Chazy Wins State Championship Again, Defeating Fort Ann 4-0

The Chazy Eagles easily defeated Fort Ann 4-0 on Sunday November 18 to win Coach Rob McAuliffe's record-tying sixth New York State Championship.

Josh Barriere (5) Brandon Laurin (behind Barriere), Nathan Reynolds (12), Hayden Guay (16) and David Poitras (1) celebrate after Reynolds' goal during the Class D NYSPHSAA Boys Soccer Championship game at Middletown High School Sunday. Chazy beat Fort Ann (Section 2) 4-0 to win the class D title. (Photo/Adrian Kraus )

Josh Barriere led the Eagles with three of the team's four goals. Nathan Reynolds added the other goal.

With just over 25 minutes gone in the first half, Reynolds gave Chazy the lead with a header off a corner kick by Nelson Pelton. Just over three minutes later, Barriere made it 2-0 from close range.

13 minutes after halftime, Barriere struck again, blasting a shot under the crossbar. He completed his hat trick at 29:22, with a header off another Pelton corner kick. 

Chazy outshot Fort Ann 17-3. Kyle Bisonnette made three saves in picking up the shutout.

According to John Coryer's article in the Plattsburgh Press-Republican, McAuliffe's sixth state championship ties him for first all-time in the state in boys soccer with Pittsford-Mendon’s Joe Borrosh and Shenendehowa’s Mike Campisi.

The victory completed a fantastic 21-0-1 season for the Eagles, who outscored opponents 127-9 on the year. In the postseason, they scored 37 goals while allowing only 2.

Chazy Edges Poland 1-0 to Reach State Final Again

A goalkeeping error off Brandon Laurin's direct kick led to the only goal of the game as Chazy defeated previously unbeaten Poland 1-0 to advance to the New York State Class D boys soccer championship game.

Chazy's Brandon Laurin celebrates after scoring the only goal of the game in Eagles' 1-0 victory over Poland in the state New York state Class D boys' soccer semifinals in Middletown. (Photo/Adrian Kraus)

According to John Coryer's Plattsburgh Press-Republican's account of the game, with 11:56 gone in the second half, "Laurin sent (the free kick) straight on net to Poland keeper Mitch Jones, who made what appeared to be an easy save. But when Jones tried to tuck the ball away like a football player, it slipped out of his hands, behind him and into the net."

The Eagles held on after taking the lead, despite Poland's physical play. The game was the closest the Eagles have played since the preseason Frankie Garrow tournament, but they were able to keep the Tornadoes off the scoreboard and secure the crucial victory.

Chazy raised its record to 20-0-1 with the win, and will face Fort Ann of Section II on Sunday November 18th with the state championship on the line.

 Chazy outshot Poland 13-3. Jones made 10 saves for Poland, while Kyle Bisonnette made two stops in registering the shutout.

On Sunday, Chazy will be gunning for their sixth Class D state championship.

Chazy's Josh Barriere soars over Poland's Mark Hennings in the NY state Class D soccer semifinal Saturday in Middletown. The Eagles won 1-0. (Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Chazy 7, Heuvelton 0: Another Final 4 for Chazy

Chazy defeated Section X champions Heuvelton 7-0 yesterday to advance to another New York State Class D Final 4.

Brandon Laurin scored another hat trick to lead the way.

The Eagles didn't jump to the lead as early as they have in recent matches, but Laurin got them started when he scored from Josh Barriere at the 14:11 mark of the first half. Nathan Reynolds made it 2-0 15 minutes later, opening the floodgates. Laurin and Hayden Guay added goals before halftime, and then in the first minute of the second half, Laurin scored again to make it 5-0.

Barriere and Botten added goals to complete the scoring.

The Eagles outshot Heuvelton 23-2, with Kyle Bisonette and Trent Blais sharing time in the net.

Chazy has outscored its four opponents 31-2 in the postseason, but will likely face a tougher challenge in the next round when they face unbeaten and #2 ranked Poland, champions of Section III, on Saturday in the state semifinals.

Eagles set to face Section X's Heuvelton with Final 4 on the line

Chazy will face Section X champions Heuvelton in the quarterfinals of the Class D New York State playoffs.

The Eagles, ranked #1 in the state, have outscored their opponents 115-9 so far this season. Heuvelton is ranked #17 in the state, and won each of their three playoff games by one goal.

#1 ranked Eagles win Section VII title: Chazy 6, Minerva/Newcomb 0

Brandon Laurin scored four goals to lead Chazy to their sixth consecutive Sectional championship, as the Eagles posted a 6-0 win over Minerva/Newcomb.

