Eagles tie Greely in boys' preseason lacrosse game

Windham High senior Will Woolston charges past a Greely
defender during a boys' prep lacrosse preseason game on
Saturday, April 2 at St. Joseph's College in Standish.
PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA  

By Matt Pascarella

Windham’s spring season has begun, and the boys’ lacrosse team immediately came out strong in a preseason game with Greely at St. Joseph’s College in Standish on Saturday, April 2 that ended tied at nine.

Although the Rangers took an early lead, Windham wasn’t far behind and matched them pretty much shot-for-shot throughout the game.

In the third quarter, Greely gained a bit of a lead, but there was plenty of time left for Windham to come back and that’s exactly what they did.

“I thought we played hard, played well,” said Windham senior Colby Mizner. “We definitely worked hard all week; conditioning-wise I thought we were there. We definitely need to work on passing, ground balls, just the basic things we need to win the game.”

Windham remained aggressive in the first half going hard after the ball and making sure if Greely got ahead, they didn’t stay there long.

These two teams were very evenly matched. Windham tied the game at two. The Eagles moved the ball well and took a one-point lead. Then Greely tied the game at three after one quarter.

Windham scored in the first two minutes of the second quarter and then a short time later. Eagle defense kept the Rangers to one goal in the second quarter. With less than 10 seconds left in the quarter, Windham scored. The Eagles led 6-4 at the half.

Greely made up a lot of ground in the third quarter. They scored early and quickly tied the game at six. Windham had multiple shots on goal, but nothing between the posts. Greely led by two after three quarters.

“I think we did a good job moving the ball around,” said Windham junior Alex Yeaton. “We did a good job on defense; we’ve got a few things to clean up like ground balls and sharper passes now and then, but I think we did a good job considering it’s the first week.”

Just like they had all game, Windham came back to tie the game at eight after scoring back-to-back goals. Windham continued with great hustle and each team found the back of the net one more time before the buzzer.

“A lot of this is building chemistry,” said Windham boys’ lacrosse coach Peter Small. “Guys haven’t been playing with each other for nine months, so the idea of ... just seeing where they are. We’re developing technical skills but also situational skills; we’re looking at spacing, looking at positioning. A lot of this is where are we? This was litmus test No. 1 ... it was a good matchup to see where we stand.“ <