Hunter West nominated to Blue-Grey All-American Bowl Team
Blue-Grey Football was established in 1989, and the founders were Gus Bell and his son Erik Bell. Together, they launched the brand to help prep prospects from all over the country receive national exposure and increase their chances to secure scholarships to a college, whether that be at the NCAA Division I level, Div. II or III, also NAIA or Junior College.
Blue-Grey Football proudly hosts All-American Combines located at venues all over the country, with most of them taking place inside stadiums and practice facilities that are home to teams from the NFL. Every year, the nation’s best compete in the game.
And we gladly have a representative from New York. The only player from New York on the 2022 East Team. And he is from Oneida, New York. Hunter West from Oneida has been nominated as the only player from New York state to participate and will showcase his skills in hopes of playing at the college level. Best of luck, Hunter, and represent the Oneida community with pride.
2021 New York State All-Stars & Section III All-Stars
Here are the New York State All-Stars and some additional Section III All-Stars for field hockey.
Haley Acevedo – Holland Patent
Sophie Clancy – Cazenovia
Maggie Closinski – Rome Free Academy
Riley Cosimeno – Vernon Verona Sherrill
Maggie Cummings – Holland Patent
Sydney Huhtala – Baldwinsville
Chance Jaquin – Canastota
Drew Kopek – Rome Free Academy
Allyson Nichols – Little Falls
Bridget Roy – Baldwinsville
Julie Schultz – Baldwinsville
Breeah Shaw – Canastota
Makena Tooley – Little Falls
Chrissy Wagner – Cicero-North Syracuse
Nora Wilson – Fayetteville Manlius
Additional – 2021 Section III All-Stars
Alivia Alexander – Holland Patent
Molly Bathrick – Holland Patent
Maria Burns – Port Byron
Ellie Dann – Auburn
Jenna Deep – Clinton
Ella Greico – New Hartford
Emma Hollenbeck – Baldwinsville
Maura Leib – East Syracuse Minoa
Meg Lorraine – Fayetteville Manlius
Alyssa Nardslico – Rome Free Academy
Victoria Nelson – Vernon Verona Sherrill
Anna Sadekoski – Little Falls
Ainsly Schug – Cazenovia
Gabby Wameling – Cicero-North Syracuse
Samantha Young – Little Falls
Crunch turn the page on November
The Crunch picked up one win during their three-game homestand in Week 7 to finish off November.
Syracuse dropped the opening game of the week Wednesday against the Belleville Senators. The team went down 3-0 early in the second period, and their attempted comeback came up short in the third period.
The Crunch snapped a six-game winless (0-4-1-1) spell with Friday’s 4-1 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Gabriel Dumont led the way with three points as the Crunch earned a sweep of the two-game season series.
Saturday’s weekend finale saw the Crunch fall to the Rochester Americans, 4-2, in a game that saw five power-play goals and one empty-net tally.
Syracuse squares off against Rochester and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in a three-game week to open December in Week 8.
Two Crunch players earned their first career NHL recalls in the past week.
Defenseman Sean Day was recalled by the Tampa Bay Lightning Friday morning. The 23-year-old defenseman is in his second season in the organization and leads Crunch defensemen in scoring with 10 points (2g, 8a) in 15 games. Last season, he amassed a career-high 15 points (3g, 12a) in 29 Crunch games. Day was selected by the New York Rangers 81st overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Forward Gabe Fortier was recalled by the Lightning Monday. The second-year pro is third on the team in scoring with 11 points (4g, 7a). He recorded a career-high four-game scoring streak (2g, 3a) prior to being held pointless Saturday. The Lachine, Quebec native was selected by the Lightning 59th overall at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
As of Tuesday morning, neither player has appeared in a game for the Lightning; 69 players have played for the Crunch before dressing for the Lightning during this affiliation, including three new players this season.