Chazy jumped to a 5-0 halftime lead. Laurin scored a header from Craig Botten's free kick to start the scoring less than two minutes into the game, then scored on a penalty kick just 5:13 into the game.

Josh Barriere and Laurin added goals to extend the lead to 4-0 just past the 24-miunte mark of the first half. Then with just 33 seconds left in the half, Laurin's shot was saved by M-N goalkeeper Alex Ruzbacki, but Nelson Pelton got the rebound and scored to push the lead to 5-0.

Laurin scored the only goal of the second half, on an assist from Nathan Reynolds.

The Eagles outshot Minerva/Newcomb 12-2, with Kyle Bisonette picking up the shutout. Chazy coach Rob McAuliffe praised Bisonette and Eagle defenders Craig Botten, Justin Brothers, Brett Giroux and Cole Chaskey in his comments to the Plattsburgh Press-Republican after the game.

Chazy will play the Section X champions in the state quarterfinals.

Eagles trounce Schroon 13-2 to move to Section VII Finals

The Eagles jumped out to an 8-0 halftime lead on their way to demolishing Schroon Lake 13-2 in the Section VII Class D semifinals.

Brandon Laurin scored three goals while Nathan Ryenolds and Josh Barriere added two each to lead the way for Chazy. Derek Drake, Hayden Guay and David Poitras also scored first-half goals for the Eagles.

In the second half, Brothers, Pilon and Thibault also got into the scoring column.

Justin Lough scored twice for Schroon Lake in the last 5 minutes of the game.

Kyle Bisonette started in goal for Chazy, and Trent Blais finished up. Chazy outshot Schroon 34-8 in the game.

The Eagles move on to face Minerva/Newcomb in the sectional finals.

Sectional Quarterfinals: Chazy 5, Keene 0

Chazy started their postseason campaign with a 5-0 defeat of Keene. Brandon Laurin and Josh Barriere each scored two goals to lead the Eagles.

David Poitras scored the other Chazy goal. Barriere, Laurin, Brett Giroux, Nathan Reynolds and Cole Chaskey picked up assists for the winners.

Chazy outshot the Beavers 23-3, with Kyle Bisonette and Trent Blais splitting the shutout.

The Eagles move on to the Section VII Class D semifinals against Schroon Lake.

Eagles flying high at the right time?

Chazy had another strong season finishing 12-0-0 in Division II of the Northern Soccer league. But the Eagles were at their best at the end of the season, a good omen as they get set to enter sectional play, hoping to take home another state championship.

Senior Brandon Laurin capped his spectacular Chazy career in grand style, notching hat tricks in the last three games of the regular season, and scoring 11 goals in his last four games.

But he isn't doing it alone. Over the past four games, Chazy outscored Willsboro, E'town, league runners-up Lake Placid and Westport by a total of 25-0. In their last seven games of the season, the Eagles allowed only one goal, while burying 46 of their own shots.

Once the postseason begins, their domination of the league won't matter, as one loss will end the year. But the #1 ranked Eagles seem to be peaking at the right time, and will hopefully be able to carry over their strong finish into the state playoffs.

Final Northern Soccer League Standings

Unbeaten Chazy finished in first place in Division II of the Northern Soccer league with a final league record of 12-0-0, finishing 4 games ahead of second place Lake Placid.

Here are the final standings:

Division II (league record)
1. Chazy (12-0-0)
2. Lake Placid (8-4-0)
3. Elizabethtown (7-3-2)
4. NAC (6-4-0)
5. Seton Catholic (3-4-1)
6. Willsboro (2-9-0)
7. Westport (1-8-1)

Division III (league record)
1. Minerva/Newcomb (5-1-0)
2. Crown Point (10-3-0)
3. Schroon Lake (9-3-0)
4. Wells (3-3-0)
5. Keene (4-7-1)
6. Johnsburg (1-7-1)
7. Indian Lake/Long Lake (1-7-0)

The Eagles, ranked #1 in New York State's Class D, open sectional play next week.

Chazy 8, Westport 0

Chazy completed their regular season undefeated, crushing Westport 8-0 on October 18th.

The Eagles broke open a close game with 4 goals in the first seven minutes of the second half. Josh Barrierre and Brandon Laurin scored hat tricks to lead Chazy, while Derek Drake added three assists. Nelson Pelton and Alex Rabideau scored the other Chazy goals.

Goalkeeper Trent Blais registered the shutout for the Eagles, who outshot Westport 27-3.

Chazy Shuts Out Lake Placid 5-0

Josh Barrierre scored two minutes into the game and the Eagles never looked back as they posted a 5-0 home win over Lake Placid on October 16th.

Brandon Laurin scored twice and Derek Drake added a goal in the first half to propel Chazy to a 4-0 halftime lead.

