Girls lacrosse: Scouting the NYSPHSAA semifinals

Action during a New York State girls lacrosse Class B regional final game between Yorktown and Niskayuna at Mohonasen High School in Rotterdam on Saturday, June 4th, 2016. Yorktown won 10-9 in overtime.

By and by, there will be three Section 1 groups competing for state titles.

Yorktown will go for its fifth state title, and its initial one since 2006, while North Rockland and Bronxville will both be going for their first-ever state titles up at Cortland.

As one would expect now, there is no such thing as a simple group now of the season. The elimination rounds will pit Section 1 versus Focal New York's Section 3, one of the top regions in the state regarding lacrosse ability.

Suffolk County's Section 11 cleared each of the three state titles this year, and it possibly resembles another Long Island clear. The protecting Class An and Class C champs in West Islip and Mount Sinai are both back in the Final Four, while in Class B, Section 8's Garden City will go for an its fourteenth state title.

To get to the finals, every one of the three Section 1 groups will have intense difficulties in front of them in the elimination rounds. Here are scouting reports for every one of the three recreations:

Action during a New York State girls lacrosse Class A regional final game between North Rockland and Shaker at Mohonasen High School in Rotterdam on Saturday, June 4th, 2016.



CLASS A STATE SEMIFINAL


North Rockland (19-2) versus Christian Brothers Academy (19-0) 

Where: Tompkins Cortland Community College 

Key players: North Rockland – Aleya Corretjer, So., A; Jenna Fox, Sr., D; Lizzie Fox, So., MF; Kaitlyn Gutenberger, Sr., MF; Kerri Gutenberger, Fr., MF; Gianna Guerra, Sr., G. CBA – Olivia Penoyer, So., An; Emily Ehle, Sr., MF; Rachel Vercillo, Sr., A/MF; Samantha McKenna, Jr., A; Sloane Nicoletti-Watson, Jr., G;. 

NYSSWA class positioning: CBA to begin with, North Rockland seventh. 

Viewpoint: North Rockland got to this point on account of a 13-10 win over an astounding Shaker group in the provincial last. This will be the group's first-ever outing to Cortland. Corretjer hosts had a turning out gathering of sorts in the playoffs, setting up an aggregate of 18 focuses in the course of the last two recreations. 

Notwithstanding her, the Gutenberger sisters, with senior sister Kaitlyn being a five-year veteran on the group, lead the route close by Lizzie Fox. Protectively, an additional five-year player, Jenna Fox, is athletic and can be unsafe experiencing significant change, and the New Haven-bound Guerra is equipped for safeguarding the Red Raiders out of guarded breakdowns. 

Christian Brothers Academy is one of the top projects in the state, and the best one in Section 3. The group, which will go for its third state title, is at present positioned seventh in the country by Inside Lacrosse and still has an immaculate record. Striking wins incorporate Wantagh, Mount Sinai, Skaneateles and Cicero-North Syracuse. 

Basically, few groups in the country can coordinate the hostile profundity that CBA can run. Nine distinct players have achieved the 20-objective stamp in this way; the greatest risk is Under Armor All-American and Virginia-bound assault Penoyer (50 objectives), however the following driving scorers are Georgetown-bound Ehle (41 objectives), UConn-bound McKenna (30 objectives) and Harvard-bound Tessa Queri (30 objectives). Additionally striking are the Fess sisters, a senior midfield/guard trio of Adriana, Alexandria and Amanda. They are all dedicated to Cincinnati. In objective, Nicoletti-Watson wears a spare rate of .561. 

Of all the three Section 1 groups, North Rockland got the hardest draw for the elimination rounds. The Red Raiders should figure out how to some way or another close down CBA's productive offense enough and get their odds on offense. There will be a ton of weight on draw-takers Corretjer and Jenna Braunagel, and also on Guerra.

Action during a New York State girls lacrosse Class C regional final game between Bronxville and Scotia-Glenville at Mohonasen High School in Rotterdam on Saturday, June 4th, 2016. Bronxville won 18-1.

Class C state elimination round 

Bronxville (19-3) versus Skaneateles (12-7) 

Whenever: Friday, 2:30 p.m. 

Where: Tompkins Cortland Community College 

Key players:Bronxville – Allie Berkery, So., MF; Lilly Grass Sr., A; Lucy Hanrahan, Jr., An; Olivia Jensen, Jr., An; Ellie Walsh, Jr., MF; Mason Warble, Jr., MF. Skaneateles – Bailey Herr, Sr., A; Catie Woodruff, Sr., MF; Hannah Logan, Sr., MF; Molly Newton, Sr., A; Mae McGlynn, Jr., MF; Bella Falcone, Sr., D. 

NYSSWA class positioning: Bronxville second, Skaneateles fifth. 

Standpoint: Section 1's obvious top group from Class C, Bronxville has been coming in the playoffs. The Broncos have drifted to a normal winning edge of more than 13 objectives for every amusement in their four sectional diversions and two territorial recreations, the most recent being a 18-1 devastation of Scotia-Glenville. Bronxville's high-paced and athletic offense, one that can field up to seven scoring dangers at once, is driven by the Michigan-bound Grass, alongside a couple of Cornell-bound youngsters in Jensen (additionally the primary draw-taker) and Walsh. Chatter, who is resolved to Brown, is another key all-around player. 

Bronxville's high-paced style stretches out to the cautious side of the ball, which stresses high weight in the midfield and endeavoring to constrain hurried goes on the move. On the off chance that the Broncos need to play in a half-court resistance, seniors Taylor Sears and Lain Miller are the top safeguards before goalie Claire Kraemer. 

Skaneateles' record is misdirecting; the Lakers have played a to a great degree extreme calendar. Striking diversions incorporate close misfortunes to Watertown and Christian Brothers Academy, a 8-4 misfortune to Suffern and a 8-7 OT misfortune to Section 5 influence Penfield. On offense, the Ithaca-bound Herr is the group's driving scorer with 40 objectives and 13 helps. The Lakers likewise have a couple of gifted midfielders in UNC-bound Woodruff (34 objectives, 18 helps) and Yale-bound Logan (25 objectives, 12 helps). On barrier, Skaneateles is driven by Falcone, a Marquette endorser. 

Bronxville is the higher-positioned group, however this could be a trap diversion for them. Skaneateles, a group that will hope to win its fourth state title, has encountered enough rivalry to not be upset by Bronxville's ability and physicality. The Broncos have benefited an occupation of keeping their power up playing against weaker rivalry the previous month, however will need to dodge the potential shell stun that could accompany the sudden increment in the nature of their adversary. 

The champ of this diversion will play either Section 5's Honeoye Falls-Lima or Section 11's Mount Sinai in last at SUNY Cortland on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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