Division II Semi Final Results

BELLEVUE – Tyvan Schmidt and Tyler Wright netted hat tricks to send Sammamish to its first state championship berth in a 16 – 4 boys Division II semifinal playoff win over Blanchet, Wednesday at Newport High School in Bellevue. Playing in its third playoff appearance in their fifth year of high school lacrosse play, the win elevated Sammamish to a boys Division II title matchup with upstart Woodinville, which also won its semifinal. Sammamish jumped out to a 4 – 1 lead in the first before matching the Braves 2 – 2 in the second to take a 6 – 3 lead into the intermission.  In the third, the two squads held each other to solo goals before Sammamish exploded for 9 fourth-quarter goals to break the game open. Nine Sammamish players scored for Sammamish including Brian Headland, Neil Hones, Cooper Horton and Riley Martin, who each netted a  pair of goals.  Blanchet’s Zane Zielke scored 2 goals, while David Van Der Hoff, Connor Black and Tyler Schmutz all netted solo goals.  Zach Traynor had 12 saves in goal for the Braves. Blanchet, the second place Metro Conference finisher, wrapped up its season with a 12-5-0 record.   On the way to the playoffs, the Braves defeated Ballard and Nathan Hale in the final two games of the regular season before dropping Redmond in the opening round and Skagit Valley in the semifinals. Sammamish enters the title game having won their final 10 games of the regular season to finish 16-1-0 on top of the Evergreen Conference.  In the playoffs, Sammamish defeated Three Rivers and Providence before taking care of Blanchet in the semifinals.

Box Score

Scoring             1  2  3  4 –  F

Sammamish      4  2  1  9 -- 16

Blanchet           1  2  1  0 --  4

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:  Sammamish 16, Blanchet 4 – Sammamish advances to state championship game (Tyvan Schmidt, S, 3 goals, 2 assists; Tyler Wright, S, 3 goals; Brian Headland, S, 2 goals; Neil Hones, S, 2 goals, 1 assist; Cooper Horton, S, 2 goals; Riley Martin, S, 2 goals; Sean Sternberg, S, 1 goal, 1 assist; Matt Young, S, 1 goal; Sam Chapman, S, 1 assist; Morgan White, S, 6 saves; Zane Zielke, B, 2 goals; David Van der Hoff, B, 1 goal, 1 assist; Connor Black, B, 1 goal, 1 assist; Tyler Schmutz, B, 1 goal; Zach Traynor, B , 12 saves)

Woodinville drops Garfield in boys lacrosse semis, earns first state title berth

WOODINVILLE – Making its first playoff appearance in just its second year of Boys Division II high school lacrosse play, Woodinville advanced to the state title game with an 8 – 3 semifinal playoff defeat of Metro Conference champion Garfield, Wednesday at Woodinville High School. The win extended Woodinville’s unbeaten string to a perfect 17-0 and set up a title game matchup with 16-1-0 Sammamish, Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. In the first meeting of the two programs this year, Woodinville demonstrated its offense prowess, holding the high-scoring Bulldog offense scoreless in the first for a 3 – 0 lead.  Woodinville extended its lead to 5 – 1 by the intermission, before adding two goals in the third and a solo shot in the final to secure its first berth in the state title game. Colter Clinch, JD Chapman and Tyler Paris all scored 2 goals to lead the Woodinville offense, while Trevor Brown, Clemens Mitchell, Dalton Combs and Cameron Schmidt combined for 23 ground balls to lead the defense.  Dalton Combs had 15 saves in goal.  For Garfield, Cedric Rhodes netted 2 goals and Jackson Lanning had a single score. In the regular season, Woodinville finished 14-0-0 on top of the Cascade Conference before dispatching Nathan Hale in opening round post season action,  North County in the quarterfinals and Garfield in the semis.

Garfield finished its season 16-4-0.  The Bulldogs finished the regular season winning its finals 10 games to capture the regular season Metro Conference crown.  In the playoffs, the Bulldogs defeated Snohomish in the opening round and Wenatchee in the quarterfinals before falling to Woodinville.

The boys Division II championship game gets underway at 5 p.m., Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Seattle.

Scoring             1  2  3  4 -- F

Woodinville       3  2  2 1  -- 8

Garfield            0  1  1 1 --  3

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:  Woodinville 8, Garfield 3 – Woodinville advances to state championship game (Colter Clinch, W, 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball; JD Chapman, W, 2 goals, 1 assist; Tyler Paris, W, 2 goals, 1 ground ball; Keaton House, W, 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 ground ball; Daniel McKee, W, 1 goal; Trevor Brown, W, 1 assist, 7 ground balls; Clemens Mitchell, W, 7 ground balls; Dalton Combs, W, 5 ground balls; Cameron Schmidt, W, 4 ground balls; Dalton Combs, W, 15 saves; Cedric Rhodes, G, 2 goals; Jackson Lanning, G, 1 goal)