Billerica Beats #2 Ranked in the state Lincoln Sudbury  12-10

Billerica claims key win The Lowell Sun Updated: 05/04/2010 06:35:27 AM EDT

Billerica recorded an outstanding non-league boys lacrosse win yesterday, with Eastern Mass. top-ranked team Billerica scoring twice in the final 5 minutes to nip visiting No. 2 Lincoln-Sudbury, 12-10, under the lights at Calabrese Stadium. The Indians’ Cam Slatton (2 goals) snapped a 10-10 tie with 4:22 left, and then Ryan Nickerson connected for insurance with just 9 seconds remaining as BMHS (12-0) won. Billerica led 4-2 after one quarter and 6-3 at half before L-S (9-1) tied it 8-8 in the third and took a brief 9-8 lead early in the fourth stanza. Junior attack Grant Whiteway delivered 3 goals and 1 assist for Billerica, Dylan Fernandes added 3 goals,  other marksmen were Ben Melaugh (1 goal, 2 assists), Chris Smith, Tim Canniff, Nickerson and Fernandes. Goalie DJ Smith made 11 saves and defensive standouts were Jim Holland, Sean Dougherty, Mike Curley, Ian Abrahamson, Sean McLaughlin and Tom McLaughlin. Read more: http://www.lowellsun.com/highschool/ci_15013221#ixzz0mxyPMBye