County/Conference tournament season is in full effect, and JSZ brings you three terrific games from the Union County, Morris County, and CVC Tournaments. Stay tuned as the highlights roll in!
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 9 Westfield 8 (OT) | Boys | Union County Tournament Semifinal
No. 10 Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse are Union County Tournament finalists for the first time in program history, and they accomplished the feat in an instant classic Thursday night. The Raiders defeated No. 11 Westfield 9-8 in overtime, snapping the defending UCT champs’ 13-year final appearance streak.
After two goals from Nate Filler and Noah Brown in the final minute of the 3rd quarter, SP-F held a 7-6 lead going into the final frame. Colin Kochanowicz then made it 8-6 off a man-up goal early in the 4th, but Westfield’s Harrison Rekemeier scored with around 5:30 remaining and Patrick Smith cashed in with 1:00 to go to send it to OT. On the first possession, Kochanowicz hurled a pass from past midfield to Brian Koepfler who found Nick Homer for his second goal of the game to send everybody home.
Kochanowicz, Filler, and Homer each had two goals on the night for the Raiders while Rekemeier and Kieran Gerne had two for Westfield. The Raiders now move to Saturday’s UCT final vs. No. 3 Summit at 7:00pm at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has full coverage from Arthur L. Johnson H.S. in Clark:
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Mountain Lakes 6 Madison 4 | Boys | Morris County Tournament Quaterfinal
Vinny Cina recorded a hat trick while Lawson Fagan delivered two huge long-range goals to help fifth-seeded Mountain Lakes survive fourth-seeded Madison 6-4 in the Morris County Tournament quarterfinals. After Madison and Mountain Lakes played to a 13-12 thriller earlier this season, Thursday’s rematch somehow delivered even more drama as the Lakers punched their ticket to the MCT semifinals against top-seeded Delbarton.
JSZ’s Nicholas Doll has the highlights + post-game reaction from Madison:
Hightstown 10 Nottingham 4 | Boys | CVC Tournament First Round
Eric Wiley and Javien Carter each recorded hat tricks to send the ninth-seeded Rams to the CVC Quarterfinals. After losing in last seasons CVC tournament first round, Hightstown (7-7) powers past eighth-seeded Nottingham (8-6) and will face the number one-seed in the tournament, Notre Dame.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights from Hamilton Twp:
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