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How low can Lowes go? 8-5 Target. |
| Week 8
Mike Chapman scored two goals but could not carry the Lowe's team on his back to a victory on Friday. "All morning long it was, 'Morin to Chapman, Chapman to Wilkinson, and Wilkinson shoots it wide'," explained Chappy. Yeah, it went pretty much like that. Initially Lowes was spotted a 4-0 lead on the scoreboard to start the game, but too many guys on the red Target team bitched, so they reset it to 0-0. "If we had Eric Bratt, I'd be okay with the 4 goal head start for them," said Marc Teal. "But without our go-to 3rd line guy, we can't take any chances."
Darren Grava opened the scoring on a great end to end rush for a goal, something Paul Albano used to do when he played defense. After George Anderson scored on a delayed penalty, you could see the game slipping away from Lowe's. Jon Morin got Lowes on the board with a shot from inside the Target zone, but at that point it was like standing in line for Columbus Blue Jacket playoff tickets. Later in the game Morin would score from outside the Target zone, out by center ice to be exact, but neither goal made much of a difference. Rick Armand, George Anderson, and Albano all enjoyed a multiple point game for Target as they ran up the score with precision like passes. Armand should have had 3-4 more goals, but kept missing the open net. "Now I know how Saia feels in the playoffs," noted Armand. Speaking of Saia, he got injured away from the play in the third period, his status is unclear at press time. The team all chipped in and got him Reggie Lewis' doctor to care for him. Other game notes: Jack Gavin took a sweet pass from Brian Armand for a goal. They play on different teams. It was the only pass Jack got all day. John Gambale told Gavin, "Playing defense with me is like having sex with me. You're gonna have to do all the work, and try and make sure nobody gets behind me."
boxscore Hockeytown A; 24-Oct-2008 06:00 AM; 2008
Regular; Friday Officials: Vin Morano, Dave Gardner, Sharon Gardner |
