Press-Republican editorial: Chazy Eagles in a class by themselves

A nice editorial from November in the local paper about Coach McAuliffe and the team's success.

CHAZY EAGLES STATE CHAMPIONS AGAIN!

Chazy edged Northville 1-0 on a Brandon Laurin penalty kick yesterday to win the New York state Class D boys soccer championship.

The winning goal came with 2:21 left in the game, after Northville was called for a handball. Laurin, a freshman, blasted the ball into the top corer, off the fingertips of Northville goalie Michael Van Nostrand, for the only goal of the game.

The Eagles outshot Northville 19-9 in the game.

The Eagles now have won 4 state championships in the last 6 seasons.

Coach Rob McAuliffe said "Shea Howley played a great game for us. We had to move him back to sweeper after Nathan Reynolds got hurt against Hamilton and couldn't play today.

"Austin Santor came up with some big saves both days and was an unsung hero on the weekend. And Kaleb Snide was chosen as the Final Four's Most Valuable Player."

Congratulations on a great undefeated season to Chazy, state champions again.

Chazy beats Hamilton 2-1 in state semifinals

Chazy advanced to the state championship game with a 2-1 win over Hamilton.

Matt Gravelle's first career goal with 9:45 left in the game turned out to be the game-winner. The Eagles gained a measure of revenge by knocking out Hamilton, the team that came from behind to beat Chazy in the state championship game last year.

Hamilton took a 1-0 halftime lead when Drew Thompson scored on a header off a free kick. Chazy tied the game early in the second half when Kyle McCarthy scored from Tyler Bulriss.

Chazy outshot Hamilton 18-7 for the game. Austin Santor made 4 saves for the Eagles, who will face Northville in today's New York State Class D championship game.

NY State semifinals: #1 Chazy vs. #4 Hamilton

The Eagles take on Hamilton in the state semifinals today. Chazy is #1 in the most recent New York Class D rankings, while Hamilton is ranked 4th. The Eagles are in the Final Four for the 10th time in the last 13 seasons.

Hamilton is the school that came from behind to beat Chazy in the state championship game last year, so revenge will also be on the line.

In the other semifinal bracket, Northville is #2, and Belfast is ranked third.

The Chazy girls team has already won their state semifinal game today, and advances to the championship. Congratulations to the girls, they've had a fantastic undefeated season.

Chazy advances to the Final Four

Chazy advanced to its 10th New York State Class D Final Four in the last 13 years with a 5-0 trouncing of Harrisville.


Brandon Laurin and Tyler Bulriss each scored two goals to lead the Eagles, who outshot Harrisville 30-2 in the dominating win.

The Eagles move on to the semifinals in Oneonta this weekend.

Chazy wins Section VII championship

Chazy defeated Willsboro 1-0 on November 7th to win the school's 27th sectional championship.

Brandon Laurin scored the only goal of the game. The Eagles advance to the New York State Class D quarterfinals. They'll play Section X champions Harrisville, with the winner advancing to the Final 4.

Chazy 8, Lake Placid 0

Chazy thrashed Lake Placid 8-0 to advance to the Section VII Class D championship game against Willsboro.

Brandon Laurin scored three goals and Kyle McCarthy added two for the victors. Kaleb Snide, Andrew Rabideau and Hunter Dominy also scored for Chazy.

Austin Santor made four saves to register the shutout.

Chazy 5, Schroon 0

Chazy started its sectional play with a 5-0 win over Schroon.

Kyle McCarthy led the way with three goals scored. Tyler Bulriss and Brandon Laurin also scored. All the goals came in the first half.

Chazy outshot Schroon 18-2. Austin Santor registered the shutout in goal.

With the win, the Eagles advanced to the Section VII semifinals. They will play Lake Placid on Wednesday.

Chazy wins 14th consecutive MVAC championship

The Chazy Eagles earned their 14th straight conference title with a 6-2 win over Westport. Chazy has now won an amazing 23 of the last 24 MVAC boys soccer championships.

Freshmen Kyle McCarthy and Brandon Laurin scored 5 of the team's 6 goals to lead the Eagles. Andrew Duprey added the other Chazy goal. McCarthy chipped in 2 assists, and Kaleb Snide, Jordan Barriere and Michael Santor added one each. Chazy scored 4 goals in a 20-minute span midway through the first half to take a commanding lead.

Nathan Gay scored both goals for Westport.

Austin Santor made four saves in the net for the Eagles, as Chazy outshot Westport 15-4.



