Garfield Wins in OT 8-7 Against Issaquah!

Tonight Garfield's offense led by Drew Snider battles Gerrard's Eagles defense. Snider scores the first goal just 50 seconds into the game. Issaquah responds after a few possession changes makes some great ball movement. Issaquah works a fast break to Kale Frye who hits Campi for a score with just under seven minutes remaining. The score remains the same with several changes of possession and a few more shots from Snider. At the end of one, the score is 1-1 and seems an even match.

After an Issaquah win in the face-off circle, they turn the ball over as Snider possesses the ball across midfield. Getting a shot, Garfield quickly inbounds the ball with Snider who hits Hoffman for an inside score on Johnson. Riding the ball, Garfield commits a technical, Campi pumps in another goal unassisted before going Man-down. On the man-down, Wright scored from up top fed by Campi making the score 3-2 and just 7 minutes left in the half. The momentum changes here and as Issaquah gains possession and moves the ball from Yaap to Campi to the back of the net scoring number 4. Issaquah is elated with this score. Snider carrying the load with the next possession who actually draws a slash but cannot use it. Issaquah gets the ball back, kills the penalty, and scores another unassisted on the doorstep of Montoya who gets a piece but not enough. The score with under a minute in the first half is Issaquah 5-2. Garfield has 13 ground balls to Issaquah's 19. Garfield has 9 shots to Issaquah's 8.

As the second half starts, Garfield comes out firing. Snider has a couple good looks, and gives the ball to Issaquah allowing Wright to get a shot off. Garfield sends shots from Snider and from Rohrbach, but no success. After some more possession for Issaquah, Garfield gets possession and gets a Man-up opportunity they cannot capitalize. That is Issaquah's fifth penalty, but no success.

Finally Garfield ends the drought with a man-up goal scored by Hoffman on a feed from Rohrbach. Hoffman gets possession and moves the ball to Snider who beats Gerrard and puts it in the cage over the shoulder of Johnson with under a minute left in the third quarter. Illegal procedure giving Garfield another possession. Yearsely rolls the cage with 18 seconds left and dunks one when no slide coming. Garfield scores three in the last 2 minutes of the third making the score 5-5.

Issaquah takes possession in the fourth quarter, and works the ball around hitting Montoya's stick and going in unassisted from Brenden Frye making the score 6-5 with 10:30 left to play. Issaquah has the most possession time in this game, and is using the clock against a Garfield squad decimated by Spring Break and injury. Garfield forces a turnover and a time out with 7 minutes remaining. Garfield is controlling the ball into the last five minutes pressing on Johnson. With 3 minutes left, Garfield gets a time out moving the ball around from Hoffman to Snider and over to Travis who burns one over the top of Johnson's stick dead center to tie the game up 6-6 with 2 minutes remaining. Issaquah gets possession and calls a time out to set up another one on one with Campi driving back and forth to the cage scoring on a nice bounce shot making the score 7-6. Garfield gets possession and scores off a shot from Hoffman with just 39 seconds in regulation! Garfield turns the ball over with 17 seconds to Issaquah with a shot saved by Montoya sends this one into overtime!!

Snider versus Riley Goodman, a freshman, gives Garfield the ball gets possession for a shot by Travis and a Garfield time out. Rosella inbounds the ball and moves it to Hoffman who moves it to Snider stumbling on a pick who goes back to Hoffman who draws the slide and goes back to Snider.  Snider makes a defenseman miss and burns one top center to win in overtime 8-7. This was the best game I have watched in weeks!

Issaquah had 16 shots and 29 ground balls, 20 for Garfield and 13 shots. What a great game. Coach Kelly had this to say about the win, "Ball movement between the two top scorers was the difference in the end. What a fun game regardless of the outcome." "This is a huge win for us".