The varsity mens’ lacrosse team played at the Warrior Bowl on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7, against the Regents School of Austin and Highland Park in the Texas High School Lacrosse League Class B Central Super-Regional Tournament.

In the match against Regents on Saturday, the Warriors started off the game strong, closing out the first quarter 10-0, and did not let off on offense as they closed the game out 23-6.

“From the start of the first quarter I knew we would win just by the fact that they hadn’t even cleared the ball once in the first 11 minutes of the game,” defender Zach Propes ‘25 said. “We played really well, stopping every attempted clear they tired, and ended up having way more opportunities to score.”

In a much tighter match against Highland Park on Sunday, attacker Ryan Wyrick ‘23 scored a goal in the second quarter, tying the game 5-5, until midfielder Will Guthrie ‘24 scored a goal in the final seconds of the quarter, going into halftime with a 6-5 score.

In an intense third quarter, Guthrie scored another goal, tying the score 7-7. In the final minute of the third quarter, attacker Chase Griffin ‘23 scored a goal, increasing the score to 8-7, and Guthrie scored another goal in the final seconds of the third quarter, making the score 10-8.

“I found myself matched up with one of their best defenders who was a very physical player,” Griffin said. “I ran straight towards the goal, baiting him to come downhill with me. Once he started running to follow me, I leaned my shoulder into his body and jumped up to get a bounce shot over his head.

After a decisive 11-10 victory for the Warriors on Sunday, the varsity team will play Westlake in the state finals match at Coppell in Dallas on Saturday, May 13. The state championship game will take place on Sunday, May 14. For more information, visit westwoodlax.org.