NESHAMINY:Pipe Named Academic All-American

The Neshaminy boys lacrosse team capped off a successful season, earning their first trip to the District One playoffs
The Redskins had several other individual awards bestowed upon them. One such player capturing honors was senior Anthony Pipe, who was named to the US Lacrosse Academic All-America Team. He is the first Neshaminy player to achieve this high recognition.
Anthony is ranked in the top five percent of the class and has a current GPA of 4.3. Pipe received early acceptance into the Air Force Academy, and was one of the top 200 of 25,000 applicants. He will attend the Academy in the fall and major in astronautical engineering.
The Redskins also had 10 players named to the All-Suburban One National Conference team. Tristan Emig highlighted the group, earning his second straight first team award. Other members included: Alex Forman-1st Team, Chris Brady-2nd Team, Andy MacPherson-2nd Team, Steve Lewallen-3rd Team, Eugene Laborde-3rd Team, Casey Elfvin-3rd Team, John Sutton-Honorable Mention, Jason Thibodeau- Honorable Mention, and Ryan Mawhinny-Honorable Mention. Senior Alex Forman will be attending Providence College next year on a lacrosse scholarship.

Photo caption: Neshaminy defenseman Tristan Emig was recently named to the All-SOL National Conference First Team./ Photo by Steve Sherman

