BOSTON — “That’s Logan Poulin!” said an awestruck Milton High School student, pointing at the Warriors’ captain near the end of Nauset’s 4-1 win against Medfield on Sunday. “He’s one of the best players I’ve ever seen.”
Poulin finished his high school career with an undefeated run to the state championship and a record-breaking 189 points in three years of play.
The game’s late start — because the previous game between Billerica and Canton went to double overtime — meant that Milton fans caught the end of the Nauset-Medfield game when they arrived to support their team, playing in the next finals match.
Many Milton fans were familiar with Poulin, having met him during his brief enrollment at Milton Academy in the fall of 2022. A crowd of Milton High students filed into a row of open seats near the Nauset section, where they led the black-and-gold-clad crowd in cheers for Nauset’s top scorer.
“LO-gan POU-lin! LO-gan POU-lin! LO-gan POU-lin!”
Eccentric outfits, most sported by the players’ classmates, populated the stands. Gabe Walsh, a sophomore from Brewster, wore a gold spandex suit and a yellow tutu to the game, “because Nauset is the best and we’re gonna win,” he said. Junior Priscilla Labranche had painted the Batman logo on her face with gold glitter in honor of a necktie sometimes worn by Poulin and goalie Zach Coelho.
Eastham’s Deputy Fire Chief Eric Littman was wearing a black-and-gold-decorated fire hat in honor of Warriors defender Andrew Bohannon, who recently completed an internship at the fire dept. “We made up this helmet just for him on his last day,” Littman said.
It wasn’t always cheery in the Nauset stands. After Medfield took a 1-0 lead in the second period, the mood grew dour. Medfield’s fans began to chant “Who’s your daddy?” to their rivals across the ice; Nauset’s response was lukewarm.
“The fans need to be louder,” said Nauset High administrative assistant Christine Labranche. The Warriors were outshooting their opponents but needed to apply even more pressure.
The Nauset fans found their stride around the time Milton’s supporters arrived. Jake Eldredge scored the go-ahead goal, and the Nauset-Milton coalition broke into its own gleeful “Who’s your daddy?”
Maybe all the fans needed was a little faith. As the crowd around her bit their nails and shook their heads, Eddy Elementary student Savannah Stevens told a reporter that, after following Nauset all season, she was confident Poulin would lead the Warriors to victory.
Less than an hour later, she knew she was right.
