The Devils rule again.
The Scamp Transport Devils completed a three-game sweep of the BHL/X-Conditioning Bandits in the best-of-five Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association championship series Monday night at Kopar Memorial Arena, beating their longtime rivals 15-3.
It was their sixth consecutive PGSLA title.
The Devils will represent the Prince George league at the BC Lacrosse senior C provincial championship in Kelowna, Aug. 9-11.
Backed by the playoff MVP goaltending of Pat Bayliss, the Devils led 8-1 after the first period and 14-3 after 40 minutes. Bayliss blanked the Bandits the rest of the way.
Danton Nicholson spiced the Devils’ offence with three goals and four assists, while Colton Poulin (two goals, two assists), Connor Walton (two goals, two assists) and Hunter McSeveney (two goals, one assist) also figured in the scoring.
Luis Ennes, Pierce Watson Dave Lawrence and Monty Jones also scored for the Devils.
Matt Rochon, with two goals and Cole Paciejewski, with a single, were the Bandits goalscorers.
The Devils outshot the Bandits 45-17.
Just two points separated the teams in the regular season standings with the Devils finishing first with an 11-1 record, followed by the second-place Bandits (9-3).
The Devils took Game 1 of the final 14-4 and won 16-7 in Game 2.
Bayliss won the PGSLA’s Ted Conway Award as the top goalie, posting an 85.88 save percentage, and was picked a second-team all-star.
Other league award winners were:
Helen McIntosh most valuable player – Russill Mills, Spryer Industry Assault
Scoring leader – Paciejewski, 54 points
Adam Wagner most improved player – Dalton Horfat, Mackenzie Conifex Power Lumberjacks
Aaron Van Driesum most sportsmanlike player – Sarafina Sia, Assault
Ken Goss top rookie – Jackson Moleski, Assault
Les Bartley coach of the year – Jamie Bellamy, Devils
Most sportsmanlike team – Devils
All-stars
First team
Defence – Dave Foley, Devils
Defence - Drew Doig, Bandits
Transition – Kyle Pacheco, Lumberjacks
Offence – Andrew Schwab, Devils
Offence – Brett Barwise, Bandits
Goal – Russill Mills, Assault
Second team
Defence - Josh Sidhu, Assault
Defense - Darian Long, Devils
Transition - Pierce Watson, Devils
Offence - Danton Nicholson, Devils
Offence - Logan Hauk, Assault
Goalie - Pat Bayliss, Devils
