Plattsburgh's Sam Bezio (10) with the shot from the slot for one of his two goals on the day. It would be the Section VII Division II Boys' Hockey semifinals, as the #2 Plattsburgh Hornets would host the #3 Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers at the AC North Arena, with the winner advancing to Monday's championship game. It would take until the 15:28 mark of the first period for the first goal of the game, when Eli McCormick would light the lamp for the Lakers and take a 1-0 lead, and that's where the first period would end. In the second period, the Lakers would extend their lead to 2-0 at 6:50 when Ayden McCormick would get the goal. The Hornets would answer right back 38 seconds later when Sam Bezio would get the Hornets on the board and make it a 2-1 game. The Hornets would not be done there, as they would tie the game at two on Cooper Holland's goal. The Lakers would come back and retake the lead about two minutes later at the 10:32 mark of the period on Eli McCormick's second goal of the game. The Hornets would tie the game again with 4:32 left in the period when Sam Bezio would get the second goal of the game, and the second period would end tied at two. The Hornets would get their first lead of the game at the 9:05 mark of the third period when Cooper Holland would get his second of the game, and from there the Hornets' defense would be up to the challenge as they secured the 4-3 victory. In the winning effort for the Hornets, Owen Chapple would make 21 saves as they entered the finals at 13-5-2. As for the Lakes, their season would end at 8-111, as Scottie Nicholas would make 37 saves. Gallery

Saranac Lake-Lake Placid Braden Harvey (2) with the hard hit on Plattsburgh's Alex Hanshaw (5) that takes him off his feet. Gallery

Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Ayden McCormick (10) with the deke around Saranac's Brody McComber (4) to gain seperation for the shot on net. It would be the battle of the Saranacs take two this time, with the meeting up in Saranac Lake, as the winner would get the third seed in the upcoming playoffs, and it would be senior night for the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers. The game would remain scoreless until the 14:54 mark of the first period, when the Lakers would strike from Oren Preston for a 1-0 lead, and that's where the first period would end. The Lakers would waste little time in the 2nd period, scoring just 50 seconds in on the Braden Harvey goal. Then, just under two minutes later, they stretched it to a 3-0 lead when Ayden McCormick scored, taking control of the game. Then, with just ten seconds left in the period, the Spartans would get on the board with the Robbie Squier goal and make it a 3-1 game at the end of the second. Then, as they would start the third, the Lakers would regain their three-goal lead at 4-1 on Eli McCormick as he squeezes it through the pads. The Spartans would once again make it a two-goal game at 4-2 when Ryan Campbell would score at the 8:35 mark of the period. The Lakers would have another just over two minutes later when Eli McCormick would get his second of the night for the 5-2 game. Then, with just over two minutes left in the game, Eli McCormick would get his hat trick on the empty net goal and make it 6-2. Then, with 1:30 left in the game, the Lakers put the finishing touches on it with a power-play goal from Braden Harvey, securing the 7-2 win. In the winning effort, the Lakers clinch the third seed in the playoffs, as Scottie Nicholas made 25 saves, and they go to 8-10-1 on the season. As for the Spartans, they would combine for 25 saves as they fall to the play-in game against Northeastern Clinton next week and 7-12 on the season. Gallery.

Saranac's Brody McComber (4) with the poke check on Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Braden Harvey (2) to break up the rush. Gallery.