PENNSBURY:Falcons advance in D-I playoffs

It was a day of firsts for the Pennsbury boys lacrosse team as the Falcons defeated the visiting Sun Valley Vanguards, 15-10, at Falcon Field in round one of the District One playoffs. It was Pennsbury's first ever playoff game, it was their first ever home playoff game, and it was their first ever playoff win.
But it was also a day of lasts - the last home game for Pennsbury Coach Dean Curtis, as he will be stepping down from the helm of the Falcons at the end of the season. But the win does mean that Coach Curtis and the Falcons get to play another day, as they will meet the Downingtown East Cougars for a round two game on Thursday, May 14 at Downingtown.
The high scoring Vanguards came into the game averaging almost 11 1/2 goals per game but were facing a Pennsbury defense that had allowed an average of 6.25 goals per game. By all accounts, this game was gong to be a case of the immovable object meeting the irresistible force.
Adding injury to insult, the Falcons were also without two of their starting all-league middies, Ricky Jutkiewicz and Shawn Caven, lost to injuries in the last two weeks of the season.
Like a heavyweight fight, both teams spent the first four minutes of the game testing their opponent, until the Vanguards struck first when Sam Maldou grabbed the rebound of a save by Pennsbury's Chris Shubert and put it back for the first goal of the game.
Pennsbury punched back 12 seconds later when Falcon defenseman Ben McDannell grabbed the loose face-off ball out of the air and winged it to Evan Caterson for the fast break. Caterson then found attackman Peter Sweetland in the crease, who double faked for the equalizing goal.
But Sun Valley showed their offense's muscle when they scored two consecutive goals 90 seconds apart – the first on a inside pass from attackman Bobby Clemens to Brett McCauley for the put in, and the next triggered when a Pennsbury clearing pass was intercepted by Sam Maldou, who rifled it back to Bobby Clemens for the goal and a 3-1 Sun Valley lead.
The Falcons answered back with three goals of their own - starting with a two-man up goal when attackman Kenneth Warren fed Calvin Hopkins for the put in on the crease. Pennsbury tied the score at 3's when defenseman Ryan Brim triggered a fast break out of the defensive end, and finishing with bang-bang passes from Sweetland to Hopkins to Warren for the score with 48 seconds left on the clock.
But the Falcons weren't done yet. After a Vanguard player withheld the ball from play during a loose ball scrum, Pennsbury was awarded the ball. Falcon middie Matt Mager outraced his man up the middle, drawing the slides.
Mager found Warren next to the crease on GLE, who found freshman Luke Matthews cutting down the middle for the low and away goal past Sun Valley's Tyler Brun with only 8 seconds remaining in the first period and putting Pennsbury in the lead by a 4-3 margin at the end of the first period.
The second round, or quarter in this case, saw Sun Valley take advantage of a Pennsbury penalty and tie the game at 4-all when Sam Maldou fed Erich Bigas, who bounced a long range shot past Shubert three and a half minutes in.
For the next six minutes, the Falcon defense held the Vanguard offense at bay, with the Vanguards doing the same to the Falcon offense, until Pennsbury attackman Warren worked the ball from behind the net, bringing his defenseman up top, and then getting free with a shake-and-bake move followed by a top shelf, left-handed rip to break the tie with three minutes left in the half.
Sun Valley counter-punched with a fast break goal out of the defensive end when Bobby Clemens found a cutting Nick Morrell to tie the game at 5-apiece with just under two minutes left in the half.
Pennsbury wasn't done yet. With stifling defensive pressure sparking the offense, Pennsbury's Pat “Moose” Bonnot found attackman Dan Caggia on the doorstep with a pinpoint pass for the put-in at the 1-1/2 minute mark.
With Moose winning the next faceoff, Pennsbury put the pressure on the Vanguard defense with time ticking down in the half. Following his own missed shot, Calvin Hopkins jumped into a scrum in front of the goalie and golfed the loose ball into the goal with four ticks left in the half, putting the Falcons into the lead at half-time by a 7-5 margin.
The Falcons came out strong in the second half, led by attackman Kenneth Warren, who scored a man-up goal one minute into the period by beating his defenseman from behind the cage for the low and away rip. This was followed two minutes later by another extra-man goal by freshman Ryan McDonald, who converted the feed from Sweetland into a 9-5 Pennsbury lead.
Warren then added the fourth of his game-high five goals when he and Peter Sweetland ran a series of give-and-goes from behind the net, beat his man, and rifled in a sharp angle shot from the side to give the Falcons a 10-5 lead.
But the high-powered Vanguard offense was not to be denied for long, as they answered with two goals in 90 seconds – the first a fast break goal with Bobby Clemens converting the perfect pass from Matt Remner, and the second off a nice series of quick passes, with Remner again feeding the ball for a score, this time to Don Krausse to bring the score to 10-7 Falcons with three minutes left in the third quarter.
The Falcons bought back some breathing room 20 seconds later when Calvin Hopkins muscled his way toward the goal and launched a worm-burner that found the back of the net with 2 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter and putting the third period tally at 11-7 Pennsbury entering the final quarter.
Down by four entering the final stanza, Sun Valley came out playing with fierce determination, successfully killing a man down penalty and then putting intense offensive pressure on the Falcons. Chris Shubert saved two successive doorstep shot by the Vanguards before Don Krausse took the second rebound in front of the net and put it back in to bring them within three of Pennsbury at the 9 minute mark.
Pennsbury answered back a minute later when Calvin Hopkins grabbed a loose ball behind the Vanguard net and threaded a pass to Peter Sweetland on the other side of the crease for the put-in. But Sun Vally volleyed back when Brett McCauley won a ground ball in front of the Pennsbury net and found Matt Remner open on the left side for the goal, cutting the Pennsbury lead to 12-9.
The Falcons and Vanguards then traded goals, with “Moose” Bonnot rocketing a running shot for an unassisted goal for Pennsbury, and then Sun Valley's Bobby Clemens juking from behind the net and finding a cutting Don Krausse for their goal and a 13-10 Pennsbury lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the game.
At this point, Pennsbury put their stamp on the victory, with Evan Caterson netting a running shot for a goal and Kenneth Warren, who ended up with seven point on five goals and two assists, punctuating the effort with a rifle shot goal into the top corner with a minute and a half in the game.
Sun Valley put frenzied effort into the last few minutes, but the game ended as Bobby Clemens shot wide as time expired.
A key difference in the game was in man-up offense and man-down defense. The Pennsbury defense killed 4 of 5 man-down opportunities by Sun Valley, while the Falcon's offense converted three of their five man-up opportunities.
The win puts Pennsbury at 12-7 for the year, 8-2 in the Suburban One National conference and 1-0 in the PIAA District 1 playoffs. Sun Valley is now 11-7 on the season and remains 6-4 in the Ches-Mont League.
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Box Score
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sun Valley 3 2 2 3 - 10
Pennsbury 4 3 4 4 - 15
(May 12 at Pennsbury)
Goals:
Pennsbury - 15; Kenneth Warren 5; Calvin Hopkins 3; Peter Sweetland 2; Pat Bonnot 1; Evan Caterson 1; Dan Caggia 1; Luke Matthews 1; Ryan McDonald 1
Sun Valley – 10; Don Krausse 3; Bobby Clemens 2; Matt Remner 1; Sam Maldou 1; Brett Macaulay 1; Erich Bigas 1; Nick Morrell 1.
Assists:
Pennsbury - 8; Peter Sweetland 3; Kenneth Warren 2; Pat Bonnot 1; Evan Caterson 1; Calvin Hopkins 1.
Sun Valley - 8; Bobby Clemens 3; Sam Maldou 2; Matt Remner 2; Brett Macaulay 1.
Shots:
Pennsbury 43, Sun Valley 26
Saves:
Chris Shubert (Pennsbury) 7; Tyler Brun (Sun Valley) 11
Record:
Pennsbury 12-7 overall; 8-2 in the Suburban One National, and 1-0 in the PIAA District 1 playoffs. Sun Valley 11-7 overall; 6-4 in the ChesMont League, 0-1 in the PIAA District 1 playoffs.

