Thomas Wins the Battle of Webster

May 17, 2016 -  SPORTSFIVE REPORT:  In the battle of the two Webster High Schools, Webster Thomas defeated Webster Schroeder 12-8. The Warriors started the game off strong before the Titans scored six unanswered to end the first and start the second quarters. After taking control, Thomas stayed ahead by at least two goals for the second half.

Jared Griffin scored the game opener, 1:43 into the game with an unassisted goal. Of the 20 goals for both teams only 4 were assisted. After Griffin's goal, Blake Balcaen scored back to back unassisted goals for the Warriors to give them a 3-0 lead 5:04 into the game. The Titans scored their first goal with an unassisted goal from Brad Smith. Two minutes later, Schroeder scored their fourth to take a three goal lead. That was their last goal for 19 minutes (until 9:58 in the third quarter). In that time, Thomas added six goals to take a 7-4 lead.

In the second half, Thomas kept their lead and didn't allow the Warriors to get closer than two goals. Travis and Trevor Ford both had strong games with Travis finishing with 4g-2a and Trevor finishing with 3g. In the cage for Schroeder, Antonio Deleo finished with 11 saves. For the Titans, Collin Deisenroth (4 saves) and Matt Yonko (5 saves) split time.