LANDON LACROSSE 16 ST. ALBANS 11

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May 13, 2021
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The Class of 2021, inside the White Rocks or atop Mt. St. Albans (377 ft ), has had a very tough year; in fact, it is fair to say that these boys have endured travails beyond their predecessors. Congratulations to the 13 Bulldog seniors who have held their team together. Thursday May 13 was designated Seniors Day for the 17 Bears and their parents who have kept their team together without the normal practice and game schedule. In order of their jersey number:

Sebastian Fischbach Stacy & Ken

Jake Cohen (c) Karla & David

Landon Sells Tracy & Bill

EJ Baum Gina & Dan

Stephen Bou ( c ) Jennifer & Lawrence L83

Ethan Herr Sarah & Wesley

Owen Hagedorn Tina & Chris

Chantz Harley Tonia & Coach Charles

Mason Holleman Tina & Vernon

Nicholas Kopp (c) Siobhan & Greg

Lucas MacDonald Fena & Andy

Oscar Smink Lorna & David

Peter Dolan Lydia & Chris

Alex Anastassopoulos Kate & Andreas

Calm Christensen Anne & Mike

Jordan Rose Shilpa & Jason

Graham Hertzberg Lisa Carter L89

All seventeen played significant minutes and several had their names enrolled in the Landon Lacrosse record book for G, A, CT and GB. Four of them have committed to play lacrosse at prestigious colleges. All of them will be missed greatly.

Senior Xman, Nick Kopp, set the pace for the home team. Following his jersey number predecessors’ precedent, he won the faceoff, sprinted towards the StA goal and deposited the ball in the nets@11:53. Soon thereafter, senior Stephen Bou connected with Kevin Miller for goal #2 @ 10:30; the freshman’s cut put him in the scoring zone. The roll continued, here senior Graham Hertzberg bulldogged a Bulldog for a goal @9:25.A StA penalty set the Bears into their EMO configuration and Stephen added a G to his scorebook line @8:07. Graham deposited his 2^nd goal @5:23 and followed up with an assist on a goal by Exit 16 Nathan Ferguson @4:10. Another lineman for Landon went searching for a GOAL as an attackman (apologies to Glen Campbell) and Zak Oehlerking found it @3:24.

END OF 1^ST Q BEARS 7 BULLDOGS 0

True to a Landon lacrosse tradition, many of the starters observed the games from the bench. Kevin deferred to Senior Don Sells who scored @ 9:38. Kevin then added a G to his scorebook line @6:49; he did so because he won the scramble in front of the StA crease and shot point blank. Graham tallied his 4^th point with a goal @4:24.

The visitors got a goal on the scoreboard at 3:32. Landon’s Anthony Savoy scored on an assist from Kevin @ 2:27.

HALFTIME BEARS 11 BULLDOGS 1

The Landon roster now filled the field—to gain experience and not to embarrass their rival. The Kevin and Graham combination connected on the next two goals –#50 passing to #8 for a goal @10:54 ; then the freshman fed the senior@7:20.

StA goals #2 and #3 came at 6:25 and then 5:30. Senior Ethan Herr showed his grit, winning a contested GB and then beating the 2^nd StA goalie @3:55. The visitors had the last two of period three.

END OF 3^RD Q BEARS 14 BULLDOGS 5

The last 12 minutes were for many seniors’ scrapbooks. Senior Jordan Rose, whose prowess includes hockey, beat an StA defender and beat the visitor goalie with a sweet shot @10:56. Nathan, who added some time at X to his O & D roles, scored @5:56. He did so because he beat all for the loose ball.

In the 4^th Q, StA added SIX goals to their tally.

FINAL SCORE BEARS 16 BULLDOGS 11

KHARI BATEN “THAT’S A BEAR” AWARD

ALL 17 2021 MEMBERS OF THE ROSTER

LANDON LACROSSE 16 ST. ALBANS 11