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Cape boys’ lacrosse hangs tough at play day

Cape senior Luke Burton takes a shot on goal in the scrimmage with Malvern Prep. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
March 13, 2023

The Cape boys’ lacrosse team took to the turf March 11 for a windy, cold and damp play day with Malvern Prep from Pennsylvania and Severna Park from Maryland.

“We had two great tests for our team,” said first-year head coach Geoff Shupard. “We weren’t as fundamentally sound as we wanted to be against Malvern, and a good team like that is going to take advantage of those mistakes, which they did. I’m really proud of how the guys were able to regroup and put a more solid game together against Severna Park. We have a lot of work to do, but these guys showed a lot of fight today, and that’s a big positive to take away from it.”

The Vikings will open the regular season on the road Tuesday, March 21, at Episcopal Academy of Pennsylvania.

 

Cape senior Jack Schell plays close defense from his middie position.
Michael Guenther sets up an offensive play.
Cape senior defenseman Mack Leonhartt passes upfield on a clear.
Cape freshman keeper Mason Trench runs upfield on a clear.
Cape sophomore Jake Hutchison plays tough defense on a Malvern middie.
Cape senior Luke Burton looks to set up a dodge.
Cape freshman Ryan Morgan dodges a Malvern middie.
Cape’s C.J. Fritchman wins a face-off and goes to the Friars’ goal.
Cape long pole Jake Hutchison avoids the Malvern defense on a Vikings clear.
Play gets physical in front of the Cape cage.
Cape junior goalie Gus Musika looks to clear after a save.
Vikings sophomore Burke Healy sets up an offensive move.
Cape head coach Geoff Shupard thinks of his next line.
Cape freshman goalie Mason Trench makes a save.
Cape senior Tajear Freeman checks a Severna Park middie.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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