Samek Leads Boys' Lacrosse Past Woburn

The Woburn High boys’ lacrosse team held pace with red-hot for a half Tuesday, before falling 7-3 at home.

The Tanners fought back from a 3-1 deficit early in the second quarter to tie the game, at three, by halftime. However, Winchester would find its gear in the second half, scoring four unanswered goals, two by junior Jesse Samek, which completed his hat-trick.

Winchester (10-4, 6-1), which sits atop the Middlesex League standings with one-loss Lexington and Reading, has now won its last seven games. The Sachems last loss came against Hingham on Saturday, April 23.

Woburn (8-7, 3-4) remains fifth in the league with the loss.

Adam Tanner scored a transition goal with about seven minutes remaining in the second quarter to pull Woburn within one, at 3-2. He then found teammate Brendan Gilgun on the break for the equalizer with about three minutes left in the frame.

Just before the half, Tanner, who put a number of shots on net throughout the game, hit the post on what would’ve been a go-ahead goal.

Tanner also connected with Gilgun for Woburn’s first goal near the end of the first quarter, which answered two early Winchester goals.

Samek had his first goal about three minutes into the second quarter to put Winchester up 3-1.

Winchester goalie Alex Sharp had five saves in the game, including four in the second half, while teammates Danny Donovan and Peter Troiano led the defense.

Woburn’s defense was led by Shaun Delany and Michael Tedesco.

Woburn returns to action at 10 a.m. Saturday at home against non-league Haverhill (4-9). Winchester faces Lexington (11-4) at 4 p.m. Thursday at home in a game that could decide the Middlesex League title. Winchester lost 7-3 at Lexington earlier this season.