(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 4/7/20
4/7/08 – Boys’ notebook: Garnet Valley aims to compete in the Central League
Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/7/08
Just how good is Garnet Valley? Are the Jaguars ready to compete for a Central League championship? We will find out soon enough.
Even though Garnet Valley is not officially a member of the Central League until next year, the Jags are playing all 10 members of the league this season.
That’s good for boys’ lacrosse fans who want to know if the perennial Del-Val League champion is ready to take its spot among the Central League elite.
So far this year, Garnet Valley, ranked fourth by Phillylacrosse.com, has dominated its Del-Val foes, Sun Valley, 14-2, Kennett, 11-1, and Interboro, 20-1. The Jaguars also have thumped Avon Grove, 15-3, and the Central League’s Haverford, 12-5.
4/7/09 – Boys’ wrap: Malvern Prep tops Haverford School; Springfield-Delco rolls over Radnor, 9-4
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/7/09
Conor Steidle scored three goals while Ryan Creighton added two to pace Malvern Prep to an 8-5 victory over Haverford School today in boys’ Inter-Ac League action.
Harte Thompson also scored once for the Friars (3-3, 2-0) and Drew Kennedy was strong at the face-off X.
Haverford (6-4, 0-1) got goals from Will Horrocks, Stephen Aitken, Chris Hupfeldt, Brendan McGrath and Sam Rohr.
Episcopal Academy 9, Penn Charter 6
John Gormley fired in three goals while Cody Isdander and Andrew Gordon had two each for the Chuchmen (6-2, 1-1) in their Inter-Ac win. Joey Sankey scored four times for the Quakers.
Springfield-Delco 9, Radnor 4
The Cougars (7-0, 3-0) remained undefeated with the key win over the Red Raiders (4-2, 2-1) in the Central League. John Cugini, larry McLaughlin Joe Venit and Josh Cavanaugh each tallied two goals for Springfield, ranked third in the state in the Lacrosse Media Rankings. Colin Keegan scored once.
4/7/09 – Youth Team of Week: Lower Bucks Lacrosse sells Wings tickets for fallen officer’s Memorial Fund
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/7/09
The Lower Bucks Lacrosse League’s fifth- and sixth-grade youth boys’ team is finding a way to bring something positive to a most tragic event.
This Saturday the team will join to honor fallen Middletown Township police officer Chris Jones at the Philadelphia Wings’ game at the Wachovia Center. The squad – the season’s first 141Lacrosse Youth Team of the Week– is selling tickets to the National Lacrosse League contest to raise money for the Officer (Det.) Chris Jones Middletown Township Memorial Fund.
Officer Jones, a 10-year veteran of the Middletown force, was struck and killed while conducting a traffic stop on Route 1, near the I-95 interchange on Jan. 29. The fund will provide for the future education of Officer Jones’ three children.
The Lower Bucks coach is Paul Deppi, a 10-year veteran of the police force of nearby Newtown Township. Deppi, who helped found Lower Bucks Lacrosse 16 years ago and has continued to coach, felt the team’s fundraiser was the ideal way to teach his players about giving to the community by honoring a true leader.
4/7/10 – Scholastic boys’ roundup: Avon Grove spoils return of charter member now coaching team from California
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/7/10
Tim Golder collected four goals and two assists and Eric Waibel added three goals and an assist as host Avon Grove spoiled the homecoming of a charter member of the program with a 13-4 victory over Servite High (CA) today in a boys’ lacrosse.
Servite is coached by Kevin Wallace, a 2004 Avon Grove graduate who was a starter on the first Devils team in 2001. The Friars (3-9) also played Bishop Shanahan (9-1 loss) on Tuesday and play at Archbishop Wood Friday.
Wallace – who played at suburban Philly Ursinus College (PA) – started all four years under Eric Jackson, who started the Avon Grove program and remains the school’s only coach. Jackson’s squad rebounded from a 12-11 loss to Spring-Ford on Monday and improved to 3-1, but the focus was on connecting with an old lacrosse friend who started a program of his own three years ago in Anaheim.
“It was a neat experience to have a former player come back,” said Jackson. “He was a great kid, and we have become good friends. We played with class and they played with class.”
4/7/11- Thursday’s boys’ high school roundup, Late Edition: DTE downs Great Valley
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/7/11
Visiting Downingtown East outscored Great Valley, 8-4, in the second half and claimed a 10-7 Ches-Mont League win today.
The Cougars (5-1, 2-0), who trailed, 3-2, at the half, got three goals and an assist from Brandyn O’Connell and two goals and an assist from Tyler Kroft. Aaron Murphy and Kyle Lauletta each added two goals and Eric Sell was strong in the goal with 12 saves.
“We picked up the intensity in the second half,” said Cougars rookie coach odd Cliggett. “Our goalie had some big saves and our d-middie (Steve Adams) cleared the ball well. Kevin Clarke was strong on the face-off and the whole team played well.”
Eric Gartner had three goals and an assist for the Patriots (3-2, 1-2).
4/7/12 – Men’s lacrosse: Albright stuns Widener, 11-10, at HEADstrong Rivalry Games
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/7/12
From Press Release
T.J. Holston scored an outstanding double-OT winner as the visiting Albright College men’s lacrosse team kicked off its conference schedule by defeating two-time defending champion Widener, 11-10 on Saturday at the HEADstrong Rivalry Games.
Holston was being knocked to the ground as he flipped in an underhand shot in the second overtime period, off an assist from Philip Potter, as the young Lions immediately established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in their first-ever conference game.
Widener has been the class of the league for over a decade, winning the last two Middle Atlantic Conference championships and 13 of the last 16.
Holston finished with a team-high four goals, while national assists leader Potter added two goals and three helpers. Justin Brown added a pair of goals.
4/7/13 – Saturday’s boys’ HS highlights: Haverford School tops Radnor, Garnet Valley OTs Shanahan
Gavin McBride scored three goals and Timmy Brooks had two in the fourth quarter as visiting Haverford School toppled Radbor, 9-7, Saturday in a boys’ lacrosse matchup of highly-ranked teams.
defended by Radnor’s Peter Donato
(Photo for Phillylacrosse.com)
Jake Landman was a standout in goal with 12 saves, many of them critical, for the Fords (4-3) – who won their fourth in a row as they gear for Monday’s Inter-Ac League opener at home against Penn Charter.
The Red Raiders (4-2) jumped out to a 3-2 lead after one quarter on a hat trick from freshman Jack Wilson. Radnor then took a 5-3 lead on a goal by Connor Burns.
But McBride sparked a 5-0 spurt with two of his goals and the Fords held on.
Peter Donato scored twice for the Raiders and Brendan Manderack had 10 saves.
Garnet Valley 6, Bishop Shanahan 5, OT
Robert Raucci notched his third game-winning goal of the year, in overtime, and had three tallies overall to lead the Jaguars (4-2) to the win over the previously-undefeated Eagles (3-1).
4/7/17 – Long’s late heroics give @sprlax a 6-5 Central League win over @gvjagslax
By Matt Chandik
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/7/17
As he tends to be, Tom Lemieux was animated in the Springfield-Delco huddle with 38.6 seconds left in Tuesday night’s Central League game at Garnet Valley.
Granted, part of that was because the Cougars were assessed a timeout that Lemieux swore he didn’t call right before pole Nick Matty scored what would have been a go-ahead goal, but Lemieux didn’t change in the ensuing huddle when Kyle Long’s attempted sailed high and Springfield called timeout.
Long, though, never batted an eye.
“I’m freaking out in the huddle and he just looks at me and goes, ‘relax, Coach, we got this,” Lemieux said with a wide smile.
