Thursday: Brockport Over Eastridge

DAY IN REVIEW: THURSDAY -  In Thursday night action, the visiting team was victorious in all four games.

MYNDERSE-ROMULUS 14 - NEWARK-MIDLAKES 6  - Mynderse-Romulus faced Newark-Midlakes in the first game of the season for both teams and the Blue Devils prevailed, 14-6.   There were no statistics reported from either team at post time.  Both teams resume play the week of April 10.   [BOXSCORE]

BROCKPORT-9 - EASTRIDGE 7  -    In a tightly contested match at Eastridge, Brockport defeated the Lancers by a score of 9-7.  There were no statistics reported from Brockport at post time.  Ada Krupa had four goals for the Lancers, while Melody Gaudio recorded nine saves.  The Blue Devils' next game is their home opener against Churchville-Chili on April 12.  Eastridge hosts Thomas on April 10.   [BOXSCORE] 

HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA 15 - CHURCHVILLE-CHILI 4  -   The opener of the 2023 season was good for the HF-L Cougars as they pulled out a 15-4 win over the Saints from Churchville-Chili.  Both Shaye Angelo and Paige Kidd led the Cougars on the circle, Angelo tallying nine draw controls and Kidd five.  The Cougars were led on offense by Shaye Angelo with four goals and two assists.  Shavonne Callahan, Lexi Finnegan, Campbell Hewlett, and Rory Turk each scored for the Saints.  HF-L travels to Irondequoit on Friday to face the Eagles in their second game of the year. The Saints will take the field next on April 10 when they host Gananda-Marion.   [BOXSCORE] 

MERCY 14 - WATERLOO-MARCUS WHITMAN 10  -   Mercy rallied from a 7-5 halftime deficit to defeat Waterloo-Marcus Whitman, 14-10.  There were no statistics reported from Mercy at post time. For Waterloo-Marcus Whitman, Maci Mueller and Natalie Disanto each scored four times.  Madycyn Hurdle (10s) had a strong game in goal.  The Monarchs return to the field Friday when they visit Canandaigua.  Waterloo-Marcus Whitman takes on Penn Yan on April 10.   [BOXSCORE] 

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Wednesday: Games postponed

DAY IN REVIEW: WEDNESDAY -  There were two games scheduled and both had to be postponed. The game between Webster Thomas and Spencerport was suspended mid-game due to weather in the first half with Spencerport leading, 4-2. The game will be resumed at a date and time to be determined.

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Tuesday: Fairport over Irondequoit

DAY IN REVIEW: TUESDAY -  Fairport, Brighton and the newly-formed Waterloo-Marcus Whitman team were winners today. There were six teams playing and, sadly, only one turned in a game report.

FAIRPORT 14 - IRONDEQUOIT 8  - In the closest game of the evening, Fairport opened their season at home with an impressive14-8 victory over Irondequoit. Fairport dominated from wire to wire, establishing a 7-3 lead by halftime and extending the margin to 6 in the second half.  Ella Peers and Lily Kondas led Fairport with 4 goals a piece, while Katie Mallaber (1g-3a) acted as Fairports main distributor, also notching 4 points. Ava Peers earned possessions for Fairport, collecting 6 Draw Controls, while also scoring 2 goals. Fairport remains home for a clash with Penfield this Friday, while Irondequoit will host HFL in their home opener.  No Book was submitted for Irondequoit at time of post.   [BOXSCORE]

BRIGHTON 18 - HILTON 4  - Brighton began their 2023 campaign by beating Hilton 18-4.  Brighton scored 3 goals within the first few minutes and never looked back from there. Brighton will take 2 weeks off, and next plays at Webster Schroeder on April 12.  While Hilton will host Greece this Friday. No book was submitted for either team at time of post.   [BOXSCORE] 

WATERLOO-MARCUS-WHITMAN 16 - GENEVA 8  - In Finger lakes action, Waterloo-Marcus Whitman doubled up Geneva 16-8 in Waterloo. Waterloo will look to stay undefeated as they will welcome Mercy on Thursday, and Geneva will seek to even their record when they host Pal-ac in their home opener in 2 weeks. No Book was reported for either team.  [BOXSCORE] 

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Monday: Aquinas Wins Season Opener

DAY IN REVIEW: MONDAY -  Aquinas was the winner in the only game played today. The Thomas at Eastridge game was postponed.

