2001
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AAA LAS VEGAS TITANS SHOCK ARMADILLOS, 4-2
IN MIDNIGHT GAME TO REACH PACIFIC CUP ROLLER FINAL FOUR!!!!
Anaheim, Calif. — In an absolute stunner, Larry Sanford’s AAA Las Vegas Titans 16-and-under bantam roller team ousted one of the top California teams, the Mission Gretzky Armadillos here midnight Sunday.
As a result, the Titans skate into the Final Four of the Pacific Cup bantam championships. Eight teams started, four are gone, the Titans are in their third day of competition.
Las Vegas won, 4-2, to finish 2-1 in bracket action.
Here is the Final Four schedule for Monday, July 2:
AAA Tour EPH (3-0) vs. AAA Las Vegas (2-1)
AAA Anaheim Mission Bulldogs (2-0-1) vs. Orange County Blades (2-1)
Winners will advance to the gold medal game here this evening.
Sanford drove his team hard during workouts the week before these championship, sending his Titans into brutal scrimmages vs. older players who included Micah Sanford, Patrick Stevenson, Leroy Garcia and Freddie Young. These were fast-paced hard-hitting scrimmages to get the 16-and-unders ready for this very difficult tournament.
Sanford’s roster has several ice players including goalie Cody Fulweiler, who has been spectacular, plus Spike Neely, Eddie Del Grosso and Jason Allen.
The Titans are led by one of the all-time Las Vegas skaters, playermaker and top scorer Billy Tufano who is in his final season as a bantam player.
Here are the Pacific Cup results so far:
AAA 16-and-under
Bracket Standings
Group A – Anaheim Mission Bulldogs 2-0-1, LAS VEGAS 2-1, Mission Gretzky Armadillos 1-2, Pro Joy Valley Stars 0-2-1
Group B – Tour EPH 3-0, Orange County Blades 2-1, San Diego Gulls 1-2, Anaheim Mission Bulldogs #2, 0-3.
All the scores, in order of games played:
Tour EPH 2, Orange County Blades 1
Anaheim 4, Armadillos 2
San Diego 4, Anaheim #2 2
LAS VEGAS 4, Pro Joy Valley Stars 1
Orange County Blades 5, San Diego 2
Tour EPH 2, Anaheim #2 1
Anaheim 6, LAS VEGAS 1
Armadillos 4, Pro Joy Valley Stars 1
Pro Joy Valley Stars 3, Anaheim 3
LAS VEGAS 4, Armadillos 2
Orange County Blades 3, Anaheim #2 2
Tour EPH 4, San Diego 3
From the Blue Line, Lee
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