going to try and score and she is in coming around. [Applause] Hello everyone and welcome to the Cardinal Sports Complex for CTN's coverage of boys high school lacrosse.
Tonight the Spring Lake Park Rapids squad welcomes the team from Forest Lake. Joe Young and Howie Shapiro up above the action. And Howie SPCR has played very well against non-conference teams. 3- one coming in hoping to make
it 4- one against a team from Forest Lake that has just one victory on the season. Yeah, one victory. and they don't do a lot of scoring. Um, and that so I think something that and as I say that very early as they feed down low and convert right
away. Ethan Coleman in close just 13 seconds into the contest. Yeah, but you can't get much quicker than that. Um really offensively SLPCR has been playing really well. Where they've had a tough time this this season and been
really working um the last week and a half on is their defense. And you see there they give up a quick goal defense breakdown and all of a sudden Forest Lake who's struggling at times to score goals gets an early 10 lead. I believe the feed was from Preston
Wagi. found Coleman alone on the doorstep and he did not miss from there. Lamari Brown running back the other way for SLPCR. They'll set up shop on the right side. Toby Tranby, team's leading
scorer. They'll settle things and they will be patient looking for the good opportunities. That was Coleman's third goal on the season, but uh just a way on the road. A nice way to start for Forest Lake as they're able to get an early
lead. Tried to find Brody Herszog cutting through the middle and that was broken up. SLPCR some harsh treatment of Jameson
Perfetti trying to force a turnover instead. The whistle and the restart for Forest Lake. do not have a 47 on my roster. So, welcome to the ball game, Xavier Bonafacious.
Do you have a 47 on yours? On which on Forest Lake? On Forest Lake? Yes. I will tell you in one moment. I uh I do not I do not. Very very early timeout. Well, sometimes you don't like the flow
of something and and might as well talk about it early on so you can correct it early on. Question about Ryan Kapan's cross perhaps. Ref's having a second look at it during this timeout. Yeah, you have to be so precise
obviously and and the refs will check will check your cross for sure and pocket too deep while for very easy easy cradling gives a distinct advantage. Well, you know, and it really upsets the the
officials. They get very cross at you. So [Music] Oh. Oh. Oh. Apparently it checked out. Yep. Just flip it back to Kapan and he will be the one to take up the possession here on
the near side just into Rapids Spring Lake Park side of midfield. Kaban will run down the left side. Repelled at least momentarily by Joel Kowski. Whacking away with the long
stick. Brown trying to deny an entry on the far side for Austin Smith. Good step up there for Joel Kowski that draws the whistle against Forest Lake. Well, that's what the Capers have been wanting to do is just play strong defense. step up, take take
that ball away and then get it to your offense. Brown gets it into their end. Herszog down low. Tranby denied in close. Tommy Cubis took that one right in the chest. Herszog recovers. Weaves his way
out. Another save in close for Cubis. Yeah, a couple of huge saves. Cubis comes out and gets the clear, but Lamar Brown stole it. His shot sent skyward by Hunter Longan. SLPCR able to recover. Slow it
down a bit. Jack Pson has been a nice addition to the team. Just an eighth grader. Youngsters really contributed mightily. Right off the bench, Brock Luick threatens and then backs away. Person playing catch on that left
side with Kaden Conler. Conler looking for room. Long and able to keep him at bay. Poke at him with the long stick again. person. We'll bring you back up top and Brock Luick.
And so far, the Ranger defense doing a nice job of really not allowing anything in the middle. But, you know, got to give your goalender credit. He's made a couple of nice saves to keep it scoreless for him, for their squad. Conler isolated up top, finds his way
around a defender, leaves it off. Pers or Tramby rather bobbled it a little bit. Got it down low. The swing around shot is good for Brock Luick. We're even at one a piece. Yeah. Again, just nice job working your offense in front of the net and Luick did a really nice job of
just getting it past the keeper. Is it the first goal of the season for Brock? Looks like it. Goender for the SLPCR hockey squad. His older brother was a pretty impressive hockey and uh lacrosse player
for Spring Lake Park. So Brown got the penalty for the hit. sent Perfetti to the turf. Perfetti gets up and cross checks him. Whistled already blown. He doesn't get a whistle and that's the way you retaliate without it being called.
It's most of the time you think it's the retaliation that gets called. Not in this case. Wagi not finding room around. They will pass it into the middle. It doesn't connect with Kapan. Brown had to jump up, but a nice
reception on the pass and they bring it back to Scramstead. Now long pass ahead for Smolic. Smolich all the way to the front. Tranby left side back door. Herszog bounces and scores. Sorry, that
was Conler on the back door bouncing and scoring. Really impressive. This this was the setup. Great passing and and he's all alone on that far side of the net. He's able to put it in. Couple of nice setups for Toby Trani. early on talked about it. He's the he's
the team's leading goal scorer by far. He leads in points as well. Adds a couple of times early on in this first quarter. Well, Conler with that his 19th goal of the season and really, you know, uh Brody Herszog not too far behind in terms of points.
