Ponte Vedra boys lacrosse team back in state championship game

The Ponte Vedra boys lacrosse team is headed back to the state championship game.

The Sharks scored the eventual game winning with 6 minutes and 7 seconds to play and fended off a late Winter Park rally in a 6-5 win.

Baylor Vu found the net midway through the fourth, a hard-charging blast that broke a 5-all tie. Winter Park (20-2) went on the attack late and had possession with less than 5 seconds to play and one final shot attempt. But Ponte Vedra (20-2) didn’t let the Wildcats get a clean look.

Ponte Vedra will face St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. for the state championship. It’s a rematch of last year’s title game, won 13-4 by Aquinas.

Matthias Schulz tied things 5-all in the fourth to set up Hu’s game-winner.