Williamsville North will host a second straight night of New York State boys lacrosse tournament action on Thursday, with two more first-round matchups on tap as Section V programs again make the trip west to face Section VI opponents.

The evening opens at 5 p.m. with a Class D clash between Penn Yan and East Aurora. The Mustangs are one of the most decorated programs in New York state history, arriving as the reigning NYS Class D champions and 28-time Section V titlists with a 16-3 record and a coaching staff that has now won 344 games at the school. Penn Yan dismantled top-seeded Palmyra-Macedon 17-5 in the Section V final, never trailing after the opening goal, and carries a roster headlined by Braden Fingar, a Towson-bound midfielder with 85 points on the season, and faceoff specialist Greyson Hathway, who has piled up 178 ground balls.

East Aurora counters with a matching 16-3 record and the Section VI Class D title, won convincingly with a 24-9 final over Eden/North Collins. The Blue Devils have shown they can compete cross-section; their win over HF-L earlier this season is a credential — but Penn Yan beat that same HF-L team 15-5, and Hamburg 15-7, by margins that suggest a different level of dominance. Penn Yan is a clear favorite, though East Aurora's tournament experience and home-area crowd give them a chance to make it interesting.

The nightcap at 7:30 brings the marquee matchup of the week — Class A, Section V champion Penfield against Section VI champion Kenmore. The Patriots finished 14-4 and claimed their eighth Section V title, capped by a 13-3 dismantling of McQuaid in the final. Head coach John Schembri's squad is built around Brodie Joyce, the Section V MVP with 84 points, an All-Section goalie in Mason Schembri, a dominant faceoff specialist in Colin Miller who reached 500 career faceoff wins this season and US Lacrosse All-American AJ Theodorakakos on defense. Kenmore enters at 11-3 with one of the most explosive offenses in Class A anywhere in New York, led by Connor Whitney's 111 points, Bryan Lansing's 86, and freshman Nolan McPhee's 68.

If Kenmore's three-headed attack gets rolling, they are capable of beating anyone. But Penfield's defense, their faceoff dominance, and their tournament pedigree make them the favorite heading into Thursday night.

Winners from both games advance to Saturday's regional round, with Section V victors hosting at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School. Full Story

Penn Yan scored the opening goal and never trailed in their 17-5 win over top seeded Pal-Mac in Section V Championship. Full Story

Penfield defended its Section V Class A championship with a 13-3 win over McQuaid Jesuit, claiming the program's eighth sectional title. Full Story

HFL continued their Sectional Title streak with the program’s 4th straight Championship (the longest current streak in Section Five) with a 16-6 win over Geneva. The Cougars scored eight unanswered goals, holding the Panthers scoreless until about halfway through the second quarter. Full Story

Victor ended Pittsford's undefeated season with a 14-12 win in the Section V Class B final, claiming the program's 11th sectional title. Full Story

DAY IN REVIEW: SATURDAY - Today's Section V championship games delivered four memorable finals. Penn Yan claimed its second straight Class D title with a 17-5 win over Pal-Mac behind All-Tournament MVP Miles Ditzell's five goals and two assists, while Honeoye Falls-Lima won its fourth consecutive Class C crown with a 16-6 defeat of Geneva, led by All-Tournament MVP Grady Goodberlet's six goals. Penfield defended its Class A title with a 13-3 win over McQuaid Jesuit behind senior Brodie Joyce's five goals and two assists, and Victor ended Pittsford's undefeated season in the Class B final, 14-12, with goalie Will Simpson earning All-Tournament MVP honors.  Full Story

The wait is over. After months of league play, rivalries renewed, and records broken, Section V crowns its champions tomorrow at St. John Fisher University. Four games. Four titles. One unforgettable day of lacrosse.

