With a very rough game last Saturday night in a lose to Cape Elizabeth the Panthers came back to get a very much needed win against Freeport.  The Panthers were already down due to the team sniffles that has been working it’s way around the team but with a couple injury’s to add, the Panther’s  had a rough night down at Cape.  They fought hard against Cape for four quarters with glimpses of hope but were really never able to get it going.  Then going into yesterday’s game against Freeport the boys were still down and knew they had to put it together.  With a all freshman defense in with Jackson Cohan-Smith, Forrest Chicoine and Wesley Bright and Weston Nolan in goal the Panthers were able to hold the falcons to 2 goals for three quarters a solid performance from all of them.  Unfortunately with a quick breakdown in the fourth  the Falcons were able to make it a interesting fourth quarter.  Scoring 5 quick goals and bringing them within 3 goals the Panthers would finally settle down and hold on to the win.  Some younger guys stepping up big time TJ Daigler had 4 goals and a assist and Jackson Cohan-Smith stepping up with some solid defense in the last 2 minutes of the game.  Also putting up some points was senior captain Finn Hadlock with 3 goals and a assists.  That was a very big confidence boast for our Panthers but are right back at it with Scarborough (defending class A champs) coming into town this Saturday at 2.  The Panthers will also be playing Yarmouth and Cape next week so they will need to start playing there best lacrosse of the season.    Thanks for all the support and hope to see you Saturday at 2.

The Panther boys lacrosse team have just experienced two extreme games in the last week.  They went from a nice warm sunny day to a cold and windy night late night.  Last Saturday the Panthers went up to Whales Maine, which is the home of the Oak Hill Raiders they boy brought there A game that day and played some very good lacrosse.  They went on to win that day with ease and also start to work on there focus for the next couple of weeks.  The Panthers than went on to play powerhouse Falmouth Tuesday night were it felt like we were back in March again.  The Panthers learned some good lessons that night and never backed down.  Although the score doesn’t give that game justice our boys played very well with many opportunity’s on the offensive side and frustrating the Yachtsmen on defense at times.  Tim Millett was the only Panther to find the back of the cage that night with two goals and our Panther defense played very solid.  Weston Nolan the new Panther goalie had a amazing night with 18 huge saves in the game keeping the fire going for the rest of the Panther’s to play hard all four quarters.  The road doesn’t get any easier for our Panther’s with a game down at Cape Elizabeth this Saturday at 6:30 and next week against reigning state class A champions Scarborough which will be a battle.  The Panthers have been raising there game play with every game and as soon as they can put it all together and put it on the field it will be a very impressive site.   Thanks for all your support and hope to see all you Saturday night down at Cape. Thanks

NYA Boys lacrosse team had a serious gut check Wednesday afternoon against the Greely Rangers.  It was a long hard fought battle with the score going back and fourth for all four quarters of the game.  With neither team backing down and showing no signs of giving up it would take a extra ten minutes of overtime to decide this winner.  The first quarter Greely toke control with a 3 to 1 jump on the Panthers but our boys regained there composure and answered the call and tied it up before the end of the first.  The Panthers then went into half time with a goal advantage but Greely wouldn’t back down and scored three goals in the third quarter to take the lead going into the fourth quarter.  With the back and fourth pace of the fourth quarter our Panthers toke the lead with about seven minutes to go in the game but  Greely answered with two minutes left in the game.  Than the gut check began with the up and down on the field it toke  Ten minutes into overtime for our Panthers to find the back of the net.  After a great save and the ball hitting the pipe on the goal  the Panthers were able to transition the ball quickly down the field and Oliver Silverson found Matt Kibler standing on the crease for the goal.  It was a great victory for our boys with some standout performances from Forrest Milburn with 4 goals, Jake Scammon 2 goals, TJ Daigler, Isaac Lipton and Tim Millet all getting a goal.  With a great victory like this there has to be some standout play on the defense side of the field.  Weston Nolan made 10 great save to keep the Panthers in the game and a standout performance by all my defensive player CJ Davis, Parker Howard, Charlie Gerrity, Nico Kaminow, Brett Galley and Isaac Lipton.  They played very aggressive and were able to take the ball from Greely all over the field and hold them off for a great win.  Our Panthers played well and look forward to getting back on the field this Saturday against Oak Hill.  Thanks for all your support and look forward to seeing you all at the next game.

Well the first game is under our belt now with a very tough battle last Friday afternoon.  The first half of the game Yarmouth controlled most of with one or two opportunity’s from our Panther offense.  But our Panther defense played exceptionally well in the first half holding Yarmouth to only five goals most were giving up to man down play’s.  The Panthers stepped it up in the second half with some good looks from our offense and the defense holding Yarmouth to one goal.  The key to this game came down to the goalies for both teams who both played very well making very big saves throwout  the game.  It was a tough way to start the season for our Panthers but a good lesson for this young team.  So for now with a little bite of time till the next game it is back to work for our Panthers to get ready for Greeley who will be coming to our field April 27th.  Hope to see you all out there and Thank you for your support.

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