Viking defenders pound on Pointer Timothy
O'Brien (28), forcing him to cough up the ball
at midfield during first half. (Photos by Ed Piper)
O'Brien (28), forcing him to cough up the ball
at midfield during first half. (Photos by Ed Piper)
On the day before the Mayweather-Pacquiao prizefight, La Jolla was doing a pretty good smackdown of host Point Loma during the first half in the two teams' boys lacrosse matchup Fri., May 1.
The Vikings, utilizing various scorers, built up a 6-1 lead, finally holding an 8-2 advantage at halftime.
LJHS put the Pointers away, 13-3, in the final count.
The Pointers have only four seniors after graduating eight seniors last June, and the predominantly ninth- and tenth-grade team showed its youth.
La Jolla started slowly, holding only a 1-0 edge after the first several minutes of the opening period. Then momentum sped up and red-and-black goals started to mount. It was 3-0 at the close of the first quarter.
In one somewhat comical though productive sequence, Viking Connor Usselman was defended by Point Loma's Timothy O'Brien at one o'clock in front of the Pointers' goal. At the time, early in the second quarter, LJHS already led 5-0.
As O'Brien defended Usselman, who had the ball, his stick slipped down around Connor's left leg. The attacker swung forward to launch his goal attempt. As he did so, he tripped over O'Brien's stick and was falling forward as his shot attempt went in to make the score 6-0 with 6:16 left in the period.
Defenseman Erik Woods (10) shows how little
pressure he feels in the first half as La Jolla dominates
ball control at the other end of the field.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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