SALMON RIVER LOSES HEART-BREAKER IN O.T. IN STATES

Cazenovia's John Greacen (2) celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in sudden-victory overtime lifting the Lakers to a 14-13 win over previously-unbeaten and #3-ranked Salmon River in the New York Class C Boys Lacrosse quarterfinals.  The Lakers' victory spoiled Salmon River's comeback from an 8-2 deficit in the second quarter.  The Shamrocks owned a 13-11 lead in the final three minutes before falling.  (Eric Foote photo)   Game Gallery   NCSN Game Broadcast

Salmon River's Austin Kavendre (3) protects the ball from a stick check of a Cazenovia player.  (Foote photo)
Salmon River bounced back from an 8-2 first-half deficit, closing to within a pair of goals at the half, 8-6.  After an exchange of goals to start the third quarter, the Shamrocks netted five straight markers to gain a 12-10 lead.  Seth Oakes led the rally with three of the goals, while Oakley Thomas tied the game at 10-10 and Quinn Powless chipped in a marker. But Cazenovia also had a rally in its end-of-game arsenal.   John Greacen buried a goal.  Dalston Day countered for Salmon River, then the Lakers' Connor Cannizzaro netted the final two goals in regulation to force overtime at 13-13.  Cazenovia dominated the play in the extra period with full control of the ball.  Greacen netted the game winner touching off a celebration in the sudden victory win at 2:28 of the extra period.  Seth Oakes led Salmon River with six goals.  Day struck for two goals.  
 

SALMON RIVER POLISHES OFF UNBEATEN SEASON WITH TITLE

Potsdam's Nate Carey (9) dives to prevent Salmon River's Quinn Powless (77) from recovering a ground ball.  Salmon River jetted to a 12-1 first-half lead, en route to a 21-2 rout of the Sandstoners in the Section X Class C Championship.  Seth Oakes tallied four goals and two assists, while, Ky Tarbell added two goals and four assist, and Dalston Day and Jay Square sunk three goals while dishing one helper each in the Shamrock win.  (Mike Burns photo)  Game Gallery

Potsdam's Jeff Pignona (27) gets double-teamed and sandwiched between Salmon RIver's Adam Bomberry and Storm Adams.  Adams dropped in two goals wtih an assist. Quinn Powless had a goal and four helpers. Single goals to Austin Cavender, Kiio Jacobs, Kamm David, Oakley Thomas, Peter Porter and Kyle Lewis. Nolan Thomas had three saves and Kobi Johnson had four saves for Salmon. Potsdam goals were scored by Kyle Kingsley and Shawn Lilly. Jason Cardinal made three stops and Aaron Deon had four saves for Potsdam.  Salmon River will now play Cazenovia in the New York State lacrosse quarterfinals Saturday, June 4th at Potsdam High School.  Game time 3:30 p.m.
 

POTSDAM OUTLASTS CANTON 17-12 IN CLASS C SEMIFINAL

Potsdam's Shawn Lillie (3) dodges Canton's Eb Foote (20) down the ally and gets a score on the run.  The Potsdam Sandstoners emerged from a 4-3 deficit with nine straight goals spanning the second and third periods, then fended off a furious Canton comeback attempt for a 17-12 win in the Class C semifinals.  (Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery
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Canton goalie Jeff Hammond charges Potsdam's Sam Miller as he catches the ball in front of the net for a shot.  However, Miller was able to elude the rush and flipped the ball over Hammond into the open net.  Potsdam was powered by a balanced attack with four goals and one assist each from Sam Miller and Shawn Lillie. A.J. Landi buried three goals and dished an assist, while Garrett Ditullio contributed two goals and three assists and Nate Carey was good for two more goals and two assists. For the Bears’ finale, Trent Durocher zapped five goals and dealt two assists. Jesse Gilbert seared four goals with two helpers and Zach Kenny netted two goals.
 

STONERS' FAST START DOOMS HEUVELTON IN QUARTERFINAL

Potsdam's Konnor Bigwarfe (4) dodges in, but is guided to the outside by the stick and defense of Heuvelton's Matthew Ferris (7).  Potsdam dominated early the Section X Class C quarter-final game, opening a 17-1 lead midway through the third quarter.  The Sandstoners defeated Heuvelton 20-4 to advance to the Class C semifinal against Canton on Thursday. 
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  Heuvelton's Jonathan Kingsley (22) makes a nice cut from behind the net and beats Potsdam defender Josh Adams (33) for Heuvelton's second goal of the game.  The second-seeded Sandstoners were led by Kyle Grant with five goals, along with three goals each from Sam Miller and Sebastian Grimberg. Potsdam advances to host #3-seeded Canton in the Class C semifinals on Thursday. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs closed out the season without a win in 15 tries.

