Wolf Pac Mauls Huskies to Earn Wednesday Quarterfinal Date with Top-Seed Yorktown

MAHOPAC, N.Y. – The Wolf Pac boys have been playing some of their best lacrosse late in the season, and that trend continued last Saturday when No. 9 seed Mahopac rolled into Harrison for a Class B out-bracket playoff game and dominated the eighth-seeded Huskies from the opening faceoff in a 13-5 victory.

The win earned Mahopac (4-11) a date with top-seeded Yorktown in Tuesday’s quarterfinal round. That winner advances to Friday’s semifinals. The Class B championship game is set for Wednesday (May 29) at Yorktown HS at 6:30 p.m.

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The Wolf Pac controlled possession—Gio Mirabile won 16 of 22 faceoffs—and got on the scoreboard midway through the first quarter, then made it 2-0 a minute later. A 6-1 second-quarter tear put the Pac up 8-1 by halftime and Mahopac carried a 9-4 cushion into the fourth.

Senior captain Danny Koch couldn’t be stopped by the Harrison defense and led the onslaught with four goals and two assists. Bryan Margolis, Liam Jones, Liam Scanlon and Brayden Torrey each had two goals, and Bobby Egan added one. Jones and Scanlon had two assists apiece, and Torrey, Ryan LaRue, and Patrick Mahoney added one each. Keeper Lucas Lambertson had eight saves in net.

“Our game plan was we wanted to come out with an urgency, come out strong,” Wolf Pac coach Jon Bota said. “We stayed together on the first couple of series, and stayed disciplined. They understand the playoffs are different. We came out and executed and were able to capitalize on some good situations.

“Danny Koch continued to do his thing for us,” Bota added. “Brayden Torrey has been stepping up, and a couple of our freshmen—LaRue, Egan, Jones—have come along well, they’ve grown, and Gio gave us great energy.”

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