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STATESMEN SCOREBOARD    VARSITY, WED 4/27 LANGLEY 16   MARSHALL  3      JV, WED 4/27 LANGLEY 13   MARSHALL  0      NEXT GAMES MARSHALL at MADISON   MONDAY, 5/2   5:30 and 7:15 PM

Marshall High School, 4/27/05 --
BOTH SQUADS HAVE TOUGH NIGHT VS. LANGLEY

Freshman Aaron Hemeon

Well, if you like scoring... or if you like Langley(!!)... then tonight's games went pretty well. But for Statesmen fans, it got a little ugly. :-)

Frankly, Langley and Woodson are currently battling it out for the top spot in the entire AAA Northern Region. In back-to-back games against these two Region leaders, we got to see first-hand just what types of teams they are. Our Statesmen pulled out all the stops, and played with lots of determination, but the final scores against both of these opponents favored the Other Side.

I don't have much detail from the JV game yet, but View From The Stands tells me that our Varsity played a VERY competitive game against the Saxons for the entire first quarter. But then things kind of broke down at bit, and when it broke, it broke big.

Again, we've got great photos - so many that we've divided 'em into two separate pages (again :-). One for the JV game and the other for the Varsity. The Statesman in this photo is Aaron Hemeon, a Freshman on the Varsity squad who's already turning in a ton of productive minutes.

On Monday, we're On The Road against Madison. You know where that is... so everyone Be There!

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VARSITY GAME: LANGLEY 16 - MARSHALL 3
These are pictures from the Varsity game. Pictures from the JV game are on the JV Pix page!

Coach Sbarra on the sideline

Marshall Statesmen huddle up before the opening faceoff

FACEOFF ! - From the opening whistle to the end of the game, this was a hard-fought contest all the way

Clogging up the shooting lanes, that's #24 Senior Kevin Wiencek, #28 Freshman Griffin Cummins, and Goalie Chris Brimsek

A slice of life in front of the crease ! - #27 Senior Derek Laedtke levels the attackman, but the shot catches the pipe and goes in!

BALL ! - The Saxons defense always seemed to have a stick in the play. Here we pick up the loose ball, as #9 Junior Chris Guerin comes in to help

#14 Co-Captain Aria Kavyani

The Saxons attack was relentless. Senior Goalie Chris Brimsek hugs the pipe, and still gets position in case the pass goes out front, while Freshman Mark Findaro covers through the crease

It's a hard-hitting night for everyone in front of the Marshall crease ! #15 Ryan Jarriel and #26 Mark Findaro converge on the attackers

The Saxons D got in their share of hard hits, too. Aaron Hemeon scrambles to get that loose ball

Aaron cuts sharp to the left - tryin' to get an open look out in front

SHOT ! - but the Langley goalie gathers in the rebound

#19 Junior Co-Captain Pat Findaro takes a hard check from the Langley long stick

Surrounded by Saxons, we've gotta pick up every loose ball we can !

The Statesmen D never lets up - #28 Griffin Cummins and Jake Oster zero in on a lone attacker ...

... then clear it fast up the sideline !

#9 Junior Chris Guerin trades stickwork with the Langley attacker

A familiar sight all year long - Co-Captain Pat Findaro clears up the sideline and dodges the heavy traffic

#26 Freshman defenseman Mark Findaro runs his clear past the crease

#24 Senior Kevin Wiencek runs his clear all the way out - using the long-stick to keep possession

#19 Pat Findaro cuts left to get past the defender

Hard to see, but that's Co-Captain Aria Kavyani clearing up the left sideline

Every once in a while, the goalie needs to run it out. Co-Captain Chris Brimsek runs it out this time.

#4 Sophomore Jake Oster dives for the steal

A well-organized defensive clear. After Brimsek makes the save, the Statesmen D break for good position - #10 Casey Williams, #27 Derek Laedtke, #26 Mark Findaro and I can't really recognize the Statesman middie racing up the middle