Novi Lacrosse scores in 6 seconds on
way
to a 17-5 trouncing of the Hartland Eagles
May 6, 2008 by Lynda Favorite
Juniors Matt Mandeville and Paul Favorite go way back to the days at
Novi Middle School where 2 seventh graders were learning what it
meant to be teammates. It was there that fans first watched ‘P-Fav‘
win the face-off; make a fast pass to his attack ‘Mandy’ who would
shoot for a quick goal.
This is how it looked in the first 6 seconds of the game on Monday
night when the Wildcats had their first score on the way to a 17-5
win over the Hartland Eagles.
It is fitting that Novi Middle School
Lacrosse Coach Chris Laney brought his entire team to Novi Stadium
to cheer on the High School team. They were not disappointed. The
Eagles were within one goal during the second quarter when it was
4-3, but the Wildcats ended the half with 5 more points to make the
score 9-3.
Senior Craig Howell did not let the
scorekeepers (or the Hartland Goalie) rest. He had an outstanding
night with 10 points, 7 goals and 3 assists. Matt Mandeville had the
first goal but didn’t stop there. He totaled 4 goals and 1 assist.
Favorite had 2 goals, 2 assists and Tom Machisak had 1 goal, 2
assists. Others contributing to the total score include Sean Murphy,
Erik Aepelbacher, Nathan Haynes, Andrew Donatto and Taylor Howell.
On the other end of the field was
Novi’s ‘Great White Wall’ of defense… Eric Guttman, Jack Petroskey,
and Andrew Donatto, with Senior Kyle Simone as the goaltender.
Novi is coached by Tom Stephanoff and
Eric Hoffman. They hold a 10-1 record and are ranked 6th in the
state on Laxpower.com. The Wildcats will travel to the Brighton
‘Doghouse’ on Thursday May 8 at 6:30pm. The next home match up will
be on Saturday, May 10 at 1:00pm against the Ann Arbor Huron River
Rats.
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