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Winchester laxmen begin the postseason with dominating win over Shrewsbury

The Winchester boys will be taking on Westford Academy, the seventh seed, in the Sweet 16 game on June 3. COURTESY PHOTO

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Coach Phil Reuland couldn’t have asked for a better start to the postseason from his Winchester High School boys lacrosse team. They were all over visiting Shrewsbury last Friday night (May 30) to the tune of 15-2 to kick off the state tournament season with a flair in the Round of 32.

The local laxmen (13-7) started the playoffs as the 10th seed in Division 1, while the Colonials (6-13), who play their regular season games in the Midland-Wachusett League, were ranked 23rd.

The Winchester boys will now be taking on Westford Academy (15-3), the seventh seed, in the Sweet 16 game Tuesday night (June 3) in Westford, starting at 7 p.m. The Ghosts, a Dual County League member, defeated Haverhill (10-7), the 26th seed, in their Round of 32 game, 18-4 on May 31.

The offensive explosion against the Colonials was led by the junior brigade of Ryan Martin (6 goals, 1 assist), Gianni DePrimeo (3 goals) and Will Mango (2 goals, 1 assist).

Reuland has turned his attention to Westford Academy, once again Winchester’s Sweet 16 opponent on Tuesday night.

“They are a very good team, and so we will need to play great team defense against them, and also everybody else if we beat them, moving forward,” the Red & Black boys coach said.

A total of 32 teams made the playoffs in Division 1 this year. The Red & Black is the 10th seed, and those schools who are ahead of them in the rankings are as follows: Boston College High (15-3), St. John's Prep (17-1), Lincoln-Sudbury (12-4), Andover (11-3), Acton-Boxborough (14-3), Concord-Carlisle (15-3), Westford Academy (14-3), Bishop Feehan (15-3) and Xaverian Brothers (8-10). Just like the Red & Black, all of these teams also won in the Round of 32. Going forward, the action is definitely going to be heating up with only four more games left before a team is crowned the 2025 state champs.

St. John’s Prep defeated Needham, 17-13 in the state title game last year. On its way to the finale, Needham eliminated Winchester in a close Sweet 16 matchup, 9-6. Prior to that contest, the Red & Black took down Arlington in the Round of 32, 13-3. The Winchester boys would like nothing better than to flip that script, and continue on to the Elite 8 this year.

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