PENNSBURY:Falcons claw Tigers

April 23 on the turf at Hank Morgan Field, it was Pennsbury vs. Truman. Round two in the home-and-away series in the Suburban One National conference went to the visiting Pennsbury Falcons by a 13-4 margin.
Playing under the lights, the Falcons picked up where they left off in the first game, with middie Shawn Caven running a fast break and feeding attackman Peter Sweetland with the cross-crease pass for the first Pennsbury goal a minute into the game.
Another minute later, the Falcons ran another fast break off the defensive turnover and after four quick, crisp passes, Sweetland fed Matt Mager for the second goal of the game.
Pennsbury keeper Dave Cutler was not challenged as he turned away all the shots that came his way and the Falcon defense forced multiple turnovers.
Pennsbury scored the next three goals in the initial period, with attackman Kenneth Warren assisting on all three, a running shot by Shawn Caven, a turn-and-shoot by attackman Calvin Hopkins, and a rocket shot by midfielder Ricky Jutkiewicz.
Staked to a 5-0 lead, the second quarter began with Pennsbury’s Shawn Caven feeding Kenneth Warren for a shot and goal from the right side. The second quarter also saw the season's first appearance for Falcon goalie Chris Shubert--last year's first team all league goalie, who has been recuperating from an offseason illness.
Truman, playing hard and battling throughout the game, came back with their first score--with a save by Shubert rebounding high into the air and then back into the waiting stick of the Tiger's Jeremy Ghost, who rifled the ball into the back of the net for Truman's first goal and a 6-1 score.
Pennsbury answered back at the six minute mark when Matt Mager sped down the middle on a fast break and rifled a perfect pass to Peter Sweetland on the doorstep for a 7-1 Falcon lead.
But the Tigers were not done. Playing with intensity, the Truman attack forced a turnover in front of the Pennsbury net and Jake Nessen grabbed the loose ball and found the twine to cut the lead to 7-2.
Less than a minute later, the Tigers’ Nick Walsh ran to the right side and shot a rocket that found top shelf for their third goal of the quarter. The Falcons showed that they had an answer when Ricky Jutkiewicz received an inside pass from midfielder Tim Considine and quick-sticked the ball into the goal.
The scoring for the half ended when Pennsbury's Shawn Caven dodged from behind the net, drew the slide and found Kenneth Warren in front of the crease for a catch-and-shoot put in and a 9-3 Pennsbury lead.
The third quarter was all Falcons as Ricky Jutkiewicz picked up a loose ball, dodged two defenders and slammed a shot home for his third goal of the evening. Then, on a man-up opportunity, Jutkiewicz fed Kenneth Warren for Warren's third goal of the night as well.
Shawn Caven also converted his second goal of the night at the six minute mark of the quarter as he cut to the net and received a feed from Kenneth Warren standing behind the goal.
The Pennsbury defense put constant pressure on the Truman offensive players, causing turnovers and helping keep the ball in the Falcons’ offensive end.
Two minutes into the final stanza, Peter Sweetland found himself one-on-one with a defender, dodged from behind the goal and put in a sharp-angle shot for a 13-3 Pennsbury lead.
The remainder of the game saw a back-and-forth affair, with Pennsbury substituting freely. With just over a minute left, the Tigers gave notice that they had no quit in them when Nick Walsh fed a quick pass to Jeremy Ghost, who then ripped a shot from the left side of the cage into the top right corner to nail the contest's final score at 13-4.
The win puts Pennsbury at 7-5 for the year and 5-0 in the Suburban One National conference while Truman falls to 1-9 for the year and 0-5 in the Suburban One National conference.
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LINESCORES
Team 1 2 3 4 - Final
Pennsbury 5 4 3 1 - 13
Truman 0 3 0 1 - 4
(April 23 at Truman)
Goals:
Pennsbury - 13, Pete Sweetland 3, Kenneth Warren 3, Rick Jutkiewicz 3, Shawn Caven 2, Calvin Hopkins, Matt Mager.
Truman - 4; Jeremy Ghost 2, Jake Nessen 1, Nick Walsh 1.
Assists:
Pennsbury - 11; Kenneth Warren 4, Shawn Caven 3, Peter Sweetland, Calvin Hopkins, Ricky Jutkiewicz, Matt Mager.
Truman – 1; Nick Walsh.
Shots:
Pennsbury 31, Truman 13.
Saves:
David Cutler (Pennsbury) 0, Chris Shubert (Pennsbury) 9; Huber (Truman) 8.
Record:
Pennsbury (7-5), Truman (1-9).