In the second half, Laurin completed his hat trick with a penalty-kick goal at the 1:28 mark.

Drake, Nathan Reynolds and Mason Reynolds added assists for the Eagles, who outshot Lake Placid 21-4.

Blais picked up the shutout in the Chazy goal.

Eagles Deliver Beat-Down to E'Town

Unbeaten Chazy demolished their longtime rivals Elizabethtown-Lewis 8-0 at George Brendler Field on October 15th, continuing their dominance of the Northern Soccer League's Divsion II.

The Eagles took the lead just 44 seconds into the game, when Nathan Reynolds scored from a Craig Botten assist. Reynolds scored again at the 12:10 mark, and the floodgates remained open as Brandon Laurin and Davis Poitras notched goals, before Reynolds completed his first-half hat trick at 29:31.

Nolan Rogers and Laurin then added goals before the half to give Chazy a 7-0 lead at the break.

Laurin completed his own hat trick at the 16:13 mark of the second half to finish the scoring.

Hayden Guay had two assists, while Josh Barriere, Zach Brothers and Derek Drake and  each added an assist.

In the Chazy goal, Kyle Bissonette stopped four shots to pick up the shutout. Chazy outshot the Lions 24-4 in the rout.

Full-length video of the victory is available on Hometown Cable's site.

Chazy Maintains #1 Ranking in New York

Through October 14, the undefeated Eagles remain the number one team in New York State's Class D.

Chazy's overall season record is 12-0-1, with the only blemish a tie game in regulation in the championship of the Frankie Garrow memorial tournament (despite the Eagles winning the title in the shootout, the game is officially counted as a tie.)

Section III's Poland is ranked #2 in Class D, followed by Fort Ann from Section II.

Chazy Shuts Out Willsboro, 4-0

Chazy continued its unbeaten season on Thursday, defeating Willsboro 4-0. Brandon Laurin and Nathan Reynolds each scored twice for the Eagles, who improved their league record to 9-0 on the season.

Nelson Pelton and Nolan Rogers added assists for Chazy, while goalkeeper Kyle Bisonette only had to make one save to register the shutout.

Chazy outshot the Warriors 20-4.

Chazy pummels Seton Catholic, 9-1

Brandon Laurin's five goals led the Eagles as they demolished Seton Catholic 9-1 on October 9th.

Nelson Pelton and David Peitras also scored goals for Chazy in the first half.

Nathan Reynolds and Hayden Guay scored in the second half for the Eagles.

Trent Blais made 3 saves in registering the win in the Chazy net. Chazy outshot Seton 26-4 in the victory.

Eagles easily handle NAC, 5-0

Josh Barriere scored three goals in the first half as Chazy continued its unbeaten run with a 5-0 win over Northern Adirondack on October 2nd.

Brandon Laurin also scored in the first half as the Eagles grabbed a 4-0 lead. Derek Drake scored the only goal of the second half. Hayden Guay assisted on two goals, while Jacob Kennedy also picked up an assist.

Trent Blais had 7 saves as he posted the shutout in goal for Chazy.

Eagles maintain big Division lead

Chazy remains in command of Division II of the Northern Soccer league with a 6-0 league record, outscoring opponents 36-4 as of October 2:

Div. II 

Teams  w l t  League      gf ga

Chazy  (9-0-1)  6 0 0      36 4

E'town (6-1-1) 4 1 1      14 8

Lake Placid (6-5)    5 3 0   15 15

NAC (3-3)    3 2 0        8 8

Willsboro (2-6) 2 4 0      5 17

Seton Catholic (2-7) 1 6 0  8 18

Westport (0-6-1) 0 5 1     2 17

 

Chazy trounces Keene 7-0

Brandon Laurin scored four goals and added an assist as Chazy easily defeated Keene in a non-league match on September 27th.

Nathan Reynolds, Derek Drake and Justin Roy also scored for the Eagles. Kyle Bissonnette and Trent Blais split the goalkeeping duties as Chazy outshot Keene 27-1.

Chazy's Hayden Guay battles for the ball against Keene

Eagles open big lead in Division

Wining its first 6 conference games, Chazy opened a big lead in Division II of the Northern Soccer League.

Standings as of September 25th:

Teams      Overall  League    gf ga
Chazy     (6-0-1)        5 0 0    29 3
Lake Placid (5-4)       4 2 0    14 11
E’town-Lewis (4-1-1) 2 1 1    7 7
N. Adirondack (2-3)   2 2 0    7 8
Seton Catholic (1-4)   1 4 0    5 12
Willsboro (1-5)           1 3 0    2 14
Westport (0-4-1)         0 3 1     1 9

 

Chazy 7, Westport 1

On September 24, Brandon Laurin scored three goals to lead the undefeated Eagles to a 7-1 win over Westport.

