In what was the best Berks County high school lacrosse game I've ever watched from the stands, the Exeter Eagles defeated the Wyomissing Spartans 10-9 in overtime.  This game was a tail of two halves with the Eagles dominating the first half. 

In that first half, Exeter out gained the Spartans 34-16 in groundballs and looked as if they just wanted the win more than Wyomissing.  The Eagles took a 5-3 lead into half time and all the momentum was on their side.  Coming out of the half time break things slowly started to change and the momentum began rolling in Wyomissing's favor.  The ground ball battle evened out and Wyomissing outshot Exeter 14-2 in the third quarter alone and 23-5 in the second half combined. 

The face offs, which were even in the first half, also went the Spartans way in the second half.  With a 9-8 lead it looked as if Wyomissing was going to sneak out of Exeter with the win, but with less than 2 minutes left, Exeter tied thing up with a goal from Bryan Crim.  In overtime both goalies made point blank saves just minutes into the extra period keeping their teams hopes for a win alive.  After a time out, Exeter put the ball in senior attack man Mike Gorel’s stick for an iso drive from up top and the win.

Great game guys!

Mike Griffiths
Director of Boys Lacrosse
Body Zone Sports & Wellness Complex