Curtis vs. Roughriders Game Recap

Curtis versus Roosevelt at Summit playfields.  Curtis rebounding from an earlier stinging from Issaquah, and Roosevelt trying to find the magic.  Roosevelt is hoping the lights don't go off as they did against Garfield earlier in the week!

Curtis gets on the board with the first two goals in the first quarter, followed by a goal scored by Grose in the early part of the second.  With 7:56 left in the first half, the score is 3-2 Curtis.  Curtis gets possession and freshman Jaime Yergler takes a drive on cage for a solo goal past Reid Truitt with 7 minutes left. Curtis has another score with 6:28 left fed by 84 to 18 making the count 5-2.

With five minutes left in the half, Roosevelt gets a 1 minute man-up opportunity but cannot take advantage as Curtis kills it and transitions the ball to the Roosevelt defensive half.  Curtis gets the ball to Carr who finds captain Mike Wood on the pipe, and he sneaks on by Truitt. Curtis is now up 6-2 with 44 seconds left in the half.  Curtis has possession and calls a time out. With 24 seconds, Mike Wood scores dodging four guys from up top to make it 7-2 as time runs out. Curtis has won the majority of face-offs and leads in shot with 17. Roosevelt registered 12 shots. In the ground ball war, Curtis had 17 and 20 for Roosevelt.

The second half starts and almost immediately gives Roosevelt a man-up situation.  Suddenly, a bench penalty gives Roosevelt a two man-up opportunity, Grose scores his third for the evening making the score 7-3. On a nice clear by Roosevelt, Curtis's Evans grabs the ball out of the air and moves the ball up the field to Stewart who feeds a bounce pass to Jaime Yergler for the score and his second with 7 minutes left in the third. Curtis has a pair of shots saved before transitioning the ball down to Roosevelt who turns it over on a shot inside. Curtis gets possession and mounts a man-up with two men up. Roosevelt kills the first and then the second with Truitt on his hands and knees in front of the cage forcing out Curtis attackmen after stopping the first shot and losing his stick in the battle.  Unfortunately, Roosevelt has too many on the field as they release a long stick from the box and opens the door for another score by Jamie Yergler.

Roosevelt was offsides and gives possession to Curtis on a 30 second technical. Roosevelt kills it, but not the possession as Curtis calls time out with 3:37 left in the quarter. Curtis has had 7 penalties and Roose has four. At the end of three, Roosevelt is down 9-3 with 4 ground balls to Curtis's 11 in the third.  The shots fairly even with 3 for Roosevelt and 4 for Curtis.

Starting the fourth, Pawluskiewicz takes a strong left shot and rings the bell for Roosevelt making it 9-4 Curtis. Just a second or two later, Hodge assisted and Stewart who finds the back of the net with a shot on the crease making the score 10-4 Curtis. a Frustrated Grose scores for Roosevelt on a feed from Pawluskiewicz making it 10-5. Curtis gets another slash giving the Roughriders a 1-minute man up with 9:34 left in the game.

With 8:04 left in the game, Wood assisted Lehr with a man-up goal. Roosevelt gets a man up, but Curtis kills it with a single shot from McVicar; Roosevelt maintains possession.  The Curtis defense is doing a great job on the Roosevelt attack. Curtis now has another man up with 3:56 left in the game as play begins to deteriorate. Reid Truitt is playing tremendously saving a shot fired from up top in a 4 on 6 down but Hodge gets the ground ball on the crease and dunks on Truitt. The score is 12-5. Roosevelt kills the penalty 2:26 left in the game, but Hodge is left all alone as he gets a feed. Truitt comes out to stop the shot before he catches the ball, but Hodge scores on turn around jumper shot. Nine different scorers found the cagfe in a 13-5 route for Curtis. 1 Roose velt shot and 7 for Curtis in the final quarter.  Jared Grose finishes the game with four of the Roughrider's goals.  Scott McFarlane, Roughriders coach said,  "We really have to be able not make the same mistakes if we want to win games."