Whatever Medfield boys’ lacrosse coach John Isaf said to his players at halftime must have really inspired them. In a battle between last year’s Division 2 and Division 3 state champions, host Medfield took down Cohasset, 13-9, Tuesday after trailing at the half.
“The way we played in the second half is what we want,” Isaf said. “We want team play, sharing the ball, and trying to get layups. So that’s what we felt good about.”
The Warriors (13-2) outscored the Skippers (13-3) in the second half, 7-2, to take control.
Cohasset asserted itself early, though. Junior defenseman Jack Donohue (two goals) netted a goal and freshman Will Thomas followed with another to put the Skippers up, 2-0.
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“This is why we schedule games like this, to play a great team like [Cohasset],” Isaf said. “They obviously play the game really well and have a really strong defense.
“We knew [Donohue] was trouble in transition and we didn’t follow the game plan.”
But within minutes, Medfield responded and took a 3-2 lead.
Sam Hurley (two goals), Jack Cahill (two goals), and John MacLean (three goals) punched in the goals to get the Warriors back in the game, and they were able to keep pace with Cohasset for the remainder of the first half.
“We’ve always been a team that’s tried to focus on balance and distribution of scoring, and I think a lot of different guys helped us today,” Isaf said. “Even if they didn’t score the goal, it was setting it up with a great cut, or a great clear-through, or a ‘hockey assist’ pass.”
After being down at the half, 7-6, Medfield notched four straight goals to take command. Midfielder Kevin McCordic (two goals, two assists) scored two in a row at the end of the third to provide momentum.
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The Medfield defense dominated the rest of the game. Isaf called Cohasset’s Jeff Powers and Danny Axelson “monsters,” and credited the Medfield defense for containing Cohasset.
“I thought Sam Naumann did a great job defending Powers today, and [Andrew] Garfield, our short-stick D-mid, covering Axelson,” Isaf said. “Those guys really did a great job guarding guys, and they followed the game plan.”
Westwood 14, Medway 9 — Nick Conway led the Wolverines with six goals and four assists.
Waltham 15, Newton South 3 — Sophomore Conor Lenfest scored six goals and senior Charlie O'Donnell added three goals and an assist for the Hawks (7-7).
Newton North 11, Braintree 7
— Senior Bryce Adam led the Tigers (8-5) with five goals and two assists, while freshman Spencer Harris stopped 14 shots.
Weymouth 21, Framingham 13 — Senior Sean Flaherty (six goals, four assists), junior Griffin Perry (four goals, three assists), and senior Nick Venturo (three goals, three assists) led the Wildcats (6-7).
Beverly 13, Peabody 8 — Clinton Cabral led the Panthers with three goals and two assists.
Malden Catholic 12, Gloucester 6 — Senior attack Jeff DeMichaelis led the Lancers (7-7) with four goals.
Girls’ lacrosse
Waltham 17, Newton South 13 — Taylor Pinzone led the Hawks with seven goals and five assists, while junior attack Lexi Labossiere added six goals and one assist.
Framingham 19, Weymouth 8 — Freshman Jacklyn Keane had two goals for the No. 20 Flyers (11-4).
Baseball
Lynnfield 13, Amesbury 0 — Nick Pascucci threw a complete game, struck out six, and gave up three hits to lead the Pioneers (6-8).
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Softball
Latin Academy 21, Dorchester 6 — The Dragons (10-4, 6-0) continued their City League dominance; Latin Academy has not lost a City game in eight years (62-0).
Malden 13, Lawrence 1 — Alexis Brown struck out nine and allowed one hit to lift the Golden Tornadoes.
Bridgewater-Raynham 3, New Bedford 0 — Senior Sarah Dawson earned the win for the Trojans, striking out 11 and allowing two hits and one walk.
Hamilton-Wenham 5, Whittier 4 — Freshman Jaidan Hartley-Ward scored the winning run on an illegal pitch in the bottom of the seventh.
Winthrop 5, Danvers 4 — Junior Gabby Kenniston drove in the winning runs in the second with a three-run home run to center field for the Vikings (5-8).
Millis 6, Mt. Alvernia 1 — Sophomore Carly Wenzel struck out 13 and hit 2 for 3 with three RBIs for the Mohawks (5-9).
Maimonides 17, Pope John 3 — Junior Shoshana Ehrenkranz was the winning pitcher.