LAKEWOOD - Golden lacrosse got a blast from the past when facing its old head coach Chris Knott who is now the longtime coach of Wheat Ridge.

Wheat Ridge then went on to blast Golden 19-0 routing the young and inexperienced Demons team Friday at Trailblazer Stadium.

The Farmers are recognized as one of the elite teams in all of 4A and that talent was on full display on Friday night.

Wheat Ridge scored five first quarter goals and then added 11 more goals in the second quarter.

“We have a good team, and we put it on display,” Knott said. “They were a bit overwhelmed but Golden has a good young group over there, they will continue to improve.”

Wheat Ridge senior Josh Kaufling scored six goals and added an assist, and junior John Roach added four more goals along with three assists.

“They are the best over there (at Wheat Ridge),” Golden coach Kurt Olhen said. “They are the team every other team wants to be.”

Knott was Golden’s first ever boys lacrosse coach building the program up for five years before then building Wheat Ridge into a powerhouse.

And while the two programs seem light years apart in reality Golden might not be that far away.

“We are close and getting better every day. Weather has been an issue for us in terms of getting quality practice time, but we have come a long way this season,” Olhen said.

Golden (4-10, 2-4) opened its season with five straight losses but started April winning three of four games.

Moreover, Golden has 13 underclassmen (six sophomores) on a roster filled with players just getting a first taste of varsity experience.

“It takes time but coach Olhen is a great coach, and I think he has his team trending in the right direction,” Knott said.

But Knott’s team is ready right now. The Farmers (10-3, 5-0) remain perfect in league play and after starting the season 2-2 they have won eight of their past nine games, mostly in dominant fashion.

Knott said his team’s focus is now preparing for the playoffs and getting his team to continue to peak going into the playoffs.

“The playoffs are just about here and every team in the playoffs can beat anybody on any given day. Once the playoffs start it is not the best team that wins it is the team that is playing the best that will go on to win it all,” Knott said.