CENTRAL NEW YORK – All area high school lacrosse games got postponed last Tuesday night, a rare instance of extreme weather – in this case, heavy snow – taking everyone off the fields.
Once the snow melted and the turf cleared, games resumed and Cazenovia won big on the girls side last Thursday night, the Lakers putting away Bishop Ludden/Bishop Grimes in an 18-2 romp.
A series of draws won by Charlie Prior and Ella Gale led to a constant attack and a 13-1 halftime advantage. Leading the way, Tara Pratt scored four times, with Hayden Bubble earning three goals and three assists.
Prior got two goals and two assists, with Maddy DeAngelis adding two goals and three assists. Caroline Mehlbaum also converted twice, with Bridget Stromer-Galley notching four assists as she joined Gale, Maura Phillips, Izzy Stromer-Galley and Ilsa Denton recording single goals.
Then the Lakers moved above the .500 mark on Saturday afternoon, working through the raindrops to top Homer 13-8.
Try as it could, the Trojans’ defense could not contain Prior, whose six goals set a career mark to go with an assist. Help came from Bridget Stromer-Galley’s two goals and two assists as Prat and Gale also scored twice and DeAngelis piled up five assists and Bubble earned a single goal.
This was on the same day that the Cazenovia boys lacrosse team got to 2-0 in an unusual match against Carthage, the defenses completely taking over and the Lakers managing to pull it out by a 4-2 margin.
It took until the second quarter for someone to get a goal, and the Comets’ tally was matched to create a 1-1 tie at the break. As it turned out, the third period was decisive, Cazenovia converting three times.
Ben Bianco had a part in all the Lakers’ scoring plays, from his two goals to assists on both tallies by Owen Porter. Everything else got turned back by Carthage goalie Conor Hickey, who had 15 saves, but Tucker Ives stopped 12 of the Comets’ 14 direct shots, including a fourth-quarter shutout to preserve the lead.
Meanwhile the Chittenango girls team, snowed out against Marcellus on Tuesday night, played Jordan-Elbridge two days later and took a 14-11 loss to the Eagles.
Leading a balanced Bears attack, Gracie Hayes-Brazell had three goals and one assist, with Anna Lazzaro and Sequoya Roberts each converting twice and Lazzaro adding two assists.
Persephone Rohrer and Solana Rohrer both got one goal and one assist, with Reese Ferstler and McKenzie LaCotta also converting. J-E standout Kelsey Brunelle’s four goals put her past the 100-goal mark for her career as Bri Gilfus also got four goals for the Eagles, adding two assists.
Chittenango’s boys team struggled in its return last Thursday afternoon in a 14-3 defeat to J-E. Shut out in the first half, Chittenango did not get on the board until it was the third quarter and the Eagles were building a double-digit edge.
Henry Miller did score twice in the late going, with Joey DiNitale getting the other goal. Kole Smith played most of the game in the net and finished with 11 saves. A 17-3 loss to Owego/Apalachin followed on Saturday afternoon.
