Port Moody Bandits opened the playoffs with a bang Monday.
T.J. Beley buried three goals as the the Bandits blitzed the Langley Warriors 12-4 at PoMo Receation Complex in the first game of a best-of-three West Coast Sr. 'B' lacrosse league playoff series.
Game 2 goes tonight (Wednesday) in Langley. A victory there would boost the Bandits into the best-of-five semifinals versus Abbotsford's Valley Rebels.
Charlie Girdler added a goal and five assists for the Bandits, while Jarrett Dorman scored once and had four helpers. Justin Hawksbee netted two tallies and added two assists. Other Bandits' goal-getters were Darren McEwen, Matt Demkier, Ryan Mosdell and Kevin Cuccione. Chad Miller made 41 saves in the Bandits' cage. The Bandits finished third during the regular season at 10-4 to Langley's sixth-place 3-11 mark.
On Saturday, McEwen pumped in five goals to guide the Bandits to a 20-5 romp over the Mustangs in Chilliwack to close out the regular campaign. Girdler netted three goals and added six assists, while Jordan Flaman also scored thrice and contributed four assists. Kevin Riley notched three goals and three assists.