PENNSBURY:Falcons play second fiddle to Abington

The Suburban One National Conference championship came down to a single game, between Abington, the perennial champs and the upstart Pennsbury Falcons. While Abington was assured a first place slot, the Falcons could share the title if they pulled off the upset.
The Cinderella story Falcons fans wished for was not to be as the Ghosts put together strong second and third quarters to cement the title with a 12-7 victory.
Pennsbury came out strong and scored the first two goals of the game, with the Falcons’ Shawn Caven and Calvin Hopkins each scoring man-up goals. Abington came back with their own answers with tallies by Ryan Ambler and Anthony Hensley to tie the score at 2-2 at the end of the first quarter.
Abington took a three-minute illegal stick penalty on Alex Figueroa to start the second quarter, followed by a slashing penalty on the Ghost's Alex Cohen, giving the Falcons a two-man advantage.
But Pennsbury failed to convert the advantage into a Falcon lead. An ensuing penalty resulting from a vicious check on Shawn Caven sent another Abington player - Rich Rambo - to the box.
When Rambo emerged from the penalty, however, he scored a shorthanded goal to put the Ghosts ahead for good.
Abington extended their lead when Joey Jones ripped a shot past Pennsbury goalie Chris Shubert. Pennsbury answered back with a man-up goal by Tim Considine. But the Ghosts powered their way to a 6-3 halftime lead with scores by Anthony Hensley and Rich Rambo.
Following the intermission, Abington resumed their dominance by scoring three goals in the first three minutes with tallies by Ryan Ambler, LSM Dan Lombady, and again by Ambler. Pennsbury got back into it when Kenneth Warren took a feed from Calvin Hopkins and sliced a goal past Abington's Jon Cairone to put the score at 9-4. The Ghosts answered right back with Ryan Ambler getting his fourth and final goal of the day. Pennsbury countered with another man-up goal, this time by Peter Sweetland with 30 seconds left in the quarter to set the score at 10-5.
Before the clock even started for the fourth quarter, Abington's Rich Rambo was assessed a one minute unsportsmanlike penalty as he threw his stick at the referee when asked for a stick check. In total, Abington was assessed 15 minutes in penalty time on 13 calls throughout the game, while Pennsbury served two minutes on three penalties.
The Falcons and Ghosts traded goals for the remainder of the fourth quarter with the Abington tallies by Joey Jones and on a thrilling coast-to-coast fast break by Ghost goalie Jon Cairone, who sprinted the length of the field and drilled a top shelf shot for the score.
Pennsbury's answers were scored by Matt Mager, who picked up a loose face-off ball and beat the defense to the crease for a GLE put in, and by Kenneth Warren, who took a fast-break pass from Pat “Moose” Bonnnot and ripped a shot that beat Cairone low and away.
The game ended as Cairone saved a last second shot by Pennsbury's Dan Caggia to settle the final score at 12-7, and crown the Ghosts as the uncontested SOL National Conference champs.
Pennsbury's record is 11-7 overall for the year and 8-2 in the Suburban One National conference. Abington is 14-3 overall and 10-0 in the Suburban One National conference.
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NOTES: The Pennsbury faithful experienced some frightful moments when Shawn Caven was knocked to the ground in the second period. Team sources say Caven was unconscious for several minutes and had to be taken to Abington Memorial Hospital. Play finally resumed 45 minutes later.
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Box Score
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 — Final
Pennsbury 2 1 2 2 — 7
Abington 2 4 4 2 — 12
(May 6 at Abington)
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GOALS:
Pennsbury - 7; Kenneth Warren 2; Calvin Hopkins 1; Peter Sweetland 1; Shawn Caven 1; Tim Considine 1; Matt Mager 1.
Abington – 12; Ryan Ambler 4; Joey Jones 2; Anthony Hensley 2; Rich Rambo 2; Danny Lomedy 1; Jon Cairone 1.
ASSISTS:
Pennsbury - 6; Calvin Hopkins 2; Peter Sweetland 2; Pat Bonnot 1; Kenneth Warren 1.
Abington - 10; Joey Jones 5; Matt Figueroa 2; Anthony Hensley 2; Antthony Greco 1.
SHOTS:
Pennsbury 38, Abington 36
SAVES:
Chris Shubert (Pennsbury) 12; Jon Cairone (Abington) 18
RECORD:
Pennsbury is 11-7 overall for the year and 8-2 in the Suburban One National conference. Abington is 14-3 overall and 10-0 in the Suburban One National conference.

