By John Goralski Sports Writer It’s official. The boys lacrosse team is back in the postseason. This week the Knights rebounded from an uncharacteristic loss in New Milford with a pair of hard-fought wins. At 8-3, Southington has clinched a postseason berth, but Coach Ron Chase brushed the accomplishment aside to focus on the team’s next challenge. “We’ve still got a good stretch ahead of us,” said the coach. “It’s one thing to win seven games, but we’ve got Hall, Simsbury, Conard, and South Windsor coming right in a row. We have to get through those guys before we even start to think about the playoffs. We’ve got Windsor on Tuesday, and that’s all I want them to think about.” Chase knows that things can change quickly, and he pointed to a 13-4 loss to New Milford that started the week. Southington trailed by just three goals at the half, but New Milford used an 8-1 rally in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Kevin Cop, Will Thompson, Jared Florian, and Cody Morrissey scored goals. Brian Mahon rallied for nine saves, but it wasn’t enough as seven New Milford players picked apart the Knights. “They are [...]
By John Goralski Sports Writer It’s official. The boys lacrosse team is back in the postseason. This week the Knights rebounded from an uncharacteristic loss in New Milford with a pair of hard-fought wins. At 8-3, Southington has clinched a postseason berth, but Coach Ron Chase brushed the accomplishment aside to focus on the team’s next challenge. “We’ve still got a good stretch ahead of us,” said the coach. “It’s one thing to win seven games, but we’ve got Hall, Simsbury, Conard, and South Windsor coming right in a row. We have to get through those guys before we even start to think about the playoffs. We’ve got Windsor on Tuesday, and that’s all I want them to think about.” Chase knows that things can change quickly, and he pointed to a 13-4 loss to New Milford that started the week. Southington trailed by just three goals at the half, but New Milford used an 8-1 rally in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Kevin Cop, Will Thompson, Jared Florian, and Cody Morrissey scored goals. Brian Mahon rallied for nine saves, but it wasn’t enough as seven New Milford players picked apart the Knights. “They are [...]