After Strong Start Bisons Fall 9-3 to Pawling

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On Friday January 12, the BYSNS Bisons faced a tough Pawling team at the Brewster Ice Arena and skated to a very exciting start. A 3-2 lead late into the first, the Bisons were definitely holding their own. But the Tigers ended the period with a 4-3 lead and the momentum didn’t stop.

Five more goals in a row, and the Bisons got roasted in a 9-3 defeat.

Nonetheless, the game got started quickly. Michael Bonelli swooped around the net, and in taking the defense with him, he hit Matteo Guastadisegni out front. Guastadisegni got the drop and put it in the net at 15:59

Pawling didn’t wait long to respond, though. Mason Carman came down on the right, centered to David Fridman, and the score was tied with 13:37 left in the first.

Fridman wasn’t done either. After the Somers defense whiffed on the clear, Avery Fixman pounced, got the puck to Fridman, and he gave Pawling a 2-1 lead at 9:43.

Then Joey Anderson got into the act for Pawling. He took a shot over the crossbar and one right into the midsection Bison goalie Dylan Weber. The puck covered, Anderson would be back soon enough

But first Jordan Millar drew the game even. On the right of the goalie, he took a quick wrist shot and snuck it inside the post at 7:42.

The back and forth not over, Guastadisegni was on deck. Above the blue line, the puck came free and no one stood in between him and Pawling goalie William Hollywood. On the break, the Bison rushed in and flipped over the goalie’s shoulder for a 3-2 lead at 6:47.

So Pawling called for time and did more than reset. They shut out the home team the rest of the way, and a short handed goal provided the impetus. Anderson making good this time, he fought for the puck inside the Bison zone and tied the game at 4:15.

From there, a major cross checking penalty on Guastadisegni kept Pawling from looking back. Anderson again, he wound up on the right and blasted the puck past Weber to close the first period scoring.

The second period had the Bisons containing the damage on the penalty, and BYSNS kept pace for almost seven full minutes. So Pawling spread the wealth. Fixman shot from the left, and Gunner Lavoie put in the rebound at 8:01.

37 second later, Pawling went back to Fridman. On the left, he swiped at the puck, and the Tigers had a 6-3 lead at 7:24

Three minutes later, the Bisons almost had an answer. Paul Rienzi got the puck out front to Millar, and his chip dribbled off the post.

No mercy, Pawling essentially settled the matter with 25 seconds left in the second. Taking a pass from Lavoie, Sam Koehler launched a slap shot through traffic, and the 7-3 led was just a prelude for final defeat for BYSNS.

Section One Quarterfinals

After beating Carmel in the first round, 4th seeded BYSNS faced 5th seeded Scarsdale on Tuesday February 20 and fell behind 2-0 in the first period. AJ Jones did cut the lead in half in the second, but Scarsdale opened the third with two straight goals. Matteo Guastadisegni cut the lead in half again, and the next goal would tell the tale. Unfortunately, Scarsdale netted the decider with 4:40 left in the game, and when Guastadisegni completed the scoring, it was not enough.