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STATESMEN SCOREBOARD    VARSITY, MON 5/2 MADISON 15   MARSHALL  5      JV, MON 5/2 MADISON 11   MARSHALL  1      SENIOR NIGHT vs. MCLEAN   at HOME, FRIDAY, 5/6   5:30 and 7:15 PM

Madison High School, 5/2/05 --
MADISON TAKES TWO FROM OUR STATESMEN

#14 is Co-Captain Aria Kavyani running a play on offense

Vienna's traditional cross-town rivalry went to the lacrosse field at Warhawks stadium on Monday night. Final score for the JV opener was 11-1 in favor of Madison; final score in the Varsity game favored the Warhawks, 15-5.

No matter what it said on the scoreboard, this game - like every game between the Statesmen and the Warhawks - was hard fought and much much closer than it looked. That's just how this series goes.

I don't have any of the play by play, but View From The Stands made a special point to highlight how well the team did on groundballs and takeaways... I can't stress enough how important each change of possession is, and how much that's tied to good old-fashioned Hard Work.

The Warhawks had a better game of it tonight - no doubt about it, and certainly no excuses - but the Statesmen got their chances as well, and the Marshall goals were entirely fun and hard-earned events. Junior Casey Williams put up 2 goals on the Statesmen side of the scoreboard, and Fresh. phenom Aaron Hemeon notched up 3 of his own.

Those of you who were wondering about the new number in goal... that was Kevin Hia, who got called up from the JV squad to fill in for downed Co-Captain Chris Brimsek. The doctors said Chris wasn't ready to play yet, so the Sophomore goalkeeper came in for his first Varsity game of the year and put in a solid performance.

Wow - quite a night, and the Marshall team never gave up throughout the game.

Friday is Senior Night at home against McLean. Be there Statesmen fans! Marshall Pride!

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VARSITY GAME: MADISON 15 - MARSHALL 5
These are pictures from the Varsity game. Pictures from the JV game are on the JV Pix page!

Coach Williams heads the pregame lineup for the National anthem - Marshall Pride !

FACEOFF ! Co-Captain Pat Findaro digs for position to start the game

Madison put on the offensive pressure right away - #27 Senior Derek Laedtke holds out the attacker, and keeps an eye on the ball

The long sticks are out tonight ! - That's #28 Griffin Cummins along side Derek Laedtke

The middies put in lot of defensive work, too - it was a close-checking game all night. This is #1 Senior middie Steven Rafeedie

The Statesmen D holds the line on the Warhawks - That's #24 Senior Kevin Wiencek on the ball, while #27 Derek Laedtke covers the passing lane and #26 Freshman Mark Findaro guards the attacker sneaking up from behind

Big Griffin Cummins brings a ton of pressure as he gets on the ball with a long stick out front

Although the scoreboard finished for the Warhawks, our Statesmen had a good night on offense. Here, Co-Captain Pat Findaro blasts a shot through the reaching Madison D

And Sophomore Jake Oster curls out front in an offensive set

That's #6 Sophomore Kevin Hia hugging the pipe in goal - Kevin got called up from JV to fill in for the downed Chris Brimsek

#18 Junior middie Phil Tuttle playin' some tough D out there

TOUGH NIGHT OUT THERE ! In the tangle of players that's a Warhawk on his back

TOUGH NIGHT OUT THERE PART DEUX ! In the tangle of players that's a Statesman on his back

The long sticks are out - Griffin Cummins passes to #4 Jake Oster, with a Warhawks defender closing in

That's #24 Senior Kevin Wiencek outrunning the Madison attacker, to clear up the sideline

BALL ! #15 Freshman middie Ryan Jarriel running side by side for the loose ball

Jake Oster running side by side with some close-checking D

Derek Laedtke and Kevin Wiencek gang up to bust the ball loose !

Pat Findaro plays some tough close-checking of his own

The hard checking pays off - Jake Oster leads a charge on the Warhawks attacker ...

... And BAM ! the ball pops loose - Great open-field D, Statesmen !

HE SHOOTS HE SCORES ! #21 Freshman Aaron Hemeon put in three goals tonight

Big Griffin Cummins gets back on D after a clear

Neither team let up for a moment - just what we expect in this storied cross-town rivalry. Senior Derek Laedtke delivers a solid poke check

This is Aaron Hemeon winding up for another shot

#1 Steven Rafeedie plays through a tough poke check - right in the chest - Yikes

#19 Pat Findaro swings wide of the swarming Warhawks D to make a clean pass