Bilodeau scores career-high seven, Vineland falls to West Deptford 13-8

Max Bilodeau turned in the kind of night that can define a season, but Vineland still left Vineland High School with a 13-8 loss to West Deptford/Gateway boys lacrosse. The sophomore scored a career-high seven goals and added an assist on Thursday, April 30, 2026, while continuing to show why he had become West Deptford’s leading scorer with 26 goals on the season.

Bilodeau’s breakout carried the visiting Eagles’ offense, but it was not a one-man show. TJ Cross finished with two goals and two assists, Evan Wehman had one goal and two assists, Andrew Walker added one goal and three assists, and Chris McConaghy and Joseph Grubb each scored once. West Deptford did much of its damage by controlling possession, winning 20 of 24 faceoffs overall.

Walker was especially strong at the X, winning 17 of 20 faceoffs himself. That edge helped West Deptford dictate pace and keep Vineland from turning its scoring stretches into sustained pressure. Robert Brooks also gave the Eagles another stabilizing piece in goal, making 11 saves while allowing eight goals.

Vineland had its own offensive support behind Bilodeau. Gabe Garton scored three goals and added two assists, Robert Buono had two goals and two assists, Johnathan Ruegger contributed two goals and two assists, and Thomas Csontos scored once and assisted once. Tristan Morgan made 14 saves for Vineland, but the defense spent much of the night trying to recover after West Deptford’s possession advantage.

The faceoff numbers told the larger story. Vineland won just seven of 23 draws, a gap that made it harder to build momentum or slow down West Deptford’s attack. Even with Bilodeau accounting for the most explosive individual performance of the game, the fight at the faceoff circle and the balance of scoring across the Eagles’ lineup kept Vineland from closing the gap.

For Vineland, the loss still offered a useful glimpse at what the offense can become. Bilodeau’s seven-goal outburst showed the ceiling of the team’s attack, but the final score also made clear that the program will need more evenly distributed production to turn individual brilliance into wins. In Cumberland County’s crowded spring schedule, that remains the test ahead.