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Curtis vs. Maple Valley Mini-playoff
Submitted by walax on Fri, 2007-05-11 03:39.
Curtis v Skyline
Carr leads off scoring at 7:40 solo dodge and score in transition. Lots of possession for Curtis, Skyline doesn't seem like they are awake for this game. Curtis goes up with another big score at 5:14 in the first period by Landen Carr to lead 2-0. Lehr scores at 3:40 in the period making it 3-0 Curtis with an assist from Sean Blaisdell.
Austin Rogers scores at 1:22 with just short possession time, but desperately needing the ball. 3-1 to Curtis with a man-up opportunity gives no break for Skyline, as Carr breaks it the other way, hits Yergler on point, down to Lehr, and in the cage for a score. The score is 4-1 Curtis.
Carr is basically carrying Curtis right now, as he dodges and walks in for another score at 8 minutes. Skyline looks tired. They get a transition, and clears down to Murphy who hits Farahani, and he pipes it.
Curtis gives a man-up to Skyline, but Curtis clears the ball, and Lehr scores another transition goal on an undefended goalie Murphy will answer back as he scores through Forson's five-hole with 3:39 left in the half, Skyline down 6-2. Murphy comes out of the time out, and dodges three guys to get an underhanded worm-burner for a score at just under 3 minutes. The half ends 6-3 for Curtis, and now Skyline will play a second half as Curtis sits.
Skyline v Maple Valley
Maple Valley starts with possession, but quickly turns it to Skyline who shoots several times before Wiley beats one man, and shoots around the slide to sneak a bouncer past Fischesser at 9:14. The Vandals get the ball on offense, and get a shot but it doesn't produce. At 6:23, the Vandals force a clear, and turn it over to Carlton, who finds Murphy, and he dunks it as Fischesser comes out. Skyline leads 2-0. Wiley gets possession, and ducks underneath a check, before finishing below the crossbar, number 3.
The Vandals answer back as Geiger pockets a goal at 4 minutes. Vandals win the face, and draw a man-up as Skyline sends one to the box. At 3:20, Martin finds Mudroch for number two, and the Vandals get the momentum.
The vandals are on their heels for the first part of the next quarter, before a transition fast break sees a feed to Martin and another Geiger finish to tie it up. Back and forth down to the last 3:27, and Maple Valley will call a time out to plan a clear. Maple Valley will hold onto the ball until 2:46, when a hard pressure defense forces the ball out of bounds. The Spartans get possession and a man-up inside the last minute, which may give them the last shot. Skyline has two opportunities as the end of the half approaches but no goal. As time expires, Skyline still has the ball, and three seconds of penalty time.
Skyline will start right off the whistle. Murphy drives the cage, and scores as the penalty releases. Skyline will take this half 4-3, and have to watch Curtis play Skyline.
Now, if Maple Valley defeats Curtis by 4 or more, Skyline will be 8 seed. If Curtis wins, Skyline will be 8th seed.
Curtis v Maple Valley
Maple Valley will start with possession from the face, and gets it to Mehl who scores before anyone really settles in at 11 minutes. On the next possession, Carr dodges from up top, and smokes the net with a heater to score 1-1.
Curtis gives the Vandals an EMO, after trading possessions. Mehl takes advantage of the man-up at 8 minutes, and fires one in as he cuts the crease to take the lead 2-1.
Curtis gets the ball, and forces a slide across the crease, but Carr will finish Landen Carr takes the face, and finds the top right corner 6 seconds later to go ahead, 3-2 Curtis.
Mehl takes advantage of a Curtis man-down, and scores to tie it up again, 3-3.
Curtis gets some momentum, as Yergler finds Carlstrom on the slide for goal number 4. The Vandals have scored two on man-up, and Curtis has scored one, but in a close game, penalties have made the difference. Just a few seconds before half, Landen Carr turns, dodges, turns back, and rips another shot stick side on the pipe for goal number 5.
The Vandals score one at the hands of Mudroch, and the game is a 5-4 match in Curtis's favor at 9 minutes. At 6:22, Maple Valley gets a man-up. Curtis gets the ball back, kills the penalty, and gets the ball up top. Curtis begins driving from up top, Yergler’s defensemen becomes a ball-watcher allowing Yergler to backdoors his defensemen for another goal extending the lead to 6-4 Curtis.
The vandals are threatening, holding the ball and shooting. Finally Mudroch reaches inside for a bouncer at 2:30, and we have a one goal game. Inside 2 minutes, a ward gives possession to the Vandals. After several shots driving from behind the cage, Mehl dodges up top and fires a finisher to tie the game! Now under one minute in the quarter, Maple Valley threatens up top before they lose the ball on a bad pass. Carr picks it up as time expires and we enter the second overtime. Maple Valley will get possession, and work up top, they move the ball to Geiger, and he fires one past Fischesser and a three goal swing to take the seventh position and the eighth position goes to Curtis since Maple Valley beat Curtis head to head in overtime.