Boys Lacrosse: Broadneck Boys Dominate Crofton, 19-2

Facing off against a Crofton Cardinals team that is in its first year of varsity lacrosse and traveling to Broadneck for the first time, the Bruin boys didn’t hold back, winning 19-2 on April 1.

The Bruins jumped out of the gate, scoring exactly one minute into the first quarter. From there, the floodgates opened as the Bruins led 11-0 after 12 minutes of play.

In the first quarter alone, sophomore attacker Tyler Hicks scored a hat trick and senior midfielder Kyle Pierce added two of his own goals as eight Bruins players scored.

“The level we’re playing at, I think, is really high and we’re only going to go up from here,” Hicks said after the game.

The Bruins then slowed down the game, scoring three times in the second quarter to lead 14-0 at halftime. The second half saw more of the Bruins’ backups on the field getting valuable playing time. Junior attacker Jackson Shaw scored two of his goals in the second half, also giving him a hat trick for the game after scoring in the first quarter, while Hicks scored his fourth goal late in the third quarter.

Hicks said that his four-goal performance was due to his teammates pushing him. “They do a lot for me; they keep me accountable, working on and off the field,” he said. “It’s all on my teammates.”

Sophomore Graham Hartman was excellent on faceoffs, winning 16 out of the 18 that he took.

“It’s huge as the second half was our focus today where we just wanted to keep our foot on the gas,” said Bruins head coach Jeff McGuire with regard to putting his backups in the game. “I was really impressed with how we pushed transitions — that was something we had been working on as well. So getting everybody a little bit of love really keeps all these guys tight and just staying disciplined and doing our stuff, not just going for goals.”

With the win, the Bruins moved to 4-0 on the season. Since then, they moved to 5-0 after a close home game versus Kent Island, 10-9, on April 5.