Saranac Lake Lake Placid's Owen Lawrence with the hard hit on the boards to break up the play. It would be the first of two battles of Saranac, as the Saranac Lake Lake Placid Lakers would meet the Saranac Spartans at the Ameri-Can North Sports Arena, as we near the end of the regular season. The upset-minded Spartans would get the opening goal of the game just 4:29 in from Ryan Campbell for the 1-0 lead. The Spartans would stay hot as they would add another from Brody Macomber to make it a 2-0 game nine minutes in. Then, at the 12:20 mark of the period, the Spartans took control of the game with an Elliott Batty goal, making it 3-0. The Lakers would answer right back 15 seconds later, breaking up the shutout with Braden Harvey's goal to make it 3-1, and that's where the first period would end. The game would stay there till the 6:44 mark of the second period when Ayden McCormick would score and make it a 3-2 game. The Spartans would answer back 90 seconds later on the Gabe Moore goal as they regained their two-goal lead at 4-2. Then, with just under 3:30 left in the period, Ryan Campbell would score on the power play and take control of the game again at 5-2. The Lakers would get the game back to two when Carver Bell would score with 1:26 left in the period and be 5-3 at the end of the second. Then at the 5:14 mark of the third period, the Spartans would regain their three-goal lead at 6-3 when Ryan Campbell would complete the hat trick. Although the Lakers would come back with two goals 44 seconds apart in the 6th minute of the third, Eli McCormick and Braden Harvey (second of the night) scored to make it a 6-5 game. Although the Spartans would keep coming, Killian Baker would score at the 10:45 mark of the period to make it 7-5. The Lakers would keep coming, and Ayden McCormick would get his second of the night to make it a 7-6 game with 3:39 left. The Lakers would keep firing on the night, but the comeback bid would come up just a bit short as the Spartans would get the 7-6 victory. In the winning effort, the Spartans would go to 6-11 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 7-10-1 Gallery.

Saranac's Killian Baker (2) drops to a knee as he rifles the shot past the goalie for the score. Gallery

Beekmantown's Jake Rover (21) with the open ice hit on Saranac Lake-Lake Placid Lakers Ayden McCormick (10) and jars the puck loose. It would be the battle of the top two teams in Section VII Boys' Hockey as the Beekmantown Eagles would host the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers, with the winners taking over first place in the standings as they come down the stretch. The Eagles would take the 1-0 lead just 6:18 into the game when Pryce Parker would find the back of the net. There would be 2:45 left in the first period, and a hit would send an Eagle into the glass, shattering it and delaying the game for around 45 minutes. The teams would come back, finish the period, and play the second period, with no scoring, as both teams had their chances but couldn't light the lamp. The game would enter the third period when the Eagles would extend their lead to 2-0 at the 12:45 mark on Pryce Parker's second of the night. Then, just over two minutes later, the Eagles would extend the lead to 3-0. The Lakers would get on the board in a span of 36 seconds from Braden Harvey and Ayden McCormick to make it a 3-2 game in the final minute, but the Eagles would add the empty netter from Pryce Parker to secure the 4-2 victory. In the winning effort, Jake Bell made 20 saves as the Eagles went to 8-6-1 on the season. As for the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers, they would fall to 7-8-1 as Scottie Nicholas would make 35 saves on the night. Gallery

Saranac Lake Lake Placis's Braden Harvey (2) with the hard hit on Beekmantown's Jacobey Weeden (8) that sends him to the ice. Gallery

Saranac Lake Pacid's Cassidy Goodman (31) with the glove save on the scramble play in front of the net as part of a 42 save night. It would be the semi-finals of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Hockey as it would be a rematch of last year's Championship as the #1 Beekmantown Eagles would host the #4 Saranac Lake Lake Placid Lakers for the right to head to the Championship Monday night. The Lakers would get the game's opening goal and the first line of the first period when Ayden McCormick scored at 4:57 to take the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 4:57 mark of the second period when Edward Sweenor scored to tie the game at 1. Then, just about two minutes later, the Eagles would take the 2-1 lead on Edward Sweenor's second goal of the game. The Eagles would keep coming and extend their lead to 3-1 on Edward Sweenor's third straight goal at the 10:18 mark of the period. The Eagles and Sweenor would stay host and extend their lead to 4-1 at the 12:39 mark of the period. Although, with just 1:22 left in the period, the Lakers would add one from Carson St. Louis to make it a 4-2 game at the end of the second period. The game would stay there until the end of the third period when Mason Carter would add the empty-netter to secure the 5-2 victory. In the winning effort, the Beekmantown Eagles' Jack Bell would make 36 saves as they advanced to the Championship against the #2 Saranac Spartans. As for the Saranac/Lake Placid Lakers, Cassidy Goodman would make 42 saves as their season ends at 7-11-1. Gallery

Beekmantown's Novak Jarus (9) with the backhand shot on net as the Eagles get the 5-2 victory. Gallery