Pictures and Story by Janet Schultz, NYHOL
Frontier/Franklinville/LakeShore/Orchard Park (FFLOP) has returned to the victory platform within the WNYGVIH Federation by defeating Hamburg/Eden/West Seneca (HEWS) and taking the Championship. It’s been six years since their final Championship, a three-peat after successful in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Nevertheless, this isn’t the tip of the highway. FFLOP faces Webster for the Western Regional Championship and a spot on the NYSPHSAA States. Who they may face remains to be being decided on account of a climate cancellation of two video games.
FFLOP took the NYS Championship (then often known as a Regional Championship) in 2017-18, their third look within the States. Williamsville received it in 2018-19.
FFLOP battled all season with KenGiPort and LIDA to make it to the finals. On the finish of the common season they positioned second to KenGiPort with LIDA in third. Solely 2.5-3 factors separated them. In Quarterfinals FFLOP beat Williamsville, moved on to play LIDA after which to the Championship in opposition to HEWS.
The sport opened with the primary interval ending in 0-0, very similar to the sport beforehand performed for the Personal Faculty Championship. Within the second interval Sophia Phillips scored an unassisted aim at 9:51 and the interval ends 1-0 HEWS, and with a penalty that carried over.
After the groups returned to the ice for the third interval. FFLOP got here out flying and decided to take a win for his or her Assistant Coach Chelsie Sereday, house recovering from surgical procedure. It was all FFLOP when simply 24 seconds in Peyton Forcucci scored. Seven minutes later Gabby Sojda scored, unassisted after which sank in a second one. Chloe Gearhart scored an empty netter and the sport ends 4-1 FFLOP. Credit score goes to each goaltenders who “stood on their heads” at occasions to cease the puck from coming into…Rachael Repair for FFLOP and Ella Buczynski for HEWS. (Sorry I used to be unable to acquire the stats for this sport).
FFLOP ends the season with a 11-2-3 document. Maya Griffin and Gabby Sojda lead the scoring this season with 26 objectives and 27 assists for Griffin and 25 objectives and 26 assists for Sojda. Along with main the league this season, Griffin has moved to #8 within the WNYGVIH All Time Scoring listing with 58 objectives and 70 assists in 80 video games performed. Additionally within the high ten this season are Peyton Forcucci with 13 objectives, 17 assists and at #10 Jocelyn Smaczniak with 4 objectives and 24 assists.
FFLOP’s goaltending has Rachael Repair with 907.12 minutes performed, stopping 346 of 376 pictures for a .920 save share. She served as goalie for all video games performed this season.
HEWS Sophia Phillips is available in at #6 with 18 objectives and 14 assists. HEWS goaltender Ella Buczynski is within the high of the goaltender listing for this season with 867.20 minutes performed, stopping 417 of 451 pictures and a .925 save share. She additionally performed in all video games this season.
FFLOP heads to Webster Ice Area to face Webster within the Regional Quarterfinals. The sport is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19 at 7 p.m.
In different regional video games Potsdam is going through Beekmantown.
Part 5/6 (FFLOP or Webster) has to play Part 3/4 (Skaneateles) and Part 2 (Adirondack) has to play Part 7/10 (Potsdam or Beekmantown) within the State Semi-finals on Friday, February 21. These video games are at 4 and 6 p.m. on the Utica Nexus Middle, respectively. For many who have adopted the ladies varsity leagues, all of those groups have been within the States and all however Webster have taken house a State Championship sooner or later, most not too long ago Adirondack final season.
The NYS Championship sport is scheduled for Saturday, February 22 at Midday on the Nexus Middle.
Tickets are required for all of those video games. Go to and that can direct you to the ticket web page.
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