SALMON RIVER RALLIES TO WIN STATE QUARTERFINAL 4-3
SALMON RIVER 4, STARPOINT 3
Section VI Starpoint mounted a two-goal lead on 24 shots
through two periods and held Section X Salmon River to
just 15 shots on goal, while their hot goaltender Richie
Gareau kept the Shamrocks scoreless for two periods --
but saw a different Shamrock team come onto the ice in
the third period. Appearing “loaded for bear” and in
breathtaking fashion, Salmon River stormed out, first
capitalizing on a carryover power play when Luke Miller
blasted shot from between the faceoff circles up high
and into the mesh, just 15 seconds into the period. Just
36 seconds later, Cade Cook and Section X’s top
regular-season scorer Evan Collette raced in 2-on-2,
with Collette banking the game-tying goal. The two
scores countered Mike Merrifield’s marker with 1:23 left
in the first period, and Austin Bush’s goal with 1:53
left in the middle period for Starpoint. The Spartans
regained the lead 3-2 when junior forward William
Mainstone lasered a shot from the high slot that beat
Shamrock goalie Rick Chartland over the glove 7:13 left
in the contest. Just 1:22 later, when Starpoint failed
to clear the puck, a pass from the corner to the crease
found Kade Cook’s stick. The senior forward jammed twice
at the puck that squeezed through a hole and slid across
the goal line, tying the game at 3-3. Salmon River went
on a final power play in the last 3:12. Collette
rocketed a shot from the high slot. When goalie Gareau
leaned slightly right to see the shot, the puck sailed
over the opposite shoulder and into the net with 1:25
left to give Salmon River its only lead of the game 4-3.
Starpoint got one close scoring chance with :02 left,
but Chartland slid across his crease and made a pad
stop, just before the final horn.
SALMON RIVER REPEATS
TITLE BEATING O.F.A. 7-3

Salmon River's Oscar Cook (14) wires a goal just inside
the right goalpost in the first period. New York
State’s #1-ranked Division II boys high-school hockey
team added another title to its storied history. The
Salmon River Shamrocks capitalized on three first-period
goals from Evan Collette, Carter Johnson and Oscar Cool
to springboard a 7-3 win over the Ogdensburg Blue Devils
to win its second Section X Division II championship at
Clarkson University’s Cheel Arena. OFA provided a
glimmer of hope when Dylan Irvine scored from Keagan
Frederick to open the second period, but Salmon River
scored just 41 seconds later when Connor Dishaw lit the
lamp from Luke Miller. Johnson and Dishaw scored again
before the close of the second period to build a 6-1
lead. Collette added his second goal to open the third
period. Tyler Sovie and Jack Mills scored the final two
goals for OFA. (Bob LaRue photo)
(#2) o.F.A. rallies past (#3) ISLANDERS 5-2 IN
SEMIFINALS

Ogdensburg forward Dylan Irvine (5) chips in the
loose puck from behind Thousand Islands
goalie Brayton Bradley (1) to score the first goal of
the game, early in the first period. A
strong third period lifted O.F.A. past the
Islanders 5-2 to advance into the
Section X Division II Championship against Salmon
River. Irvine scored two goals, while Camden Griffith
contributed a pair of assists for O.F.A. Tegan Frederick
scored what proved to be the game winner. Brady
Sherbino gave the Islanders a brief lead at 2-1 in the
first period, before the devils rallied with four
straight goals. (Cody Jenne photo)