Tonkawa
opens Freebooters Classic with 7-5 win
By Alex
Webbe
Jeff Hildebrand’s Tonkawa team opened the 2013 14-goal
Freebooters Classic with a 7-5 win over a competitive Mt. Brilliant/Equine Law
Group Saturday afternoon at the International Polo Club.
The two teams met for the second time in a week, as
Tonkawa scored an exciting 12-11 win over the same lineup on January 26 in the
finals of the 14-goal season opening Wanderers Classic.
“I’ve only played in two tournaments here,†said
Hildebrand after last week’s Wanderers Classic win, “and I’ve won both
tournaments,†he smiled.
This week was not much easier and goals were certainly
harder to come by as Tonkawa got first chukker goals from Nic Roldan and
Brandon Phillips for an early 2-1 lead.
Kris Kampsen converted a 60-yard penalty shot for a goal for Mt.
Brilliant/ELG.
Second period action centered around, defense with
neither team able to score. Only one
penalty was whistled in the entire chukker.
After two periods of play the score stood at 2-1, Tonkawa.
Tonkawa extended its lead to two goals in the third with
Phillips and Agustin Arellano each scoring a goal. Mt. Brilliant/ELG capitalized on another
60-yard penalty conversion from Kampsen but fell behind 4-2 at the end of the
first half.
Second half play droned on with neither team able to
score from the field. Kampsen notched
another penalty shot for a goal, however, cutting the lead to a single goal,
4-3.
Phillips and Kampsen exchanged goals in the fifth period
as both teams struggled to establish any kind of offensive rhythm. The fifth chukker ended with Tonkawa
maintaining the lead, 5-4.
Hildebrand and Avery chapman exchanged penalty shots in
the sixth chukker and Phillips capped it off with a goal from the field for the
7-5 win.
Phillips led the Tonkawa attack with four goals, Roldan,
Arellano and Hildebrand each added a goal in the win. Kampsen scored three of his team-high four
goals on penalty conversions. Chapman added
a penalty goal in the loss.