WESTON — The No. 1 St. John’s Prep lacrosse team (21-2) is heading to the Division 1 championship game for the third straight year after defeating a talented No. 5 Hingham squad 14-3 Tuesday.
The Eagles came in fully focused, showing right away as Prep scored within 48 seconds on a goal from Harlan Graber. On the Jimmy Ayers-assisted tally, the pressure was on.
Once Prep got the lead, it didn’t look back for a split second. The Eagles took a commanding 5-1 lead into the second quarter.
The quality and depth of Prep was on full display as John Pynchon’s team controlled the pace, tacking on three more by the break to lead 8-1.
If opponents think they only have to worry about the Eagles’ attackmen, well, they have another thing coming.
Everyone’s dangerous, including long pole defender Jack Weissenburger who not only defends with the best of them, but outruns his opponents with ease. He tucked one to make it 11-3 in the third quarter.
Will Sawyer scored his fourth goal of the game in the fourth to give the Blue and White a 14-3 advantage. After the goal, Prep pulled its starters, including senior goalie Gavin Komitsky who finished the game with six saves.
BOYS TENNIS
Lynnfield 3
Cohasset 2
No. 3 Pioneers pulled off the upset against No. 2 Cohasset to punch their ticket to the Division 4 championship game.
Lynnfield not only battled a tough Cohasset team, but also, the heat, something both sides struggled with at times.
To say it was a challenging day would be an understatement. The match came down to first singles Dan Levin, who found himself trailing 5-2 in the third set. Levin, determined as ever, rallied back to win 7-5.
Head coach Joseph Dunn described the events as “crazy.”
“It was an exciting one. We were down 5-2 in the third set – in the final match – and my number one singles came back to win 7-5,” Dunn said.
After Levin secured Lynnfield’s championship spot, he shook the hand of his opponent before being swarmed by his teammates.
“They all ran out at the end after they shook hands and ran out and picked him up and put him on their shoulders,” Dunn said. “It was great. He was so excited; he gave everything he had.”
“The kids were all celebrating on the bus ride home. [It] was truly priceless,” Dunn said.
When asked what he expects from Weston in the final, Dunn was full of praise for the program.
“They’re a terrific team. They have a strong team,” Dunn said. “We believe if we play our best, we can get it done. I have confidence in the team that they will lay it all out on the court. We’ll see what happens, we’ve come close a couple of times.”
The Pioneers look to be crowned state champions Saturday at MIT (duPont Tennis Courts) with the time TBD.
