West Milford, NJ — Vincent D’Andrea scored six goals and Dean Lombardo and Max Gorny each added two goals and three assists to power the West Milford High School boys lacrosse team to a season-opening 15-4 victory over Lakeland at home Saturday afternoon, March 29. Cole Riley (two goals, one assist, eight ground balls), Ryan Czeczuga (two goals, five ground balls), Kaiden Wilm (one goal), Brendan Coscia (10-of-21 face offs won, three ground balls) and Tyler Acanfrio (13 saves) also contributed to the decision. Last year’s Highlanders squad forged a 10-10 mark, which included a trip to the Passaic County Tournament final for the second time in three seasons. The team won its only title in 2022 under head coach Gary Stoll. Returning for West Milford this spring are seniors D’Andrea (40 goals, 18 assists), Jake Kelshaw (27 goals, 36 assists) and Gorny (20 goals, 17 assists) and sophomores Riley (five goals, five assists) and Czeczuga (five goals, four assists), with junior goalie Acanfrio (301 saves) anchoring the defense.