on the draw. Good reaction. Okay, you got a 22 for Rapids, Spring Lake Park. I don't have a 22. I do not. Xavier Xavier Bonafacious play for both teams. His cousin. Oh, we've got flags
flying and significant content contact on the far side. We might see our first actual penalty. Advantage SLPCR. Hunter Longan in the naughty
box. Is that the official term for it? Two minutes in the naughty box. I I It's not a sin. It's not a sin bin. Well, it's not even really a penalty box. It's a area designated to be the
place for timeout. It's the bad boy square. Timeout square. I a timeout. No, it can't be timeout. Oh, he go into timeout, I suppose. Yeah, that's when they put him in the corner. You would think. Chance with the extra body out there. Another
Save in tight for Cubis. Kappers have done have done a really nice job here early on at just applying the pressure down in the Forest Lake end. Oh, there's a Well, it is a contact sport. You can do so much, but there's some things you
just can't get away with. Person up top. Luick left side for Tranby. A shot down low and Cubis keeps it. That's up and over the fence. Onegoal game. Somebody go get that ball and bring it back to the concession stand. Bag of
peanuts. Tram will take the shot. Finds the top corner. 3-1 home team. 621 to go in the first quarter. Nice goal. And that's uh goal number 33 on the season for Toby.
Not quite midway through this first quarter and seen a lot of action to our right. Exactly what the home team wanted. They have been playing better. Still 0 for five in the conference, but their last couple of conference games, two run or two goal
losses to both Blaine and Champlain Park. Yeah, those are frustrating because you want to get those conference win wins quite obviously. Brown has been the early workhorse as far as carrying it, getting it down into the attacking
third. Tranby runs the offense clearly low on that right side. You know, outside of that early early uh pressure by Forest Lake, they've done nothing offensively. Trami on the right side looking for a lane to shoot
through. We'll go down low and then get it right back from Pson. That shot, another save by Cubis. He's keeping his team in this. whips that one past Tranby and ends up out of bounds and it'll be
SOPCR with the ball. The flag flew. No whistles are blowing. A chance down low. Herszog scores. They're wave. Yeah. So it must have been against Forest Lake and because they scored waved off like a delayed penalty
in hockey. And you know what? Another apple for Toby Trani now. Goalen three assists. His team up four to one. Threatening to blow it open here very very early. And after Forest Lake,
as you talked about, came out, scored just 13 seconds into the contest, it's been pretty much all SLPCR since that time. Haven't been able to win many draws. Mason Johnson able to secure this
one and get him back into the offensive end. Anderson sets up on the left side. Ryan Kapan working way up high and now Ethan Elvin again. This Forest Lake just trying to
get something offensively generated. And this is where this uh week and a half of a lot of practice on the defensive end for the Gapirds will come in into play. Well, and they scored that first goal again 13 seconds in. They were essentially in transition. This is about
the first time we've seen them work it around in the offensive end. And SLPCR doing a nice job of keeping them way outside, not giving up the middle of the field. Kapan attacking from the right side kept
at bay his pass off the mark and that's out of bounds. A turnover to SLPCR. Yeah, I'm sure those are the things that frustrate Coach Fleming and Forest Lake that just the fact that they looked like they had a little something going getting working their offense a little bit and then they they just throw it away. Melum a nice defensive play to
keep his man forced outside and maybe pushing that. There's another flag. Off sides is the word I'm getting is the flag had one outside the box that should not have
been. Tranby into the middle of what a grab by Herszog. Spins down, hits the turf, gets back up and scores. What a play by Brody Herszog. I mean, you know, you're looking at really the bulk of the scoring for this Kapper team comes from uh Conkler Herszog and Tranby, and they
do a really nice job together of running the offense. Well, and again, Tranby, I I'm going to give him another assist on that. So, one and four. Uh but what a great grab. I mean, Brody Herzagi's heart over height kind of guy. I'm a big
fan. But he had to reach way up to secure that pass and got knocked to the turf. Spun around, got back up, kept it in his cross the whole time. Shot around the defender and put it home for his second of the game.
And that one might get you a penalty. Riker Pachy with a little dance against his opposite number off the face off. That shot is way high for Preston Wagy. But Forest Lake along the back line will
maintain possession. Yeah, that's the key. You just keep somebody back there to make sure if if a shot like that goes over, you've got the you can continue to retain possession. Kapan with Brown encroaching gets it across for Ethan Elvin.
Landon Dig can't find any room left side. Some help down low with Ethan Coleman. Back for Dric. Back behind for Coleman. Out of his reach. Another turnover by Forest Lake. Yeah, again you get you try to get
a little something going in the offensive end and you turn it over. We've seen a couple of trips like that for Forest Lake. passing an important piece. Yes. To be certain. That is no question. Lamari
Brown starts his run. Tried to pass it back and didn't get enough on it. Able to keep the Rangers off of it. give his teammate an opportunity to scoop it up. Quist gets it down to Tranby in the
corner. Nice move by Conler, but bounced it right over the top of the crossbar and person along that back line to make sure they keep possession. Just over a minute to go in the opening quarter.
