Mansfield, KP the class of girls' lacrosse
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:20 AM EDT
Mansfield’s Kailee Moore was one of five Hornets selected to the Sun Chronicle girls’ lacrosse all-star team. Mansfield won the Hockomock League title.
It's another powerhouse playing out of Alumni Field. The Hockomock League champion Mansfield High girls' lacrosse team had five of its Hornets were selected to the 2009 Sun Chronicle All-Star Team.
Led by 33-goal scorer Carrie Brophy, 28-goal scorer Bryanna Hayes and 27-goal scorer Michelle Navoni, the Hornets won 16 matches overall and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Division 2 Tournament.
The 16-member All-Sun Chronicle Team is composed of five members of coach Dawn Kafel's Hornets, four from King Philip High, three from Foxboro and a pair of players each from Bishop Feehan High and North Attleboro High.
And the creme de la creme of the 2009 area all-stars is King Philip High senior attacker Kerry Eaton, a four-time All-Sun Chronicle selection and two-time Mass. State Coaches Association all-star pick. Eaton shattered the Warrior goal-scoring record previously held by Mary Pasquantonio (189) with a mind-boggling total of 254 goals - 97 of which were accounted for this spring.
Over the past two seasons, Kafel's Mansfield High program has been one of the best in Eastern Mass., the Hornets accounting for 31 victories. Mansfield went 15-2-1 during the regular season, earned a No. 3 seed for the Division 2 Tournament and beat Scituate in the first round of the postseason before losing to Norwell in the quarterfinals.
Brophy, Hayes and Navoni - all seniors - are joined on the All-Sun Chronicle roster by teammates Lissy Doherty, the defensive backbone this season and for the future, a freshman goalie along with senior defender and "Unsung Hero" award winner Kailee Moore.
King Philip was the area's only other team to advance into the MIAA Tournament, the Warriors finishing the season at 12-4-1 and earning the No. 5 seed for the talent-laden and powerful MIAA Division 1 Tournament. In the postseason, coach Sue Eaton's Warriors scored 27 goals in two matches, beating No. 12 Marshfield before losing in the quarterfinal round to No. 4 seeded Notre Dame Academy.
Eaton is joined on the team by sister Warriors Hilary Bushway, a 59-goal scorer, defender Kelly Vesty and 54-point producer Janessa Barrett.
Eaton is just one of two repeat selections, along with Foxboro High's 56-goal scorer Sarah Giardino. Foxboro was also represented by midfielder Danielle Warner and 54-goal scorer Rachel Jamieson.
Rounding out the roster are Bishop Feehan High's 43-goal scorer Cori Semple and 26-goal scorer Meghan Leavey along with North Attleboro High's 42-goal scorer Kaylee Henriques and defender Shannon Moore.
In addition to Eaton, Bushway, Giardino and Semple all have eclipsed the 100-goal mark in their careers.
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