Saturday 3/30– Andover 9 – Hotchkiss 7
Tuesday 4/2 – Andover 13 – Middlesex 14
Coming off of three strong wins, last Saturday, Boys Lacrosse beat Hotchkiss. On Tuesday, it suffered its first hard-fought loss against Middlesex by only one goal.
Boys Lacrosse came out strong in its game against Hotchkiss, scoring five goals in the first quarter of the game. Paul Harrison ’25 shared that while the team started off strong, it lost momentum, and in the end, it was a close win.
“We came out of the gate firing. We came out 5-0 to start in the first quarter. They slowly crawled back into it. We lost a little bit in the second and third quarters. And we had to fight, battle for the victory to the end. They hit the pipe with under 30 seconds left and we got the ball back. It was a tough game and well fought, going both ways,” stated Harrison.
Harrison highlighted the performance of everyone, but specifically the defensive midfielders, Peter Elliott ’24 and Logan Cove ’24. He noted that they did a good job consistently shutting down play opportunities.
“Some of the people that stand out to me are our D Middies, Peter Elliott and Logan Cove. When you play a team as good as Hotchkiss with their firepower, you’re gonna get some mismatches. You’re gonna have some short stick D Middies playing against some great guys, and together they did a great job limiting the chances that those guys got. And then, of course, at the end of the game, Peter had the play to give us the ball to seal the game, so diving for the possession on the shot. So great play by him,” said Harrison.
While most of the game was close, in the last two and a half minutes of the game Middlesex scored a point over Boys Lacrosse. According to William Ogle ’26 it was a hard fought game, but ultimately the team was unable to secure the win.
“[It was] a back-and-forth game. We worked really hard. Both teams were really solid. It was just unlucky at the end… We were down by one for the last two and a half minutes of the game. We had possession at the end but we just weren’t able to score,” said Ogle.
Looking forward, Max Herbison ’25 shared a post-game reflection, noting the team’s intention to use the defeat as motivation for improvement. Herbison outlined plans to analyze game footage, work on ground balls and defense, and possibly introduce new offensive tactics in preparation for upcoming games.
“It was a hard-fought loss and we will definitely use it as fuel for the upcoming games. This week we prepared a zone-breaking offense as we knew what they were planning on running and it was successful [Tuesday] as we put up 13 goals. But our defense struggled to mark a few of their guys and they got the best of us in the end. This week, we will be going over a lot of film, focusing on ground balls and our team defense, as well as potentially putting in a new offensive scheme,” said Herbison.
Boys Lacrosse will play Northfield Mount Hermon at home on Saturday.
