June 2, 2008 - GOLDEN BEARS OUST THOMAS AGAIN

Upper Arlington and Thomas Worthington renewed the oldest rivalry in Ohio high school lacrosse in the state quarterfinals with the Bears emerging with a 10-7 comeback win Wednesday May 21st at Marv Moorehead Stadium.

"It really was one of those old school games between us," said Wolford. "It was a battle, a physical, hard-fought game with end to end action like so many of our games with them."

The Bears scored first thanks to a Keith Olson win on the faceoff and a dish to junior attackman Alex Drake who bounced home the game's first goal. The Cardinals rallied for a 2-1 lead but couldn't maintain the edge as the Bears bounced back to lead 4-3 at halftime.

"It was a big game. Thomas was ready and they were fully aware we had knocked them out the year before," added Wolford. "When we scheduled them in September both schools knew they had to beat the other to advance in the tournament because we are in the same region. That made all the difference in the world."