Canandaigua wins their 28th game in a row after beating Penn Yan 9-6
Colin Peck, Canandaigua Super Middy
Canandaigua dominated play in the second half, scoring five goals while holding Penn Yan to only one and as a result, the Braves continue their 28 game winning streak with a 9-6 win over the Mustangs. The Braves took nearly twice as many shots as Penn Yan (with as many on cage as the Mustangs took in total). Sophomore goalie Cody Richardson was a major player in keeping Penn Yan close with 11 saves.
Penn Yan opened the scoring with the first two goals of the game, both unassisted. The first goal, scored by Jordan Owen, was scored with an inside dodge which deflected off the stick of Canandaigua goalie Nick King and into the cage. Two minutes later Adam Stork came down the left side of the cage with his own dodge and once again the ball deflected off King’s stick and into the cage. read the rest of the story here….
Kyle Stanney Leads The Defense In Win Over Schroeder (click the pic)
Canandaigua Academy won its seventh consecutive game this season, and 27th overall, on Tuesday afternoon with a 9-4 victory over Webster Schroeder at McAvoy Park.
“We don’t pay any attention to (the winning streak), but that’s the nature of the beast,” said CA coach Ed Mulheron. “Other people do and I understand that.”
The Braves utilized balanced scoring to break open a tight game in the second quarter.
“Our defense played well, holding them to nine goals, and with the amount of possessions they had,” said Schroeder coach Matt Petz.
“They were such a great riding team, we had a tough time clearing the ball. Give a great team like that lots of opportunities and they’re going to capitalize. They’re very athletic and they run hard.”
The Warriors (3-5) opened the scoring when senior Pete Noto controlled the faceoff and broke in to score 40 seconds into the action.
“Pete has always been a main catalyst in how our offense works,” Petz said. “He’s probably one of the faster kids around, and he’s the kind of kid who is going to go to the goal when he gets a chance.” read the rest of the story here….
Canandaigua wins 26 games in a row with big win over Corning at home.
Exactly one year ago, the Trojan of Corning East beat Canandaigua, but that was the last game the Braves lost all season and their winning streak. They have won ever since and preserved their twenty-six game winning streak today with an 11-9 win at Evans Field. Last year’s game, played in Corning, was highlighted by the goalie play of Nicky King (CA) and Tyler White (CE) and they were both back to play the return game today. King (11s/9ga) made some wonderful saves but lost on a number of bounce shots, while White (12s/11ga) also made some spectacular saves, but suffered from high corner shots by a number of Canandaigua players.
Corning started the scoring at 9:46 when Matt Nehring scored with a bounce shot that landed over Kings shoulder. Both teams spent a great deal of time on each offensive set moving the ball around the outside, not always testing match ups, but feeling players out.
Tommy Lacrosse Sorres 2 Goals In Win Over Corning East
Senior midfielder Tom LaCrosse started the Canandaigua scoring with a drive from the top of the box to the left, scoring on a medium range shot, high into the net.
Twenty second later, after a pushing call that gave the Braves a man up opportunity, senior attackman Deven Alves fed the ball to Adam Knapton on the low post. The Braves scored two more before the end of the quarter. The first, at 3:53, saw a short pass from Knapton to senior middie Gannon Osborn, open right on the crease. The second, at 1:27, was on an end-to-end clear when Osborn took the ball deep in his defensive end, dodged three riding Trojans and then dodged one more on the offensive end before finishing with the ball in the net.
With 0:14 left, Jordan Frysinger fed Ryan Schwartz, cutting to the crease for the last goal of the quarter for Corning as the Braves led 4-2.
The Canandaigua defense was deliberate and thoughtful and produced a good number of take-aways and the vast amount of their clears.
An off sides call at the end of the quarter gave the Braves the ball to start the second stanza and they scored in their man up set; LaCrosse from the top of the box on a feed from Knapton. read the rest of the story here….
The Canandaigua Braves could have scheduled a potential laugher among their current stretch of non-league boys lacrosse games.
Instead, the top-ranked Class B team in the state will risk its New York-best 25-game win streak when the Braves (5-0) host Corning East (3-0) of Section IV at noon Saturday at Evans Field.
“Any chance we have, we try to play the best competition possible,” Canandaigua coach Ed Mulheron said. “There’s not many teams a whole lot better than Corning East.” read the rest of the story here….
Deven Alves, Attack, Canandaigua Lacrosse (click the pic)
Deven Alves
Canandaigua lacrosse
Age: 18
Class: Senior
Position: Attack.
Academics: 88 average.
