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Playoff Picture Beginning to Take Shape
Week 6: April 21- April 26
SCOREBOARD
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Division I |
Division II |
Cascade League |
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Nathan Hale 6, Roughriders (DII) 2 (exh) |
Bainbridge D2 7,
Franklin
6 |
Nathan Hale JV 12, Mercer 11 |
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Mercer Island
20, Lakeside 3 |
Garfield
11, Mt. Rainier 1 |
Maple
Valley
3, Bellevue 2 |
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Bainbridge 17,
Port Angeles
1 |
Curtis 20, Kitsap 11 |
Mercer Island
13, Curtis 4 |
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Bellevue
7, Nathan Hale 3 |
Vashon 6, Roughriders 5 |
Curtis 8, Port Angles 7 (OT) |
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Lakeside 7, Maple Valley 6 (OT) |
Eastside 8, Snohomish 4 |
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Mercer Island
16, Port Angeles 4 |
Overlake 19,
Mt.
Rainier
3 |
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Maple
Valley
8, Bellevue 4 |
Issaquah 6, Franklin 2 |
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Roughriders 8, Snohomish 3 |
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Mt.
Rainier
6, N. Kitsap 5 |
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Bainbridge D2 5,
Garfield
1 |
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PICTURE of the WEEK
In a Metropolitan Boy�s
Lacrosse League match-up, Nathan Hale and the
Roughriders fight for possession of a face-off.
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NOTES & REVIEW
Division I
*Mercer
Island found some revenge and then some with a 20-3
lashing of Lakeside. The win pushes the Islanders
back into 2nd place with a rematch
against Bainbridge on the horizon. The usual
suspects, Larson and Gillis and a big game from
Chirls sparked the victory.
THE PLAYOFF CHASE
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Current Standings |
W-L |
Outlook |
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1) |
Bainbridge |
8-0 |
Barring a huge meltdown, Spartans will finish
#1 |
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2) |
Mercer Island |
6-2 |
Holds tiebreak with Lakeside based on latest
result. |
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3) |
Lakeside |
5-3 |
One less win, but a game in hand over Panthers.
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4) |
Panthers |
6-3 |
One more win will clinch a Panthers playoff
birth. |
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5) |
Maple
Valley |
2-5 |
Needs wins in next 4 and pray for
Lakeside/Panthers to lose. |
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6) |
Bellevue |
2-5 |
Longshot, but win over Lakeside could help in
tiebreak situation. |
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7) |
Nathan Hale |
2-5 |
Need to win at least 4 of last 5 and pray. |
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8) |
Port Angeles |
0-8 |
Mathematically eliminated from playoff
contention |
Division II
*Vashon
ended the Roughriders bid for an undefeated season
with a hard earned 6-5 victory. Hat-tricks from Ben
Sommers and Alex Craignhead, and 15 saves from Eli
Steffen paved the way. Sophomore Dane Lorass also
chipped in with a hat-trick of assists.
*Congratulations
to Mt. Rainier on their first victory of the year.
A thriller, as Mt. Rainier scored at the buzzer to
pull out a 6-5 victory over North Kitsap.
*After a
1-3 start, Bainbridge had a two-win week to get back
in the playoff hunt. The big win came on Friday as
the Spartans avenged an earlier season loss,
knocking off Garfield 5-1.
NOTE: For statistical
purposes, Division II standings have all teams
listed together through sportability.com. Realize
that Division II is in fact split into 3 conferences
and playoffs will be determined based on standings
within these conferences. Here are the conference
standings:
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Division II Standings |
TEAM |
Conference Record |
Cross-Conference Record |
Overall DII Record |
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1. Curtis |
6-0 |
2-0 |
8-0 |
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OLYMPIC |
2. Vashon |
4-1 |
2-0 |
6-1 |
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CONFERENCE |
3. Kitsap |
2-4 |
0-1 |
2-5 |
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4. Klahowya |
2-4 |
0-1 |
2-5 |
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5. N. Kitsap |
0-5 |
0-2 |
0-7 |
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1. Roughriders |
5-0 |
1-1 |
6-1 |
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METRO |
2. Garfield |
4-2 |
1-0 |
5-2 |
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CONFERENCE |
3. Bainbridge |
3-2 |
0-1 |
3-3 |
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4. Franklin |
1-5 |
0-1 |
1-6 |
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5. Mt. Rainier |
0-4 |
1-1 |
1-5 |
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1. Eastside |
6-0 |
0-1 |
7-1 |
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INLAND-NORTH |
2. Overlake |
3-1 |
2-0 |
5-1 |
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CONFERENCE |
3. Issaquah |
3-3 |
2-0 |
5-3 |
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4. Snohomish |
1-5 |
0-2 |
1-7 |
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4. Mukilteo |
0-5 |
0-0 |
0-5 |
THE PLAYOFF CHASE
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Current Playoff Seedings |
W-L |
Outlook |
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1) |
Curtis |
8-0 |
Looking to clinch #1 seed with win over Vashon. |
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2) |
Eastside |
7-1 |
Still a shot at #1 seed, but need Vashon to
knock off Curtis for starters. |
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3) |
Roughriders |
6-1 |
Holding on to Metro #1, but games with
Bainbridge and Garfield left. |
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4) |
Vashon |
6-1 |
A win over Curtis could potentially lead to the
#1 seed. |
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5) |
Overlake |
5-1 |
Back in action after 2 weeks off. If Owls can
win out they�ll move up. |
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6) |
Garfield |
5-2 |
Tough loss to Bainbridge, but still shot at
Metro #1 if they can win out. |
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7) |
Issaquah |
5-3 |
Two wins to close the season could push
Issaquah as high as #5. |
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8) |
Bainbridge |
3-3 |
Back in the chase. Need to win at least two
more to clinch. |
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Kitsap |
2-5 |
Will need to win out and Bainbridge to lose 3
of 4 to qualify |
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Klahowya |
2-5 |
Same as above�need 3 wins and 3 Bainbridge
losses. |
Cascade League
*More
news on the Nathan Hale situation�The program
decided it best to bring two freshman down from the
Division I varsity squad, thus their decision to
withdraw from the Cascade League.
