Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 12, Elder Statesmen 11

The Supermasters division championship was one for the ages as the Elder Statesmen and Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket went toe to toe all game long.  The Statesmen jumped on the board early, grabbing a 3-0 lead in the first few minutes, but Rock-it Pocket finally regained the advantage with four straight goals in the final quarter to grab a well-earned 12-11 victory.  It was Rock-it Pocket’s second consecutive comeback in as many days after their thrilling 7-6 win over the Adidas Magic Wands on Monday.

Trailing by one heading into the fourth quarter, Rock-it Pocket found themselves two back after a brilliant fast break by the Statesmen with just under 11:00 to go.  But that goal was the last for the Statesmen for over seven minutes as Rock-it Pocket poured in four straight to take their first lead since early in the first half.  Tournament MVP Mike Perkins scored two of his game-high five goals during the run as the crowd began to overwhelmingly support Rock-it Pocket.  During the run, goaltender Dan Cisneros was stellar, saving six shots in the final stanza.

Things were spirited down the stretch.  After Steve Govett scored his fourth of the game to make it 12-11, the Statesmen had an immediate chance to tie, but Peter Smith’s high underhand shot rang off the crossbar.  The Statesmen had opportunities at the end, but good defense and stout goaltending shut the door for Rock-it Pocket, who rushed the field with their families upon the closing whistle.

Early on, the Statesmen threatened to turn this one into a laugher.  Three goals in the first half of the first quarter came easily and it became clear that if Rock-it Pocket didn’t slow down the tempo, this game was going to be over.  Two quick goals by Rock-it Pocket at the end of the quarter made the score 3-2 after one.

That first quarter was indicative of things to come.  Every time the Elder Statesmen started to pull away, Rock-it Pocket would come right back.  The second quarter ended with a dramatic goal by Statesman Lance Savage with only :03 on the clock.  Savage played well, notching three goals and one assist on the day.

Coming out of the halftime break, the Elder Statesmen got on a roll behind the play of All-Tourney midfielder Bill Edell.  Edell was held scoreless in the first half, but had a hand in three straight goals in the third quarter to help stake his team to an 8-4 lead.  But once again, Rock-it Pocket surged back thanks to Perkins and trailed by just one at the end of the third.

For Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket, it was their first Supermasters title after winning the Masters several years ago.  The Elder Statesmen have been at or around the top of the bracket since they first started coming, but fell to 1-4 in championship games since 2002.

Tuesday Results:

Division I:
Championship:  Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 12, Elder Statesmen 11 - scoresheet
3rd Place:  Adidas Magic Wands 16, FROGs 5 - scoresheet
5th Place:  Middlebury 9, Navy Old Goats 2 - scoresheet
7th Place:  NYAC 8, Lacrossewear 7 (ot)

Division II:
Princeton Obsoletes 7, Colorado Lacrosse Club 2
dePHIant 8, Air Force Graybirds 4

Supermasters Final Rankings:

1. Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket
2. Elder Statesmen
3. Adidas Magic Wands
4. FROGs
5. Middlebury
6. Navy Old Goats
7. NYAC
8. Lacrossewear
9. dePHIant
10. Princeton Obsoletes
11. Colorado Lacrosse Club
12. Air Force Graybirds

Supermasters All-Tournament Team

 Attack:
#1 Sam Hovey – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket
#35 Steve Govett – Elder Statesmen
#4 Dave King – Adidas Magic Wands
#22 Bomber Bryan – FROGs

Midfield:
#4 Brian Silcott – FROGs
#69 Bill Edell – Elder Statesmen
#4 Drew Fox – Middlebury
#18 Mike Perkins – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket

Defense:
#24 Tim Schur – Adidas Magic Wands
#36 Dan Pratt – Elder Statesmen
#34 Bill Rexford – Princeton Obsoletes
#48 Mike Martin – Elder Statesmen

Long Stick Midfield:
#22 Steve Keiner – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket
#28 Darren Muller – Elder Statesmen

Face-Off:
#17 Tom Hannum – Elder Statesmen

Goaltender:
#1 Dave Miller – Navy Old Goats

Tournament MVP:
#18 Mike Perkins – Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket

Semifinal #1

Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6

In the best game of the day anywhere in the Valley, Millennium/Rock-it Pocket put one home with :25 left in the game to move on the Super Masters Championship over the Adidas Magic Wands.  In a back and forth game where neither team led by more than two goals, last year’s champions the Adidas Magic Wands were heartbroken as they let a 4th quarter lead slip away. 

Millennium/Rock-it Pocket has a very balanced and effective offense, demonstrated by their six different goal scorers and six assisted goals.  They balanced offense is matched by a staunch defense that didn’t let the Wands score more than 2 goals in a single quarter.  It will be interesting to see if they can handle the tremendous individual talent that the Elder Statesmen have in tomorrow’s championship.

Semifinal #2

Elder Statesmen 12, FROGs 7

The Elder Statesmen have championship dreams that sure look like they could come true after today’s semi-final game.  The somewhat close score of this game doesn’t represent the flow of the game as it was 4-1 at the end of the first quarter and 7-3 at halftime.  The FROGs had no answer for Bill Edell as he notched 6 goals on the day and could basically score at will.  In the 4th the FROGs made a small splash to bring the score to 10-7, but it was too little too late.

