BY RANDY SCHULTZ
CANTON, NY – The Orchard Park/Frontier/Lake Shore Falcons scored two goals in the first period and never looked back as they defeated the Beekmantown Eagles, 5-1 at the SUNY Canton-Roos House Arena Friday night. The Falcons will face the Skaneateles Eagles Saturday at 1 p.m. for the 2017 NYSPHSAA Girls Ice Hockey Championship.
Five different players scored for the Falcons in their victory.
Brooke Becker scored the opening goal for OPFL in the first period at the 8:15 mark to go up 1-0. Jessica Peters got the assist on the goal. Frangelica Bautz put the Falcons up 2-0 six minutes later with the assist going to Becker.
Beekmantown got back in the game early in the second period when Bailey Carter tallied to make it 2-1. Kelsey Baker and Kirsten Villemaire assisted on the goal.
But the Falcons came back with two more unanswered goals. Midway through the second Meghan Roche scored to make it 3-1. Bautz assisted on the goal.
Emily Kromer then scocred with 28 seconds remaining in the period to give the Falcons a commanding 4-1 lead.
Riley Johnson put the game away for the Falcons just 43 seconds into the third period with a goal to make the final, 5-1. Kromer and Mary Kromer assisted.
Beekmantown then pulled starting goalie Taylor Laurin and replaced her with Brianne Knight.
The Falcons outshot the Eagles, 31-16 for the game. Victoria Cottrell stopped 15 of the 16 shots she faced in net for the Falcons.
