LANDON LACROSSE 13 SEVERNA PARK 9

The point of sending a son to a school like Landon is for him to grow- to learn from a rigorous academic curriculum, to develop a sound set of ethics, to be exposed to material that will make them more curious and better at critical thinking, to make music, arts, community service a permanent part of their life long interests—among other acquisitions.

Looking back at the 2022 lacrosse season it is clear that these Bears have learned a lot. For instance, St. Mary’s of Annapolis beat Landon 8-17; next point of measurement, the Saints had to go to 2ble O/T to beat Severna Park 12-11. SMA is now IL’s #3 team. The Falcons came to Bethesda expecting a win. Coach McGettigan and his staff have added to the roster’s skills, game strategies, field awareness and more.

The game was played under  the HS Federation rules; so, there was no shot clock. Everywhere the ball went pressure from the Bears engulfed the SP possessor. Consequently, there were many caused turnovers recorded for the home team.

PERIOD 1

@9:21 Kevin Miller G he cradled a rebound and shot

@8:09 Kevin  nice feed to Chase Robertson for his 1^st

Falcons’ first goal was on a broken clear at 6:14

@4:16 Colin Flood scored

@0:19.0 Kevin A on G by Anthony Savoy

0:00 to 12:00 Hunter Taylor faced 7 shots, 4 saves and 1 goal against

BEARS 4 FALCONS 1

PERIOD 2

The Falcons scored their 1^st goal in this segment at 10:23

@10:10 after a F/O win by Hayden Goozh, the ball was scooped up by Davis Owens whose speed let him room to pass to Anthony Panetti who nailed the back of the net.

Falcons’ next goal was at 8:27, again a display of shooting prowess by SP #6

@5:39 Will Single tallied the home team’s 6^th goal

With only 1:28 remaining until half-time, Chase mailed his 2^nd goal of the game

12:01-24:00 Hunter saw 6 shots, made 2 saves and gave up 2 goals

BEARS 7 FALCONS 3

PERIOD 3

The Falcons came out of the break to score after 79⁰ ran off the clock

@5:35 Stud Freshman Devin Stewart at the end of a clear run, shot to beat the Falcons Goalie

@2:17 Anthony P found Zach Oehlerking who buried the Bears’ 9^th goal

The Falcons, who have demolished their MD Public High School opponents for the last 5 seasons,  did not fold! SP sored at 1:39, 1:16 and 0:45.1 on a +2 EMO

Hunter faced 7 shots, stopped 4 and saw 4 goals

BEARS 9 FALCONS 7

PERIOD 4

@9:57 LSM Davis made his way through a phalanx of Falcons and connected with Kevin to make the Bears’ advantage +3

Soon thereafter (at 4:28) the visitors earned their 8^th goal.

@2:00 a fast break with D Jackson Galiani out front, the long pole blew up the back of the net.

The visitors went on a full field press, but Chase fought for and won possession and buried his 3^rd goal of the game—not bad for a freshman @ 1:12. Give credit to the Severna Park, they continued their aggressive, all field play, only to see another EN goal. This one by Kevin @0:51.3

With only 0:39.9 left, the Falcons showed their tenacity with their 9^th goal.

 Hunter stood tall in the last Q, stopping 5 shots (many point blank) on 7 shots and 2 goals

BEARS 13 FALCONS 9

THE BULLDOGS OF POTOMAC come to the Azalea Festival for a key IAC game at 4:30pm Friday 4/19.

BE SURE TO COME TO THE ‘ZALEA BASH on Friday—Many great Landon Sports Memorabilia to be acquired there or on line!!!

Bottom left hand corner—Landon Played DeMatha for the city title in 1961

Bottom left center—a 1958 Saturday Evening Post color photograph of the 8^th grade battle between the Bears and the Bulldogs of DC- several notable Landon athletes in the picture

Bottom right center- a ball autographed by the undefeated 1961 undefeated Bears- the names include many Landon athletic Icons

Bottom right corner- a collection of materials about a 1940 Landon Alumnus who founded Atlantic Records, who was eulogized by the US Secretary of State and was honored by a Led Zeppelin Memorial Concert