On Wednesday night, the Carmel and Hamilton Southeastern boys lacrosse teams won semi-final games to advance to the Class 2A state championship game.
Twenty-four hours later, it was the girls’ turn. Both the Greyhounds’ and the Royals’ girls lacrosse teams scored easy semi-final victories in the Indiana Girls Lacrosse Association’s state finals, which began Thursday night at Warren Central.
Southeastern played the first semi-final, and it cruised to an 18-6 victory over Castle. In the second semi-final, Carmel had it just as easy, beating Cathedral 14-9, after leading 9-6 at halftime.
The two teams will face off at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Warren Central for the 2A championship.
Meanwhile, the 1A semi-final games take place tonight, also at Warren Central. Westfield will play Evansville Central in the second game at 8 p.m., following a 6 p.m. contest between Crown Point and Heritage Christian.
HSE BOYS WIN
Hamilton Southeastern’s boys lacrosse team was a 15-6 winner over Culver Academies in the Royals’ semi-final game Wednesday.
Southeastern led 3-0 after the first quarter and poured in six goals in the second period for a 9-2 halftime lead. EJ Reichert, Garrett Smith and Connor Ruhnow all scored three goals for the Royals, with Ryan Kemp and Michael Mattaliano both putting in two goals. Tate Metcalf and Brandon Sogocio each had one goal.
With the win, Southeastern is 18-2 and will be playing in its third straight state championship game. The Royals host Carmel at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night.
The Greyhounds advanced to state with an 8-7 win over Cathedral on Wednesday. Jake Klein scored three goals, while Matthew Rodgers and Kyle Fedorcha both had two goals. John Kenney added one goal.