A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Senior Defenseman Stephan Tremblay has been a SRCS Varsity team member for three years. He is the son of Darlene and Mike Tremblay. He is undecided about his future plans but he is thinking about the armed services.
Senior Forward Tyren Boots is the son of Cheryl and Casey Swamp. He has been a Varsity Shamrock Player for the last three years. Tyren is undecided about his future plans.
Senior Forward Sean David has been a SRCS Varsity Hockey team member for the last two years. He is the son of Lynn Montour, Junior David, Joelle Smoke and Keith Herne. Sean is undecided about his future plans.
Senior Forward, Chad George is a four year veteran of the SRCS Varsity Hockey team. He is the son of Angela and Darrell George. Chad is undecided about his plans after graduation
Senior Forward Quentin Thomas is leaving the Shamrocks after playing on the Varsity team for four years. He is the son of Hawi Thomas, Loretta Thomas and Mike Loran. Quentin will be attending SUNY Canton in the fall in the HVAC program.
Senior Chad George scores the first goal against Potsdam. Teammates Skkylar Thomas and Sean David head over to celebrate with George. The Shamrocks won the game 5-3.
Bryton Burns battles a Potsdam player for the puck in the corner in the SRCS 5-3 win against the Sandstoners.
Sean David keeps the Potsdam player off balance in front of the Shamrock net.
Senior Goalie Devlin Laughing has been on the SRCS Varsity Hockey Team for three years. He is the son of Bear Bear Laughing and Todd Wilson.
This was a bittersweet week for the Salmon River Boys Basketball and Hockey teams. Sweet, because both teams had big wins heading into playoff week. It was also the week to say goodbye to all the graduating seniors. Senior Night is the night that the seniors play their final regular season varsity game at home. Seniors are honored for their hard work and dedication to their sport and team and can be very emotional for the athlete and parents.
"This is the biggest group of seniors I ever had," commented Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach, Shawn Martin. "They are a smart bunch with four of the seven with an 85 and above average. They have come a long way since North Franklin Youth Basketball as fourth graders with Tommy Smith and Pete Ghostlaw. They have a lot of heart and dedication". The seven seniors honored were Jordan Wood, Chance Monette, John Harvey, Joe Herne, Brandon Burdash, Tyler Brooks, and Russ Oakes.
Other seniors recognized were Destiny Thomas from the Cheerleading Team, Katy Patnode, Tatyanna Figueroa-Rosa and Kiera Jacobs from Pep band.
"Tonight was a huge win for us to get to playoffs," stated boys' Varsity Hockey Coach Tim Cook. "The seniors had a big impact on the evening. Senior Night is a big night. It's a night that parents say good-bye to the high school hockey life. The moment of the night was when Devlin's brother surprised him. It was a nice secret that I had". Yes, Coach Cook can keep a secret. Coach Cook received a phone call from a former player, Quinton Wilson, who is in the Navy. He told Coach Cook that he was coming home for a leave and wanted to surprise his little brother, senior goalkeeper, Devlin Laughing. It was a nice surprise for the whole family.
Senior Varsity Hockey members honored were Devlin Laughing, Stephen Tremblay, Tyren Boots, Sean David, Chad George and Quentin Thomas.
Boys Basketball
Salmon River 59 - Gouverneur 21
The Shamrocks went out hot and hungry to dominate the first half against the Wildcats, 41-7 and didn't look back as they sealed the 59-21 victory.
It was a senior only first quarter that put Salmon River ahead, 14-3. Jordan Wood was on fire as he scored 25 of his 27 points in the first half.
Wood was the game high scorer with 27 points including five of the seven three point shots. Teammates Antoine Domino and Waylon Square tallied six points each while Russ Oakes and Jordan Bigness netted five and seven assists. Cole Lage, Ben Kelly and Brandon Burdash each contributed three with Chance Monette and John Harvey chipping in two apiece.
Nate Drake led the Wildcats with 12 points. Jordan Chambers added seven while Braden Fenlong finished with two.
Salmon River will be hosting Canton on Thursday the 19th. The Winner of this game will go on to play the winner of the Ogdensburg-Gouverneur game on February 28th at SUNY Canton.