PENNSBURY:Falcons pound Council Rock South

Sweetland unleashes the floodgates

The rematch between the visiting Pennsbury Falcons and the home team Council Rock South Golden Hawks started as a defensive battle in the cold, drizzling rain.
Pennsbury waited until seven full minutes had elapsed from the game clock to score their first goal of the day May 5 at Council Rock South.
When Pennsbury senior attack wing Peter Sweeteland snagged a pass from Kenneth Warren lurking behind the cage and ripped a shot from up top past South netminder Sean Poritsky, it unleashed the floodgates as the Falcons went on to a 17-4 triumph.
Twenty seconds after Sweetland’s goal, freshman Luke Matthews converted a pass from classmate Calvin Hopkins to close out the opening quarter's scoring with the Falcons leading 2-0.
Pennsbury upped the ante in the second stanza by ripping off six goals to two for the Hawks to open up a six goal lead. The Falcons saw three goals each from Kenneth Warren and Shawn Caven while CR South countered with tallies from Dennis Chichkin and M. Curry, giving the Falcons a 8-2 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Falcons continued their onslaught. With attackman Calvin Hopkins on the bench with an injury from a slash, reserve attackman Danny Caggia stepped in and played huge as he pumped in three goals in the quarter, and five total in the game, to drive the Pennsbury offense.
The Falcons also received their scoring from Matt Mager (on a man-down goal), Evan Caterson, and Tommy Duess. The Hawks got their scoring on a nicely executed fast break transition goal from Matt Finor, but the Falcons remained in charge at the end of the third quarter by a 14-2 margin.
The fourth quarter saw play slow down, as the two teams fought not only each other, but the increasingly muddy field. Caggia opened the scoring after Falcon attackman Justin Merola stripped the ball from a South defender and golfed the loose ball high in the air, where Caggia caught it and ripped the shot home.
Midfielder Jake O'Hara converted 12 seconds later when Caterson won the face-off and pushed the ball quickly up-field, finding O'Hara open for the score. The Hawks never stopped playing hard the entire game, with CR South attackman Bracht dodging from behind and slicing a goal into the far corner for their final goal of the game. Pennsbury put the final capper on the game when defenseman Sean Rinko stripped the ball from a South midfielder and pushed the ball up to Falcon midfielder Max Verral, who ran the fast break into the CR South end and found Dan Caggia on the doorstep for his fifth and final goal.
The game sets up a Suburban One National showdown game today (May 6) at Abington, when the Falcons and Ghosts go head-to-head for the SOL National title.
The win puts Pennsbury at 11-6 for the year and 8-1 in the Suburban One National conference. Council Rock South is 2-11 overall and 1-6 in the Suburban One National conference.
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LINESCORES
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 - Final
Pennsbury 2 6 6 3 - 17
CR South 0 2 1 1 - 4
(May 5 at CR South)
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GOALS:
Pennsbury - 17; Dan Caggia 5; Shawn Caven 3; Kenneth Warren 3; Peter Sweetland; Evan Caterson; Luke Matthews; Matt Mager; Tommy Duess; Jake O'Hara.
CR South – 4; M. Curry; Bracht; Finor; Chichkin.
ASSISTS:
Pennsbury - 17; Tim Considine 3; Peter Sweetland 3; Justin Merola 2; Max Verrall 2; Evan Caterson; Kenneth Warren; Shawn Caven; Connor Delaney; Calvin Hopkins; Dan Marr;Luke Matthews.
CR South - Bollinger.
SHOTS:
Pennsbury 38, CR SOUTH 9
SAVES:
Chris Shubert (Pennsbury) 2, David Cutler (Pennsbury) 1; Sean Poritsky (CR South) 10
RECORD:
Pennsbury 11-6 overall; 8-1 in the Suburban One National
CR South 2-11 overall; 1-6 in the Suburban One National.

