Bryan Thompson (front) and Brian Ring (in goal) during the semifinal round against Caesar Rodney at the 2003 Battle at the Beach. Click here for more photos.

The Riverside B-team, mostly 9th and 10th graders playing against varsity starters, did not win any seeding games but did defeat Garfield in a Braveheart in a tournament consolation game. Bob Kercher scored the winning goal during the Braveheart. Hope to have B-team stats later.

Cody Kelly gets by a Triad defender during the Triangle-Triad All-Star fall ball game in Greensboro on Nov. 1, 2003. Click here to see more photos.

The Durham-Chapel Hill T.A.L.L. all-stars traveled to Greensboro on Saturday, Nov. 1, and defeated the all-stars from the Triad Youth Lacrosse Association 10-4.

The Triangle team jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter after Cody Kelly scored on a Shane Nouri assist 2:40 into the game. Mike Homlish scored on an R.J. Crumpler assist in a man-up nine minutes into the first period to make it 2-0, Triangle.

The Triangle squad realized at the beginning of the game that no one had brought water for the team, and it was an unseasonably hot day with a cloudless sky and a blaring sun. They started the game without refreshment, but by the end of the first period Linda Fowler, R.J. Crumper's mom, and her husband Butch, arrived with a case of bottled water, much to the relief of the players, who responded with three goals in the second period.

Will Lewis and Jack Craig both scored unassisted to make it 4-0 with eight minutes left in the first half (they were playing 12-minute quarters with stop time). But with five minutes left, and the Triangle team down a man, the Triad's Kyle Fredrick (Grimsley) scored on an assist from Alston Claytor (W. Guilford) to make it 4-1. The Triangle answered that goal when Rob Christensen scored unassisted with two minutes remaining to make it 5-1 at the half.

Triangle goalie Brian Ring had six saves in the first period, three of them one-on-one stops. Meanwhile, Evan Watts and James Leath platooned for six saves for the Triad (Watts with 4, Leath with 2).

The Triangle squad went for a snooze in the third period, scoring no goals, while the Triad managed a single goal. Claytor scored unassisted for Triad to make it 5-2 after three quarters. The Triad squad had three man-up opportunities in the third period but couldn't capitalize on any of them.

In the final period, the Triangle opened with two quick goals, one by Lewis on a Graham Georges assist and another by Lewis unassisted to make it 7-2 with nine minutes remaining in the game. But Colin Sherwood (Grimsley) scored unassisted with eight minutes left and Marcus Kirby (Bishop McGinnis) scored on an assist from Stephen Krasicky (W. Guilford) with seven minutes remaining to pull Triad to within three, 7-4.

The Triangle squad scored three unanswered down the stretch, however, to make the final score 10-4. The final three goals were Georges on an assist by Joey Pietrantoni, Dwight Weld on a Georges assist and Weld on a Nouri assist for the final goal.

Ring ended the game with eight saves for the Triangle. Watts and Leath ended with a combined 12 saves for the Triad. Watts had eight and Leath had four.

Team McCarthy defeated Team Estacio 5-2 in the fall ball championship game on Wednesday, Oct. 29, on the Duke turf. The win gave Coach Sean McCarthy his third TALL fall ball championship in a row. Meanwhile, Team Tate defeated Team Gordon in the 3 vs. 4 game to give Team Tate a 6-1 record identical to Team McCarthy's. Team Scout came from four goals down to defeat Team Bailey in the 5 vs. 6 game.

Also on Wednesday, the Durham-Chapel Hill TALL fall ball all-star teams both won games against their Raleigh TALL fall ball counterparts. The 11-12th grade all-stars defeated Raleigh 7-4 and the 9-10th grade all-stars defeated the Raleigh fall ball team 3-1.

Cody Kelly of Team McCarthy won this year's scoring title with 33 points. Coach McCarthy announced after the game that Kelly will be the recipient of an as-yet-undetermined prize courtesy of Great Atlantic Lacrosse Company. The prize will become an annual gift to the scoring winner, McCarthy said.

