Bishop Guertin seniors and twin brothers Brady, left, and Alex Dumont will both be playing Division I lacrosse in college next year. Brady will play offense for Villanova, while Alex takes his defensive talents to Loyola of Baltimore.
Bishop Guertin seniors and twin brothers Brady, left, and Alex Dumont will both be playing Division I lacrosse in college next year. Brady will play offense for Villanova, while Alex takes his defensive talents to Loyola of Baltimore.
Bishop Guertin seniors and twin brothers Brady, left, and Alex Dumont will both be playing Division I lacrosse in college next year. Brady will play offense for Villanova, while Alex takes his defensive talents to Loyola of Baltimore.
Bishop Guertin seniors and twin brothers Brady, left, and Alex Dumont will both be playing Division I lacrosse in college next year. Brady will play offense for Villanova, while Alex takes his defensive talents to Loyola of Baltimore.
EXETER — Ever since they were young kids, twin brothers Alex and Brady Dumont have had a competitive and loving relationship that has propelled them toward their dreams of playing lacrosse at the Division I college level.
The journey for the Bishop Guertin High School seniors began when their father Leo — who never played lacrosse — was their first coach when they were in second grade.
A decade later, the USA lacrosse All-Americans from Hudson are on the brink of beginning their collegiate careers. Brady will take his offensive skills to Villanova, while Alex will play defense for Loyola of Baltimore.
“We started at a really young age, unorganized around four or five (years old) and we worked through the youth program through town and school all through club and high school. Every stepping stone laid out the path for us to play in college,” Brady Dumont said. “It was a goal that we set at a young age and we understood from a young age what it was going to take and we put in the work to get there.”
The Dumonts were freshmen on the varsity when BG won the first of three straight Division I championships, a title defense that continued with Friday night’s 11-8 victory over Exeter. The Cardinals outscored Exeter 7-3 in the second half and were led by Owen King’s three goals. BG improved to 4-2 while Exeter dropped to 6-2.
Brady Dumont was one of three Cardinals to score two goals, scoring one off an assist from his brother, who has established himself as a force as a long-stick midfielder.
“Since we were young, it has always been a dream to work towards,” Alex Dumont said. “I think every day we get constant reminders of how lucky we are to be in the spot that we’re at now.”
Longtime Bishop Guertin coach Chris Cameron has known the Dumonts since they were in second grade and knew they had potential when they came in as freshmen, but they’ve exceeded his expectations.
“Their energy and their attitude is what we kind of play off of,” Cameron said. “You knew they were lacrosse rats and I knew they were going to be good, but I didn’t know they were going to be this good. They work hard. They live it, they love lacrosse and it’s paying off.”
Brady Dumont made an immediate impact offensively as a freshman by scoring 30 goals, while Alex Dumont was an understudy behind current Army West Point sophomore John Sullivan before taking over starting duties at long stick midfielder as a sophomore. Both were named to the all-Division I team last year.
“We ask Alex to do a lot; he’s the leader of our defense. Not just as a defensive player, he’s got a great skill set and you saw that today with the pass he hit Brady with,” Cameron said. “Brady is just dynamic.”
There has always been a healthy competition between the brothers and it has ultimately fueled them into the lacrosse players they are today. They both know they wouldn’t be where they are without the special bond of being twins, along with being raised by parents Leo and Tracey.
“(The competition) is every day, everything we do, no matter what it is,” Alex Dumont said. “It’s always a question of who is going to win? There is always going to be a clear winner and a clear loser. I wouldn’t be here without him.”
“There is no better competition than that,” Brady Dumont said. “We always try to be better than each other. It’s a competitive nature. It’s nice having someone you sleep in the same room with. We just wake up, see each other, and try to work each other out.”
Before they embark on their college journeys, the Dumonts want to close out their high school careers with a fourth straight Division I championship. Bishop Guertin is back in action on Monday at home against Londonderry.
“I think we’ve got the guys around us, the coaches around us and we’ve got all the pieces,” Brady Dumont said. “We’ve just got to show up and want it that day of the championship.”
