Friday March 20 vs Mechanicsburg
On Friday night boy's lacrosse hosted Mechanicsburg on what turned out to be a much rainier night than anticipated, but ended up providing enough fireworks to keep everyone in the stands until the very end.
The JV boys got off to a slow start against the Wildcat JV going down 4-0 after the first quarter, but ended up going even with them the rest of the way fueled by a determined defensive effort form Nas Saric, Noah Montney and Dominic Stanfield including multiple takeaways and groundballs to earn possession for the herd. On the offensive end the Herd got goals from Porter Dunn, Jack Shope and Nick Shank, ending up losing 7-3.
The varsity game included big goal streaks from both teams ending in spectacular fashion. Ethan Fenner was dominant at the face off x winning 26 out of 27 draws in addition to scoring the first goal of the game and the first goal of the 4th quarter, both in 6 seconds! The herd pulled out to a 5 - 1 in the second quarter and finished the half up 7 - 3.
Mechanicsburg made a few key adjustments at halftime which led to them dominating the 3rd quarter and the beginning of the 4th quarter scoring 8 straight goals to take an 11-7 lead, which could have been even worse for the Herd if not for the stellar play in goal by Aaron Lippert.
Undaunted, the herd rallied to take a 12-11 lead late in the 4th quarter, including goals from Holt Miller and Henry Boegel. The Wildcats proceeded to tie the game 12-12 with about 30 second left.
The Herd nearly got a game winning goal on their next possession from Jaiden Kipp as his shot rang off the post and went out of bounds with 4 seconds remaining; On the ensuing inbounds Henry Boegel found Dominic Bowman on the right wing who placed a laser of a bounce shot past the Mechanicsburg goalie as time expired to give the Herd the dramatic victory.
Thanks to all those who came out to endure the elements to support the boys in this memorable contest.
Next up, the boys will travel to State College Tuesday March 24th and Host CV on the turf on Thursday the 26th, JV at 430, Varsity at 6pm. See you there!