Day 3: June 29, 2007
By: Garrett Fitzgerald - colaxgk3@aol.com - (970) 988-7366
Dr. Tom Watts Memorial Boy’s U-19 Division
Division I
Championship Bracket Semifinals
Arizona 19, Colorado 9
It what was the first major upset of the Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 tournament, Arizona pounded Colorado into the ground. Colorado’s defense couldn’t slow down a powerful attack combo of Wilson and Moore. The two attackmen from Western Reserve Academy in Ohio combined for thirteen of Arizona’s nineteen goals.
Arizona attacked the goal in multiple ways exposing serious flaws in the Colorado defense and getting many good looks from the middle of the field. After missing several chances early, Arizona was able to settle down and finish many of their opportunities during the rest of the game.
Colorado did a good job early on in the game and was winning 3-1 after the end of the first quarter. After teams traded goals to start the 2nd Arizona unleashed their full offensive fury and scored six unanswered goals to give them an 8-4 halftime lead. Arizona extended their lead to six after the 3rd and iced the game with a five goal fourth quarter.
Arizona will have a tough match up with Baltimore tomorrow for the Division I championship. So far in the tournament, they have done a good job of possessing the ball and with their excellent face-off group can really control the tempo of the game. The face-off group only lost seven draws all day and five of those losses came on illegal procedure calls. Their offense is extremely talented and should give them the ability to win them the game if they can get a very deep Baltimore out of their game.
Baltimore 7, Ohio 6
In by far the most exciting game of the tourney, Baltimore was able to hold of a hard charging Ohio team to advance to the championship. It was a remarkably intense game that was a nail biter right to the end.
These two evenly matched teams fought up and down the field for four quarters with both teams not giving an inch. Both defenses played well and every possession was very valuable in this tight game.
Ohio made a couple of serious runs at the Baltimore Crabs and even was able to tie the score at 5-5. They were just unable to overcome Baltimore’s depth and early lead.
For the Crabs, Reed had another solid performance scoring three goals. In net for Baltimore, Chris has a good game stopping eight shots. He helped cleared the ball sixteen times successfully for the Crabs and is making a strong case for making the All-Tournament Team.
Baltimore will go into tomorrow’s game as the odds on favorite to take home the trophy. They should be wary of a talented Arizona team that shocked Colorado today. The Crabs will have to slow down Arizona’s face-off unit which has been dominant all tournament. If the Crabs get good possessions they match up favorably with the Arizona defense and should have a good chance to score a lot of goals.
Friday’s Results
Division I Championship Semi-Finals Bracket
Arizona 19, Colorado 9
Baltimore 7, Ohio 6
Division I Consolation Bracket
Delaware 12, Triad Lacrosse Club 6
Idaho 14, Winnipeg 8
Division II
Midwest 11, Sacramento 2
Indiana 11, FLC 4
Saturday’s Schedule
Division I Championship
Baltimore vs Arizona at 1:00 pm on Avon 1
Division I 3rd Place Game
Ohio vs Colorado at 3:00 pm on Avon 1
Division I 5th Place Game
Delaware vs Idaho at 11:00 am on Avon 1
Division I 7th Place Game
Winnipeg vs Triad at 9:00 am on Avon 1
Division II
FLC vs Sacramento at 9:00 am on Avon 2
Midwest vs Indiana at 11:00 am on Avon 2
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Girl’s U-19 Division
Bracket Assignments As Determined By Pool Play
Gold
1. Heros
2. M&D
3. PA Express
4. Blue Sky
5. Midwestern Force
6. Puget Sound
7. Team Dixie
8. Houston Heat
Silver
1. Oregon
2. Detroit
3. CTLF
4. FLC
5. Team Colorado
6. DC Capitols
7. Indy Girls
8. Utah
Bronze
1. Nor-Cal Elite
2. Midwest Elite
3. Lakeshore
4. Minnesota
5. Colorado Futures
6. Team Illinois
7. Cardinal Elite
8. Idaho
9. Desert Divas
Friday’s Results
Field 1
Houston Heat 6, Heros 11
Desert Divas 9 (OT), Idaho 8
Blue Sky 5, Heros 12
Utah 9, Oregon 10
Minnesota 17, Nor-Cal 2
FLC 9, Oregon 7
Field 2
Midwestern Force 2, Blue Sky 15
Cardinal Elite 11, Midwest Elite 5
Houston Heat 7, Midwestern Force 6
Desert Divas 6, Nor-Cal Elite 7
Team Colorado 8, FLC 12
Lakeshore 7, Cardinal Elite 5
Utah 8, Team Colorado 10
Field 3
Puget Sound 6, PA Express 18
Team Illinois 3, Lakeshore 8
M&D 14, PA Express 7
DC Capitols 6, CTLF 12
Desert Divas 2, Midwest Elite 12
Detroit 3, CTLF 16
Midwest Elite 13, Illinois 6
Field 4
Team Dixie 0, M&D 20
Minnesota 15, Colorado Futures 4
Team Dixie 3, Puget Sound 11
Indy Girls 1, Detroit 12
Idaho 8, Colorado Futures 13
Indy Girls 5, DC Capitols 12
Idaho 5, Desert Divas 9
Saturday’s Schedule
Gold Bracket is on Field 1, Silver on Field 2, and Bronze on Filed 3.
