This was the relaxed state of La Jolla players
at halftime. (Photos by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
An observer just arriving at halftime of La Jolla's girls lacrosse match at Point Loma Friday afternoon, April 29, could tell by the relaxed postures and demeanor of Viking team members that they didn't have a worry in the world about how the second half would proceed.
The Vikings, a talented group led by a bevy of able sophomores, made short work of the host Pointers and completed an 18-1 thrashing that could have been a lot worse.
At one point during the second half, things were matched so unevenly that a LJHS player was penalized for showing frustration that she had just missed on an easy up-close shot attempt. It turns out you cannot show up the other team by letting out a gasp or making a motion with your arms that a person can commonly do after such a shot.
The Vikes' Rita Ousterhout (6) goes high for
the ball in the second half against
the Pointers.
The player in question had no intent to mock her opponents--she was honestly unhappy with herself that the shot went awry from such a close range and without any checking on the part of a defender.
La Jolla's coaches, in view of the wide margin at the half, instructed their charges to weave the ball several times before most shot attempts in the second half. Otherwise the tally on the red and black side would have been that much higher.
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