Hingham halts L-S streak

Hingham was very aware that more was at stake than just a trip to the Coaches Challenge Cup final.

After all, the perennial South sectional powerhouse was trying to hand dynastic Lincoln-Sudbury its first in-state loss since June 10, 2014.

The Harbormen succeeded in doing just that yesterday with a tremendous defensive effort, and got goals from six different players to snap the Warriors’ 58-game winning streak against Bay State foes with a hard fought 6-4 victory at Andover’s Lovely Field.

“It’s an amazing feeling to beat a team that hasn’t been beaten in four years,” said Hingham senior defender Nate Bosnian. “We’ve checked off every box in the last four years. We’ve been Patriot League (champs). We’ve won the state title. And, we hadn’t beaten L-S, and now we finally get to check that off.”

Matt Ward leveled the score twice for L-S (4-2) with tallies in the first half and Chandler Katz scored the lone third-quarter goal to get even again at 4-4, but the Warriors never had a lead.

Hingham (8-0) played its best in the fourth quarter, and Jake Quilty rifled in a shot 1:14 into the frame to take back the lead.

The Harbormen added another goal when Jonathan Bearden dished off a pass in transition to Will Kenney, who finished in front for a 6-4 lead with 8:03 left.

Hingham’s defense led by Bosnian, Spencer Cassell and Joseph Rochte, made everything difficult for L-S as it couldn’t mount a comeback.

“(The defense) played great because they had to play great against a team like this,” said Hingham coach John Todd. “There’s no way around that and they really rose to the occasion.”

Aside from its dominant defense, Hingham also held the upper hand, 12-2, in the faceoff X. In the other semifinal, North Andover

(6-0) defeated Winchester,

10-6, behind three goals and one assist from Steven Ferullo.

In other boys lacrosse, Max Kelly scored four goals to lead Dracut (3-4) to a 15-6 nonleague win over Bedford.