The Minto Cup is going back to Whitby for the first time since 1997.
The Whitby Warriors defeated the defending champion Coquitlam Adanacs 12-7 in the third and deciding game of the best-out-of-three finals to win the Junior A Lacrosse Championship.
The game hung in the balance until late in the final frame, when the Warriors scored four goals in the last 10 minutes to clinch the win. Whitby goalie Zack Higgins, who stopped 42 of the 49 shots he faced, made a string of phenomenal saves in the final 40 minutes and was invaluable to the Warriors effort.
Mark Cockerton had a hat-trick for Whitby, while teammate Dan Lintner added a goal and three assists. Travis Cornwall led the way for the Adanacs with five assists.
Warrior Curtis Knight was honoured with the Jim McConaghy Memorial Award given to the outstanding player during the Minto Cup. Adanac Travis Cornwall won the Jim Bishop Award as the individual who most displays the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and outstanding play.
