WATERBORO — The Biddeford boys lacrosse team stormed past host Massabesic 20- 12 in the season opener for both teams on Friday afternoon.

The Tigers had five goal scorers on the afternoon – with all five scoring multiple goals.

Cody Sevigny led the game with six goals, while teammate Colby Plante added five for the Tigers. Ethan Ouellette, Cameron Roy and Garrett Stubbs led the Mustangs with three goals each.

Although it was a high-scoring affair, both teams started off slow in the opening quarter.

In the first five minutes, Massabesic jumped out to an early 2-1 lead thanks to two goals from Stubbs, while Gavon Power scored for Biddeford.

At the 4:39 mark in the first, Colin Petit put away the tying goal for Biddeford. The goal would then kick off an 8-2 run for the Tigers. Biddeford received goals from Sevigny, Plante, Petit, and Powers during the stretch.

Massabesic got two goals from Roy during the Tigers’ scoring streak.

According to Biddeford coach Scott Foley, first-game nerves are what caused the slow start for his team.

“Well it was their first game, so they were nervous. That’s why I called a timeout … I told them to calm down, work the jitters out and start moving the ball around. Once they started putting the ball in the net it rolled from there,” said Foley.

The Tigers continued to dominate in the third quarter.

Biddeford continued their hot streak offensively, scoring the half ’s first four goals in the opening six minutes to take a commanding 14-4 lead.

The Mustangs hoped to jump back into the game in the final six minutes of the third, when Stubbs scored his third goal along with two from Ouellette to push the score to 15-7 heading into the final period.

The Mustangs continued to pressure Biddeford, scoring the fourth quarter’s first three points thanks to goals from Ouellette, Roy and Kevin Nguyen in the opening four minutes.

With the score at 15-10, the Tigers kept their composure and closed out the fourth quarter strong.

In the final eight minutes, the Tigers would go on a 5-1 run to secure the victory. Powers scored three times in the stretch, while Sevigny and John Gilliam added scores.

Although Foley was pleased with his defense’s overall effort, there were a few adjustments he hoped to see.

“I thought our defense played well, but they were doing a lot of ball watching … there were time when guys would slide behind them and get open on (Massabesic’s) offense, but it’s early on, so we’ll see,” said Foley.

Foley also hopes to see smoother transitions when substituting players, a problem that often led to man-down situations.

“We need to improve our subs and transitions. We got called for a few offsides, so we need to keep our midfielders and deep poles back. It’s early on so that still will come. It’s a quick season, so hopefully they get it,” said Foley.

As the Tiger defense progresses, the game plan is going to be to stick to the high-powered offense.

“Offense is definitely our strength. We have our three attackers, along with a few midfielders that do a great job of moving the ball. Our offense is definitely our strongest part. I also though Corey (Day) did a great job in goal, he made a lot of great stops,” said Foley.

The Tigers will enjoy this victory as they look forward to the rest of the season.

“There’s a lot of tough competition this year, but we are going to take wins like this and have fun with them,” said Foley.

— Sports Staff Writer Alex Sponseller can be reached at [email protected] or at 282-1535 ext. 323. Follow the Journal Tribune Sports Department on Twitter @JournalTsports.