Sackville Wolves repeat as Garnet Knight Cup
Game 4 of the ECJLL Garnet Knight Cup Series was played on a hot Sunday afternoon as the Sackville Wolves and Saint John Rapids went head-to-head for the W of this one. Wolves winning meant a repeat win of the Cup, while the Rapids were looking to stay alive and force Game 5.
From the first faceoff whistle to the last buzzer of the game, the intensity at Sackville Arena was electric. Each hit was hard and felt by the crowd, and every shot on goal was a hold-your-breath moment in time. Over 5 minute passed in the 1st period before a ball got between the posts, and it was by the Rapids, who dominated the first 15 minutes of the 1st period, allowing the Wolves to only get 1 in, but the Wolves woke up towards the end of that period, with Jack McKay and Josh Hollet taking the reins and scoring 3 goals in under 2 minutes.
2nd period saw the teams a little more evenly matched up, with a lot of play at both ends of the floor, Rapids adding 4 more goals to their total, while Wolves only got 3 in the net.
Starting the third with Rapids up 9-7, Wolves turned up the pressure and the scoring, dominating the last period of this game. After they added 6 goals up in the board, while only allowing Rapids to gain 1 during the same timing, the Wolves lead 13-10. With only less than 1 minute left to the game, Rapids mounted a comeback, scoring with 42 secs to make it 13-11 and than another with only 3 secs on the clock! It wasn't enough though to tie the game and force overtime.
With a final score at the end of 60 minutes of play, and a score of 13-12, Sackville Wolves took the Garnet Knight Cup for the 2nd year in a row, and for the second time in ECJLL history.
Sackville Wolves' Goals & Assists by:
Jack McKay 8G
Ty Wheatley 2G, 3A
Will Normandeau 2G
Matt McCarron 1G
Josh Hollet 7A
Nolan Kennedy 2A
Finn St. Hilare 2A
Alex Hall 2A
Cameron Waite 1A
Aiden Doyle 1A
Saint John Rapids' Goals & Assists by:
Drew Mason 3G, 2A
Joseph Webster 2G, 2A
Chase Aldridge 2G, 1A
Adam Brooks 2G, 1A
Nate Williams 1G
Ben Alchorn 1G
Riley Bissett 1G
Kenneth MacIntyre 1A
Ian Cassie 1A
Morgan Mackinnon 1A
Noah Fletcher 1A
Kyristan Moffatt 1A
Ryan Johnston 1A
And with that, the 2025 ECJLL Jr A season comes to a close. A huge thank you to all the teams - the coaches, the players, the trainers, the volunteers, and to our lacrosse family, friends and fans, we wish you a terrific remainder of your summer and 2025 - we will see you next year!
