Colter Olson’s dream was turning into a nightmare, but he wasn’t about to lose the final game of his high school career. Olson assisted on the tying goal with 2.4 seconds left in regulation, then scored a minute into overtime to give No.
3 Yarmouth a 13-12 victory over top-seeded defending champion York in the Class B boys’ lacrosse state championship game Saturday afternoon at Fitzpatrick Stadium. York (15-2) erased a three-goal deficit with just over four minutes to go by scoring four straight goals, but Olson set up Hakon Yeo to tie it and force OT. Then, he took matters into his own hands in the extra session and gave Yarmouth (14-3) its first title in three years, and the program’s ninth all time.
“I’m on cloud nine,” said Olson, who is bound for Rutgers University. “This means everything to me. Being in the blue-and-white means so much to me.
I love this group so much.” The first half was a story of runs. Olson set up Matt Cain for the game’s first goal, but York answered with two goals from Evan Anastas and another from Quinn Walenta in just over two minutes to go up 3-1.
Yarmouth roared back to tie it by the end of the first quarter, as Olson set up George Brown for a goal, then scored himself. The Clippers carried their momentum into the second quarter. Colby Carnes scored from Olson, Yeo set up Ian Minnihan, and Olson scored again, assisted by Brown, to cap a 5-0 run that gave Yarmouth a 6-3 lead.
Olson finished with four goals and seven assists..
