It's about 10 minutes from the first face-off and the crowd is filing in. A lot of Warrior fans in attendance. They travel well, as they did to Shoreham last Friday when the Warriors upset the No. 2 Wildcats, 7-5. Can they do it again? We'll see. My guess is Rocky Point pulls this one out. Too much firepower for the Warriors to contain. And if the Eagles' defense plays well like it did against Sayville, forget it.
Whoever wins this one will have a heck of a time Tuesday at Hofstra against Garden City. The Trojans are rolling at the right time.
1st Quarter:
RP turns it over on first possession after Tom Kelly wins the faceoff.
Flag is down and CW will go on man-up. A slash call for one minute, 10:37 left. Penalty on Jesse Passiglia.
Shot saved by McGee, RP looking to clear.
Penalty over. RP has possession. Loses it on unforced turnover. Thrown out of bounds. CW clears.
7:30 left...
CW possession at 6 minutes...
Rocky Point defense looks sharp early on. THe offense has yet to get going, though.
GOAL 1-0 ROCKY POINT. Matt Palasek scores after his initial shot is saved. Picks it up just in front of the cage and bangs it home.
4:46
RP wins faceoff.
4:04 RP goes on on man-up. Shot saved and CW clears.
Penalty killed.
CW still holding possession as we near 2 minutes.
RP in transition with under 2 minutes.
RP unforced turnover, thrown out of bounds. CW ball with 1:00 left.
END 1: RP 1, CW 0
2nd Quarter:
RP wins another faceoff. 3-0 so far.
RP man-up. 30 Sec. Push at 11:26. Shot by Dan Kramer from about 12 yards out is saved. CW calls time-out as it regains possession at 11:10.
Bill McGee big save on John DeChairo up close, 10:40
GOAL 2-0 RP Matt Palasek goal from Tom Palasek, 9:56.
RP wins faceoff (4-0) and calls time-out. 9:47
RP loses it and CW sets up possession, 9:00...
Nice play defensively on loose ball by Justin Annunziato. RP gets it back, but quickly loses it trying to clear. 8:00...
Kevin Seng looked like he scored for CW but a crease violation so it's waved off. Actually it was never waved on....
A couple shots by RP but nothing doing. Ball goes out of bounds and RP maintains possession, 6:26... Check that, CW will get the ball.
RP gets it back. Rob Collins on loose ball, but the Eagles throw it away it Comsewogue territory. 6:03....
GOAL: 2-1, Trevor Rose, a long-pole, gets a clear lane to the cage and scores.
CW gets its first faceoff win. Push by RP.
Shot by CW Rich Lunghi goes out of bounds. 4:07...
Eagles force turnover, Matt Toohey clears it, 2:21...
Time-out RP. The Eagles turned it over momentarily themselves but quickly got it back and the RP coaches called for time out. There's 2:05 left in the second.
GOAL 3-1 RP, 1:56. Rob Collins scores off feed from Tom Palasek.
RP wins Face-off (5-1)
Flag is down, :49.9. CW Slash. RP goes on man-up.
We got a player down right for CW. Can't see the number from here. But he's on his back getting his legs stretched out. :49.9
It's defenseman Trevor Rose, and he'll limp off the field to a loud ovation from the CW fans.
RP turns it over, careless pass by Matt Palasek is picked off and CW calls time-out with :38 left. Not the start to a man-up that you want. CW will likely just try to kill the clock for the remainder of the half.
Flag is down. RP called for slash with :18.2 left.
END 2: 3-1 RP
Some first-half observations:
Rocky Point has played real well defensively, led by Justin Annunziato and Mike Muller, who have switched duties on guarding CW All-American John DeChairo. So far DeChairo is scoreless and hasn't factored into the game. The only goal the Eagles gave up came on a breakdown where a long-pole got a clear lane to the cage.
On offense the Eagles haven't gotten many good shots and haven't gotten out in transition as much as they like. A few too many turnovers as well.
The good news for RP is on face-offs where the Eagles hold a 5-1 advantage through two quarters.
3rd Quarter:
We're ready for action here in the 3rd quarter, RP leads 3-1.
Passiglia is in on face-off for RP. CW wins it. Hold called on RP.
Annunziato picks off a pass and sends the ball down field.
Flag is down. 10:48 Push on RP.
Shot saved by McGee. RP ball, 10:16...
Shot by Tom Palasek saved, 9:20... CW clears.
Shot by CW goes wide and out. McGee is closest and RP gets possession, 8:27....
Shot by Matt Palasek doesn't get through to the cage and CW gets it and clears. 6:43....
Offside CW, RP ball, 6:40....
GOAL, 4-1 Tom Palasek scores from 8 yards out. 6:23
RP wins faceoff and
GOAL, 5-1, Dan Kramer scores off feed from Tom Palasek, 6:15
Now the Eagles are clicking...
GOAL, 6-1, Dan Kramer scores off another feed from Tom Palasek, 5:59.
That just might be it folks...
RP wins another faceoff.
Flag is down. Matt Toohey levels a CW player for illegal body check, 5:20 CW on man-up.
Annunziato with another great play on defense to get the ball back for Rocky Point.
There's 4:30 left and Trevor Rose is limping off the field again. He might not be able to make it back. He can't put pressure on his left leg.
Flag is down and against CW, Slash, 3:47.
GOAL, 7-1, Matt Palasek from Dan Kramer. Palasek whipped a hard shot from the left side. 3:31
RP wins another face-off, but loses it after push call. CW ball with 3:11 left.
CW loses the ball on crease violation, 2:21...
RP turns it over, 2:07....
Flag is down, Illegal body check on RP, 1:19 left.
Big save by McGee on DeChairo, 1:00
Another save by McGee, Eagles get a ground ball and call time-out. I think the Eagles might have just withstood the last real burst by CW to get back into this game.
If the Eagles can hang on to this ball, they'll take a six-goal lead into the fourth quarter.
END 3, 7-1 Rocky Point
4th Qt.
CW with a rare face-off win.
GOAL: 7-2, Mike Pronsky scores with 11:36 left. Got a good look at the cage.
A little fireworks as Steven Rubino gets in the face of a RP player after a hard hit. Coaches are right there to break it up and the teams go to their respective sidelines.
Comsewogue fans are back into it, but it's likely too little, too late.
RP forces the turnover and clears it. 10:46
Flag is down, Slash by RP, 10:14
Shot by CW is saved by McGee, his eighth unofficially.
Another shot is saved by McGee, 9:00....RP clears
Matt Palasek can't convert feed from Tom Palasek, CW clears, 8:00...
Annunziato with another great play to snatch the ball from DeChairo. RP loses it, though on interference, 7:16....
Time-out CW with 7:10
Another save by McGee, 6:35.
Shot by Rob Collins bounces out of bounds, RP remains with the ball, 5:38...
Flag is down on RP, illegal body check. 4:56
Shot by Dan Kramer in transition is saved. RP maintains ball. 4:05 left.
Four flags down. Things getting a little out of hand here. CW players are losing their cool. RP can't afford to get mixed up in this and get suspended.
Jesse Passiglia has been ejected with 2:58 left. He'll face an automatic suspension for the LI championship. A terrible turn of events for RP.
7-2 is the Final. Just spoke with players and coach Mike Bowler.
Check back on northshoresun.com for a full recap.
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