Person thought about this shot. Goes back down to Herszog. Tranby now behind the net up top. Conler fires and that one's well wide and stuck in the fence the other side of the track there. But I just I mean I love the way they're
running their offense. So their passing is as you talked about is important, but their passing is really really good in in this one for sure. They do a nice job of working it around and finding that opening. Trani tried to spin back, ends up on the turf, continues to battle for
it. Trani will start from the left side up top for Lamari Brown. Down to 30 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Brown down low behind for
person. Brown up top. And now Conler down to the final five. Kane Conler trying to find room. Passes behind. Pass back out front. Broken up by the keeper Cubis. And that is how the first quarter will end. SLPCR five
unanswered. They lead 5-1 after one. You're watching Boys Lacrosse on CTN. Back at Kun Rapids High School, CTN coverage of boys high school lacrosse. Good first quarter for the home team after giving up a very early goal to
Forest Lake. They scored five unanswered and really controlled everything. Scramstead with a save from the shot by Mason Johnson right off the draw and he'll start to break out himself. Well, that's how they scored that that first goal did
for us like right off the draw. Flip behind the back pass by Jack Smolick. like it. Person trying to find a way around the corner. Kept at bay by Hunter Long and into the middle. Trani can't keep
control. Scooped up by Herszog. He can't keep it in his stick to get a shot off. And it's scooped up by Cubis. Hman. got around Smolich and then stopped up. Smish a little poke
with the long stick. Austin Smith slowing things down now for Ryan Kapan. And again, not a lot of extended possessions for Forest Lake.
No, not at all. And the couple they had in the first quarter ended on bad passes. Yeah. And they had a big very few that they had two legitimate shot attempts in the same possession. Yeah. Really just on that
that first uh opening tip and this and then the tip of the second quarter. Smolich running away from a bunch of Rangers. Had his stick knocked out of his hands. It's scooped up though by Pson. Pson surrounded by Maroon jerseys
as well. Finally gets some help from Blake Melum ahead. A shot and a goal for Herszog, his third. And again, just a really nice pass to get it to him. Again, you you look at the defenders playing up a little bit, which leaves your offense in a better situation. You saw Herszog get a really not a lot of trouble down there and able to score a
quick goal. Think it's 6-1. He's got the last three in the game. Tranby, Luick, and Conler won each. Loan goal from Forest Lake scored by Ethan Coleman just 13 seconds into
the contest. Good swoop on the run by Logan. He's got speed down the right side. backing away. Good pressure applied by Riker Pachy. Not going to give up that corner
and plays it down behind for Landon Dick. Ethan Elvin will bring it back up top and reset. Coleman trying to come from behind the net. Pressured by Aiden Anderson, forced way outside again.
That has been the the norm for the Rangers when they have had possession the attacking third. Just kept very wide, not really able to threaten the middle of the field, get good scoring looks and eventually forced into a bad
pass. Trying to tip that trend here. Austin Smith backing away from Lamari Brown. Elvin up top gives it right on back to Smith and he's forced further and further away from the net by Lamari
Brown. Brown hasn't really been in the offensive end like shooting or having the good scoring chances, but he has been critical to the SOPCR team so far in lugging the ball once they do force that turnover. He's the guy they get it
from one end of the field to the other. Well, he has speed. He has moves as well. We've seen that a little bit here tonight. And you know, everybody contributes in their own way. And certainly that's a nice job by him to to to be uh to be able to contribute that way. He has defended very well so far as well as they all have as a team. And
that one was blocked. I think it was Josiah Rob that got a piece of that and just sent the the shot well wide. Ends up out of play. And it is going to be Forest Lakes ball. They'll get another chance to set up. Well, again, Forest Lake just need to go Oh, they they need to try and cut into
this lead and stop the bleeding a little bit here. I mean, still plenty of of match left. However, they want to they want to try and get some offensive flow going. taking their time looking for a good opportunity. Pick up at the top of the
zone. The bounce shot tracked well by Scramstead. And who does he give it to? Lamari Brown. And look at the Jets. Right down low turning and scoring is Herszog. He's got four. Well, I'll tell you. And again, they just their transition game from defense to offense
is is is really spot-on tonight. And you know, and I think that uh I think coach needs to understand and needs to love the fact that their defense is playing pretty well even though this is a one and eight team. And you know, they're not doing much offensively, but they're not giving up outside that first goal. They're not
giving up anything easy for sure. Yeah, Forest Lake not getting sniffs in the middle of the field at all. Spending all of their offensive zone time on the perimeter. Just about midway through
this second quarter now. Forest Lake able to win the draw. Johnson gets it back and will get it into the offensive end. gives it up to Smith who sets up on offense. And again, we saw we just saw they were in the offensive end, passed
it around, had one shot attempt that was blocked and ended up going wide, then forced into a turnover or no, second was a the bounce pass or the bounce shot that Scramstead tracked well. And then off of that save by Scramstead,
Scramstead to Brown, runs 80 yards, passes to Herzog, and turns and scores. I mean, that quickly after they had been in the offensive zone for 90 seconds or two minutes or more even.
