jake Brackett (1a). Dylan White had 14s/8ga for Brockport (7-7). No information available for Frontier (11-4).
