The home game against EL was supposed to start at 6 pm; we arrive at around 5:20 (as is the usual; we shoot for early, not late, of the 30 minutes before game time request) and we are ready to go.
EL starts walking in and, well, they seem a little big. It is their 7th and 8th grade team….they did not get the game time straight and thought the 7/8 team played first. We will have to wait for 6:45 pm for the first faceoff and the 5/6 team to show up. Grrrrrr.
Turns out we should maybe have played the 7/8 team; won 9-1. EL had one shot on goal and it went in…
So, yeah, a 9-1 win is pretty boring if you play defense….
But he did have one big run again…..
I think I enjoy these pictures more than I should….Cpher is not ‘graceful’, but, I really do like how well he does running with the ball and how much he ‘looks’ the part of a lacrosse player when he is making these dashes up the field….
And that, for someone who probably outweighs these kids in the photo by 60 pounds, easy, can control the ball well enough to get moving out in front of them and pull away….
Cpher, after the game, made it clear, he had his sights on “being the first one in the family to score a goal while playing defense!”. Still doesn’t even have a shot on goal (that transition from running to shooting when you get near the goal and run into the three defenders has proven challenging). Love that he has moved from “no way!” to actively trying to get a goal this year though!
Matthew played middie for 3 quarters and attack for the final quarter….
Again had his chance at a face-off; this one didn’t end up so well…he was called for something by the ref and EL gained possession. Need to ask him what exactly he was called for….
I only noticed it in this game, and will have to ask Matthew later when he started doing it, but, like basketball, he was setting screens for his teammates.
The goalie made this save; Matthew’s best opportunity of the game when he was up on attack in the fourth quarter….
Had a few good runs with the ball, did a good job passing and participated in more than a few scrums for the ball with a bunch of kids. Another good day out on the field…
