BOYS LACROSSE HIGHLIGHTS
FINE PERFORMANCES
Dom Basti, Notre Dame-West Haven: Reached 100 career points -- the sophomore became the Green Knight to reach that mark the fastest -- in an 18-5 win over North Haven.
Dominic Calandra, Southington: Had six assists and scored two goals in 14-8 victory over RHAM.
Joe Cesare, Darien: Three goals and five assists, three of them in the third quarter, in a 15-10 win over No. 2 Staples.
Patrick Coughlin, Amity: Five goals and an assist in a 12-4 win over North Haven.
Ben Coutant, Stamford: Scored three goals and two assists in a 13-2 win over Immaculate.
Nick Cox, Old Lyme: Seven goals and two assists in a 16-9 win over Morgan.
Doster Crowell, New Canaan: Three goals and three assists in the Rams' 15-5 win over St. Joseph.
Tyler Fox, Fairfield Prep: Scored three goals, including the game-winner, as the Jesuits came from two goals down late to beat Cheshire 12-11.
Eli Gomes, Foran: Had a hat trick in a 6-5 win over Sheehan.
Charlie Howard, Staples: Scored four goals (as did Derek Sale) in a 17-8 win over Bishop Guertin (N.H.) at Bryant University.
Matt Jeffrey, Cheshire: Two goals and three assists in the Rams' 15-13 come-from-behind win over Hand.
Will Kleine, Hand: Three goals and five assists in a 21-1 win over Shelton.
Jonah Libby, Woodstock Academy: Scored six times in the Centaurs' 15-3 win over Montville.
Josh Newall, St. Joseph: Scored with a minute to go to lift the Cadets over McMahon 9-8.
Markus Paltauf, Newtown: Made 12 saves in an 11-6 win over Bethel.
Jack Roberts, Lyman Hall: Scored four goals in a 14-5 win over Notre Dame-Fairfield.
Jake Saldutti, North Branford: Scored five and assisted on two others in a 9-7 win over Old Saybrook.
Brady Stone, Glastonbury: Scored three goals and added two assists in a 9-6 win over East Catholic.
Jimmy Stratton, Sheehan: Four goals and three assists in an 18-3 win over crosstown rival Lyman Hall.
Sam Sweeney, Norwich Free Academy: Made 14 saves in a 13-11 win over Stonington.
GAMES TO WATCH
Darien at Brunswick, Thursday, 7 p.m.: The USA Lacrosse rankings have Brunswick second and the Blue Wave seventh. That's in the nation. Inside Lacrosse also has the Bruins second and pegs Darien 10th. Brunswick has won two entertaining meetings over the past three years, including an overtime win last year.
Wilton at New Canaan, Saturday, 6:30 p.m.: Partly a product of their schedule, the Warriors have been in a win-one-lose-one rut since their Ridgefield win. New Canaan is in one, too, though shorter. They'll each have one more top-10 game to go in the regular season after this one.
Weston at Hand (Surf Club), Saturday, 7 p.m.: A rematch of last year's CIAC Class M final, though it can't happen again this year, as Weston, last year's champ in overtime, was moved down to Class S this season. Both teams have hung out among the 9-10-(11) teams in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll through the first month, and they'll get this head-to-head meeting to make their cases.
Yorktown (N.Y.) at Ridgefield, Monday, 6:30 p.m.: Yorktown's third game against a Connecticut team; it lost to Darien 9-8 in double OT and to Wilton 12-7 on Tuesday.
Weston at New Fairfield, Tuesday, 4:45 p.m.: New Fairfield beat the Trojans twice last year, including a drubbing in the SWC final, and Weston hasn't won in this rivalry for a while. Then again, not many teams at all beat New Fairfield for a few years. Weston has put up the more impressive results so far, so could this be the year?