\u201cThe message is the same. We will see these guys again and we need to get better to come out on the other end next time,\u201d Brother Rice coach Ajay Chawla said. \u201cOur guys are fighting hard, they\u2019re just young. We\u2019re making a lot of rookie mistakes, and not having been on the field a lot is a big deal. We\u2019ve got young guys we are depending on this year and we\u2019re going to get better every day. Sometimes, they need a game like this to get a little push.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s meeting was about possession and the Shamrocks (7-3) imposing their will physically on offense.<\/p>\n
Senior Nick Edwards and junior Alex Spangler won the majority of faceoffs for Catholic Central, which led to some lengthy possessions and kept Rice from finding an offensive groove.<\/p>\n
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Detroit Catholic Central’s Ryan Dye (23) looks to get around the defense of Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice’s Brady Thomas (20) during Tuesday’s CHSL boys lacrosse match. (DREW ELLIS – For MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew possessions would be a big thing in this game,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cWe had everyone step up in that regard. Our defense did a great job, and our guys battling for the ball did a great job. Possession was a big part of this game.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first period ended with the score tied 2-2, as Rice managed to score a pair of goals with a man advantage, but the Shamrocks took over in the second. They scored six of the next seven goals to hold an 8-3 lead at the break. A pair of goals came on putback-efforts, as the Shamrocks crashed the Rice net and overwhelmed the Warrior defense.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was unscripted, but it\u2019s just about our guys being ready,\u201d Wilson said of the putback scores. \u201cWe\u2019ve been focused on being mentally tough and staying ready in each situation. I think the boys did a good job of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rice couldn\u2019t turn things around in the second half, being held to one goal thanks to the play of Catholic Central goalie Travis Wasen, who made 14 saves on the night.<\/p>\n
Edwards collected a pair of goals and two assists to help lead the CC offense in the win. Asher Miscovich and Ryan Dye each scored three goals, while Peyton Sofran and Blake Papke scored twice.<\/p>\n
The Shamrocks started the season 3-3, but have found another gear in the last week. Their last three victories have all been by double figures.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a rocky start to the season, but we\u2019ve really come together as a team with pillars like discipline and accountability,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cWe just want to hold each other to a high standard, the CC standard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brother Rice was led by Frank Baiardi, who had two of the team\u2019s four goals. Goalie Ryland Parent made 11 saves.<\/p>\n
The Warriors graduated three All-Americans and had one returning this season in junior long stick Ben Waechter. However, Waechter suffered a shoulder injury that has kept him off the field with no timetable for a return. Rice is looking to find new offensive starters to step up, which Chawla believes will happen in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re relying on four or five sophomores and a freshman to score goals, and they\u2019re still learning,\u201d Chawla said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to get more confident and start trusting in ourselves more. We\u2019re off to a tough start, but I know we will figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NOVI \u2013 When it comes to Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice and Detroit Catholic Central in boys lacrosse, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[4599,2044,795,13448,143,904,145,144,127],"class_list":{"0":"post-280353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-bloomfield-hills","9":"tag-high-school-sports","10":"tag-michigan","11":"tag-novi","12":"tag-oakland","13":"tag-oakland-county","14":"tag-oakland-headlines","15":"tag-oakland-news","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}