Where do you start giving a summary on last night's game? In a game that featured the return of several 2009 Sachems who formed the Misfits, it was clear that it's not as easy as some people think to put together a team of good players, who have the right chemistry and can play competitively in this league. GREAT GAME SACHEMS!!! South Coast Silver Sachems - 13, Easton Misfits - 2.
In a game that was punctuated by nearly unbelievable statistics (more later), it was great to see solid performances from everyone who stepped onto the field. The game plan of "never let them feel they are in the game" faltered a bit early with a sluggish start in the 1st quarter with just two goals from George Finn #9 (3G, 1A) assisted by Juice #23 (2G, 1A) and Defensive Midfielder Scott Nilson #20 assisted by Todd Geraughty #6 on a total 13 shots. But, the 2nd quarter saw our scoring punch get on track with 12 shots that produced goals from Steve Hooper #19 assisted by Finn #9, two unassisted tallies from Justin Feingold #44 (3G), and a goal each by Juice #23, Dan Connors #30 and Brian Crowley #14 (1G, 1A). The only blemish was a Misfit "cheapie" goal that was technically a pass that ricocheted off three people before trickling into our net. Half time lead, 6-1.
The 2nd half began similar to the first with our offense continue to work the ball to open shots (15 in the 3rd) resulting in three more goals from Feingold #44 (second of three on the night), and unassisted goals from Juice #23 (his second) and Crowley #14 (his second). It was, "1-2-3 FINISH" in the 4th quarter that saw four more Sachems' goals from Tom Bosworth #99, Feingold #44 again and two more from Finn #9. The overall stats? an amazingly 58-25 of groundballs, 43-13 shots, 14 of 16 clears, and 13-3 at the face-off X. The defense played solid against a soft attack and, the game even saw a great clear by Tom Collard #48 and a 60 yard rush by "Larry-why-the-heck-didn't-you-shoot Simpson" #4. All in all, a great performance that we will need to build upon next week and can build on for next season.
Some might say (and did) we piled it on but, I would argue it was some sniping comments that said during the game made it difficult not to bury them. Keep in mind, the 2009 Sachems lost by scores of 20-0, 14-3, 12-1, 17-2, 14-1, 16-1, 16-1 ("Sudbury Seven") and "too many to count to nothing." So, for us to balance the scoring and never demonstrate the type of fist pumping, chest thumping, and "nice defense girls" comments like we got last year showed the true class that has become the 2010 Sachems. Speaking of class, I wanted to publicly thank John Decesere for an awesome season (he will be out of town next week) in goal with many "stellar" performances that gave us the chance to win and stay in all of our games, THANK YOU JOHN...you're a class act.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
2010 ONELL O40 All-Star Game Led by Silver Sachem Representatives
The 2010 Olde New England All-Star Game played on Saturday, July 24th included four Silver Sachem representatives, Attackman Mark "Juice" Giusti, Midfielders Brian Crowley and Steve Hooper (served as an alternate to Alex Cheng who did not participate due to an earlier commitment) and Over 40 League Ambassador, Larry Simpson. Defenseman Greg Anderson who had been voted in was unable to attend due to an illness.
The game was played in historic Harvard Stadium and featured All-Stars from all 19 teams in the ONELL O40 league. Silver Sachems representatives "Juice" and Steve Hooper both scored goals with Brian Crowley winning nearly all of his faceoffs. Ambassador Larry Simpson was the Honorary South team captain and played at both midfield and defense. The game ended in an 8-4 loss to the North but, was a great game for all involved.
The game was played in historic Harvard Stadium and featured All-Stars from all 19 teams in the ONELL O40 league. Silver Sachems representatives "Juice" and Steve Hooper both scored goals with Brian Crowley winning nearly all of his faceoffs. Ambassador Larry Simpson was the Honorary South team captain and played at both midfield and defense. The game ended in an 8-4 loss to the North but, was a great game for all involved.
Week #5 Suspended Game vs Gansett Grays 8-9 OT L (2-4)
Last night's conclusion of the Week #5 suspended game was the longest 12 days, four quarters with one overtime period and was quite easily the most exciting game in team history...hold your heads high, Silver Sachems 8 - Gansett Grays 9 (OT).
The game was marked by a suspension due to an injury to one of our players with the score at 3-5 at half time. The first half played on July 13th was a tightly played contest with Sachem scores from Tom O'Rourke #12, Todd Geraughty #6 and Juice #23 with goalie John Decesere #15 chipping in an assist on a 60 yard pass. The game was suspended at half time by mutual consent following a serious injury to Josh Fenton. Under nearly identical weather conditions of light rain, the game was resumed last night with the Grays extending their lead to 3-6 less than a minute into the start of the second half.