In the championship game hardly anyone could buy a goal in the first half. Team McCarthy led 2-0 at the break on two unassisted goals by Patrick Schultz. In the second half Team McCarthy reeled off three unanswered, all three by Kelly, one assisted by Stephen Barksdale and the other by Hans Almekinders, to make it 5-0. Late goals by Joey Pietrantoni and Shane Nouri made it 5-2 but Team Estacio ran out of time.

Team McCarthy goalie Brad Smith had nine saves and five goals against. Max Cheatham had one save and no goals against for McCarthy as well. Team Estacio goalie Brad Acrey had seven saves and five goals against.

No. 3 Tate vs. No. 4 Gordon

In the 3 vs. 4 game, Team Tate led 4-1 at the half on goals by Blake Gaulden on a Michael Simel assist, and unassisted goals by Will Lewis, Kyle Rooney and Adam Ball. Conor Buckley scored unassisted for Team Gordon in the first half.

In the second half, Team Tate won the scoring duel 7-4 with Lewis scoring four and assisting on two others. Simel, Phil Sloate and Rooney also scored. Ball had two more assists for Team Tate in the second half. For Team Gordon, Mark Anna had two goals, one off the opening faceoff of the second half, Will Renfrow scored on an Andy Ross assist and Dwight Weld scored unassisted to make the final score 11-5 in Tate's favor.

Tate goalie Adam Canoy had seven saves and five goals against. Goalie Brian Ring had 14 saves, most of those close in, for Team Gordon.

No. 5 Scout vs. No. 6 Bailey

In the 5 vs. 6 game, Team Bailey started strong, moving out to a 4-0 lead on three unassisted goals by Graham Georges and one by Jay Whitaker. Late in the first half Team Scout scored two of its own, one by Rien Zabor and another by Jack Craig, both unassisted, to make it 4-2 in Bailey's favor at the half.

But Team Scout outscored Team Bailey 4-1 down the stretch to win it 6-5. Craig had two for Team Scout in the second half and Rob Christensen had a goal and an assist. Scott MacIver also scored unassisted for Scout. The only goal for Team Bailey in the second half was Georges' unassisted goal with 2:40 remaining in the game.

11-12th grade all-star game

In the Durham-Chapel Hill TALL vs. the Raleigh TALL all-star game featuring 11th and 12th graders, Raleigh took the early lead on a goal by Joe Doyle, one of three scores by Doyle on the night. But Durham-Chapel Hill scored four unanswered in the rest of the half to make it 4-1 at the break. The first came in dramatic fashion as Michael Simel checked the Raleigh goalie's stick near the restraining line and picked up the ball an put it into an empty net. Hans Almekinders, Jack Craig and Michael Homlish also scored. Craig's goal came on an assist from Dwight Weld.

In the second half Doyle again scored early to make it 4-2 but the Riverside duo of Andy Ross and T.L. Hutchins combined to make it 5-2, with Hutchins assisting Ross on the score. Phil Sloate scored unassisted to make it 6-2 with 14 minutes remaining, but Raleigh's J.R. Wahlert scored unassisted at 13:30 to make it 6-3.

Doyle scored again with 4:21 left to make it 6-4 but that was as close as the Raleigh all-stars would get. Hans Almekinders scored for the Durham-Chapel Hill team with 16 seconds remaining to make the final score 7-4.

Brian Ring and Adam Canoy platooned in goal for the Durham-Chapel Hill team, Ring getting five saves and Canoy 2. Matt Burnham and Trip Auray handled the goal duties for the Raleigh team, with Auray getting three saves and Burnham two.

In an interesting development, the Raleigh team arrived and the Riverside faithful noticed a familiar figure running on the field with them. It turns out it was 1998 Pirate All-Stater Sean Hizey, who is now living and working in Raleigh and who had been coaching during their fall ball season. With the Durham-Chapel Hill group coached by Scott Gordon and Greg Tate, it was almost a reunion of Riverside's 1998 state championship team. Sean McCarthy also coached the team but he's a Jordan grad, though we won't hold that against him.

9-10th grade all-star game

On Field B, while the older guys were playing their all-star game, the Durham-Chapel Hill 9th and 10th graders defeated the Raleigh 9th and 10th graders 3-1. Sorry, but no scoring info on that one.