Lady Eagles romp in Class C2 semifinal

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Jersie Drake scores Kendall’s first goal as the Lady Eagles went on to down Genesee Valley Belfast 6-1 in the Class C2 semifinals this evening at LeRoy.

A quick two goal scoring burst in the first 10 minutes ignited top seeded Kendall to a 6-1 victory over No. 5 Genesee Valley Belfast in the semifinal round of the Section V Class C2 girls soccer playoffs this evening at LeRoy.

Jersie Drake scored just 6 minutes in and Ryleigh Denning followed up with a goal just 4 minutes later to put the Lady Eagles in control.

Kendall also started the second half as strongly as the first exploding for three goals in the first 10 minutes to break the contest wide open.

Denny had a pair of goals and Sophia Picardo 1 during that stretch to vault the Lady Eagles out to a commanding 5-0 lead.

Mackenzie Cooper rounded out the Kendall scoring parade with a goal in the final two minutes.

Drake also had 2 assists as Picardo, Denning and Addison Kludt each had 1.

Teagan Shaw made 3 saves in goal for the Lady Eagles.

The Genesee Valley Belfast goal came with 18 minutes to go in the second half.

Improving to 17-1, Kendall will now face No. 6 seed Fillmore in the Class C2 championship game at 5 p.m. Friday at Geneseo High School. Fillmore upset No. 2 Keshequa 2-1.

Kendall’s Ryleigh Denning, who scored 3 goals, battles for control of the ball with Genesee Valley Belfast’s Emma Calanni.