LIVONIA-AVON 6 - AQUINAS 16  - In the opener for both teams,  Aquinas defeated Livonia-Avon by a score of 16-6.  Sienna Hinchcliffe (6g/2a) and Carissa Schneider (3g/2a) led the scoring for the Little Irish.  Sienna Hinchcliffe also collected six draw controls and caused four turnovers.  Catriona Hoelperl had three saves.  There were no statistics reported from Livonia-Avon at post time.    [BOXSCORE]

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Friday: Season opens

DAY IN REVIEW: FRIDAY -  The 2023 season opened today at Churchville-Chili where Penfield saw eleven different players scored goals. 

CHURCHVILLE-CHILI 1 - PENFIELD 17   - Penfield and Churchville-Chili had the honor of kicking-off the 2023 Section V Girls Lacrosse regular season tonight as the lone game on the docket.  Penfield ran away from the Saints 17-1.  Freshman Peyton Rothfuss led all scorers with 4 goals and 3 assists, while junior attacker, Emerson Mathis also accounted for heavy offensive production with 3 goals and 2 assists.  Penfield's balanced offensive attack featured eleven different players finding their way into the scorebook.  Sophomore midfielder Aleah Petre earned additional possessions for Penfield, leading the team with 4 groundballs, and Penfield's defensive team effort held Churchville to just 1 goal all evening.  

For Churchville-Chili, Campbell Hewlett scored their lone goal on an 8-mater shot, and although the Saints gave up 17 goals, Goalkeeper Mikayla Mellenthine saved 14 shots.  Penfield will face Fairport next Friday in an early season Class A marquee match-up, and Churchville-Chili will look to rebound next Thursday against HF-L.      [BOXSCORE]

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Post Season Awards 2022

Both the Finger Lakes and the Monroe County awards have now been entered and player pages have been updated.

Note: The USA All Americans have been submitted to the National office for approval and will posted here when available.

Finger Lakes Awards

Players of the Year for Finger Lakes were Kylie Waughe (Pal-Mac Midfield), Bailey Cooper (Penn Yan Attack) and Dana Jolly (Waterloo Defense).  The Finger Lakes Coach of the Year was Chris Hansen (Penn Yan).

First Team: Natalie Disanto (Waterloo), Maci Mueller (Waterloo), Dana Jolly (Waterloo), Kylie Waeghe (Pal-Mac), Reagan Diehl (Pal-Mac), Molly Seither (Pal-Mac), Bailey Cooper (Penn Yan), Kaley Griffin (Penn Yan), Avery Castner (Penn Yan), Allie Good (Geneva), Rylie McGhan (Geneva), Jenna Havert (Newark-Midlakes), Stella Del Papa (Newark-Midlakes), Kelly Kohberger (Mynderse), Riley Simpson (Wayne), Lily Morse (Marcus Whitman).

All Finger Lakes Players Pages have been updated for 1st Team, 2nd Team, 3rd Team and Honorable Mention. The full list is also available. The "Awards Page" has all sorts of information as well.

Monroe County Awards

Monroe County coaches awarded fifty first team and fifty second team players.

All Monroe County Players Pages have been updated for 1st Team and 2nd Team awards. The full list is also available. The "Awards Page" has all sorts of information as well.

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Victor Wins NYS Championship

Victor lost no time, scoring the first three goals including the first one in just thirty-six seconds on their way to their first NYS Championship at Cortland. In the other game, HF-L ended their season with the silver medals as they lost to a very strong Manhasset.

QUEENSBURY 5 - VICTOR 14  - NYS CHAMPIONSHIP -  In class B, Victor earned its first-ever State championship in girls lacrosse, defeating Queensbury (II), 14-5.   The Blue Devils jumped out to a 10-1 lead midway through the first half and never looked back.  Eva Pronti scored two goals for Victor and assisted on six others; Devin Livingston (3g/1a), Madison Mabbett (2g/1a), Caitlin Keenan (2g), Amber DeRosa (2g), and Olivia Bruno (2g) were all multiple goal scorers as well.  With the victory, Victor (21-1) stakes its claim as the number one team in New York State.    [BOXSCORE]     

