The Cony girls lacrosse team has a lot at stake when it hits the road to play Brunswick at 4:30 p.m. today.
The Rams and Eagles are the top two teams in Eastern A. Brunswick beat Cony 11-10, scoring in the final seconds of the game, in the first meeting between the teams this season on May 10. The Rams have never beaten the Dragons.
“Our girls know what’s at stake,” Cony coach Gretchen Livingston said. “We will prepare just like we have for every other game. We want to play solid, be committed and focus on our play at the end of each half.”
Could could face Brunswick a third time, in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A championship game Friday night at Brunswick.
“There are a lot of scenarios that can come out of the games this week,” Livingston said. “We need to take care of ourselves against Brunswick Tuesday.”
The Rams have progressed nicely this season, especially at the defensive end where Cony was a little young to start the season.
“Everything has really been outstanding for us this season,” Livingston said. “We had a disappointing loss to Morse, but when we put all three pieces of our game together we can be successful.”
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Messalonskee senior Nate DelGiudice continued to rewrite the record books of the boys lacrosse team. DelGiudice scored five goals and had 10 assists in a 17-3 win over Oxford Hills in the Eagles’ regular-season finale on May 25.
Those 15 points set a new single-game scoring record at Messalonskee and pushed his career-point record to 299.
“Fifteen points in one game is incredible,” Messalonskee coach Tom Sheridan said. “He has been phenomenal this year because sometimes he is covered by two and three players.
“Nate’s hard to cover. He make’s everyone else better because he draws all the other team’s best defenders to him.”
DelGiuidce has been a factor since his freshman season at Messalonskee when he scored 26 points and had 30 assists. He followed that up with 37 goals and 35 assists as a sophomore and 56 goals and 39 assists as a junior. This season, he has 33 goals and 43 assists. His career totals are 152 goals and 147 assists.
“He sees the field so well and opens it up for everyone else,” Sheridan said. “He moves the ball and is a good distributor.”
DelGiudice will have a chance to surpass 300 career points when Messalonskee plays it’s first game in the Eastern Maine Class A lacrosse tournament. The Eagles will play a quarterfinal game on June 6 against a to be determined opponent.
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The Gardiner boys are 10-1 heading into their regular-season finale, at 5:30 tonight against Mt. Blue at Hoch Field.
The Tigers have been dominant this season thanks to a balanced attack, which is led by a strong midfield of Seth Wing, Justin Lovely, Josh Caldwell, Jeff McAuslin and Austin Moore.
“This year we knew team-wise that we would have multiple threats,” Gardiner coach KC Johnson said. “It’s hard for someone to stop every kid on your team.”
Gardiner has outscored opponents 125-50 this season. St. Dom’s is the only team to score more than 10 goals in a game against Gardiner, doing so in a 17-7 win.
“I am very proud of our team and the effort they have made this season,” Johnson said. “We want to keep working and hopefully continue to peak as we get ready for the playoffs.”
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The KVAC A and B championships games in boys and girls lacrosse will be played Friday night at Brunswick High School. Matchups and game times will be set after the conclusion of regular season play on Wednesday.
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