Write Up Courtesy of Ed McGovern. Titans are really clicking on all cylinders. They are looking so good at all levels. This afternoon the boys played a team of Florida All Stars who were 5-3 so far. Florida played hard, but are boys were absolutely dominate. Final score was 17-1 Titans.

Game was on the practice football field, with old style astroturf. Game time temperature was about 95 and not a cloud in the sky.

I made the mistake of sitting in the middle of the Florida moms of long polls, and the screaming for their boys and against our boys was deafening. But the more we played, the quieter they got.

Game Summary: Will Ernst starts in goal.

Josh Wellman starts game off well by winning the first face off. Ball is quickly worked to the back of the net where Moore Harris finds Jack McCormick darting in from the left. Titans score quickly 1-0.

Florida gets next face off and our D is very aggressive. Florida can't hardly move the ball, but a checked ball gets loose and a Florida player scoops it up in front of the goal and scores. 1-1 Florida parents are going crazy. Little do they know they won't score for the rest of the game.

Florida takes the next face off but again, long polls and shorties are very aggressive and play tough D. Charlie Ford clears a loose ball to Jack McCormick on the right wing who beats two defenders with a cutback move and rolls in from the right to score 2-1 Titans.

Titans are called for a penalty and Florida goes man up. But tough D again, and Briton Barge checks the ball lose and clears to the offensive end. Jack McCormick hits Moore Harris again in front but his shot is just high. Titans keep possession and this time Will Montero hits Moore Harris in front where he buries this shot and the score is 3-1.

Titans get face off and Florida is called for off-sides. Titans go man up but can't get off a shot (Florida parents love this by the way).

Florida goes on attack but Will Ernst stops a shot and Jack McGovern clears for Titans.

Florida gains back possession, but Rudy Buhlman and Matt Corbin cause a turnover and clear the ball. Titans move the ball around Florida goal and get to Spencer Evans at the top of the box. Spencer drives hard to the right, squares his hips, and buries the shot in the top corner of the net. 4-1 Titans (Florida parents start to worry out loud about an "butt whippin" - their words not mine.)

Titans win another face off and Frankie Hattler gets loose from behind, rolls around the crease and scores. 5-1 Titans.

Dave Fleming gets the ground ball on the face off and takes the ball into the box himself. Fleming dodges right and rips a shot but it's just high. Titans keep possession. Patrick Tracy works the ball from behind drawing a double team and then hits Dave Fleming with a perfect pass and quick stick goal. 6-1 Titans.

Wellman wins another face off and the ball rolls to Joe Lang at midfield. Lang dodges defenders, gets loose in the middle of the box and bounces a shot past goalie to push the score to 7-1.

Next possession goes to Titans again. Chad Bell grabs a loose ground ball and works it into the box. Ball gets loose heading towards the out of bounds, but Peter Tags sprints to save it and maintain possession. Good hustle. Frankie Hattler gets the ball behind the cage and rolls around the crease. He gets crunched by three Florida defenders, somehow maintains possession and takes a jump shot that finds the back of the net. Now 8-1 Titans. (Florida parents start yelling for ref to check the stick - and the ref ignores them).

Florida gets the next possession but D steps up again and clears. David Fleming clears and starts a beautiful play for Titans. Patrick Tracy on the right, hits Frankie Hattler on the wing, who passes to Duncan Hoskinson alone in front and a terrific goal. 9-1 Titans. Really beautiful lacrosse.

Florida goes on offense. Jack McGovern with a great lift check to knock the ball away, but Florida retains possession. Riley Burke and Briton Barge double team Florida player and cause a fabulous turnover. Spencer Evans gets the ball and clears. Will Montero takes a shot but it goes just high. Titans with ball back again but ball gets loose but Will Montero makes a great play picking up the loose ball. But Florida takes over possession.

