BC High staved off a last-minute flurry by Xaverian to hold on for a 10-9 home victory on Thursday and advance to the Division 1 South lacrosse final.
The Eagles will play Newton North for the sectional title on Sunday at 5 in Norwell.
The Eagles jumped out to an early lead with two goals before the midway point of the first quarter, and extended their lead to 3-0 by the end of the period.
“The start was huge,’’ said BC High attacker A.J. Kucinski, the school’s all-time leader in goals. “Against a good team like that, you have to get out quick and establish a lead, so you can settle down a little bit and keep working with that.’’
Kucinski, who did most of his damage from a starting position behind the net, netted four goals and added three assists, both high marks for the game.
But it was his teammate, senior midfielder Colin Carroll, who swung the game in BC High’s favor by winning 17 of 23 faceoffs, scoring unassisted in the third quarter off one faceoff win.
“Colin was huge throughout the whole game,’’ BC High coach Steve Lydon said.
“You saw them start to throw poles [i.e. defenders] out there on the wing, and get out of what they’re comfortable with. He totally changed the game for us. Not only coming up with the faceoffs but handling the pressure of the poles and creating some offense for us . . . He got the game ball for the day.’’
Trailing, 10-6, with 4:53 remaining in the game, Xaverian coach Tim Gardner called a timeout to mount one final push.
The Hawks scored three goals to cut the deficit to 10-9 with 31 seconds to go, but Carroll calmly won the decisive faceoff, allowing the Eagles to run out the clock.
“We went a man down three times in the fourth quarter,’’ Lydon said. “You can’t give them that many chances on the man-up in the second half.’’
Xaverian netminder Mike Toomey recorded 10 saves.
BC High and Newton North, who will play for the chance to advance to the Division 1 state semifinals, each finished 16-3 in the regular season.
“We’ve got to re-scout,’’ Lydon said. We’ve got a new team coming in, so we’re trying to prepare, trying to give ourselves the best chance to make the most of this opportunity.’’
Girls’ lacrosse
Division 1 North
North Andover 9, Masconomet 6 — Abby Karalis, Casey Conwell, and Olivia Pino each scored twice as the Scarlet Knights claimed their third straight sectional crown.
Division 2 North
Marblehead 18, Ipswich 8 — Hadley Carlton netted three goals while Caroline Driscoll and Corinne Mayle added two goals each to lead Marblehead to the sectional title.
Division 2 South
Norwell 16, Falmouth Academy 2 — Stephanie Croke netted four goals and had three assists while Addison Kent added three goals and three assists to advance the Clippers (19-3).
Cohasset 15, Scituate 4 — Corey Golden and Ally Leahy netted four goals each to pace the Skippers.
Division 1 East
Franklin 7, Acton-Boxboro 6 — Franklin scored four goals to take a 6-5 lead and was able to hang on for the 7-6 win. Kenzie Pleshaw netted three goals to lead the Panthers in the comeback win.
Baseball
Division 2 North
Danvers 6, North Andover 3 — Dan Lynch smacked a three-run homer in the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and lift the Falcons in the semifinals.
Division 3 North
Lynnfield 8, Austin Prep 7 — Lynnfield scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to escape with a comeback win. An RBI single by Mike Stellato brought in the winning run.
Division 1 South
Silver Lake 3, Attleboro 0 — Senior righthander Anthony Videtto struck out nine in a three-hit shutout to lead the top-seeded Lakers (19-3) into the sectional final.
Division 2 South
Dighton-Rehoboth 5, Stoughton 1 — Senior lefty Joey Rogers pitched a two-hitter and struck out 14 for the Falcons (19-3).
Division 3 South
East Bridgewater 5, Medway 3— Kevin Aylward drove in two runs, including an RBI single to cap a three-run fourth, to lead East Bridgwater at Adams Field in Quincy.
Old Rochester 4, Bourne 3 — Sam Henrie’s RBI single gave the Bulldogs a walkoff win.
Division 4 South
Mashpee 6, Archbishop Williams 5 — Junior Ari Burdy smacked a three-run triple early in the game. Then in the fifth inning, junior Jordan Pinhack hit a two-run single to put the Falcons up for good.
Softball
Division 3 North
Essex Tech 5, Brighton 2 — Kaylyn Countie pitched a complete game and struck out 12 for the Hawks.
Division 2 South
Abington 6, Norton 2 — Tori Young earned the win from the circle to lead the Green Wave into the sectional final.
Fairhaven 2, Hanover 1 — Shaina Thomas earned the win for Fairhaven, allowing just one earned run.
Boys’ tennis
Division 1 Central
Westboro 5, Algonquin 0 — Westboro 5, Algonquin 0 Sumukh Pathi d. Ian Kim, 6-0, 6-0. Alan Dubrovsky d. Tyler Zhang, 6-1, 6-1. Ayman Khan d. Alex Daigneault, 6-0, 6-1. Tamas Palfi-Richard Zhu d. Riyan Farhat-Christian Jorgensen, 3-6, 6-1, 10-4. Ben Hopkinson-Zak Weinstein d. Will Koziel-Andy Zhou, 6-1, 6-2. Records: W 20-1, A 17-3.
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