Hank Ferguson ’25 plays defense against Proctor.
4/10 Andover: 13 Proctor: 7
On Wednesday, after eight days of just practice, Boys Lacrosse played at home against Proctor Academy. Despite being down in the first half, the team came back to take the win.
Despite a slow start, the team got its energy up by the second half and was able to string together high-quality plays. Logan Cove ’24 described the second half as a crucial turning point for the team in the game.
Cove said, “Coming out of half, we had a big goal scored, and we played the first half of our game a little slow, but that big goal was able to set us back in the rhythm get the offense working, get energy to the defense, and we were able to turn the game around and become pretty dominant in that second half.”
Kele Gregory ’26 highlighted the team’s dedication and bond. He noted that it has been committed in and out of practice and has built a bond that has positively translated on the field.
“The strength of our team this year would be the commitment we are putting in, the dedication to the game, and what we are doing on and off the field. So if it is shooting outside of practice, staying after practice, putting in the work, and probably the bond that we all have is like brothers. Just going out every day, having team practice, and trying to prepare ourselves for the games. Whether its in the training room, like stretching out and doing all the right things, keeping everybody in shape. And it all goes well also when our leadership is there when our captains are stepping up and making sure the team is bonding and putting in the work,” said Gregory.
The team made sure to celebrate each of the little victories throughout to keep the excitement up, and everyone engaged in every play. Cove emphasized the high-energy atmosphere.
“It was awesome. Everyone was really invested in the game. Everyone really wanted to win. Guys were scoring lots of goals. Not only was the team excited, but had all the fans excited. So it was really awesome to be a part of. I mean even as goals are awesome to celebrate, I think we had everyone celebrating on both sides of the ball, whether that was a simple ground ball, huge save from the goalies, or successful clears, or big hits. So it was really awesome to be a part of.” said Cove.
Looking ahead, Harrison shared the team’s goals. He noted the importance put on concentration and strategic ball placement.
“In general, something that we need to work on is intensity, making sure that we’re always focusing on practice. It doesn’t matter if we’re playing the best game in the country or we’re playing the worst team in the country making sure that we’re focusing on practice… And then offensively, something that has been a focus and continues to be a focus is just flexion. Making sure that we’re taking good shots in good areas and that we are able to mix up our shots and play to the goalies’ weaknesses,” said Harrison.
Boys Lacrosse will play away at Austin Prep on Wednesday.
