With a little more than two minutes left in the third quarter of its season opener, Towson boys lacrosse got a valuable, early opportunity to see its makeup at Baltimore County rival Dulaney.

After seeing their three-goal advantage disappear, the No. 15 Generals prepared for a reset.

Ethan Richards won a vital faceoff. Brennan Harris scored to give them the lead back. Then his brother, goalie Jackson Harris, made a big save to send them into the fourth quarter.

The defining stretch was the start of Towson’s own three-goal run — the Generals opened the fourth with the first two goals and leaned on their defense to close with a sturdy 8-6 win over the Lions.

Brennan Harris, a freshman, scored three goals; Brody Donovan added two goals and an assist with Jackson Harris, a senior and first-year starter in the cage, making nine saves to lead the way in the win.

“The response from our guys was incredible,” Towson coach Phil Rossetti said. “I told them coming in, it’s going to be a nice crowd and we have to control our emotions, so I’m just really proud of the way they competed. They played for each other and fought back.”

Opening the season against a top rival suited both teams fine with quality play throughout the tightly contested game. The Generals led 3-2 at the half and seemed poised to take hold when Donovan and senior star Hudson Arrup scored one minute apart for a 5-2 lead with 7:50 to play in the third quarter.

But the Lions showed their own resiliency when Jacob Murray scored consecutive goals before long stick midfielder Max Cooper tied the game with a few minutes left in the period.

“We knew it was going to be a dogfight coming in,” Jackson Harris said. “They tied it up and we knew we had to get back to what we were doing well and reset. So we scored a few goals, got a few saves and were able to do just that.”

The Lions’ chance to once again draw even came early in the fourth quarter when they earned a one-minute man advantage. After good ball movement, Ryan Dannenfelser got off a clean shot, but Harris was well-positioned to make the save with 8:33 left.

Donovan made it 7-5 a minute later and Brennan Harris added to the lead with just over five minutes left.

After the Lions got a goal from Constantine Bellios (two goals, one assist) with under four minutes remaining, the Generals’ defense put the game away. With under a minute left and the Lions with possession, Jack Nowlan had a check with Colin Kosmides picking up the ground ball to help drain the remaining time.

Dulaney first-year coach Mike Ricucci saw plenty of positives with the way his Lions competed. Goalie Jake Carlson was strong in the cage with seven saves.

“We got a solid defense, but we’re just very young on offense and you can see a little bit of our inexperience showed up,” he said. “But I thought the kids responded well in the big game, a big rivalry. We battled our way back and we were two goals away from tying it and had every opportunity. I thought they’re goalie played outstanding today.”

Other boys lacrosse scores:

Glenelg 9, Marriotts Ridge 8, OT: Glenelg junior attackman Jack Hanna saw a short stick on him and knew exactly what to do.

The No. 12 Gladiators were a man down in overtime and looking for a winner in what was a tenacious back-and-forth battle against Marriotts Ridge.

Hanna beat his defender topside and fired a shot toward goal from a sharp angle. He stung the side-arm shot off the far post and in, then was mobbed by teammates in celebration of a hard-fought 9-8 overtime win.

It was Hanna’s first career game-winning goal and first signature moment in a Gladiators uniform after he and his brother, Drew, transferred in from Mount Saint Joseph.

“It feels so good,” Hanna said. “It’s great to be here, it’s like a big family. Everything was flowing through me in that moment. My first real game here. I was so excited, especially a game-winner.”

