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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Medfield Eliminates Boys' Lacrosse in East Division 2 Quarterfinal

Raiders draw within 1 with 10.4 seconds left, but run out of time.

 Wellesley junior captain Charlie Jennings drew his team within two at the 4:33 mark of the fourth quarter, and Alex Walkingshaw made it a one-goal game with 10.4 seconds on the clock, but time expired before either team could control the ensuing faceoff, and No. 3 Medfield withstood the No. 11 Raiders' final barrage, eliminating the local laxers, 9-8, in Tuesday's East Division 2 quarterfinal at Medfield High. For Wellesley's seniors, the defeat marked the fourth straight time Medfield has eliminated them from tournament play. In 2007, as freshmen, they lost to the Warriors, 16-8, in an East semifinal; Medfield went on to beat West champion Longmeadow for the Division 2 state title that season. In 2008, it was a 12-2 bouncer in an East …

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