The Somers High School boys' lacrosse team defeated host Tolland 9-2 on Saturday.
The Spartans led 6-0 at the half.
Sean Tynan led the way for Somers with two goals and three assists. Tyler Russell and Ryan Lynch each had two goals. Ray McCarthy had a goal and two assists, Eddie Hill had a goal and an assist, Cullen Roberts had a goal, and Johnny Albert notched two assists.
For Tolland, Sean Walker and Mike Criniti each scored.
Pat Tynan had 10 saves as goalie for Somers while Dillon Perras had 10 saves for Tolland.
Kyle Foster did an outstanding job defensively for Somers in his first varsity start. Chris Hamilton and Jason Moustafa - also defensemen - combined for 15 ground balls.
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"Our defense continues to be strong, only giving up two goals in two games," Somers coach Ken McCarthy said. "I am also pleased with the way the offense is progressing. We were patient and spread out our scoring against a tough Tolland zone defense. The Tolland kids played hard and made us work for all of our scores."
Somers is 2-0 while Tolland is 0-1. Somers plays in Ellington on Wednesday.
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