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By Owen Hart
BostonLax Correspondent
BRIDGEWATER - Down by one with 18 seconds to play in the D2 state semifinal on Tuesday afternoon, top-seeded Duxbury needed to win possession off the draw and score a goal to force overtime against fourth-seeded Marshfield.
Marshfield FOGO Sam O’Brien controlled the tussle, but failure to keep the ball inside the restraining box awarded possession to Duxbury. With only :04 on the clock, Dragons' midfielder Brooks Pena heaved a prayer downfield. Duxbury attackman Liam Goodwin scooped up the ball and flicked it in the back of the net…a second after the final horn had sounded.
Duxbury players collapsed in shock as Marshfield stormed the field i