East Men's Lax Pummels Millbrook on Senior Night

Seniors Ryan Lucey and Chandler Zirkle made the most against Millbrook High School in their last regular season home game at East Chapel Hill. Lucey had six points in the game and scored all five of the his goals in the first half, and Zirkle recorded five assists in the game en route to a 9-0 half time lead that eventually became a final of 13-1. Lucey became East Chapel Hill's all-time leading goal-scorer during the game and Zirkle became the all-time assist leader. After the game Lucey had this to say about the accomplishment: "It feels good, but what I really want is a state championship... Lacrosse is a team sport; personal accolades are cute and all, but what really matters is how the team does." Senior Steven Augustine had three goals and an assist along with the continuing of his dominant performance at the center circle by winning most of the teams sixteen face-off victories (out of 18). Senior goalie Ben Krichman and junior goalie Levi Brown combined to allow only one goal in the game. Sophomore Jackson Boyer had two goals and an assist in the game and fell down about midway through the second quarter with an apparent upper-body injury but would return in the second half. Sophomore Baxter Perkins tallied a goal and an assist for the Wildcats. Senior Collin Elledge and sophomore Garrett Finn also scored for East and sophomore William McEntee had an assist. William McEntee commented on the team's performance in the game saying, "We came out to win and tonight we were the better team. We're just trying to take it one game at a time and get geared up for state playoffs. It is what it is." The Wildcats will play at home this Friday against a team to be determined to start off their 2011 state-playoff campaign.

Special thanks to Ashley Gedney and Gabrielle Johnson for helping with the article.