Dulaney attackman Cameron Carter kept the Lions close against No. 13 Franklin with his good passing in the Class 4A-3A South region District I final on Monday.
And then it was his shooting that sent Dulaney further along in the playoffs.
Carter scored the game's last three goals — finishing with three goals and three assists — to lift Dulaney to a 7-5 win over the Baltimore County champion Indians.
Dulaney (13-3) advances to Wednesday's region title game, where it meets either Old Mill or North County.
It was the 11th straight win for the Lions and avenged a 7-4 loss to Franklin on March 30.
It wasn't easy. After a scoreless first quarter, the host Indians scored three goals in the first two minutes of the second quarter and had a 4-1 lead midway through the third quarter before the Lions found their way.
Trailing 5-4 with 6:27 to play, Carter scored twice in a 24-second span to give the Lions their first lead. After two big stops by goalie Burke McManus (eight saves), Carter added an insurance goal with 1:34 to play.
"The plan was to empty our tank — from the first whistle to the last whistle — and I thought the guys did that," Dulaney coach Kyle Fiat said."He's one of those players that really understands the game mentally, and he's fortunate to have a lot of physical ability, too. He's a very quick kid and he's very skilled. At the end, you talk about poise. … Cameron did a nice job of controlling the ball and really taking control of the offense and control of the game. "
It was a difficult end to a fine season for the Indians, who ended Hereford's run of six straight Baltimore County championships with a 7-6 win May 2. Senior midfielder Addison Abramson had one goal and two assists to lead Franklin on Monday.
Girls lacrosse
No. 11 C. Milton Wright 19, North Harford 7: The Mustangs (12-4) won the draws and scored in transition to beat the Hawks (8-9) in a Class 3A-2A North section final.
Haley Alexander had four goals and sisters Julia and Lauren O'Mara each scored three goals for C. Milton Wright.
Baseball
No. 2 Calvert Hall 10, No. 6 Gilman 0: Nick Delp threw a five-inning no-hitter to lift the host Cardinals (22-8) over the Greyhounds (16-8) in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference tournament.
Calvert Hall scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning.
No. 9 Mount Hebron 6, Long Reach 1: Mark Smith worked six innings and struck out six for the win and Matt Ansaldi (2-for-3) had two triples to power the host Vikings (16-3) past the Lightning (8-11) in a Class 3A East game.
South Carroll 6, Liberty 3: Bradley Haas hit a key three-run double to lift the Cavaliers (17-4) over the Lions (11-9) in a Class 2A West Section 1 semifinal.
Haas' two-bagger was part of a four-run second inning that gave South Carroll an early 6-1 lead. Leadoff hitter Thomas Piechowiak went 2 for 3 with an RBI double for SC.
Zach Kaye earned the win for the Cavaliers, giving up two runs on six hits in six innings.
Liberty's Trey Weidner hit a two-run single in the seventh, but Liberty left two runners on to end the game.
—Jake Rill, Baltimore Sun Media Group
Softball
Broadneck 2, South River 1, 8 innings: Noelani Herrera hit a two-out RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the host Bruins (15-6) over the Seahawks (12-9) in a Class 4A East section semifinal.
Glen Burnie 7, No. 5 Severna Park 5: The visiting Gophers (11-8) scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to upset the host Falcons (16-4) in a Class 4A East section semifinal.
No. 6 Liberty 10, Francis Scott Key 5: Lexi Jones (3-for-3) had a double, home run, sacrifice fly and three RBIs and scored two runs to lead the host Lions (19-2) past the Eagles (7-11) in a Class 2A West section semifinal.
Baltimore Sun staff contributed to this article.