Vail Shootout: Crabs win Dr. Tom Watts Memorial (U19 boys) title in overtime

TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 7/4/13

Results of the 11th Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 High School Boy’s Showcase at the 41st Vail Shootout. Championships were held Wednesday.

Division 1 Bracket
Championship: Baltimore Crabs 10, Laxachusetts 9, OT
Cole Rainier (Calverton, MD) scored two minutes into overtime to lift the Crabs to the championship. Laxachusetts took the lead in the first quarter, but the Crabs came back in the second quarter with six goals. The Crabs then maintained their lead until the end of the fourth when Laxachusetts tied it up.

3rd Place: FCA 10, Adrenaline Jr. Tropics 9
Defending champion FCA scored the game-winner with 1:08 left in the game. FCA dominated the face-off game and controlled the ball for the majority of the game. Adrenaline was successful on their clears, keeping them in the game, but had trouble getting shots on cage.

5th Place: Midwest Select 11, Brady’s Bunch 3
Midwest came out strong and dominated with a strong attack, scoring five goals in the first half. Brady’s Bunch picked up the pace in the fourth for a rally and won the quarter with three goals to Midwest’s one.

7th Place: Team Colorado 10, Minnesota Chill 6
Things started off slow for Team Colorado in the first half with Chill scoring two goals early in the first period, but in the third period Colorado took it away scoring five goals.

Division 2 Bracket
Championship: Minnesota Frost 12, FCA Colorado 9
FCA Colorado started strong with a 3-1 first quarter. Frost got off to a strong second half thanks to many face-off wins from Ben Wiliams and strong shots from Ryan McNamara. Frost was able to pull ahead with help from FCA penalties near the end.

3rd Place: Black Hawks 18, Lawrenceville Big Red 8

5th Place: Altitude Sickness 7, Nebraska Buddha’s Ballers 5

7th Place: Orange 11, Local Favorites 4

Final Standings:
Division 1
1st: Baltimore Crabs
2nd: Laxachusetts
3rd: FCA
4th: Adrenaline Jr. Tropics
5th: Midwest Select
6th: Brady’s Bunch
7th: Team Colorado
8th: Minnesota Chill

Division 2
1st: Minnesota Frost
2nd: FCA Colorado
3rd: Black Hawks
4th: Lawrenceville Red
5th: Altitude Sickness
6th: Nebraska Buddha’s Ballers
7th: Orange
8th: Local Favorites