Two big firsts for Portage Northern boys lacrosse: beating Portage Central and advancing this far in regionals
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on May 20, 2015 8:45 PM, updated May 20, 2015 8:56 PM
on May 20, 2015 8:45 PM, updated May 20, 2015 8:56 PM
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In a hard-fought regional battle on Wednesday, May 20, the Portage Northern boys lacrosse team took down rival Portage Central 8-6.
"I'm floating on cloud nine right now," coach Bob Kirk said. "It was a battle, and it went back and forth all game. Our motto is 'play like a team,' and that's what we did. There was a lot of effort from the guys. They wanted this. We're a family, and I'm proud of them."
This is a huge win for the team, which had never beaten Portage Central or made it this far in the postseason.
Mitch Kalleward led his team in scoring against Central, with three goals and two assists. Chace Quezada was right behind with three goals and one assist, while Matty Seiferlein had a goal and an assist and Eston Asher had an assist. In goal, Marius Vanderhoff stopped 13 of the 19 shots he faced.
Offense for Portage Central was mostly provided by Max Quertermus, who had three goals and two assists. Other contributors were Jacob Roth with two goals, Matt Chenwith one and Scott Solomon and Michael Kuchenbuch with an assist each.
After a short celebration, Portage Northern has to get back to work and prepare to faceOkemos on Tuesday, May 26.
"That will be a very tough game," Kirk said, "but we're ready to go at them."
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