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'Cats Whitewash Maroons
The visiting West Genesee Wildcats came up with win
number six on the season with a 9-0 shutout of the "host"
Auburn Maroons on a gorgeous afternoon at Corcoran High
School. Despite the shutout, the inspired play of Auburn
in many aspects of the game including time of possession,
ground balls and face-offs seemed in favor of the out manned
Maroons.
The opening stanza was played evenly and
featured tight defensive pressure by both teams punctuated
by offensive lapses at the opposite side of the field.
It took nearly the entire quarter but the Wildcats got
on the board first when junior attacker Adam Mazzoni floated
a nice cross crease pass to fellow junior attacker Collin
Donahue who banked it off the opposite upright at the 4:20
mark. Mazzoni again served up the assist when this time
he hit senior middie Scott Cost 10 yards out who ripped
a high shot over the left shoulder of the Auburn goalie
to take a 2-0 lead with 2:42 remaining.
The second saw Donahue again tally when senior middie Matt
Grogan spotted him the ball and and tucked in against the
upright a little over a minute into the quarter. Genny
squandered three man-up opportunities in a stretch running
from the end of the first quarter into the mid stages
of the second before junior middie Joe Pompo bounced
in a running shot with 1:52 remaining in the half to push
the lead to 3-0. Senior defender Jaren Woeppel seemed to
have his way in whatever position he found himself in.
From close defensive pressure and takeaways to winning
draws at the face-off circle Woeppel seemed to be everywhere
on the field and smack dab in the middle of virtually every
Maroon attack. The period's scoring ended when Mazzoni
again found the open man cutting to the cage. This time
it was junior middie Tim Desko, who streaking in from the
left hand side deposited the ball in the top right corner
for a 5-0 Wildcat halftime lead.
The third quarter again saw a drought in the Wildcat offense
with a few too many in- transition chances and opportunities
left unclaimed. It took nearly the entire 3rd quarter before
Cost tallied his second of the contest with a running right-handed
shot tucked against the pipe from 15 yards out to make
the score 6-0. Junior goalie John Galloway continuously
brushed aside those shots which somehow penetrated the
Wildcat defensive front ending up with 18 saves on the
day.
The fourth period action saw a nice defensive strip by
middie Matt Grogan trigger a Genny fast break
with five Wildcats touching the ball as it advanced up
field to senior attacker Chris Schmidt posted right goal
line extended. Schmidt then quickly zipped a pass to junior
attacker Brian Donahue who tossed the ball past the now
out-of-position and diving net minder for a 7-0 advantage.
Adam Mazzoni was finally on the receiving end when Collin
Donahue tagged him with a pass as he crossed pass the front
of the cage. With momentum carrying him further away and
having to twist his upper body to face the goal,
Mazzoni whipped
a bouncing shot back towards the net catching the Auburn
goalie off guard for a 8-0 lead with 4:51 remaining. Schmidt
then found sophomore middie Luke Cometti striding
in from the left side where he placed a shot at the feet
of the goaltender with 4:01 left in the game to make the
score 9-0. Junior middie Matt Evanchek had opportunity
to give the 'Cats their fourth consecutive 10 goal game
as he ripped in a twenty-yard shot that came a half second
too late as the final horn sounded.
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Cost 2-0, C. Donahue 2-1, Mazzoni
1-3, Grogan 0-1, Pompo 1-0, Desko 1-0, Schmidt
0-2, B. Donahue 1-0, Cometti 1-0
Saves: Galloway 18
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