BOYS LACROSSE HIGHLIGHTS
TOP PERFORMERS
Harry Accorsi, Somers: Scored five goals with two assists in a 17-9 win over Avon.
Dom Basti, Notre Dame-West Haven:
Scored his 300th career point in a 15-0 win over McMahon.
Aiden Bengston, Newington: Six goals and four assists in a 15-10 win over Berlin.
Gabe Bonessi, Foran: Credited with 39 saves over the past two games, a 7-3 loss to Bethel and an 11-9 loss to Sheehan.
Dominic Calandra, Southington:
Four goals and nine ground balls in a 13-12 win over Hand.
Max Festa, Sheehan: Had four goals and three assists in a 12-4 win over Branford, five goals and three assists in a 14-11 win over Lyman Hall and four goals and two assists in an 11-9 win over Foran.
Carson Golembeske, New Milford:
Made 19 saves in an 8-7 win over Xavier.
Jordan Guilbeault, E.O. Smith:
Scored the overtime goal in a 13-12 win over the Bristol co-op.
Carter Hagen, Darien: Made 10 saves, the backbone of a strong defensive day in a 7-4 win over then-No. 1 Staples.
Ben Howes, St. Bernard/Wheeler:
Scored six goals with four assists in a 22-7 win over Montville.
Charlie Massett, Newtown: Scored in overtime for a 7-6 win over Bethel. T.J. Miller, Bethel: Scored three goals in a 7-3 win over Foran.
Ethan Pitts, Haddam-Killingworth:
His third goal, in overtime, finished a 7-6 win over North Haven; John Moyher had tied it at the buzzer for HK. Pitts also scored four goals against Old Lyme in a 16-3 win.
Ian Porter, Middletown: Made 11 saves to help preserve a 10-7 win over Ledyard.
Chris Restaino, Stamford: Went 13-4 on faceoffs and scored a goal in a 9-5 win over Brookfield.
Jayden Sherwood, Montville: Had three goals and three assists, including his 100th career point, in a 17-4 win over Norwich Tech.
Dillon Stephens, New Canaan:
Helped keep Ridgefield scoreless for the last nine minutes of a 10-9 road win.
Ryan Strait, New Milford: Three goals and six assists in a 16-1 win over Notre Dame-Fairfield.
Michael Traynor, New Fairfield: Two goals and three assists in an 18-0 win over Bunnell.
Adam Vernon, Cheshire: Scored four goals with three assists in a 17-9 win
over Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.). Colin Zeller, Greenwich: Scored seven goals and assisted on another, helping the Cardinals come back from an early deficit to beat Notre Dame-West Haven 21-11.
GAMES TO WATCH Greenwich at New Canaan, Thursday, noon:
Stop 1 on your FCIAC road trip is at No. 1 New Canaan, where the Rams finish their first half after a stellar start. The No. 8 Cardinals have had their early ups and downs, but their ups have been very good. This is their toughest test yet, of course.
Ridgefield at Darien, Thursday, 3 p.m.:
Stop 2, where both teams crossed the New York border and came back with wins on Tuesday: No. 5 Ridgefield smoked Mahopac coming off a loss to New Canaan, and No. 3 Darien kept its roll going with a handy win over Yorktown.
Northwest Catholic at Conard, Thursday, 5 p.m.:
Just two of the last three unbeaten teams in Class L (Conard 6-0, NWC 4-0, Enfield 3-0) and crosstown buddies meeting up. Conard has wins over Somers, Trumbull and Norwich Free Academy the past week.
Wilton at Staples, Thursday, 5:30 p.m.:
Stop 3, the defending FCIAC champ against last year’s Class L champ. Staples is coming off losses at Darien and St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) to fall out of the No. 1 spot to No. 4. No. 7 Wilton has yet to lose outside Westchester County.
Glastonbury at Southington, Thursday, 6 p.m.:
Southington bulked up the schedule some and has earned a win over Hand and respectable losses to playoff teams
in Notre Dame-West Haven and St. Joseph. This one isn’t part of the bulk-up, of course, a league game, but the No. 9 Guardians are a big test.
Glastonbury at Cheshire, Saturday, 1 p.m.:
Glastonbury has played two top-10 teams, losing 7-3 to New Canaan and 11-4 to Wilton. Here’s their third, against No. 6 Cheshire, which has won four in a row going into Thursday since its own New Canaan loss.
St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) at Darien, Saturday, 1 p.m.:
The Friars are No. 5 in Inside Lacrosse’s national rankings and No. 6 in USA Lacrosse Magazine’s. They beat Staples 15-9 on Tuesday.
Conard at Daniel Hand (Surf Club), Monday, 6 p.m.:
Hand is a regular deep into June, a CIAC finalist six times since 2015. The Tigers looked like a team set to compete for the Class M title. But going into Thursday they’ve lost six straight after an opening win, two of them by one goal, one by two goals, one by three. Get them in and they can be plenty dangerous, but they can only afford three losses the rest of the way. Conard and Hand have met five times since 2017, and Hand has won each of them. This would be a big feather in Conard’s cap.
Greenwich at Fairfield Ludlowe, Tuesday, 6 p.m.:
The poll says these teams are relatively close. The LaxNumbers.com rankings, on which CIAC tournaments are seeded, say these teams are relatively close, though it’s a little early to be swearing too hard by those numbers. What the heck: Shall we see what the scoreboard says?