Seattle Prep vs. Nathan Hale Game Recap

Prep scores the first goal on an assist from AB through Spano who fires to score at 9:40 and Prep is up 1-0. Hale has fired a couple of shots, but hasn't been able to convert with their short possession time. Prep's ONeill and AP work the ball around, but turn it over on the crease. After another volley of possession, Demaree gets the ball to AP who finishes bottom left making the score 2-0 with five minutes left in the quarter.

Springer answers with 2:03 driving on the cage from behind and it is 2-1. Spano finds net for the second time on a feed from AB with just 19 seconds left in the first quarter. Prep seems to like the 1-4-1, getting a couple more shots before the quarter ends.

Prep has been plagued with penalties this season, and has the first few tonight, but Hale's 30 second gets a feed from AB as he pounds in number 4 with 10 minutes left in the second.

Prep calls a time out with a possession, and Merrill buries one for number 5. Both Prep and Hale earn penalties, which gives prep a man-up for 28 seconds and neither team can bury it.

Alec Springer drives his defensemen with him on the way to the cage and sends a knuckle ball down the center Goodall can't handle and the score is 5-2 with just over 2 minutes in the half.

Springer gets a feed right off of the face as the second half begins, and with 11 seconds, Springer has a hat trick. Just seconds later, Springer has a solo pop making the score 6-4 with no more than a minute expiring in the quarter.

Shetler, a Prep freshman finishes his first and the score is 7-4 in a flurry of goals.

Hales keeper is being peppered with shots, but none actually score. Prep has stopped moving the ball, and has been working on dodges and continuously turns the ball over. Springer comes back to clear the ball for Hale, and feeds Benitez for a double piper making the score 7-5 Prep. Nick Ritchey answers back for Prep on a cross body bouncer skipping over the shoulder of Hale's keeper, Arndt and we are 8-5 with only 2 minutes left. Prep gets a double whammy 2-man-down and ends the quarter with possession in Hale's hands.

Starting the fourth quarter, Prep is being shelled on shots but manages to slide by killing both penalties. Clearing the ball, Bjorkman finds ONeill for number 9 and the Prep offense is starting to warm up. Prep gets another opportunity as Hale sends another player to the penalty box.

Mijail Benitez may be have just gotten the ground ball title for regular season, and shoots a side arm cannon to make the score 9-6. Another possession for. Hale, and they bring in another score as Springer takes it to the cooker, and we have a 9-7 game with 5 :49 left in the game.

Hale brings the game within, with 4 minutes left as Prep's new keeper, doesn't clamp the ball and let's Harke dig some garbage up on the crease. Prep now has a game on their hands.

Prep gets another as the seniors Bjorkman and Oneill combine for an ONeill goal making the score 10-8. Parietti clears the ball and gets it back as he fires a shot top center. The score is 11-8.

Alec Springer has his sixth as he grabs a pass that crosses midfield, goes to the cage and scores top shelf. Final score, 11-9 Prep holds on.