By Dalton Sanchez ’15

The boys’ lacrosse team finished the regular season with a record of 9-5. The Warriors started their season off with win after win against teams such as Blake, Watkins Mill and Paint Branch.

The Warriors then faced a streak of powerhouses in late March and early April. Sherwood lost to rival Quince Orchard on March 31 by a final score of 19-7. Following the Quince Orchard match was a game against Walter Johnson. The Warriors lost 13-8. It was a back and forth match until the third quarter when Walter Johnson took the lead for good. The Warriors had 10 penalties during the game, which really hurt their chances of winning.

The Warriors came back with a well-deserved win against Wootton on April 14. “Wootton has always been a good team,” said senior Grant Fricke. “We expected them to show up and they did, but we were fired up and came out with everything we had.”

Senior Jackson Downs had a huge impact on the offense against Wootton, scoring a total of four goals. It was senior Luke Logan’s first game in goal. Logan had been switched to goalie recently and saved crucial attacks on goal. The score was tied up 11-11 during the fourth quarter; both teams continuously attacked on goal, but no one was successful. But with seconds left senior Chris Chiogioji scored, giving Sherwood the win.

After a great result against Wootton, the boys faced Churchill, which has an all-American player ranked sixteenth in the nation for points. Churchill dominated, ultimately beating the Warriors 19-4.

“We came out flat. We had no energy or enthusiasm,” senior Jake Guiffre recalled. “They were a really good team, but I think we could have played better.”

The Warriors did not let a couple of losses get to them. After the defeat from Churchill, the team faced Whitman and the boys came out on top, winning 9-7. Following that, they defeated BCC on April 23 and Seneca Valley on April 27, both by a score of 18-0.

The team ended their regular season with a game against Good Counsel on May 1. The game was a big test for the Warriors because Good Counsel is a private school that recruits students to play for their team. In a very evenly matched game, the two teams fought hard until the end but Good Counsel executed to get the 6-5 win.

Sherwood played Paint Branch in the first round of playoffs at home on May 6.