The Sea Spray Continue to Impress with 16-9 Defeat of the Grizzlies
Action heating up in Arena League West.
Kevin Neibauer
LaxPhilly- A Division of the Edge of Philly Sports Network
To The Action
After a slow start to the action which took nearly six minutes, the Sea Spray (5-1) got on the board courtesy of a power play goal from Tyler Kirkby.
Kirkby (1g, 9a) hit net at the 9: 03 mark with the helper supplied by Nick Preston getting his first of four assists.
The Sea Spray were just warming up and Parker Kump (6g, 2), Aidan Ellis (1g) and a second from.Kump pushed it to a 4-0 lead.
Kyle Nichols (1g) and with just :51 to play, Erik Maas (2g) took advantage of helpers from Steve McKinlay and Andrew Joseph to end the opening quarter with a 4-2 Sea Spray advantage.
Here We Go
Things opened up with an eight goal second with the Sea Spray accounting for five of them.
John Hofseth lit the lamp (4g) on the man up at 13:35 to add to the lead 5-2.
James Baker (2g) answered 1:12 later but, the special teams were taking center stage.
Zac Christianson (1g, 1a) countered on a disadvantage marker but, Gordie Phillips (2g, 2a) put the lead back to four at 7-3.
Maas saw and raised but, Hofseth answered.
Baker got his second with 1:15 remaining on the man up with Kump closing the quarter with a 9-5 Sea Spray edge.
To The Third
Things Would come to a near grinding halt with just two goals.
Kump pushed it to 10-5 with Jacob Patterson (1g) keeping the four goal differential to end the stanza, 10-6.
Fireworks Await
Tempers reached a boiling point with big hits taking over.
Kirkby assisted on another power play goal, but, :34 later, Steve McKinlay (1g, 1a) countered.
Hofseth stepped up for a 12-7 lead followed three minutes later with Rob Hofseth (1g) scoring on yet another advantage.
John Hofseth added another making it a 14-7 contest.
Cody Garrison (1g) ended the uprising but, just eight ticks later, Phillips counter punched short handed.
Andrew Joseph (1g,1a) added the final man up marker with Kump converting a Kirkby set up to end the scoring on the 16-9 victory.
Extra
Things got out of hand starting in the fourth quarter.
At 5:24, Aidan Danby and Tommy Robertson of the Grizzlies got roughing calls with Danby getting four minutes.
Tyson Kirkness of the Spray and Preston Lupul started things with Kirkness getting an instigator and each hit for fighting at 10:27.
Tempers continued to flare with Referee, Josh Beauregard getting injured in the scrum and leaving the game.
Connor Stroup was given a match penalty for Head Butting, Danby and Aidan Ellis were issued game miscounducts.
A Few More Things
Shots were heavily one sided, 63-40 favoring the Sea Spray with Kyle Mooney, under fire all day stopping 47 and, making his return from an injury in the opening game, Matteo Tack turning aside 31 tries.
“Right from the first faceoff, we played a very aggressive game defensively, I think our athleticism showed. I think we outplayed them in every facet of the game,” said Sea Spray coach Russ Heard. “Things can change and they can come out next game and do the same to us too (but) right now, we have the bragging rights”
Kevin has followed and promoted the game of lacrosse since May 19, 1974.
The same day the Philadelphia Flyers won the Cup, the Philadelphia Wings were introduced to Neibauer and Philadelphia.
Kevin has covered many sports, including baseball, football, basketball, and.. lacrosse. A former licensed football referee and baseball umpire, Kevin brings a unique insight to his game coverage.
A published writer in JustHockey Magazine, Kevin covered the American Hockey League as well as a monthly story on a pugilist where Kevin used the pen name, The Rink Rat. Neibauer turned his attentions to lacrosse for a few years and does his part, whether podcasting or writing to grow the game. Kevin branched out to his roots and currently provides insight for all Philadelphia teams for Edge of Philly as well as his full-time duties with LaxPhilly.
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