On April 19, the Cavaliers beat a tough Forman squad at home 12-11 and rose to 4-2 on the season. In their most exciting game this season, Harvey played former HVAL champions Forman at home and struggled to keep them in check during the first half. At halftime the score was 9-5 Forman. Harvey rallied in the second half, with key offensive performances by freshman Eli Campbell, junior Pete Sorenson, senior Joe Lombardi, senior Justin Edelstein and senior Eric Gins. Credit goes out to the Cavalier defensemen as well as sophomore keeper Griffin Murray who had an incredible game with 39 saves. Leading scorers include Pete Sorenson (4 goals)

Harvey traveled to South Salem on Friday for a match with South Kent and came away with a convincing 6-3 victory. Once again Harvey was lead by Ben Shapiro who won 10-0. Robbie Reeder followed up with a 10-5 victory at #2 singles. Carlo Civita was strong at #4 singles winning 10-2, and co-captain Gretal Coleman pulled out a 10-7 victory at #7 singles. Harvey also won #1 and #2 doubles 8-7 and 8-3 respectively. Although losing very close matches, Matt Bernhard, Josh Suna, Lauren Shevit and Rachel Costa all put up valiant efforts. Harvey improved to 3-0 in the league and 3-2 overall. (more…)

The Harvey School defeated Wooster in Danbury 13-12 in eight innings. Tre Wilson was the winning pitcher. Miles Johnson was 5 for 6 with 4 RBI’s. Tommy Pennisi was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Porter Williams was also 3 for 4 with a double.

In their third game of the season the 1-1 Cavaliers dropped to Chase by a score of 11-8, falling to 1-2 on the season. Harvey was neck and neck with Chase during the first half, led by the offensive prowess of the starting attack: Pete Sorenson, Justin Edelstein and Eric Gins. Strong defensive performances by Jake Warshaw, Spencer Wiesner, and Greg Hennings kept the game tight at 3-3 moving into the second half. During the second half Chase pulled away despite an intense effort by Griffin Murray (31 saves) in goal. Harvey played some of their best lacrosse all season during the last two minutes earning a goal by Sam Lavin, assisted by Jamie Lunt, and a goal by Eric Gins. This strong offensive effort was shy of catching up to Chase’s lead. Leading offensive performers include Eric Gins (3 goals, 1 assist), Justin Edelstein (1 goal, 2 assists) and Pete Sorenson (2 goals).

In their second game of the season the 1-0 Cavaliers dropped to KLHT by a score of 15-0 falling to 1-1 on the season. Harvey was outmatched by a very talented KLHT squad in this hard played match. KLHT came out with a blazing offense during the first half, scoring 8 goals despite a very strong performance by Cavalier goalie Griffin Murray (15 saves). During the second half Harvey had opportunities to score but couldn’t find the back of the cage. Spencer Wiesner has his debut in goal, earning seven saves and despite the score, the Cavalier defense played solid all game.