The Granville Cannibals (5th/6th Grade) won the League Championship by beating the previously undefeated Millersport Lakers. The Cannibals finished the season 7-2-1; their only losses coming to the Lakers during the regular season. The Championship game went into overtime deadlocked at 0. Seven minutes into the overtime Nate Massa took a pass from Shane Whitehead found the back of the net scoring the game’s only goal. Will Gilbert and Bradley Maag spearheaded a defense which didn’t allow a single goal throughout the tournament. Gabriel Valenzuela was in goal for much of the tournament and all of the Championship.
Team: (Back row, standing) Bradley Maag, Peter Collins, Charles Ziegert, Coach Teich, Calvin Teich, Millie Field, Nate Homan, Becky Miller (front row) Shane Whitehead, Geoffrey White, Morgan Mills, Anya Mitton-Fry, Mara Shields, Will Gilbert, Gabriel Valenzuela, Benjamin Gibson, Carl Greene, Mary Kate Hill, Nate Massa.
Photo Credit to Bryant Gilbert