{"id":2371,"date":"2026-06-10T08:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:03:53","slug":"bc-high-finally-exorcises-st-johns-prep-curse-with-ot-victory-in-division-1-boys-lacrosse-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2371","title":{"rendered":"BC High finally exorcises St. John\u2019s Prep curse with OT victory in Division 1 boys\u2019 lacrosse semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>BURLINGTON \u2014 For five years, St. John\u2019s Prep has provided a massive hurdle in BC High\u2019s quest for a Division 1 boys\u2019 lacrosse title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2369\">Payton Tolle, Red Sox stumble against Rays on the road to drop 11 games below .500<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>By taking down their rivals, 11-10, in an overtime thriller Tuesday night at Burlington High, BC High punched its ticket to Friday\u2019s state final (site, time TBA) to take on top-seeded Lincoln-Sudbury (17-3). <\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Lincoln-Sudbury routs Acton-Boxboro, makes long-awaited return to Division 1 boys\u2019 lacrosse state final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Now they face another massive challenge: Resetting after the program\u2019s most emotional win this decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat right there, probably roped up all my five years,\u201d said BC High coach Marcus Craigwell, who has led his team to the state final four times and semifinals once before falling to Prep each spring since 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCan we get over the hump? Can we get that one ground ball that Prep got in the finals? Can we get that one faceoff we need? This year, it was us. And we emphasize that in practice. It\u2019s not talent at this level. It\u2019s the little gritty plays, it\u2019s discipline, and that\u2019s what we executed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2367\">Once a team built around slugging designated hitters, Red Sox now struggle to fill the role<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The five-time defending champions, Prep (19-3) took a 3-2 lead late in the first quarter and did not trail again in regulation. They closed each quarter with goals in the final minute, including what looked like the winning tally from Ryan McCarthy (three goals) with 50 seconds remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>But sixth-seeded BC High (17-5) turned to All-American faceoff specialist Jackson Ketchen (two goals) for a huge win, collected a key ground ball in the waning seconds, and Enzo Serio got the ball to Jake Adams (three goals) to tie the game with just 4 seconds left to force overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ketchen won the next faceoff, Craigwell called timeout, and senior Murphy Belvin freed Nathan Rogers (four goals) with a pick \u2014 allowing the sophomore to fire the winning goal just under the crossbar with a satisfying sound, as the BC High players rushed the field in jubilation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cThat was just trust,\u201d said Rogers. \u201cWe had a big talk about trust in your brothers and I\u2019m so thankful that my coaches and everyone trusts in me. It was just an unbelievable effort. A great team win and there\u2019s one left.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2365\">With the primary over, welcome to Platner purgatory summer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prep was poised for another victory, but Jake Adams tied it with 4 seconds to go, and then Nathan Rodgers won it in overtime for BC High.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BC High finally exorcises St. John\u2019s Prep curse with OT victory in Division 1 boys\u2019 lacrosse semifinal - 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