Boys Hockey
SR 5-Potsdam 3
The Salmon River varsity hockey team hosted the Potsdam Sandstoners only to send them home with a 3-5 loss.
The Sandstoners struck first when Logan Ford finished the play set up by Jacob Keleher and Riley Clark at the 9:50 mark. Chad George answered back at 6:36 when he converted from Skkylar Thomas and Stephen Tremblay to even the score, 1-1. With a little over three minutes left in the first, Sean David beat the Potsdam goalie to put the Shamrocks ahead 2-1.
Late in the second, Potsdam pulled even when Max Warden scored off a play set up by Keleher. The Shamrocks weren't going to let that score stand for long (21 seconds to be exact) before George put Salmon River back in the lead assisted by Tyler Sisto and Skkylar Thomas. Bryton Burns widened the gap at the 11: 03 mark when he put in an unassisted goal to end the second 4-2.
The Shamrocks scored their fifth goal late in the third when Lawrence Jackson finished off a play by Tanner Tarbell and Tyren Boots. Potsdam scored late with 2:08 left in regulation time when Ford connected from Keleher.
Jarrad Jackson (15 saves) and Devlin Laughing (4 saves) shared goaltending duties for the win. Jake Crary had 26 saves in the Potsdam effort.
SR 5-N-N 4 (OT)
The Salmon River boys' varsity hockey team moves into the third seed after its 5-4 overtime win over Norwood-Norfolk.
Sean David, assisted by Chad George, put the Shamrocks on the scoreboard first with just 1:33 into the first. Salmon went ahead 2-0 late in the first, at the 1:48 mark, when George scored assisted by David.
The Shamrocks took a 3-0 lead early in the second frame when David scored an unassisted goal just 11 seconds into the period. N-N rallied to score the next three goals to even the score at the 9:23 mark. Jeb Brown started off the Icemen with a power play goal when he finished off a play set up by Coby Munson and Austin Cousineau. Two minutes later Brown struck again assisted by Tristen Harvey to cut the deficit 3-2. At the 9:23 mark, Cousineau tied the score on a power play goal assisted by Munson. The Shamrocks ended the second period with a 4-3 lead, when George converted from Skkylar Thomas and David.
Things looked good for the Shamrocks until the last three minutes of the third when Munson tied the game 4-4 after he connected with Zeb Zagrobelny, forcing the game into overtime.
George earned a hat trick and the game winner just 36 seconds into overtime after connecting off an assist from David.
Jarrad Jackson stopped 33 shots in the Shamrock win while Brandon Richards turned aside 29 shots for the Icemen.
The Shamrocks will host Alex Bay on Friday the 2oth at 6:30 pm. The winner of this game will play the winner of the N-N and Tupper Lake game at the home of the higher seed on February 25th. On the other side of the bracket, FA will be playing OFA with the winner playing at SLC on February 25th. Division II finals will be March 1st in the Cheel Arena at Clarkson University.
Girls' Basketball
Massena 64-SR 35
This was the last regular season game for the Lady Shamrocks. Being such a young team, there are no seniors to say goodbye. The visiting Lady Raiders took an early lead and the Shamrocks could not recover and ended the season with a 64-35 loss.
Massena came out strong to take a 23-9 lead in the first quarter and steadily pulled ahead. Lexis Jacobs led the Lady Raiders with 16 points, including four three pointers, three assists, five steals and three blocks. Kelly Southwick added 10 points while Sydnee Carroll tallied nine. Baillie Young and Maeve Curran each contributed seven points while Devin Kelly, Sophia Rusaw and Stephanie McKeel netted five points apiece.
Brittany Brooks led the Shamrocks with a game high 22 points, including five three pointers while pulling down nine rebounds and five steals. Kera Ghostlaw netted seven points and nine rebounds. Brittany George had a game high 18 rebounds also added two points. Tiffany Connors and Noreen Bautista chipped in two points each and had six and seven rebounds respectively.
The Lady Shamrocks will be in Ogdensburg on Wednesday the 18th at 6:00 pm. The winner of this game will play the winner of the Gouverneur and Canton game on February 27th at 6:15 pm at SUNY Canton.
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