We continue with our new feature today as we look at the top five boy’s lacrosse games of the 2015 season at Cinnaminson High School. As we did with softball’s top five wins of 2015, we will move backwards from five to one in this list.
5. Pirates Fall to New Egypt 10-9 in Overtime on April 10
In their third game of the young 2015 season, boy’s lacrosse suffered its first loss of the year to New Egypt in overtime by a score of 10-9. It was an up-and-down affair, with the Pirates jumping out to a 3-0 lead. Cinnaminson trailed 6-5 at halftime, but senior Alex Artur scored with 1:22 left in the third quarter to give the Pirates their final lead of the game at 9-8. New Egypt tied the contest with more than eight minutes remaining in regulation. With just 5.8 seconds left in overtime, New Egypt would score the winner to hand the Pirates their first loss after starting 2-0.
4. Pirates Drop Overtime Contest to Moorestown Friends 7-6 on May 13
In only the second overtime game of the season for the Pirates, Cinnaminson fell by a score of 7-6 to Moorestown Friends. The two overtime games featured some of the best lacrosse played by the boys this season to go along with their three victories. After allowing an early goal to start the game, the Pirates erupted for three goals to hold a 3-1 lead at halftime. After going up 4-2 in the second half, the Pirates allowed Moorestown Friends to score the next three goals en route to a 5-4 deficit. Cinnaminson tied the game at five with 2:10 left in the fourth before falling behind 6-5 with just one minute remaining. Ryan Bleistine added the equalizer with 15 seconds remaining in regulation before the Pirates fell in overtime.
3. Pirates Take Down Williamstown 3-1 on May 7
The May 7 game against Williamstown was Senior Night. Not only was the 3-1 win the third of the season for the Pirates, but it was also the first time in the program’s short history that a win was recorded on Senior Night. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak for the Pirates and it came following an 11-0 loss earlier in the week to Northern Burlington. Cinnaminson held a 1-0 advantage at the half, but allowed Williamstown to tie the game late in the third. Artur scored the game-winner with 5:21 left in the fourth and senior Patrick Morton added an insurance goal 46 seconds remaining to secure the victory.
2. Pirates Defeat Lower Cape May 3-2 on April 9
In the second game of the season, the Pirates traveled to Lower Cape May and came away with a 3-2 victory to begin the season 2-0. The Pirates built a 2-0 lead by halftime, but allowed Lower Cape May to tie the game with two goals in the third quarter. The game-winner was scored by Michael O’Brien in the fourth quarter. The win gave the Pirates the best start in the brief history of the program to a season.
1. Pirates Defeat Holy Cross 5-4 on April 1
In the boy’s lacrosse season opener, the Pirates shook off their nerves and rallied to take down rival Holy Cross by a score of 5-4. Cinnaminson trailed 4-1 at halftime, but rallied to score the final four goals of the game to win on opening day. The Pirates were able to keep Holy Cross off the board in the second half as Artur scored the tying goal with 3:55 left in the fourth and then the game-winner with 2:34 left in the fourth. O’Brien put the Pirates on the board for the first goal of the season in the opening stanza. Then, Tom Schlindwein and Jordan Lillagore brought the Pirates within one with goals in the third.
The next installment of our new series will feature the top five wins of 2015 for girl’s lacrosse and it will go live on Tuesday.
