Chaminade 11 - Parkway North 3

When I asked for thoughts after the game and why our performance against Marquette and our performance this afternoon against North were so different, the general response was that the team was in a better mood. We were more relaxed, more focused, more ready to take on the challenge in front of us. I've said it before, when we play our game, largely devoid of mental mistakes, we can beat anybody.

Guest assistant Conner Keefe mentioned that this was the same game as Marquette, a good defensive team that is fast and physical, except that since our play was more relaxed and fluid, the shots that missed against Marquette went in against North. The stats back it up as we shot 20% against Marquette and 52% against North.

Overall, it was one of the better games we played all season and even my negative nature can't find anything to gripe about. The team defense was fantastic, the drives were aggressive as always and the passing and shooting accuracy was much improved. The team had a big challenge in front of them and they banded together and overcame that challenge and I'm proud of the way we played. Peter Hoette and Ed Rose deserve special recognition for their performances. Peter had his largest save total of the season, including a couple that he wasn't expected to stop. Peter's passing was consistently good as well. Ed played his best defensive game of the season, for which his teammates rewarded him by finding him a number of breakaways. Ed scored 6 goals on 7 shots, which is very impressive (although the manner in which a couple were scored were...shall I say...interesting). Ed was even interviewed after the game and I imagine we will both be quoted in the Suburban Journal tomorrow.

Goals: Rose - 6, Meara - 2, Watkins - 2, Glauber - 1
Assists: Glauber - 2, Meara - 2, Duncan - 1, Faust - 1, Hoette - 1, Schott - 1, Watkins - 1
Steals: Entwistle - 9, Watkins - 4, Faust - 2, Hoette - 2, Schott - 2, Duncan - 1, Glauber - 1, Rose - 1
Kickouts: Duncan - 1, Entwistle - 1, Meara - 1
Saves: Hoette - 13

POTGs: Hoette and Rose

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