Over the weekend, Shark defense allowed only four goals over two games against Duxbury and Cold Spring Harbor to set the stage for Shark victories in which they outscored their opponents by 10 in back to back games.

Stephen Jahelka and Brian Fischer led the team in forcing turnovers and scooping ground balls and in an overall inspired defensive effort in front of Shark goalies, John Bock and Dan Marino. Bock, Marino, Jahelka and Fischer were assisted in the successful bid to dismantle the high scoring CSH offense by fellow long-polers, Tom Adams, JP Burnside, Brian Porter, Eugene Berkery and Andre Stone. Combined, over both games, all Shark defenders scooped up over 25 ground balls, forced numerous turnovers and virtually shut down the opposition.

On top of the huge defensive effort, superb clears by Shark long-polers allowed Middies Tom Gordon, Shane Thornton, Rob Savage, Sean Mahon, Matt Confort, Pat Berkery, Brendan Cullen and Kyle Irwin to concentrate on the land between the cages. They controlled the midfield in the air and on the ground, forcing turnovers and battling for the ground balls. Mahon, Gordon and Brian Coleman controlled the face-off circle, winning 77 percent of the face-offs in the game against CSH.

On Saturday, Duxbury scored first, but quickly felt the bite of the Shark attack from the combined efforts of Brian Coleman, Devin Dwyer, Matt Clarkson, Charlie Garcia, Liam Kennedy and John Fallon. Coleman stung Duxbury by winning every man-to-man situation behind the net to chalk up five unassisted goals. Shane Thornton also beat his man to score three times in the game.

Sunday, the battle against CSH was a different game. Almost every goal was assisted, with scoring by Clarkson (two), Coleman, (one goal, two assists) Dwyer (one goal, five assists), Gordon (three), Thornton (two assists), Savage (one goal, one assist), Mahon (two goals), Kennedy and Fallon. The defensive effort and clearing ability was highlighted by a superb clear that turned into a fast break with an assist by Jahelka.

On Thursday, May 24, the Sharks faced the Titans of Greenwich for the final career match-up between these teams at CW Post. Results will be posted next week.

The Sharks traveled to Baltimore. They played Green Turtle Lacrosse Club Saturday at 8:30 a.m. on St. Paul's HS Turf Field and attended the NCAA tournament for the Duke-Cornell game with dinner afterwards. Sunday featured a game against the elite Cockeysville Crabs Travel Team before returning to New York to close out the Memorial Day weekend. On June 2, the Sharks close the season with a 1 p.m. game at CW Post against the U-15 team Long Island and on Sunday face New Canaan at USMMA at 9 a.m. For more information, details, field locations and great lacrosse photos visit www.GCSharks.com.