NYSPHSAA Class C Girls Lacrosse Sub Regional

John Jay-Cross River, 10… Queensbury, 7.

A year after losing to Queensbury in the Class B regional final, the John Jay-Cross River girls lacrosse team exacted revenge with a 10-7 victory in the NYSPHSAA Class C sub regional round. Shannon Nolan led the Wolves with two goals and four assists, and both Margaret Puccio and Annabel Brennan tallied three goals and an assist. Johanna Degl (one goal and an assist) won 11-of-19 draw controls and Molly Gallagher recorded 11 saves.

For the Spartans, Kendra Ballard had a game-high four goals, while Meredith Montgomery, Kaitlyn Barton, and Kady Duffy each registered one goal and one assist.

Score by halves: John Jay-Cross River 5-5=10, Queensbury 4-3=7.

John Jay-Cross River goals-assists: Shannon Nolan 2-4, Annabel Brennan 3-1, Margaret Puccio 3-1, Johanna Degl 1-1, Kayla Shapiro 1-0. TOTALS: 10-7.

Queensbury goals-assists: Kendra Ballard 4-0, Kaitlyn Barton 1-1, Kady Duffy 1-1, Meredith Montgomery 1-1, Lilly Trowbridge 0-1. TOTALS: 7-4.

Goalkeeper saves—John Jay-Cross River: Molly Gallagher 11. Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 4 (49 minutes, 10 goals allowed), Laura Dickerson 0 (1 minute, 0 goals allowed).

Records: John Jay-Cross River 17-2, Queensbury 15-3.

Notes:

– John Jay-Cross River will next face Goshen, which defeated Saugerties 14-13 in the Section IX Class C championship, at James I. O’Neill High School on Sat., June 3, at noon in a regional final.

– The Wolves have now won four in a row and 14 of their last 15.