Again, Titans D step up and play smart and aggressive. Possession back to Titans. Briton Barge takes the ball from the top and drives to his right. Even with a slash on his face (that the ref calls), Briton keeps going and fires a shot past the goalie. 10-1 Titans. Great continuation by Barge to keep play going even with a flag called on Florida. Titans go man up. And when Josh Wellman wins the face off and is slashed in the face - Titans go 2 men up. Titans waste little time scoring. They move the ball once around the box and Joe Lang winds up and takes a shot from the top of the box that goes past the goalie's shoe and the lead goes to 11-1. Florida parents are getting real quite.

Josh Wellman gets the face off and makes sure Florida can't touch the ball as the half ends. Really good half for Titans against a fairly good team.

2nd Half

Florida does win the face off, but Chad Bell makes a great stick to knock the ball away and he grabs the ground ball. Titans can't score and Florida clears. But when they try to set up offense, Matt Corbin knocks the ball away and clears for the Titans without Florida getting off a shot.

Titans go on offense. Wiley Osborne works the ball from behind the cage to Jack McCormick cutting in from the left. McCormick has his highlight reel shot when he buries the ball into the net with a behind the back shot past the goalie. 12-1 Titans.

Florida commits a foul and Titans go man up on offense. Wiley Osborne makes a nice play to save an errant pass, but Titans can't score this time and Florida takes over.

Matt Corbin forces a turnover and clears the ball to Joe Lang at midfield. Jack McCormick hits Chad Bell with a pass but Bell's shot is a little high and Florida takes over again.

D steps up again and Matt Corbin grabs a loose ball and clears to the offense. Wiley Osborne makes a nice spin move from the right wing, but his shot hits the post and goes wide. Titans keep possession and Moore Harris gets the ball to Jack McCormick who takes a jump shot and scores. Now 13-1

Florida gets next possession but can't penetrate our D. Rudy Buhlman checks the ball away and clears to David Fleming who finds Moore Harris alone streaking to goal with a pinpoint 30 yard pass. Harris buries the shot and Titans go up 14-1 (Florida parents are totally silent now).

Florida finally gets off a shot, but it's easily saved by Cam Bowlby who's been in goal the whole second half. Peter Tags clears the ball past midfield and boys work the ball around the horn. Patient Titans finally find an opening and Moore Harris hits Wiley Osborne for an open shot which he rockets past the goalie. 15-1 Titans.

Spencer Evans takes the face off and wins it, but Titans turn it over.

Rudy Buhlman makes a nice check to force a turnover back to Titans. But Titans don't score and are called for a penalty. Now play man down.

Great D again when Briton Barge picks off a pass at the top of the box and Titans clear but don't score. Florida goes back on offense, but Cam Bowlby intercepts a pass but Titans can't clear. Bowlby makes another save and again Titans don't score.

Charlie Ford is able to grab a loose ball on defense and makes some great moves down the field determined to take a shot. He has beautiful form and the goalie gets lucky and makes a stick save to deny Ford. Titans keep possession. Patrick Tracy streaks in from the right wing, but his jump shot is stopped by the goalie. However, the ball rolls out in front and Duncan Hoskinson quickly jumps on it and flips it past the goalie into the top corner. 16-1 Titans.

Spencer Evans tries the face off again and pulls the ball back between his legs to David Fleming who clears. Fleming rips a shot that goes just wide. Duncan Hoskinson's shot is just a little high. Then Joe Lang takes the ball from the top, drives left, cuts back to his right and scores the final goal of the game for Titans. 17-1

All three long polls on defense keep Florida from even taking a shot. Matt Corbin, Rudy Buhlman and Jack McGovern all play tenacious D and Titans win again.

One more game to go undefeated and then playoffs will be tomorrow.

Game Stats:

Goals Assists Jack McCormick 4 Moore Harris 2 3 Spencer Evans 1 Frankie Hattler 2 1 David Fleming 1 1 Joe Lang 3 Duncan Hoskinson 2 Briton Barge 1 Wiley Osborne 1 1 Will Montero 1 :Patrick Tracy 1

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