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  • Marist School midfielder John Cote (#28) fires a shot toward the Pace Academy goal, but the outstretched stick of an opponent prevents him from scoring. Minutes later he would make the team’s second of four first period goals. Marist held the lead for three periods, but after Pace tied it up with 7.7 seconds remaining in the third period, they outscored Marist in the fourth period 5-1 to earn a 13-9 victory. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Marist School senior William Hudak (#20) successfully faces off against his Pace Academy opponent to start the April 22 lacrosse match, the final regular season game for each team. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Marist School attacker Andrew McLaughlin (#16) scores the team’s third of four first period goals. Marist held the lead for three periods, but after Pace tied it up with 7.7 seconds remaining in the third period, they outscored Marist in the fourth period 5-1 to earn a 13-9 victory. Photo By Michael Alexander

Marist School midfielder John Cote (#28) fires a shot toward the Pace Academy goal, but the outstretched stick of an opponent prevents him from scoring. Minutes later he would make the team’s second of four first period goals. Marist held the lead for three periods, but after Pace tied it up with 7.7 seconds remaining in the third period, they outscored Marist in the fourth period 5-1 to earn a 13-9 victory. Photo By Michael Alexander

Atlanta

Marist War Eagles begin boys’ lacrosse playoffs

By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer | Published April 27, 2021

ATLANTA–It was a tale of two halves as the Marist School boys’ varsity lacrosse team wrapped up its regular season on April 22.

The team finished its season with a 9-5 record.

John Cote, left, celebrates with his Marist School teammate Andrew McLaughlin after Cote scored a goal in the first period of an April 22 lacrosse match against Pace Academy at Marist School’s Hughes Spalding Stadium. Photo By Michael Alexander

The team next takes the field at the Class A-5A Boys State Lacrosse Championship, starting April 28.

The War Eagles of Marist led 6-3 at halftime. The team controlled the ball and  tempo of the game close to the Pace Academy Knights goal as they played at home at Hughes Spalding Stadium. Anson Soscia, a Marist freshman, struck first, getting the ball past the Pace goalie at the 9:38 mark.

Into the second half, however, the Knights and their sticks kept finding the net. The final score was 13-9. The Pace players had a run of six unanswered points to claim the victory.

Four Marist players had two goals each: Soscia, Andrew McLaughlin, John Cote and Charlie Miles.

Seniors on the Marist team played their last regular season game. The seniors on the team are Cote, Ryan Ooster, William Hudak, Ethan Carter and Wright Formisano.

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