The Sachems then went on an impressive four goal run with tallies by Brian Crowley #14, Mark Gough #8 and two from Steve Hooper #19 on assists by Juice #23 who finished the game with a four point effort. The Grays came back with two goals of their own making it 8-7 until Steve Hooper scored his third goal of the game with just 15 seconds remaining in regulation. After a five minute break, the 10 minute, "Sudden Victory" overtime period began with goalie John Decesere turning away two point blank shots.
However, the game ended on a 70 yard rush from the Grays' tall defenseman #55 who fired the game winner from just inside the restraining box. Our team showed amazing resilency throughout the game by coming back from 3-5 and 3-6. We should be incredibly proud of the fact that, while the record will show we lost the game, we came back from a two-goal deficit to win last night's second half 5-4. Because of the Sunday restart and earlier injuries we played with an offense missing Josh Fenton #22, George Finn #9, Justin Feingold #44 and Pete Davis #38 as well as playing without key defensive starters Greg Anderson #3, Erik Winton #27 and LSM Joe Towers #37. Despite the loss of players we dominated the ground ball war 29-20, outshot them 23-22 and won the faceoff battle 11-9. The game will likely go down as one of the best efforts of the season and the most exciting game in franchise history. We hope to build on the effort as we close out the season with two remaining home games against teams (Misfits and Salty Old Buzzards) who are comprised of a number of former Sachems.
The game was marked by a suspension due to an injury to one of our players with the score at 3-5 at half time. The first half played on July 13th was a tightly played contest with Sachem scores from Tom O'Rourke #12, Todd Geraughty #6 and Juice #23 with goalie John Decesere #15 chipping in an assist on a 60 yard pass. The game was suspended at half time by mutual consent following a serious injury to Josh Fenton. Under nearly identical weather conditions of light rain, the game was resumed last night with the Grays extending their lead to 3-6 less than a minute into the start of the second half.
The Sachems then went on an impressive four goal run with tallies by Brian Crowley #14, Mark Gough #8 and two from Steve Hooper #19 on assists by Juice #23 who finished the game with a four point effort. The Grays came back with two goals of their own making it 8-7 until Steve Hooper scored his third goal of the game with just 15 seconds remaining in regulation. After a five minute break, the 10 minute, "Sudden Victory" overtime period began with goalie John Decesere turning away two point blank shots.
However, the game ended on a 70 yard rush from the Grays' tall defenseman #55 who fired the game winner from just inside the restraining box. Our team showed amazing resilency throughout the game by coming back from 3-5 and 3-6. We should be incredibly proud of the fact that, while the record will show we lost the game, we came back from a two-goal deficit to win last night's second half 5-4. Because of the Sunday restart and earlier injuries we played with an offense missing Josh Fenton #22, George Finn #9, Justin Feingold #44 and Pete Davis #38 as well as playing without key defensive starters Greg Anderson #3, Erik Winton #27 and LSM Joe Towers #37. Despite the loss of players we dominated the ground ball war 29-20, outshot them 23-22 and won the faceoff battle 11-9. The game will likely go down as one of the best efforts of the season and the most exciting game in franchise history. We hope to build on the effort as we close out the season with two remaining home games against teams (Misfits and Salty Old Buzzards) who are comprised of a number of former Sachems.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
2010 Olde New England Lacrosse League O-40 All-Star Silver Sachems Representatives Announced
The following selections were announced before last night's game from team voting over the weekend to represent the South Coast Silver Sachems in the 2010 ONELL All-Star Game being held this Saturday, July 24th at historic Harvard Stadium starting at 5:00 PM before the Boston Cannons game at 7:00.
Please join us in congratulating your selections….
ATTACK
With 73% of the Votes at his position…Mark “Juice” Giusti #23
DEFENSE
With 70% of the Votes at his position…Greg Anderson #3
MIDFIELD (Two Selections)
Receiving 33% of the total votes at the midfield position…Brian Crowley #14. There was a four way tie for the second midfielder that was broken on Sunday just prior to the extended deadline…while four of our players were worthy we can only send one in addition to Brian…Alex Cheng #11
AMBASSADORS (The result of a league-wide vote)
Larry Simpson serve as Honorary Captain representing the South
Pat Murray (Winchester Silver Foxes) represent the North
Please join us in congratulating your selections….
