Exeter 11  Cushing  2
Exeter, NH, Saturday, April 9th - On a beautiful New England afternoon, Exeter's BIG RED lax team made their season record 2-0 with an impressive 11-2 win against Cushing Academy. Once again, it took the offense a little while to get started against a physical and big opponent. It was the 2nd midfield combo of prep Tom Clayton with a beautiful assist to senior Davis Moore to get Exeter on the board with a 1-0 lead eight minutes into the game. Two minutes later, game ball winner middie Sam Duprey (1goal, 3 assists) fired home a bullet off a nice feed from line mate Brett Davis. Sam not only figured into four of Exeter's goals on the day, but he played great defense and really helped run a smooth offense. Goals by Mark and Michael Scalise quickly extended the 2-0 Exeter lead at the end of the first quarter to 4-0 margin within a few minutes into the start of the 2nd period. Exeter never looked back as they dominated the ball through great groundball work and the continued excellence at facing off by Travis Glennon and Brett Davis. Another important aspect to Exeter's domination of the ball was the excellent riding by the attack and midfield units. As a result, Cushing had great difficulty clearing the ball into their offensive zone and mounting a consistent attack. When Cushing was able to get the ball on offense, the defensive unit of Coleman Peeke, Pat Flynn, Ian Drummond, Chris Downer, Kevin Crane, and Shiv Virk yielded few quality shots. Long pole middies Brett Hughes and Evan Crosby combined with short stick defenders Kirk Bansak and Bruce Hallett to stifle the Cushing offensive midfielders and to dominate loose balls. Exeter had a comfortable 6-0 halftime lead and attackman Jon Higgins almost personally made sure the 2nd half would not be much different. His three-goal 2nd half outburst came off of three different teammates assisting Jon, who always seems to be in the right spot at the right time. Other offensive leaders for the game besides the previously mentioned Jon Higgins and Sam Duprey were Michael Scalise (4g, 1a), Mark Scalise (2g, 1a), and defenseman Chris Downer with two beautiful assists. It was a very solid and impressive effort by the entire squad.
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Team	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Game Total
Exeter	2	4	1	4	11
Cushing	0	0	2	0	2

Game Ball Winners - Sam Duprey

Game Scoring - Goals - Mi Scalise(4), Mk Scalise(2), Higgins(3), Moore, Duprey

                           Assists - Mi Scalise, Mk Scalise, Duprey(3), Davis, C Downer(2), Mayer, Clayton

Faceoffs Attempted/Faceoffs Won - Davis 6/8, Glennon 7/8

Saves/Shots on Goal - Harrigan(4/4), Hassett(1/3), Shand(2/2)