EDITOR'S NOTE: This weekly summary touches on some of the games played in the recent past and highlights some games of interest in the current week. For more in-depth coverage, click on the DAY OF THE WEEK for more coverage for that day, including box scores, articles, and galleries.

There were twenty-seven games played last week. There are Eighty-four out of section games scheduled and 15 were played last week. Section V teams have won 23 and lost 8 (60% wins). There are eight undefeated teams at this point.

Looking Back

The week was headlined by many career milestones and standout individual performances. Pittsford's Avery Valenti was arguably the week's most impactful player, posting six goals and two assists in a 20-10 win over Irondequoit on Tuesday before delivering the overtime winner at West Genesee on Thursday to keep Pittsford unbeaten at 4-0. On the milestone front, Newark's Sam Underhill and Irondequoit's Cooper Moore both reached 200 career goals on Saturday, while Penn Yan's Greyson Hathway and Victor's Eli Ricci both surpassed 400 career faceoff wins on Thursday, one of several faceoff records to fall, including Greece Storm's Eric Odell going a stunning 25-for-26 on Saturday. Brighton remained perfect at 3-0 behind Austin Flaum's four-goal effort and Logan Serve's 200th career save, and Aquinas got eye-catching contributions from two freshmen, Parker Wegman's seven-goal explosion on Tuesday and Kellan Campe's five-goal game on Thursday. 

SATURDAY - Saturday's action was defined by career milestones, with Newark's Sam Underhill posting nine goals to reach 200 for his career, Irondequoit's Cooper Moore also hitting 200, and Penn Yan's Braden Fingar reaching 150. Pittsford's Peter Roussell reached exactly 300 career faceoff wins, Schroeder earned its first win of the season behind first varsity goals from Rory Champlin and Casey Pagano, and Greece Storm's Eric Odell went 25-for-26 at the faceoff dot in the Storm's first win of the year.

THURSDAY - The boys lacrosse action was packed with milestones and close finishes. Pittsford stayed unbeaten at 4-0 on Avery Valenti's overtime goal at West Genesee, while Brighton remained perfect at 3-0 behind four goals from Austin Flaum and Logan Serve's 200th career save in a 9-7 win over McQuaid. Penfield's Brodie Joyce reached 100 career assists in a 12-5 win at Archbishop Stepinac, Penn Yan's Greyson Hathway surpassed 400 career faceoff wins in a loss to Thomas, and Victor's Eli Ricci hit the same milestone in a 14-10 win over a strong St. Andrews program in Florida. Irondequoit also bounced back from its first loss with a 9-7 win at Fairport, with Dylan Carey handing out five assists, and Aquinas got five goals from freshman Kellan Campe in a 10-6 win over Livonia-Avon-Geneseo.

The first group of Players of the Week was announced with Josh Jobson (Thomas), Will Simpson (Victor), Hank Velepec (Irondequoit) and Brodie Joyce (Penfield) winning the honors.

WEDNESDAY - Boys lacrosse action featured milestones at both ends of the state. Canandaigua's Patrick Olvany reached 50 career goals with a four-goal, three-assist performance, but it wasn't enough as JD edged the Braves 11-10 in a back-and-forth game that featured three ties and a late Canandaigua push. At VanDetta Stadium, Haverling's Drew Spears also hit the 50-goal milestone in a 17-1 tournament win over Batavia-Notre Dame, where freshman Mason Rooks added five goals and two assists and Mason Calkins went 17-for-18 at the faceoff dot. Hilton blanked Schroeder 14-0 behind five goals and four assists from Cahlan Smith, and Williamsville East edged Churchville-Chili 7-6 in the day's closest finish.

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. 

MONDAY - The standout performance came from Penn Yan, which opened its season with a 19-2 win over Homer behind five goals and three assists from Braden Fingar, four goals from Miles Ditzell, and a perfect 13-for-13 faceoff showing from Greyson Hathway. Freshman Logan Sprague scored his first varsity goal and added his first varsity assist in the same game. Orchard Park handed Fairport its second loss 13-6, with Fairport getting first varsity points from Marco Provenzano, CJ Trumble, and Grant Ralston. Canisius rallied from a 6-1 first-quarter deficit to edge Rush-Henrietta 10-9 in what was the day's closest finish.

Looking Ahead

Vacation time is over and the schedule now has thirty games this week, including:

On Monday Greece is at Wayne.

On Tuesday there are five games including Auburn at Geneva and St. Francis at McQuaid Jesuit.

On Wednesday Schroeder takes on Greece, Fairport is at Palm-Mac, Pittsford is at Penfield, and R-h is at Thomas.

On Thursday McQuaid Jesuit is at Aquinas, Horseheads travels to Spencerport and the Pride is at Brockport.

On Friday there are nine games scheduled, including West Genesee at Penn Yan, Canandaigua at HF-L, R-H at Hilton and Thomas at Brighton. 

On Saturday the week ends with Churchville-Chili at Gates Chili, Spencerport at Pittsford, and Wayne at Pal-Mac.

There are lots of good matchups this week. Don’t forget to check the full schedule and game times on the games page.