Welcome to Norton High School Lacrosse
2015-2016 Season Highlights
Thank you for a wonderful season.
The Final Week
The Final Week
The 2016 seniors finished up the season with flare! Zac Zelinski and Alex
Domagalski lead the defense, which held Bellingham to seven goals. This feat
included several man-down minutes and even a moment when we were 3 men
down.
Bobby Trudeau, Jacob VanDenBerghe and Luke Kane scored 1,3 and 5 goals
respectively. All five will be missed for their contributions on the field but
even more for their leadership.
Good job men!
The blog has been neglected the last few games due to the busy final week.
However, the final game deserved some attention.
The team goals going into the season were to finish at .500 and to be ready to enter the TVL next year. The game against Bellingham accomplished both.
The team goals going into the season were to finish at .500 and to be ready to enter the TVL next year. The game against Bellingham accomplished both.
We finished with 9 wins and 8 losses. Bellingham is a TVL team, so we will be starting next season in good shape. By the end of next season we will be able to give Ashland and Medway a challenge.
As for the final game, Luke Kane and Josh Fuller came up big with 5 goals each. Jacob VanDenBerghe added three, and Bobby Trudeau scored one.
Zac Zelinski and Alex Domagalski played solid defense, especially on man-down. All five seniors had great games!
May 20 versus Southeastern Regional High School
Our game against Southeastern Regional was a continuation
of the Taunton game. We came out controlling the ball and we were able to
finish with a 16-6 win.
Josh Fuller scored early goals then was able to get the
ball to other scorers ending with 5 goals and 4 assists. Luke Kane added
three goals and two assists. The second midfield line contributed to the
scoring with Andrew Raneri scoring two goals, Dan Salvo scoring 2 goals and an
assist and Sam Bellavance scoring one assist.
The big story of the game, however, was the ground balls.
Joe Weber collected 12, Zac Zelinski finished with 6, and Raneri and Kane
each added 5. Face-offs added to the ground ball dominance: 20 wins to
only 5 losses.
May 18 versus Taunton
Our game in Taunton was successful from the opening
face-off until the final whistle. We
scored 14 goals and allowed only five shots on goal, two of which found net.
Josh Fuller was the big scorer with 7 goals and an assist. Joe Weber and Jacob VanDenBerghe each scored twice. Rylie Coffey and Jake Palin each dealt three assists.
Good win, Men!
May 16 versus MetroLacrosse
After a week with no games the Lancers got back into the groove with their
second win of the season over Metrolacrosse 8-4. Sam Bellavance, Andrew
Raneri, Josh Fuller, and Shaun Murphy each scored a goal and Luke Kane added
three. The defense allowed two in the first quarter, but was able to keep
them from scoring any more until late in the game. Mike DePont had a
solid game in the net with 9 saves for 69%.
May 5 versus Dedham
Our JV game against Dedham started off a little concerning when they put up the first two goals of the game. We were able to respond, however, with an 8-3 win. Our defense started communicating well and Nick Joyce was able to turn away 9 shots on cage. Meanwhile the offense did a good job controlling the ball and seizing on opportunities. Extra man offence was productive as well as a couple of transition goals. Josh Fuller and Andrew Raneri each scored 3 goals. Andrew added an assist to go with 5 other assists from various players.
Our JV game against Dedham started off a little concerning when they put up the first two goals of the game. We were able to respond, however, with an 8-3 win. Our defense started communicating well and Nick Joyce was able to turn away 9 shots on cage. Meanwhile the offense did a good job controlling the ball and seizing on opportunities. Extra man offence was productive as well as a couple of transition goals. Josh Fuller and Andrew Raneri each scored 3 goals. Andrew added an assist to go with 5 other assists from various players.
The game against Taunton was a nice rebound from the previous day. We were
able to find the net 13 times and hold them to only 3. The most exciting thing
about the win was the 9 assists from 7 players. The offense is showing
some real teamwork!
The defense obviously played well with both goalies splitting
time. Our D held them to only four shots in the first half. Michael
De Ponte turned the game over to Nick Joyce having turned in a solid 50% save
total. Nick saw only six shots on cage and saved 5 for 83%.
Our game Friday is against Dedham, who is a JV program. Then next week we hope to show Plymouth North
that we have improved since our last game with them.
April 28 versus MetroLacrosse
Although MetroLacrosse has improved from
last year's team, so has Norton. With a
13-5 win, the Lancers saw 8 different players tally points. Eight of the goals
were assisted. The defense also turned in a strong game supporting Michael
DePonte in the cage. He saved seven for 58%.
April 26 versus Plymouth
North High School
Plymouth North proved
to be another team whom we aspire to be. Their ride was most impressive, making
it difficult for our offense to get the ball, on their way to a 17-3
victory.
Luke Kane scored all
three Lancer goals with one assist from Ryan Sudduth. Nick Joyce played well in
the goal making fifteen saves in three quarters. Michael DePont finished the
game with four quality stops.
April 25 versus
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School
Goalie, Nick Joyce, and the defense were the story of this game. They held AMSA to 2 goals while the offense was able to
score 7. Nick finished with 15 saves for
an 88% save total. Luke Kane and Josh
Fuller each tallied 3 goals, and Ryan Suddith added one goal and an assist. It was his first career goal. The team is looking to carry
the momentum into tomorrow’s game at Plymouth North tomorrow.
Boys: April 20
versus Bellingham
The Lancers had another close 7-6 loss today. We allowed three goals in the first quarter. Then we held Bellingham to only one goal in each of the following periods. Unfortunately one of those periods was overtime. Notable games were played by Bobby Trudeau with 3 goals and Clint Gallagher, who had one assist and several ground balls. Luke Kane, Joe Weber, and Josh Fuller each added a goal, and Jake Palin had an assist to account for the rest of our scores.
Our next game is Monday at the Academy
for Math and Sciences, which is one of the two teams we beat last year.
Boys,
April 16 versus Ashland
Ashland
proved to be another opponent with whom Norton intends to be on the same level
by the end of the season. When we play
again at the end of May, the score will surely be closer than 18-3.
Our
goals came from Luke Kane, Bobby Trudeau and Jacob VanDenBerghe, his first of
the season. We also tallied one assist
from Joe Weber.
Boys: April 14
versus Framingham
Framingham came
to Norton and scored early and often. They left with an 18-4 win.
Luke Kane tallied two goals. Josh Fuller
and Bobby Trudeau each added one.
Assists came from Joe Weber, Andrew
Raneri, and Zac Zelinski.
On to Ashland Saturday!
Boys: April
12 versus Norwood
The team was
ready from the start for our first home game. Bobby Trudeau scored in the
first minute. Neither team was able to get more than a two goal lead throughout
the game that ended with an 8-7 loss to Norwood.
There were
standout performances from a few players.
Luke Kane put in four goals for the second time in two games. The
defense played an exceptional game with several man-down minutes in the second
quarter.
Goalie, Nick
Joyce, finished with 16 saves for a 66% save percentage, which is outstanding!
Our next game is
at home Friday against Framingham.
Great win for the boys!
April
11 versus Southeastern Regional
It
was an evenly matched game: 3-4 Norton at the half, 4-4 going into the
4th quarter.
We
were able to score 4 times in the fourth.
The
last goal by Dan Salvo put it out of reach for them. That one goal made it 8-6
late in the game.
It
was Dan' s first career goal!
The two captains had strong games.
Zelinski
had several grand balls and clears, especially early, to set the tone on
defense.
Kane
finished with 5 points (4g, 1a).