The game started with a flurry

of goals in the first three minutes. Etowah immediately quieted the large

crowd by quickly scoring�the first goal of the game and PTC responded

with a goal�from Sean Griffin. Etowah then�scored again, and Madison Seward

tied the game. From that point,�Peachtree City never looked back, adding

seven goals in the first half.

In a tight third quarter, Etowah

scored three goals and maintained an edge in possession.�But PTC capitalized

on the unsettled opportunities, scoring five times in the third and once

in the fourth quarter.�This was due in large part to the effort of Brian

Rosetti, who led the team in the critical ground balls statistics, followed

controlled the draws.

The sloppy second half became

physical with many strong hits from both teams and a lot of contested

loose balls.�The previously untested PTC defense became stronger as the

game continued.�Goalie Dan Griffin turned back 30 shots, many from outside

the established defensive perimeter,�as Etowah outshot PTC by a margin

of 36-25.

Peachtree City continued to

spread out the attack, making the most of their unsettled opportunities,

including�scoring from Kevin Katerndahl, R.D. Read, Adam Boulet,�David

Dye and John Gatell.�In the first two contests of the season PTC has received

scoring from 11 different players.

The team travels to West Cobb

Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. game, then returns home for a key game against

Woodstock March 6 at 7:30 p.m. under the lights at Riley Field (behind

Peachtree City Elementary).�Admission and parking are free.

This week also continues the

beginning of practice for the youth teams (13-under, 15-under) in Fayette

County, as well as the new Girls PTC lacrosse team. For more information

of signing up�players, or helping with coaching, visit www.eteams.com/ptclaxclub/.

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