Riverdale seems to thrive under the pressures of overtime.
“They might like it,” coach TJ Barnett said. “It’s not too much fun for me.”
The fourth-seeded Falcons won two of their three chances during the regular season and found themselves headed to extra time against rival No. 3 Horace Mann and again came out on top.
Mark Bugas scored his only goal of the game from the top off a pass from Neil Hamamoto with less than two minutes left in the second overtime to give host Riverdale an 8-7 win over the Lions in the NYSAISAA boys lacrosse quarterfinals Sunday morning. Riverdale visits top-seeded Rye Country Day, which beat Trinity, 8-2, in its quarterfinal, at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the semifinals.
“He has really stepped up on the offensive side,” Barnett said of Bugas. “Since we lost one of our attackmen [Will Hendrickson] to injury he has really picked up his goal scoring and is now one of our top three goal scorers.”
Riverdale (11-5) led 3-1 early, but found itself in a back-and-forth battle the rest of the way. Zander Berlinski, who had three goals and an assist, put the Falcons up 7-6 in the fourth. Horace Mann tied the score at 7 with 5:00 left in the game. Goalie Chris Schuster made 27 saves, including two late in regulation.
Defender Sampson Tann also stepped in front of a shot to help send the game to overtime. Hamamoto had a goal and four assists and Marcus Landers scored twice. Max Fikke scored three times and Chris Callegazi had two for Horace Mann (11-8). The two teams split their regular-season meetings with Horace Mann wining the most recent 7-1 on March 12.
“It shows we never give up and we believe in each other,” Barnett said. “I told them I don’t need a hero, I need a team and a team showed up.”
Fieldston 9, Poly Prep 8: Zack Brown scored the Eagles’ first three goals and then put in the eventual winner with 7:34 left in the fourth in the NYSAISAA quarterfinals. Max Goupit tallied his third goal to pull Poly Prep within 9-8 with less than four minutes to play in the game. The Blue Devils (10-5), who won both regular-season meetings, could not convert numerous chances over the final two minutes.
“He was a man among boys today,” Fieldston coach Keith Bergin said of Brown, who missed the beginning of the year with a fracture in his ankle.
Nate Bram and Tanner Morris each scored two goals. Michael Guba dished out two assists and Sean Fosse’s goal gave Fieldston the lead for good at 4-3 in the second quarter. Eagles goalie Daniel Locker made 15 saves. The Eagles visit No. 2 Hackley at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the semifinals.
CHSAA CLASS AA
Fordham Prep 16, Monsignor Farrell 2: Chris Smith scored four goals and Rob Grinnell had three goals and three assists for No. 3 Fordham Prep (9-10) in the CHSAA ‘AA’ quarterfinals. Chris Sullivan had a goal and three assists and Matt Casella added two goals and two assists. Eric Reiman scored a goal and had an assist for No. 6 Farrell (2-14). The Rams visit No. 2 Holy Trinity at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals.
CHSAA CLASS A
St. Dominic 12, Xaverian 5: Dan Murphy scored three goals and Joe Murphy had two goals and an assist for No. 7 Xaverian in the CHSAA Class A quarterfinals. Justin Mayr led No. 2 St. Dominic with four goals and one assist.
Archbishop Stepinac 15, St. Joseph by the Sea 3: John Petito led No. 6 St. Joseph by the Sea (6-12) with three goals in the CHSAA Class A quarterfinals. Steve Altini and James Conroy each added a goal.
OTHER SCORES
Hackley 15, Dalton 8
St. Mary’s 13, St. Raymond 1
