Hunter Layson ran around the back of Farmington’s net and aimed the ball. With 3:39 remaining in the first half of the boys varsity lacrosse game on Thursday he poised and swung the ball into the net, tying the game at five.
The boys kept it in Farmington’s territory and after a few close misses took the lead with 20 seconds to go. Layson scored again off a pass from Kevin O’Grady.
The lead was short lived as Farmington tied, grabbing the ball from face-off and heading to Clarkston’s net. They scored with 1.2 seconds left. Farmington ended the game with the win, 14-9.
The game was tied at nine points until the last three minutes of the game when Farmington scored and continued to.
‘We had to make some quick adjustments that didn’t pan out for us,? said Brian Kaminskas, head coach. ‘As the game went on we made some mistakes that we can’t afford to make.?
Layson ended the game with four goals and Andrew Miller made two in the first half. He didn’t play in the second half because he was hurt before half time.
Nick Demattia stood out on the defensive end for the game.
‘He had a good game,? said Kaminskas. ‘He worked hard on the ground ball.?
The Wolves take on OAA opponents Troy on Thursday and saw on Birmingham United on Tuesday.
‘Birmingham is strong,? said Kaminskas. ‘We have to come out focused, ready to play and make sure we don’t check out of the game early. Hopefully we can put an entire 48 minutes together.?
Kaminskas also hopes the boys learned from the Farmington game.
‘The frustration from the season is growing on them a little bit,? explained Kaminskas. ‘It has been a long season with injuries. We are starting to get healthy. They are okay but getting distracted with where we are at right now.?
The boys currently hold a 4-6 record.
JV plays at 5:30 on Thursday, varsity follows.
They head to Midland on Saturday, JV begins at 12:30 p.m., varsity at 2:30 p.m.