Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/31/24 – Staff Report
Devon Prep won its first District 12 AA boys’ championship Thursday with a dramatic 6-5 overtime triumph over three-time defending champion Lansdale Catholic.
Declan Sullivan (2G) scored 1:16 into OT as the Tide rallied from two goals down in the final minute of regulation. Nico D’Alessandro (1A, 4GB) pulled Devon within 5-4 with 54 seconds to go off a Nick Walton assist and Eammon Donovan (3GB) scored with under 20 seconds to tie it.
Walton (1G, 4GB) also had the game-winning assist for the Tide, which had lost to LC in each of the past three title games.
Matt Pascale had five saves for Devon Prep while Kieran Crossan (1G, 1A, 3GB), Owen Raymond (5GB, 3CT), Harry Freind (3CT, 1GB), Ryan Kane (3GB, 2CT) and Joe Chomko (2GB, 2CT) were major contributors. Zach Sebra won six faceoffs.
Devon Prep is 16-5 and will meet District 3 No. 3 finisher Twin Valley in the first round of the PIAA AA tourney on Tuesday; LC is 12-8 and meets District 11 champ Allentown Central Catholic.
District 12 AA champions
2017 Class AA – Lansdale Catholic 14, Archbishop Wood 3
2018 Class AA – Archbishop Carroll 13, Archbishop Wood 5
2019 Class AA – Cardinal O’Hara 15, Archbishop Carroll 14 (OT)
2020 Class AA – No season due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Class AA – Lansdale Catholic 9, Devon Prep 4
2022 Class AA – Lansdale Catholic 15, Devon Prep 5
2023 Class AA – Lansdale Catholic 8, Devon Prep 6
2023 Class AA – Devon Prep 6, Lansdale Catholic 5, OT
District 12 AA championship
Devon Prep 6, Lansdale Catholic 5
Devon Prep 1-1-1-2-1=6
Lansdale 2-1-1-1-0=5
