The Junior Drill Teams were on the course in Lindenhurst this past Sunday to start the 2011 Season. There was a nice crowd on hand to watch the drill and the weather was perfect. The day started off with the junior ladder contest which was won by Central Islip Jr. Hoboes with a time of 3.30 giving them the early lead. Intermediate ladder was won by the Lindenhurst Jr. Snails with a time of 4.30 while Individual Ladder was won by the Bay Shore Jr. Redskins with a time of 4.56. Cart Ladder was the last ladder contest to be run and was won by Lindenhurst with a great time of 8.6. These first four contests set the stage for how the rest of drill would shake out with the Snails, Hoboes and Redskins leading the way and trading jabs in every contest. Coming out of ladders, the leaders were Central Islip and Lindenhurst with 13 each, followed by Bay Shore with 11 points.
After a long water test (much like the motorized drill the day before) we moved on to the Jr. Cart Hose contest. For one reason or another, many teams did not participate in this event which the Hagerman Jr. Gamblers won with a time of 13.15 seconds. In Cart Hose, the Jr. Redskins gave us our first 10 of the season, handily winning first place. The Snails took second place with a time of 11.74 seconds. Bay Shore took first again in Cart Hose Replacement with a 21.00 while East Islip took second with a 22.53. Lindenhurst, with a time of 22.00, rounded out the top three.
In Junior Efficiency the tournament took a twist. Lindenhurst, who was running first, received a No Time (N/T) because one of their team members on the replacement length did not have their foot on the line as stated in the rule book. Bay Shore also received a N/T because the coach failed to set the clocks prior to the run. This was huge because it appeared that both teams would have had good times had their runs not been forfeited. Central Islip ended up winning the contest and earning 5 points to put them within striking distance of the Redskins who were up by 3 over the Snails at this point. Bay Shore was able to recover and won the WYE contest with a time of 24.20 while Central Islip came in second.
Going into Efficiency the top three were Bay Shore with 30, Lindenhurst with 25, and Central Islip with 22. The Efficiency contest began with Lindenhurst running an 11.15. Bay Shore responded with a nail in the coffin run of 9.85 which secured the tournament victory. Central Islip had an opportunity to leapfrog the Snails but failed to do so when they received an Overtime (O/T) on their run. It was an exciting conclusion to the day with the same three teams who started the day at the top jockeying for position until the last contest.
At the end of the day the top five teams were as follows:
1st Place – Bay Shore Jr. Redskins – 35 Pts.
2nd Place – Lindenhurst Jr. Snails – 29 Pts.
3rd Place – Central Islip Jr. Hoboes – 22 Pts.
4th Place – Hagerman Jr. Gamblers – 16 Pts.
5th Place – East Islip Jr. Guzzlers – 13 Pts.
All in all, 12 teams participated in the drill although more were expected. It was a nice start to the season with great weather, a competitive drill and a very good turnout. We hope to see even more teams and fans at next week’s drill in Central Islip beginning at 11:00 AM on Sunday, June 12th.
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