Boys' Lacrosse: Semifinals Results (Wednesday 6/8)

5-1 on the day but the one I got wrong was the one I was probably most sure about...as was every other sports writer in the state!

CLASS L

(4) #3 Fairfield Prep 7 vs (8) #8 Simsbury 2
-Simsbury did hit the post four times; see below:
Simsbury 0 0 0 2--2
Fairfield Prep 2 1 3 1--7
Scoring: S--Mason Burr (1g), Jeffrey Smith (1g), Matt Bulmer (1a); FP--Connor Kelly (3g), Kevin Brown (2g, 1a), Tim Edmonds (1g), Matt Brophy (1g), Austin Sims (1a), Harry Cotter (1a).
Goalies: S--Parker Burr (7 saves); FP--Mike Seelye (17).
Shots: S--36; FP--25.

(2) #7 Staples 3 vs (6) #2 Ridgefield 10
-see below:
Ridgefield 2 2 4 2--10
Staples 1 1 0 1--3
Scoring: R--Scala (3g, 1a), Bonaparte (2g, 1a), Buckanavage (2g, 1a), Hrvatin (2g, 1a), Reilly (1g); S--Orban (2g), Zelkowitz (1g), Paul (1a).
Goalies: R--Winne (10 saves); S--Breig (6).

CLASS M

(1) #1 Darien 3 vs (5) #4 Wilton 11
-I know I said Wilton could have done this but the way in which it happened has completely stunned me...(maybe it was the heat? or the injury in the second quarter to Richard Gregory?); see below:
Wilton 1 3 5 2--11
Darien 0 1 0 2--3
Scoring: W--Michael Francia (4g, 2a), Matthew Dunn (2g, 1a), Michael Serpa (2g), Connor Melillo (1g, 2a), Christopher Nugent (1g), Matthew Kobyra (1g).  D--Ben Preston (1g), Henry West (1g), Bobby Weaver (1g), Graham Maybell (1a), Jon Magnusson (1a).
Goalies: W--Sameul Somers (19 saves); D--Dylan Torey (7).
Shots: W--18; D--22

(3) New Fairfield 5 vs (7) #6 New Canaan 6
-Great effort from the Rebels...New Canaan will have to step it up if they expect to beat Wilton in the Championship; see below:
New Canaan 1 2 0 3 -- 6
New Fairfield 0 2 2 1 -- 5
Scoring: NC -- Mike Bossidy (2g, 1a), Jake Miller, (1g), Joe Costigan (1g), Mike Hennesey (1a), Scott O'Brien (1a), Matt Blasco (1g), Peter Kraus (1g). NF -- Dylan White (2g), John Pendergast (2g, 1a), Robbie Flamengo (2a), Greg Castro (1g), Ryan Mallon (1a).
Goalies: NC -- Jimmy Joe Granito (11 saves). NF -- Joe Gephart (8 saves).
Shots: NC -- 26 NF -- 22.

CLASS S

(1) #10 Somers 6 vs (12) St. Joseph 15
-I was not expecting such a blow out...dang the FCIAC is good this year; see below:
St. Joseph 4 1 3 7--15
Somers 1 3 1 1--6
Scoring: SJ--Bobby Ciotti (2g, 6a); Brian Bacarella (2g, 3a), Pat Mulligan (3g, 1a), Pat Corcoran (3g, 1a), Mike Marini (3g), Peter Vallerie (1g), L.J. Hunt (1g); S--Zachary Thresher (3g, 2a), Matthew Garcia (2a), Donald Whittle (1g), Neil Cardwell (1g), Tyler Russell (1g).
Goalies: SJ--Matt Mohr (5 saves); S--Daniel Bell (19).
Shots: SJ--50; S--18.

(2) Stonington 7 vs (3) Joel Barlow 13
-see below:
Scoring: JB--Nolan Stauffer (4g), Michael Mattson (3g), Brian Sternberg (3g), Liam Rooney (1g, 3a), Dominic Lee (1g), Robbie Palazzo (1g).