Thursday marked the beginning the second half of the tournament. In what was by far the busiest day of the 40thannual Vail Lacrosse Shootout, 55 teams competed in 59 games, on 12 fields, in four divisions across the Vail valley.
The Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 High School Boys Showcase kicked off in Avon and Eagle Vail. In the HS Boys division FCA, Brady’s Bunch, NE 3D Select and Team Colorado won their conferences and will take the top seeds into the championship bracket.
The U-19 High School Girls Showcase took over four fields for it first day of pool play. Friday will see the second day of pool play for the U-19 girls, then they will break into gold, silver and bronze brackets.
On Ford Field, Athletic Field, and in Donovan Park, the Supermasters (40+) and the Grandmasters (50+) tournaments got underway. The Grandmasters semi-finals will take place tomorrow in Ford Park at 8:30 am. In the Ford West semi-final, the Eldest Statesmen (’09, ’10 & ’11 champions) will take on Middlebury. In the Ford East semi-final the Gravediggers face  Los Viejos.
The Supermasters were split into four pools to start the tournament. C2C Magic Wands (2011 champions), Elder Statesmen, Yellow Dog and Millennium / Rock-it Pocket – all won their respective division will have the top seeds in tomorrow’s quarter finals in Ford Park at 12:30pm & 2:30pm.
At 4:30pm the Zenmasters (60+) will have an exhibition on Ford Field.
Results for Thursday 7/5
Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 High School Boys Showcase
Conference A – Homestake Peak School
FCA 12, Team Ohio 6
Team Ohio 11, Western Colo. Mavericks 5
FCA 13, Western Colo. Mavericks 4
Conference B – Avon 1
Brady’s Bunch 13, Buddha’s Ballers 0
Laxachusetts 9, Blue Lion Elite 2
Blue Lion Elite 6, Buddha’s Ballers 5 (OT)
Brady’s Bunch 7, Laxachusetts 6 (OT)
Laxacusetts 11, Buddha’s Ballers 1
Brady’s Bunch 10, Blue Lion Elite 2
Conference C – Avon 2
NE 3D Select 13, HouLaGuns 1
True Lacrosse 3, Local Favorites 2
Local Favorites 6, HouLaGuns 4
NE 3D Select 9, True Lacrosse 2
True Lacrosse 8, HouLaGuns 2
NE 3D Select 7, Local Favorites 3
Conference D – Eagle Vail
Team Colorado 9, ADRLN Tropics 6
ADRLN Tropics 13, Winnipeg 2
Team Colorado 19, Winnipeg 3
Final Conference Standings
Conference A
1st Place- FCA
2nd Place- Team Ohio
3rd Place- Western Colo. Mavericks
Conference B
1st Place- Brady’s Bunch
2nd Place- Laxachusetts
3rd Place- Blue Lion Elite
4th Place- Buddha’s Ballers
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Conference C
1st Place- NE 3D Select
2nd Place- True Lacrosse
3rd Place- Local Favorites
4th Place- HouLaGuns
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Conference D
1st Place- Team Colorado
2nd Place- ADRLN Tropics
3rd Place- Winnipeg
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U-19 High School Girls Showcase
Midwestern Force 13, MN Lakers 2013 8
Team HLA 14, Team Colorado 3
Puget Sound Select 14, Durangatangs 3
Houston Heat 11, ALL Idaho 5
Team 180 21, Denver Summit 4
Heros 2013 13, Utah Mamaci Elite 3
Indy United 12, Stars 11
MN Lakers 2014/15Â 12, Utah Mamaci Black 11
Puget Sound Select 12, Indy United 11
Houston Heat 10, Utah Mamaci Black 7
MN Frosties 17, SoCal Edge 9
Midwestern Force 13, Denver Summit 2
Stars 9, Durangatangs 1
MN Lakers 2014/15 11, ALL Idaho 9
Blue Lions 11, MN Lakers 2016Â 8
Team 180 19, MN Lakers 2013Â 2
