Back in January, after Victor slipped past Fairport 2-1 on a mid-winter Friday night, long-time coaches Mike Ferrari and Chris Moretter reflected on the quality of the rivalry, and of each team.
“We said this would be a great sectional championship game,” Ferrari, the Victor coach, remembered.
Talk about an ability to see the future.
The state-ranked teams played again on Sunday afternoon, and it took five minutes of overtime before Victor prevailed 5-4 in the Section V Class A finale.
Cal Lambert jammed in a rebound of Steven Armstrong’s shot off a three-on-two fast break, giving the Blue Devils their fourth sectional crown in six seasons.
“After that puck went in it was just a blur,” Armstrong said.
The game was an instant classic, with Victor (20-3) overcoming 2-0, 3-1 and 4-3 deficits. The Blue Devils’ only lead came when Lambert stopped the clock at 5:00 of overtime — and touched off the victory celebration on the ice of RIT’s Gene Polisseni Center.
CHAMPS!!!
@callambert22 cleans it up with 2:30 left in OT & @victorhshockey is your Class A ice hockey champ witb a 5-4 win over Fairport. @VictorBLDevils pic.twitter.com/9s3F5Up8Jm
— Bob Chavez (@MPN_bchavez) March 1, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS- What a @SectionVHockey Class A title game. @VictorHSHockey wins 5-4 in overtime over @FPThockey after being down 2-0 and 3-1. Steven Armstrong had the tying goal with less than five minutes to play and Cal Lambert poked in the game-winner @VictorBLDevils pic.twitter.com/i7rugajZO0
— AJ Feldman (@AJFeldmanTV) March 2, 2020
Special moment between two rival high schools after a @SectionVHockey championship.@victorhshockey won 5-4 in OT vs @FPThockey.
After the game, Blue Devils Steven Armstrong left his team celebration to go over and console Red Raiders goalie Dylan Ghamemi on the bench@13WHAM pic.twitter.com/3B5azgILCy
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) March 1, 2020
Congrats to today’s @SectionVHockey Champions @Titans_hockey and @victorhshockey! #Blueandgolddomination @SecVAthletics @ThomasTitans @VictorBLDevils @VictorSchools @ThomasAthletics @SecVAthletics pic.twitter.com/vHBGGorThL
— ROC Sports Network (@ROCSportsNet) March 2, 2020
Congrats to Steve Armstrong of @victorhshockey today’s Ralph Honda Player of the Game! Victor won 5-4 in a hard fought OT win over @FPThockey in the @SectionVHockey Class A Championship. @RalphHonda3939 @LattimorePT @BillGrays @zweigleshots @lockerroomroc @VictorBLDevils pic.twitter.com/fuHiEV43uS
— ROC Sports Network (@ROCSportsNet) March 2, 2020
Victor has won the game!!!!!? pic.twitter.com/0oGGKR5wgI
— Victor HS Hockey (@victorhshockey) March 1, 2020
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