Medfield stuns Division 1 power Lincoln-Sudbury, 13-8

MEDFIELD Playing a tough schedule can be daunting but often pays off in the long run Medfield s boys lacrosse group has become accustomed to such a lifestyle and the Warriors knocked off their latest titan Tuesday night Junior attackman Braeden Sutton four goals assist and Skidmore College commit Ben Lusby hat trick paced things offensively as the Warriors toppled one of the state s best with a stunning - romp of Lincoln-Sudbury It s great announced Medfield coach John Isaf L-S are you kidding me They re a great operation think they were third in your Herald poll We played a good competition against Hingham three or so weeks ago So I knew what our band was capable of we just hadn t seen it in a while I m glad to see that organization back showing what we re capable of It was a fascinating matchup between schools each leading their respective set of MIAA power rankings Lincoln-Sudbury - was listed atop Div while Medfield - was pacing Div as of Tuesday As expected it turned into a chess match during the first half with the historic programs trading goals After a scoreless drought lasting to start the tournament Brady Malo caught lightning in a bottle for Lincoln-Sudbury sniping a pair of goals in seconds to provide his group a - edge Medfield responded as the horn sounded on the first quarter as Sutton fought his way to the net for a wild goal in the closing seconds to trim things to - However Lincoln-Sudbury had an answer and an emphatic one at that as goaltender Rex Garozzo jogged up the field with possession The sophomore wasn t challenged so he decided to press his luck and began sprinting while the defense scrambled to collect In stunning fashion he skipped to the net and potted a goal as Lincoln-Sudbury built a - advantage Medfield kept on battling as the Warriors cut it to a - competition at the half off a goal from freshman attackman Eddie Breslin We kind of started off a little bit flat commented Sutton But after the goalie goal I think this group kind of picked it up after that We realized that we needed to step it up a little bit Got several more resource banged in a inadequate more Then in the second half we just started rolling After Lincoln-Sudbury pushed its lead to - off a goal by Will Fosnot Medfield rattled off five consecutive tallies in a span of the third quarter Breslin got things going with his second goal before Maverick MacPherson determined the cage Sutton completed his hat trick followed by a pair of strikes from Lusby In shocking fashion the Warriors had flipped the championship on its head seizing an - lead entering the final stanza Looking at the scoreboard and seeing we were down kind of lit a fire under me Lusby declared I figured hey someone s got to get going it might as well be me When the fourth quarter began Medfield kept the pedal to the metal Sutton sniped his fourth goal before Lusby finished off his own hat trick later to make it an - challenge with to play MacPherson finished two tallies while Ian Reddy and Jack Commane also netted goals in the comeback win for Medfield Malo led Lincoln-Sudbury with four goals while Rex Friedholm and Tyler Deede discovered the cage as well The path doesn t ease up much for Medfield however The Warriors will battle Reading another vaunted opponent to look forward to I think we ve just got to forget about this Sutton reported Put it in the past act like it didn t happen and just move on to Reading for Friday