BROWN SUMMIT — Despite a valiant effort here on Thursday nigh, the Northwood boys lacrosse team fell 12-10 to Northern Guilford in opening round action of the NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A State Playoffs.
Northwood closes the season at 7-7 overall while Northern Guilford improves to 13-2 overall and was scheduled to host Chapel Hill in second round play on Tuesday back in Brown Summit.
Lars Hoeg and Nate Little went out with a bang as the senior Chargers duo each recorded three goals in the loss with Hoeg adding three assists and Little another assist.
Jake Mann chipped in two goals and an assist for Northwood while Dustin Egnaczak also added two goals.
In the field, Sam Kellam had a nice game for the Chargers with five ground balls while Andrew Norman recorded nine saves in goal while working all 48 minutes.