Wegman's 7 Goals, Valenti's 6 Highlight Busy Tuesday
DAY IN REVIEW: TUESDAY - Tuesday's boys lacrosse action featured big individual performances at both ends of the state. Aquinas freshman Parker Wegman posted seven goals in a 16-3 win at Newark, while Pittsford's Avery Valenti added six goals and two assists in a 20-10 win over Irondequoit that handed the Eagles their first loss of the season. In a pair of road games against out-of-section opponents, Penfield fell 13-5 at Garden City despite 18 saves from Mason Schembri, and Victor dropped a 9-8 decision at St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida despite two goals and three assists from Jackson Mead, with St.
Thomas Aquinas scoring the go-ahead goal with just over 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Thomas also picked up a 16-10 win at Baldwinsville, though no statistics were available at post-time.
PITTSFORD-20 at IRONDEQUOIT-10 - Pittsford handed Irondequoit its first loss of the season Tuesday afternoon, winning 20-10 in a non-league game at Irondequoit. The Panthers jumped out to a 13-6 halftime lead and pulled away with six more goals in the third quarter. Nine different players scored goals for Pittsford.
For Pittsford (3-0), senior midfielder Avery Valenti led the way with six goals and two assists, while junior Grant Lewis added four goals and three assists and Max Morgenstern chipped in three goals. Trevor Nally contributed two goals and two assists, and Cole Goetz added one goal and three assists. Sophomore Luke Jutzin scored his first varsity goal and senior Doug Blalock recorded his first varsity assist. Freshman Keegan Jacob went 14-for-17 at the faceoff dot (82%), and senior Peter Roussell added eight wins in 13 attempts (62%).
For Irondequoit (2-1), sophomore Kieran Stenzel led with four goals, while senior Cooper Moore added three goals and one assist and senior Colin Giudice contributed two goals. Senior Dylan Carey picked up two assists and Hank Velepec added one goal and one assist. Freshman Nathaniel Reed stopped three shots for a 75% save percentage in 12 minutes of play. [ Story and BOX SCORE]
AQUINAS-16 at NEWARK-3 - Aquinas picked up a 16-3 non-league win at Newark on Tuesday morning, scoring 10 goals in the first quarter and holding the Reds to two goals over the middle two quarters. Eight different players scored for Aquinas, and the win extends the Little Irish's all-time record against Newark to 10-0.
For Aquinas (1-1), freshman attackman Parker Wegman led with seven goals and one assist, while senior Jack Bell contributed four assists and senior midfielder Cam Stewart added one goal and two assists. Connor Williams chipped in two goals and one assist, and Kellan Campe added two goals. Four players scored their first varsity goals: Stewart, sophomore Bryce Miller, sophomore Antonio Valerie, and junior Nolan O'Brocta. Four players also picked up their first varsity assists: Stewart, Miller, freshman Parker Wegman, and sophomore Connor Williams. Miller also went 16-for-18 at the faceoff dot (89%), and junior Mike Martell added four wins in five attempts (80%). Three goalies combined in net, with senior Jake Gibson stopping six shots for 75%, senior Logan Schimmel stopping two for 67%, and junior Phil Wegman stopping one for 100%.
No report
was available from Newark (0-1) at post-time. [ Story and BOX SCORE]
PENFIELD-5 at GARDEN CITY-13 - Garden City handed Penfield a 13-5 non-league loss Tuesday, building an 8-1 halftime lead that included a run of eight straight goals. Penfield scored three of the final five goals in the fourth quarter but could not overcome the early deficit.
For Penfield (1-2), senior attackman Brodie Joyce led with three goals, including two in the fourth quarter, while sophomore midfielder Tyler Pavone added two goals. Junior attackman Griffin Banister contributed two assists and junior midfielder Harrison Easton added one. Senior goalie Mason Schembri stopped 18 shots for a 58% save percentage in 46 minutes. No statistical report was available from Garden City (1-0) at post-time. [ Story and BOX SCORE]
VICTOR-8 at ST. THOMAS AQUINAS-9 - Victor dropped a tight 9-8 non-league decision at St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday night in Florida, with the lead changing hands multiple times. The Knights rallied to tie the game three times before St. Thomas Aquinas scored with 11:26 left in the fourth quarter to take the lead for good, with Victor getting one back from Eli Ricci at 9:15 but unable to complete the comeback.
For Victor (2-1), junior attackman Jackson Mead led with two goals and three assists, while senior midfielder Colin Wheeler, senior midfielder Gage Hay, and sophomore Eli Ricci each added two goals. Junior Matthew Herendeen contributed one assist. Ricci also went 14-for-20 at the faceoff dot (70%). Junior goalie Will Simpson stopped nine shots for a 50% save percentage in 48 minutes. No statistical report was available from St. Thomas Aquinas at post-time. [ Story and BOX SCORE]
THOMAS-16 at BALDWINSVILLE-10 - There was no report from Thomas at post-time. [ BOX SCORE]
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