Also, there are a few items available for purchase from the Booster Club:
Two extra-large black pants, one stadium seat. If interested please contact Terri Stimson.
Twelve CNS lacrosse blankets are available for purchase. Please contact Julie Spenard if interested. All of the above items are on a 1st come 1st serve basis. No more orders will be taken.

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Trailing by a goal at the start of the final quarter, Gillette turned it on to beat Liverpool North 7 – 5 at Soule Rd. on 5/25. Andrew Haines led the late comeback by repeatedly winning face-offs and scoring 2 goals during the last quarter run. Gillette maintained possession of the ball most of the final quarter and their defense played very well all game. Andy Falvey shut out Liverpool’s top attackman and Billy Temple, Corey Barnes and Eric Centner played well on defense. Dylan Kenyon played a very solid game in goal. Gillette was lead offensively by Brad Monroe who had 3 goals and 2 assists. Pat Tierney and Nic Heldt also scored goals for Gillette.

In a game played in very cold and windy conditions, Gillette beat Central Square 8 – 4 at Gillette on May 22nd. Both teams had difficulty controlling possession of the ball in a penalty filled, physical game. Nic Heldt got Gillette on the board first with a goal and Pat Tierney fed Brad Stowell for a goal to go up 2 -0. Josh Turley scored for Gillette in the second quarter but the all 8th grade team from Central Square came back with 3 straight goals. In the second half, Dan Sciarrino scored his first goal of the year and Andrew Haines kept up his solid play, winning face offs, scoring a goal and assisted on goals by Tierney and Stowell. Brad Monroe assisted Tierney on a 4th quarter goal to finish the scoring for Gillette. Dylan Kenyon made several good saves in goal for Gillette.

ESM came out and scored early and often to beat the Gillette boys modified team on May 19th at Pine Grove Middle School. ESM had a very good team with a few exceptional attackman, 2 solid lines of midfield and a good defense. For Gillette, Andrew Haines continued his outstanding play at winning face offs and getting ground balls. He also had a goal and an assist. Pat Tierney had 2 goals, Josh Turley added one and Brad Monroe had an assist. This ends a very tough stretch of the schedule for Gillette and they return home to play Central Square on May 22nd.

Gillette played its second game in a week against an FM modified team and it ended with the same result. In a game played in the rain from beginning to end on May 15th at Gillette, Wellwood jumped out to an early 3 – 0 lead before Gillette’s Andrew Haines scored on a pass from Pat Tierney. FM had several very talented players with size and skill that pushed their team to a 5 -1 lead after the first quarter. Josh Turley led the “B” team with 2 unassisted goals and Anthony Mirizio scored his first goal of the year with a nice assist from Corey Barnes. Haines won another face off and found Tierney for a goal right before the half ended. Gillette’s second unit played hard and goalie Brian Potonzo made some great saves during the game. In the final quarter, Mike Kavanaugh had a nice assist on Tierney’s second goal and Brad Monroe finished off the scoring with a goal, assisted by Tierney. Haines, Andy Falvey, Billy Temple, Dan Sciarrino, Steve Szabo, Ryan Houghtalen and long pole Chris Wisniewski all played well for Gillette.

The size, skills and depth of the Eagle Hill team proved too much to overcome as Gillette lost in Fayetteville 11 – 4. Gillette broke through when Dan Sciarrino found Nic Heldt for a goal in the opening quarter. Andrew Haines added an unassisted goal before the end of the first quarter. Josh Turley and Nick Francisco led the “B” team offensively by adding goals for Gillette as well. Billy Temple, Ryan Rufalo, Andy Falvey, Cory Barnes and Zach Rumo all played well at times on defense against a very good FM attack. Ryan Houghtalen, Ross Cumoletti, Steve Szabo, Haines and Sciarrino all hustled and played hard against a very talented FM midfield. Brian Potonzo & Dylan Kenyon made some very tough saves in goal throughout the course of the game. The Gillette team played a penalty free game for the first time this year.

Gillette got out to a fast start and cruised to a 12-4 win on May 9th. Andrew Haines won the initial face off and fed Pat Tierney for a goal in the opening seconds of the game. Haines won the ensuing face off and scored a goal himself. A few minutes later, Nic Heldt found Tierney again to make it 3 - 0 in the opening minutes. Gillette pushed the lead to 8 - 1 at halftime and substituted liberally for the rest of the game. Andy Falvey, Ryan Rufalo, Billy Temple, Zach Rumo, Corey Barnes and Ryan O'Mara all played solid games on defense, which helped goalies Dylan Kenyon and Brian Potonzo. Haines continued his domination of face offs. Gillette also got solid play from midfielders Ross Cumoletti, Dan Sciarrino, Steve Szabo and Ryan Houghtalen. Offensively, Tierney finished with 3 goals and Heldt had 2. Brad Stowell, Josh Turley, Nick Francisco, Casey Sunser, Jim Cialfi and defenseman Zach Rumo all scored goals. It was a great effort by the entire team.

Paced by the play of their second unit, Gillette beat Whitesboro 6-4 on May 4th. Josh Turley (2 goals), Pat Kenyon, and Ryan Houghtalen scored goals and gave Gillette the lift it needed to overcome a sluggish start from the rainstorms at the beginning of the game. Zach Rumo, Corey Barnes, Ryan O'Mara played very well on defense with Rumo and Barnes excelling at clearing the ball. Brad Stowell (1g) and Brad Monroe (1g) also contributed offensively and Monroe and Nic Heldt did a nice job controlling possession of the ball near the end of the game to secure the win.

Gillette's Modified team got their first win of the season in its home opener against RFA on May 2nd. It was an all around great team effort for Gillette. Andrew Haines (3 goals, 4 assists), Pat Tierney (3g, 1a), Brad Monroe (2g, 2a), Mike Kavanaugh (2g, 1a), Ross Cumoletti (2g) led the way in scoring. Nic Heldt (1g, 1a), Brad Stowell (1g, 1a) Dan Sciarrino (1a) also contributed offensively. Andy Falvey, Billy Temple, Ryan Rufalo, Zach Rumo, Corey Barnes all played well on defense and Steve Szabo, Ryan Houghtalen and Chris Wisniewski (long pole) played a solid game at midfield. Dylan Kenyon and Brian Potonzo both played well in goal.

The Gillette Boys Modified team opened up their season on the road against a very skilled New Hartford team and came up on the short end by a score of 7 - 3. New Hartford's' size, skill and exceptional goal tending proved to be the difference. Gillette was led offensively by Pat Tierney (2 goals), Andrew Haines (1 goal) and Brad Monroe (1 assist). Haines won the majority of his face-offs and Dan Sciarrino, Andy Falvey, Billy Temple and new goalie Dylan Kenyon turned in solid games.