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Delbarton Ousts Madison in MCT Lacrosse Quarters
Valiant effort as Dodgers keep it close against state's second-ranked team.
The boys lacrosse team was eliminated in the Morris County Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday by Delbarton, 9-4, in Morristown.
1st
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3rd
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4th
Total
Madison (6-7)
2
1
1
0
4
Delbarton (9-2)
4
1
0
4
9
IN SHORT
Despite keeping this tournament quarterfinal game close through three quarters—Madison headed into the final frame trailing 5-4—the Dodgers fell victim to a deep Delbarton squad, ranked second in the state by The Star-Ledger. Delbarton controlled the ball for most of the fourth quarter and scored four goals, handing the Dodgers their seventh loss of the season.
DODGER OF THE GAME
Brett Anton—The Madison senior again stood on his head in goal, stopping 15 shots in the loss.
OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES
Colin McLinden (Madison), one goal, two assists and five ground balls; Billy Battaglia (Madison), one goal and two ground balls; Anthony Heaton (Delbarton), two goals.
THEY SAID IT
“I thought we came up big defensively today, and Brett came up big again with 15 saves. But we screwed up a couple of clears, we’ve had a hard time clearing the ball, and you’ve got to score more than four goals to win a game. We had opportunities…but you can’t make those little mistakes against good teams.” —Head coach Mark Sweeney
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