Yeah. I mean, transition has been been really really good for the Capirds tonight. And it's uh evidence the fact that they're up seven to one. Person with a shot from the near
side. Deflected away by Cubis, but SOPCR manning that back line. maintain possession. Tranby on the right side. Bring up top. Change places with Brock Luick. Dropped it as he went to
attack. Taken away. And running the other way is Kon wanted someone in the middle. No one there. Just white jerseys. And again, well marked anytime they try and get in the middle. And that a pass it got away and immediately the other way goes
Daniel Quist. Quist takes a hard shot from behind. That'll draw a flag. Yeah. And uh couple of minutes or a minute or so in the naughty box. The I like the bad boy square. Bad boy
square or the naughty box. I kind of like the naughty box. Uh Just go take a knee. Yep. 431 to go. Second. Take a timeout way over there.
Tramby back door person up top for Conler. Another unrostered player for the home team. And I I just got these sent to me from from school yesterday. Well, I got this one at the gate. Yeah, it's the same one. It's the same one that was sent to me yesterday.
See, 41 with a shot that misses wide. Trani patrolling the back line will maintain possession. And the Cardinal or the SLPCR defenders and the attackers for Forest Lake have spent a lot of time just leaning on
their sticks and watching from the opposite end tonight. Work it around. A shot by Tranby. Didn't make it through all the traffic. Still loose. Swept toward the net. Scooped up by Cubis.
But a whistle blew before that and SLPCR will maintain possession. Yeah, there's a little bit of a scrum that somebody got called. Person tried to come out from behind the net and just squeeze it over the shoulder and unsuccessful. Forest Lake
gets the possession. Lang long run long and sorry. He'll take the shot. Was a long Scramstead able to make the save and he did. Scramstead's come up a couple of times tonight with some nice saves. Trani into the middle. Herszog is
laid out by the keeper Cubis. Tired of seeing number one get the ball and score in close. A lot of laundry on the on the field. Little less than three minutes remaining in this Opening half,
huh? Lacrosse goalies have to serve their own penalties. Wow. You go to the bad boy box, but I'm the goalie. They are able to send a replacement
goalie in. Tyler Mim just a freshman. Oh, they're going to give him a pressed into action. Now see what hard over hard over height on uh that young man as well. So if a goalie gets a
penalty, they are required to serve the penalty themselves, but the team is allowed to give their backup keeper warm-up shots to get them ready. Did they call a timeout though? They might have called the timeout in order to do that. Yeah.
Then it seems okay. Yeah. Because that's part of it that's seems counterproductive. You might as well just have someone else serve the penalty. Exactly. You got to keep goalies, you know, you got to hold them accountable though. Can
be an unscrupulous loss. Oh yeah. Well, they're they're different breed goalies. Different mindset as you know. I do. Goalies and catchers. Yes. And if they play both, those question
marks are multiplied. And you would know that as well. I would. I still have questions. But you have a fine young man. He I do. Yeah. You really do. I I I enjoy him. I think I'll keep him
now that he's Now that he's old and moved on, that he's out of the house. And he's still a catcher. I I don't know that he's still a goalie really. He hasn't hasn't played the uh he has not uh put the skates on in quite a while.
Couple years I think. Maybe maybe he did one once last year and he came and played old man league with me a couple years ago. But I think that's about it since since graduating high school four years ago. I
think he's put the pads on two maybe three times. But he'll be catching for the Redbirds end of this month. Good. Very cool. So after a timeout, Tyler Mim all warmed up.
Tommy Cubis, who realistically has kept this from being a double-digit lead already for SLPCR. He has played fantastically. Yeah, he has. And again, maybe a little frustration. He saw number one get the
ball again just outside the circle and took the defensive uh nature of his position a little too seriously. Defense trying to step up for Forest Lake, protect their freshman goalender, but a shot from a ways out
finds the twine for Toby Trani, his second. He whistled that shot past the goalender. Makes it 8-1. 231 remaining in the half. The two number
sevens had some good battles in the faceoff circle. Looks like Brody Herszog's going to line up there the this time against Johnson for SLPCR. Scooping it up was Long and it was bumped out of his stick. Recovered by
Herszog. Gets it ahead for Tranby. TR be dancing away from Johnson. Person near side will take the shot. Couldn't get it past the defender. Kicked at now scooped up by Longan. Oh, now it's Longan.
They're all long in the long in the tooth. Levi Haggman. None of them are that. That's true. That's me. I was speaking of me. Hagueman all the way along the back line. Really pressured hard by
Smolich. And now Asher Osi picks up. They'll just trade off pressuring, double teaming him along that back line. Haggman really running for his life. Well, we they talked about the fact that they really need to get better at defense and and granted it's uh this
isn't a powerhouse team in Forest Lake. However, they're they're doing a good job of uh keeping balls out of the net and shots away. You know, shots on goal are limited for the Rangers here so far. Under a minute to go in the first
half. Boston Smith on the near side for Forest Lake will work things back up top. And again, the top of their box a long way from the net for Ryan Kapan. Left side. Dric can't find any
room. We'll give it back up to Kapan. Bon and Smith playing some catch up top and a timeout with 22.2 to go in quarter number two. Yeah, Forest Lake would love to come away with a goal here before the end of the half
and they just need something good to go their way, but they really haven't uh haven't had that opportunity so far tonight. Yeah, long possessions that have amounted to not great scoring
chances. And at the other end, quick strike responses for the SLPCR squad that have been quite successful. Now up 8 to one. Toby Trani has been in on just about every goal tonight for Yeah, he really
SLPCR. I think he's now got two goals and I think four assists. So, six of the eight. That's right. May even be five, maybe seven of the eight goals. He's been a forester.
