Curtis Boys Suffer Lacrosse Upset

Midfielder Alex Bus scored with 3:17 remaining in the game to ignite a three-goal run that gave Northshore a 10 – 9, come-from-behind road upset of Curtis on Thursday. 

With Curtis leading 9 – 7 on their home field, Bus’s goal sparked a trio of goals by Northshore over the next three and a half minutes that gave the squad its fifth win of the season.  Just 53 seconds later, Kyle Barrett tied the game. With just four seconds to go, Bus dodged two Curtis defenders after grabbing a clearing pass and fired a hard-to-handle bouncer between Curtis goaltender Tony Nigh’s legs for the game winner.

The goal was the 29^th of the season for the Bothell High School senior.

In the first, Curtis took an early 3 – 2 lead before Northshore came back with 3 goals in the second to take a 5 – 4 lead into the intermission.  After both teams scored solo shots in the third, Curtis reeled-off four goals in the fourth to take the 9 – 7 lead with just minutes remaining.

For Curtis (8-5-0), which lost its second game in a row, next faces Tacoma (8-1-0), Mondayin a 8 p.m. start at home.

Northshore (5-8-0) next faces Mukilteo (1-8-0), Friday, May 6 in a 7 p.m. start at Bothell High School.

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:  Northshore 10, Curtis 9 (Alex Bus, N, 3 goals, 4 ground balls; Kyle Barrett, N, 3 goals, 2 ground balls; Kevin Luo, N, 8 saves; Brandon Dean, C, 3 goals, 1 assist, 8 ground balls; Quinn Moody, C, 2 goals, 1 assist, 6 ground balls; Carson Stewart, C, 2 goals, 1 ground ball; Alex Larson, C, 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 ground balls; Tony Nigh, C, 9 saves, 4 ground balls)