VAIL LACROSSE SHOOTOUT 2006 DAY 4: June 27, 2006

VAIL LACROSSE SHOOTOUT 2006
DAY 4: June 27, 2006
Contact: Alex Smith – alex@rock-itpocket.com

Feature Story:
Supermasters Championship
Elder Statesmen 13, Navy Old Goats 12
As if yesterday’s one-goal Masters Division final game wasn’t enough, the Supermasters Division answered with what might have even been a more exciting one-goal game on Tuesday. Trailing 7-5 at halftime and 8-7 after three, the Elder Statesmen scored five goals in the fourth quarter to pull out an intense 13-12 victory over the Navy Old Goats. The game saw six lead changes in one of the better games of the tournament, regardless of age.

While many of the players from both teams are reaching the twilights of their careers, their maturity did not prevent them from playing a spirited and oftentimes rough style of game. There were several legitimately stellar goals in this game, including several behind the back shots and one diving, whirling dervish from Chris Rossi to tie the game late for the Statesmen.

The Statesmen got scoring from 10 different players in an extremely balanced effort. Bob Zimmerman helped lead the Old Goats from the midfield throughout the day.
In a hard fought fourth quarter, Navy held a two goal lead before the Elder Statesmen scored just :47 in to narrow the lead to one. When the Statesmen tied it up a few minutes later, Navy answered again in less than thirty seconds to retake the lead. Back and forth it went for much of the fourth quarter until the Statesmen scored with 4:09 left.

Navy continued to battle hard, but were unable to punch one home. When time expired, the Statesmen lit up a few cigars and celebrated. In what was easily the best attended game of the tournament, the Supermasters Championship had moments of brilliance. It also had its moments of fury. In the end, it was simply another good lacrosse game.

A person of any age could see that.

SUPERMASTERS DIVISION
The Supermasters division finished with a bang on Tuesday after the Elder Statesemen defeated the Navy Old Goats 13-12 in the championship game. In a tournament that did not see many more competitive games, the finals had a little extra panache and flavor. Most teams out of the championship race seemed content to play hard and get out of the sun as quickly as possible.

Tuesday Results:
Supermasters Championship Game
Elder Statesmen 13, Navy Old Goats 12

3rd Place Game
CVLC 8,Tri-City Canadians 5

5th Place Game
Tombstone 12, FROGs 3

7th Place Game
One West 15, Princeton 5

Consolation Bracket Finals
Middlebury 8, Magic Wands 0

Other Consolation Games
Rockies 13, AFA Gray Birds 5
NYAC defeated WahoosWoofs as both teams used other players – no official score.
Cactus Lacrosse vs. Los Viejos (Grandmasters)


Dr. Tom Watts Memorial Boys U-19 Division
Pool play in the highly anticipated U-19 Division kicked off on Tuesday with all four of the favored teams moving through their brackets easily. Much like the World Cup of Soccer, the top two teams in each group move through to the knockout stages in days 2-4. There, they are separated into a Division I and Division II and they move through like a normal tournament from then on.

Defending champion Team Colorado had their way in Conference A with Arizona getting past FLC to move to the quarterfinals. Baltimore blasted their way through Conference B with no games closer nine goals. Southeast also got through to the second round. In Conference C, New England didn’t have much trouble either. Moose Jaw, a Canadian entrant, surprised many by making it to the Division I quarterfinals. Finally, in Conference D, Team Ohio looked as strong as ever and won all three games. Team Minnesota also showed promise, defeating the Chowdaheads for the last Division I spot.

Quarterfinals on Day 2 should be exciting as New England, Baltimore, Colorado and Ohio look poised to move through to the semifinals. The top four would be smart not to overlook some of the upstart teams, however, or they could be watching the final four from the stands.

Tuesday's Results
CONFERENCE A
9:00 am Team Colorado 12, Winnipeg 1
10:20 am Arizona 5, FLC 3
11:40 pm Team Colorado 12, FLC 1
1:10 pm Arizona 13, Winnipeg 4
2:30 pm Team Colorado 7, Arizona 3
4:00 pm FLC 14, Winnipeg 3

CONFERENCE B
9:00 a.m Baltimore 16, Westlake/Austin 3
10:20 am Southeast 11, Team Idaho 2
11:40 am Baltimore 12, Team Idaho 0
1:10 pm Southeast 11, Westlake/Austin 4
2:30 pm Baltimore 13, Southeast 4
4:00 pm Team Idaho 9, Westlake/Austin 2

CONFERENCE C
9:00 am New England 5, Moose Jaw 0
9:50 am Utah 8, Indiana 1
10:40 am New England 11, NorCal 1
11:30 am Moose Jaw 7, Utah 3
12:20 pm Indiana 6, NorCal 1
1:10 pm New England 10, Utah 4
2:00 pm Moose Jaw 5, Indiana 3
2:50 pm Utah 6, NorCal 0
3:40 pm New England 6, Indiana 1
4:30 pm Moose Jaw 5, NorCal 0

CONFERENCE D
9:00 am Ohio 8, Minnesota 6
10:20 am Chowdaheads 8, Southern Cal 3
11:40 am Ohio 10, Chowdaheads 3
1:10 pm Minnesota 12, Southern Cal 6
2:30 pm Ohio 13, Southern Cal 4
4:00 pm Minnesota 5, Chowdaheads 4

Wednesday's Games:
Division I Games at Avon 1
A1 Colorado vs D2 Minnesota at 3:00 pm
C1 New England vs B2 Southeast at 9:00 am
D1 Ohio vs A2 Arizona at 1:00 pm
B1 Baltimore vs C2 Moosejaw 11:00 am

Division II Games at Avon 2
A3 FLC vs B4 Westlake/Austin at 10:00 am
D3 Chowdaheads vs C4 Indiana/Sasquatch at 8:00 am
C3 Utah vs D4 Southern Cal at 12:00 pm
B3 Idaho vs A4 Winnepeg at 2:00 pm
Local Favorites vs C5 NorCal at 4:00 pm


Girls U-19
Girls U-19 kicked off as well on Tuesday. The teams will have two days of pool play before getting into their tournament stages.

Tuesday’s Results

FIELD 1—Edwards
8:30 am Team Denver 0, Heros 2007 15
11:00 am Team Denver 3,Team Utah 9
12:15 pm Team Idaho 1, Ultimate 20
1:30 pm First Nations 7, Colorado Futures 18
2:45 pm Team FLC 21, North Texas 0

FIELD 2—Edwards
8:30 am Team Utah 8, Detroit Lacrosse Club 7
9:45 am Ultimate 11, Team Dixie 12
11:00 am Detroit Lacrosse 1, Heros 2007 15
12:15 pm Team FLC 14, Nor-Cal Elite 5
1:30 pm Midwest Elite 5, Element 5 14
2:45 pm Houston Heat 16, Nor-Cal Elite 2

FIELD 3—Edwards
8:30 Team Idaho 7, Lakeshore Lacrosse 9
9:45 am Indy Girls 5, PA Express 15
11:00 am Lakeshore Lacrosse 4, CTLF 10
12:15 pm North Texas 6, Houston Heat 14
1:30 pm Team Dixie 8, Team Colorado 11
2:45 pm Cardinal Elite 1, Team 180 21