Junior varsity girls’ lacrosse overpowers Scarborough

Windham senior Bria Campobasso looks to pass 
during a girls' junior varsity lacrosse game against
Scarborough at Windham High School on Saturday,
May 29. Windham won, 7-4.
PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA 

By Matt Pascarella

In Windham’s junior varsity girls’ lacrosse matchup against Scarborough on May 29, the Lady Eagles hit the field with severe intensity and showed the Red Storm early in the game that they came to win.

Throughout the game, Windham gained possessions and scored goal after goal after goal. Their defense blocked Scarborough from getting many in the net and at the buzzer Windham posted an impressive 7-4 victory.

The Lady Eagles wasted no time at the start of the game. They gained possession early on and went right to Scarborough’s goal and took the shot. Windham was aggressive and remained so for 50 minutes.

Windham had multiple shots on Scarborough’s goal in the first few minutes of play. Windham worked hard and succeeded to be first to the ball. Windham freshman Casey O’Connell fired the ball between the posts for their first goal.

Windham freshman Mallory Muse was next to score, followed by sophomore Emma Morrison.  The Lady Eagles pressured Scarborough and got several turnovers which gave Windham the ball. The Lady Eagles had excellent passing and worked very well together. At the half, Windham had a 3-1 lead.

“This has been one of the biggest transformations in a team I have seen in my eight years of coaching,” said Windham JV coach Meg Flannagan. “Watching them make adjustments mid-game ... they’re on it, they’re able to do it right away. They’ve come a long way.”

Flannagan added Windham made adjustments in pressuring Scarborough’s attack causing Windham’s defense to take away Scarborough’s strong side. This caused a lot of turnovers in Windham’s favor.

Windham held the ball longer on attack and cleaned up their passes and won 50/50 balls.

There was no lack of intensity as Windham took the field for the second half of the game. Almost immediately, Windham Freshman Marlie Ennis scored. Then Windham sophomore Abbey Thornton put one between the posts.

Windham continued with strong passing and got the ball away from Scarborough.

Scarborough did manage to come back a little, but Windham held them off. Muse scored again. As time ran out for Scarborough, Windham senior Bria Campobasso also put one in the net.

Muse said the team had good hustle and teamwork which was a big part of this win. She said the team has improved a lot since they started, and they have had a really good season. <