Seattle Prep vs. Vashon Game Recap

Vashon is up 5-1 after the first quarter with some very nice ball movement on transition. Prep doesn't really get possession time until the second quarter. The story is 16 ground balls for Vashon and 8 for prep. Serko who moved over from midfield to play attack after Waterbury became sick, he has three on the day in the first half. 

Spano scored for prep on a man-up to narrow the vashon lead now 2-5. First quarter shots are 7 shots and 4 goals compared to Prep's 4 shots. Parietti feeds Spano for another score making it 5:31 with Prep calling a timeout the score 5-3. Parietti and AB also have goals. Vashon gets a nice clear with their long sticks and a feed from Griffin to Kimbraugh with a nice fake high goes low and scores. Vashon 6-3 with 2:20 in the half. Vashon trying to possess and get a trip with possession. Number 22 gets a slash making it 5-5. Spano hits AB across the crease with a cross body shot on the far side of the cage.

At half time, Prep has come back 6-4. Stats at half time: Prep 9 shots to 8 shots. 16 ground balls for prep and 24 for Vashon. Goalies are even with 5 shots each. Vashon looks like they have really progresed as a club. Prep's answer to MI was the zone, but transition may be the key.

Vashon comes out with possession from the draw, and pulls the ball up top in a 1-4 and gets a man-up which splits the Prep zone and Nick Wilkes scores his first for Vashon. Prep gets some possession time witha few good shots from AB and Demaree on the crease but Garbedian has been strong. Duncan Mayshark gets a slash to give prep the man-up. Prep cannot convert and Prep gets another opportunity but throws it away. Several possession changes with no production on either side. Prep turns the ball over and with several near misses. Vashon scores one in the third with even ground balls.

Vashon scores on a man-up with a feed from Alex Craighead to Derek Kimbrough. Prep takes a shot and turns over on the ground ball and Vashon scores with textbook fast break with a sweet feed to Craighead and Serko scoring. Thramer just can't handle it as it trickles in between his legs. Making it 9-4 with 9 minutes left. Serko out of a 1-on1 shoots a nice bouncer to score making it 10-4 Vashon and Serko has four so does Kimbrough. Vashon gains possession and a one-minute penalty with 6:24 left in the game. McMurdo hits Nick Wilkes for number 11 and what looks like the back breaker for Vashon.

O'Neill has been hurt and hasn't played in the game at all. O'Boyle scores unassisted driving from the top. Now 11-5 but the life has left Prep as another penalty gives Vashon a Man-up with 2:45 left in the game. Prep clears the ball and the penalty when Vashon gets possession. Clearing the ball, AP gets an interception for a shot top right making it 11-6. Vashon answers with a Tanner Means feed to Alex Craighead making the score 12-6. On another man-down for Prep, Mcmurdo feeds Wilkes for number 13 with 45 seconds left. With 25 seconds left, AB hits AP on a broken clear to make the score 13-7 with 7 seconds left. Prep gets the ball and Vashon gets the win with a final of 13-7.

Vashon's Charley Rosenberry, said "Alex Garabedian has all the intangibles, he really wanted to step up and help the team".  He was a clear differentiator for the team, coming off of a frustrating role as an attackman.  After talking to Coach DuPuis, he had this to say of the loss, "they came out on a mission and you could tell. We can't come out flat and beat good teams."