Thursday night under the Dozier Field lights, the Miners boys lacrosse squad took on crosstown opponent Wasatch in the second round of the 5A playoffs.
Wasatch was coming in hot off a first round playoff victory on Tuesday. Park City, well, they hadn’t laced up their cleats for nearly a week, receiving a first round bye as the third seed.
If there was any rust, the Miners certainly didn’t let it show, jumping all over Wasatch from the jump. Park City scored five first-quarter goals and four in the second. By halftime, the game was halfway on ice.
The Miners scored three third-quarter goals before Wasatch put two in the back of their net to close the game.
“Wasatch is a pretty good team,” said Park City head coach Michael Persky. “We just had a really good day today.”
Nobody had a better day than the Alnwick family, with sibling duo Henry and Billy each netting two goals in the game. Senior Billy also tacked on an assist. 13 different Miners got in on the scoring action with either a goal or assist.
“Kids played well all over the field,” Persky added about his team. “One of the great things about this team is there’s a lot of great guys who work really hard.”
Persky said Reece Smith and Wade Birch were also top performers, per usual for his team. Park City also played two goalies in Max Gordon and Henry Birch, each of whom Persky credited with strong performances.
The Miners will need continued contributions from across the board if they want to make a deep run again through the state tournament. They’ve got Northridge up next on Saturday afternoon, again on Dozier Field.
“We just have to keep focusing on one game at a time,” Persky said. “We’ve just got to keep playing better and better everyday.”
If the Miners are able to dispatch Northridge, they’ll advance to next Wednesday’s semifinals at Westminster University. To follow the rest of the 5A playoffs, see MaxPrep’s website.