MANHASSET 17 - HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA 2  - NYS CHAMPIONSHIP - Honeoye Falls-Lima ran into a buzz saw in the class C final, falling to Manhasset (VIII) by a score of 17 to 2.  After the Cougars opened the scoring two minutes into the game, Manhasset reeled off the next eight goals over a span of 28 minutes.  Paige Kidd scored both goals for the Cougars, and Lily Brady recorded six saves.  For Manhasset, a perennial Long Island powerhouse, it was their fourth State championship, and their first as a class C team.  Honeoye Falls-Lima, which traditionally plays a very competitive schedule, finished another excellent season with a record of 12-9.     [BOXSCORE]     

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Victor and HF-L Move to Finals

Of the four teams Section V sent to the semifinal rounds at SUNY Cortland Friday, two won and two went home. Rush-Henrietta lost a 7-6 heartbreaker to Baldwinsville and Pal-Mac lost a tough one to Skaneateles. Honeoye Falls-Lima won their game 16-7 and Victor won their game 15-7.

HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA 16 - FULTON 7  - NYS SEMIFINALS -  [Submitted] HF-L exploded in a 16-7 win against Fulton this afternoon in the state semi-finals. Draws were big for the Cougars, with Ruff (five DC) and Kidd (three DC) giving the cougars possession of the ball. Whitley Easton and Shaye Angelo were the brunt of the offense for the cougars, Easton having ten points (4g-6a) and Angelo 6g. The Cougars will play in the state championship game against Manhasset tomorrow.    [BOXSCORE]     

VICTOR 15 - FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS 7  - NYS SEMIFINALS - Victor used many fast break goals and quick movements by their offense to build a 10-5 half and take it home, 15-7. The swarming defense often doubled-teamed and trapped the F-M offense gaining a large amount of ball time on their offensive end where Devin Livingston and Eva Pronti among others took care of scoring. Ava Angello scored 4g for the Hornets who end their season at 12-6. There were no stats from Victor at post time, but the Blue Devils will play Queensbury at 11:30 on Saturday.     [BOXSCORE]     

PAL-MAC 3 - SKANEATELES 15  - NYS SEMIFINALS - Skaneateles was unstoppable today, scoring eleven unanswered goals in the first half and never took their foot off the gas, scoring their fifteenth goal with two seconds left in the game.

Nine different players scored for the Lakers. Leading the list were junior middie Kathryn Morrissey with 4g and Bella Brogan with 3g-1a. Six others had one goal each.

For Pal-Mac Reagan Diehl and Molly Seither each scored 1g-1a. Teagan Hudak had 1g and Kylie Waeghe had 1a. Pal-Mac finishes their excellent season with a record of 16-5. Skaneatles (III) will play Bronxville (I) at 4:30 on Saturday.    [BOXSCORE]     

RUSH-HENRIETTA 6 - BALDWINSVILLE 7  - NYS SEMIFINALS - This was a very close game that came right down to the last few minutes. After a 5-5 tie at the half with each of the five R-H goals scored by different players, the Bees took an early lead at the top of the second period. Ally Garret scored her 36th goal of the season at 8:06 to tie the game at 6-6 and the game remained tied until the last minute of the game. Lena Cox took a shot at 2:03 which was saved and the ball went to the other end. Mia Posse scored the winning goal at 0:27 on a free position and although R-H took the next draw, their last second shot was saved. Rush-Henrietta ends their great season at 16-4 while Baldwinsville will play for the state championship against Northport (XI) on Saturday at 9:00.    [BOXSCORE]     

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All Four Teams Advance To NYS Semifinals

Section V made it a clean sweep over visiting Section VI in the Western Regionals at Pittsford Sutherland. All four teams had double-digit wins and will move on to the two day tournament at Cortland next Friday and Saturday.

HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA 18 - GRAND ISLAND 4  - NYS WESTERN REGIONAL -  [Submitted]  HF-L beat Grand Island Saturday afternoon, winning 18-4. The cougars jumped up early getting four quick goals, and from there were in control of the game. Three players landed hat tricks, including sophomores Paige Kidd (5 goals) and Katie Adams (3 goals). The draw circle was key for the Cougars, with Ruff (5 DC) and Kidd (3 DC) getting the fifty-fifty balls. Lilian Brady went 50% saving the ball, giving HF-L more offensive opportunities. The lady cougars will head to the state semis this upcoming weekend.  Stats were unavailable for Grand Island.     [BOXSCORE]     

