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Woodbury Boys Lacrosse Loses Consolation Final In 1st State Tournament
The Royals won the Section 3A title June 9 to qualify for the state tournament for the first time in program history.
WOODBURY, MN — The Woodbury High School boys lacrosse team bounced back from a loss in the opening round of the state tournament to reach the consolation final, but fell short in its quest to end its best-ever season on a high.
Woodbury won the Section 3A title June 9 to qualify for the state tournament for the first time in program history. But the Royals’ debut in the state tournament started on a sour note, with a 18-5 defeat to Stillwater last week in the quarterfinals.
That loss dropped the Royals into the consolation bracket, where they beat Moorhead 15-7 on Thursday to book a spot in Saturday’s consolation final.
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Woodbury faced off against Chanhassen in the final at Roseville High School, but fell 18-5 to the tournament’s No. 2 seed. Senior Conor Hooley — the Twin Cities Pioneer Press' east metro boys lacrosse player of the year— led the Royals with three goals and an assist in his final game, according to the Minnesota State High School League.
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Chanhassen’s Dylan Kendrick scored six goals in the consolation final while Alex Moroney added four and two other players scored hat tricks, MSHSL statistics show.
Woodbury finished the 2022 season with a 15-4 record after going 1-2 in the state tournament, according to the Star Tribune’s MN Lacrosse Hub.
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Conor Hooley, who has committed to play lacrosse at Drexel University in Philadelphia, was named to the Suburban East All-Conference team for 2022 alongside teammates Colin Olson, Jackson Miller, Marshal Myers-Beck and Joey Velte. Sam Hoff and Aidan Zuehlke received honorable mentions.
Hooley was also named to the Star Tribune’s All-Metro first team for boys lacrosse, while Olson was named to the second team.
Benilde-St. Margaret's beat Prior Lake to claim its second-straight state title, while Stillwater beat Centennial in the state tournament's third-place game.
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