ATTACK
With 73% of the Votes at his position…Mark “Juice” Giusti #23
DEFENSE
With 70% of the Votes at his position…Greg Anderson #3
MIDFIELD (Two Selections)
Receiving 33% of the total votes at the midfield position…Brian Crowley #14. There was a four way tie for the second midfielder that was broken on Sunday just prior to the extended deadline…while four of our players were worthy we can only send one in addition to Brian…Alex Cheng #11
AMBASSADORS (The result of a league-wide vote)
Larry Simpson serve as Honorary Captain representing the South
Pat Murray (Winchester Silver Foxes) represent the North
Week #6 vs New Hampshire Rusty Bones 10-4 W (2-3)
Last night we played another great team-oriented effort getting scoring from six differant players and getting our 2-3 record to include "2 - New Hampshire" by beating the Rusty Bones 10-4. (NOTE: Our scorer had the final 10-4 but, the Rusty Bones believed it to be 9-4...we are trying to confirm the official result with the referees).
The pre-game strategy was to score early and never let the Bones feel as if they were in the game. The offense answered with six first quarter scores on 21 shots from Brian Crowley #14 (2), Juice #23 (+ an assist), George Finn #9 (2) and Dan Connors #30. The defense also responded by shutting the Bones offense down and limiting them to just one goal on 13 shots. The half time lead of 8-1 was achieved with second quarter goals from Mark Gough #8 and another from Crowley to complete his 'hat trick.'
The game was dictated by the Sachems' dominance at the face off X winning 12 of 16 and the defense having a very efficient 80% of their clears. Goalie John Decesere #15 had yet another "stellar" performance in the net turning away 19 shots. In the second half the offense concentrated on ball movement, getting everyone involved and less about scoring with Captain "Juice" marshalling the troops from the sideline after chipping in a tally in the 3rd. With the score/game seeming to shift momentum toward the Bones, Gough #8 finished the fourth with his second goal on the night for a final, 10-4.
Overall, Juice #23 extended his team leading scoring total of 16 points (9G, 7A) with Brian Crowley #14 the next nearest at 8 points (8G) followed by Steve Hooper #19 with 4 points.
The statistics do not include the Week #5 result from the July 13th suspended game with the Gansett Grays. The game was suspended at half time due to an injury sustained by one of our players. The game is being scheduled and will resume with the score 3-5.
The pre-game strategy was to score early and never let the Bones feel as if they were in the game. The offense answered with six first quarter scores on 21 shots from Brian Crowley #14 (2), Juice #23 (+ an assist), George Finn #9 (2) and Dan Connors #30. The defense also responded by shutting the Bones offense down and limiting them to just one goal on 13 shots. The half time lead of 8-1 was achieved with second quarter goals from Mark Gough #8 and another from Crowley to complete his 'hat trick.'
The game was dictated by the Sachems' dominance at the face off X winning 12 of 16 and the defense having a very efficient 80% of their clears. Goalie John Decesere #15 had yet another "stellar" performance in the net turning away 19 shots. In the second half the offense concentrated on ball movement, getting everyone involved and less about scoring with Captain "Juice" marshalling the troops from the sideline after chipping in a tally in the 3rd. With the score/game seeming to shift momentum toward the Bones, Gough #8 finished the fourth with his second goal on the night for a final, 10-4.
Overall, Juice #23 extended his team leading scoring total of 16 points (9G, 7A) with Brian Crowley #14 the next nearest at 8 points (8G) followed by Steve Hooper #19 with 4 points.
The statistics do not include the Week #5 result from the July 13th suspended game with the Gansett Grays. The game was suspended at half time due to an injury sustained by one of our players. The game is being scheduled and will resume with the score 3-5.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Week #4 vs Manchester Elder Tribesman 7-4 W (1-3)
For the first time this season and in team history we got into the win column. The first victory of what we hope to many more this season. South Coast Silver Sachems 7 - Manchester Elder Tribesman - 4.
Tuesday's game was the first of a league experiment to have teams with similar records from the previous season play one another despite the geography and meet on a neutral site. The field in Chelsea was a warm, humid evening with a 8:45 start. Out of the gate the Sachems came out shooting by scoring three first quarter goals from Josh Fenton #22, Juice #23 (3 points total) and Brian Crowley #14 (2). And, we continued our ground ball domination winning 10 of 14 (32 of 64 overall) and 4 to 1 (8 of 15 overall) at the faceoff circle in the first quarter. The second quarter saw a 0-0 tie with a half time lead of 3-1. After a spirited half time discussion about team work and finishing strong, the Elder Tribesman won many phases of the game in the 3rd quarter getting the score to 5-4 despite goals from Juice #23 and Steve Hooper #19 - so much for pep talks. However, the Sachems finished stronger in the fourth quarter getting two additional goals from Brian Crowley #14 and Justin Feingold #44 to seal our first win 7-4. In all it was a well played team game with everyone contributing to good team defense, smart, solid ball movement and another stellar performance by our keeper, John Decesere #15. The game featured the debut of Scott Nilson #20 who played some great D-Midfield and a new player, Pete Davis #38 at Attack and Man Up. While this win was too long in coming it was a great example of what we can do when we play as a team and have everyone contribute. Next up, a rematch with the Gansett Grays.
