Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Falls to Austin High Maroons 3-19
Brice Griffin ’20 scores the final Warrior goal of the night.
Miles Simpkins ’18 rips a shot.
Sprinting upfield, Braden Ross ’18 keeps the ball away from an oncoming defender.
Brice Griffin ’20 attempts to roll around the crease.
After winning the face-off, Jack Mattson ’18 looks for a pass.
Pushing his stick towards an attacking Austin player, Reese Green ’18 defends the goal cage.
Brandon Lutz ’19 sprints upfield.
Brandon Lutz ’19 looks to pass to a teammate in the midfield.
During a clear, Evan Johnson ’20 tells Warrior defenders where to cut.
Jack Mattson ’18 takes a shot at goal.
Ducan Alvarez ’20 charges towards the cage.
Connor Cooper ’20 cradles the ball away from a defender.
After scooping a ground ball up, Coby Koch ’20 turns the ball over.
Coby Krakow ’20 attempts to dodge a check.
Reese Green ’18 looks to dodge an oncoming defender.
Ben Jensen ’19 picks up a groundball.
The varsity boys’ lacrosse team took on the Austin High Maroons on Wednesday, Feb. 28, on Warrior turf. Although the Warriors fought hard, they ended the first half with a score of 1-11, with Connor Cooper ‘20 scoring the only Warrior goal of the half. Jack Mattson ‘18 got checked in the head, but bounced back up and kept fighting. In the third quarter Miles Simpkins ‘18 scored the Warriors’ second goal, increasing team morale.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ben Jensen ‘19 and Mattson won two face-offs in a row, and halfway through the fourth quarter, Brandon Lutz ‘19 intercepted a pass, causing a turnover. Throughout the fourth quarter, the Warriors’ attack pushed hard and Simpkins, Jensen, Cooper, and Reese Green ‘18 shot on goal, but came up short. The last Warrior goal was scored by Brice Griffin ‘20 after a pass from Simpkins caused by a turnover by Braden Ross ‘18. The clock ran out, and the game ended with a score of 3-19.
The Warriors play the Georgetown Eagles on Mar. 7 at the Warrior Bowl. Go Wood.
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