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DemocratandChronicle Page3D SPORTS VictorseniorJosh Buschiswellawarethat therewillalwaysbester- blebaseballplayers. Sinceherunslike thirdorfourthintheor- assumebuntingisoneof hisgreatestassets. headmittedonTuesday afternoon. Whichisprecisely whyBlueDevilscoach SeanRuckerletBusch swingawayinsteadof askingforasuicide- squeezebuntwithnoone outandPeteCarrierat thirdbaseinthebottom oftheseventhinningof theSectionVClassAA semifinals. Buschrewardedhis thefirstpitchhesawto deepleftfieldforthe longestsingleofhishigh Carriertotrothome withthewinningrunas Victorralliedtodefeat McQuaid5-4atPittsford Mendon.

probablyeveryone improvedto20-2and willmakeathirdconsec- utivetriptothesectional championshipgame (Thursdayeveningat determined). sentiallydissuadedhis coachfromanysqueeze ideas.Theychatted brieflyafterCarrierled offtheseventhbybelt- inga3-2pitchtothewall inright-centerfieldfora triple. Buschthendrovea pitchwelloverthehead ofleftfielderCameron Serapilio-Frankand bouncingtothefence. ringtothesomewhat shorterleft-fieldfenceat theirhomeballyard. championshipforVictor, whichhaswon13straight sincea5-4lossto McQuaidonApril22.The BlueDevilswonthestate ClassAAchampionshipin 2011andfinishedsecond in2012.

Theyneededtoerase 3-2and4-3deficits againstMcQuaid(14-8)to Carrierprovidedthebig liftleadingoffthebottom oftheseventh. ingtobeinthegameinthe aboutitbutitdefinitely thiscouldbemylastat- bat.Youdon’twantitto endedaMcQuaidthreatin thetopoftheseventhbe- foreitcouldevolve.With arunneronfirstandone drewBillonesentaflare putrunnersonfirstand thirdattheveryleast. Buschinsteadturnedit intoaninning-endingdou- slidingtomakethecatch worthyofESPNWeb Gemsbeforethrowingto firsttodouble-uptherun- ner. crushingendtoavery goodseason. themhowproudallthe coachesaretohavebeen Twitter.com/@kevinoDandC HIGHSCHOOLBASEBALL propelsVictor KevinOklobzija Staffwriter Asthefirstweekof Aprilwaswindingtoits lickingthewoundsfroma fifthconsecutivelossto opentheseason.

SectionVClassArunner- hasbeenoneofthebestin Rochesterforyearsand years? acombinedeightgoals, andtheywerefivereally goodteamsweplayed seniormidfielderConnor justsaidfromthatpoint Thereweretwomore overthelasteightgames thePatriotsareperfect, andlongforgottenisthat 0-5startfollowingPen- 9-6victoryTuesdaynight overWebsterThomasin theSectionVClassA championshipgameatSt. JohnFisherCollege. sonwhythathappenedas hecontrolledthefaceoff leadershipandkidscom- Fourth-seededPen- field(12-8)willtakeits eight-gamewinning firstroundofthestate doubtingthePatriotsnow afterwinningtheirfirst ClassAtitlesince2006? twoormoregamestoin- toFairportinthechampi- gainedsomerevengeby knockingouttheNo.1- seededRedRaidersinthe seenabouteverything youcanthrowatus.We usedtoit.Theygotataste ofitlastyear(losingto thegameendedlastyear Second-seeded Thomas(17-3)twiceen- joyedtwo-goalleadsin thefirsthalfandit seemedlikeitwasonlya matteroftimebefore theTitanswouldstart runningaway. Twitter.com/@salmaiorana CLASSABOYSLACROSSE Penfieldcapturescrown WebsterThomas'JakeGiudiceiscoveredtightlybyPenfield'sNickKimminsduringthe ClassAfinalTuesday. SalMaiorana Staffwriter HunterMerrilllaid downasuicidesqueeze intheeighthinningto scoreKaneShawinthe eighthinningasNo.3 PittsfordSutherlandde- featedHoneoyeFalls-Li- ma3-2inaClassAbase- ballsemifinalTuesday.

PatrickMcKayand MichaelPringleeachhit theirfirstcareerhome runsforSutherland threwafive-hitter. AndrewBaileyhita homeruninthethirdfor HF-L(14-6). NO.5GREECEARCADIA10, NO.8WAYNE2 RyanSchreiner pitchedacomplete- gametwo-hitterwith11 strikeoutsforArcadia (13-10). CodyHermanhad bothhitsforWayne(11- 12). SOFTBALL CLASSC1SEMIFINALS NO.1GANANDA17, NO.4WILLIAMSON2 JessDonnanwent4- for-4withfiveRBIand PeytonWyjadhitanin- side-the-parkhomerun forGananda(19-1).