There's no question about that. Brody Herszog has had a nice start. We've talked about Lamari Brown being the the transporter from one end to the other. He got the assist on the uh second goal of this second quarter,
which was about a quick as quick a strike as you can get in transition after a long and fruitless possession for Forest Lake. It went from Scramstead on the save. Gets it to
Brown. Runs downfield. Herszog turns and scores. Tommy Cubis back in the net for Forest Lake after serving his penalty and seeding his spot in the circle to Tyler Mim for couple of minutes.
Forest Lake still in possession out of the timeout. 22.2 to go in the second quarter. Long run, low shot, and a goal for Austin Smith. Yeah, again, that that's that's huge for them. I mean, Gret is still still a ways to go down by
six. However, you know, they wanted something good to happen before uh the break and we've got about 12 and a half seconds left before that happens. Yeah, just right off of the whistle out of that
timeout. Ran to a good shooting spot, beat the keeper low. And the Rangers are going to bookend the scoring here in the first half. One goal 13 seconds in, one with 12 seconds left.
Unfortunately outscored eight to nothing in between those two. Unfortunately for them that is obviously [Music] shot would have beaten the buzzer from Haggman but Scramstead able to make the save and throw it all the way downfield.
And there is the buzzer and we will go to the half with SLPCR on top 8-2 over Forest Lake. You're watching Boys High School Lacrosse on CTN. [Music] [Music]
[Applause] Back at the Cardinal Sports Complex. Halftime just concluding here between the SLPCR squad and the Forest Lake Rangers. Joan, how Shapiro up above the
action and a pretty impressive half for the home team. Yeah, really controlled by the Catbirds. They did a really nice job. A couple of goals, one goal early in the that opening quarter and then one goal late in quarter number two for Forest Lake. Otherwise, it's been all SLPCR and they've just controlled it
with uh with really good offense and time possession down in the Ranger end. Yeah. scored 13 seconds in, scored with 12 and a half seconds left in that first half. Everything in between was SLPCR.
Eight unanswered goals. Force Force Lake wants to come out and score the first goal of this of this third quarter. Well, they have done a nice job in the faceoff circle getting the possession. When they've been most effective is when they have tried to attack on in transition.
uh when they have set up on offense, they have spent a lot of time on the perimeter not getting good looks at the goal. Those shots from a long ways away. Tommy Scramstead is up to the challenge and we've seen them turn it over a lot
of times after several minutes of possession time without a good scoring opportunity. Bobbled but recollected by Ryan Kapan. They work it around. Good stick. Nearly got the steal. Instead, Smith recovers and scores his second. He had the late
goal for Forest Lake. He's now got two in a row and the Rangers back within five. Yeah, it gives them a little bit of hope here now. They've been able to get a couple goals in a row and cut into this lead by the Catirds. We'll see how the Catirds react to that. giving up that late goal in the in the first half
and then now a relatively early goal here in the second. Jowski nearly had the steal and going for that steal got him enough out of position. It was a good recovery by Austin Smith and he just took it right to the net. Scores
his second of the game. Still a healthy lead for the home team up 8-3. Back to the faceoff circle where Mason Johnson has had some success. He wins another one and gets the Rangers right
back into the offensive end. Smith with time to just let the pieces get into the right places. Well, and and again, they just they just want to get some flow if they can score again here. Give them a lot of confidence.
Smith trying to spin his way into the middle on his own, repelled by a group of white jerseys. He'll give it up to Ethan Elvin and they'll work the right side for Levi Haggman. Smich pressuring Hman all the way along
the back end line. Hman will pass out front. That's off target. Scooped up by Ethan Coleman. Back to Smith up top. Elvin turns back. Smith shoots and
scores. He's got three. Yeah. All of a sudden, all of a sudden, the Rangers have a little life at 84 now. Got your defense and your goalie talking things out here for the Catbirds after giving up a couple of goals.