SAT – June 30 Field 1
8:30 G9 - L G8 Team Dixie - L G7 Midwest Force
9:40 G10 - W G7 Houston Heat - W G8 Puget Sound
10:50 G11 - L G5 Blue Sky - L G6 PA Express
Championship
12:15 G12 - W G5 Heros - W G6 M&D
Field 2
8:30 S9 - L S8 Indy Girls - L S7 Utah
9:40 S10 - W S7 Team Colorado - W S8 DC Capitols
10:50 S11 - L S5 Oregon - L S6 Detroit
Championship
12:15 S12 - W S5 FLC - W S6 CTLF
Field 3
8:30 B12 - W G11 Desert Divas - L B10 Illinois
9:40 B13 - W B7 Colorado Futures - W B10 Midwest Elite
10:50 B14 - L B6 Nor-Cal - L B8 Cardinal Elite
Championship
12:15 B15 - W B8 Lakeshore - W B6 Minnesota
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Supermasters (+40)
Supermasters Semifinals
CVLC/Tsunami 9, Navy Old Goats 6
This semifinal proved to be a thriller that no one expected as the Cinderella squad of CVLC/Tsunami took down a very talented Navy team. Navy led the game until the second half when a run of back and forth goals ended with CVLC/Tsunami on top. Both teams fought hard but Navy could not find the net leaving their comeback efforts thwarted. Tournament director Flip Naumburg summed it up best by saying, “Navy just got sunk.”
Elder Statesmen 11, Try-City Canadians 5
Not even help from the legend Gary Gait could get the Canadians past last years Supermasters champions the Elder Statesmen. The Canadians had trouble clearing the ball all day, and only did it successfully seven times. Clearing proved to be the Canadian’s downfall as they didn’t even give their talented offense a chance to keep them in the game. To their credit the Elder Statesmen controlled the ball well and finished their chances when they got them.
Friday Results
Supermasters Semifinals
Elder Statesmen 11, Tri-City Canadians 5
CVLC/Tsunami 9, Navy Old Goats 6
Winner’s Bracket Consolation Games
Middlebury 7, Tombstone 3
Magic Wands 14, Colorado Lacrosse Club 2
Consolation Bracket Semifinals
Lacrosse.com 14, Cactus 10
Essian/Tap Room 13, Rock-it Pocket 11
Other Consolation Games
Air Force Greybirds 9, NYAC 3
Air Force 8, Frogs 6
Lax Wear 12, Princeton 4
Saturday’s Schedule
Championship Bracket
Supermasters Final
CVLC/Tsunami vs. Elder Statesmen 2:00pm on Ford Field 2
3rd Place Game
Tri-City Canadians vs. Navy Old Goats 10:00am on Ford Field 2
5th Place Game
Middlebury vs. Magic Wands 12:00pm on Ford Field 1
7th Place Game
Tombstone vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club 10:00am on Ford Field 1
Consolation Bracket
Consolation Championship
Lax.com vs. Boathouse/Rock-It Pocket 12:00pm on Ford Field 2
Other Consolation Games
Cactus vs. Essian/Tap Room 2:00pm on Ford Field 1
Lax Wear vs. NYAC 10:00am on Donovan
AF Greybirds vs. (winner Lax Wear vs. NYAC) 11:30am on Donovan
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Magic Frogs 1:30pm on Donovan
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Grandmasters (50+)
Fridays Results
Los Viejos 11, Navy 2
This match up looked more like a game against family than a game against one’s enemy. There was great sportsmanship between both teams although Navy couldn’t pull of the win no one could ever have guessed that they lost.
USA Stars 8, Rockies 4
In a good game between two teams with a lot of experience, the USA starts were able to limit the Rockies offense. Philip Strain had all four goals for the Rockies and the score would have been a lot worse if it had not been for the great play of the Rockies goaltender.
Saturday’s Schedule
All Games Start at 8:30am
Ford Field 1 (east) Los Viejos vs Rockies
Ford Field 2 (west) Navy Old Goats vs USA Stars
