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Boys HS Weekly Beat Division I Week 4
Submitted by walax on Wed, 2006-04-05 11:03.
March 27-April 1st, 2006 By Fred Wilmot
SCOREBOARD
DIVISION I
WALAX.COM WEEK THREE RANKINGS
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Conference
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Team
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In-Conference
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Overall
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Sound
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1
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1
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Metro
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1
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2
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Mountain
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1
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3
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Metro
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2
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4
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Mountain
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2
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5
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2
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6
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Sound
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3
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7
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Mountain
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3
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8
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3
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9
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Sound
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4
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10
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Mountain
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4
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11
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Metro
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4
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12
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Metro
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5
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13
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DIVISION I
The Division I Lacrosse world has already been turned on its head, this week a whole new twist! Mercer loses to Vashon in a startling turn of events, and Garfield is beaten by Bainbridge in an unbeaten battle Royale. Prep continues to move up, Issaquah continues rolling along and no one knows who really is the team to beat. Any of the top eight teams may throw an upset at any given moment.
Bainbridge Island Finishing their fourth game last Wednesday against a very strong Garfield, Bainbridge maintains their 4-0 status atop the Sound conference by stifling both Hoffman and Snider in a 9-4 route of Garfield. Bainbridge has beaten both MI and Garfield, but will need to go through Issaquah keep their number one rank. Wiesner continues to lead the defense, doing a great job against Garfield, team leader Masi and Delius continue solid numbers while a number of other middies shoulder the rest of the load. Look for Bainbridge to continue to improve on a good formula.
Garfield After a difficult loss to MI, Garfield slips to the number two position. With offensive scoring threats at midfield in Snider who has come on in the last two weeks, and Hoffman, Garfield has to find a way to use their attackmen more effectively. Sophomore Rohrbach is the anchor, but Garfield will need a completely balanced offense if they don’t want their two weapons locked out of the scoring party. Garfield has an easy week, until Friday that is, when they face Issaquah.
Issaquah Issaquah beat up on former Division II teammates in Skyline and continues to improve with the help of some young talent. Yaap returns to the lineup as a finishing attackamn to add some balance to Campi, and Travis Wright continues to put up numbers in go to situations. Issaquah has a solid defense in Gerrard and Smith, a solid keeper in Johnson, but the interesting part is the youth in the offense. Wright and Yaap are Sophomores; Goodman, Goldstein, and Director are all freshmen. Both Frye brothers provide some leadership, but Issaquah is young AND playing well. Friday will be a great game to watch against Garfield at Issaquah.
Seattle Prep Shane O’Neill at longstick last week against Mercer Island. Something to see, in a solid game against Mercer. With their inexperienced goalie, which seems to be a running theme this year, Prep puts promise in their triple threat: AP, AB and Shane-O. Prep will have to do more than blow hot and cold with a good offense to work against the top 8 consistently. The prep defense stifled MI with a zone, so it should be good to see the Vashon match-up on Monday. Prep also needs continued performance from Spano, Voeller, Corr and Ritchie to keep their offense balanced and threatening.
Bellevue Garfield came out to play against Bellevue, and Bellevue didn’t have the answer for the Bulldogs. Although Bellevue has a solid defense captained by Platt and Schmidt, the young offense has to continue putting points up on the board. This week, a number of players outside the top three, added to the offensive threat. Spangler, Crollard, and Larrivee will have to do continue offensive output and add some of the new blood in the mix.
Curtis Losing a great game against Prep this week only showed that Curtis is in it to win it. Both Maple Valley and Prep were one goal games, and the Issaquah game should prove to be a spirited match if Curtis remains healthy this week. At 4-2, Curtis has beaten the other two teams in conference, except BI- so continued solid performance will help them tie up second in the conference and a playoff spot. Issaquah will be a good game on Tuesday, and their last game until 4/20 will pit a Roosevelt squad against Curtis.
Vashon Looks to have weathered their spell against Bellevue. Missing a couple of starters in that game, Vashon came out with a twist in their team moving Serko to Attack from Midfield and Garbedian to goalie from attack and beat Mercer Island at home. This was a monumental victory for them, and also shows how much a little tweak in the program can alter the results. Look for a hard game against Prep, that will tie up the Sound conference’s second spot with a win. Vashon has a veteran Midfield backed up by solid poles- if they continue to improve and click, they will be playoff bound in their rookie DI season. Look for more output from Craighead, Kimbrough, and Wilks- Serko will surely be pumping more in.
Mercer Island What a week for the Islanders. A disappointing loss to Vashon, followed by a big win over Seattle Prep at home. Mercer Island has stumbled early in the season here, and they are finding their motivation. Defensively, Howell and Brazg are doing great work against the better attackmen, MI needs more possession time and offensive momentum. Last week showed what happens when the Mahony brothers get their shots. Back in the line-up is A.J Ellis, combined with Dawson and Frankel, the young attack is finding their way to success.
Lakeside A tough loss for Lakeside against Issaquah, the young team is putting everything in Copenhaver and their two young guns Rothblatt and Holmes. Older Brother Ian has got to find a way to get a defense on track to lessen shots on goal. Lakeside plays MI this week at home.
Maple Valley The Vandals got into a little funk this week in a loss to Prep followed by a one-goal loss Saturday to Lakeside. The vandals have two tough ones this week against Mercer and Bainbridge. Martin, Buckman, Butt and Martin continue lead Maple Valley in what was a strong showing this week, but settled offense will have to get tuned up for more assault on the Sound. MV needs wins against Curtis and Vashon to progress.
Eastside Eastside had a huge win over Hale this week in their first win of the season. Dropping their next game against Curtis finds them about in the same spot this week. Young attack and defense are trying to put the pieces together to help Greg Bearson and keeper John Olin. Liias and Finkenstadt must do more if the Ravens want to produce this year.
Roughriders Roosevelt is battling out of the basement with one win to date, but will be facing an equal rival in Eastside this week. Grose has 80% of the team’s offensive production, Hennings and Shaul will have to up the output a little to overcome Curtis and Eastside this week.
Nathan Hale Nathan Hale is a team looking for leadership. Springer continues to put points up without much help from a supporting cast. Both Vashon and Garfield got to the Raider home this week, Hale will have to find a way to possess the ball and control the tempo to pick up wins before break.
Division I Leaders
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TOP PERFORMERS
MICHAEL SERKO, SR, Attack, VASHON…Serko lit it up scoring six against MI in his first start at Attack. The combination of stick skills and release made a difference and propelled Vashon to a 10-9 victory over Mercer Island.
NICK YAAP, SO, Attack, ISSAQUAH…Bjorkman has been an underestimated attackman his high school career, but this year he has come out. He leads Prep in Scoring and total points. AB has a hat trick in each of Prep’s three games this week.
ALEX GARABEDIAN, JR, Goalie, VASHON…Congratulations for becoming a starting goalie facing two of the hardest shots in the division. Alex registered 13 saves on 22 shots to vault Vashon to a win and propel them with leadership and intensity that may have been missing motivation before.
Games to Watch:
Mon 4/3/2006 5:00p Vashon @ Seattle Prep Can Prep battle the new force in the Sound? See how Vashon’s new goalie faces The Triad.
Tue 4/4/2006 8:00p Curtis @ Issaquah This should be a good match up if everyone is healthy.
Wed 4/5/2006 5:00p Bellevue @ Seattle Prep Strong defense against a strong offense. Who will go the mile?
Fri 4/7/2006 8:30p Garfield @ Issaquah This is the next clash of Titans. Much can be said about either team, but talk becomes action on Friday
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