Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 Boys High School

Division I Quarterfinals:

Team Colorado 11, Team Ohio 1
Colorado pulled away and took the lead early in the first quarter with quick goals from Jestes and Winter. Konkel only allowed one goal the entire game. Groundballs and a good clearing game allowed for Colorado’s success.

Delaware 9, Gateway 5
Tied after one quarter and at the half, Delaware put it away with four third quarter goals as Gateway hit the Delaware goalie repeatedly in the chest and stick.

New England 12, Arizona 11
New England was ahead most of the game and was led by Sussman, who had five goals on the day. Arizona made somewhat of a comeback at the end. They scored three times in two minutes led by Ratcliff.

Baltimore Crabs 15, NorCal 7
A very close game through the first quarter, Baltimore finally managed to pull away in the second quarter and their defense closed down on NorCal, allowing only two goals in the second half to seal the win.

Division I Semifinals:

New England vs. Baltimore Crabs Avon 1 11:00am

Team Colorado vs. Delaware Avon 1 1:00pm

Division I Consolation Bracket:

Arizona vs. NorCal 9:00am

Team Ohio vs. Gateway Avon 1 3:00pm

Division II Bracket:

Amherst 6, Vail 3

Long Island 13, Idaho 6

Bethesda 14, Double Stixx 8

Utah 11, Florida Lacrosse Club 5

Moosejaw 8, Saskatoon 6

Division II Games on Monday:

Double Stixx vs. Saskatoon Avon 2 8:00am

Amherst vs. Long Island Avon 2 10:00am

Bethesda vs. Utah Avon 2 12:00pm

Vail vs. Moosejaw Avon 2 2:00pm

Idaho vs. Florida Lacrosse Club Avon 2 4:00pm

Sunday's Summary Article
by Alex Smith
While the Dr. Tom Watts Memorial Tournament completed quarterfinal play on Sunday, the Masters and Super Masters tournaments got underway as well. The Vail Valley battled an afternoon rain and thunderstorm that delayed games on certain fields by a half an hour or more.

In the U19 boys’ tournament, all but one top seed moved on to the semifinals. Arizona was the lone #1 to fall as defending champion New England bested the conglomerate group from Arizona and British Columbia by one goal. The team is known as AZBC and played the New Englanders tough before falling. Talk around the U19 tournament has been that the AZBC goalie could be the best in Vail so far.

In other high school action, Team Colorado rolled over Team Ohio 11-1.
Colorado continues to impress with a solid midfield unit and an impressive defense that has allowed a total of only 6 goals through its first four games. Colorado will move on to play a Delaware team that dispatched of Gateway 9-5 on Sunday. Colorado appears to be the favorites, but they will have to avoid a mental letdown if they are to reach the finals for the first time since 2003.

NorCal put together a tough effort against tournament favorite Baltimore, but the Crabs simply had too much in the tank and put the game away in the second half. Baltimore continues to play on cruise control, watching with half-amusement while other teams run through line drills and do jumping jacks before games. NorCal had the decided advantage in the fan department as most of the observers chose to cheer for the boys from California. While much improved from last year, the Grizzlies didn’t have many answers on the defensive side of the field against Baltimore. The Crabs scored 15 goals as they slowly paced themselves from NorCal. Baltimore will look to exact revenge on New England in the semifinals Monday. New England shocked the tournament last year by coming back against the Crabs and winning the championship game going away. It will be a little tougher this year, but New England has a way of rising to the occasion and will not roll over for Baltimore Monday.