Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/20/24
Staff Report
St. Joseph’s Prep will host St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.) tonight at Neumann University (5 p.m.) on the Annual Cole’s Goals benefit game.
Cole’s Goals was created to help raise awareness about Biliary Atresia and other liver diseases and to fundraise for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Liver Research Foundation.
Cole Joseph Princehorn, son of first-year Prep coach Mark Princehorn, was born on November 30, 2020 and at his 2-month appointment, it was learned he was suffering from Biliary Atresia. The rare congenital disease, which afflicts infants, causes a blockage in the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder.
Cole underwent a 7-hour surgery and has made great progress since undergoing treatments for several years. He had a liver transplant 2 years ago and has gravely battled a rare cancer called Post Transplant Lymphomic Disorder (PTLD).
Cole continues to get better and progress in the right direction. His liver numbers are the best they have ever been and he was considered as PTLD cancer-free a year ago. He became a big brother in June. Coach Princehorn wished to thank the doctors and staff at CHOP as well as St. Joseph’s Prep and its lacrosse family for their endless support.
Click here to donate to the Cole’s Goals fundraising campaign for CHOP’s Liver Research Foundation – https://chop.donordrive.com/campaign/Coles-Goals-2024
Coach Princehorn previously coached at Souderton and then at Lansdale Catholic before coming to St. Joe’s Prep last year. The Prep is 7-2, while St. Peter’s is 5-2.
