Varsity Boys Lacrosse

The boys varsity lacrosse Warriors stayed undefeated with an 11-3 victory over Davidson Day School Thursday at John A. Murray Field. St. David’s (3-0) broke open a 5-1 game at the half with four goals in the third quarter to take a 9-2 advantage into the final period. Owen Hoffman had two in the third quarter and finished with a team leading four. Owen Williams added three. Miles Jones, Julian Cave and Macon Merriman had one each. “They played a slow style, but our defense handled it well,” said coach Doug Hink. “Troy Exum played extremely well in goal again and our offense did better in the second half.

The varsity boys lacrosse team earned a road victory, 7-6, at North Raleigh Christian Academy Tuesday night. The Knights led, 3-2, at halftime, but the Warriors rallied behind four goals from Truman Southern to raise their record to 2-0. “They played a time killing offense that caused us some problems, but Bo Rieker and Cooper Crosby were outstanding on defense,” said coach Doug Hink. “Troy Exum thwarted many shots in goal and goalie saves lead to scoring opportunities.” Owen Williams and Miles Jones also scored for St. David’s.

The varsity boys lacrosse team opened the season with a 10-6 victory over Nansemond Academy of Suffolk Va., Thursday at John A. Murray Field. The Warriors exploded for five third period goals, including three from senior Owen Williams, to break open a 3-2 match at halftime and take an 8-3 lead into the final quarter.  “Our goal today was to play calmly, aggressively and with intellect and we put it all together in the third quarter,” said coach Doug Hink. “Troy (Exum) got in their heads by snuffing some point blank shots. He made the goal look small today. We played well against a good opponent. ” Exum had 18 saves in goal to lead the Warriors. Williams scored a team-high four goals with two assists. Freshmen Owen Hoffman and Scott York had two goals and an assist. Truman Southern added a goal and two assists, while Conner Dunn had one goal.