— Jacob Steinberg

Spalding 13, Bullis 6

Calvert Hall 11, Malvern Prep 10, OT

Annapolis Area Christian 9, Maret (D.C.) 5

Fallston 20, Perryville 5

C. Milton Wright 20, Patterson Mill 7

North Harford 11, North East 7

Broadneck 14, North County 2

Oakland Mills 15, Hammond 4

Hereford 12, Westminster 5

Girls lacrosse

Edgewood 18, Elkton 16

Aberdeen 4, North East 0

Bel Air 16, Harford Tech 8

Maryvale Prep 12, John Carroll 11

Severn 18, Holy Cross 3

North Harford 21, Rising Sun 4

Severna Park 16, Crofton 7

Broadneck 18, North County 4

Annapolis 19, Northeast 5

Chesapeake 14, Southern 9

Glenelg 10, Marriotts Ridge 9

Reservoir 9, Atholton 6

ACCE 10, Guilford Park 9

River Hill 10, Mt. Hebron 9, OT

Long Reach 16, Wilde Lake 6

Carver A&T 18, Loch Raven 14

Baseball

Parkville 8, Towson 7: It was only the season opener for Towson and Parkville, but the two squads were able to pack a season full of action into seven dramatic innings, concluding with a walk-off victory for the host Knights.

After squandering a one-run lead in the top of the seventh inning as Towson’s Jake Dickensheets (3-for-4) doubled to left center field and then scored on what was essentially a swinging bunt by Dylan Galli, Parkville No. 9 hitter Matt Rose lined a 1-2 pitch up the middle to score Brian Crispin De La Cruz and secure the win in the bottom of the seventh.

“I was looking for a fastball,” Rose said. “I’m the No. 9 hitter, I know they’re going to try to throw me a fastball to get it by me. So I seen it and I turned on it. It feels good. Towson’s a good team. It’s fun playing them every year. I’m just glad we came out on top.”

Rose’s heroics capped a contest that witnessed numerous lead changes, a pair of home runs, a handful of costly errors and some two-out offensive magic.

— James Peters

Broadneck 8, Severna Park 5

North Harford 14, Bel Air 0

C. Milton Wright 23, Aberdeen 3

Patterson Mill 6, Havre de Grace 4

Joppatowne 16, Edgewood 1

John Carroll 18, Gilman 9

Eastern Tech 4, Perry Hall 2

Dulaney 9, Pikesville 7

Hereford 14, Franklin 2

Sparrows Point 6, Catonsville 5

Western Tech 11, Dundalk 1

Gerstell 7, Winters Mill 6

Liberty 3, Linganore 2

Southern 7, Crofton 6

Marriotts Ridge 13, Wilde Lake 3

Reservoir 4, Long Reach 3

Centennial 13, Oakland Mills 2 (5 inn.)

Glenelg 16, Guilford Park 1 (5 inn.)

River Hill 12, Atholton 2 (5 inn.)

Softball

Dulaney 12, Eastern Tech 4: Just ask Dulaney coach Dave Barwick what he thinks of his team this year and watch the huge grin that forms on his face.

“In the 18 years I’ve been coaching, this is the best team I’ve ever put on the field — bar none,” said Barwick, whose team had lost their last four against Eastern Tech before Friday’s opener. “I came down here today thinking we have to win this game and get off to a good start.”

That’s exactly what happened for the visiting Lions, who jumped out to a quick lead and coasted to victory in the opener for both teams.

Sixth-ranked Dulaney (1-0) was led by catcher Carley Des, who contributed five hits, and pitcher Madison Schupple. A sophomore transfer from Carver A&T, the Lions’ top arm this year struck out five.

Lost in the victory was the effort of Eastern Tech pitcher Shawna Dyer, who recorded 14 strikeouts.

— Mike Frainie, For The Baltimore Sun

Harford Tech 10, Aberdeen 0

Patterson Mill 14, Havre de Grace 6

Fallston 12, C. Milton Wright 4

Bel Air 8, Edgewood 1

Towson 18, Perry Hall 4

Dundalk 14, Western Tech 2

Catonsville 9, Carver A&T 3

Hereford 10, Patapsco 0

Walkersville 1, Francis Scott Key 0

Linganore 8, Liberty 2

Severna Park 4, Broadneck 2

Chesapeake 10, Glen Burnie 1

Northeast 25, Old Mill 0 (5 inn.)

Marriotts Ridge 16, Wilde Lake 0 (5 inn.)

Glenelg 11, Guilford Park 0 (5 inn.)

Centennial 23, Oakland Mills 1 (5 inn.)

Mt. Hebron 6, Howard 0

Atholton 22, River Hill 11

Baltimore Sun staff contributed to this article.

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