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It was a first for Ridgefield — and its head coach.

The Tigers beat Yorktown for the first time last night, and for the first time, Colsey picked up a win against his alma mater, where he was arguably the best overall player in school history before enjoying a star-studded career at both Syracuse and in the professional ranks.

Ridgefield beat Yorktown 14-8 led by the University of Vermont-bound Andrew Buckanavage’s three goals and three assists.

Colsey had been head coach at Horace Greeley before coming to Ridgefield three years ago.

Ridgefield outscored Yorktown 9-1 in the second and third quarters to pull away before a large home crowd at Tiger Hollow Stadium. Ridgefield had trailed 4-2 after the first quarter.

“Great win for Ridgefield tonight,” Colsey said. “Having the opportunity to play Yorktown and test ourselves against a program that does so much year in and year out is an honor.

“I am, and always will be a huge fan of Yorktown.  I couldn’t be more proud of my players and I hope this win helps them to believe in their ability to accomplish the goals we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season.

“As a program, a win against Yorktown is something to be proud of. But more importantly,  it is something to build on and learn from.”

The win completes a Section 1 trifecta of sorts for Ridgefield, which earlier this season beat 2009 Class B champion Somers 9-8 and 2010 Class B champion John Jay 9-7.

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Ridgefield 14, Yorktown 8

Yorktown 4 0 1 3 – 8

Ridgefield  2 5 4 3 – 14

Ridgefield scoring

Buckanavage 3-3
Wilkinson 3-1
Scott 2-1
Hrvatin 2-1
Riley 1-0
Scala 1-0
Dodd 1-0
Wiley 1-0

Ridgefield goaltender saves

Winnie 11
Mulaneaux 2

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