This is one of a regular-day series of boys’/men’s and girls’/women’s stories looking back on this date in lacrosse history)
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/20
4/12/08 – Male Student-Athlete: Ridley’s Harshaw uses smarts to play defense
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/08
Ridley defender John Harshaw believes that playing good defense means playing smart defense.
“I study the opponents and pay attention to what they do,” he said. “It takes a lot of knowledge to be in the right position.”
Harshaw, a junior, is the backbone of a Ridley defense that has helped the Green Raiders to an 8-1 start and a ranking of fifth by Phillylacrosse.com. He also boasts a 3.7 GPA, has been serving as secretary in the school’s senate for three years and is considering majoring in mechanical engineering when he goes to college.
This has earned Harshaw the Laxzilla/Phillylacrosse.com Male Student-Athlete of the Week.
4/12/10 – Monday’s scholastic boys’ roundup: Abington tops Boyertown; Methacton defeats Phoenixville
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/10
Anthony Hensley led a balanced attack with three goals and Nick Pisko, Joey Jones, Matt Rambo, Rich Rambo and Matt Figueroa each added two goals to lead Abington (3-1) to a 15-11 win over visiting Boyertown Monday in non-league boys’ lacrosse.
Tyler Furman led the Bears (2-3) with four goals while Taylor Acree and Matt Salvetti added two goals and two assists each. Matt Straface made 14 saves.
Methacton 11, Phoenixville 4
Ryan Kelly and Cody Rodgway each scored three goals and Eli Miller had two goals while winning 18 of 19 face-offs as the Warriors earned the PAC-10 win.
Gabe Ferraro had a strong game at long stick midfielder and Scott Markle was key both in goal and as a close defensemen, creating transition throughout the game.
4/12/11 – Boys’ lacrosse: Haverford School defeats Malvern Prep, 7-4, in Inter-Ac League showdown
By Nick Desatnick & Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/11
Zach Rego tallied three goals and visiting Haverford School tallied the final three goals of the game to earn a 7-4 victory over Malvern Prep today in a rain-soaked Inter-Ac League showdown of last year’s co-champions.
The Fords improved to 9-0 overall and 2-0 in the Inter-Ac, while avenging two defeats to the Friars (6-2, 2-1) last year.
Haverford School, ranked No. 1 in the nation by ESPN RISE, Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse and MaxPreps, saw the Friars tie the game before halftime on a goal by Joe Carlini.
4/12/11 – Tuesday’s boys’ high school roundup: PC tops EA in OT; Conestoga, Garnet Valley, U. Merion win
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/11
Ray Vandegrift scored with 43 seconds left in overtime off a feed from Joey Sankey to give host Penn Charter a 10-9 victory over Episcopal Academy today in Inter-Ac League lacrosse.
Tyler White led the Quakers (6-4, 1-2) with three goals and Grant Guyer added two goals and one assist. Vandegrift scored twice and Sankey had a goal and four assists, while Jackson Tamasitis made 13 saves.
Tyler Odell led EA with four goals and an assists and Ian Strain scored three goals while Shane Morrell scored twice and Connor Haab added three assists.
Conestoga 10, Springfield-Delco 3
Bradlee Lord had two goals and two assists, Connor Frisina scored twice and Kyle Morrison and Tyler Brooke each had a goal and an assist for the unbeaten Pioneers in their Central League win over the defending champion.
4/12/14 – .@HEADstrongFND Relentless Cup: @LehighLacrosse routs Georgetown, 12-3
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/14
From Press Release and Staff Report
Led by a career-high tying eight points from junior Dan Taylor and another strong defensive effort, the #19/20 Lehigh men’s lacrosse dominated Georgetown in a 12-3 win on Saturday evening.
The game was played at Ridley High School as part of the second annual Relentless Cup in support of the HEADstrong Foundation’s fight against blood cancers.
“we wanted to come out with a lot of energy from the start,” said Lehigh sophomore attackman Billy Oppenheimer (Germantown Academy), who had a goal and an assist. “I think we did that – we jumped out early and got a big win.”
“It’s great to play such a tough opponent like Georgetown especially on a stage like this for such an awesome organization,” added sophomore attackman Reid Weber, another GA grad who had two goals. “We put them away and kept them away.”
4/12/15 – UNC’s Sankey (Penn Charter) breaks school’s all-time scoring mark in win over Syracuse
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/15
From Press Release
Penn Charter graduate Joey Sankey set the school’s all-time scoring mark as fourth-ranked North Carolina improved to 3-0 in the ACC for the first time in 23 years with a 17-15 men’s lacrosse win over second-ranked Syracuse before a sellout crowd of 6,004 at Fetzer Field Saturday afternoon.
The win sent 11 Tar Heel seniors out on a winning note in their final regular-season appearance at Fetzer Field where the crowd was the largest since Carolina beat Johns Hopkins before 8,500 fans in April 1983. The Tar Heels are now 12-1 this season and 3-0 in the ACC heading into a battle in South Bend, Ind., next Saturday against top-ranked Notre Dame (4 p.m., ESPNU). Syracuse is now 8-2 overall and 2-2 in the ACC. Carolina has started its ACC season with three straight wins for the first time since 1992.
Luke Goldstock led UNC with four goals and one assist to overcome a five-goal, one-assist effort by Syracuse’s Dylan Donahue. Chad Tutton had three goals and an assist for UNC while Jimmy Bitter had two goals and two assists. Sankey and Shane Simpson each added two goals and an assist for the Heels while Peyton Klawinski added two goals.
With his three points, Sankey became the all-time leading scorer in UNC history. His goal with 9:17 left gave the Tar Heels a 17-11 lead and in the process he recorded his 214th career point. He broke the previous school record of 213 set by Marcus Holman from 2010-13.
4/12/15 – .@Checking4Cancer: @No. 1 Fords_Lacrosse remains perfect with 8-7 win over Brunswick
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/12/15
There was a range of emotion following host Haverford School’s scintillating 8-7 victory over Brunswick School (CT) Saturday at the 7th annual Nike Checking for Cancer Invitational.
For the Fords, the No. 1 team in the Epoch Lacrosse Rankings and every national poll, there was joy and relief in remaining undefeated (10-0) with their third one-goal win this year. More importantly, there was pride in winning for their coach, John Nostrant, a survivor of prostate cancer, on a day when 11 games were played at three sites in Philly to raise money and awareness for men’s cancers.
“Checking for Cancer is a big day – not only is it a big game in terms of competition – but people donate a lot of money and overall it’s a good atmosphere,” said de Marco, a junior committed to Penn.
“We understand how big this is, not only for (coach Nostrant), but for the whole team. We bring more energy than ever for this game because we are so excited to play in this kind of atmosphere.”