Mt. Brilliant wins 16-goal Everglades Classic Opener
By Alex Webbe
South African 7-goaler Sugar Erskine set the
pace for Mt. Brilliant Saturday afternoon, scoring seven times in the opening
game of the 2012 Everglades Classic at the International Polo Club in
Wellington.
Erskine burned up the field in the opening chukker
for Mt. Brilliant, scoring the first three goals of the match from the
field. Tommy Biddle managed a goal from
the field for MetalTek (who received one goal by handicap from the 16-goal Mt.
Brilliant team). At the end of the first
period, Mt. Brilliant was ahead, 3-2.
Two second chukker goals from Biddle had
MetalTek on top 4-3, but Erskine’s
fourth goal of the day had it all even at the end of the period, 4-4.
Biddle provided more firepower for MetalTek
in the third, converting on two 60-yard penalty shots while limiting Mt.
Brilliant to a single goal from the field from Chris Nevins. MetalTek took a 6-5 halftime lead.
Mt. Brilliant tied it up at 8-8 in the
fourth, getting a penalty goal from Nevins and single goals from Costi Caset
and Erskine. MetalTek picked up goals
from Robert Orthwein and Biddle (penalty conversion) in the tie game.
Mt. Brilliant owned the fifth chukker scoring
three unanswered goals as a resolute defense shut down the MetalTek attack and
the team picked up single goals from Nevins (penalty sot), Caset and Erskine. With one chukker left in regulation time, Mt.
Brilliant led by three goals, 11-8.
MetalTek added single goals by Robert
Orthwein and Biddle in the sixth while Erskine added is seventh goal of the
game for the 12-10 Mt. Brilliant win.
Biddle scored seven goals for MetalTek. Robert Orthwein added two goals and the team
received one goal by handicap.
Erskine registered seven goals for Mt.
Brilliant. Nevins scored three times and
Caset added two goals for the victory.