WELLS — The visiting Waynflete boys lacrosse team cruised to an 18- 8 win over Wells Tuesday afternoon.

Wells kept the Flyers in check in the first quarter, holding the Waynflete lead to just 4-2. However, the Flyers would outscore Wells 8- 0 in the second quarter to put the game out of reach.

Wells coach Don Whitten was disappointed in his team’s defense throughout the match.

“I don’t think (Wayneflete) did anything particularly special. They moved the ball well and we started off flat … defensively we didn’t get it done. I give them credit for getting it done, but I think there’s a lot of work that we needed to do to not let them look so good,” said Whitten.

The Warriors also had a string of misfortune, with many shots just missing the cage and hitting the post.

“There were about half a dozen that hit the post and I don’t know if it was the weather and the wet, but our guys are good at picking their corners,” said Whitten. “I’m glad that they were hitting the post because it showed that they were picking their spots, but if a few of those went in, it could have been the difference … that was tough.”

Wells’ only lead came in the opening minute when Evan Whitten scored just 40 seconds into the game. The Warriors held on to the lead for much of the first until Waynflete scored three goals in under a minute, including two from Cooper Chap and one from Will Lewis. Wells’ Chad Fitzpatrick scored another first quarter goal along with Waynflete’s Will Nelligan to put the score at 4-2.

The Flyers would then take control in the second, getting goals from Chap, Willy Burdick, Zane Moorhead and four from Miles Lipton.

Waynflete coach Dan Thomsen was happy with his shooters in the second.

“I think in the second quarter when we got that penalty and we scored three goals in a minute gave us confidence, we have some really good shooters and we took it from there,” said Thomsen.

Waynflete continued to control the tempo in the third quarter, outscoring the Warriors 4-2. Waynflete got two from Will Nelligan and one from both Lewis and Pieter Stockmayer. Fitzpatrick and Austin Courtland scored for Wells in the period.

Despite falling behind, the Warriors finished the game sharp and played a solid fourth quarter, outscoring the Flyers 4-2.

“I think the guys were just getting fed up with the scoreboard and wanted to get at it a little bit more,” said Whitten. “I think they played much tougher in the fourth so I was proud of that, it was a pretty big turnaround.”

Wells received three goals from Fitzpatrick and a goal from Riley Dempsey in the fourth, while Lipton and Burdick scored for Waynflete.

Thomsen was proud of his team’s solid performance.

“We have a lot of guys that I’m really proud of, they’re really resilient and they can bounce back and play with anyone if they get the ball enough,” said Thomsen. “I’m proud of them, we’re going to keep trying to get better and hopefully we play our best lacrosse heading into the rest of the season.”

Whitten and his team hope to finish the season strong as they make a push for the playoffs.

“Last year, things didn’t go as we wanted and we went 4-8. This year we hit five wins and kind of stalled out, so I told them lets try to finish strong and play with some heart and some pride to finish 7-5. They know they can do it, they just need to pull it together and make it happen.”

— 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.