PENNSBURY:Falcons scalp Indians in overtime

Council Rock North has never beaten Pennsbury in boys lacrosse, and after a Kenneth Warren goal three minutes into overtime for a 12-11 final score, that record still stands. But coming from behind in the second half, the Rock made a strong run at the Falcons and almost grabbed the gold.
Falcon attackman Warren ended up with 3 goals and fellow attackman Peter Sweetland poured in 5 to pace the Pennsbury team to the dramatic win. For Council Rock North, attackman Doug Rheiner led the charge with 5 goals and and attackman Tyler Hamilton contributed with 3 of his own.
The first quarter saw the Falcons and Indians trading goals, until Pennsbury pulled ahead with two consecutive goals in the last minute of the quarter to set the ledger at 5-3 Falcons. Pennsbury goals in the quarter were by Shawn Caven, Peter Sweetland (3), freshman Ryan McDonald and Kenneth Warren, while the Council Rock North goals were by Gifford, Doug Rheiner and Tyler Hamilton.
The second quarter saw the Indians outscore the Falcons by a tally of 2-1, with the Rock's Doug Rheiner scoring on both of his on a man-up and an even-strength goal, while the Falcon's Kenneth Warren scored on a short-handed goal after beating a double-team on the outside.
The game was marred by a serious injury to Pennsbury midfielder Ricky Jutkiewicz, who was hit from behind as he drove to the net and suffered a severe laceration as his knee and shin scraped against an edge of the goal's pipes. The game was suspended while a medical team and ambulance came to assess the injury and take Jutkiewicz to the hospital.
Nursing a 6-5 lead, Pennsbury came out in the second half and scored four unanswered goals, with three of them in the first 2-and-1/2 minutes of the quarter. Sweetland intercepted a Rock clearing attempt and rifled a pass back to Warren on the doorstep for a triple-fake goal.
Warren returned the favor 15 seconds later when he dodged from behind the cage and fed an open Sweetland at the side of the crease for the put-in. Freshman Lewis Sears joined in when, filling in for Jutkiewicz, he dodged from the top and put in a bounce shot over the Rock goalie.
Two minutes later, attackman Calvin Hopkins found a cutting Tim Considine (midfielder), who grabbed the pass on the run and rifled in the goal for a 9-5 Pennsbury lead.
Not to be outdone, the Indians then went on a 6-goal run of their own that spanned the third and fourth quarters. In the third quarter, Hamilton and Rheiner scored the Council Rock goals - Hamilton on a fast break and Rheiner with a muscular drive in from the left wing - cutting the Pennsbury lead to 10-7.
The fourth quarter saw the Indian onslaught continue, with four consecutive goals against a reeling Pennsbury team by Rheiner (2), Hamilton and Brenner to put the Rock into their first lead of the game at 11-10 with 3:22 remaining in the game.
But the Falcons clawed their way back into contention when Kenneth Warren bulled his way in from the right side, drew the slide and hit Sweetland with a cross-crease pass that Pete converted with a double-deke shot to tie the game at 11-11 with two minutes to play.
Regulation play ended just as Rock goalie Dom Colarusso made a save on Kenneth Warren's last second shot, setting up the overtime period.
Pennsbury's Shawn Caven had dominated the centerfield face-off the entire game, with Pennsbury winning 18 out of 25 face-offs to that point, and he continued his statement by cleanly winning the face-off in the overtime period and gaining possession of the ball.
After a time-out to set up a play, the Falcons ran the ball behind the goal, with Sweetland and Warren setting picks for each other and running give and go plays – moving the Council Rock defense from side to side. Sweetland ran past a Warren pick then turned and passed the ball back to Warren, who attacked the edge of the crease at GLE and sent an underhand shot past the Rock goalie and into the far lower right corner for the game-winning OT goal.
For now, Pennsbury's streak versus the Rock is intact.
The victory sets up a key game April 29 against Abington as the two teams, both undefeated in Suburban One National play, vie for the league title.
The win puts Pennsbury at 8-5 for the year and 6-0 in the Suburban One National conference, while the CR North Indians are 7-5 on the year and 4-3 in the Suburban One National conference.
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Box Score
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Final
CR North 3 2 2 4 0 11
Pennsbury 5 1 4 1 1 12
(April 28 at Pennsbury)
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GOALS:
Pennsbury - 12; Peter Sweetland 5; Kenneth Warren 3; Shawn Caven 1; Tim Considine 1; Ryan McDonald 1; Lewis Sears 1.
Council Rock North - 11; Doug Rheiner 5; Tyler Hamilton 3; Brenner 1; Sam Weinstein 1; Gifford 1.
ASSISTS:
Pennsbury - 8;Kenneth Warren 3; Peter Sweetland 2; Shawn Caven 1; Calvin Hopkins 1; Ricky Jutkiewicz 1.
Council Rock North - 7; Pat Sweet 4; Bambu 1; Brenner 1; Doug Rheiner 1.
SHOTS:
Pennsbury 28, Council Rock North 27
SAVES:
David Cutler 6 (Pennsbury) , Dom Colarusso (Council Rock North) 3
RECORDS:
Pennsbury (8-5) overall and (6-0) in the Suburban One National, Council Rock North (7-5) overall and (4-3) in the Suburban One National.