(photos courtesy Press-Republican)

MVAC semifinal: Chazy 8, Indian Lake/Long Lake 0

Chazy advanced to the conference championship by routing Indian Lake/Long Lake 8-0 in the semis. The boys will now try to win Chazy's 14th consecutive MVAC championship. Brandon Laurin scored four goals and Kyle McCarthy added three to lead the dominating performance.

The boys moved to the top of the state rankings, and now rank #1 in the New York State Class D soccer poll.

Congratulations to the Chazy girls team for continuing their outstanding unbeaten season, pushing their goals scored/against ratio to an unbelievable 79-1 with their 3-0 overtime win over Indian Lake/Long Lake. They also move to the MVAC finals, where they will face Keene for the title.

MVAC statistics

The Press-Republican lists some stats for the MVAC. Digging through their table, you can find the following:

MVAC scoring leaders:
T. Cassavaugh, E'Town, 18 goals, 2 assists, 38 points
C. Sherman, Willsboro, 9 goals, 12 assists, 30 points
Kyle McCarthy, Chazy, 12 goals, 5 assists, 29 points

Other Chazy leaders:
T. Bulriss, 7 goals, 6 assists, 20 points
B. Laurin, 10 goals, 0 assists, 20 points
S. Howley, 5 goals, 5 assists, 15 points

MVAC goaltending leaders:
A. Santor, Chazy: 9 shutouts, 74 saves, 10 goals allowed, .881 save percentage
J. Drinkwine, Willsboro: 5 shutouts, 67 saves, 15 goals, .817 save percentage
D. Drummond, E'Town, 5 shutouts, 55 saves, 9 goals allowed, .859 save percentage

Press-Republican photos

The Press-Republican has photos posted online from a couple of this year's games.

Chazy vs. PHS

Chazy vs. AuSable

2009 Schedule and results so far

2009 Chazy Varsity Boys Soccer Schedule and results:
09/03 - Canton (Chazy Tourney) W 2-1 OT (1-0-0)
09/05 - Plattsburgh High (Chazy Tourney) T 1-1 (1-0-1)
09/10 - Schroon Lake W 3-0 (2-0-1)
09/14 - Keene W 2-0 (3-0-1)
09/16 - Lake Placid W 4-1 (4-0-1)
09/18 - Willsboro W 4-0 (5-0-1)
09/22 - at Elizabethtown T 2-2 (5-0-2)
09/30 - at Schroon Lake W 2-0 (6-0-2)
10/02 - at Willsboro W 1-0 (7-0-2)
10/06 - Westport W 5-0 (8-0-2)
10/08 - Elizabethtown W 1-0 (OT) (9-0-2)
10/10 - Ogdensburg W 3-2 (10-0-2)
10/13 - Ausable Valley W 4-0 (11-0-2)
10/16 - at Crown Point W 5-1 (12-0-2)
10/20 - at Indian/Long Lake (in Johnsburg) 1pm
10/24 - MVAC Finals @ Camp Dudley 2 pm

In MVAC play, Chazy went 8-0-1, the only blemish a 2-2 tie against E'town. The Eagles outscored opponents 25-3.

In five non-conference games, mostly against larger schools, Chazy went 4-0-1, defeating Canton, Ogdensburg, Au Sable and Lake Placid, and drawing with PHS (followed by a shootout loss.) The Eagles outscored those teams 14-5.

Overall, Chazy is 12-0-2 on the season, with 39 goals scored and 8 allowed in 14 games. In all competitions, Chazy averages 2.79 goals per game, and 0.571 goals allowed.


(Info from chazy.org and the Chazy Varsity Boys Soccer Alumni page on Facebook)

Chazy 5, Crown Point 1

The Eagles raised their record to 12-0-2 with a 5-1 win over Crown Point on Friday October 16th.

Brandon Laurin and Kaleb Snide each had two goals to lead Chazy.

Chazy 4, Ausable 0

Four different players scored as Chazy beat Ausable 4-0 in a non league game on October 13.

Austin Santor registered the shutout as Chazy outshot Ausable 14-5.

The win lifts Chazy's record to 11-0-2 on the season.

Chazy defeats OFA, 3-2

The Eagles came from behind to beat Ogdensburg Free Academy 3-2 in a non-league game on Saturday 10/10.

Brandon Laurin scored the game-winner with 39 seconds to play.

Chazy trailed 1-0 at the half, then 2-1 with ten minutes gone in the second half, but tied the game on John Tregan's goal at 24:41.

Chazy outshot the visitors 10-9. Austin Santor made five saves for the Eagles.

Chazy 1, E'town 0 (OT)

Kaleb Snide scored in overtime to give Chazy the dramatic win over Elizabethtown.

