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NYC Bent vs Boston Brute Squad (6-8 PM)
Toronto GOAT vs Boston Ironside (8-10 PM
HS write-up is included below as well. It was fun to watch even in light rain and wind.
Many thanks to Breakmark for donating the jerseys and Life is good for donating discs and caps to all the players.
From: Erik Sebesta <erik.sebesta@...>
Date: Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Subject: Press Release: Players Triumph over Weather at First MA HS Ultimate All-Star Game: Blue 15 White 10
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2009
HEADLINE:
Ultimate
High School All-Star Game: Boston Blue 15 Boston White 10
Somerville,
MA
In front of an enthusiastic and hardy 100+ person crowd on a windy and wet afternoon at Dilboy Stadium, Lincoln-Sudbury senior star Pete Rogers dominated play, catching seven goals as Boston Blue won the first Massachusetts High School All-Star game. The game featured star players from 18 of the 70 Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance (BUDA) Massachusetts High School league teams.
On the first point of the game, Rogers dove to block a White throw. Amherst Regional girls star Claudia Tajima made a great grab, then found Rogers for the score. On the second point, Rogers had another layout block and caught another goal. White countered with a goal to Needham sophomore Tyler Chan and a 35 yard forehand from Masconomet star Kevin McAllister. Up 5-3, Nipmuc Regional's Matt Morganelli sprinted down the field to intercept an errant first pass in the end zone for a Callahan goal and 6-3 lead for Blue. After Rockport's Jake Moss went horizontal to prevent a four goal deficit, Chan fired a hammer throw through the wind to Concord-Carlisle's Sasha Jackson. Following another Rogers score, White played one of its best points of the match as Concord-Carlisle's Kira Lou and Phillips Academy's Eli Grober made highlight reel grabs before Concord-Carlisle's Clara LeMoyne snared a tough one-handed grab in the end zone.
Down 8-5 at half, Caroline Lyle ran down a 40 yard floater from Mike Hanold of Sharon High to get White within 8-6. After a block by Amherst Regional's Hannah Yee, Rogers grabbed his 4th goal. However White continued to rally as Duncan Crystal survived a scary low collision from a defender, then fired a flick to Lou for the score. On the next point, Chan went horizontal for a big block, then grabbed his 3rd goal. Not done yet, he grabbed a Callahan goal on the next point to tie the game at 9 all.
As this was an all-star game with sixteen players per team, players were playing two points, then subbing out for two points, so Chan went out for the White squad and Rogers went back in for Blue. Rogers then promptly caught the next two goals, the second after Yee blocked an opponent's throwing attempt with her foot. Pickup up where Rogers left off, Blue teammate and Nipmuc star Tyler Kenney dominated the next two points; first ripping a 55 yard huck to Morganelli for a score and then produced a YouTube highlight video worthy combo sequence of a layout block, layout grab, and goal thrown. Kenney is accepted at Lehigh for the fall unless Tufts comes to their senses and accepts him off their wait list. Rogers is headed to Carleton College.
Chan, only a sophomore at Needham, tried to rally the White squad with a layout block and a blady huck for a goal to Needham teammate David Lunetta, but Blue won 15-10.
Keeping with Ultimate Frisbee’s core concept of “Spirit of the Game,” the behavior of the players was very sportsmanlike, setting a positive example for the young fans. Thanks goes out to partners Breakmark, Life is good, Discovering the World, Discraft, UltimateDiscStore.com, and VC Ultimate for donations, discounts, and production of the elite player jerseys. Detailed information is at TheUltimateShowcase.com.
Contacts for The Ultimate Showcase:
Mark Goodman, 617-457-7870 x249 Erik Sebesta, 617-577-7131
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