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heading into the HS playoffs.chris pickle (33G, 32A) and bayport is 15-0 and looking good: http://scores.newsday.com/sports/highschool/team.php?id=4-7nisky (byrne & shephard) is 14-2, also connor wolff is a junior on that squad. http://laxpower.com/update16/binboy/XNISNY.PHPhttp://yourniskayuna.com/blog/2016/05/16/great-isnt-good-enough-for-niskayuna-boys-lacrosse/ Marlborough won 69% of his draws this year: http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2016/05/67718/boys-lacrosse-a-season-for-the-tuckers-to-shout-about/ward Melville (grippe) is 13-3 with a big game against smithtown west this Friday. Munoz is a junior. http://laxpower.com/update16/binboy/XWARNY.PHP connor grippe with a nice lefty goal against chaminade: http://www.msgvarsity.com/ward-melville-s-grippe-strikes-back-1.1789501
5. Ward Melville (N.Y.), 17-3The Patriots are riding an eight-game win streak into the Class A state semifinals, thanks to a stingy defense that has not allowed any opponent to score more than eight goals during their run. Ward Melville topped Connetquot (N.Y.), 13-5, in the Suffolk A championship, then followed that with a 9-5 win over Syosset in the Long Island Class A championship game as Connor Grippe (Stony Brook) finished with two goals and two assists. Eddie Munoz (Stony Brook) added three goals for the Patriots, who face Lakeland/Panas in the state semifinals Wednesday.
The Patriots (18-4) bounced back to take a 5-4 lead as Connor Grippe scored with 5:08 left in the third, and then Eddie Munoz took a feed from Dominic Pryor and beat Victor goalie Chayse Ierlan 55 seconds into the fourth quarter.
The result was three straight Victor goals as Dan Barrow and Ryan Maloney tied the game with goals one minute apart, and Andrew Russell’s goal at 8:08 gave Victor a 4-3 lead. Grippe tied the game three minutes later with another goal on the run, and Eddie Munoz fired a rocket past goalie Chayse Ierlan at 11:05 of the fourth quarter for a 5-4 lead.
Senior attack and midfielder Connor Grippe bounced in a good goal before Victor scored unassisted with its first goal of the game for a 3-1 halftime advantage over a team that averaged 16 goals per game up to that point.Victor proved why it is undefeated though, and scored three unanswered goals before Grippe moved the ball to the middle and stretched the netting unassisted, to knot the game at four goals apiece with 5:08 left in the third.The teams remained in a stalemate until the fourth, when junior attack Eddie Munoz rocketed a shot between the pipes from up top to give the Patriots a 5-4 advantage, but again, the Blue Devils proved what they are really made of.
5. Ward Melville (N.Y.), 18-4The Patriots won nine straight games en route to the Class A title game, where they lost 7-5 to Victor. Ward Melville was just the second team all season to hold a deep and dangerous Victor squad under 10 goals. Connor Grippe (Stony Brook) scored two goals for the Patriots, who topped Lakeland/Panas, 16-6, in the state semifinals. Eddie Munoz (Stony Brook) netted five goals in the semifinal win. Previous ranking: 5
Jake Shephard, Sr., Niskayuna: Shephard, who will play for Stony Brook next season with fellow Silver Warrior Aidan Byrne, was also a Times Union first-team all-star in 2015.
Cory Van Ginhoven, Butler, Sr.: All-American, first-team, all-state pick; Stony Brook University signee led Bulldogs with 80 goals, 20 assists.
NISKAYUNA — Seven Niskayuna boys’ lacrosse players earned league recognition when the Suburban Council released its all-league teams Wednesday.Joining the first team from Niskayuna were attackman James Sexton, defenseman Jake Shephard, face-off specialist Dylan Pantalone and midfielders Lucas Quinn and Mike Doxie.Second-team selections went to attackman Aidan Byrne and defensive midfielder Justin Wise. Niskayuna won the league’s regular season title.
High School: Played for coach Tom Flatley at Garden City … 2011 New York Class A All-State First Team and All-Long Island selection … In 2011, connected on 50-of-52 PATs and was 5-of-9 on field goals, including a 49-yarder … Also recorded 47 touchbacks … Hit 13-of-18 career field goals, including three in a playoff game to set the Nassau County record for the most points scored by a kicker in a playoff game … Also played varsity lacrosse, making two state championship game appearances … Was a long jumper and sprinter for the indoor track & field team as a senior … Member of the National Honor Society.Personal: Ryan Fergus Norton … Son of Michael and Kristen Norton … Two brothers and two sisters… played football for Syracuse from 2012-2015.