Lake Highland rallies to topple Hagerty in lacrosse

A little senior leadership went a long way for Lake Highland Prep on Thursday night.

scored a hat trick in the third quarter and fellow 12th-grader

scored two goals to lead a dramatic Lake Highland comeback in a hardfought 9-7 boys’ lacrosse state playoff victory against Hagerty at CNL Stadium. The Highlanders scored three goals in the final four minutes to rally from a 7-6 deficit.

The Highlanders will play at rival Bishop Moore in a second round showdown on Tuesday night. LHP, ranked No. 3 in the Sentinel Super Six, edged Bishop Moore 11-10 in the regular season.

Hagerty (17-2), ranked No. 2 in the Super Six, used a clever slow-down offense to create problems all night for Lake Highland (14-6), which trailed 4-2 at the break.

The Highlanders utilized their size and speed advantage to claw back into the game.

and each scored two goals for Hagerty, which had a 17-game win streak snapped. added scores for the Hornets game that ended in a fight.

Bishop Moore coach Reed Reynolds said none of his players will miss Tuesday’s second round game vs. Lake Highland Prep.

West Orange lost 15-7 on March 30 to the Hornets, but the Warriors (17-3) presented more of a challenge this time. West Orange led 4-3 at the half.

“There is a level of comfort from playing a team before,” Reynolds said about what he told his team at halftime. (17-2) in a

Winter Park advanced to the second round of the girls lacrosse state playoffs with a 9-5 homefield win vs. Lake Brantley.

led the Wildcats (17-3) with four goals, including the game's first. Lake Brantley (11-9) answered with a goal by

to tie the game, 1-1, with just under four minutes played in the first half.

Winter Park surged back into the lead on consecutive scores by Anna Palmisano and

The Wildcats will host Ponte Vedra in Tuesday’s second round.

Bishop Moore (16-4) will host Lake Highland Prep (14-7) after both won big on Thursday.

Evans senior ran the area’s two fastest boys sprint times of the season, a 10.43-second 100-meter dash and a 21.19 for the 200, to win both events at Thursday’s Class 4A, District 3 track and field meet at Lake Minneola.

His 100 time ranks second statewide in 4A.

Apopka’s depth proved to be enough to take the team title.

won both the 110- and 300-meter hurdles for region favorite Clermont East Ridge, which was a distant fourth in the team standings.

Lake Minneola senior moved to No. 3 on the 2017 state girls long jump list with a leap of 18-feet, 10-inches.

West Orange edged Lake Minneola 141 points to 136 for the girls team title. Warriors shot putter uncorked a 42-2 heave, which ranks her No. 2 in 4A behind Oviedo’s

Kissimmee running back prospect went 10.64 to win the 100 at the 4A-5 meet in Lakeland.

Timber Creek sophomore ran a school record 21.20 time to win the 200 at Wednesday’s 4A-4 meet.

He also won the 100 as the Wolves claimed the first district team championship in program history . Osceola

the former Florida Mr. Basketball award winner for Oak Ridge, announced via Twitter this week that he is declaring for the NBA Draft after two years of college play at LSU.

The 6-foot-4 shooting guard averaged 17.2 points per game and was an All-SEC second-teamer . The web site DraftEpress.com ranks him No. 44 among NCAA sophomore candidates for the draft.

Sophomore prospect pitched a no-hitter and hit a home run as Seminole (11-8) locked up the No. 2 seed in 9A, District 2 baseball with a 3-0 win over Port Orange Spruce Creek on Tuesday. The Seminoles are 6-3 in district play, second behind Orange City University (7-2).

Dr. Phillips finished 8-2 in 9A, District 4 to snag the No. 1 seed ahead of Boone (7-3).

Timber Creek won the boys 4A, District 4 track and field championship on Wednesday. The Wolves outscored host Winter Park 114 points to 109.