BROOKLINE – With just over 20 minutes left in the second half, Brookline boys’ soccer was faced with a two-goal deficit, and its season was on the verge of coming to a close.

The No. 21 Warriors responded with three unanswered goals, including the game-winner with less than five minutes left from senior Wally Lawrence, to steal the 3-2 victory from No. 28 Winchester and advance to the quarterfinals of the Div. 1 tournament.

“I knew we always had a chance,” Lawrence said. “This team, throughout the whole year, we battled hard and fought through every little piece of adversity. It was exactly what I dreamed of, I couldn’t be more proud of this team.”

Both the Warriors and Red and Black had taken down higher-seeded opponents in the first round, and the first half made it look like Winchest

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