GCDS Boys Lacrosse Completes the Perfect Season

The GCDS Boys Varsity Lacrosse team completed a dream season on Thursday with a 22-6 victory over King to win the Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) Tournament Championship and finished the season with a perfect 16-0 record. This is the team’s second FAA Tournament Championship in the last three years.

The team also clinched the regular season championship last Friday with a win over Rye, completing a perfect FAA regular season as well. 

Coach Andrew Copelan had his team ready to go from the opening faceoff, as they scored quickly and often, en route to a 5-1 lead following the first quarter. The Tigers were able to stay focused, as King battled hard, but was not able to keep up with the torrid scoring pace of the Tigers led by senior captain Griffyn Flood and Bobby Jones.

GCDS also relied on their defense led by Steve Carre, Eli Thurer, and Luke Miles to go along with spectacular goalkeeping by freshman William Bugbee to keep the King offense at bay. Like so many times before during this season, the defense was able to stand tall.

Copelan was thrilled with his team’s effort and performance in the championship game, which emulated the effort he saw day in and day out from his team.

“What a fun year unlike anything I’ve ever been part of.  Representing GCDS and sharing this accomplishment with a wonderful group of young men and families make it that much more gratifying.  Our senior class in particular deserves a lot of credit - they are flat out winners both on and off the field.  Legacy is leaving something better than you found it and this group certainly did that as we continue to raise the bar for GCDS lacrosse.”

For Director of Athletics Tim Helstein, it was great to see this team get back to the mountaintop of the FAA.

“I could not be more proud of and excited for this team. Coach Copelan, his staff, and the whole squad set out to accomplish a season unlike any other, and let me say, they exceeded all expectations. Kudos to the vision, leadership, and devotion of the seniors on this team, and congratulations to the whole 2025 Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team for the success they achieved this spring.”

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