The Goffstown High School boys lacrosse team isn’t thinking about the moves it will perform at the big dance just yet. It’s looking for an invitation first.

On Tuesday, May 19, the Grizzlies continued their push toward the Division II postseason with a 12-7 win over playoff-hungry Bishop Brady, improving to 6-5 on the year and grabbing – temporarily – the seventh seed.

Christopher Cotugno and Jonathan Domin notched first-half goals as the Grizzlies raced to a 6-1 halftime lead, and Goffstown hung on after Bishop Brady cut the lead to one near the end of the third quarter.

Ahead 7-6 with less than a minute remaining in the third, the Grizzlies appeared to be heading to a nip-and-tuck final quarter. But Goffstown scored twice within 10 seconds to extend the lead. Bryan Bourque found the net with 19 seconds remaining, and Brendon Shearin followed suit with 10 seconds left for a 9-6 edge entering the final quarter.

Head coach Dave Moloney was glad to come out with an important victory but frustrated by his team’s uneven second-half effort.

“We stopped playing,” said Moloney. “We called a timeout and tried to get settled down. We went through a little lull where we weren’t being physical, and we had a lot of guys who were trying to do it all on their own.”

Goffstown is in good position to grab one of eight playoff spots, especially considering Bishop Brady is the team behind the Grizzlies as the eighth seed.

The Grizzlies have two games remaining against Division II opponents, one with 8-3 Timberlane and the other against 3-6 Bedford, as well as an out-of-division match with Memorial.

“We want to win both of those division games. That’s what we’re focusing on now,” said Moloney. “We’re not thinking about the playoffs quite yet. We want to make sure we can get there first.”