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Labels: Boys, Division II, King's Way, Press Release, Results, Tacoma
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March 26, 2009
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – Max Jones and Matt Hilger each scored three goals to power Tacoma to their third consecutive win in a 9 – 6 Boys Division II varsity lacrosse victory over KIahowya, Thursday at Cirque-Bridgeport Park in University Place near Tacoma, Wash.
Klahowya took control early on, outscoring Tacoma 2 – 1 in both the first and second quarters as they enoyed a 4 – 2 lead at the half.
In the third,Tacoma attackman Bryce Johnson took a Matt Hilger pass at 10:41 to bring the game within one. At 3:26, Hilger then accepted a feed from Johnson to tie the game at 4 – 4.
Just 47 seconds into the final stanza, Tacoma’s Max Jones found the net for the third time to put Tacoma ahead 5 – 4. But Klahowya came fighting back with a Danny Zimny goal at 8:26 of the fourth. Just under three minutes later, Tacoma’s Hilger scored off of a Max Jones pass to put Tacoma ahead for good.
Tacoma goalkeeper Travis Jones (3-0-0) had seven saves in the win, while Klahowya’s Chad Reeder (1-2-0) had 20 saves in the loss. With the loss, Klahowya dropped to 1-2-0.
Scoring
Klahowya 2 2 0 2 -- 6
Tacoma 1 1 2 5 – 9
Klahowya: Danny Zimny (4 goals, 1 assist), Chris McGuire (1 goal), Neil Sell (1 goal)
Tacoma: Max Jones (3 goals, 2 assists), Matt Hilger (3 goals, 1 assist), Bryce Johnson (2 goals, 2 assists), Griffin Meister (1 goal), Beau Baldassin (1 assist), Connor O’Brien (1 assist)
Results for Thursday, March 26
Boys Div. I
Issaquah 10 at Puyallup 2
Garfield at Seattle Prep (score not reported)
Boys Div. II
North Kitsap 1 at Port Angeles 16
Skagit Valley 0 at Stanwood 12
Sammamish 6 at Lake Tapps 11
Girls Div. I
Mercer Island 14 at Holy Names 15
Girls Div. II
Lake Sammamish 2 at Mercer Island 16
Games for Friday, March 27
Boys Div. I
Tahoma at Lakeside (Lakeside School / 5:00 p.m.)
Mercer Island at Northshore (Inglemoor High School / 7:00 p.m.)
Bellevue at Skyline (Skyline High School / 8:00 p.m.)
Boys Div. II
Lynnwood at Whatcom (Roosevelt Park / 5:00 p.m.)
Highline at Three Rivers (Tri-cities) (Badger Mountain Park / 7:00 p.m.)
North County (Lynden) at Mukilteo (Kamiak High School / 7:00 p.m.)
Roosevelt at Snohomish (Glacier Peak High School / 7:30 p.m.)
Eastside Catholic at Nathan Hale (Summit Fields / 7:30 p.m.) NON LEAGUE
Franklin at Selah (forfeit awarded to Selah)
Girls Div. I
Curtis at Forest Ridge (Robinswood Park / 4:00 p.m.)
Girls Div. II
Auburn Mountainview at Kennedy (Kennedy High School / 5:00 p.m.)
Holy Names at Bellevue East (Robinswood Park / 5:30 p.m.)
Tahoma at Eastside Catholic (Eastside Catholic School / 7:00 p.m.)
Lakeside at Issaquah (Skyline High School / 7:30 p.m.)
About High School Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and in Washington State the sport has seen double-digit growth in five of the last seven years. In 2009, over 2,370 high school students representing 75 boys and 49 girls varsity and junior varsity teams in Washington state will compete in a nine-week season March – May with the annual Washington State High School Championships taking place May 16 (girls) and May 30 (boys). Varsity boys lacrosse is contested in the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (www.WHSBLA.org) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (www.WSLAX.org) with 15 Division I and 16 Division II teams. Most of the teams represent high schools throughout the Puget Sound area.
For daily high school lacrosse results or to receive results through an RSS feed, please visit http://www.uslax-wa.org/media.html
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Mike McQuaid
McQuaid & Co. Strategic Communications
206-262-7301
mike@mcquaidcompany.com
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