RUSH-HENRIETTA 19 - CLARENCE 6  - NYS WESTERN REGIONAL -  R-H took a 10-2 lead in the half and scored nine more as they won their ticket to Cortland next weekend. Angelia Oechsle recorded 5s (56%) while Ally Garrett led the offense with 5g-1a. Lena Cox scored 5g and Avery Roberts added 2g-1a for the Royal Comets who will play Baker (III) on Friday.   Stats were unavailable for Clarence.      [BOXSCORE]     

VICTOR 16 - FRONTIER 2  - NYS WESTERN REGIONAL - The Blue Devils outscored Frontier 8-1 in each half as a dozen players made the offensive book. Leading the list were Eva Pronti with 3g-4a. Olivia Bruno had 2g-2a, Caitlin Keenan had 3g and  Devin Livingston had 2g-1a and 7 DCs for Victor. Kennedy Schottland made 3s (75%) in 25 mins and Maggie Allen had 2s (100%) in 19 mins in the cage for Victor (19-1). They will play Fayetteville-Manlius 11:00 AM on Friday. Stats were unavailable for Frontier.        [BOXSCORE]     

PAL-MAC 15 - EDEN 2  - NYS WESTERN REGIONAL - The Red Raiders scored ten goals in the first half and ended the game with ten players on the book. Kylie Waeghe had 6g-1a and Reagan Diehl had 2g-1a and Faith Beals recorded 7s (78%). Pal-Mac will play Skaneateles (III) at 3:00 PM on Friday. Stats were unavailable for Eden.      [BOXSCORE]     

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Pal-Mac and Victor Win Championships

The Championships for Classes B and D were won tonight as #3 Pal-Mac beat #1 Aquinas 9-8 and top-seeded Victor won their game with #2 Canandaigua 9-5.

PAL-MAC 9 - AQUINAS 8  - CHAMPIONSHIP -  Pal-Mac captured its fifth consecutive class D title by the narrowest of margins, defeating Aquinas by a score of 9 to 8.  With just over a minute left in the second half, ninth-grader Jenna Santelli (2g/1a) tied the game at eight off a free position.  Less than 50 seconds later, Molly Seither (2g) scored the go-ahead goal off a feed from Reagan Diehl (3g/1a).  The Little Irish won the ensuing draw but Faith Beals (4s) turned aside a final attempt and the Red Raiders secured the ball and ran out the clock.  Kylie Waeghe recorded six draw controls for Pal-Mac.  Aquinas finishes at 14-5. There was no report from Aquinas at post time.      [BOXSCORE]      There are also some game photos available.

VICTOR 9 - CANANDAIGUA 5  - CHAMPIONSHIP - There were no reports from either team at post time.          [BOXSCORE]   

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HFL and R-H Win Championships

The Championships for Classes A and C were won tonight as HF-L won their tenth straight championship (12th in total), and Rush-Henrietta won their first since 2008.

HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA 18 - GENEVA 8  - CHAMPIONSHIP - There were no reports from either team at post time.  In what has become an annual rite of spring, Honeoye Falls-Lima captured yet another class C championship, defeating Geneva, 18-8.  For the Cougars, it was their tenth consecutive title dating back to 2012.  Geneva finishes at 9-8.       [BOXSCORE]      There are also some game photos available.

RUSH-HENRIETTA 9 - PITTSFORD 3  - CHAMPIONSHIP - There were no reports from either team at post time.  Rush-Henrietta took the class A title, pulling away from Pittsford in the second half to claim a 9-3 victory.  Rush-Henrietta broke up a tight game with five unanswered second-half goals.  For the Royal Comets, it is their first class A title since 2008.  Defending champion Pittsford finishes its season with a record of 14-4.        [BOXSCORE]      There are also some game photos available.

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2022 Final Sectional Seeding

The Official Sectional Seeding information has been released on GLaxFive and the Section V website.

Seeding points are earned based on the final win/loss record of each opponent.  Each team’s win/loss record is expressed as a percentage and given a point value.  

Teams with over 75% wins are given a 10 point value for a win (4 points for a loss), teams over 50% and under 75% are given an 8/3 value, teams over 25% and under 50% are given a 6/2 value, and teams under 25% are given a 4/1 value.  

After totaling the points from your games the sum is divided by the total number of games played to give an average point value.

These averages are ranked against all other opponents in each Class to determine the seed.

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class D

Good luck to all Section Five teams in the Tournaments.

More Information

Brackets can be found on the tournament page.

Final Seeding: The full list by class is located here.

Final Points: The points given by each team is found here.

The procedure for seeding can be found here.

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