Tigers Fan Flames In Game 1:

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Tigers fan Flames in Game 1

Published: July 07, 2009

The Vernon Re/Max Tigers bounced the South Okanagan Flames 8-6 Monday night at Kelowna Memorial Arena in Game 1 of the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League best-of-three semifinal series.
Game two goes tonight at Wesbild Centre (7:30). A third game if needed, goes back to Kelowna Memorial Arena Friday night at 7:30. The Flames could not get a home game in Penticton since ice was installed for hockey schools.
The 8-4-2 Tigers only got a full three days rest after sweeping the Rutland Raiders in the quarterfinals, but they were full of energy and ready to take on the 8-3-3 Flames.
“We played a pretty full game from start to end,” said Tigers’ forward Jordan Jarvis, who notched one goal and two assists. “It was a fast-paced game with lots of movement. South Okanagan didn’t pressure us as much as Rutland did so we were able to move the ball around faster and played a well-rounded game on offence and defence.”
Craig Bigsby bagged a pair of goals for the Tigers, while Robbie Short, Ryan Landels, Miles Jespersen, Riley Soleway and Steven Clark chipped in with singles.
Derek Grimm, Tyler Prentice, Pete McEwan, Tyler Berkholtz, Logan O’Brien, and Wes Morris led the Flames’ attack.
The Flames, who received a first-round bye, outshot the Tigers 51-45.
“I don’t think it was a good effort,” said Flames’ coach Geoff Goodman. “We had just maybe some rust or lack of mental readiness for some of the guys for the intensity that comes with a playoff game. What really hurt us was our special teams. They had three shorthanded goals and that just hurts.
“We can’t let that happen. And they were mental mistakes on the guys not checking properly, not getting close to their men, and letting them walk in and get the easy shot on goal.”
Goodman planned to move Brad Deshane back to forward and insert Connor Dietsen and Louis Montgomery in the lineup for Game 2 in hopes of garnering more intensity.
In other semifinal action, the first-place Kelowna Warriors (8-3-3) took on the 6-6-2 Kamloops Venom Tuesday night.
The underdog Venom made it to the second round by defeating the 7-4-3 Kamloops Rattlers 11-6 Sunday night to take the quarterfinal series 2-1.