Madison-St. Joseph scored in just about every way imaginable Tuesday against St. Aloysius.

The Bruins scored on breakaways and PKs, one at a time and in bunches. They delicately threaded passes and danced through the defense, then lined rockets over it.

By the time the offensive display was over, St. Al was looking at the wrong end of an 8-1 score and looking forward to seeing the Bruins again.

&#8220They really showed up. We tried our best,” St. Al senior Bray Jones said. &#8220We plan to see them again in semis, so hopefully then it’ll be another story.”

St. Joe’s Jacob Lawrence led the onslaught with a goal and four assists – all in the first half. He scored the Bruins’ first goal on a penalty kick just five minutes into the game, then set up Will Cobb for another score a little over two minutes later.

The two quick goals stunned the Flashes and set the tone for the game.

&#8220Scoring early in the game always gives the team a lot more confidence and we can relax a little bit. It also destroys the other team’s spirit to be down two goals early,” St. Joe coach Dwyane Demmin said.

If the early goals didn’t destroy the Flashes’ spirit, then the barrage the Bruins hit them with at the end of the half did.

St. Al settled in and played some good soccer, getting several scoring chances and five shots on goal over the next 20 minutes. With 13 minutes to play in the half, however, Cobb took a throw-in from Lawrence, outran a defender and put a shot past St. Al keeper Patrick Karel to give St. Joe a 3-0 lead.

Ninety seconds later, Jason Lowe scored on a breakaway. Cobb scored again with three minutes left in the half, and Trent Barrilleaux added one more tally before the final whistle to give the Bruins four goals in an 11-minute span and a 6-0 lead at halftime.

&#8220We just weren’t clicking tonight, and they brought it. They’re good,” said St. Al’s Michael Evans, who assisted on the Flashes’ only goal of the night in the second half.

Barrilleaux added another score in the second half, as did Lowe, before Jeremy White finally put St. Al on the board at the 25-minute mark. The game was called about two minutes after that, as much for the lopsided score as for the tone the action took.

Each side upped the physicality of its play, and several hard fouls were called. The Flashes said they were trying to send a message in the event they see the Bruins again – a rematch that wouldn’t happen until the state semifinals.

Both teams have qualified for the Class 1A-2A-3A playoffs, and Tuesday’s victory gave St. Joe the Division 3 championship.

&#8220It was to send a message, pretty much, that next time we’re going to be ready for them,” Evans said of the rough play. &#8220I think we can probably make it to the finals, or at least meet them again in the semifinals, but it’s going to be a long, hard trip to it.”

(G) Madison-St. Joe 4, St. Al 0.

Madison-St. Joe scored three goals in the second half – including two in the first eight minutes – to blow open a close game and rout St. Al.

Patricia Robbins scored two goals for St. Joe (7-5-1, 2-0), Brooke Engle had one, and Rachel Malouf had a goal and an assist. Tori Hines made 12 saves for St. Aloysius (12-6-1, 0-2), which was eliminated from playoff contention with the loss.

&#8220I thought we could hold them. I thought we could tie it,” said St. Al coach Karen Carroll, whose team trailed 1-0 at halftime but was outshot 21-2 in the game. &#8220Now we’re playing for pride against St. Andrew’s (on Jan. 25).”