FENTON, Mo - The East team outscored the North team 7-1 in the second half of the championship game to walk away with a 13-7 victory in the final of the 2006 US Lacrosse National High School Senior Showcase. Kevin Kaminski, who will attend Delaware, paced the East squad with four goals, while Chris Daniello, headed to Syracuse, added three goals. Goalies Nikhil Ashra (Princeton) and Michael Novosel (Dartmouth) combined for 17 saves for the East team, which won the event for the first time. Tyler Seymour (Army) had two goals in a losing effort for the North team.

The East team defeated the South team 19-10 in the semifinal round to advance to the championship game. Josh Holmes (Stevens Tech), Peter McNichols (Salisbury School) and Justin Pennington (Rutgers) scored three goals each for the East team in that contest.

The North advanced to the final by defeating the West team 11-9 in the other semifinal. Three players had two goals apiece for the North, which outscored the West 4-1 in the final quarter.

The South placed third in the event by defeating the West team 13-11 in the consolation game. Neal Hicks (Notre Dame) had three goals and Joe Brody (Gettysburg) added two to lead the South squad.


BOX SCORES

Championship Game • East 13, North 7
Goals: E - Kaminski 4, Daniello 3, Evans 2, Burst, Holmes, MacDonnell, Mortell. N - Seymour 2, Barkas, Cooke, Driscoll, Lunnen, Minor
Assists: E - McNichols 2, Burst. N - Neller 2, Albrecht, Mersky.
Saves: E - Ashra 11, Novosel 6. N - Lowell 8, Hoffmeister 7.

Consolation Game • South 13, West 11
Goals: S - Hicks 3, Brody 2, Ashcraft, D'Alessandro, Derkac, Dougherty, Prezioso, Ridge, Spaulding, Wescavage.     W - Burton 2, Reinhardt 2, Snider 2, Tedeschi 2, Chandler, Otto, Taylor.
Assists: S - D'Alessandro, Hicks, Howard, Ridge, Spaulding, Wescavage. W - Burton 3, Hurley 2, Reihardt 2, LaFlam, Otto, Tedeschi.
Saves: S - Guarneri 8, Smith 5. W - Cavalieri 10, Palesky 9

Semifinal • North 11, West 9
Goals: N - Lowe 2, Neller 2, Seymour 2, Albrecht, Cooke, Lunnen, Minor, Riedl. W - Hurley 3, LaFlam 2, Burton, Danielson, Reinhardt, Snider.
Assists: N - Neller 2, Albrecht, Halayko, Mersky, Minor, Seymour. W - Reinhardt, Taylor.
Saves: N - Lowell 10, Hoffmeister 7. W - Cavalieri 4, Palesky 7.

Semifinal • East 19, South 10
Goals: E - Holmes 3, McNichols 3, Pennington 3, Barnes 2, Haggerty 2, Kaminski 2, Mortell 2, Daniello, MacDonnell.   S - Brody 2, Napolitano 2, D'Allessando, Hicks, Howard, Ridge, Spaulding, Von Kamecke.
Assists: E - Haggerty 2, Mortell. S - D'Alessandro, Spaulding.
Saves: E - Ashra 9, Novosel 2. S - Guarneri 5, Smith 2.

AWARD WINNERS

Team MVPS

Team	Name	Position	Hometown/High School	College
North	David Blackburn	Defense	Ogdensburg, N.Y./Heuvelton Central	n/a
South	Neal Hicks	Attack	Atlanta, Ga./Lovett	Notre Dame
East	Nikhil Ashra	Goalie	Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich	Princeton
West	Eric Reinhardt	Midfield	Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington	Georgetown

Sportsmanship

Team	Name	Position	Hometown/High School	College
North	Matthew Mersky	Attack	Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Country Day	Lafayette
South	Cane Napolitano	Midfield	Weston, Fla./St. Andrew's	Lafayette
East	Justin Pennington	Midfield	Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central	Rutgers
West	Drew Snider	Midfield	Seattle, Wash./O'Dea	Loomis Chaffee

• 2006 Full Team Rosters

Past NSS Championship Games
2005: North 16, West 8
2004: South 9, North 8