A couple of matchups involving heavyweights from New Jersey and Connecticut highlight today’s high school schedule on a day that includes conference tournament semifinal games in the Big East and ECAC in college lacrosse.
Mountain Lakes visits Don Bosco Prep in a Garden State matchup of 7-2 squads. You can watch the 4:30 p.m. encounter live on MSGVarsity.com. The premiere telecast on MSG Varsity Channel 14 (Optimum) will be Monday, May 7 at 9:30 p.m.
In Connecticut, Greenwich (8-2) and New Canaan (9-1) renew their rivalry in a 4:30 p.m. game at New Canaan’s Dunning Stadium.
Red-hot Hen Hud (10-2), whose only losses have come against Yorktown and John Jay, visits 2012 Section 1 Class A finalist and 2011 sectional champion Mahopac (6-5) at 4:30 p.m. Hen Hud has won eight straight. John Jay (8-3) visits Rye (9-1) in a 5:30 p.m. showdown.
It’s a light day in Nassau County with just three games, including Garden City (8-3) hosting Calhoun (6-6) at 4:30 p.m.
In Suffolk, Smithtown East (10-1) hosts Walt Whitman (7-7) at 4:30 p.m., Smithtown West visits Connetquot at 4 p.m. and unbeaten Ward Melville hosts William Floyd at 4:15 p.m.
Also of note, Yorktown vaulted into the national rankings in a big way. Ridgefield and Shoreham-Wading River also broke through in the best in the country.
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The Jay/Rye game is at Rye.
Rye Host John Jay @ 5:30
Don Bosco leads Mountain Lakes 5-0 after one.
Don Bosco leads 6-2 at the half.
Mountain Lakes has battled back to pull within 8-6 after three at Don Bosco.
Christian Cuccinello gets fifth straight goal for Mountain Lakes. We’re tied 8-8 early in the fourth.
Nick Buchanan scores with 1:34 left and Don Bosco wins 10-9.
Chaminade holds an 8-3 halftime lead over Bergen Catholic.
Chaminade has pulled away and leads Bergen Catholic 15-4 in the fourth.
2-0 JJ
any more news on JJ ?
Final: Mahopac 9, Hen Hud 8, OT
Final: Smithtown East 11, Walt Whitman 10
New Canaan beats Greenwich 12-0. Didn’t see that one coming!
Via laxpower, John Jay 7 Rye 3. Final . Don’t know any details.
Jay wins 7-2.