Defending champion and No. 1-seeded Arapahoe met with some bad
luck this time in the boys high school lacrosse state championship
playoffs.
No. 2 seed Cherry Creek, however, kept moving forward and earned
a spot in the championship finals against Regis, where it walked
away with the state’s top honors
Arapahoe
After defeating Ponderosa in the second round of action and Fort
Collins in the quarterfinals, the Warriors took on No. 5-seeded
Regis in the semifinals. Arapahoe fell to the Raiders 4-3 in triple
overtime.
Brett Menter, Connor McHugh and Dylan Smith each accounted for
one goal for the Warriors. Arapahoe finished its 2010 season with a
15-2 overall record.
Cherry Creek
Creek put up wins over Columbine and Mullen in the quarterfinals
to reach the semis against No. 6 seed Kent Denver. The Bruins beat
the Sun Devils 8-5 for a spot in the finals May 22 at Invesco Field
at Mile High in Denver against Regis. The Bruins beat the Raiders
for the championship 11-4 for the school’s fourth state bragging
rights in boys lacrosse.
In the title game, Kendall Williams scored four goals for Creek.
Scot Hewitson scored three, and Brian Maierhofer snuck two into the
cage. Henri Halle and Hogan Dannenberg each scored once. Between
the pipes, Bruins goaltender Chris White finished with eight
saves.
