It’s a sectional championship Tuesday in boys lacrosse and JSZ has coverage throughout the state as the matchups for this weekend’s state finals are officially set!
Cherokee 10 Eastern 9 | South Group 4 Final
Nate Bialy scored with under two minutes left in the fourth period to lift Cherokee to its first South Jersey Group 4 championship. Luke Ellis and Matt Baselice each scored a pair of goals for the second-seeded Chiefs (14-4) in the victory. Christos Koutzis scored a game-high three goals for the top-seeded Vikings (16-5) in the loss. Cherokee will now face North Group 4 champ Ridgewood in the state final on Friday.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and reaction:
JSZ’s coverage of Eastern is made possible by Cooper University Health Care.
Shawnee 9 Moorestown 8 | South Group 3 Final
The top-seeded Renegades leaned on its defense late to stave off a comeback from the third-seeded Quakers and secure a second-straight sectional title. Arcadia commit Jimmy Potter racked up 12 saves, while Joe Vricella netted a hat trick in the win. Delaware commit Ethan Krauss finished with two goals and two assists for Shawnee (17-3). Kosta Kalavruzos, Connall Maroney, and Jamy Maroney all scored a pair of goals in the loss for Moorestown (14-8). Shawnee will face North champion Chatham for the Group 3 state title on Friday.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Medford:
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Summit 8 West Essex 6 | North Group 2 Final
Jack Holmes’ late heroics helped lift the Hilltoppers to their sixth-straight sectional championship. Tied 6-6 with under five minutes to play, Holmes delivered the go-ahead goal and then another goal for insurance as top-seeded Summit (14-4) pulled away from the upset-minded Knights. Third-seeded West Essex (11-10) trailed the entire game until they erased a three-goal deficit in the fourth quarter thanks to big goals from Anthony Drago and Jack Massotto. Summit will face off against Wall (17-5) in the Group 2 state championship on Friday.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights + interviews from Summit:
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Delbarton 12 Don Bosco Prep 1 | Non-Public A Semifinal
(2) Delbarton advances to their second straight Non-Public A Final with a dominating 12-1 win over (3) Don Bosco. The Green Wave led 7-0 at halftime following a well balanced attack throughout the first two quarters of play that allowed them to dominate on offense, defense and face-offs. Delbarton closed out the third quarter with 10 unanswered scores. Gray Doyle, Jack Sartorius and Vinny Ferrara each finished with two goals while Nick Faccone was perfect 8-8 on face-offs. Delbarton losing in the Non-Public A Championship last season will look to redeem themselves against (1) Seton Hall Prep in this year’s match up on 6/10.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from Morristown:
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Rumson-Fair Haven 12 Bernards 7 | South Group 1 Final
Cole Cashion scored his 100th point of the season to open the scoring and the Bulldogs raced out to a 10-2 halftime lead on the way to its third consecutive sectional championship. RFH will take on Mountain Lakes for the Group 1 state championship on Friday at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Rumson:
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