B-CC boys lacrosse having a season for the history books

This spring has been special to B-CC already. Now, it’s getting greedy.

‘‘I don’t think it’ll be a truly great season unless we make a little run in playoffs,” said head coach Alan Pohoryles. ‘‘If we do get the No. 2 seed [behind division-leading Wootton], hopefully we get a good random draw. The guys are really excited.”

What’s made B-CC such a powerhouse this year hasn’t been one superstar, or even two standouts. Five players are hovering around the 20-goal mark for the Barons, including attackmen Christian Cobb, Thomas Krogh, and John Tschiderer, as well as midfielders Gus Vita and Chris Pappalardo (‘‘he doesn’t have the stats but he’s been unbelievable,” said Pohoryles). Among the many defensive heroes is goalkeeper John Goldberg, who has been lights out in net when he’s been needed most.

The WJ victory was such an occasion, and maybe the defining game in the Barons’ season up to this point. It was a back-and-forth contest, with the Wildcats taking a 7-6 lead late in the fourth quarter. As time wound down, Vita beat his defender from the right sidelines and tied the game with just 10 seconds remaining. After WJ dominated possession in the overtime session, the Barons were able to retain possession on a penalty, and Vita punched home the game-winner late in the sudden-death period.

The real story was Goldberg, who made three spectacular saves after regulation to keep B-CC alive.

‘‘He’s made the biggest saves of any goalie I’ve ever had,” said Pohoryles. ‘‘Johnny played out of his mind in OT. We watched tape the day after, and people were coming up to him and just saying ‘Oh my God, I didn’t realize how great that save you made was.’”