LSC U14's State Cup Winners!

Lightning U14 Boys, fresh from a Memorial Day Needham Tournament Championship , continued their winning ways on Sunday June 6 with a resounding 6-1 victory over the defending State Cup title holder, New Hampshire Classics, earning an invitation to the Region 1 Championships.

After a 90 minute delay due to thunderstorms pelting the West Road Fields in Londonderry, the boys started quickly and never let up. Tomas La Porta opened the scoring at the 1 minute mark when Sam Block and Xavi Tchana kept the ball alive. The Classics equalized 5 minutes later, but this would be their only goal as the back four of Evan Greenwald, Jack Lightbody, Sam Carey, Jeffrey Purdy and John Borchert were very strong and goalkeeper Brendan Rhim was always there to back them up. Jed Sass drilled home the game winner at 11 minutes. Insurance goals were later added by Sam Block (47th, 60th), Xavi Tchana (50th), and Dan Scherding (85th). La Porta, Block, Dan Hazlett, Brendan Rhim, Tchana, and Gary Wells-Bogue contributed assists. The entire team played brilliantly.

Jack Lightbody,Sam Carey, Owen LaBrie, Jeff Purdy, Evan Greenwald, and John Flory provided swarming defense, while John Borchert, Lion Herfort, Devin Brady, and Rocco Linehan went coast to coast, creating threats on offense and snuffing out threats on defense. The team, will now be preparing for the July 1-6 regional tournement in West Virginia.