Boys lacrosse: After recovering from broken arm, Glen Rock senior stars in semifinal win

GLEN ROCK – One game.

That's all Josh Bosin wanted out of his senior year after breaking two bones in his right arm.

A hard fall in an indoor lacrosse game may have taken away his ability to drive for two months and kept him from completing schoolwork by hand. But all the while, Bosin vowed to put on the Glen Rock uniform again for one last run with his teammates. He did much more than that on Wednesday in the biggest game of the season.

Bosin matched career highs with four goals and three assists to lift the Panthers past archrival Ramsey, 12-8, in the North Group 1 semifinals.

Will Corry chipped in three goals and standout Will Consoli added two for second-seeded Glen Rock (15-3).

The Panthers found their groove in the second half with Bosin erupting for three goals after the break. The veteran attacker has come to life with four straight hat tricks after missing the first month of the season.

"I wanted to be out there so bad for my senior year," said Bosin, who could only watch during his team's triple overtime win over Ramsey back in April.

"I'm happy to be back. Even playing one game this season would be a win for me. Even one game. Playing this amount of games and winning this big of a game makes it all worth it."

The road back was long and circuitous for Bosin after breaking the ulna and radius in his right forearm.

An infection forced him to go back for a second surgery about a month after the initial procedure. He was hospitalized for over a week, which pushed back the timeline for the Syracuse commit's final season of lacrosse.

Consoli felt like the Panthers not only missed his skill, but the leadership that "brings a whole different atmosphere at practice."

"There were points in time at the beginning of the season where I didn't think he would play another high school game," coach Joe Voto said. "Today, he's one of the reasons that we won. It's a pretty amazing feeling."

What it means

Glen Rock has booked a trip back to Mountain Lakes with a shot at its first sectional title. It's the fourth championship berth in six years for the Panthers, who suffered a close loss to Caldwell in last year's semifinal.

This time, Glen Rock finds itself as the last public school standing in Bergen County after losses to its three other semifinalists: Ridgewood, Northern Highlands and Westwood.

"Throughout the offseason coach was telling us to remember that feeling when we lost," Bosin said. "Every day, we came to practice with that attitude. Every day, we work as hard as we can to get back to that moment."

Glen Rock is winless in three trips to the final and the Lakers are responsible for all three defeats.

The Morris County school has won three straight state titles and all eight in North Group 1 since the tournament adopted a sectional format. No one in state history has won more than Lakers' coach Tim Flynn, who's one of four coaches nationwide to surpass 700 victories.

"They're unbelievable at every position," Voto said. "I think we can go out there and compete with them. That's all I ask of our guys."

Freshman Quinn O'Neill chipped in four goals for Ramsey, which dropped to 10-7.

Turning points

Glen Rock settled into the game in the second half after being tied, 4-4, at intermission. Consoli gave Glen Rock the lead for good by scoring about a minute into the third quarter and Colin Redmond followed with a spinning, one-handed goal through traffic.

"The thing we preached at halftime was playing with more speed," Consoli said. "We're definitely a transition team that gets early offense. Once we got that going, there's nothing stopping us."

Consoli has been nothing short of sensational this season with a school-record 106 points. The Fairfield commit picked up three in the second half while helping the Panthers take control with a late 5-0 run.

Tempers flared in the last few minutes, and the officials called the game with 16.3 seconds left.

"We did what we needed to do to win the game," Voto said. "That's kind of been our style this year. It hasn't always been pretty. But we find ways to win. That's what good teams do."

Sean Farrell is a high school sports reporter for NorthJersey.com. For full access to live scores, breaking news and analysis from our Varsity Aces team, subscribe today. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter and download our app. 

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