A year ago, the Chapin girls and Dutch Fork boys lacrosse teams reached the S.C. High School League championships at W.C. Hawkins Stadium. 
Both teams are now a victory away for a return trip to Irmo High School following 2nd round victories in Class 5A. 
On Thursday, the Lady Eagles routed Carolina Forest 22-1 at home, while Dutch Fork upended Region 5/District 3 champion River Bluff 13-9 in The Swamp. 
Chapin and Dutch Fork will now head to Wando Tuesday for the Lower State finals. 

GIRLS LACROSSE 
Chapin 22, Carolina Forest 1

By Thomas Grant Jr. 
chroniclesports@yahoo.com
For the senior players on the undefeated Lady Eagles, the 2nd round matchup against the Panthers marked their final home match at Cecil Woolbright Field.
They more than assured a 3rd consecutive trip to the Lower State final with a dominant performance. Chapin (14-0) scored 20 unanswered points to close out the victory, led by senio  Jordan Green and freshman Riley Floyd with 4 goals each. 
Fellow freshman Regan Finn added 3 goals and seniors Eden Ellison and Angel Tisdale and sophomore Sadie Salazar all had 2 each in the win.
"That group has been amazing," said head coach Jennifer Green about the seniors. "I was just thinking about it. I've been coaching these seniors since 7th grade. So 6 years of coaching them and the time has just flown by because they've been such an amazing group of girls and they're great leaders on and off the field. So, it's just been fun to watch them have the success that they've had this season. 
For the Lady Eagles to make a 3rd consecutive state title appearance on April 26 at W.C. Hawkins Stadium and 1st in Class 5A, it will have to defeat Wando a 2nd time on the road this Tuesday. They beat the Lady Warriors 11-7 on March 30. 
Since that loss, Wando (15-4) has gone 3-1 and scored 20-plus goals in 3 straight matches. On Thursday, it defeated Lexington 21-2. 
"It's going to be a tough game," Green said. "It definitely is and we're going to have to go on the road which is going to be difficult.
"We've got to go in and play strong, start strong. We've got to start with the intensity we started with last time and just focus on pumping each other up, positivity, grounballs, basic stuff.

BOYS LACROSSE
Dutch Fork 13, River Bluff 9 

By Justin Hall 
justin@blowfishbaseball.com
Top-seeded River Bluff fell at home on Thursday night 13-9. Defending Class 5A Lower State champion Dutch Fork used a big third quarter to pull ahead of the Gators.
Coming off of their 13-6 win over Spring Valley, River Bluff (13-5) jumped ahead 2-0. The Silver Foxes battled back and the score was tied 4-4 at the halftime break.
The third quarter is where the Silver Foxes took control of the playoff contest. Dutch Fork scored 7 in the third period, while forcing several mistakes from the Gators. Entering the fourth, River Bluff trailed 11-6.The fourth quarter saw more offense from River Bluff, as the Gators were able to score 3 more goals in the period. 
However, Dutch Fork was able to split the difference and score 2 more in the period themselves. Nick Petta had 4 goals, George Yanssens finished with 3 goals and an assist and Austin Outman and Kevin Flannery each added a goal and 2 assists

Dutch Fork (10-8) will also travel Tuesday to Wando for the Lower State final. The Warriors defeated Lexington 18-4 to complete a home sweep with the girls' team.