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Finals preview: Class C facts and stats

June

Sam Fulmer scored Rye’s biggest goal of the season in a double-overtime 9-8 win over John Jay on May 8. Now he’ll try to lead the Garnets to their fourth straight sectional title. (Mike Roy/The Journal News)

Here are some quick facts and stats to know about the Class C final.No. 1 Rye (19-2) vs. No. 3 Byram Hills (14-6) 8 p.m.,
Thursday at John Jay

• Rye is going for its fourth straight Class C title. It has defeated Putnam Valley the previous three years.

• Rye defeated ByamHills 11-5 on May 11. In that game, Robert Santangelo had four goals and Kevin Gordon had a goal and four assists for Rye. Andrew Lohrfink had three goals and one assist for Byram Hills.

• Rye has an 18-game winning streak, which is the longest active streak in Section 1. Yorktown is second with10 straight wins.

• Rye ended John Jay’s 47-game winning streak against Section 1 opponents with a 9-8 double overtime win on May 8.

• Prostano and Gordon lead Rye with 52 points each.

• Rye goalie Matt Rix has a 4.27 goals against average and a .684 save percentage.

• Byram Hills moved up into the “A” division after playing last year in the “B.”

• Byram Hills, the No. 3 seed, is the only team that is not seeded first or second in the finals.

• Andrew Lohrfink leads Byram Hills with 48 points. Daniel Lohrfink is second with 40. Seven players have scored 27 or more points.

• Ben Shaffer and Evan Waldenberg have each played considerable time in goal. Shaffer has a 6.80 GAA and a .642 save percentage; Waldenberg has a 6.03 GAA and a .600 save percentage.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 at 3:29 pm by Jeff Gold.
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4 Responses to “Finals preview: Class C facts and stats”

Hat Trick June 2nd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
slacrosse

Meet me at RHS for todays lax practice which starts at 4:00pm. You'll want to be there!
rye ma June 2nd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
slacrosse

??????? I would think at this point, the coaches would prefer to have "closed" practices!!!!! (or are you a mole for BH?)
NotJoeLombardi June 3rd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Joe:

Is Tonite the AA-All Section Meeting?
Joe Lombardi June 3rd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Not JL – Yes it is.

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