Williamsville East wanted redemption for last year’s Section VI final loss to Kenmore East, and the Flames had their chance Thursday night. It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t pretty, but the Flames defeated the Bulldogs 6-5 in overtime for their second win of the season. Kenmore East led 2-0 and then 3-1 early in the second, but Williamsville East came …
Play a team game: Kenmore East one win away from clinching top playoff seed
Kenmore East’s focus is simple in its last six games: play a team game. Coach Kyle Pray saw glimpses of that in an overtime win over Frontier on Sunday, but it really came together in a 3-1 win over Canisius Monday night. Pray called Monday’s win the best team effort he’d seen all season. “We’ve just been stressing playing more …
Kenmore East wins overtime rivalry battle
Kenmore East’s 5-0 win over Hamburg on Dec. 27 was uncharacteristic of games between the two rivals. On Sunday evening, they showed what makes their rivalry so strong with a game that went to overtime before Kenmore East came away with a 6-5 win. “Every time we play them, it’s pretty close,” Kenmore East’s AJ Marinelli said. “Last year they …
Westbrook’s hat trick gives Will North fourth straight league win
Four league wins. Four-game blocks. Four goals. It’s all about the number four for Williamsville North, as Saturday’s 4-2 win over Kenmore East was the team’s fourth straight league win to move the Spartans into first place. After starting the season 0-3, Williamsville North coach Bob Rosen reintroduced the number four. “After we got off to the 0-3 start, I …