This was never going to be easy for Victor, no matter how many championships it has won, no matter how many future Division I lacrosse players it has on its roster.
Sure enough, in a scintillating Section V Class B championship game at St. John Fisher College Wednesday night, as good a high school game as you’ll ever see, Webster Thomas gave the Blue Devils perhaps the toughest game they’ve had in Section V in several years.
In the end, though, they are champions for a reason, and after some supremely close calls and tense moments, the Blue Devils prevailed in the second overtime when Alexander Mabbett fired a shot past Thomas goalie Ethan Ruller for a 10-9 victory that left the overflow crowd breathless.
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Stats & Boxscore: BLaxFive.net
Instant classic.
That was one of the best lacrosse games in Section V history.
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2018: 🏆@VictorLacrosse https://t.co/YORinOocCb— Democrat & Chronicle (@DandC) May 31, 2018
Best game in recent memory. 2OT thriller between @VictorLacrosse and @Thomaslacrosse for the Class B crown. Section Five is Alive. pic.twitter.com/OuhjSrUBJy
— John Herriman (@JohnnyOmega15) May 31, 2018
Warm up the fire trucks for the Class B champions the Victor Blue Devils. @VictorLacrosse @VictorSchools @FarmingtonFire8 @IAFF_4907 @VictorFiredept pic.twitter.com/nQEtU3a20i
— Jack Haley (@jackhaley42) May 31, 2018
