two penalty kicks help maple hill sink m-w jackets

Madrid-Waddington's Josh Tiernan (6) tries to redirect
the ball in a tangle with Maple Hill's Ron Radley.
The ball bounced out to M-W's Matt Kendall, who had been
swapped out of net and in to attack. Kendall
rammed home the Jackets' only goal. The Jackets
were called for two controversial infractions that
resulted in penalty kicks, one in each half. Maple
Hill connected on both in a 4-1 win in the New York
State Boys Class C Soccer quarterfinals.
(Tom Emburey photo)
Game Gallery

Madrid-Waddington netminder Matt Kendall scoops the ball
off the toe of Maple Hill attacker Jesse Moore, while
getting assistance from a trio of Jackets' defenders in
the crease. Kendall made 13 saves, facing plenty
of action. Jaycob Yager and Steve Sepowski scored
first-half goals, the latter on a penalty kick for a
handball in the box. Willie Monty scored on a direct
kick and Sepowski buried his second penalty kick after
Moore was tripped in the boxe. Maple Hill's Deryck
VanAlstyne made just two saves in backstopping the
victory.
M-W JACKETS TURN BACK LARRIES IN CLASS C SEMIFINAL
By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
In the first post-season appearance, the
brand-new St. Lawrence Central Larries team looked to pull
off an upset against second-seeded and defending Class C
Champion Madrid-Waddington Yellow Jackets in the Section X
Class C playoffs by netting the game’s first goal. Hayden
Beaulieu ripped twine on an unassisted marker at 17:21, with
the only score of the first half. However, the Yellow
Jackets pounced quickly after intermission, netting two
goals in the first seven minutes. Colin O’Bryan tickled the
twines at 1:34 and Jacob Mayette netted what proved to be
the game winner at 6:30 of the second half to turn the game
around. Zach Marcellus was credited with the goal on a shot
that directed off a Larries’ defender at 18:20. O’Bryan
scored his second goal on a cross at 32:29 for the final
marker. Matt Kendall posted six saves in the net for the
Jackets. Reagan Dunbar turned out nine saves, including
three incredible stops in a row on a flurry in the Larries’
crease. Madrid-Waddington advances to play top-seeded
Brushton-Moira for the Class C title. The Larries finished
their first-ever season at 2-7 overall.