Leading off today: Road teams dominated the state hockey quarterfinals yesterday, with West Genesee the only home victor in eight games played across New York. And even that triumph required a great deal of extra work for the Wildcats.
Erich Haney's 21st goal of the season, coming with 2:22 to play in the third overtime, carried West Genesee to a 3-2 victory over Shenendehowa in the NYSPHSAA Division 1 tournament in Camillus.
Shenendehowa had rallied from a 2-0 deficit. West Genny will play Fairport in the semifinals.
Also in Division 1, Lancaster dominated Monroe-Woodbury (the 2007 Division 2 champion), 6-0, as goalie Paul Dudish turned aside all 16 shots he faced in Newburgh.
Arena security had to scamper onto the ice and Town of Newburgh police were called to deal with a third-period fight that cleared the benches. Monroe-Woodbury coach Paul Bacsardi said the fracas began after a Lancaster player punched defender Brad Campagna in the head, The Times Herald-Record reported. Campagna retaliated, setting off the incident.
Mamaroneck, which began the week by winning its sectional final with a goal in the final 15 seconds against Suffern, dropped a 3-2 verdict to Massena on a goal 29 seconds into overtime. Mamaroneck had a potential go-ahead goal disallowed with 2:46 left in regulation.
Trevor Mingoia scored twice and had an assist to lead Fairport to a 5-3 win against Saranac in Plattsburgh. Fairport held a 45-18 advantage in shots on goal.
In the Division 2 tournament, Queensbury survived six man-down situations and edged Skaneateles in OT, 3-2, on Matt Soprano's breakaway goal to set up a semifinal against Webster Thomas. Soprano had been thwarted on another breakway in the third period.
Justin Scharfe scored three goals and added an assist to carry Thomas to an 8-0 victory against Northeastern Clinton at Rouses Point. Matt Solimano made 23 saves, and Brett Bannon added a goal and three assists.
In another overtime game, Sweet Home eliminated Burke Catholic, 3-2, on Ryan Gutt's goal 3:01 into the extra period. Tom Mahoney had scored for Burke with 1:56 left in regulation.
Sweet Home will play Thousand Islands, a 4-2 winner against Rye in Mount Vernon thanks to three goals late in the second period and the clincher less than a minute into the third.
Henahan doubles in pool: Irondequoit senior Ricky Henahan won twice and broke his own state record in the 100-yard backstroke to capture top performer honors in the NYSPHSAA swimming championships at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow.
