Editor's Note: guest post by Tanner Demling of Lacrosse Bucket
Roswell is Dialed In
Roswell (Ga.) who had been one the most dominant teams in the Peach State this season. Led by
the senior trio that includes attackmen Hill Plunkett (Army West Point) and Alex Lobel
(Michigan), as well as faceoff/midfielder Myles Quandt (Towson), the Hornets came into last
week with an 11-0 record that included a dominant 13-6 win over perennial power Lambert (Ga.)
earlier in the month.
However, the Hornets undefeated streak was snapped last week as they fell 10-9 on the road
against Walton (Ga.) in tight Tuesday night contest.
Hill Plunkett got Roswell on the board in the opening seconds of the game and Myles Quandt
followed up with a goal of his own minutes later to give the Hornets the early 2-0 lead.
Nolan Elwart would get space from his man above GLE and put in the first score of the night for
Walton with 8:51 remaining in the opening frame. Man-up scores from Gray Casey and Elwart
helped the Raiders tie things up at 3-3 with 3:27 in the first quarter before goals coming from
Carl Dagher Davis Kambies pushed them ahead 5-3 at the end of the first quarter.
Keeping up the pace, the Raiders would be able to extend that lead to 8-5 at the half and entered
the final stanza with a 9-6 advantage.
Early in the fourth, Roswell had a nearly three minute possession where they got off multiple
shots, but hit everything except for the net. A successful ride gave them possession back quick
and they came up empty again.
After coming up empty early in the frame, Alex Lobel would take the comeback effort into his
own hands. He converted on a low-angle look from distance at the 6:36 mark to trim the Walton
lead to 9-7. The senior would score on an unsettled situation following a faceoff win and then
swam through a pair of Walton defenders for a nice bouncer. That third goal gave Lobel a hat
trick on the day and cut the Walton lead to 10-9 with 3:29 left.
At the 2:57 mark, Lobel would get one more great look on cage as he intercepted a pass on the
ride before taking a few steps and firing. Walton goalie Charlie Meyer was there for the shot-
stuffing save. On the next possession, Lobel found a wide open Ezra Moore (Bellarmine) on the
wing with just under 1:30 left but once again Meyer was there for the stop.
Unable to completely run out the clock in that final minute and change, the Walton defense was
tasked with making one more defensive stand. The Hornets tried to draw up a game-tying score
our of a timeout with 20 seconds left but the Raiders would hold, forcing only a wide shot before
time expired.
Elwart led the Raiders in the win with four goals while Casey, Dagher, and Oliver Skeean each
had two scores.
Walton later fell to Lassiter (Ga.) 3-2 on Saturday while Roswell suffered its second loss of the
season, losing 15-11 against Tar Heel State power Cannon (N.C.).
Shamrocks Get Rolling
After an 0-2 mark the week before at the Catholic School Lacrosse Tournament, losing to
Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.) and Charlotte Catholic (N.C.), Trinity (Ky.) got back in the win column
last week with a pair of big wins.
The Shamrocks hosted South Oldham (Ky.) on Tuesday night and took down the Dragons 15-10.
Leading just 4-3 at the end of the first quarter, the Shamrocks were able to pull ahead 7-4 at the
half and built on that as they outscored the Dragons 8-6 in the final two frames to earn the five-
goal victory.
Noah Hollister led Trinity with four goals in the victory.
On Saturday afternoon, the Shamrocks earned an even bigger win as they took down Volunteer
State foe Montgomery Bell (Tenn.). While the visiting Big Red, who had beaten Bluegrass
power St. Xavier (Ky.) 6-5 on Friday, took the early 3-2 lead, a pair of consecutive Andrew
Welch goals gave the Shamrocks the lead and helped them to head into the half with a 7-5 edge.
Trinity was able to pull away further in the second half, taking an 11-6 lead into the final frame
and winning the contest 13-9. Andrew Welch had four goals for the Shamrocks in the win.
The two big wins proceed what will be the biggest game of the season for the Shamrocks next
week as they head to face arch-rival St. Xavier. The Shamrocks haven’t beaten the Tigers since a
regular season 8-6 win in 2018. That victory, as well as an 11-9, state championship win over the
Tigers are the last two wins any team in Kentucky has over St. Xavier.
South Carolina and Florida Powers Clash
Lucy Beckham (S.C.) won its first state title in just the school’s second year of existence last
season. This year, with one of the most talented roster in the state once again, the Bengals are
looking to repeat and have significantly upped their schedule with strong out-of-state tests.
The Bengals proved a lot last week with wins over rival Wando (S.C.) and Episcopal School of
Dallas (Texas). They continued their tough stretch this week as they headed to Jacksonville to
take on Ponte Vedra (Fla.) and Bolles (Fla.).
First playing Ponte Vedra on Friday night, the Bengals defeated the Sharks 12-10. On Sunday
they faced Bolles in the Rivalry on The River event and fell 11-9 in a game where the Bulldogs
came back from down 9-7 entering the fourth quarter.
Garrett Jobe (Queens) was a difference maker for the Bulldogs in the contest with 13
saves.
Others Notes
Vestavia Hills (Ala.) beat Mountain Brook (Ala.) 13-10 on Monday, snapping the Spartans’ 31-
game winning streak, which was one of the longest in the South and one of the longest in the
nation.
Middle Creek (N.C.) defeated Apex Friendship (N.C.) and Hoggard (N.C.) last week to extend
their winning streak to 25. A big date with fellow unbeaten in-state foe Cannon (N.C.) awaits
this weekend.
West Forsyth (Ga.) beat Lambert (Ga.) to move to 12-10. The Wolverines’ balanced offense
headlined by James Davidson (VMI commit), Grey Brockman (Mercer commit), and Will Zylstra
(Mercer commit) has helped the Wolverines to a 12-0 record thus far.
Southlake (Texas) topped Westlake (Texas) 11-9 in a major Lone Star State clash.
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