Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/24/24
Staff Report
La Salle broke open a 4-3 game with four unanswered goals in the third quarter and coasted to an 11-3 victory Thursday over St. Joseph’s Prep for its eighth straight Catholic League championship at Arcadia University.
The Explorers (20-1), ranked No. 4 by Phillylacrosse.com and No. 1 in the PIA State Rankings in Class AAA, also earned District 12’s lone AAA berth in the PIAA tourney and will play the District 1 fifth-place finisher (Spring-Ford or Upper Dublin) in the first round of states on June 4.
St. Joseph’s Prep – ranked No. 4 in the state in Class AAA – closes at 18-3.
Stevie Davis was perfect at the faceoff X, winning 16 of 16 faceoffs for La Salle while Max Wickersham had four goals and two assists and Paul Van Bastelaar had four goals and one assist. Matt Nelson posted 8 saves.
Also for the Explorers, Will Trymbiski and Declan Heilig each had a goal and two assists and Darryl Kuriger scored once.
For the Prep, Luke Bieberbach scored twice and Dom Flynn had a goal and an assist while Keegan Dunn posted 19 saves.
Catholic League championship (La Salle earns District 12 AAA berth in PIAA tourney)
La Salle 11, St. Joseph’s Prep 3
La Salle 2-2-4-3- 11
St. Joseph’s Prep 0-3-0-0- 3
La Salle
Max Wickersham- 4 goals 2 assists
Paul Van Bastelaar- 4 goals 1 assist
Will Trymbiski- 1 goal 2 assists
Declan Heilig- 1 goal 2 assists
Darryl Kuriger- 1 goal
Matt Nelson- 1 assist
Stevie Davis 16/16 FO
Christian Peterman 1-1 FO
Matt Nelson 8 saves
Prep
Luke Bieberbach 2g
Dom Flynn 1g 1a
Will McConaghy 1a
Keegan Dunn 19 Saves
Catholic League Championship History
1993 – La Salle 7, Bishop Egan 6
1994 – Archbishop Carroll 5, La Salle 3
1995 – La Salle 10, Monsignor Bonner 4
1996 – La Salle 16, Archbishop Carroll 7
1997 – La Salle 20, Archbishop Carroll 6
1998 – La Salle 8, Archbishop Carroll 6
1999 – La Salle 7, St. Joseph’s Prep 5
2000- La Salle 12, St. Joseph’s Prep 11 (OT)
2001 – La Salle 8, Archbishop Ryan 5
2002- La Salle 9, St. Joseph’s Prep 6
2003- St. Joseph’s Prep 9, La Salle 7
2004- La Salle 12, St. Joseph’s Prep 3
2005- La Salle 13, St. Joseph’s Prep 2
2006- La Salle 10, St. Joseph’s Prep 7
2007- La Salle 10, St. Joseph’s Prep 4
2008 – La Salle 6, St. Joseph’s Prep 5
Catholic League/District 12 Champions
2009 – La Salle 4, St. Joseph’s Prep 3
2010 – La Salle 7, St. Joseph’s Prep 5
2011 – St. Joseph’s Prep 8, La Salle 6
Catholic League
2012 – La Salle 8, St. Joseph’s Prep 7
2013 – La Salle 11, St. Joseph’s Prep 6
2014 – La Salle 8, St. Joseph’s Prep 7
2015 – St. Joseph’s Prep 12, La Salle 10
2016 – La Salle 9, St. Joseph’s Prep 5
2017 – La Salle 13, St. Joseph’s Prep 3
2018 – La Salle 11, St. Joseph’s Prep 2
2019 – La Salle 9, St. Joseph’s Prep 1
2020 – No season due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 – La Salle 10, St. Joseph’s Prep 4
2022 – La Salle 8, St. Joseph’s Prep 6
2023 – La Salle 6, St. Joseph’s Prep 3
2024 – La Salle 11, St. Joseph’s Prep 3