The scoop:
The third-year varsity player had three goals and four assists in a win over Gates Chili and four goals and four assists in a win over Penfield. He has 10 goals and 14 assists after a 1 goal and 3-assist effort at Hilton on Thursday.
Family: Parents, Cindy and Mike.
Honors:
Section V Tournament MVP with five goals and three assists in title-game win over Irondequoit, and Adidas high school All-American last spring with 47 goals and 20 assists.
College: Committed to (UMBC)
University of Maryland-Baltimore County. read the rest of the story here….
Canandaigua Ranked #1 in First State Ranking For 2010
The first state poll is out today and eleven Section Five teams make the list sponsored by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
In Class A, Fairport is in the number 8 position while the Greece Thunder (Ath/Ody) and Pittsford make the Honorable Mention list.
In Class B, Canandaigua starts out in the Number one slot. Brighton is listed as Number 15 while Irondequoit, McQuaid Jesuit and Thomas make Honorable Mention.
In Class C, Penn Yan starts out in number 5 and Aquinas is in at number 11 while Palmyra-Macedon is on the Honorable Mention list.
The top spots in week one go to Ward Melville (Section 11) in Class A, Canandaigua in Class B and Manhasset (Section 
in Class C.
You can view all the NYS rankings here….
InsideLacrosse.com Canandaigua Ranked #14 In The Nation
CA stickmen earn school record 23rd straight with win over Gates Chili
#7 Deven Alves Scores 4 goal and adds 4 assists As Canandaigua Sets New School Record With 23 Consecutive Wins
The players on the Canandaigua Academy lacrosse team didn’t even realize that they were, yet again, on the cusp of history. The Braves were unwittingly looking for their 23rd straight victory and got it, tying a school record for consecutive wins with a 21-5 domination of host Gates Chili on Tuesday.
Neither rain nor tenacious and athletic Gates defenders could stop CA attack Deven Alves who recorded four goals and four assists to pace his club. Taking it one game at a time might sound like a cliche, but it’s a way of life in the CA clubhouse.
“It all started with last year’s team and those kids went on to college,” said Alves, whose team is now 3-0. “We just took the torch.” read the rest of the story here….
Canandaigua Lacrosse Has A Strong Connection With St John Fisher
Canandaigua Lacrosse Alum Andrew Andrew Knoblauch (Fisher) & Nick Munn (Ithaca) Started At Midfield For The 2008 Section 5 Champion Canandaigua Braves
No doubt about it, the connection runs deep. And while it’s a fifty-fifty proposition at best that connections can be successful, there is no doubt that this connection has been very successful from the get-go and more than likely will continue.
St. John Fisher Cardinals men’s head lacrosse coach John Johnson’s Canandaigua roots run the deepest of the six Brave lacrosse alumni connected to this season’s Cardinals. Johnson used to coach the Braves boys lacrosse team for 26 years before taking over the reigns of the Cardinals lacrosse program in 2005.
Johnson’s presence in Cardinal lacrosse lore was quickly ingrained as Fisher’s men’s lacrosse teams have clinched three ECAC Upstate Championship berths in Johnson’s first four years at Fisher. Last year was Johnson’s high-water mark so far, with the Cardinals winning a school-record 15 games, going 15-3 on a season that led all the way to the Empire 8 League Championship game. read the rest of the story here….
Brandon Thompson Leads Canandaigua In Scoring With 4 goals In 2010 Season Opener Aginst Pittsford
Despite facing a game opponent who nearly pulled off a miraculous comeback, the Canandaigua boys lacrosse team passed their first test of the 2010 season.
The Braves defeated Pittsford 7-5 Monday at Nazareth College in the season opener for both teams. After building a 6-0 lead into halftime Canandaigua held off the Panther comeback over the final 2:26 to secure the non-league win.
The Braves earned their 22nd consecutive victory. read the rest of the story here….
How can you possibly top what the Canandaigua Braves boys lacrosse team did last year? Here is a big clue: They don’t intend to.
Collin Carson and the Braves to open their season against Pittsford at Nazareth College
“I don’t know if it is ever possible to repeat previous seasons’ performances,” said CA head lacrosse coach Ed Mulheron, who over 26 years has been a CA lacrosse coach in one form or another at the Academy. “Last year might have been special because of the ‘In the Balance’ exposure and where we wound up, with a state title and all, but the year before that was special and we expect to make this year special too. All in it’s own way.”
While under the watchful Internet eye of the “In the Balance” spotlight that turned out to be around the world, the Braves, while going 22-2 on the season, won the Finger Lakes 1 league title, the Class B sectional title, Western Regional title and, their ultimate goal, a state title. A tough act to follow indeed. read the rest of the story here….
