Div. I Championship – Baltimore Crabs 13, Colorado Favorites 6

Led by strong defense and goaltending, the Baltimore Crabs won their third straight Dr. Tom Watts Memorial Boys U19 tournament in Vail on Wednesday afternoon.  The Crabs held a 9-6 lead at the end of three periods and then kept the Colorado Favorites off the scoreboard for the rest of the day en route to their 13-6 victory.

The Crabs held a large advantage in just about every statistical category except for face-offs.  In that department, the Favorites’ Chase Calkin started beautifully, winning 11 of the first 18 draws, but Justin Radebaugh turned up the heat in the fourth quarter for Baltimore, winning 4 of 5 down the stretch as the Crabs put the game away.  Possessions were key in this game and in the end, the Crabs simply took better care of the ball. 

The Favorites played step for step with the favored Baltimore team in the first half, only trailing 6-5 and looking every bit primed for the upset.  But the Crabs had too much depth for the Favorites to match.  Leading the charge for Baltimore were attackmen Joe Cummings and Alex Capretta, who scored 2 goals and 2 assists each.  Frazier Cavness had two goals for the Favorites, who also got 1 goal and 2 assists from JC Willembrock. 

Other U19 News:

The Winnipeg Wolverines capped off a nice week with a 13-12 win over the Kansas City Blue Lions in the Division II Championship.  This game was back and forth all day with neither team able to pull ahead for any significant period of time.  Several players had big games for their teams, but it was Winnipeg who was able to pull it out in the end, giving them their first Div. II Championship since coming up to Vail.  Team Colorado rebounded to defeat Team Colorado in the Div. I 3rd place game and Team Utah surprised the Delaware Eagles for 5th place as well.

Boys U19 Scores:

Div. I Championship – Baltimore Crabs 13, Colorado Favorites 6
Div. I 3rd Place – Team Colorado 11, Team Ohio 7
Div. I 5th Place – Team Utah 10, Delaware Eagles 8
Div. I 7th Place – Triad Lacrosse Club 14, Team Indiana 11

Div. II Championship – Winnipeg Wolverines 13, Kansas City Blue Lions 12
Div. II Consolation – Midwest Elite 13, Team Nebraska 1
Div. II Consolation – Sacramento Elite 5, Team Nebraska 2
Div. II Consolation – Midwest Elite 10, Sacramento Elite 2

The Boys U19 All-Tournament team will be posted as soon as we compile the names.