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Boys Lacrosse 2022: HKHS Defeats North Haven 4-2

By Mike Kelly

(May 8, 2022) — The defending 2021 Shoreline Conference Champion HK Cougars Boys lacrosse team defeated out-of-conference foe North Haven Saturday afternoon 4-2, pushing their season record to an impressive 10-1. As evident by the final score, the game was a defensive grind, with both teams unwilling to allow anything easy.

Gunnar Howes, #3, Freshman

North Haven scored first, taking the 1-0 advantage. The Cougars answered quickly, however. Middie Nolan Braren found attackman Cory Phipps open above the right post for the stepdown, 1-1. From that point forward there would be little scoring from either side for more than a quarter, as defenses dug in on both sides. HK’s LSM Jack Insalaco had a monster game, seemingly everywhere on the field the entire day—hoovering up loose balls and picking off lazy passes.

Cooper Pitts, #4, Sophomore

The Cougars finally broke the ice late in the third, when attackman Aaron McLeod grabbed a rebound off the right post and fired it home, 2-1 HK. Midway through the fourth quarter Alex Phipps did some work on his own, shaking his defender with a silky dodge and spin from above the right crease for the strike, 3-1 HK. The goal would prove timely, as a few minutes later North Haven scored during a man-up situation to inch closer, 3-2 HK. With time winding down, the Cougars defense came through in the clutch, as they have all season long. D-pole Sam Young scooped up a loose ball, took it coast-to-coast, and found C. Phipps open for the score, 4-2 HK. Old Saybrook awaits.

Photos by Liz Griswold

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