Western Suburbs 31 - Lancaster 24

Scoring for Western Suburbs:

Trys:mills,manella,sickler,donovan(2)
Pens:
Convs:mondro 2, elvis 1
DGs:

Scoring for Lancaster:

Trys:tall lock, ?,?,?
Pens:
Convs:
DGs:

Comments:

4-28-96 RICHMOND.VA
WESTERN SUBURBS AND LANCASTER MET UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND WARM TEMPS
TO DETERMINE THE 3RD PLACE IN THE MARFU DIVISION II.  WESTS HAD MADE 
THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BY BEATING FREDERICK, WHILE LANCASTER KNOCKED
OFF A MUCH IMPROVED JAMES RIVER--WHO HAD ONLY GIVEN UP 12 POINTS IN
VRU DIVISION II PLAY.
FROM THE START WESTS DOMINATED THE GAME.  THE BACKLINE APPLIED CONSTANT
PRESSURE ON THE LANCASTER BACKS FORCING KNOCKS AND BAD PASSES. THE SUBURBS
PACK GAVE EXCELLENT SUPPORT AS THE SUBURBS BACKS WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF SEVERAL CHERRY PICKS.  THE HALF TIME SCORELINE WAS 19-5 WITH WESTS 
FIRMLY IN CONTROL.
THE SECOND HALF SAW AN EARLY INJURY TO SUBURBS OPENSIDE FLANKER MIKE WALKER,
BUT THIS DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE BACKLINE.  AFTER A QUICK TRY BY LANCASTER,
SUBURBS REGAINED CONTROL AND FROM A FIVE METER SCRUM THE #8 EXCUTED AN 
EXCELLENT PLAY FROM THE BASE OF THE SCRUM FEEDING REPLACEMENT HARRY DONOVAN
OFF A SICISSORS MOVEMENT.  THE ENSUING KICKOFF SAW WESTS STEAL THE KICK ONLY 
TO GIVE IT UP ON A FORWARD PASS.  AFTER A FEW MOMENTS OF TIT 4 TAT KICKING
WESTS WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF A HIGH POP KICK BY FLY-HALF MONDRO AND TAP
IT BACK TO A RACING DONOVAN, WHO CARRIED IT IN FOR ANOTHER TRY.  LANCASTER 
DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT ROLLING OVER.  IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES LANCASTER TOOK 
FULL ADVANTAGE OF SEVERAL SUBURBS PENALTIES DEEP IN THEIR OWN HALF BY SCORING
TWICE.  JUST AS SUBURBS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO LET LANCASTER MAKE A 
MATCH OF IT THE REF BLEW FULL TIME.