MARLBORO — Longmeadow needed to work triple time to cart residence the college’s twenty first state title.
Senior captain Brendan Harty’s fourth aim of the sport within the third time beyond regulation interval gave third-seeded Longmeadow (21-2) a wild 11-10 victory over fourth-seeded Marshfield to seize the Division 2 state boys lacrosse championship Saturday morning at Assabet Valley.
Harty, who tied the sport at 10 with 1:49 left in regulation, emerged because the hero in time beyond regulation with a fantastic particular person play. He labored his well past a defender and ripped a shot residence from the 8-yard mark to finish the marathon contest.
In contrast to Longmeadow, which had performed in 39 prior state championship contests, Marshfield (19-4) was making its maiden look in a state remaining and positively performed properly. Early targets by Graham Schofield and Charlie Carroll staked Marshfield to a 2-0 lead. The Lancers ripped off 4 straight targets however the Rams weathered the storm received the sport even at 6-6 by halftime.
Trailing 8-6 within the third, Marshfield responded with targets from John Giberti and pair from Carroll to regain the lead at 9-8. After a Harty aim, Giberti tallied once more to offer Marshfield its final lead at 10-9 with 3:30 left.