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Griffin Banister's three goals and an assist and solid contributions from Brodie Joyce and Jake Maurer carried Penfield to an 8-6 Class A semifinal win over Fairport, sending the Patriots to the final against McQuaid Jesuit. Full Story

Grady Goodberlet's five goals and an assist carried Honeoye Falls-Lima to a 14-4 Class C semifinal win over Aquinas, with Jake Gibson closing out his career with 726 saves for the Little Irish. Next up for the Cougars is Geneva on Saturday and St. John Fisher University. Full Story

Colin Wheeler's four goals, including two in a decisive five-goal fourth quarter, carried Victor past Hilton 8-6 in a back-and-forth Class B semifinal that featured three ties before the Blue Devils pulled away. The will face Pittsford in the finals on Saturday Full Story

Grant Lewis' five goals and two assists and Avery Valenti's three goals powered undefeated Pittsford to a 19-4 Class B semifinal win over Thomas, setting up a Class B final against Victor. Full Story

Ryland Dunham's four goals carried Geneva to a 6-5 Class C semifinal win over Wayne in a game that wasn't decided until the final minutes, setting up a final against Honeoye Falls-Lima on Saturday. Full Story

John Burrows' three goals and Dominic Bianchi's two goals and three assists carried McQuaid Jesuit to an 11-9 Class A semifinal win over Rush-Henrietta, with Jackson Paladino surpassing 200 career saves, setting up a final against Penfield. Full Story

Max Hill's six goals and milestone 150th career assist and Jackson Dennie's four goals and milestone 200th career goal carried Pal-Mac to a 15-4 Class D semifinal win over Marcus Whitman, setting up a final against Penn Yan. Full Story

DAY IN REVIEW: WEDNESDAY - Today's Section V semifinals delivered eight home wins across all four classes. In Class A, McQuaid Jesuit edged Rush-Henrietta 11-9 behind three goals each from John Burrows and Dominic Camarella, while Penfield held off Fairport 8-6 on Griffin Banister's three goals. Class B saw Pittsford stay perfect at 18-0 with a 19-4 win over Thomas, and Victor rallied from a deficit with five fourth-quarter goals to edge Hilton 8-6 on Colin Wheeler's four-goal effort. In Class C, Honeoye Falls-Lima's Grady Goodberlet scored five goals in a 14-4 win over Aquinas, and Geneva survived a late Wayne rally to win 6-5 on Ryland Dunham's four goals.  Full Story

Braden Fingar's five goals and three assists, Logan Sprague's five goals, and Tukker Fisher's milestone 103rd career assist carried Penn Yan to a 19-5 semifinal win over Midlakes, sending the Mustangs to the Class D final. Full Story

There were thirty-four games played last week. There were seventy-nine out of section games scheduled this year. Section V teams won 50 and lost 29 (63% wins). There is only one undefeated team at this point: Pittsford with a record of 17-0. Full Story

Ryland Dunham's nine-goal, milestone 200th career goal performance headlined Geneva's 22-0 shutout of Batavia-Notre Dame, with Jack Dunham and Dominic Gaglianese each adding three goals. Full Story

DAY IN REVIEW: SATURDAY - Milestones dominated Saturday's action. Pittsford stayed perfect at 17-0 behind Grant Lewis' eight goals, Penn Yan blanked Mynderse-Romulus 18-0 as Tukker Fisher reached 100 career assists, and Geneva's Ryland Dunham scored nine goals for his 200th career tally in a 22-0 shutout of Batavia-Notre Dame.  Full Story

Carter Casper and Sam Kuhn each scored five goals and James Sprague reached 100 career goals as Midlakes moved past Bloomfield-Honeoye 18-4 to extend its winning streak to 13. Full Story

Braden Fingar's four goals, Tukker Fisher's milestone 100th career assist, and a three-goalie shutout highlighted Penn Yan's 18-0 win over Mynderse-Romulus, stretching the Mustangs' winning streak to 11. Full Story

Connor Williams' three goals and Jake Gibson's milestone 700th career save powered Aquinas to a 9-3 non-league win over Livonia-Avon-Geneseo. Full Story

Lucas Nuccitelli's overtime goal gave Thomas a 12-11 win over Spencerport in a back-and-forth game that featured three ties and a three-goal fourth-quarter comeback by the Titans. Full Story

Preston Jackson's milestone 100th career goal, part of a three-goal day, highlighted Rush-Henrietta's 13-3 Class a quarterfinal win over East United-Eastridge. Full Story

Max Hill's five goals and three assists and Max Halsey's three goals and two assists powered Pal-Mac to a 17-3 win over Waterloo, stretching the Red Raiders winning streak to 11.  Full Story