The Portland High boys lacrosse team used a seven-goal second half to down Cape Elizabeth, 11-7, Saturday night at Fitzpatrick Stadium.

The Bulldogs led early before Cape answered with a pair of goals to close the gap to 4-2 at halftime. Chris Bagley and Zach Belden led the way for the Capers with two goals apiece.

The hosts scored seven times in the third and fourth periods to distance themselves from the Capers. “We played hard, had a lot of shots, but when you don’t put the shots in the net, it’s hard to win the game.” said Cape head coach Ben Raymond.

“We played a good game. They’ve been our rival for a long time and we just never let up on them and that was key in our win,” said Portland head coach Eric Begonia.

Both teams got excellent work from their goaltenders – Jeremy Finney of Portland and Eric Knight for Cape Elizabeth.

K.R. Jurgelevich led the way for the Bulldogs with six goals and senior captain Sam McAdam chipped in with three goals of his own.

Cape is 7-4 and sitting at the No. 2 spot in Western Maine Class B in the most recent Heal Point standings. They were scheduled to play their final regular season game against Freeport on Wednesday, May 30.

Scarborough boys atop West A standings; Riots No. 4

The Scarborough boys lacrosse team remained unbeaten last week (10-0) and they are No. 1 in the most recent West A Heal Point standings. The Storm had impressive wins at Bonny Eagle (18-3), at Cheveurs (13-3), and at Greely (18-3) leading into this week’s final two games of the regular season.

Scarborough still had to play Gorham on Wednesday, May 30, before closing out the campaign with a home contest against Kennebunk on Thursday, May 31.

South Portland is 6-4 with two games remaining and the Riots are seeded No. 4 in the most recent West A standings. They still had to play Biddeford (on Tuesday, May 29) and Cheverus (Thursday, may 31) to finish up the regular season.

Girls’ teams finish regular seasons

The Cape girls lacrosse team was 6-5 entering Wednesday’s regular season finale at Waynflete. The Capers were ranked No. 5 in the most recent West B Heal Point standings and they’ll be in next week’s regional quarterfinals that begin Wednesday, June 6.

Scarborough fell by a 5-4 score at Massabesic on Monday and that will surely keep the No. 2 Red Storm behind the top-ranked Mustangs as the regular season wraps up this week. Scarborough concluded its season with a home game against Gorham on Tuesday and they’ll await the final Heal Point standings to see who they’ll play in next week’s West A quarterfinals.

South Portland was at 4-7 starting this week of play and they were ranked No. 9 in the West A standings. The Riots scored a 10-9 win over McAuley last Thursday and they were scheduled to finish the regular season against Thornton on Tuesday, May 29.

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