Nation's 10th-ranked team too much for Chenango Forks in Class D boys lacrosse state final
Long Island's Cold Spring Harbor took control from the opening faceoff Saturday morning and displayed why it is the nation's 10th-ranked high school boys lacrosse team with a 17-1 victory over Chenango Forks in the Class D state final at Hofstra University in Hempstead.
CJ Reilly scored the first goal just over two minutes into the game and the Seahawks tacked on seven more scores in the quarter. Cold Spring Harbor led 12-1 at halftime.
The Seahawks substituted liberally in the second half, with a running clock used over the game's final two quarters. They led 15-1 after three quarters.
Cold Spring Harbor turned the tables on Chenango Forks, which scored 17 goals in the first half Wednesday in a 20-13 semifinal victory over Section 6 opponent Akron.
Players of the game
Luke Giarraputo had four goals and four assists for Cold Spring Harbor (18-1). Reilly added four goals and two assists, and Jake Rogers contributed three goals and an assist.
The Seahawks' five second-half goals came from five different players.
Tyler Hayes scored the lone Blue Devils goal with 8:38 to go in the second quarter, making it a 10-1 game. It was the 95th goal of the season from Hayes.
Forks freshman goalie Lucas Bartlow made numerous tough saves.
Title No. 5 for Cold Spring Harbor
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship was the fifth for Section 8's Cold Spring Harbor, which won Class C titles in 2006, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Long Island teams have dominated the state tournament since the first champion was crowned in 1977.
Cold Spring Harbor edged Section 1 champ Briarcliff, 8-7, in their state semifinal Wednesday.
The Seahawks' No. 10 national ranking comes courtesy of the Nike/USA Lacrosse rankings.
Forks closed historic season
Chenango Forks won three games in the state tournament this spring before running into Cold Spring Harbor, beating LaFayette and Salmon River in regional contests before the semifinal win against Akron.
The Blue Devils finished with a 19-3 record and made it to a state final for the first time in program history.
Forks was seeking to join 1990 Class B champ Corning East as the only lacrosse teams from Section 4 to win state titles.
Quotable
Said Cold Spring Harbor coach Dennis Bonn: "Today we were really kind of rolling right away, which is great. When you have a good defense and a good goalie, and Max (Hawkinson) is winning faceoffs, and now the ball goes in ... When they called timeout when it was 4-0 and you looked up and were like, oh, I kind of wish they didn't call timeout because I don't want my kids to all of the sudden realize, hey, we're up 4-0 and them to relax. But they didn't. That's a credit to them. They just kept rolling."
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This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Chenango Forks fell to Cold Spring Harbor in NYSPHSAA Class D final
