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First FlightCroatan

Nighthawks
2
Cougars
13

The Croatan (Newport, NC) varsity lacrosse team won Thursday's home conference game against First Flight (Outer Banks, NC) by a score of 13-2.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
First Flight10012
Croatan334313
Final score provided by G. Benson.
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Game Stats

First Flight (25-26)

Croatan (25-26)

First Flight

Scoring

#Athlete NameGAsstPtsTSSOGSHT%
Team Totals21310.200
1Owen Shields (Sr)113
3Pete Matzgannis (Jr)1
16Reid Cerino (Sr)2221.000
32M. Batchelor (Sr)4
Croatan

Scoring

#Athlete NameGAsstPtsTSSOGSHT%
Team Totals1392245.289
2Dain Sparks (Sr)35811.273
15Oscar Phillips (Jr)112
20Kaden Bradley (So)6612.500
23Tyler Fahy (Jr)3
24Eli Schwartz (So)112.500
27Jake Brubaker (So)226.333
33Luke Jordan (So)1239.111
50Brian Griffing (Sr)11
First Flight

Fielding

#Athlete NameGBTOTAUE
Team Totals18182
1Owen Shields (Sr)11
3Pete Matzgannis (Jr)22
5J. Waddington (Sr)12
8Reegan Birdsong (Jr)1
10Sean Bullock (So)1
11Jacob Hallac (Jr)1
13Nolan Rollins (Sr)21
14Finn Engley (Sr)1
15Caleb Dehus (Fr)12
16Reid Cerino (Sr)5
22Parker Pierce (Sr)121
29Landon Verner (Sr)52
32M. Batchelor (Sr)12
Croatan

Fielding

#Athlete NameGBTOTAUE
Team Totals427
1Beau Boyd (Sr)71
2Dain Sparks (Sr)11
5Tyler Oakes (Sr)11
7William Glenn (Fr)1
15Oscar Phillips (Jr)1
18Porter Ingels (Sr)1
20Kaden Bradley (So)13
21Hunter Slicker (So)5
24Eli Schwartz (So)2
26Evan Lane (Sr)11
27Jake Brubaker (So)5
33Luke Jordan (So)2
40Jack McGrail (So)1
43Lucas Merida (Fr)1
50Brian Griffing (Sr)21
First Flight

Faceoffs

#Athlete NameFWFAFO%
Team Totals117.059
8Reegan Birdsong (Jr)01.000
25Maks Schiba (Jr)04.000
34Luke Posko (Jr)110.100
42Khalel Sibugan (Sr)02.000
Croatan

Faceoffs

#Athlete NameFWFAFO%
Team Totals1719.895
5Tyler Oakes (Sr)1618.889
29Gavin Speares (Jr)111.000
First Flight

Goaltending Stats

#Athlete NameMINGAGAASOGSVsSOWLT
Team Totals481313.025121
13Nolan Rollins (Sr)481313.025121
Croatan

Goaltending Stats

#Athlete NameMINGAGAASOGSVsSOWLT
Team Totals4822.097
21Hunter Slicker (So)4822.097

Game Story

North Carolina High School Lacrosse - Croatan overwhelms First Flight

April 2, 2026: Newport, NC 28570

The Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC) lacrosse routed the visiting First Flight Nighthawks (Outer Banks, NC), 13-2 in Thursday's league outing.

The Cougars now own a 4-3 record. They play next when they host Hough for a non-league test on Tuesday, April 7.

The Nighthawks (4-3) will now prepare for their test against Northside - Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC). The Monarchs enter the Conference 1 test with a 5-1 record.

Players of the Game

First Flight (25-26)

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

Croatan (25-26)

Croatan has not selected any Players of the Game.
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  1. MaxPreps

    Game Started
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    0 - 0
    Croatan
    Cougars
    Posted @ 6:19p

  2. K. Phillips

    1st Quarter
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    1 - 3
    Croatan
    Cougars

  3. K. Phillips

    3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    1 - 8
    Croatan
    Cougars

  4. K. Phillips

    End of 3rd Quarter
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    1 - 10
    Croatan
    Cougars

  5. K. Phillips

    4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    1 - 11
    Croatan
    Cougars

  6. K. Phillips

    4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    2 - 13
    Croatan
    Cougars

  7. K. Phillips

    End of 4th Quarter
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    2 - 13
    Croatan
    Cougars

  8. G. Benson

    Final
    First Flight
    Nighthawks
    2 - 13
    Croatan
    Cougars
    Posted @ 8:45a

First Flight @ Croatan Lacrosse Game Info

Thu., Apr. 2, 2026 @ 6p
The Croatan (Newport, NC) varsity lacrosse team won Thursday's home conference game against First Flight (Outer Banks, NC) by a score of 13-2.

Rankings & Records

First Flight (25-26)

NationalNCClass
1,1325616
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
8-66-23-15-30-2.571.750110128

Croatan (25-26)

NationalNCClass
495264
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %GFGA
11-58-06-35-2.6881.000224118

Team Scoring Averages

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First Flight		1.3.7.71.77.9
Croatan		5.34.53.22.314.0

Team Stat Comparison

First FlightCroatan
41Goals224
14Assists140
155Ground Balls523
60Goals Against118
10.0Goals Against Average7.8
288Goalkeeper Minutes724
72Saves174
4Win-
2Loss-

Team Leaders

First FlightCroatanNational Avg.
#16 Reid Cerino22Goals#2 Dain Sparks649
#16 Reid Cerino4Assists#2 Dain Sparks475
#16 Reid Cerino29Ground Balls#5 Tyler Oakes10018
#13 Nolan Rollins60Goals Against#46 Pearce Ormsby426
#13 Nolan Rollins10.0Goals Against Average#26 Evan Lane5.710.9
#13 Nolan Rollins288Goalkeeper Minutes#21 Hunter Slicker657258
#13 Nolan Rollins72Saves#21 Hunter Slicker16833
#13 Nolan Rollins4Win
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4
#13 Nolan Rollins2Loss
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4

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
First Flight6-1Croatan7-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/19/26JacksonvilleFirst Flight(W) 7-23/26/26JacksonvilleCroatan(W) 13-4
3/26/26SwansboroFirst Flight(W) 13-84/20/26SwansboroCroatan(W) 19-6
3/30/26First FlightWest Carteret(W) 12-114/27/26CroatanWest Carteret(W) 20-3
4/22/26First FlightNorthside - Jacksonville(W) 8-64/23/26CroatanNorthside - Jacksonville(W) 19-4
4/29/26HavelockFirst Flight(W) 20-43/17/26HavelockCroatan(W) 17-4
5/1/26First FlightJ.H. Rose(L) 11-85/5/26J.H. RoseCroatan(W) 19-9
5/6/26First FlightNew Bern(W) 9-64/29/26CroatanNew Bern(W) 16-2

Record Breakdown

First Flight (25-26)

Croatan (25-26)
8-6
Overall
11-5
6-2
League
8-0
2-4
Non-League
3-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
6-1
Common Opponent
7-0
3-1
Home
6-3
5-3
Away
5-2
0-2
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
6-2
In-State
11-5
2-4
Out-of-State
0-0