Creek downs Valor in top-teams tussle

Bruins take 9-7 win in lacrosse showdown

goal by Ollie Nolting but the game was tied at 7-all in the fourth period.

Goals by junior Owen Burke and senior Brody Fisher in the nal seven minutes provided the winning margin.

Fisher had three goals in the game and two came in the fourth quarter. Nolting had two goals and one assist for the Bruins. Gus Bell nished with three assists.

Sophomore Rush LaSelle had three goals and an assist for Valor. Valor’s Baden Brown and Liam Goodwin each had a goal and assist.

“We made a lot of mistakes and they are a great team,” said Bocklet. “Great teams capitalize on your mistakes, and every time we threw the ball away in the clearing game, they got the ball and came down and scored.

“ e guys are feeling good but we’ve got to learn from our mistakes and hopefully improve upon them. We’re always going to be happy about a win. I’m always going to be critical of how we played but as long as we learn from our mistakes, we’ll be in a good spot. It would be a surprise if we don’t play Valor again this season.” at lead and was on top 5-4 at halftime.

Valor coach Jeremy Noble hopes his team can use the loss to learn and move on.

Cherry Creek nally went ahead 7-6 on a third-period

“It was a big game and we used it as a measuring stick to see where we are at, as a program,” said Noble. “All the credit goes to Cherry Creek. ey had a good game plan on defense and were the better team. We will learn from this as a group and move forward.”