JDHS senior Owen Rumsey earned the team’s Lunchpail Award for his play in the match

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“We controlled that match,” Lehnhart said. “I felt like we had better chances and controlled the match until the end. And that is what always happens. The team that is trailing just puts the energy in and it hard to close out a game. The natural thing is to lay back a little bit. So we have to work on that. I thought we did alright, even with the fact that they were putting pressure on us.”

The Crimson Bears handled that pressure by attacking the Wolfpack forwards and not letting them settle under balls or go unmarked around the box.

“The big thing is we went to the ball,” coach Lehnhart said. “We didn’t stay back. What I was worried about is would they against good players be afraid and intimidated and they weren’t. Right from the very country wise email marketing list beginning they kept putting pressure on them and that’s what we wanted them to do and that’s what they did.”


“Gary said this was the best game he has ever seen me play,” Rumsey said. “And I was just hustling the whole time, I was getting after it. Keeping my head in the game was key and just knowing who I have to mark. Things like that. Being as physical as I can. They are a physical team and I just have to match that level of energy and physical strength I guess.”

The JDHS boys improve to 1-0 in the RBC and 3-0 overall.

The Crimson Bears play West Valley at noon Saturday, following the girls 10 a.m. game against the Wolfpack girls.

West Valley last came to Juneau during the 2010 state championships when the Crimson Bears hosted at AKF. The two squads did not meet during the championships. JDHS defeated Wasilla 3-1 to open play, nipped Colony 1-0 in overtime in the semifinals and won the title 2-1 over Dimond. West Valley lost to Dimond 2-0 and Grace Christian 3-2.