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Portsmouth takes down Bishop Guertin to capture first D1 girls lacrosse title

EXETER – Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse coach JoJo Curro didn't want to miss a single second. The Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team was heading toward a chance to tie their Division I championship game with No. 1 Portsmouth on Tuesday at sun splashed Bill Ball Stadium. Abby Lyn

Portsmouth takes down Bishop Guertin to capture first D1 girls lacrosse title
Portsmouth players surround Annie Parker, holding the Division I title plaque, after the Clippers beat Bishop Guertin 12-7 on Tuesday night in Exeter. (Photo by Tom King/Nashua Telegraph) This content is for NHHS Sports Insider Weekly Pass, NHHS Sports Insider FANATIC, and NHHS Sports Insider ALL-STATE members only.Register

EXETER – Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse coach JoJo Curro didn’t want to miss a single second.

The Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team was heading toward a chance to tie their Division I championship game with No. 1 Portsmouth on Tuesday at sun splashed Bill Ball Stadium.

Abby Lynn, Guertin’s usual possession sparkplug, was making a move in the third quarter when the Clippers’ Morgan Ruhnke stripped her of the ball without a foul, and began running down field.

And running.

And running – all the way untouched to score a goal that gave the Clippers an 8-6 lead with 5:13 left in the period, a lead and a spark they took into the final quarter of a 12-7 championship win.

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