Brother Rice continues D1 dynasty
June 9, 2012
BIRMINGHAM – Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice remains the only Division 1 boys lacrosse champion in MHSAA history. But not without having to withstand pesky Ann Arbor Pioneer in Saturday’s Final at Seaholm High.
The Pioneers hadn’t lost a game this season and jumped out to a 2-1 lead. But after breaking the game open in the second quarter, Brother Rice hung on for a 14-8 victory to continue a title streak that has included every MHSAA championship since it became an association sport in 2005.
Senior Riley Kennedy had five goals – including four straight during the 10-2 second-quarter run – plus two assists for the Warriors. Senior Henry Nelson added three goals and three assists.
“The most important thing is we’ve got to play our game,” Brother Rice coach Robert Ambrose said. “We weren’t doing that. We weren’t executing like we should, playing a little selfish or (not) moving the ball. So we just said, ‘Hey guys, we’ve got to regroup. We’ve gotta go after it. We’ve got to get into our zone, and play our game.’”
Pioneer (21-1) held its early lead until Nelson’s first go
al tied the score 2-2 just more than a minute into the second quarter.
But despite outscoring the Warriors (20-2) by two goals during the second half, Pioneer could never make up for the early barrage.
Senior Eric Loveless led Pioneer with three goals and an assist in the team’s first championship game appearance.
“The second quarter, we just got shell-shocked. We went from being up 2-1, and then all of a sudden it’s 11-3. … We just sorta got overwhelmed from where we were,” Pioneer coach James Corey said. “And we battled. For three quarters we hung with this team, and I think we have a lot of talent, a lot of heart.
"But they’re the best team for a reason, and they showed it in the second quarter.”
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PHOTOS: (Top) Brother Rice senior Henry Nelson (shooting) fires one of his three goals into Pioneer's net Saturday. (Middle) Warriors senior Liam Timmis (41) leads a run during the Division 1 boys championship game. Photos by John Johnson/MHSAA.
Moment: Glod Adds Name to Rice Lore
May 28, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Justin Glod’s first goal during last season’s Division 1 Final didn’t come until the first few minutes of the second half.
But his second and third goals that afternoon have joined the most memorable in a long line of historic scores for the Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice boys lacrosse program.
Glod answered a Detroit Catholic Central goal 34 seconds earlier to bring the game back to a tie at 13-13 with 1:55 to play. He then scored the decider with one second remaining for a 14-13 title-clinching win that avenged a one-goal Final loss to the Shamrocks from 2018.
“I turned back to the crowd, put my hands up. It was the best feeling in the world,” Glod said that day. “I saw my teammates run after me. It was incredible. I lost a state championship last year, so I went from the lowest of the lows to the highest of the highs.”
The Detroit Catholic League rivals have met in the Division 1 championship game nine times, including the last six seasons. The Warriors trailed by as many as four goals during this latest matchup.
Glod is continuing his career at Harvard.
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