Pennsbury signs three to Division II

Morotti (pictured, right) headed to Holy Family; two others going to Chestnut Hill to play LAX



By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

Pennsbury High signed a trio of athletes headed to Division II programs next year.
One is golfer Bob Morotti and the other two are moving on to the next level to play lacrosse.
The lacrosse players juggled various sports until committing to their current game. Morotti made up his mind he wanted to play golf at a high level more than seven years ago after watching Tiger Woods blow away the competition at the U.S. Open.
The year was 2000. The place was Pebble Beach. Woods was the only player to finish the tournament below par, a whopping 15 strokes ahead of runnerups Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Woods was just 24 then and already had taken the Masters (1997) and the PGA championship (’99). Later that year at St. Andrew’s when Tiger took the British Open by 7 strokes, he became the youngest player ever to complete a career Grand Slam.
“He’s one of the greatest golfers I’ve ever seen play the game,” said Morotti. “When I saw [Woods] on TV in the U.S. Open, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.”
Wanting something and doing it are two different things, though.
As late as last year, Morotti was still hovering around in the mid-90s working his game at Yardley Country Club, home of the Falcons.
“I was a mess,” admitted Morotti.
In the past year, however, Bob has sliced more than 10 strokes off his handicap. His varsity handicap at YCC presently stands at 3.6, measuring out between 6 and 7 over 18 holes (varsity matches are just 9 holes).
Last fall, for the first time in his varsity career, Morotti made it to the SOL Golf Championships that took place at Indian Valley CC.
The improvement is a big part of the reason why Bob recently made a commitment to play golf next fall at Holy Family University.
A job Morotti obtained tending to the golf carts at Makefield Highlands has helped. It’s given him both the venue and the time he’s needed to work on his game. Of course Bob was more than a willing partner in all this.
“I just decided one day if I was ever going to get good at this that I needed to practice hard,” he said. “I haven’t stopped since.”
Morotti is always tweaking his game, most recently using a method off the tee called Stack-and-Tilt, a technique he used during varsity season but has since abandoned.
“He’s not afraid to take a round and try new things,” stated Pennsbury golf coach Glenn Goldsborough.
Bob has also worked on the mental part of his game, adding that the best way he’s found to get focused is to play for money.
“I’ve worked a lot on my short game and practice a lot of irons--shape shots--I’ve gotten really good at it.
“I figure if I work hard enough, I’ll try to go all the way to the [PGA] Tour.”
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Pennsbury goalkeeper David Cutler is a 3-year varsity player for the Falcons, who also plays club ball for Head Coach Dean Curtis’ Arrowhead club team. Until this season, he was a perennial backup.
He got his chance to start when the starting keeper Chris Shubert--last year's first team all SOL National Conference goalie--came down with an illness and he’s made the most of it.
Cutler made 9 saves in a recent win over SOL National Conference rival Council Rock South. Of course it helped that the Pennsbury attack kept the pressure on the Golden Hawks outshooting the opposition 35-19.
In that battle, the Falcons were up, 4-1, before blowing the game open with 4 goals in the final frame. The win kept Pennsbury perfect at 4-0 in the conference, and pushed their overall mark to 6-4.
Against Rock North, Cutler upped the ante, making 10 saves in a 10-3 win over the league rival Indians.
Come fall, Cutler will be joined by classmate Corey Hook, a midfielder who played varsity last year but who has been held from the lineup this season nursing a knee injury.
Hook’s story is a little different from Cutler’s. The Falcon middie started out playing ice hockey--a sport in which he competed since the age of five. Hook didn’t start playing lacrosse until he was 11 but he fell in love with the sport almost instantly.
Oh he still played ice hockey but gradually his desire started leaning more and more toward lacrosse.
“I just fell in love with lacrosse,” said Hook. “Hockey went to the back burner.”
Corey says he has Curtis to thank for improving his game and enabling him to take lacrosse to the next level.
“Coach Curtis makes you strive to work hard at reaching your potential,” Hook said. “He pushes you as far as you can go--there’s no limit. You’re as good as you make yourself.”
Looking back, Corey says he has no regrets about choosing lacrosse over ice hockey.
“Hockey just wasn’t any fun anymore; but lacrosse was.”
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NOTES: Falcon golf coach Glenn Goldsborough reports that senior Laura Schiavo has committed to play golf at West Chester.

