Leave It All On The Field

Grandma Bonnie and her booming cheer voice grandpa Ray learning the game as we go. Shawn and I screaming till we are horse, waving our Giggity sign. It was some incredible game Saturday. There was never an inch given either way. We started out scoring 3 to O but they came back and the fight was a serios scrapple like I have never seen. It was amazing. I was so pleased with my Goalie Rowley. He shut them Timberwolves down over and over. 15 saves. I could not have asked for more. For all the effort a trophy would have been nice, but unnecessary.By Laurie MaddoxWSL Special CorrespondentBOUNTIFUL, Utah – Senior middie Braden Lanham brought it all to Timpanogos’ state championship match-up with Spanish Fork on Saturday afternoon: 19 ground balls, nine face-off wins, one goal, one assist – and healthy respect for opposing goalie Taylor Rowley.The Timberwolves (12-5) needed it all to dispatch Spanish Fork, 7-6, and win the Utah High School Lacrosse League Division II state championship in the second game of a championship day quadruple-header at Viewmont High School.Attackman Winston Farley had three goals to lead all Timpanogos scoring, midfielder Jon Wagstaff added a goal, and attackman Stewart Handley provided two when it counted most, scoring both with under a minute left to preserve the Timberwolves’ victory.Spanish Fork (12-3) was led by attackman Algernon Baxter with three goals. Midfielder Freddie Davis added two goals and an assist for the Warriors and attackman David Takasaki added a goal. Lanham, a Division II First-Team All-State MVP, said the game’s outcome was uncertain even to him until the final 11 seconds, when he won the final face-off and shut down any attempt by Spanish Fork to tie the score and send the game into overtime.“They’re fighters, really mentally tough. The toughest thing is their goalie,” Lanham said of Rowley and his 15 saves in the championship game.The victory reversed the outcome of the only other meeting between the two teams, which Spanish Fork won, 8-6, in a regular-season game April 27.“We knew it was going to be our two teams in the championship,” Lanham said. “If you compare both of us, we’re the better team because we have so many contributing players, and they have a few star players.”Timpanogos head coach Mike Schow said he told his players at the final timeout to dig deeper than they ever had before, and the players complied. “It just showed the tenacity and heart of these boys,” he said. SF Lacrosse takes second
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Spanish Fork and Timpanogos battled for the State Division 2 Lacrosse Championship on Saturday. Warriors took a painful loss (7-6) to end up 2nd in the state.
For a building team, this is an incredible victory. Warriors fought a hard battle against Timpanogos for the Division 2 state title. First to score and ahead most of the game, Warriors' tough defense kept the Timberwolves at bay with goalie Taylor Rowley getting 17 saves.
Timpanogos defense was also strong completely shutting out Zach Christiansen and Tanner Porter who are usually top scorers. Warrior goals were made by Algee Baxter (3), Freddie Davis (2), and David Takasaki (1). Season awards include 1st Team All State Algee Baxter and 2nd Team All-State Tanner Porter. All Conference 1st Team players are Algee Baxter, Zach Christiansen, Dallin Kimber and Tanner Porter. Freddie Davis and Taylor Rowley made All Conference 2nd team.
Congratulations to head coach Jesse Thorpe, and assistant coaches Phil Dunn, Tom James and Josh Thacker. Warriors want to thank the Spanish Fork, Salem, Payson, Mapleton and Springville communities for their support.
They also want to thank Spanish Fork High School for the use of their practice field and American Leadership Academy for letting the team practice on their turf field in preparation for the state tournament.
Warriors also wish to thank the senior players who leave more than just a season, but leave the team they helped to build from the very beginning. These strong players took it upon themselves to attend camps to learn how to play the game, to find fall and winter teams to play with to improve their skills.
They have provided important leadership for the team and we gratefully send them on to other opportunities to lead and inspire others. Go Warriors!