Bishop Feehan rolls in boys lacrosse tournament opener over Barnstable

ATTLEBORO A dominant offensive attack helped No Bishop Feehan cruise to a - domination over No Barnstable in the first round of the MIAA Division boys lacrosse state tournament Chase Dreystadt and Dexter Izzo each had five goals in the winning effort It was the activity s first home tournament domination and its first overall tournament win since Head coach Tom Sheerin credited the group s young core and growing chemistry as a key to the win We have a lot of young guys that really play well together Sheerin reported They look for each other they rely on each other and they trust each other They move the ball really well which is something we have been working on all season and something that these guys have picked up and gotten better as the season progressed While the triumph came in a lopsided fashion it didn t look like it would be right away Barnstable had a fast start controlling possession for the first scant minutes before Ryan Woeller buried a goal to give the Red Hawks a - lead We came out a little flat Sheerin stated Kudos to them they were tough We made several mistakes that aren t typical of what we usually do We settled it back in got our heads together and they started playing the way they are capable of playing Barnstable's Ben Leach center controls the ball as he is hemmed in by Bishop Feehan defenders Aiden Bednarek left and Chris Morrison during the first quarter in Attleboro Photo by Paul Connors Media News Group Boston Herald The Shamrocks were not going to trail for long however and Dreystadt s first two goals fleetly established a lead We were electric dependably Dreystadt explained We had to come back in the first quarter but then we came out firing and got it done Blake Masso and Izzo would add tallies for the Shamrocks and Woeller added another to round out the scoring in the opening quarter The company s entered the second quarter with Bishop Feehan leading - but the middle periods featured dominant play from the Shamrocks Bishop Feehan outscored Barnstable - in the middle quarters with seven different scorers contributing during this span Barnstable's Ian Galvin right is checked by Bishop Feehan's Pat Martin during the first quarter Saturday Bishop Feehan advanced with a - win Photo by Paul Connors Media News Group Boston Herald We have a bunch of guys that can put it in the back of the net Sheerin noted Once they start clicking and looking for each other they can amount against pretty much everybody As the offense shined the defense and goalkeeper Keegan Masso consistently limited any damage Barnstable could do on offense The defense was giving up the right shots that I was going to be able to save Keegan Masso announced Everyone was just meshing the present day Each group would add two more goals in the final quarter to round out the result For the defensive effort Masso credited the veteran presence and work ethic as key reasons why they dominated We ve been playing together for a while Keegan Masso reported It s that same defense as last year so we turned things up Everyone was there and it s been easy to play together As the Shamrocks prepare for a second-round battle against Xaverian Dreystadt knows they are prepared for any challenge We re just gritty Dreystadt reported No unit is stopping us we are rolling right now Once we get in a groove that is it Bishop Feehan's Brayden Goodwin left winds up to take a shot on goal over Barnstable's Ben Leach during the third quarter Photo by Paul Connors Media News Group Boston Herald