Coming Off an Upset, South Coast Lacrosse Team Faces Generals at 1 p.m.

It took the Bishop Connolly boys’ lacrosse team two days to do it, but they earned a trip to Hamilton with a 6-2 win over Tri-County Regional on Thursday afternoon.

With the Bishop Connolly Cougars (both teams have the Cougars as a mascot) leading 4-2 on Wednesday, the game was postponed because of inclement weather in Franklin. The two teams got back on the field Thursday afternoon for the final seven minutes and Bishop Connolly iced the match with two late goals.

, while the Generals sat at home waiting to see who they’d play in the first round of the Div. 3 East first round game Friday at 1 p.m. at .

B. C. stands at 9-7 with its win over Tri-County, entering the tournament as the 21st seed. Tri-County finishes the season at 14-4, with Bishop Connolly pulling off a big upset of the number 12 seed on the road.

Hamilton-Wenham earned a preliminary round bye after finishing with an 11-5 record in the Cape Ann League. The Generals own the fifth spot in the tournament seeding.

Bishop Connolly and Tri-County both play in the Mayflower League. The Bishop Connolly seniors have a very busy day on Friday - graduation ceremonies are Friday night. The players have to hop on a bus for the long drive from Fall River to Hamilton, play the game, turn around, drive home, and put on their caps and gowns.

“It’s been a busy few days, that’s for sure,” Bishop Connolly coach Justin Shay said.

The 1 p.m. start time was bumped up from 3 p.m. to help accommodate the Bishop Connolly seniors. It also helps the Regional seniors, who have their prom in Georgetown on Friday night too.

“We know a little about both teams, I’ve made a few calls,” Generals coach

Jim LaSelva said earlier this week before the Bishop Connolly win. “The team is ready, we’ve prepared well for whoever we meet in the tournament.”

Shay said he does not know much about the Generals.

“There’s no games between the two schools and no common opponents,” Shay said. “I do know about their All-Stars, they’re a strong team and they have a good youth program up there.”

Bishop Connolly finished in third place in the Mayflower Athletic Conference, behind Tri-County Regional and Upper Cape Regional. The Cougars scored 150 goals on the season, and allowed 118, third lowest in the league.

Upper Cape led the league with 238 goals on the season.

“I can picture their players in my mind, they play in a tough league, and I’m sure they can throw and catch very well,” Shay said.

“We’ve got some good players on our team, senior midfielder Zach Medieros, Carlin Desmaris, a senior defenseman; Kyle Saulnier, a sophomore attacker and John Bates, one of our long pole middies,” Shay said.

Game time is 1 p.m. at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, with the Generals versus Cougars playing to get to the Quarterfinals of the Div. 3 East lacrosse tournament.