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Dobbs Ferry Defeats Pearl River in Section 1 Boys Lacrosse

Dobbs Ferry jumped out to a three-goal lead at the half and held on for a 9-6 victory at Springhurst Elementary School.

Dobbs Ferry goalie Muhammad Hashimi came up with nine seaves in the second half of a 9-6 victory over Pearl River in a Section 1 Class C/D first-round playoff game Friday at Springhurst Elementary School.

Sean Hays scored foar goals and Spencer Avalos scored two and assisted on one for No. 3 seed Dobbs Ferry, which advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Ryan O'Connor scored two goals and assisted on two more for Pearl River, which entered the game as the No. 14 seed. Goalie Lowell Hunt made 15 saves for the Pirates.

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"One of our weaknesses all year ahs been shooting accuracy and that was the difference in the game," Pearl River coach Al Staker said. "Dobbs Ferry's goalie stepped up in the second half."

Dobbs Ferry 9, Pearl River 6

Pearl River      1  1  1  3  -- 6
Dobbs Ferry    3  2  1  3  -- 9
Goal Scorers: PR -- Ryan O'Connor 2, Alex Rudloff, James Stephen, Matt Dodge, Sean Mockler; DF -- Sean Hays 4, Spencer Avalos 2, Kenny Marshall 1, Grant Gigio 1
Assists: PR -- Ryan O'Connor 2, Matt Bosco; DF -- Matt Latainer 3, Spencer Avalos 1
Saves: PR -- Lowell Hunt 15; DF -- Muhammad Hashimi 9

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