MontiQuois is 2011 MBSLA State Champion

MontiQuois' Thomas Bales works against St. Louis Park

MontiQuois defeated defending state champion St. Louis Park 13-6 on Saturday night.  St. Louis Park was playing in its 4th straight title game.  The state championship was the first for MontiQuois, the Monticello-based team that started its boys lacrosse program in 2003.  MontiQuois got to the game by defeating Orono 10-8 on Thursday night.  St. Louis Park defeated previously undefeated Delano to earn their spot in the championship game.  State champion MontiQuois knocked Duluth out of the playoffs in the first round with an 8-3 win in Duluth.

Junior attackman Cody Lamm and senior midfielder Evan Hesse each scored four goals for MontiQuois, which erupted for nine unanswered goals on its way to a 13-6 triumph over St. Louis Park.

The first quarter ended in a 3-3 tie, but the rest of the game – aside from the closing few minutes – belonged to MontiQuois.

Senior midfielder Evan Hesse scored with 5 minutes, 11 seconds left in the second quarter to put MontiQuois ahead 4-3, and the scoring outburst ended when Lamm scored with 9:23 left in the fourth quarter. Lamm’s goal put MontiQuois ahead 12-3 and all but put the game out of reach.

Delano defeated Orono 7-6 in the third place game.  In the MSHSL boys state championship, Benilde-St. Margarets beat Eden Prairie 9-3 and in the girls MSHSL state championship game, Blake defeated Eden Prairie 11-9.