Three fourth quarter goals from Jack Shanley put Fayetteville-Manlius in prime position to overcome the frustrating start and get the 8-7 win over Baldwinsville that reserved its spot in Wednesday’s sectional final at Cicero-North Syracuse, where it will face rival West Genesee. Shanley’s late-game heroics put an exclamation point on a victory that saw the…
The last time it took the field, Fayetteville-Manlius put on a clinic and beat Syracuse, 20-2. Five days later, it did the same, went out without mercy, and opened postseason play with a 19-3 home win over Rome Free Academy (8-9, 5-4). Having the 39 goals in the past two games has put F-M (10-7,…
Although its coaches thought it should have imposed its will a little sooner, Fayetteville-Manlius found a way to take over in the second quarter and won big against Syracuse on Senior Night. The 20-2 victory was huge for the Hornets, as it snapped a two-game skid and was their seventh win in nine games. This…
A promising first quarter didn’t mean much to Fayetteville-Manlius when things unraveled in the second half and handed it a 8-4 home loss to Victor on Saturday. After the Hornets opened with the 3-0 spurt in that first quarter, their offense disappeared and wasn’t able to bounce back at all. Their strong defense was able…
When Fayetteville-Manlius scored with 4:02 left in the first half to expand its lead to 5-1, all it had to do was play the lockdown defense it had showcased up until that point and get to halftime, but it lost track of Max Rosa with 13.2 left and gave up the goal that turned this…
Eighty-five seconds into the second half, Chris Lubrino gave Fayetteville-Manlius a three-goal advantage and began an 8-1 run that leaked into the fourth quarter and guided it to the 15-7 road win over Syracuse. It was just what the Hornets, who have now won six straight, needed at the time, as it gave them the…
Five minutes or so before halftime, Nick Papa was going in on goal and thought about taking the easy shot, but flipped it behind his head to a cutting Jack Shanley for a goal, giving Fayetteville-Manlius a temporary 4-3 lead that eventually turned into an 8-6 win over Pittsford. Still, soon after that connection, it…
The sound of the final buzzer meant that Fayetteville-Manlius had officially beaten Cicero-North Syracuse, 11-5, and it was time to sprint to the goalkeeper. But, though the Hornets have rushed their goalie many times before, it was different this time around. They were running out to celebrate not only the victory and the excitement it…
In the middle of the third quarter, Brian Jones gave Fayetteville-Manlius all the confidence it needed to squeak out the 8-7 home win over Liverpool. As Jones surveyed the field on that possession, none of his teammates had a good look at the goal and the idea of being knotted in a 6-6 battle was…
It was supposed to be the game that opened Doug Madden’s career as the varsity lacrosse coach at Fayetteville-Manlius, but it ended up being a game that defines some of the things that he considers to be the most important aspects of a team. Throughout its 11-8 win over Westhill, which was the makeup game…