(The following is an
update on the current JV team, courtesy of Nathan
Hale.)
MERCER
ISLAND, WA - The Nathan Hale JV team overcame a 5-0
deficit in the 2nd quarter to beat the previously
undefeated Mercer Island Cascade Team, 12-11 on
Thursday night. Hale shut out MI in the second
quarter, while scoring three of their own. Hale
caught a spark when Daniel Bash picked up a loose
ball in the Hale defensive end and sprinted toward
the MI goal, dodged two defenders and buried a high
bounce shot into the goal.
Hale
took the lead into the fourth quarter 8-7, and was
able to extend the lead to 12-9 late in the fourth
quarter. A furious MI rally cut the lead to 12-11
with 49 seconds left, but a wide MI shot was chased
down by Hale and the victory was sealed.
"I
can't get this smile off of my face," said Chris
Long, Hale Lacrosse Coach. "I am very proud of the
effort by this team - they emptied their tanks
tonight. Every single one of these boys contributed
to this victory, I am so happy for the boys - they
did a great great job tonight. Make no mistake
about it, this is the biggest win and the most
complete game I have seen in my two years here.'
Eight
different players registered a point for the
Raiders. Complete statistics from the game will be
posted on walax.com soon.
The
Nathan Hale Varsity team will be back in action on
Monday 5pm at Lakeside, followed immediately by a JV
game (7pm).
Score
By Quarter 1 2 3 4 F
Nathan
Hale JV 0 3 5 4 12
Mercer
Island
'B' 5 0 2 4 11
THE PLAYOFF CHASE
|
Current Standings |
W-L |
Outlook |
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1) |
Mercer Island |
6-0 |
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2) |
Maple
Valley |
5-1 |
Games left against Panthers, Bellevue, Mercer
and Curtis. |
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3) |
Panthers |
4-3 |
Coming on strong as of late. Games against top
two still left. |
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4) |
Port Angeles |
3-5 |
Cooled down after a hot start. MI next,
finishes with Curtis. |
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5) |
Curtis |
1-5 |
Big first win in OT. Need 4 more straight to
have a shot. |
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6) |
Bellevue |
0-5 |
Still looking for win #1. |
TOP PERFORMERS
Alan Chirls-Junior,
Attack, Mercer Island
The brother of Mercer�s
basketball star Kevin Chirls and the wingman to the
Islanders top attackman, Luke Larson, Alan is making
a name for himself this spring. Chirls is the
Islanders 3rd leading scorer behind
Larson and Gillis. This week he had a season best
6-goal effort as part of the Islanders 20-3 win at
Lakeside.
Neal Bateman-Attack,
Bainbridge
Bateman had a good week,
finishing 5 goals in helping spark a Spartan
resurgence. He had 3 goals against Franklin on
Tuesday and added 2 more in a mild upset of Garfield
on Friday.
Ben Sommers-Senior,
Midfield, Vashon
Just weeks before the season
began, it was unknown whether or not Sommers would
even be able to play as he recovered from a neck
injury. Play he has, leading Vashon from the
midfield all season. This week, Sommers had 3
goals, 1 assist in a big 6-5 vicotry over the
Roughriders.
GAMES TO WATCH
(April 28- May 3)
4/29 Bainbridge D2 @
Roughriders�Can Roughriders rebound and keep hold on
Metro #1 or will Spartans continue playoff push?
4/30 Curtis @ Vashon�Vashon now
has a shot to claim top spot in Olympic Conference
and spoil Vikings undefeated run. Word from the
south sound is that Curtis has lost a few starters
due to academics. Vikings could be reeling a bit.
5/2 Overlake @ Issaquah�Battle
for 2nd place in the Inland-North.
5/2 Panthers @ Maple
Valley�Must win for the Vandals if to have any
chance of catching the Panthers for a playoff spot.
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