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Vero BeachMerritt Island

Indians
8
Mustangs
1

The Merritt Island (FL) varsity lacrosse team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Vero Beach (FL) by a score of 8-1.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Vero Beach42118
Merritt Island10001
Final score provided by J. Robb.
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Game Stats

Vero Beach (24-25)

Merritt Island (24-25)

Vero Beach

Scoring

#Athlete NameGAsstPtsTSSOGSHT%
Team Totals861422
2Zack Franco (Jr)224
6Talen Perez (Sr)1233
7Ethan Hunt (Sr)113
8Austin Banzhaf (Jr)3146
10Antonio Magaro (Sr)2134
12Will Lockwood (So)112
Merritt Island

Scoring

#Athlete NameGAsstPtsTSSOGSHT%
Team Totals11169.062
1Matteo Nacca (Jr)11
4Chase Conley (So)31
5Brady Frizell (Sr)1164.167
17Jason Gray (Jr)1
22Michael Merritt (Jr)32
55Kobe Chambers (Sr)21
Vero Beach

Fielding

#Athlete NameGBTOTAUE
Team Totals321718
1W. Della Porta (Jr)41
2Zack Franco (Jr)2
4Dylan Moxley (Sr)223
5B. Cochrane (Jr)36
6Talen Perez (Sr)433
7Ethan Hunt (Sr)1
8Austin Banzhaf (Jr)41
9Michael Roth (Sr)4
10Antonio Magaro (Sr)2
12Will Lockwood (So)13
14Avery Nye (So)11
17Logan Young (Sr)21
18D. Foduraro (Fr)1
23Hamilton Arden (Jr)1
25Jonathan Edden (So)3
26Ethan Hall (Sr)1
27Robert Burbic (Jr)22
29Joshua Thomas (Sr)21
Merritt Island

Fielding

#Athlete NameGBTOTAUE
Team Totals282715
0Tucker Guest (Jr)53
1Matteo Nacca (Jr)211
2Kenny Gutierrez (Jr)22
3Matthew Zaccheo (Sr)664
4Chase Conley (So)1
5Brady Frizell (Sr)141
6Stephen Goff (Jr)1
9Santi Gonzalez (So)4
10Lucca Soto (Sr)1
12Westin Bayer (So)11
13Karson Conti (Sr)121
14Lincoln Judd (Jr)2
17Jason Gray (Jr)211
22Michael Merritt (Jr)1
23Aiden Kelly (So)1
28Jacob Buckley (So)11
34Kyle Jankowski (Sr)12
55Kobe Chambers (Sr)33
Vero Beach

Faceoffs

#Athlete NameFWFAFO%
Team Totals712.583
9Michael Roth (Sr)611.545
18D. Foduraro (Fr)111.000
Merritt Island

Faceoffs

#Athlete NameFWFAFO%
Team Totals512.417
12Westin Bayer (So)1
55Kobe Chambers (Sr)511.455
Vero Beach

Goaltending Stats

#Athlete NameMINGAGAASOGSVsSOWLT
Team Totals4811.087
29Joshua Thomas (Sr)4211.187
30Liam Watson (Fr)60.0
Merritt Island

Goaltending Stats

#Athlete NameMINGAGAASOGSVsSOWLT
Team Totals4888.018101
11Evret Branch (Jr)4888.018101
Vero Beach

Penalties

#Athlete NamePPT
Team Totals203:00
6Talen Perez (Sr)101:00
12Will Lockwood (So)102:00
Merritt Island

Penalties

#Athlete NamePPT
Team Totals606:00
3Matthew Zaccheo (Sr)101:00
13Karson Conti (Sr)101:00
17Jason Gray (Jr)101:00
55Kobe Chambers (Sr)101:00
69Finn Tornga (Jr)101:00
78Joey Sonnenberg (So)101:00

Game Story

Florida High School Lacrosse - Vero Beach overwhelms Merritt Island

February 18, 2025: Merritt Island, FL 32953

Fans at Tuesday's non-league test between the Vero Beach Indians (Vero Beach, FL) and the host Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL), witnessed Vero Beach's lacrosse squad overcome Merritt Island by a count of 8-1.

The Indians (1-1) will now prepare for their test against Melbourne (Melbourne, FL). The Bulldogs enter the 2A D8 test with a 0-3 record. In their last test, Melbourne was overwhelmed by Viera (Viera, FL), 22-4, in a league test.

Next, the Mustangs battle the Viera Hawks (Viera, FL) in a non-league test, on Thursday, February 20. Merritt Island will attempt to move on its 1-3 season record. The Hawks enter the test with a 2-1 record after their 22-4 league win over Melbourne (Melbourne, FL).

Players of the Game

Vero Beach (24-25)

Congratulations to #8 Austin Banzhaf for being selected the Vero Beach Lacrosse Player of the Game.

Merritt Island (24-25)

Merritt Island has not selected any Players of the Game.

Vero Beach @ MIHS Lacrosse Game Info

Tue., Feb. 18, 2025 @ 7p
The Merritt Island (FL) varsity lacrosse team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Vero Beach (FL) by a score of 8-1.

Rankings & Records

Vero Beach (24-25)

NationalFLClass
5064016
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %GFGA
11-83-12-57-32-0.579.750210157

Merritt Island (24-25)

NationalFLClass
1,1577840
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %GFGA
12-66-16-24-32-1.667.857157103

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Vero Beach		2.84.72.32.311.1
Merritt Island		2.92.31.82.18.7

Team Stat Comparison

Vero BeachMerritt Island
202Goals153
114Assists88
521Ground Balls615
147Goals Against89
8.2Goals Against Average5.2
858Goalkeeper Minutes816
181Saves188
-Win12
-Loss4

Team Leaders

Vero BeachMerritt IslandNational Avg.
#6 Talen Perez48Goals#22 Michael Merritt3810
#8 Austin Banzhaf33Assists#17 Jason Gray256
#9 Michael Roth109Ground Balls#55 Kobe Chambers11720
#30 Liam Watson14Goals Against#11 Evret Branch8929
Dominic Massa0Goals Against Average#11 Evret Branch5.211.6
#29 Joshua Thomas738Goalkeeper Minutes#11 Evret Branch816300
#29 Joshua Thomas157Saves#11 Evret Branch18835
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Win#11 Evret Branch125
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Loss#11 Evret Branch44

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Vero Beach4-2Merritt Island0-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
2/11/25VieraVero Beach(L) 11-82/20/25Merritt IslandViera(L) 15-3
4/16/25Vero BeachViera(L) 11-10
2/20/25Vero BeachMelbourne(W) 14-63/27/25Merritt IslandMelbourne(L) 6-4
4/14/25MelbourneVero Beach(W) 15-3
3/14/25Vero BeachHoly Trinity Episcopal Academy(W) 9-82/10/25Holy Trinity Episcopal AcademyMerritt Island(L) 9-6
4/16/25Holy Trinity Episcopal AcademyMerritt Island(L) 14-3
4/5/25Vero BeachBoone(W) 16-92/14/25Merritt IslandBoone(L) 11-3

Record Breakdown

Vero Beach (24-25)

Merritt Island (24-25)
11-8
Overall
12-6
3-1
League
6-1
6-5
Non-League
4-4
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
4-2
Common Opponent
0-5
2-5
Home
6-2
7-3
Away
4-3
2-0
Neutral
2-1
2-2
Playoff
2-1
11-7
In-State
12-6
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0