BriannaWalker pitchedaone-hitter. CLASSC3SEMIFINAL NO.1KESHAQUA2, NO.4OAKFIELD-ALABAMA0 AlFlintthrewacom- plete-gamethree-hitter with16strikeoutsfor Keshaqua(20-0). HaleyRussellwas3- for-3andTessaGordinier hadarun-scoringtriple fortheIndians. HIGHSCHOOLS Sutherlandedges HF-Lin8innings Staffreports Seniordefenseman JamesBurdettewasthe firstonetosayTuesday victoryoverGenevain theSectionVClassC championshipgamewasa teameffort. doubtwhothedifference- makerwasintheMus- triumphinthelast16 years.

dettemadeabigdiffer- nevacoachL.J.Russell, whosetop-seededPan- therswhippedPennYan 10-3backinAprilonaday whenBurdettewasside- linedwithanankleinjury. Burdettewasbackfor dominatingforce.Allhe didwashold64-goalscor- erSeanCunningham defensethatheldaGene- vateamthatscored263 goalsthisseasontoone. YancoachBrianHobart. teamandtheundisputed leader.Welostthreede- fensivestartersplusboth defensivemiddiesfrom intheClassCstatecham- mywastheonlyonecom- ingbackalongwithBran- commandofourde- Thisperformance forPennYanasitallowed just4.12goalspergame thishigh-poweredPan- thersteam(17-2)incheck wasnotable. Russellalsocredited BrandonMaciejewski, weputalmosteveryshot evenwhenwegotadecent lookhewasrighttherefor Burdettewantedto playthatfirstgame bartrefusedtodress countsiswhatcomesin sityofAlbany-bound outthereandgotit.We wantedtoplaythemthe hopingtoseetheminthe Second-seededPenn Yan(12-7)jumpedtoa 4-0halftimeleadassen- iorattackmanRyanMa- ciejewskiscoredthe firstthreegoals.Jesse SingletonscoredGene- thatwasit.Maciejewski tackedonhisfourth scoredaninsurancegoal about(thelosstoGene- wasthesecondweekof April.Wefocusedonget- tingbettereveryday.

Weworktowinchampi- DemocratandChronicle.com Twitter.com/@salmaiorana CLASSCBOYSLACROSSE PennYanshutsdownGeneva PennYan'sNickSkorusaandlosestheballinClassCfinal. SalMaiorana Staffwriter offenseorgreatplayson defensewouldnotallowit tohappen. EdMulheronsaid. seededBravesneededto dowasgettheballintothe stickofseniormidfielder duringhissuperbcareer. LaCrosseworkedan isolationplayfrombehind waytothefrontofthe pastVictorgoalieTroy Dowdlewith30.6seconds leftinthethirdovertime togiveCanandaiguaa heart-pounding11-10vic- tory.

wereend-to-endaction, playingtheirtailsoffand wewerefortunateenough whoseBraveswontheir firstClassBcrownsince ontocapturethestate lyhatetoseeanyonelose TheBravesavoided thatdisappointment thankstoLaCrosse, junior30-goalscoreron LaCrossesaidmoments afterhiswinninggoal. andIfeelblessedthatwe cameoutontop.Itwas thatpositionbymyteam- Aftersomewildback andforthplaydidnotpro- duceawinnerinthefirst twoovertimeperiods, eachteamhadquality possessionsinthethird extraperiodthatfailedto succeed. Braves(14-6)setupaplay withtwomenbehindthe gettingLaCrossetousea screenandworkone-on- oneagainstalongpole. behindwhereoneperson uppedhisgoalcountto26 workthefirsttimesoEric Munnpulleditoutand gavemetheball.Ijustdid aninsiderollandIwas rightinfrontofthegoal. Third-seededVictor reignastheClassBcham- pionwitha7-5semifinal edwellandtwiceledby twogoalsinthesecond quarterbeforesettling fora5-4halftimelead.

Inthethirdperiod, Canandaiguatookcontrol includingtwoeachbyBri- anFeldmanandMitchell lead. BackcameVictorin afterLaCrossemadeit donHodderandSam Byasseescoredinthefi- naltwominutestoforce overtime. VictorcoachJimAndre. someexperienceandit teamsalsohadsloppy andperhapsnervous outcomewasleftforLa- Crossetodecide. tocrunchtimeweinvert himalotandputhimbe- hindandwetoldthekids andgettheballinthe DemocratandChronicle.com Twitter.com/@salmaiorana ClassB ContinuedfromPage1D.