For the past few years, Joey DeYoung hasn’t been needed for faceoffs, but the Southern Regional boys lacrosse team needed his services at the center of the field on April 6.

“I took some faceoffs back in my rec days and a few times in middle school,” DeYoung said moments after he and the Rams scored a 9-7 victory over Notre Dame. “I was happy to make an impact somewhere, since I wasn’t hitting the net today.”

DeYoung didn’t start the game at the faceoff spot, but that’s where he ended up after the Irish kept him off the…