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Cape lacrosse tames Tigers 16-5

Cape plays May 19 at Tower Hill
Cape goalie Grant Gillian makes one of his 10 saves in the Vikings' 16-5 win over the Tigers. BY DAN COOK
Dave Frederick
May 17, 2012
Cape middie Justin Lopez controls the ball despite the stick check by a Tigers defender. BY DAN COOK
Cape sophomore Todd Keen dodges around the Tigers' crease. BY DAN COOK
Cape long pole defender Steven Collins keeps an A.I. attackman away from the Vikings' crease. BY DAN COOK
Cape defenseman Thomas Ott congratulates Justin Lopez on his assist. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Justin Lopez puts a swim move on a Tigers defender. BY DAN COOK
Cape attackman Blake Mann dodges past an A.I. defender. BY DAN COOK
Cape attackman Luke Benson rips the twine for one of his four goals. BY DAN COOK
Cape crease defender Nick Luzak speeds the ball up the sideline for a successful clear. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Blake Mann is held by a Tiger long pole defender. Mann had three goals on the night. BY DAN COOK
The class of 2012 includes in back (l-r) Ryan Mock, Ricky Cannon, Sammy Mohr and Nick Luzak; kneeling are Brandon Wilson, Jerome Johnson and Eric Hopkins. BY DAN COOK

Cape boys' lacrosse is a young team that finished the regular season 10-5, which included a pair of sudden-death overtime losses to Wilmington Friends and Tower Hill. Turn those into wins and the season is 12-3, which sounds a whole lot better and more reflective of the talent in the program.

The Cape team is a whole lot better than most fans realize. In the opening round of the state tournament May 16, Cape went second-half surge on visiting A.I. du Pont, outscoring the Tigers 8-2 for a convincing 16-5 victory. Cape moved on to the round of eight, and the Vikings will travel to Tower Hill for a 7 p.m. game Saturday, May 19.

The mission of Cape boys' lacrosse is always to make the final four, then from there make a run at the state title. A win at Tower Hill is a tall assignment, and lurking in the semifinal round in Cape's bracket is powerhouse Salesianum.

Goals scorers for Cape in the win were Luke Benson 4, Matt Kane 4, Blake Mann 3, Sam Mohr 2, with single goals from Nick DiGuglielmo, Sean Grogan and Jerome Johnson.

Assists were by Benson with 2 and singles from Tom Ott, Kane, Justin Lopez, Grogan, Todd Keen and Christian Prestipino.

Cape outshot A.I. du Pont 43-27. Grant Gillan had 10 saves for Cape.

Tigers goals were scored by Alec Shannon 2, John Condron 2 and Chris Daley. Andrew Fox had 15 saves for the Tigers.

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