{"id":2551,"date":"2026-06-12T16:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:05:22","slug":"hanover-boys-rugby-defends-its-division-2-title-with-resolve-and-a-breakaway-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2551","title":{"rendered":"Hanover boys\u2019 rugby defends its Division 2 title with resolve and a breakaway play"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>QUINCY \u2014 The 2025 title game was a Hanover runaway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday night, the second-seeded Hawks were tested in a Division 2 rematch against No. 4 Brookline, but established control, defended and registered a 26-17 victory to repeat as MIAA champion at Veterans Memorial Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2549\">Winners\u2019 circle: Tracking every 2026 spring high school championship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re just proud of these guys for having that composure to see it out,\u201d said Hanover coach Andy McLean after his team finished a 7-1 season with its third championship in its sixth appearance. \u201cThey\u2019re just a tough, tough team. They\u2019ve shown all through the season the mental toughness that they have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Junior Jaydon Yoo set the tone with a try 10 minutes in, and while the score was kept close, a strong defensive effort kept things in check the rest of the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Junior captain Nolan Ghostlaw produced the game\u2019s highlight 25 minutes in, using breakaway speed to outrun every Brookline defender down the left sideline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2547\">A key US government surveillance program is set to expire. Here\u2019s what that means.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s the fastest I\u2019ve moved in a while,\u201d Ghostlaw said. \u201cI was gassed for the rest of the game, though. But it was worth it for the team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tyler McDonough added another try 13 minutes into the second half, and the Hawks were content to keep the ball near the middle areas as the clock ticked down. Lucas Almeida cashed in on three of his four conversion attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For Brookline (5-3), St. Bonaventure-bound senior B\u2019Call Hooks plowed into the right side of the try zone to halve the lead early on. Jameson Young scored late, but a missed conversion put the game permanently out of reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2545\">OG Anunoby puts the Knicks on the verge of a title and himself in the discussion for NBA Finals MVP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Junior Jaydon Yoo set the tone with a try 10 minutes in, and junior captain Nolan Ghostlaw used his speed to outrun every Brookline defender down the left sideline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2551","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>Hanover boys\u2019 rugby defends its Division 2 title with resolve and a breakaway play - 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