Another faceoff win for Forest Lake. Preston Wagy tied up, coughs it up. Whistle sounds SLPCR's favor. Herszog will send it back. Lamari
Brown showing off the speed. The transporter gets him into the offensive zone and gets him set up. Uh, he got a new nickname for him. Pass into the middle. Didn't click with Herszog. It's tracked down by Tranby near side. May have gone off the
post after the deflection. I think it may have. Brown waits for a double pick to get set up. Switches spots with Conqueror. And now Quist. Trami fires, misses high and wide, but
only SLPCR is down there, so they will maintain that possession. Yeah, he missed everything. Definitely wide left trying to get a screen. Tommy Cubis is look good when he can see the ball and the shot coming. He's come up
with a number of really big saves. Obviously, his team still trailing by an 84 score, but most of those eight he really had no chance on. Right. I agree. Pass too tall for Tranby. That's going to have enough to get out of bounds and that'll be a turnover. Back to Forest
Lake and the Rangers threatening to run away with a little bit of momentum. Yeah, they have a little spark here and you know climb right back into this one. Cubis will lead the charge, vacating his net to get him set up on offense. Smith down low. That pass
didn't click. Rangers able to recover though. Dryig trying to force it out. got it right back and now gets it up top for Ryan Kapan. He'll roll it over for Ethan Elvin who just got onto the field.
Picked up defensively by Aiden Anderson. Dishes off down low. Spinning with it is Haggman. Shot coralled by Scramstead. Pass was too tall for
Smolich. Recovered by the Rangers. Smith moves it right side and now down low for Haggman. Hgman spinning away from Brown. Back up top. It eludes the cross of Kapan. Kapan pressure just sweeps it
back to Smith where he could scoop it. Smolich with him step for step using that long stick trying to disturb him. Now here's Kapan left side for Landon Dig. He can't
find room. Back up top to Kapan. More than midway through this third quarter and Forest Lake has controlled almost in its entirety. They have and that's what they needed to do. you know, this nice uh some of nice adjustments at the break and it's paid off.
Brown forces Levi Hagman out the end line. Gets the turnover for the home team. I think that was a little overly dramatic on Brown's part, the the flip over after he got knocked down by Hickman,
but he'll get to the bench and get a breather as Pson gets it into the offensive end, able to maintain control under high pressure. Pretty impressive for the eighth grader. SLPCR sets up on offense.
Trani able to recover top for Quist now. Tranby on the left side down low. Can't be controlled by person. And the SLPCR squad turns it over again.
Coming up empty on their few possessions so far here in this third quarter. Very different uh than that first half. And then an errant pass by the Rangers gives it right back. And a good possession
here could help SOPCR breathe a little bit Yep. of relief. Agree. Trani will start the possession. Roll it across for Conler. And now Pson looking for I think it was Luick crashing down the
the middle, but the pass went to Ry. Back the other way comes Tyler Moberg. He has the ball knocked off his stick and SOPCR the other way. Josiah Rob will back away, find himself some
room, pass across. Pson couldn't collect, but a couple of them there and Conler will scoop it up. Get the offense set. Under four minutes remaining in quarter number three. Yeah, again we've uh we had some early scoring by Forest
Lake, but nothing since and a and a goal here from the Catbirds would would be really big. Trani scared away from the slot. Good stick there by Hunter Longan. Work it around for Pson on the
left side. Tranby up top. Quick shot bounced and saved by Cubis. Recovered by Herszog behind for Pson. Pson will fire. Another save by Cubis. And he will collect and hold in the circle. Allow his guys to get
downfield a bit. Yeah, he's been keeping him in this game for sure. Couple of passes. Second one doesn't click. Brock Luick recovers for SLPCR. And right back on the attack person to Herzog in the middle. Cubis a stop in close. Herszog continues to battle for the rebound. Cubis controls,
escapes, and apparently covered the ball. And yeah, SLPCR gets another possession. Trani dancing up top. Not going to find a lot of room. I'm pretty sure part of their adjustments at the
half was let's make sure we mark 19 pretty tightly. What a goal for Brody Herszog. He may have bounced that off of Cubis as Cubis was coming over. He was a near impossible angle, but a big goal as that
pushes the lead back to five with just 221 to go in the third quarter. Yeah, that that was that was huge for the cat birds because the the forest like had all the momentum. They took a little bit of away from them at that point. Put dug them in a little bit more of a hole down
by five for Herzog. His fourth fifth. Sorry. Don't want to short him. Oh. He's already short enough. Bumpo [Music] Joe will be performing at the Holiday
Inn in Andover this weekend. Come down and see him in the Velvet Room. The Oh, they renamed it. Brown through traffic looking for Herszog. He couldn't get to it. And that'll be an errant pass. A
turnover to Forest Lake. Ethan Taylor gives it over to Moberg. Runs it right side for Forest Lake. That, by the way, was the longest we've gone without a goal so far tonight. 7
minutes from 9:24 remaining in this third quarter when Forest Lake cut it to 84. And now inside, Levi Hagman answers relatively quickly. Yeah. And they get that uh get it back down to four goal lead for the
Catbirds. And again getting goals late in quarters, either early in quarter or late last couple quarters, late goal, 12 and a half seconds left in that second quarter. And now a little over a minute left here in the
third. Another faceoff win for Forest Lake. Preston Wagy will run in on the attack. Try and set up left side. Coleman back behind the goal line
extended. Bring it back near side for Ethan Taylor. He missed it and they turned it over. Under a minute to go in the third quarter. Yeah, we've seen we've seen a lot of that from Forest Lake. Some turnovers down in the cap end.
