Vail Lacrosse Shootout - Supermasters Division

2007 Masters Champions: Rusty Red

Tournament Review
By Garrett Fitzgerald

With their 5th straight Master's championship the Rusty Red put on a dominating performance in the 35th annual Shootout.

The Rust Red faced Middlebury in the championship and even though the final score was 12-8 the Red were in control virtually the whole game. Although at first it appeared it was going to be another Championship game blowout by Rusty Red, the Middlebury squad wanted to make it a game.

Middlebury came out reenergized in the second half and used a six goal third quarter to get the Rusty Red back in their sights. In the end, however, flashy offensive play from the like of John Zulberti and Bill Edell was far too much for Middlebury to handle. Congratulations to the Rusty Red on their 5th straight Masters championship.

Teams:
Jail Bait, Rusty Red, Landrover - Denver East, Lax Gear, LacrosseWear, Team Noreaster/Jagermeister, Barely Legal, Middlebury, Tribe Elders, Team MAC

Locations:
Saturday & Sunday on Athletic Field
Monday Championship on Ford Field, Other Games on Edwards B

Monday, July 2nd Results:

Championship
Rusty Red 12, Middlebury 8
Although at first it appeared it was going to be another Championship game blowout by Rusty Red, the Middlebury squad had other ideas. They came out reenergized in the second half and used a six goal third quarter to get the Rusty Red back in their sights. In the end, however, flashy offensive play from the like of John Zulberti and Bill Edell was far too much for Middlebury to handle. Congratulations to the Rusty Red on their 5th straight Masters championship.

3rd Place Game
Lacrosse Wear 10, Noreaster/Jagermeister 5
In this solid win by Lax Wear, they owned the game from start to finish. They out ran, out scored, and out ground balled Jagermeister. Lax Wear used hustle to win the game and it worked well.

Consolation Games
Barely Legal 6, Lax Gear 3
This was an evenly matched game that was very competitive. The teams had fairly even stat sheets. Barely Legal Played slightly cleaner and managed to pull a win out.

Tribal + Mac 10, Landrover + Jail Bait 5
The intended match-ups of Tribal Elders vs Landrover and Mac vs Jail Bait had only one full squad (Landrover) show up at game time. The resulting match up of the mixed teams was interesting. A close game through three quarters, Tribal/MAC scored four goals in the 4th quarter. Overall they adapted to the chaos better, winning it 10-5 in the end.

Sunday, July 1st Results:

Championship Semifinals
12:30pm Middlebury 7, Noreaster/Jagermister 5
Middlebury outlasted Noreaster/Jagermister in a very competitive game. Middlebury held Jager’s offense in check all game, allowing only one goal in the 2nd half. Middlebury’s deep bench definitely contributed to the victory.

2:30pm Rusty Red 11, LacrosseWear 6
LacrosseWare went up 1-0 early, but that was their only lead of the game. From then on Rusty Red dominated. After a shaking off some early rust, the Reds generally controlled the game.

Consolation Semifinals
8:30am Barely Legal 12, MAC 7
A well fought game, the score is deceptive of the parody that existed between the two teams. It took until the 4th quarter for Barely Legal to pull away and win the game with five goals in the final frame.

4:30pm Lax Gear 12, LandRover 7
After a knotted up 1st half Lax Gear gained momentum in the 3rd quarter. LandRover battled back in the 4th quarter of this competitive game, but in the end it wasn’t enough to get them into the consolation championship

Other Consolation Game
10:30am Tribe Elders 12, Jail Bait 11
In a gritty and highly contested game that forced the first overtime finish of the Masters tournament. After failing to score on an extra man opportunity in the second overtime Jail Bait gave up the winning goal soon their after.

Saturday, June 30th Results:
8:30am MAC 11, Tribal Elders 6
MAC dominated the first quarter of play, opening up a 4-0 lead after the first quarter. Tribal made a run in the second to make things interesting. MAC proved too strong in and in the end won by a five goal margin.

10:30am LacrosseWear 12, Lax Gear 4
In a game that was close in the first quarter, Lacrosse Wear pulled out in the second frame to take a six goal lead into halftime. From then out Lacrosse Wear dominate with a seven goal performance from their attack treo of Bo Lamon, Jamie Gagnon, and Aaron Loaveg.

12:30pm Middlebury 9, Barely Legal 2
Middlebury controlled the game throughout. A generally low scoring battle, this game was highlighted by solid defensive play. Individually for Barely Legal, Kraig Harady played a great defensive game. On the other side of the field Seth Rouss of Middlebury also had a noteworthy performance.

2:30pm Noreaster/Jagermeister 14, MAC 5
In another one sided game Noreaster/Jagermeister took a lead early and never relinquished it. MAC was overmatched in the face-off department and on the defensive end wehre they couldn't keep Noreaster/Jagermeister's attackers of the crease. Noreaster/Jagermeister's attack combined for 12 of their 14 goals and 15 of their 18 points.

4:30pm Rusty Red 21, Landrover 1
Against the perennial Masters champs the Landrover team never stood a chance. Landrover didn't get their first shot till the 3rd quarter, and possessed the ball for a total of under five minutes.