The summer before eighth grade, Carter Good played football and basketball. He was quick, always one of the fastest kids on the field or the court. Running past defenders as quarterback and chasing down plays was what he did best. At that point, lacrosse wasn’t even on his radar.
Good made sure Penn Boys Lacrosse is on the radar in Indiana. He scored five goals to lead Penn to a 15-4 season-opening victory against Avon on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
One hot summer afternoon, Carter was hanging around a local field when he noticed a group of kids practicing with long sticks and a small ball. They were sprinting, passing, and shooting at a net. The game looked fast and intense, which immediately caught his attention.
Since Good was already a football and basketball player, speed came naturally to him. Watching the players run up and down the field made him curious. Someone handed him a stick and told him to try it out. At first, it felt awkward. The ball kept falling out and his passes weren’t great.
“I thought it would be easy because I was fast,” Good said. “But the stick made everything way harder than I expected.”
Still, something about the sport stuck with him. The running, the physical play, and the quick movements felt similar to football and basketball. The difference was the stick, which made every play more challenging and exciting.
Good kept coming back to the field that summer. Each day he got a little better at catching, passing, and shooting. His speed quickly became an advantage.
“That summer I realized lacrosse might actually be my sport,” Good said. “Once I started getting better, I didn’t want to stop playing.”
By the time seventh grade started, Good wasn’t just a kid who played football and basketball anymore. He was a lacrosse player too. Now, he’s looking to make an impact for the Kingsmen this season as a Junior.
And it all started with one summer and a stick in his hands.
