Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/26/12
The Twist U15 team won the Beast of the East tournament held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA on Sunday July 22nd.
The team went 6-0, beating teams from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island. During the two-day tournament, including the championship game, no team scored more than three goals against the squad and Twist averaged 11 goals per game.
The defense was led by goalie Jason Roland and long poles Erik DiGirolamo and Isaac Schannauer. Offensively, the scoring was led by Pierre Armstrong, Michael Nelson, Ryan Terefenko, Adam Close, Sean Wood, and Joe Donnelly. The team finished the summer tournament season with two championships (Lehigh Laxfest and Beast of the East) out of five tournaments.
Below is the team roster and the high schools (or middle schools) that they will be attending next year:
Jason Roland (G), Wilson – West Lawn
John Cook (D), La Salle College High School
Erik DiGirolamo (D), Parkland
Greg Farina (D), Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Noah Hill (D), Central Bucks West
Isaac Schannauer (D), Wilson – West Lawn
Jack Burns (LSM), Holy Ghost Prep
Ryan Mathews (LSM), Delaware Valley (NJ)
Michael Nelson (M), Southern Lehigh
Nate Rihm (M), Our Lady of Mercy (8th grade)
Ryan Romaine (M) Delaware Valley (NJ)
Alex Scalamandre (M), St. Joe’s Prep
Dylan Speitel (M), Manheim
Jordan Talford (M), Exeter
Ryan Terefenko (M), Wilson – West Lawn
Joel Trucksess, (M), Germantown Academy (8th grade)
Pierre Armstrong (A), Hatboro-Horsham
Brendan Clark (A), Wyomissing
Adam Close (A), Wilson – West Lawn
Joe Donnelly (A/M), Delaware Valley (NJ)
Anthony Gentile (A), Holy Ghost Prep
Oliver Hanley (A), Berks Catholic
Reece Udinski (A), Lenape Middle School (8th grade)
Sean Wood (A), North Hunterdon (NJ)
