Harwood Boys Lacrosse gets hero’s welcome after D-II title win

June 11, 2021 |  By Waterbury Roundabout

The boys lacrosse team bus rolls through the roundabout Friday evening. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti

The Harwood Boys Lacrosse team returned from South Burlington High School Friday evening victorious in the Division II state championship match where they prevailed 11-7 over previously undefeated and top-ranked Rice Memorial High School. Waterbury Fire Department volunteers mobilized at the news of the win and had three trucks ready at the Interstate-89 off ramp to meet the team bus to escort it through town as cheering fans waved along Main Street and honked horns from passing vehicles. Jubilant players joined in the celebration, cheering out the windows as the bus rolled through town.

Waterbury Fire Department gives Harwood Boys Lacrosse a three-truck escort from Interstate 89 through town as the team headed home from its 11-7 victory over Rice Memorial HS to win the Division II state championship on Friday. Video by Gordon Miller.

Three Waterbury Fire Department trucks escort the team bus starting at the I-89 southbound offramp. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti