WORCESTER, Mass. – For King Philip’s seniors, this was the last ride, their last game together, their last chance to pull on the gold and green, and their last chance to leave a legacy no other team in program history had ever claimed.
So captains Leo Dowling, Brady Herlin, and Johnny Prater made sure they went out as champions.
Behind Dowling’s steadying presence behind the plate, Herlin’s relentless work at the plate, and Prater’s command of center field, the Warriors beat Milton, 4-1, on Thursday night at Polar Park to win the Division 2 state championship, the first state title in program history…