Chazy, Boquet Valley set for Class D girls final rematch

Chazy and Boquet Valley advanced to this weekend’s Section VII Class D girls soccer championship game with semifinal wins on Monday.The top-seeded Eagles recorded a 2-0 decision over fourth-seeded Lake Placid, while third-seeded Boquet Valley emerged with a 1-0 win over Northern Soccer League Division III champion and second-seeded Schroon Lake/Newcomb.It sets up a title contest between the Eagles and Griffins to be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Plattsburgh High School.The two met in last year’s sectional championship game and it went scoreless through regulation and overtime before Chazy won in penalty kicks to advance on to NYSPHSAA Class D regional play.CHAZY 2LAKE PLACID 0CHAZY — Monday’s contest shared some similarities to when the Eagles recorded a 2-0 win over the Blue Bombers late in the NSL Division II regular season.In that contest, despite the Eagles holding a huge edge in shots on goal, Lake Placid held Chazy off the scoreboard until Marin Juneau scored with 12:31 left in the second half. Peyton Turek added Chazy’s second goal with 4:43 remaining.Monday night, the Blue Bombers and goaltender Mia Mezzetti kept the Eagles from scoring until the 17:14 mark of the second half when Brynn Babbie scored off a Turek assist.Then six minutes later, at 23:16, Juneau gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead, assisted by Babbie.“We left some chances out there early and, at halftime, I was happy to see us reset and just focus on continuing to press on and find a way to finish a chance or two,” Chazy coach John Tregan said.“At this time of the year, you just want to win and move on.”Chazy finished with a 16-1 advantage in shots on goal.The Blue Bombers had the first shot on goal in the game, a long shot from the outside the was handled by netminder Calleigh Clark, who made her only save of the night for the shutout.Mezzetti made a few big saves in the first half for the Blue Bombers and finished with 14 stops.“Mia did a great job stepping up in the goal for Lake Placid tonight,” Tregan said. “On a whole, their team played really well and represented themselves by playing a great game.“(Coach) Mike (Mezzetti) has had his team improve all year and they should take pride in the result tonight.”—Chazy 2, Lake Placid 0LPCS 0 0 — 0CCRS 0 2 — 2Second half- 1, CCRS, Babbie (Turek), 17:14. 2, CCRS, Juneau (Babbie), 23:16.Shots on goal- CCRS, 16-1.Saves- Mezzetti, LPCS, 14. Clark, CCRS, 1.BOQUET VALLEY 1SCHROON LAKE/NEWCOMB 0SCHROON LAKE — Shots on goal in the game were at a premium and the Griffins made good use of a direct kick to score the game-winning goal with 23:52 gone in the first half.“We earned a direct kick deep in the Schroon Lake/Newcomb half and freshman Daisy Cushman struck a beautiful shot that bent over the keeper and into the top corner,” Boquet Valley coach Ryan Hathaway said.“Nearing the end of the first half, Schroon Lake/Newcomb standout Taylor Bush broke free and shot a low ball to the corner that was stopped on a diving save by Ella Pulsifer.”Pulsifer recorded the shutout in net for the Griffins with five saves while Emily Thompson made two stops for the Wild Huskies.“The Schroon Lake/Newcomb offensive threat was met by exceptional defense from the whole back line with another standout performance by junior sweeper Lily Cushman,” Hathaway said.“Junior stopper Kendra Lyon did a good job of disrupting the play in the middle and limiting attempts by Bush and Piper Larabee. It was a hard-fought game that was mostly a defensive showcase.”—Boquet Valley 1, SL/N 0BVCS 1 0 — 1SL/N 0 0 — 0First half- 1, BVCS, D. Cushman, 23:52.Shots on goal- SL/N, 5-3.Saves- Pulsifer, BVCS, 5. Thompson, SL/N, 2.