The Elder Statesmen go into tomorrow championship game as the slight favorites.  Offensive talent of Edell and Canadian Steve Govett should give the Statesmen a nice lead and goalie Dan Schaffer’s seller play give the Statesmen the slight edge going into tomorrow’s Championship Game.

In other action, Navy and Middlebury won their consolation bracket games and will meet tomorrow for 5th place on Ford West.  dePHIant defeated Princeton and the Colorado Lacrosse Club took down the Princeton Obsoletes as well.

Division I:
Semifinal #1: Millenium/Team Rock-it Pocket 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6 - scoresheet
Semifinal #2: Elder Statesmen 12, Frogs 7 - scoresheet
Consolation: Navy Old Goats 7, NYAC Founding Fathers 6 - scoresheet
Consolation: Middlebury 6, Lacrossewear 3 - scoresheet

Division II:
dePHIant 8, Princeton Obsoletes 5 - scoresheet
Colorado Lacrosse Club 11, Air Force Graybirds 6 - scoresheet

Tuesday Games:

Division I:
Championship – Millenium/Team Rock-it Pocket vs. Elder Statesmen – 1:00 pm – Ford West
3rd Place – Adidas Magic Wands vs. Frogs – 9:00 am – Ford West
5th Place – Navy Old Goats vs. Middlebury – 11:00 am – Ford West
7th Place – NYAC Founding Fathers vs. Lacrossewear – 9:00 am – Ford East

Division II:
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club – 9:00 am – Donovan Park
Arizona Graybirds vs. dePHIant – 11:00 am – Donovan Park

See Bracket/Schedule in the upper left for full schedule.

The final four of this year’s Supermasters is full of all the usual suspects.  Last year’s champions, the Adidas Magic Wands, were on autopilot for the quarterfinals breezing to an 18-0 win over the NYAC Founding Fathers while the Frogs, 2008 runners-up, pulled out an 8-6 win over a scrappy Middlebury squad.  The Hobart alumni filled Elder Statesmen are looking to return to their 2006 championship form, and took a good step in that direction with a 14-2 shellacking of Lacrossewear.  Team Millennium/Rock-it Pocket also cruised into the semis with 8-2 victory.  The Wands will face off against the Team Millennium/Rock-it Pocket in what should be a high scoring track meet.  The Frogs and Elder Statesmen matchup will be interesting as they have two very contrasting styles, but will lacrosse legend Bill Edell be able to bring the Elder Statesmen back to the top?

Supermasters Round 2 Schedule for Sunday:

Division I:
Quarterfinal #1 – Adidas Magic Wands 18, NYAC/Tsunami 0 - scoresheet
Quarterfinal #2 –Team Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 8, Navy Old Goats 2 - scoresheet
Quarterfinal #3 –Elder Statesmen 14, Team Lacrossewear 2 - scoresheet
Quarterfinal #4 – Frogs 8, Middlebury 6 - scoresheet

Division II:
Princeton Obsoletes 8, Arizona Graybirds 6 - scoresheet
dePHIant 10, Colorado Lacrosse Club 3 - scoresheet

Monday’s Game Schedule:

Division I:
Semi-Final #1 - Adidas Magic Wands vs. Team Millennium – 12:30 pm – Ford West
Semi-Final #2 – Elder Statesmen vs. Frogs – 2:30pm – Ford West
Consolation #1 - Navy Old Goats vs. NYAC/Tsunami – 10:30am – Ford West
Consolation #2 – Lacrossewear vs Middlebury - 10:30am – Ford East

Division II:
Princeton Obsoletes vs dePHIant – 12:30pm – Donovan Park
Arizona Graybirds vs Colorado Lacrosse Club – 10:30am – Donovan Park

See Bracket/Schedule in the upper left for full schedule.

The 2009 edition of the Supermasters features 12 teams which began play today in four Conferences on three fields across the Vail Valley.  Most exciting game of the day was saved for last as the Adidas Magic Wands defeated the Elder Statesmen 7-6 in overtime. The Magic Wands staged a massive comeback to rally from a four goal defecate to win Conference A. These two teams could very well meet each other again in the Supermasters division championship on Tuesday. Team Millennium/Rock-It Pocket won Conference C with a potent offense and have an good chance to advance in Division I bracket. Team Lacrossewear and the Frogs (Florida Really Old Guys) won conferences B and D, respectively.  

Supermasters Round 2 Schedule for Sunday:

Division I:
Quarterfinal #1 – Adidas Magic Wands vs. NYAC/Tsunami – 12:30 pm – Ford West
Quarterfinal #2 – Navy Old Goats vs. Team Millennium/Rock-it Pocket – 10:30 am – Ford West
Quarterfinal #3 – Team Lacrossewear vs.  Elder Statesmen - 12:30 pm – Ford East
Quarterfinal #4 – Middlebury vs. FROGS – 10:30 am – Ford West

Division II:
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Arizona Graybirds – 10:30 am – Donovan
Colorado Lacrosse Club vs. dePHIant – 12:30 pm – Donovan

See Bracket/Schedule in the upper left for full schedule.

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