Boys Lacrosse: NJSIAA South Group 4 sectional final preview: Southern vs. Kingsway
NJSIAA BOYS LACROSSE SOUTH GROUP 4 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
WHO: Southern (15-5) at Kingsway (21-0)
WHEN: Tuesday, June 10 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Kingsway High School – 213 Kings Highway, Woolwich Township
SOUTHERN’S ROAD TO THE SECTIONAL FINAL – No. 2 seed: Defeated Rancocas Valley 17-1 in the first round; defeated Cherry Hill East 15-3 in the quarterfinals; defeated Eastern 10-8 in the semifinals.
KINGSWAY’S ROAD TO THE STATE FINAL – No. 1 seed: Defeated Millville 24-0 in the first round; defeated Manalapan 13-2 in the quarterfinals; defeated Washington Township 14-4 in the semifinals.
SOUTHERN’S BEST WINS: 13-6 0ver South Group 3 semifinalist Toms River East; 10-9 over South Group 2 finalist Wall; 12-2 over Holmdel; 13-6 over Red Bank; 7-5 over South Group 2 semifinalist Ocean City’ 12-3 over South Group 2 semifinalist Allentown; 10-8 over Eastern.
KINGSWAY’S BEST WINS: 11-10 over South Group 3 semifinalist Mainland; 13-5, 15-4 and 14-4 over South Group 4 semifinalist Washington Township; 9-3 over South Group 2 semifinalist Ocean City; 14-6 over South Group 3 semifinalist Toms River East; 12-8 over South Group 3 finalist Shawnee; 6-5 over Southern.
SECTIONAL TITLES
Southern (4) – 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022
Kingsway (0)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Southern: Kyle Sininsky, So., A/M (42g, 41a); Liam Griffin, Sr., A (43g, 15a); Cash McVey, So., A (25g, 23a); Shea O’Donnell, So., A (37g, 27a); Niko Iliescu, Fr., A (10g, 23a); Joe Kessler, Sr., M (39g, 22a); Kody Wagner, Sr., D; Anthony Oddo, Sr., D; Lucas Iorio, So., D; Lukas Iliescu, Fr., LSM; Evan Wyrsch, Sr., SSDM; Ryan Paliga, Sr., SSDM; Chris Hughes, So., SSDM; AJ MAttern, Sr., G (121 saves, 62 goals against); Nick Hughes, So., G (75 saves, 33 goals against); Collin Markoski, Sr., FOGO (72%)
Kingsway: Keegan Borkowski, Sr., A (73g, 30a); Owen Dougherty, So., A (61g, 12a); Roman Woratyla, Jr., A (22g, 37a); Mason Bryan, Jr., M (26g, 12a); Patrick Civitarese, So., M (35g, 23a); Michael Conklin, Jr., M (18g, 11a); Kyle Nordone, Sr., M; Ryan Glenn, Jr., LSM (22g, 7a); Doninic Hibbs, Sr., D; Dane Jespersen, Sr., D: Cole DeNick, So., D; John McEntee, So., G (158 saves, 70 goals against); Tommy Dipietro, Sr., FOGO (70%); Conor Cusack, Jr., FOGO (69%).
