The Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs continue to steamroll their opponents in the early games of the 2016 B.C. Jr. A Lacrosse League season.
The Burnaby Lakers were the A’s latest victims, shelling their opponents 18-6 in front of fans at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex Wednesday night.
Burnaby kept things close during the early part of the match and even tied the game 4-4 at one point in the opening frame. However, Coqutilam responded with an uninterrupted goal-scoring run that saw the home team take a commanding 12-5 lead by the end of the second period.
The Jr. A’s kept up the pressure in the third to win their fourth game of the season.
Josh Kemp had an outstanding game for Coquitlam, scoring five goals and adding three helpers, while both Johnny Kraakman (three goals, three assists) and John Hofseth (two goals, four assists) had six-point nights. Netminder Christian Del Bianco turned away 30 of the 36 shots he faced for a 0.833 save percentage.
Coquitlam also had a strong night on the road last Saturday when the club travelled to Vancouver Island to take on the Victoria Shamrocks.
Once again, the visitors did not let up on their opponents, with wave after wave of Adanacs forwards making their way into Victoria’s zone. When the buzzer finally sounded, the Jr. A’s were up 14-4, with Kraakman leading the scoring with one goal and five assists, while Nicholas McNabb had a hat trick for Coquitlam.
Meanwhile, the Port Coquitlam Saints are also off to a strong start and are two spots behind the Adanacs for third place in the BCJALL standings. The club was victorious last Friday when they defeated the Langley Jr. Thunder 14-7 at the Port Coquitlam Recreation Centre, with forward Tanner Rennich leading the team in scoring with one goal and four assists.
The BCJALL accommodated the Saints for some schedule switch-ups as members of that organization attended a memorial service Saturday for a Port Coquitlam lacrosse player who died in a swimming accident earlier this spring. The T-men agreed to move a home game to Sunday in Duncan, but the Saints were unable to make the trip.
Both the Saints and the Adanacs will be back at it this week. Port Coquitlam was scheduled to take on the Langley Thunder Thursday night after The Tri-City News’ deadline, while Coquitlam is hosting the Shamrocks at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. For more information and a complete schedule, go to www.bcjall.com.
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