Tuesday's game was the first of a league experiment to have teams with similar records from the previous season play one another despite the geography and meet on a neutral site. The field in Chelsea was a warm, humid evening with a 8:45 start. Out of the gate the Sachems came out shooting by scoring three first quarter goals from Josh Fenton #22, Juice #23 (3 points total) and Brian Crowley #14 (2). And, we continued our ground ball domination winning 10 of 14 (32 of 64 overall) and 4 to 1 (8 of 15 overall) at the faceoff circle in the first quarter. The second quarter saw a 0-0 tie with a half time lead of 3-1. After a spirited half time discussion about team work and finishing strong, the Elder Tribesman won many phases of the game in the 3rd quarter getting the score to 5-4 despite goals from Juice #23 and Steve Hooper #19 - so much for pep talks. However, the Sachems finished stronger in the fourth quarter getting two additional goals from Brian Crowley #14 and Justin Feingold #44 to seal our first win 7-4. In all it was a well played team game with everyone contributing to good team defense, smart, solid ball movement and another stellar performance by our keeper, John Decesere #15. The game featured the debut of Scott Nilson #20 who played some great D-Midfield and a new player, Pete Davis #38 at Attack and Man Up. While this win was too long in coming it was a great example of what we can do when we play as a team and have everyone contribute. Next up, a rematch with the Gansett Grays.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Week #3 vs South Shore Stragglers 13-3 L (0-3)
Well, we've reached a turning point in our young season after facing a very challenging opponent in the Stragglers. They are a very skilled team and clearly one of the best (if not the best) we will face this season. The first half was well played and we got the Stragglers to open their eyes that we can be competitive with a half time score of 6-2 but, they showed no let up in the second half outscoring us 7-1 and never allowed us to get back in the game.
As Juice said, "don't get down on yourselves based on the end result of tonight's (Tuesday's) game - we know we're better than that." I echo his sentiments in that we have made tremendous progress and have shown the league and ourselves we can be competitive when we can work together. The Stragglers did an outstanding job in the offensive zone finding open men on the crease and making the 3rd and 4th pass. John Decesere and the Defense did a very credible job 6 v 6 facing direct shots but, it became impractical to stop the shots they took at point blank range. Last year, they scored 17 on 56 shots so last night's 13 on 41 should not have been a surprise and in some ways an improvement. We continued to do well with GBs (27 to 31) but, the deficiency of Defensive clears (14 of 24) and missed opportunities on possessions hurt our ability to give the Offense the chance to get quality shots (18). While we were below our season average of 6.5 goals/game we did get goals from Josh Fenton #21, Brian Crowley #14 and Steve Hooper #19 with Juice #23 getting an assist to bring his team leading point total to 9.
Its time to have a short memory and move on to what could be a four game run in games we should be very competitive - READ: games we should win. We turn our attention to two teams who were 1-7 last year in the Elder Tribesman and Rusty Bones, a rematch against the Grays at Home and another first year team with the Misfits at Home...turn the page and let's get ready to become the team we all believe we can be.
As Juice said, "don't get down on yourselves based on the end result of tonight's (Tuesday's) game - we know we're better than that." I echo his sentiments in that we have made tremendous progress and have shown the league and ourselves we can be competitive when we can work together. The Stragglers did an outstanding job in the offensive zone finding open men on the crease and making the 3rd and 4th pass. John Decesere and the Defense did a very credible job 6 v 6 facing direct shots but, it became impractical to stop the shots they took at point blank range. Last year, they scored 17 on 56 shots so last night's 13 on 41 should not have been a surprise and in some ways an improvement. We continued to do well with GBs (27 to 31) but, the deficiency of Defensive clears (14 of 24) and missed opportunities on possessions hurt our ability to give the Offense the chance to get quality shots (18). While we were below our season average of 6.5 goals/game we did get goals from Josh Fenton #21, Brian Crowley #14 and Steve Hooper #19 with Juice #23 getting an assist to bring his team leading point total to 9.
Its time to have a short memory and move on to what could be a four game run in games we should be very competitive - READ: games we should win. We turn our attention to two teams who were 1-7 last year in the Elder Tribesman and Rusty Bones, a rematch against the Grays at Home and another first year team with the Misfits at Home...turn the page and let's get ready to become the team we all believe we can be.
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