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Colin Blackwell

Sunday, June 12, 2011

St. John's Prep Ends Boys LAX Season

The Eagles were too much for the Rockets on Saturday, as they ended Needham's season in dramatic fashion during the MIAA Semi-Finals.

Needham’s boys varsity lacrosse season came to a screeching halt Saturday evening at Memorial Field, as No. 9-seeded St. John’s Prep defeated the Rockets in dramatic fashion, 10-9, and secured a berth in the MIAA Division I East State Finals on Tuesday. “It was dramatic,” Eagles head coach John Roy said. “I was a little frustrated. We could have possessed it, sort of tried to take some more time off the clock, but [Needham] ended up scoring those two quick goals. [Mark] McDonald did well at the face-off for us, but being able to score that 10th goal made a big difference and at the end for the defense to [secure the win] in the last minute [was great].” St. John’s Prep registered the first goal of the contest when Colin Blackwell connected…

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