East Men's Lax Cruises Past Northern Durham in the First Round of State Playoffs

East led by as many as twenty goals in a 23-6 victory over Northern Durham in their first-round playoff game. Ryan Lucey began the Wildcats' 10-0 run to start the game which included three of Lucey's five goals and six points (two goals, four assists) by Chandler Zirkle. Zirkle finished the game with ten assists and two goals, and Lucey also recorded two assists in the game. When asked how he felt about the team's performance in the first round of state playoffs, Lucey said, "I thought we played well, but it wasn't much of a game so it's really hard to judge our performance." Jackson Boyer scored four goals and an assist and Ryan Dotson had three goals and an assist. Leo Moran and Baxter Perkins each found the net twice and each assisted on three other goals. Steven Augustine once again was a huge factor for East's success on face-offs as the won 22 of 29 attempts in the game. Augustine also helped the Wildcats' offensive outburst with two goals and an assist. Collin Elledge, Connor Debussey, and Nick DeCastro also scored for the Wildcats. East will play their second round game at home against Athens Drive on Tuesday, May 3rd at 7:00.

Once again, I would like to give an extended thanks to Ashley Gedney who provided me with everything I needed to write the article since I could not be in attendance.