Springbrook boys lacrosse is rolling

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Springbrook boys lacrosse is rolling

by Dan Greenberg | Staff Writer

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Since the Springbrook boys lacrosse team’s four-goal victory over Walter Johnson before Spring Break, not much has changed. That day, head coach Mark Pim had declared the team the strongest it’s ever been since he took over, and the Blue Devils have done nothing to dispel that notion since.

They’ve only played once since then, but it validated Pim’s claim even more so. Against previously unbeaten Blair last week, Springbrook dominated throughout, logging 41 shots en route to a 17-3 victory, upping its record to 5-0 through the season’s first three weeks.

‘‘You know what was happening was that if they would make a save on a shot early on, and their goalie did make several good saves, but our guys were just relentless in riding and working hard to come right back at them,” Pim said. ‘‘It was exciting because we hoped we could come back and keep things rolling after a good start and that’s exactly what we did.”

In doing so, the Blue Devils showcased their multi-pronged attack. In earlier games, Springbrook created much of its offense from its stellar midfield. Ben Simmons had been the ring leader, as he was in a five-goal effort against Walter Johnson. David Abramson, a four-year player like Simmons, has been right there with him (two goals against the Wildcats).

But against the Blazers, it was the attackmen doing the damage. Adam Brizendine paced the squad with seven goals, Tim Roe had five, and Michael Winogradoff had two as well.

‘‘Blair had definitely watched us — they were really trying to push out on our middies and I kind of knew that if they did, they were going to be more vulnerable to our attack,” Pim said. ‘‘Our attack scored 14 goals and those goals where we were scoring right on top, shots from five yards and in. What was fun was seeing our kids put some zip on the ball to get it in for those chances.”