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First FlightWest Carteret

Nighthawks
12
Patriots
11

The West Carteret (Morehead City, NC) varsity lacrosse team lost Monday's home conference game against First Flight (Outer Banks, NC) by a score of 12-11.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
First Flight----12
West Carteret----11
Final score provided by P. Matzgannis.
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Game Stats

First Flight (25-26)

West Carteret (25-26)

First Flight

Scoring

#Athlete NameGAsstPtsTSSOGSHT%
Team Totals1251727.444
3Pete Matzgannis (Jr)1111.000
5J. Waddington (Sr)1
6Finn Norko (So)3331.000
8Reegan Birdsong (Jr)1
11Jacob Hallac (Jr)1126.167
16Reid Cerino (Sr)5387.714
29Landon Verner (Sr)111
30Charlie Slater (Fr)113.333
32M. Batchelor (Sr)114.250
West Carteret

Scoring

#Athlete NameGAsstPtsTSSOGSHT%
Team Totals11112224
3Colt Hicks (Sr)9
4Sailor Koltun (Sr)556
5Carter Johnson (Sr)33
7Noah Kimbro (Jr)11
10Finn Beyus (Fr)11
11Caden Ballou (So)6288
15Scott Grant (Sr)33
21Noah Sanborn (Jr)111
First Flight

Fielding

#Athlete NameGBTOTAUE
Team Totals302215
3Pete Matzgannis (Jr)11
4Jaden Sawyer (Sr)1
5J. Waddington (Sr)342
6Finn Norko (So)23
8Reegan Birdsong (Jr)22
10Sean Bullock (So)12
11Jacob Hallac (Jr)12
13Nolan Rollins (Sr)12
14Finn Engley (Sr)111
15Caleb Dehus (Fr)1
16Reid Cerino (Sr)811
22Parker Pierce (Sr)3
25Maks Schiba (Jr)1
29Landon Verner (Sr)522
30Charlie Slater (Fr)221
32M. Batchelor (Sr)2
33Graham Baker (Jr)1
34Luke Posko (Jr)11
West Carteret

Fielding

#Athlete NameGBTOTAUE
Team Totals2863
3Colt Hicks (Sr)21
4Sailor Koltun (Sr)51
7Noah Kimbro (Jr)1
11Caden Ballou (So)5
12Seth Creech (Jr)41
14Ayden Fernandez (Sr)1
15Scott Grant (Sr)32
21Noah Sanborn (Jr)31
23Lennon Escobar (Sr)2
24Trace Payne (So)31
25Nathan Hewes (Jr)1
First Flight

Faceoffs

#Athlete NameFWFAFO%
Team Totals1326.500
8Reegan Birdsong (Jr)111.000
17Jax Overton (Fr)01.000
25Maks Schiba (Jr)12.500
30Charlie Slater (Fr)47.571
33Graham Baker (Jr)12.500
34Luke Posko (Jr)511.455
42Khalel Sibugan (Sr)12.500

Faceoffs

West Carteret has not entered any faceoffs stats.
First Flight

Goaltending Stats

#Athlete NameMINGAGAASOGSVsSOWLT
Team Totals481111.025141
13Nolan Rollins (Sr)481111.025141
West Carteret

Goaltending Stats

#Athlete NameMINGAGAASOGSVsSOWLT
Team Totals6
9Cadan Clark (So)6

Game Story

North Carolina High School Lacrosse - First Flight nips West Carteret

March 30, 2026: Morehead City, NC 28557

In Monday's league contest, the visiting First Flight Nighthawks lacrosse squad scored a tight 12-11 triumph over the West Carteret Patriots.

The Nighthawks (4-2) will now prepare for their contest against Croatan (Newport, NC). The Cougars come into the Conference 1 game with a 3-3 record. In their last game, Croatan tipped Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC), 13-4, in a league game.

The Patriots now have a 4-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Northside - Jacksonville for a Conference 1 game on Tuesday, April 14.

Players of the Game

First Flight (25-26)

Congratulations to #16 Reid Cerino for being selected the First Flight Lacrosse Player of the Game.

West Carteret (25-26)

Congratulations to #11 Caden Ballou for being selected the West Carteret Lacrosse Player of the Game.

First Flight @ West Carteret Lacrosse Game Info

Mon., Mar. 30, 2026 @ 6p
The West Carteret (Morehead City, NC) varsity lacrosse team lost Monday's home conference game against First Flight (Outer Banks, NC) by a score of 12-11.

Rankings & Records

First Flight (25-26)

NationalNCClass
9735115
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
9-76-24-15-30-3.562.750121142

West Carteret (25-26)

NationalNCClass
2,0699833
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %GFGA
6-92-63-43-5.400.250196198

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
First Flight		1.5.51.31.57.6
West Carteret		3.83.02.83.013.1

Team Stat Comparison

First FlightWest Carteret
110Goals187
45Assists157
302Ground Balls479
128Goals Against11
9.2Goals Against Average-
666Goalkeeper Minutes-
161Saves72
8Win-
6Loss-

Team Leaders

First FlightWest CarteretNational Avg.
#16 Reid Cerino49Goals#11 Caden Ballou709
#16 Reid Cerino10Assists#11 Caden Ballou475
#29 Landon Verner53Ground Balls#15 Scott Grant8519
#40 Tyler Spence4Goals Against#9 Cadan Clark1127
#13 Nolan Rollins9.1Goals Against Average
-
10.8
#13 Nolan Rollins654Goalkeeper Minutes
-
268
#13 Nolan Rollins159Saves#9 Cadan Clark7234
#13 Nolan Rollins8Win
-
5
#13 Nolan Rollins6Loss
-
4

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
First Flight5-3West Carteret2-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/19/26JacksonvilleFirst Flight(W) 7-24/30/26West CarteretJacksonville(L) 17-5
5/15/26First FlightJacksonville(L) 12-5
3/26/26SwansboroFirst Flight(W) 13-83/20/26West CarteretSwansboro(L) 14-11
5/12/26West CarteretSwansboro(L) 18-9
4/2/26First FlightCroatan(L) 13-24/27/26CroatanWest Carteret(L) 20-3
4/22/26First FlightNorthside - Jacksonville(W) 8-64/14/26Northside - JacksonvilleWest Carteret(L) 14-8
4/20/26Northside - JacksonvilleWest Carteret(L) 14-11
4/29/26HavelockFirst Flight(W) 20-45/5/26West CarteretHavelock(W) 26-16
5/1/26First FlightJ.H. Rose(L) 11-84/22/26West CarteretJ.H. Rose(L) 23-8
5/6/26First FlightNew Bern(W) 9-63/24/26New BernWest Carteret(W) 15-10

Record Breakdown

First Flight (25-26)

West Carteret (25-26)
9-7
Overall
6-9
6-2
League
2-6
2-4
Non-League
4-2
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
5-3
Common Opponent
2-7
4-1
Home
3-4
5-3
Away
3-5
0-3
Neutral
0-0
1-1
Playoff
0-1
7-3
In-State
5-9
2-4
Out-of-State
0-0