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 5/11/20
5/11/09 – Scholastic wrap: Emmaus, Easton advance to LVC finals; St. Joe’s Prep, La Salle cruise
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/09
Alex Kuehner collected three goals and three assists and Dan Kinek had three goals and an assist as Emmaus dominated Allentown Central Catholic, 15-3, Monday at Nazareth and advanced to the finals of the Lehigh Valley Conference boys’ playoffs.
Emmaus (15-4) will face Easton, a 10-9 winner over Parkland, in the finals Wednesday at Nazareth at 7 p.m.
5/11/10 – Tuesday’s scholastic boys’ roundup: Abington tops Pennsbury to clinch Suburban National crown; Springfield-Delco wins Central League
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/10
Joey Jones collected five goals and three assists as host Abington defeated Pennsbury, 13-9, tonight to clinch the Suburban One National Conference boys’ lacrosse championship.
The Ghosts (17-1, 10-0), ranked No. 4 in the PIAA in the PA Media Rankings, claimed their fourth straight conference crown. Matt Rambo added four goals and Rich Rambo had two goals and one assist, Nick Pisko scored twice and Ryan Ambler contributed five assists.
The Ghosts’ defense, which did not receive as much notoriety as the potent Abington attack this year, also had a banner day. That unit was led by Chris Duffy and Anthony Greco, while Jesse McGinley made eight saves.
Dan Caggia had four goals to lead the Falcons (15-2, 8-2). Tim Considine added two goals and one assist.
Springfield-Delco 7, Radnor 4
Jordan Demcher, Joe Venit and Bobby Gildea each scored two goals and Austin Kaut made nine saves in goal as the host Cougars clinched the Central League championship and finished at a perfect 11-0.
5/11/10 – Scholastic boys: Minnich’s heroics lift Upper Merion to comeback win over Wissahickon and share of Sub 1 American lead
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/10
Luc Minnich scored the tying goal with 25 seconds to play and then the game-winner with 16 seconds left to give host Upper Merion a stunning 10-9 triumph over Wissahickon tonight, drawing the Vikings into a first-place tie in the Suburban One American Conference with the Trojans.
Both teams are now 11-2 in the conference with one game to play. Wissahickon (11-6) faces winless Upper Moreland in its final game, but Upper Merion (13-3) has to beat fourth-place Upper Dublin (9-4) to get its shot at a tie for the crown.
The Vikes, though, appeared out of it tonight when they fell behind, 9-5, midway through the final period. But they fought back to 9-8 and then with a minute left on a man-down situation, long stick middie Ryan Flansbury made a key takeaway and fed James Brennan coming out of the penalty area.
Brennan found Minnich (six goals) for the tying goal. Upper Merion then won the face-off and Minnich tacked on the game-winner.
5/11/12 – Boys’ lacrosse: Spring-Ford wins PAC-10 championship over Owen J. Roberts on Monzo goal at final buzzer
By Dave Kurtz
Courtesy of PAC-10Sports.com
For Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/12
Zach Monzo had one eye on the scoreboard clock and the other on the ball as he positioned himself on destiny’s doorstep.
Spring-Ford teammate Casey Pettine was streaking up the right wing after Alec Orcutt’s critical draw control, and Monzo knew that time was running out. It was a freeze-frame moment for the Rams’ senior sniper, who in one slick motion, caught Pettine’s dead-on pass and one-timed it right into the back of the net.
The highlight-reel caliber conversion with 0.3 seconds remaining provided a fitting conclusion to Spring-Ford’s electrifying, PAC-10 championship-sealing 9-8 triumph over bitter rival Owen J. Roberts Thursday evening at Phoenixville’s Washington Field.
In a Pioneer Athletic Conference boys’ lacrosse final had more dramatic turns than a Quentin Tarantino screenplay, Monzo pulled off a fade-to-black finish that was hard to believe.
5/11/14 – NCAA D1 men’s tourney: @DrexelDragons blitz @PennMensLax, 16-11, for ticket to Elite Eight
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/14
By David A. Willauer
and from Press Release
What started as a gorgeous afternoon to showcase Philadelphia lacrosse on a national stage turned into a coming out party for the Drexel men’s lacrosse team as the Dragons won their first-ever NCAA Tournament game, 16-11, today over neighboring Penn at Franklin Field.
The Dragons utilized a scintillating 7-0 scoring run stretching from late in the second quarter until midway through the third to gain control of the game.
Drexel advances to the Elite Eight next Sunday at Delaware Stadium where they will meet Denver at either 1 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
5/11/15 – .@IACChallenge roundup: @ANCLax, Penn Charter earn 1-goal wins
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/15
Kam Kittrels scored the game-winner off a feed from Jesse Frazier with 2:29 to play as visiting Academy of the New Church defeated Springside Chestnut Hill Academy today in the first round of the Inter-Ac Challenge.
Tenth-seeded ANC (15-2) advances to the quarterfinals Wednesday when it will play second-seeded and undefeated Hun School at 5 p.m. at the Conshohocken Proving Grounds.
5/11/16 – Garnet Valley rallies past @SHBoysLacrosse to force three-way tie for Central League title
By Teddy Bailey
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/16
It took several memorable comebacks and an overtime to determine the league champions Tuesday night in a Central League season that always was hard to call.
Senior attackman Ryan Manbeck scored 2:29 into the extra period to lift host Garnet Valley to a thrilling 15-14 win over Strath Haven Tuesday night, causing a three-way tie for the Central League crown.
Garnet Valley, Strath Haven and Conestoga – a 13-1 winner over Upper Darby – each finished with 9-2 league records.
Strath Haven (14-3 overall) was aiming for the outright league title after clinching a share of its first league crown last week. Garnet Valley (13-4) also tied for the title last year and Conestoga (12-5) won its first championship since taking the crown outright from 2009-12.
5/11/19 – ANC defeats Shipley, 14-11, for 6th straight Friends League championship
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/19
Academy of the New Church senior Hunter Jaronski said his team has embraced the fact it has one of the smallest rosters in the state.
“We have been battling all year with short numbers, but that’s the beauty of it because everyody is able to play and got good game time experience,” he said. “We had that ‘Next guy up’ mentality.”
Despite having just five reserves and a high dependence on freshmen, Academy of the New Church (18-3) emerged as one of the top teams in the Philly region this year. And today the host Lions won their sixth straight Friends Schools League championship by toppling rival Shipley School, 14-11.
