Shipley overtakes Friends' Central in semifinal
Shipley's girls' lacrosse team overcame a seven-goal deficit with three minutes left in the second half to down visiting Friends' Central, 13-12, in a double-overtime Friends Schools League semifinal playoff thriller.
Shipley's girls' lacrosse team overcame a seven-goal deficit with three minutes left in the second half to down visiting Friends' Central, 13-12, in a double-overtime Friends Schools League semifinal playoff thriller.
Brie Blumenthal capped the remarkable comeback by scoring the winning goal with 14 seconds left in the second overtime.
The Gators (16-4), who got four goals from Brooke Truskey and three goals and four assists from Tara Stokes, trailed, 8-1, at the end of the first half and 12-5 with three minutes left before rallying.
In the other league semifinal, host Germantown Friends remained unbeaten in the league with a 19-6 win over Westtown as Lydia Kring scored eight goals and Iris Williamson had a similar scoring impact (five goals, three assists).
The two schools will play Saturday at 2 p.m for the title.
District 1 Class AAA Tournament. In a first-round game, host North Penn, the No. 2, jumped out to a 13-1 halftime lead and coasted to a 17-4 win over No. 31 Garnet Valley behind Abbie Hartman's eight goals. The Maidens also got four goals and four assists from Lauren McDermott.
Colleen O'Malley scored six goals and added a pair of assists as host and 16th-seeded Great Valley overwhelmed No. 17 Central Bucks South, 16-4.
Host Merion Mercy, the No. 14 seed, had to rally to beat West Chester East, 9-8, as Margaret Corzel scored the tying and winning goals. The Golden Bears (15-4) were down, 8-6, in the last two minutes.
Boys' Lacrosse
Richard Kaiser and Grady Stevens each notched a hat trick as Unionville opened the District 1 tournament with a 13-7 win over visiting Penncrest.
Nick Bacci added a pair of goals for the Indians.
Matt Dilks picked up four goals and an assist to spark Lower Merion to an 11-2 win over visiting Bishop Shanahan.
Inter-Ac. Connor Steidle came through with four goals to lead Malvern Prep past host Germantown Academy, 15-2.
Nonleague. Dante LaRuffa struck for a hat trick and helped Chestnut Hill Academy get past visiting West Chester Rustin, 11-4.
Greg Quillian chipped in with two goals and two assists for the Blue Devils.