Photos: Dutch Dominate Birds In Season Opener
Last Friday evening, March 31, the Guilderland Dutchmen and Voorheesville Blackbirds faced off at Guilderland High School in a non-league matchup. Guilderland’s high powered offense didn’t allow Voorheesville much opportunity as Guilderland won, 18 to 4.
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Elusive: Guilderland’s Emerson Nezaj comes to a quick stop and attempts to spin away from two Blackbird defenders.
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Hard shot: Guilderland’s Tommy Dwyer brings his stick way back to get ready to whip off a shot towards the cage as Voorheesville’s Ethan Marchand tries to catch him. Dwyer had two goals and three assists.
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Shaking off: Voorheesville’s Ethan Marchand tries to get away from Guilderland’s Quinn Orsini from trying to knock the ball out of Marchand’s stick.
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Bringing the heat: Guilderland’s Quinn Orsini prepares to fire a shot toward the Voorheesville cage as Voorheesville’s Tyler Gifford attempts to use his stick to stop Orsini’s shot. Orsini had four goals and an assist.
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Scampering away: Voorheesville’s Dylan Ensslin runs quickly up the field as he tries to shake off the Guilderland player in the second quarter.
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Pushing hard on his foot: Voorheesville’s Lawson Moir takes a shot toward Guilderland’s goal in the second quarter.
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That’s mine: Guilderland’s Andrew Altieri pushes Voorheesville’s Eric Guilmette away from the ball after the faceoff in the second quarter.
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Easy scoop: Voorheesville’s Andrew Cillis gathers up the loose ball in the offensive zone while a light rain starts to fall. Cillis had two goals and an assist.
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Stepping into one: Voorheesville’s David Ambuhl plants his left foot into the turf as he prepares to fire off a shot towards Guilderland's goal.
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Eyeing the field: Guilderland’s Cooper McConaghy gets ahead of the Voorheesville defender in the third quarter. McConaghy had four goals and two assists.
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Hard shove: Guilderland’s Klaidi Gjini uses his stick to knock over Voorheesville’s Devin Kelly in the fourth quarter. Kelly had a goal for Voorheesville.
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As the rain falls, Voorheesville’s David Ambuhl locks his eyes at Guilderland’s goal as he prepares to take a shot.