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FOXBORO - Senior captain Brad Whalen scored his second goal of the Hockomock League match with 25 seconds left in the first overtime period as the Foxboro High boys' lacrosse team rallied from a two-goal deficit with four minutes left in regulation time to stun Mansfield 8-7 Wednesday.

The MIAA Tournament-bound Warriors (10-6) received goals from James Saunders (his third, at 8:34) and Whalen (at 9:48) of the fourth period to pull into a 7-7 tie with the Hornets (5-11) and force extra time.

In beating Mansfield for the first time ever, "the kids knew that they would have to play 48 minutes," said Foxboro coach Matt Noone, whose Warriors faced a 2-0 first quarter deficit and a 7-5 deficit entering the final 12 minutes.

What undermined Mansfield were penalties as both Foxboro goals in the fourth quarter were created out of "man up" situations - the Hornets being assessed a major penalty for use of an illegal stick, in addition to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

"That's been the story of our season, it's all about penalties, we haven't been playing under control," said Mansfield coach Tim Frias. The Hornets took the lead on first period goals by Mike Morrill (at 6:54) and Kevin Coughlin (at 9:08). Mansfield broke a 4-4 halftime struggle with three third-period goals off the sticks of Mike Blanchette, Jon DiFlaminies and Doug Cockcroft. In the final minute of regulation time, Mansfield goalie Adam Bourget (14 saves) and Foxboro goalie David Santos (16 saves) both made sterling stops to force another four minutes of play.

The Hornets successfully killed 1:14 of a penalty to start the overtime. Whalen tallied the match-winner from the left, a seemingly impossible angle, firing a short-side left shot off Bourget's leg.

Ed Noonan and Tim Mogan netted first half goals for Foxboro, while Mike Hayes scored at 5:49 of the third period to knot the score at 5-5 for the Warriors.

Foxboro travels to Franklin today. Mansfield is off until a match Thursday with Hanover.

King Philip 7, Falmouth 5

WRENTHAM - The Warriors kept their unbeaten status (17-0) alive, overcoming a two-goal, second-half deficit to trump Falmouth in a non-league match at Macktaz Field. In avenging a one-goal loss to the Clippers in the opening round of the 2007 MIAA Tournament, KP and Falmouth were deadlocked at 2-2 by halftime, but the Warriors faced a 4-2 deficit early in the third period.

"The kids were challenged," said KP coach Dan Warren, whose Warriors faced their first two-goal deficit of the season. But, in that third quarter, Matt Schairer (at 6:36) and Kyle Lasher (at 9:25) scored goals to tie the match, then Dan Feeney netted the go-ahead goal with a minute left.

Schairer (two assists) and Lasher each scored twice for KP, while John Cuozzo, Mike Saulnier and Feeney had the single tallies. Nate Robeson totaled 17 saves in net for KP, most of those being long Clipper shots against the Warrior zone defense.

"That's a huge win for because they're (Falmouth, 15-4) a tough team," added Warren. KP visits Canton Friday.

Canton 3, North Attleboro 1 NORTH ATTLEBORO - After falling behind 1-0 in the first quarter, the Bulldogs scored three unanswered goals to defeat the Rocketeers in a Hockomock League match.

Aaron Lawing gave North Attleboro a 1-0 lead with 5:35 remaining in the opening quarter. The Rocketeers continued to hold that advantage at the half, but Canton scored twice in the third quarter to take the lead for good at 2-1. The Bulldogs added their third goal in the fourth quarter.

Dan Reiffarth made 15 saves in net for North Attleboro (1-13). The Rocketeers will travel to Attleboro to face Bishop Feehan in a non-league match on Monday at 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS

Mansfield 20, Foxboro 4

MANSFIELD - Fifteen Hornets, including goalie Julie Verbic, posted goals as Mansfield (10-5-1) qualified for the MIAA Tournament with a Hockomock League victory.

Lindsay Quinn scored three goals and assisted on two others, and Samantha Doucette, Kiel Anderson and Kathryn Daisy all had two goals and an assist apiece. Meredith Maroney, Maureen Navoni and Kim Young all added their first varsity goals.

Verbic made five saves in the first half as Mansfield took a 13-3 lead by the break. She scored her goal as an attacker in the second half, while Ashley O'Leary turned aside six Foxboro shots.

Mansfield, 8-3 in league play, entertains Sharon at 5 p.m. Friday.

King Philip 20, Sharon 4

SHARON - Kerry Eaton scored five goals and set up two others, while senior goalie Katie Florence scored the first goal of her illustrious career as the Hockomock League champion King Philip Warriors stormed past Sharon. KP owned a 13-1 lead by halftime.

Freshman Sarah Biron netted four goals and set up three others, while Sarah Kilburn, Kendall Harty, Mary Pasquantonio and Hilary Bushway all tallied twice. Janessa Barrett, Jacki Lomp and Florence (who scored in the second half) all had single scores.

Florence totaled nine saves during the first half and then moved up to the front of the field for the second half, while Christine Walker (three saves) took over in goal for the second half. KP (15-2, 13-0 league) entertains Canton Friday.

Canton 14, North Attleboro 7

CANTON - Shannon Morse scored four goals, but the Rocketeers could not recover from a 10-2 halftime deficit in losing the Hockomock League match to Canton. Kayle Henriques, Katie Noll and Ashley Marceau each added single goals for North (1-13).

Emily Hickey totaled 19 saves in goal for North, while Laura Sexton starred defensively. The Rocketeers host Oliver Ames today.