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AHS Varsity defeats Chattahoochee 6-5 in thrilling LB3 Final winning a second straight LB3 Championship

Nov. 7, 2011

In true championship fashion, AHS Varsity Lacrosse defeated Chattahoochee 6-5, capping a four victory day last Sunday, November 6, 2011. This is the second straight year that Alpharetta has claimed the LB3 Championship, although this championship seems a little sweeter given that AHS entered the elimination Tournament as a fourth seed.  The championship game was like a heavy weight boxing match as AHS and the 'Hooch traded goals like punches.  Great goaltending by Kyle Seebolm kept AHS in the game..  Finally with under four minutes left, Brett Grauss broke a 5-5 tie with his second goal of the game giving Alpharetta the lead for good.   Earlier in the day, AHS defeated Pope in the First Round 7-4, edged North Gwinett (5th seed) 7-4 and soundly beat Centennial, the #2 Tournament seed, 10-4, to earn the right to advance to the Final game. 

AHS exhibited great offensive and defensive play all Sunday afternoon.  Dan Schefer and Brandt Grauss were the anchors to a solid defensive effort with both Kyle Kanzler and Kyle Seebolm superbly protecting the nets.  Patrick Baldwin continued to dominate on face-off creating several face breaks that AHS was able to capitalize on with goals.  Through the combined four games, Patrick and Brett Grauss led all scorers with 9 and 8 goals, respectively.  Although we had at least ten other players contributing one or more goals throughout the afternoon.   

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the players for their dedication to LB3 and excellent play on the field this season.  This team showed great resolve all season in winning or tieing a number of close games while playing its best lacrosse when it counted the most -- at Tournament time!  The four victories on Sunday raised our overall record to 8-1-3..  A special thanks to coaches Dan Baldwin and Brett Grauss for their commitment to and support of our LB3 team this season with a quick shoutout to Mark Reed who helped coach two games including the Final. 

Again, Cheers to another Championship Season!  Looking forward to seeing all of you on the lacrosse fields or in the stands this Spring.  Go Raiders!