SHAMROCKS ROMP EARLY IN SEMIFINAL WIN VS. MASSENA

  A Salmon River player took a behind-the-back shot that just went off the stick of the  Massena goalie.  The Shamrocks capitalized at almost every turn in the first half, leading 21-1 at intermission, en route to a 24-6 romp over the Red Raiders in the Class C semifinals.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Salmon River's Quinn Powless (77) pops the ball up to himself after winning the faceoff.  Salmon was guided by four goals and five assists from Ky Tarbell and five scores and two assists from Austin Cavender. Adding three goals each were Dalston Day, Kevin Davey and Kamm David. Quinn Powless ripped two goals and three assists. Massena scoring came in pairs from Rhodes Tarbell, Randal Seymour and Zach Hopps.
 

MASSENA DOMINATES O.F.A.
IN CLASS C QUARTERFINAL

Ogdensburg's Nick Perrigo (3) quick sticks a goal into the top-left corner of the net behind Massena's goalie Michael Lazore (29).  However, the Massena Red Raiders cruised past Ogdensburg 17-5 in the Section X Class C quarterfinals.  Massena advances to play top-seeded Salmon River in the semifinals.  (Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery

Ogdensburg's Isaiah Johnson runs through a Massena player as he makes his way towards the goal.  Three-goal performances were turned in by Massena’s Rhoades Tarbell, James Pierce and Grayson Phillips. The fourth-seeded Raiders will have the task for trying to upset top-seeded and state ranked Salmon River in the Class C semifinals. The fifth-seeded Blue Devils were led by Andrew Hilborne who netted two of the three goals. O.F.A. wrapped up at 5-12 overall.
 

CANTON ELIMINATES COLTS IN CLASS C QUARTERFINAL 17-5

Canton's Jesse Gilbert gets a step on the Colton-Pierrepont defender Tory Boyce (10) in racing for the net.   Colton-Pierrepont stayed close in the early stages of the game, trailing 6-3 midway through the second quarter.  However, Canton surged for five goals late in the half to lead 11-3 at intermission, en route to a 17-5 win in the Section X Class C quarterfinals.
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  Colton-Pierrepont's Nick Rycroft protects the ball against a swarm of Golden Bears defenders.  Jesse Gilbert notched five goals to pace the third-seeded Bears over #6-seeded Colts. Zach Kenny wristed three goals and dealt two assists. Cody Green lasered two goals for Colton-Pierrepont that closed its season at 2-14 overall.

Canton honored the memory of graduate and lacrosse standout Josh Ayrassian by bringing his jersey number officially out of retirement, following their Section X Class C quarterfinal win over Colton-Pierrepont.  A player will be chosen by the team each year to wear the uniform in honor of Ayrassian.   Eb Foote (#3) with his family (left) and members of the Ayrassian family (right) is the first Canton player to wear the number 3 since Ayrassian wore it in the spring of 2003.
 

ST. LAWRENCE FALLS TO J-D RAMS IN N.Y.S. QUARTERS 18-4

Jamesville-Dewitt's Deke Burns (31) looks for room around the  cage while defended by St. Lawrence Central's Martin Frego (20).  The Red Rams' Jordan Evans pumped in two goals and dealt five assists to lead Jamesville-Dewitt to an 18-4 win over St. Lawrence Central  in the New York Class C quarterfinals.  (Eric Foote photo)   Game Gallery   NCSN Game Broadcast
St. Lawrence Central's Nate Cole protects the ball from Jamesville-Dewitt's Dave Distefano.  J-D opened up a quick 4-0 lead within the first two minutes of the contest and opened a
7-0 lead before Brady Helmer netted the Larries' first goal.  Brian LaBier added a second period goal, Dalton Lottie buried a third-period score and Brady Helmer closed the scoring for the Larries in the final period.  Deke Burns delivered four goals and one assist and Jordan Evans dealt two goals and an assist.
 

ST. LAWRENCE REPEATS AS CLASS B CHAMPS VS. STORM

Saranac Lake's Mike Sappone (19) escapes alone in front of St. Lawrence Central goaltender Andrew Fiske (21) for a point-blank shot and scores.  The Red Storm  rallied for five straight goals to climb back within 10-8, before falling to the St Lawrence Central Larries 13-9 in the Section X Class B Championship game.  Larries’ top scorer Nate Cole continued his prowess with five goals, helping the Larries fend off a five-goal streak for the Red Storm in a 13-9 win. The Larries led 8-3 at the half and opened the third quarter with two quick markers.   (Mike Burns photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence Central's Daniel Frohm (7) and Brady Helmer (17) team up to carry the ball between Red Storm defenders Chandler Gach (left) and Peter Madden (7).  The Red Storm surged back with five goals in a row, led by Seth Pickereign’s three markers, reducing the lead to 10-8 with 4:01 remaining. However, the Larries’ Marshall Berninghausen also added four goals along with Cole’s late net finders. The Larries improved to 11-4 overall and return to state playoffs, while the Red Storm dropped to 6-8 to close their season.