Newberry Boys Lacrosse Holds Off Eastside

NEWBERRY — The Newberry boys lacrosse team held off Eastside, 10-6, Tuesday to secure their second win in two days.

The score is deceiving, as the Panthers (5-4) held a convincing lead for most of the game.

Bishop Ritter kicked it off for Newberry by scoring the opening goal with 9:56 on the clock. Senior Reymar Basol then followed it with another shortly after and a third goal from senior Colton Hiers late in the first rounded out the quarter.

The team came out firing on offense, backed by a strong effort in the defensive zone and a stellar performance from freshman goalie Brandon Powell.

Colton Hiers scores and makes it 0-3 Newberry! 45 seconds left in the first quarter! pic.twitter.com/5xWe8zTsZT

— Young, Brooklyn J. (@brooklyn_young_) March 11, 2025

The Panthers extended their lead to four with 9:08 to go in the second quarter when Basol scored his second goal.

The Rams (0-6) then responded with their first goal, but a second score by Hiers with 2:17 to go ended the half with the Panthers leading 5-1.

The Second Half

Basol and Hiers continued to find the back of the net early in the third to power the offense. Colton Blankenfeld added one to the board to extend the Panthers’ lead to seven. Late in the third, the Rams scored back-to-back goals, but were answered by Basol with his fourth score.

End of the third quarter. Newberry scored four goals and gave up two goals. Score is 3-9, Newberry. Nice goals by Colton Blankenfeld and Reymar Basol. Reymar has four goals this game! pic.twitter.com/nt95BfTxmb

— Young, Brooklyn J. (@brooklyn_young_) March 12, 2025

Continuing their offensive success, Ritter scored his second goal with 8:48 to go in the game. The score brought Newberry’s lead to seven.

Despite scoring three goals in the last five minutes of the game, it was just too much for the Rams to overcome.

Newberry coach Cooper Jackson liked his team’s performance and the mindset that allowed it to be successful:

Interview from Coach Jackson after Newberry’s win against Eastside. Done by @audreyc_layton pic.twitter.com/DvisUSBSeQ

— Young, Brooklyn J. (@brooklyn_young_) March 12, 2025

Hiers also said the work that needs to be done as the team looks to finish the season strong before the playoffs.

“We got to clean it up,” Hiers said. “The playoffs are coming in about three weeks and we got a lot of stuff to fix, but we are almost there.”

Up Next

The Panthers will take on Santa Fe High School (2-2) for their senior night starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. They were able to top the Raiders, 7-5, in Alachua on last week.