Tabor Academy overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and a huge disparity at the face-off X to overtake St. Sebastian’s, 11-10 in overtime, in the ISL championship tournament semifinals on Saturday in Needham, Mass.
Garrett Salit’s goal a little more than two minutes into the sudden-death OT was the game-winner for the sixth-seeded Seawolves, who advance to their first ISL final, which will be on Sunday at top-seeded Belmont Hill.
A game of seismic momentum shifts started favoring Tabor late, as the team relied on its defense to rally back from two goals down in the fourth quarter to tie, and then win, an instant classic.
For second-seeded St. Sebastian’s, it was the fourth straight year it has been ousted in the championship tournament’s semifinal round.
