MIAA D1 Elite 8: (2) St. John’s Prep 11, (7) Westford Academy 5 – Eagles cruise into another Final 4

By Graham Dietz BostonLax Correspondent DANVERS — From start to finish, St. John’s Prep boys’ lacrosse continued to operate as a well-oiled machine on Saturday, beating Westford Academy 11-5 in the MIAA Division I state quarterfinals to reach another Final Four. The four-time defending state champion and second-seeded Eagles (20-1) jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first quarter thanks to a 22-second span in which senior captain Cam McCarthy, Kevin Correa, and Ryan McCarthy — the younger brother of Cam and a sophomore — each registered a goal. From flashy passes around the net to brute force, St. John’s showcased