The PACK varsity lacrosse team opened up the 2014 campaign Tuesday, February 18, on the road, against region opponent Fellowship Christian. Coach John Hunter was excited to see how this year’s team would play with the loss of ten seniors from the 2013 season. It did not take long for him to see senior Alex Manning (12th) step up and deliver. Trailing 0 – 1, Alex scored two goals to kickstart the WolfPack offense. After breaking the ice, Alex went on to score three goals along with fellow senior Braelen Phillips who also found the net three times. Justin Brendel (12th) and Jonathan Wood (9th) both scored twice with Jonathan scoring in his first varsity game. Juniors David Ballew and Marcus Jones both scored once each to bring the WolfPack total to 12.
Ty McLemore (10th) started in the net; this was his first varsity start. Ty played very well and finished the night with eight saves. Outstanding defense from Noah DiGiorgio (12th), Brenner McCutcheon (9th) and Carson Brown (9th) forced the Paladins into multiple turnovers. The final score was 12 – 8.
The lax crew will play their first home game of the season on Friday at 5:30 p.m. vs. Northgate.