Sixteen different opponents took the measure of the Skaneateles boys soccer team in the 2010 regular season. None of them measured up to the Lakers when the final whistle sounded. Given more confidence by the way it rallied from a two-goal deficit to knock off CBA on Oct. 16 and keep itself undefeated, the Lakers rode its unbeaten mark all the way to the Section III Class B playoffs. Fittingly, the regular season concluded with a match Friday at archrival Marcellus, pushed back two weeks from its original Oct. 8 date. All the delays and postponement, though, could not keep the Lakers from beating the Mustangs once more, though it took a whole lot of effort to prevail by a 3-2 margin – the same result as the CBA game. Even at 7-7-1, Marcellus remained a dangerous and motivated opponent that would have enjoyed nothing more than to put an end to the Skaneateles run at perfection – just as it had knocked off the Lakers in last year’s Section III Class B final. And when Cal Filtch scored in the first half to give the Mustangs a 1-0 lead, the pressure only grew. Like it has done so often before, though, Skaneateles found an answer as Kevin Rice fed Jeff Baldetti for the tying goal. They remained 1-1 into the second half, where Spencer Parker, arguably the team’s hottest player late in the season, flashed open and, taking a pass from Zach Brownlee, beat Mitch Schoenbrun for the go-ahead goal. More was needed, though – and the Lakers got it with five minutes left, as Alex Brownlee scored off a nice feed from Trevor Hinman. Though Keenan Vaughn put in a late goal on the Mustangs’ behalf, Skaneateles would hang on. The Lakers, still atop the state ranking, began this busy final week by going to Fabius-Pompey and registering a 7-3 victory over the Falcons. To some degree, all those late F-P goals came as a result of Skaneateles resting its starting defense. In the first half, with the main crew out there, the Lakers bolted to a 5-0 lead, so it could afford to relax a bit. Baldetti earned a three-goal hat trick, while Rice scored twice. Parker had one goal and one assist as Ryan Farrell also scored. A.J. Richichi and Sam Goodell had one assist apiece. The Lakers had one more chance to dazzle the home folks in the regular season – and did so, toying with Jordan-Elbridge Thursday night as it shut out the Eagles 6-0. Taking 22 shots on the night, Skaneateles eased its way to a 2-0 halftime lead, then kept adding to the total behind Parker, who made his last regular-season home game memorable by posting a three-goal hat trick and adding an assist, too. Meanwhile, Rice chipped in with a pair of goals as Richichi also found the net. Jeff Higman, Austin Amory and Jared Amory earned assists.