PENNSBURY:Falcons, Redskins getheadstrong in fight against cancer

The Pennsbury and Neshaminy boys lacrosse teams meet on Thursday evening, April 30 at Neshaminy High School for a Suburban One National lacrosse game.
In addition to a great lacrosse game, the event is also a fundraising event for the HEADStrong foundation in it’s fight against blood cancer. Both teams will be wearing the signature lime green HEADStrong laces and also the new HEADStrong crew socks.
Please come out and support the fight against cancer by purchasing your HEADStrong gear and clothing at the HEADStrong tent at the game. This way, you can help support both great lacrosse and the fight against blood cancer.
Find out how you can help at www.headstrongfoundation.org.
The junior varsity game begins at 5 p.m. and the varsity game will be played at approximately 7 p.m. following the JV game.

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).

PENNSBURY:Falcons fall to the Whippets

On April 18, a beautiful day for lacrosse, the Downingtown West Whippets hosted the Pennsbury Falcons in the first ever meeting between the two teams.

D-West came out strong in the first quarter with midfielder Mike Moore getting a shot rebound and feeding attackman Joe Paparo for the game's first goal two minutes in.

Three minutes later, D-West attackman Ryan Higgins scooped up a ground ball and zipped a shot past Pennsbury goalie David Cutler for a 2-0 Whippet lead.

Meanwhile D-West goalie Dustin Keen was turning back numerous Falcon shots until four minutes into the second quarter when, on a man up opportunity, Falcon midfielder Shawn Caven ripped a hard pass to attackman Peter Sweetland on the doorstep, who double-faked and buried the shot into the back of the net.

The teams traded possessions for the rest of the quarter and the half ended with Downingtown West in the lead by a 2-1 margin.

The third quarter opened up with the same defensive struggle as the first half, with both teams trading possessions until seven minutes into the second half when the scoring floodgates opened for the Whippets.

First, D-West attackman Eric Sander fed fellow attackman Ryan Higgins for an extra man opportunity goal. Then two minutes later, Brad Shenberger triple-deked a shot into the net, with the assist by Mike Moore for a 4-1 D-West lead.

With less than a minutes left in the third stanza, Whippet Ryan Higgins took advantage of another man up opportunity and nailed in shot, with the assist by Eric Sanders.

Downingtown West picked up where they left off at the start of the last period, when D-West controlled the face-off and ran a fast break, with Mike Moore getting the goal twelve seconds into the quarter, with the assist by Ryan Higgins for the 6-1 Whippet lead.

But the Falcons refused to quit and began their own scoring surge. With a Whippet defenseman in the box, Falcon attackman Peter Sweetland found Shawn Caven on the crease for a quick put-in, cutting the lead to 6-2.

D-West answered back at the eight minute mark when Eric Sander bounced in a shot on an extra man opportunity to extend the lead to 7-2.

But the Falcons again answered with their own man-up goal a minute later when Shawn Caven dove into a scrum in front of the Whippet goalie following a rebound from a shot, came out with the ball and ripped a rifle shot past the D-West goalie.

The Falcons won the ensuing face-off and again Shawn Caven got the ground ball close by the crease and nailed another goal to bring the score to 7-4 with six minutes remaining in the game.

D-West clawed back with a forced turnover recovery and Eric Sanders dodged from behind the crease and zipped a turnaround shot into the upper right corner for a 8-4 Whippet lead.

Pennsbury continued to battle back, with Peter Sweetland dodging from behind and feeding Shawn Caven with a cross-crease pass and the quick put in making it 8-5 Whippets with a minute to go.

With D-West controlling the faceoff, the Falcons put their goalie David Cutler into the defense and left the net empty to allow them to double the ball.

The tactic worked and defenseman Ryan Brim stripped the ball and sent an outlet pass to midfielder Ricky Jutkiewicz, who went coast to coast and rocketed the ball past Whippet goalie Keen for the goal and a 8-6 score.

With 15 seconds left on the clock and a man-up opportunity for the Falcons, the Whippets Mike Goodrich stepped up for the home team and won the face-off to give D-West possession. The clock expired as David Cutler saved an Eric Sanders shot.

