The Scarborough Red Storm earned their trip to the big dance with a never-in-doubt 11-3 win over visiting Kennebunk. The Storm will play Cheverus Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. Senior John Wheeler led the Red Storm attack, taking seven shots and scoring on five of them. Junior Christian Neelon and senior Dalton Finley each had two, and junior Cam Loiselle added one. Goalie David Pearson made nine saves.
For the Rams, Jacob Boothby had two goals, and in a telling sign that perhaps things weren’t going well, a score from goalie Ben Bath, who frequently ranged well out of the crease to help his team.
Red Storm goalie David Pearson makes one of his nine saves.
Junior defender Brendon Smith proved a very large obstacle around the goal for Kennebunk’s Tyler Elkington.
The Scarborough defense pinches Kennebunk’s Ryan Keefe at mid-field and separates him from the ball.
There’s no other way to describe this: Scarborough junior Cam Loiselle shoves a shot down the throat of the Kennebunk defense for a 2-0 lead in first quarter.
Scarborough goalie David Pearson (1) is swarmed by happy teammates after the final horn sounded.
In a rare lapse, the Red Storm defense let Kennebunk’s Jacob Boothby break free for a point-blank shot and score. Boothby would add another goal for the Rams.
Sophomore Nathan Howard gets turfed while fighting for a ground ball.
The Red Storm assault was led by senior John Wheeler, who scored on five of his seven shots. He added two assists and scooped up 6 ground balls.
Kennebunk midfielder Patrick Gassman (17), a big freshman, races upfield with the ball after a late face-off.
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