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Mertz Scores 5 in Ridge Win Over Montgomery
Boys lacrosse team edges opponent 10-8 in Somerset County Tournament quarterfinals.
The Ridge high school boys lacrosse team defeated Montgomery High School 10-8 in Wednesday's Somerset County quarterfinal match-up at Lee Field, opening the door for the team to progress to the semi-finals. Senior captain Jason Mertz led all scorers with 5 goals in the hotly contested game.
IN SHORT
Montgomery, out of the gate with a better season record, broke the ice two minutes into the game with a quick shot by Montgomery's Josh Reinson. But the Ridge midfielder wearing the same number 9, Jason Mertz, would even it up just two minutes later. Both players would score the next goals for their teams and Kevin Kelly would add a third goal for Ridge to round out the opening period. The game would be an evenly matched affair until the 6:50 mark of the fourth period, when Mertz would score to break the 8-8 tie and follow it up with another at 4:38. The Ridge defense held and ran out the clock to end to game.
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KEY PERFORMANCES
Jason Mertz — Mertz scored the first two and last two goals on his way to a five-goal performance; Connor Meth – Meth scored three goals in a row in the second and third periods.
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THEY SAID IT
"It was a great game. I enjoyed this" — Ridge head coach Ken Marsh
"This is one of those games that went goal-for-goal until the end when we made a couple of plays to get a 2 goal cushion at the end of the game. A lot of credit to Montgomery for playing hard and for our kids for finding a way to get it done." - Ridge Athletic Director Richard Shello
UP NEXT - Immaculata in the Somerset County Tournament semi-finals Saturday at Immaculata at a time as yet determined.