McKinney Varsity Lacrosse Advances to 7-0 with win over Allen

contributed by: MCKINNEYLACROSSE

McKinney traveled to neighboring Allen for a non-district game and posted an 8-1 victory in a very slow paced game. Allen controlled the opening face off but that was about it for the night. McKinney used a stiff defense to keep Allen spread out all night and hardly ever allowed a shot from the crease area. Senior Nate Clark started the McKinney scoring on the first shot of the game with shot past the goalies hip. Allen slowed the pace of the game by spreading the field and not forcing the offense. It was clear from the start they did not want to get in a run and gun game with McKinney. McKinney closed out the first quarter with goals by Jack McKane and a second Nate Clark goal for a 3-0 lead. The second quarter Allen continued to play slow and deliberate on offense. McKinney scored the only goal of the second quarter on a breakaway run by long pole Kevin Callis who fired a shot into the bottom left corner for the score for the 4-0 halftime lead. The 3^rdquarter was slow paced just like the second and this time it was Allen scoring the lone goal of the quarter on a bounce shot over the goalies shoulder. McKinney finally woke up in the fourth quarter scoring 4 unanswered goals by forcing Allen to turn the ball over and picking up the pace. McKinney goalie Jacob Moran shut down Allen making 14 saves and clearing the ball in 26 out of 32 attempts in the game. McKinney also controlled the ground balls by picking up 18 compared to Allen’s 9. The McKinney scoring was lead by Nate Clark with 4 goals and one assist, Jack McKane 2 goals, one goal each by Brody Kovacs and Kevin Callis.