Girls Lacrosse

Rush-Henrietta 14, Irondequoit 6

In a battle of state-ranked teams, the Royal Comets got a quick lead and never looked back, taking down the Eagles by eight.

The two teams were tied 2-2 with just over three minutes to play in the first quarter. Then, the Royal Comets scored four straight goals over the next six minutes to pull away with a 6-2 lead.

R-H extended their lead to 10-4 at the half and cruised to victory from there.

Danielle Garrett led the Royal Comets with four goals. Kate DeWald had three, and Riley Brown, Ashlyn Roberts, and Catrina Rowe each had two. Emma DeWald also netted a goal.

Alison Baumgartner and Ella Brennan each had two goals for the Eagles.

Rush-Henrietta, ranked 7th in Class A, improved to 9-2 with the win. They will host Queensbury on Saturday, May 4th, ranked 8th in Class C.

Irondequoit, ranked 10th in Class B, fell to 5-6 with the loss. They will travel to Mercy on Monday, May 6th.

Mercy 21, Aquinas 13

Mercy scored early and often, becoming the third team in Section V to put up at least 20 goals in a game this season.

The two teams were tied at 1 midway through the first quarter, then Angelina Borrelli scored to put the Monarchs in front where they would stay for good. Mercy scored three goals in the final minute of the first quarter to take a 5-1 lead, setting the tone for the rest of the game.

The most goals scored this season by a Section V team was 22 by Canandaigua against Brockport on March 27th. Pal-Mac put up 21 on Gananda/Marion on April 12th, while Canandaigua also scored 20 versus Clarence on April 20th.

Mercy, ranked 14th in the state in Class C, improved to 7-4 with the win. They will host Victor on Saturday, May 4th.

Aquinas fell to 5-5 with the loss. They will travel to Eastridge/Bishop-Kearney on Monday, May 6th.

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