A split of weekend games was enough to vault the Port Coquitlam Saints to the top of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League standings.
The Saints rebounded from a 10-5 setback to the Delta Islanders at the Ladner Leisure Centre on Saturday to defeat the Nanaimo Timbermen 10-7 on Sunday at the PoCo rec centre.
Port Coquitlam now has four points in three games, two ahead of the Coquitlam Adanacs, Islanders, Shamrocks and Langley Thunder. All but Victoria have only played once.
Against the Timbermen, the Saints got five goals from Jacob Patterson. He also added an assist..
Meanwhile, the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs opened their season with a 9-7 win over the Victoria Shamrocks at the Q Centre in Victoria.
In that game, Coquitlam jumped to a 3-0 lead in the fist period and never trailed despite being outshot 49-38. Matthew Smigel led the Adanacs’ scoring with four assists while Junior B call-up Jalen Chester and Jeremy Basic each scored three points. Nate Faccin stopped 42 shots in net.
The Adanacs play their first home game at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. against Langley. They’ll then head down the hill to the PoCo rec centre for a game against the Saints on Friday at 8 p.m.
• The Senior B Adanacs opened their home schedule with an 8-5 win over the Valley Rebels on Saturday. They’ll host Victoria on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Poirier, following the conclusion of the public memorial for local lacrosse icon Les Wingrove. Admission to the game is free.