Scramstead pressured will give it over to Smolich and he's got some room. Melum head left side. Conler will fake, little shimmy, a little shake, gets around, gets out front into the middle, had it knocked out of his stick. He's able to scoop it
back up. Toby Tramby. Under 15 to go. Brown into the middle. Herszog didn't get a lot on it and then he took a hard hit. SLPCR recovers. High pass. Conqueror went up for
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Back at the Cardinal Sports Complex just about ready to get the fourth quarter underway. Forest Lake showing signs of life in the third quarter. Outscored the home team 3 to one. got themselves right back in this contest and really controlled the the ball the majority of
that 12minute period. Yeah, I mean the Kappers just looking to carry that momentum they had in that first half but haven't been able to put didn't be wasn't weren't able to put anything together other than the one goal in the third quarter and that one came pretty late. Yep.
Tranby starts him off early. Gets his third just 18 seconds in. So, I think this is five games in a row for the Cats of scoring double digit goals. So, that's a that's a sign. They didn't win them all obviously, but they uh but again, your offense is playing pretty
well. Yeah, those last couple again again those losses the to Blaine and Champlain Park like 14 12 and 15 those uh you know show that they were they were playing right with those conference teams just not able to quite
get over the hump. A win here will certainly feel good if they can finish it off, but uh we'd really like to taste a victory against the conference team before the end of the season if at all possible. Only four games left, including tonight, I
believe, if I am not mistaken, which I so frequently am. That is correct. four games including tonight and all the the remaining three are all against conference teams. Hman pressured by Smolish almost all the way back to
midfield. Gives it across to Ryan Kapan. He's got a little bit of room. moves it up to Dylan Anderson and now behind for Ethan Coleman. Coleman had the first goal of the game. 13 seconds into that first
quarter, loses the ball here. Scooped up by Kapan. Kapan trying to find room between some SLPCR defenders. Gets it to Levi Hateman. A good closing speed by Lamari
Brown. disrupts it. He'll let somebody else take it from one end to the other this time. Blake Melum the long run. Toby Tranby down low. Person in close and Cubis another. That was a heck of a point blank save.
Heck of a save. Yum. Like ground ball pushed back and forth. Nobody able to gain control. And two teams that have struggled, they not surprising to see both have struggles with those 50/50 in ground
balls. So much of this game depends on possession and it starts with gaining possession when you have the opportunity. SLPCR able to force him into a backcourt violation. Double dribble.
Pass was behind Herszog but recovered by Tranby. Conqueror in person working the left side and certainly no need to rush if you're wearing white. Nope. Up five here in the fourth quarter. Yeah, just let
that clock run. Conqueror trying to regain possession. Pressured hard by Xavier Bonafacious. He's all over the place. That one just popped out of long and
stick and right over his head. Cardinals or catbirds SLPCR right back on the attack. Person will back away. Oh, a little too much on that one. That'll be a turnover.
Yeah, a little too much. Well, and those are the kind of miscues that we saw from Forest Lake in that first half for sure after long possessions. They'd make a bad pass and all of their hard work. It to nothing.
Long pass misses everybody and they turn it right back over. Say another quick turnover. Long pass ahead. Well received by Conkler, but then chopped out of his stick by Longan.
Rangers defense able to force the turnover. Long on the run trailed by a couple of defenders. This pass broken up by Melum. Congler tried to play that back to Scramstead right as Scramstead was kind
of leaving the net. Hold your breath moment. person. Give it up to Lamari Brown. Trani will give it back to him. Sorry, that was Luick. Tramy's down low.
Trami with it now. Back down low to Luick and Alamari Brown can't find a seam. I'd like to see him score a goal with everything he's done here tonight. Yeah, has an assist, but it would be nice to have a goal. It's the first boys lacrosse match we've
been witness to so far this season. Maybe our only only one of only two hosted here at this Cardinal Sports Complex. The rest of their home games played at SLP.
I believe their last home game here we are covering softball. You are correct. Brown down low. Herszog gets it across for Pa. Nice hold. Tranby scores another. Yeah. Again, just
a really nice pass and and Tranby when he's there, it's pretty much automatic. So, just about midway through the second quart or fourth quarter and it is 11 to five.
Yeah, a little more comfortable now. They've opened that lead to six. Another draw win for Johnson and runs right in, shoots wide. Heads up play by Scramstead to to get to that back line and make sure that they get the ball.
Scramstead will be playing at the next level in Ithaca, New York next year. Very cool. when you're talking to him for the preview and he told me that I said how in the world do you catch the attention
for a coach from you know Ithaca New York and he said we were playing he was playing for a Minnesota kind of select team select type team in a in a Minnesota traveling
or traveling tournament he was playing for team Minnesota they talked to him exchanged some emails and next thing you know he said, "Sounds like an idea." Very cool. And that's always been my advice to any athlete
or any extracurricular that you enjoy. Continue those things that you enjoy as long as you possibly can. And it's not like with lacrosse there's a lot of men's or or adult leagues that you can get into. past a
certain point, uh, you have to hang them up. Same thing with football, right? Oh, for sure. Yeah. I'm fortunate enough my my passion is hockey, and there's a lot of adult hockey out there. See, I'm I'm fortunate as well. My passion is
watching television. I can do a lot of that. You're You're an allstar. I am. I'm three years running. Forest Lake able to set up on offense and they need to show some urgency now down by six if they hope to make a
legitimate bid to come back. But again, SLPCR has done a nice job. Their rotations on defense have been good. I say that. And then Smith gets loose. What a save by Scramstead. But uh they're their switches have been good.
