Chaminade 10 - Parkway South 7

The Red Devils picked up their first win in St. Louis as we beat Parkway South 10-7. The first game back from Orlando showed a lot of the things that the team picked up. We came out aggressively, playing for the steal on the defense. We jumped out to an early lead, something that the team last year seemed unable to do. However, one thing was reminiscent of the team last year, and that was the suffocating defense. Led by senior Jake Entwistle, who covered Pat Maloney (easily South’s best player), the defense created opportunities for the offense. Jake led the team with 9 steals, and never let Maloney get the ball for more than a half second if South even managed to get the ball into set. The defense pressed hard on the perimeter, and it took a couple of quarters to get used to the “new” referees and their calls, but we fixed our mistakes. Ed Rose led the counter attack, playing smart and leaving for offense when he should. His 5 goals led the team.

In goal, Chris Lauber dominated in the shallow end, playing aggressively and making a few steals, along with smart outlet passes. In the deep end Peter Hoette played his first game in St. Louis after a very promising showing in Florida, making good saves as well as a couple of steals.
The scoreboard doesn’t reflect the game, the Devils were in control the entire game. We were playing with great confidence and team defense, getting lots of shots and playing as if we could score whenever we needed to. The only problem was what would happen after a steal on defense, giving three of their goals to them by stealing the ball, and then getting it taken away and then South would have an advantage.

Players of the game were Ed Rose for his offense, and Jake Entwistle, for one of his best defensive efforts of the season.

-Senior Captain Jack Meara