Keeper Austin Santor notched Chazy's fourth consecutive shutout.

The win raises the Eagles' MVAC record to 7-0-1 on the season, and their overall record to 9-0-2, the only blemishes coming against Class B PHS in overtime in a nonleague game, and a 2-2 tie against Elizabethtown in their earlier matchup.

E'town falls to 5-2-2 in the league.

Chazy 5, Westport 0

Five different players scored for the Eagles as they routed Westport 5-0 on October 6th.


The goal scorers were Shea Howley, Hunter Dominy, Jordan Barriere, Kyle McCarthy and Kaleb Snide. Austin Santor recorded Chazy's third straight shutout in goal, as Chazy improved to 6-0-1 in the MVAC.

Chazy 1, Willsboro 0

Jordan Barriere scored the only goal of the game as Chazy beat Willsboro 1-0 on Friday October 2.

Chazy outshot Willsboro 6-4 in the game. Austin Santor kept another clean sheet for the Eagles.

Chazy improved their conference record to 5-0-1 on the season.

Chazy 2, Schroon Lake 0

Kaleb Snide and Tyler Bulriss scored the only goals as Chazy won at Schroon Lake 2-0 on Wednesday September 30th.

The Eagles outshot Schroon 30-10. Austin Santor registered the shutout. Justin Wachowski made 25 saves for Schroon Lake.

Chazy 2, E'town 2

Chazy had to come from behind to tie Elizabethtown 2-2 on Tuesday September 22. The Lions took a 2-0 lead into halftime. Chazy cut the lead to one when freshman Nathan Reynolds scored on a penalty kick, then tied the game 7:54 into the second half when Shea Howley scored.

The Eagles record moves to 5-0-2 on the season, 3-0-1 in the MVAC.

Chazy beats Willsboro 4-0

On Friday September 18, Chazy broke open a close game with three second half goals to beat Willsboro 4-0.

Kyle McCarthy scored two goals, and Austin Santor recorded his third consecutive shutout for Chazy.

Chazy defeats Keene and Lake Placid

Tyler Bulriss scored both goals, as Chazy defeated Keene 2-0. Shea Howley and Kaleb Snide had the assists. Goalie Austin Santor registered his second straight shutout for the Eagles. Chazy impressively outshot Keene 26-1 in the game.

In a non-league game on September 16, Chazy defeated Lake Placid 4-1. Tyler Bulriss scored two goals in the first three minutes, and Kaleb Snide scored two more as Chazy beat Lake Placid 4-1. The Eagles outshot Lake Placid 19-3 in the game.

Chazy 3, Schroon Lake 0

On Sept. 10, the Chazy boys won their MVAC season opener, defeating Schroon Lake 3-0.

John Tregan scored in the first half, and Kaleb Snide and Shea Howley added goals in the second half. Rogers and Rabideau picked up assists. Goalie Austin Santor made two saves to record the shutout.

2009 soccer schedule

The 2009 soccer schedule for the boys and girls varisty teams is available here:

http://www.chazy.org/athletics/soccer09vm.html

Next game for the boys is this Thursday, Schroon Lake at Chazy.

2009 season under way

The 2009 season began with the non-league Chazy Soccer Classic tournament this weekend.

Game 1: Chazy 2, Canton 1 (OT)

In the first game, the boys faced Canton. Chazy jumped out to an early lead when freshman Kyle McCarthy scored just 17 seconds into the game. Canton tied the score in the second half, to force the overtime. With 58 seconds left in OT, Shea Howley scored on a direct kick to win the game.

In the other match, Beekmantown faced PHS, and that game too ended tied at 1 each after regulation. Jordan Conroy scored in overtime to win the game for Plattsburgh, and set up a Chazy-PHS matchup for the championship.



Final: PHS 1, Chazy 1 (OT) Plattsburgh wins on penalty kicks

In the final, PHS scored first in the 35th minute of the first half, but the Eagles tied it three minutes later, Kyle McCarthy scoring from Nathan Reynolds. Neither team could score in the second half or overtime, so the tournament championship came down to penalty kicks. PHS scored on 4 penalty kicks, to Chazy's 2, to claim the title for the third year in a row.

The official score of the game was recorded as a 1-1 draw, but the championship goes to Class B Plattsburgh High School.

MVAC all-stars: Fields is MVP

Chazy dominated the MVAC all-star team, announced in January.

Stetson Fields was named MVP of Division I, and Jason Baker, Ben Baker, Shea Howley and Kaleb Snide were named first team all-stars.

Congratulations to the award winners, and to the team on another great year.