They have stayed with their man. They have kept them on the outside for the most part. What a catch by Toby Trani. Stick skills make a huge difference in this sport. No question. Lamari
Brown sends it over right side. But when you can confidently catch passes and make passes, it opens up a world of different opportunities. Chance in close. Denied again by Cubis. He'll take it on the
run. He understands the urgency. He does. Pass didn't click though. Boston Green trying to scoop. He got knocked to the turf. And that'll be a whistle and a free ball for SLPCR.
312 to go. Herszog trying to get through a couple of defenders and he's scrappy. I like him. Off the ball. He's a hockey player. Yeah. What do you expect? That's right. David Anderson trying to find room
against Josiah Rob. Able to get around the corner. Scramstead a save. Tracks down the rebound himself. Little fake and then a run. And another fake. He'll just keep running.
This time he'll send it in deep. Free ball scooped up by Herzog. And they will reset the offense. Boston Green trying to slash into the middle. Took a heavy hit. Coughed up the rock and back the other way goes Forest
Lake and we got a timeout. Yep. Yeah. A little time left uh for two minutes. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. And a sixgoal lead for the Capirds. And I think pretty much exactly what coach Taught was hoping for out of this
last non-conference game of the year. game that they have been in control of for the most part start to finish. They have they've done some nice things on defense. They have they've scored double digits again. And when I, you know, when I um I spoke
to him today and and basically he was talking about, you know, how well their offensive playing, but how much they've been working on their defense. He said, you know, we've we've set up the schedule for some of these these games where we've got the opportunity to get in the win column, and they certainly
have uh come come through tonight. and we talk about it. Not a not a top tier team in Forest Lake, but still able to to limit them on defense for the most part. That third quarter, Forest Lake got a little bit of momentum, got into a
little bit of rhythm, and really it's their sophomore, Austin Smith, who scored three of their five and he scored all three of them in a row. Yep. Well, he gave him a little bit of spark, but unfortunately they for them, they just uh they they couldn't continue that.
Because really, you talked about it earlier, they dominated that third quarter, but the cap, but again, we saw most of that third quarter when they had possession could not turn those long possessions into quality scoring opportunities. Yep.
I mean, the thing that they can hang their hat on most probably from tonight's contest is their dominance in the circle. They have won almost every draw they have. And again, you go back to no sport save
football is possession as important as it is in lacrosse. Because once you have possession in lacrosse, you can really dictate the tempo. You can continue to generate opportunities as long as you maintain
possession. And if you run your your offense properly, you can do that. And of course in football, when you're on offense and you have possession, you're far more likely to score. Yes, absolutely. That cross up into the head of Herzog.
That'll get the flag. And and we'll have a penalty. And Branson Grahams is not going to argue that one. He'll just he'll just head over to take a knee. 111 to go in the fourth
quarter now. So PCR will have the extra body in the attacking zone. Boston Green will start with it for the home team up top. It's the two Bonafaciouses. Yes, they're
cousins. Z Xavier. Xavier and and Xavier. Just pronounces the X a little. Well, you know, the Vancouver Canucks have three guys named Elias, Elias, and Elias Peterson. Did not know this. None
of them are related. No, Peterson is pretty common. They are all Swedish, too. So, it's even more common. Under 30 seconds to go. SLPCR showing no sense of urgency to try
and add to it to even try and shoot on this penalty, but maintain possession and guarantee that win. Shot bounced in by Bonafacious, saved by Cubis. And Cubis will sprint up field.
He's he's been another highlight for Forest Lake because again, yeah, they're they're going to lose this one 11 to six. Y but easily could have been oh seven eight more 11 or 11 to five um but
it easily could have been seven or eight more. I mean he made some very top level saves. He did toh keep it close, especially in that first half. But SLPCR built that lead with eight unanswered from the first and into the second
quarter. And they cruise to the win here, scoring their fourth win of the season. Yeah, that uh Forest Lake will drop to one and nine on the season. They're still looking for that elusive second win on the year, but yeah, nice to get that fourth win for the Catbirds. And as you mentioned, the next uh three
against conference opponents will will be big for them. Yeah. And we only have a little bit of spring left as well. We've got softball coming up week from Friday and then we're on to into the playoffs. Playoffs
and we will go as far as we will be allowed. But that is going to do it for this edition of CTN sports. Again, the final score, Spring Lake Park, Rapids 11, Forest Lake 5. Want to thank everybody out there for joining us and continuing to support everything we do here at CTN. For the entire crew,
including Mike Peterson and Neil Hennon, who did all the hard work, my partner Howie Shapiro, and me, Joe Yund, saying good night. [Music]