GREENVILLE, S.C. – Tuesday night was much more than your typical spring shower.
Christ School varsity lacrosse brought its own deluge to Upstate South Carolina.
The rain-soaked Greenies got goals from nine different players and went on a 12-0 scoring run to win 14-2 at Christ Church Episcopal (S.C.).
Nate Wilberding ’25 (three goals, one assist) started piecing together his hat trick at the 7:30 mark of the first quarter. Two minutes later, Cole Boyer ’24 broke a 2-2 tie and started the rally by the Greenies (4-3), who were able to cycle in three goaltenders – York College of Pennsylvania recruit Lucas Little ’24 (six saves), Noah Wood ‘25 (three), and Jameson Dow ‘26 (one).
The majority of the game was played in a downpour, but Christ School had established its control with a 9-2 halftime lead.
Some of the loudest cheers on the sideline came for two goals by defender Xander Ring ’25, a Brown recruit who also gave out an assist. R.J. Fox ‘25 had two goals and an assist and freshman Parker Abernethy ‘27 scored his first goal as a Greenie. Loyola University Maryland recruit Carter Sherwood '25 won 80 percent of his faceoffs and tied the game at 2-2 with 5:32 remaining in the first quarter.
The team now gets a well-deserved break before its next game – April 4 at home against Charlotte Latin. Christ School is No. 5 in the latest state rankings from HighSchoolOT.
JV Greenies 17, Christ Church 3
Palo Miles ‘27 scored six goals, Serg Kitt ‘25 added three, and Fletcher Rash ‘28 and Pike Preyer ‘27 added two apiece in an impressive season opener for the JV Greenies.
Christ School (1-0) was up 8-1 at halftime and 12-2 at the end of the third quarter.
In all, seven different Greenies scored goals and the team got superb goaltending from Drake Lewis ‘27 and Urijah Miller ’28. Coach Joseph Graziosi said that Stockton Leffel ‘26 showed outstanding leadership and character by changing positions at the last minute due to missing players.