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Supermasters
Conference A
C2C Magic Wands 11, Cactus Lacrosse 0
Cactus Lacrosse 7, Mad Greens 3
C2C Magic Wands 15, Mad Greens 1
Conference B
Elder Statesmen 14, Navy Old Goats 1
Navy Old Goats 9, Vendetta’s 3
Elder Statesmen 11, Vendetta’s 0
Conference C
Yellow Dog 9, Galileo 9
Moondoggies 9, Galileo 5
Moondoggies 4, Yellow Dog 8
Conference D
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 7, Middlebury 2
Princeton Obsoletes 5, Aged Spirits 2
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 11, Aged Spirits 1
Middlebury 4, Princeton Obsoletes 3
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 9, Princeton Obsoletes 2
Middlebury 5, Aged Spirits 1
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Final Conference Standings
Conference A
1st Place- C2C Magic Wands
2nd Place- Cactus Lacrosse
3rd Place- Mad Greens
Conference B
1st Place- Elder Statesmen
2nd Place- Navy Old Goats
3rd Place- Vendetta’s
Conference C
1st Place-Yellow Dog
2nd Place- Moondoggies
3rd Place- Galileo
Conference D
1st Place- Millennium/Rock-it Pocket
2nd Place- Middlebury
3rd Place- Princeton Obsoletes
4th Place- Aged Spirits
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Grandmasters
Eldest Statesmen 15, AF Greybirds 1
Middlebury 15, Colorado Lax Club 3
Gravediggers 11, Navy Grand Goats 8
Los Viejos 11, Mr. Boh 3
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Schedule for Friday 7/6
Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 High School Boys Showcase
Dr. Tom Watts Memorial U-19 High School Boys Showcase
Division 1 Bracket
9am-Avon 1- NE 3D Select vs. Laxachusetts
11am-Avon 1- Brady’s Bunch vs. True Lacrosse
1pm- Avon 1- Team Colorado vs. Team Ohio
3pm- Avon 1- FCA vs. ADRLN Tropics
Division 2 Bracket
9am- Avon 2- Blue Lion vs. Houlaguns
1pm- Avon 2- Local Favorites vs. Buddha’s Ballers
3pm- Avon 2- Western Colo. Mavericks vs. Winnipeg
U-19 High School Girls Showcase
Edwards Turf Field 1
9:30am – MN Lakers 2014/2015 vs. Houston Heat
10:45am – Puget Sound Select vs. Stars
12pm – Midwestern Force vs. Team 180
1:15pm – Heros 2013 vs. Team HLA
Edwards Grass Field 2
9:30am – All Idaho vs. Utah Mamaci Black
10:45am – Durangatangs vs. Indy United
12pm – Denver Summit vs. MN Lakers 2013
1:15pm – Utah Mamaci Elite vs. Team Colorado
Edwards Grass Field 3
9:30am – Blue Lions vs. MN Frosties
10:45am – Utah Mamaci Elite vs. Team HLA
12pm – MN Lakers 2016 vs. MN Frosties
Edwards Grass Field 4
9:30am – SoCal Edge vs. MN Lakers 2016
10:45am – Team Colorado vs. Heros 2013
12pm – Blue Lions vs. SoCal Edge
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Supermasters
Championship Bracket
12:30pm- Ford East- Millennium/ Rock-it-Pocket vs. Moondoggies
12:30 pm- Ford West- Cactus Lacrosse vs. Elder Statesmen
2:30pm- Ford East- Middlebury vs. Yellow Dog
2:30pm- Ford West- C2C Magic Wands vs. Navy Old Goats
Lower Bracket
10:30am- Vail Mountain School- Mad Greens vs. Vendetta’s
10:30am- Donovan- Galileo vs. Princeton Obsoletes
12:30pm- Vail Mountain School- Vendetta’s vs. Aged Spirits
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Grandmasters
Semi-finalsÂ
8:30am- Ford East- Gravediggers vs. Los Viejos
8:30am- Ford West- Middlebury vs. Eldest Statesmen
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Consolation Bracket
8:30am- Donovan- Colorado Lax Club vs. AF Greybirds
8:30am- Athletic- Mr. Boh vs. Navy Grand Goats
Zenmasters
4:30pm- Ford Field