Millbrook Survives Athens Drive 14-12 As McWilson Powers The Attack
Millbrook got through Tuesday with the result that mattered most: a verified 14-12 playoff win over Athens Drive. It was not tidy, and it was definitely not some sleepy bracket chore. Athens Drive had enough firepower to make this uncomfortable, and Millbrook still found a way through.
That matters because Millbrook entered the game 23-1 overall with a 13-1 conference mark. When a team has spent the season turning the schedule into confetti, the expectation changes. Winning is not enough; the question becomes how well the team handles a real pushback.
Tuesday’s answer: well enough.
McWilson gives Millbrook the centerpiece
The box score put #2 Sebastian McWilson at the center of Millbrook’s attack. The senior finished with five goals and two assists for seven points on nine shots, matching the season-long profile that had him listed with 81 goals and 28 assists.
That is high-end production in a high-leverage game. It is also exactly what a 23-1 team needs when the margin gets tight and the bracket stops being polite.
Millbrook got more scoring from #12 K. Jones, who added four goals, while #6 Luke Sopina and #9 Alex Guptill scored twice each. #1 Tyson Blalock added a goal and an assist, and #92 Evan Tremlett chipped in two assists.
Blalock controlled the restart game
The possession story was just as important. Blalock went 24-for-27 on faceoffs, an absurd 88.9 percent clip. That is not a detail. That is a game-shaping advantage.
Athens Drive still kept the final within two, which says something about the Jaguars’ resilience and their own season profile. They entered 19-6 overall, 12-3 in conference, with 365 goals for and 189 allowed. That is a serious team, not a decorative playoff opponent.
But faceoff control like Blalock’s gives an offense repeated chances to breathe, reset, and keep pressure on. In a 14-12 game, those possessions are oxygen.
Millbrook keeps moving
Millbrook’s record moved through another test with its reputation intact. The Wildcats had already put together 344 goals on the season and allowed 160, and Tuesday showed they can win a game that demands more than just cruising speed.
Athens Drive made it close. Millbrook made it final. That is the whole cruel little playoff math problem, and the Wildcats solved it.
