With winning records and similar finishes against common opponents, Conchs’ and ’Canes’ lacrosse teams are headed for clashes on the pitch later this month.
Coral Shores played Lourdes Academy at home in an exciting Feb. 24 matchup. Shay Stober and Addy McNew scored two goals each while Ivy Tiedemann, Alexis Mahaffey, Allegra Fucaraccio, Eleanor Perchalski and Lela Goodrich netted one apiece. Eliyana McLeod scooped up seven ground balls and caused three turnovers and Zeffie Crocket added to the chaos with three caused turnovers of her own. Sidney Friedmnan had a second-quarter shutout with seven saves during her half of play while Lola Stober registered seven saves and had a third-quarter shutout in goal for the Hurricanes. The strong goaltending helped boost Coral Shores to a 9-6 victory over Lourdes. The Hurricanes went on to defeat Westminster Christian 8-3 on Feb. 26 for a 4-1 start to the season.
The Lady Conchs picked up a road win against South Plantation on Feb. 24. Mavis Bishop scored three goals and won six draw controls while Taylor Gibson netted three goals and two assists and picked up three ground balls. Colbie Turner, Teagan Shea, Eisley Whitehead and Adriana Dall scored two apiece. Turner won six draw controls and Whitehead added five assists. Diyaq Alwani and Alexandra Konecna saved three each in goal for a resounding 16-6 Conch win. Three days later, a visiting Palmetto defeated Key West 14-6 to put the Conchs at 3-2 so far this season.
Both Keys teams are proving to be strong contenders in FHSAA’s 1A District 16 with similar scores against like opponents. The Lady Conchs and ’Canes meet head-to-head March 26 at 4 p.m. in Key West for what is guaranteed to be an exciting matchup.
In boys lacrosse action, Coral Shores defeated Coral Reef 9-3 on Feb. 25, then fell to Belen Jesuit 18-3 three days later. Key West had no problem beating South Plantation on the road Feb. 24, then toppled Florida Christian at home two days later in a 11-5 win. The Conchs’ final game of the week was against Belen Jesuit. The Wolverines have outscored their opponents 90-12 this season, and their rapid-fire play was no different against the Conchs, who suffered their first loss of the season to Belen, 20-2.
Like the girls teams, the boys have much in common against like opponents, and when the teams face one another on March 25 at Coral Shores, it should be nothing short of a showdown.
NATALIE GOODWIN/Keys Weekly
