ALL Game Recaps - Week 4

The Arena Lacrosse League East ended 2024 with four big games on the docket for Week 4.

Friday Night 

At the Memorial Arena in Brampton, Ontario 

Toronto Monarchs 23  Brampton Express 30

In a very entertaining game in which the Monarchs never trailed, we were treated to a plethora of scoring.  Every time Toronto mounted an offense, Brampton came up with an answer to keep pace all day.

With the game tied early in the fourth, the Monarchs put together seven of the next nine goals to take charge of the game.  Brampton, to their credit kept clawing and scratching to get back within three, but ran out of time.  Final score was Toronto 23 Brampton 20.

Jordan Dance (5g,6a) and Parker Pipher (4g,7a) led the way for the Monarchs, with Tanner Buck (4g,5a), Jordan McKenna (2g,3a) and Lucas Ferreira (3g,1a) making big contributions.

Jake McNabb (2g,6a), Zach Sunderland (4g,2a), and Mitchell Geoffroy (4g,0a) led the scoring attack for Brampton, with Curtis Ward (1g,5a) being the playmaker. 

The Three Stars 

1. Jordan Dance (Toronto)
2. Parker Pipher (Toronto 
3. Jake McNabb (Brampton)

Saturday Afternoon 

At the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, Ontario 

Oshawa Outlaws 19  Paris RiverWolves 18

In a game that saw both squads open up offensively, Carter Page was able to score the winner 4:59 into overtime to give the Outlaws their first victory of the 2024-2025 campaign. 

The team's traded goals all afternoon, with Oshawa continually getting out to leads only to have Paris fight back time and time again.   Tied on eight separate occasions, no team got out to a lead of more than three goals.  With only four penalties called all day, the flow was exceptional, showcasing the offensive prowess of either team. 

John St. John (4g,8a), Gareth Haigh (5g 1a), and Geoff McNulty (3g,1a) led the way for the Outlaws.  Carter Page (2g,1a) was the hero scoring in OT.

Matt Duncan (5g,6a), Graham Bergsma (4g,3a), and Caiden Merritt (4g,3a) led the charge for Paris on this game.

The Three Stars:

1. John St. John (Oshawa)
2. Matt Duncan (Paris)
3. Graham Bergsma (Paris)

Sunday 

At the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, Ontario 

Early Game:

Whitby Steelhawks 15  Ohsweken Bears 11

The trade that sent Steven Portelli and Craig Wende to Ohsweken paid immediate dividends for the Bears on this day.   Up by one heading into the fourth quarter, Ohsweken was poised for the upset of upsets over the Whitby Steelhawks.   However, the defending champions were able to put it into fifth gear outscoring the Bears 6-1 in the fourth to come away with the 15-11 victory. 

Craig Wende's experience and savvy made an immediate impact, allowing Ohsweken to concentrate on their offense.  Not to be outdone, Will Johnston was a brick wall in net for Whitby stopping the Bears dead in the fourth quarter.

Brady Kearnan (5g,0a), and Devin Pipher (2g,3a) led the way for Whitby, whose balanced offense saw eight different scorers. 

Eddie Renaud (5g,1a) had a monster day for Ohsweken, with help from Steven Portelli (2g,3a).

The Three Stars:

1. Eddie Renaud (Ohsweken)
2. Brady Kearnan (Whitby)
3. Will Johnston (Whitby)


Late Game:

Peterborough Timbermen 13  Six Nations Snipers 16

Six Nations set the pace early scoring three unanswered goals in under a minute, three minutes into the game.  Peterborough shook it off and came back with three of their own to tie the game in a whirlwind first quarter.  The Snipers got on another run of three goals to put them up to stay in this game.  Peterborough got within one goal at the half on the strength of a pair of goals from Zach Thompson and Jack McAlpine.

The second half saw much of the same, with the Snipers getting ahead, and the Timbermen mounting a comeback.   The Snipers outlasted the Timbermen 16-13.  Dusty Hill was exceptional in net for Six Nations especially down the stretch, with a number of big saves.

Jeremy Bomberry (3g,2a) and Cheyton King (4g,1a) led a balanced attack for Six Nations which saw ten different scorers in the game.

Jack McAlpine (2g,6a) and Zach Thompson (4g,3a) led the Timbermen attack, with Cam Milligan (1g,5a) being the set up guy.

Three Stars:

1. Dusty Hill  (Six Nations)
2. Mitch Zulian (Six Nations)
3. Zach Thompson (Peterborough)

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