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What do you get when the best boys' lacrosse players in the state share a field? Rivalries, talent, and a Team ISL win.
The game, which Team ISL won, 14-5, over Team MIAA on Wednesday, offered a chance for some of the state's premier players to don their school's uniform one last time before they head to college.
Middlesex's Matt Egan (right) put his best foot forward as he charged upfield with one cleat.
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'I don't think there's anything just like this,' said Billerica coach Ryan Nickerson, who led Team MIAA. 'The lacrosse tradition in Massachusetts is top notch.'
A pair of goalies garnered MVP honors, with Medfield resident Chandler McClements(St. Sebastian's '25/Penn) of Team ISL and Winchester native Mattheus Duplessis (St. John's Prep '26) of Team MIAA each making 13 saves.
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Quality shot from Lincoln-Sudbury's Rex Frieholm, but
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Notre Dame-bound Hingham native Colin Kenney (Noble and Greenough '25) and Duke-bound Westwood resident Tedy Frisoli (St. Sebastian's '26) paced Team ISL with three goals each. Andover standout Jack Cooper ('25), who will play at Stony Brook, led Team MIAA with two tallies.
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Team ISL built a 5-1 halftime edge behind McClements's brilliance, extended the margin to 10-2 through three quarters, and finished the job in the fourth despite a mini MIAA flurry.
'I was just seeing the ball, getting hot early,' McClements said. 'That's really all it is.'
Mansfield junior Cole Hogencamp delivers. Three straight MIAA goals to trim it to 12-5 with 3:47 left
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Tabor and Team ISL coach Connor Gordon (Tabor '12) acknowledged there wasn't a whole lot of guidance necessary. He snuck in a few tips periodically, just to be safe, but he knew his players were in their element.
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'You can see the talent on the field the whole game from both sides,' Gordon said. 'It's pretty incredible to be a part of.'
Belmont Hill's Preston Evans splits the Team MIAA defense.
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In addition to serving as a hub for some of the state's best athletes, the game also
Owner Sean Morris and content manager Kevin Stone have since made the game an ISL versus MIAA battle.
'Without them, there is no BostonLax,' Stone said. 'They've created a platform for Massachusetts lacrosse that didn't exist before them. I'm not sure there's a better honor to give to them than to have this kind of game and continue to do it in their name.'
Longmeadow's Myles Chapman tries to get one past St. Sebastian's goalie Chandler McClemments, who was named MVP after stopping 13 shots.
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Norwell's Oliver Rice (left) doesn't shy away from contact against Tabor's Leo Kavey.
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Belmont Hill's Drew Gannon (right) delivers a little chin music to Lincoln-Sudbury's Rex Freidholm.
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Kyle O'Leary of Nobles slips past St. John's Prep defender Jack Weissenburger.
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St. Sebastian's Ty Curry (right) fends off Duxbury's John Rovegno.
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Tabor Academy's Leo Kavey maneuvers for an opening against the Team MIAA defense.
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Nobles's Colin Kenney (left) scored three goals for Team ISL.
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