Laurin scored twice in the first half, as did Derek Drake, while Craig Botten added another as Chazy took a commanding 5-1 lead at the half.

In the second half, Laurin added his third goal, and Brett Giroux also scored for the winners.

Trent Blais picked up the win in the Chazy net.

Chazy 3, Lake Placid 0

The Eagles stayed unbeaten by picking up a tough 3-0 road win in Lake Placid on September 21st.

Hayden Guay broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 55th minute, while Josh Barriere and Nathan Reynolds added later scores for the Eagles. Chazy moves to 5-0 in the conference with the victory.

Trent Blais got the shutout, making five saves. 

Eagles demolish Willsboro 9-0

Brandon Laurin and Derek Drake each registered hat tricks to lead Chazy to a 9-0 trouncing of Willsboro.

Nathan Ryenolds, Poitras and Nolan Rogers added goals for Chazy, who improved their record to 4-0 in the conference this year.

Chazy outshot Willsboro 21-2 in dominating the game.

Eagles keep flying with 6-1 win over Seton Catholic

Nathan Reynolds scored three goals in the first 13 minutes of the game to lead Chazy to an easy 6-1 win over Seton Catholic on September 14th.

Brandon Laurin also scored twice for the Eagles, while David Poitras also scored.

Kyle Bisonette and Trent Blais shared the goalkeeping duties for Chazy.

Chazy trounces E'town 5-0

Chazy easily handled their old rivals, posting a 5-0 win on the road in Elizabethtown on September 12th.

Five different players scored for Chazy: Derek Drake, Nathan Reynolds, Zach Brohers, Justin Brothers and Craig Botten.

Kyle Bissonnette notched the shutout in the Chazy goal.

The Eagles move to 2-0 in the conference with the win.

Chazy opens league season with 6-2 victory over NAC

The Eagles got their league season off to a flying start with a 6-2 win over NAC on September 10th.

Derek Drake scored a hat trick for Chazy. Brandon Laurin added two goals and an assist, while Nathan Reynolds scored a goal and had 3 assists for the Eagles. Trent Blais picked up the win in goal for Chazy.

Chazy Wins Frankie Garrow Tournament in Shootout

Chazy and Beekmantown finished tied 1-1 after regulation and overtime, but Chazy prevailed in the shootout 3-1 to capture the preseason Frankie Garrow Memorial tournament.

Beekmantown led 1-0 with only about 10 minutes left to play in regulation when Chazy's Hayden Guay scored to tie the game.

In the shootout, Mason Reynolds, Craig Botten and Josh Barriere scored for Chazy, while Zack Brockway was the only Beekmantown shooter to beat Chazy keeper Kyle Bissonette.

Bissonnette and Beekmantown goalie Matt Leclair each had 10 saves in the game.

Hometown Cable has the video of the entire exciting game on its website.

Chazy 4, Canton 0

Chazy defeated Canton 4-0 in the first round of the Frankie Garrow Memorial tournament.

Check out the video of the game here.

Brandon Laurin scored two goals and also notched an assist to lead the Eagles.  Nathan Reynolds and Josh Barriere scored the other Chazy goals, while goalkeepers Kyle Bisonnete and Trent Blais kept the clean sheet for Chazy.

The Eagles meet Beekmantown in the tournament final on Saturday September 1.

2012 schedule

The season gets underway on Labor Day weekend, with the Frankie Garrow memorial tournament. Chazy defeated Canton 4-0 in the first game of the season.

Here's the complete schedule:

Frankie Garrow Memorial Tournament

 Friday 8/31 - Canton @ Chazy 11:00a - W 4-0 (1-0-0)
 Saturday 9/1 - Beekmantown @ Chazy (Championship) 7:00 -

Monday 9/10 - NAC @ Chazy 6:00 -

Wednesday 9/12 - Chazy @ E'Town 4:30 -

Friday 9/14 - Chazy @ Seton 4:30 -

Wednesday 9/19 - Willsboro @ Chazy 6:00 -

Friday 9/21 - Chazy @ Lake Placid 4:30 -

Monday 9/24 - Westport @ Chazy 6:00 -

Tuesday 10/02 - Chazy @ NAC 4:30 -

Thursday 10/04 - E'Town @ Chazy 6:00 -

Tuesday 10/09 - Seton @ Chazy 6:00 -

Thursday 10/11 - Chazy @ Willsboro 4:30 -

Tuesday 10/16 - Lake Placid @ Chazy 6:00 -

Thursday 10/18 - Chazy @ Westport 4:00 -