Pennsbury is now 6-5 overall and remains 4-0 in the Suburban One National conference, while the Downingtown West Whippets are 6-3 on the year and 2-2 in the Ches-Mont League.
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Box Score
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Pennsbury 0 1 0 5 6
Downingtown West 2 0 3 3 8
(April 18 at Downingtown-West)

Goals:
Pennsbury - 6; Shawn Caven 4; Peter Sweetland 1; Ricky Jutkiewicz 1.
Downingtown West - 8; Ryan Higgins 3; Eric Sanders 2; Mike Moore 1; Joe Paparo 1; Brad Shenberger 1.
Assists:
Pennsbury - 3; Peter Sweetland 2; Shawn Caven 1.
Downingtown West - 5; Mike Moore 2; Eric Sanders 2; Ryan Higgins 1.
Shots:
Pennsbury 27, Downingtown West 29
Saves:
David Cutler (Pennsbury) 6, Jdustin Keen (Downingtown West) 10
Record:
Pennsbury - 6-5 overall and 4-0 in the Suburban One National conference
Downingtown West - 6-3 overall and 2-2 in the ChesMont League.

PENNSBURY: Falcons get a piece of the Rock—and more

Pennsbury posts convincing win over the Indians

With Pennsbury's Shawn Caven controlling the faceoffs all day (15-2) April 13 at Council Rock North, the Falcons broke out of the gate quickly with two goals in the first minute of play on their way to a resounding road win over the Indians.
The end result was 10-3 triumph for Pennsbury, a good way to get back into Suburban One National conference play after a three-week break.
Falcons first attackman Peter Sweetland broke the ice, dodging from behind the cage for an unassisted score. Seconds later, freshman Evan Caterson also won a draw which was picked up by long pole middie Dan Marr, who found attackman Kenneth Warren open for the second goal of the day.
With Pennsbury continuing to control the ball offensively, the Falcons added to their lead with middie Shawn Caven scoring on an extra man opportunity, attackman Calvin Hopkins scoring unassisted, and Shawn Caven again scoring on a man-up play on a cross-crease pass from Kenneth Warren.
The second quarter saw the Falcon team continue their take-away defense and offensive ball control. Calvin Hopkins picked up a ground ball off a CR North save of a Peter Sweetland shot, and fed the ball back to Sweetland for the second chance goal.
Three minutes later, middie Rick Jutkiewicz picked up the ground ball following a CR North save of a Shawn Caven shot and rifled it into the back of the net.
The Falcons extended the lead seconds later when Evan Caterson again won a faceoff and drove to the net. After drawing the defensive slide, Caterson fed Kenneth Warren, who drilled his second goal of the game for an 8-0 Falcon lead.
The Indians got onto the board following a defensive penalty on the Falcons. CR North attackman Doug Reiner found middie Tyler Shablin open, who ripped a shot off the Pennsbury goalie's left hip for the Rock’s first score of the day and an 8-1 halftime score.
The Falcons resumed their scoring ways when Calvin Hopkins found a cutting Tim Considine over the middle, who ripped a shot into the lower left corner of the cage. A minute later, Kenneth Warren found a ground ball, dodged and drew the slide, then squeezed a pass to fellow attackman Calvin Hopkins, who converted for the Falcons final goal of the day.
The Indians gave notice that they were not done for the day and fought back for two more goals--the first by Doug Rheiner on an extra man opportunity (assisted by Pat Sweet) and the next by attackman Chris Gifford on a shake-and-bake dodge from behind the cage.
The final stanza saw the Falcon defense hold off sustained pressure from the CR North offense and the Pennsbury offense ice the ball for the final two minutes to seal the victory.
For the Falcons, the win pushes Pennsbury to 4-5 for the year and 2-0 in the Suburban One National conference, while the Rock falls to 3-3 on the year and 0-1 in the Suburban One National conference.
***

Pennsbury 10, Council Rock North 3
LINESCORES
1 2 3 4 Final
Pennsbury 5 3 2 0 10
Council Rock North 0 1 2 0 3
(April 13 at North)
***
GOALS:
Pennsbury--10; Kenneth Warren 2; Calvin Hopkins 2; Peter Sweetland 2; Shawn Caven 2; Ricky Jutkiewicz; Tim Considine.
CR North--3; Tyler Shablin, Doug Rheiner, Chris Gifford.
ASSISTS:
Pennsbury--7; Calvin Hopkins 2; Kenneth Warren 2; Evan Caterson; Dan Marr; Peter Sweetland.
CR North--2; Doug Rheiner, Pat Sweet.
SHOTS:
Pennsbury 27, CR North 15.
SAVES:
David Cutler (P) 10, Dom Colarusso (CR North) 7.
RECORDS:
Pennsbury (4-4), CR North (3-3).

PENNSBURY:Lions claw Falcons

The visiting Penncrest Lions posted an 8-4 victory over the home Pennsbury Falcons boys lacrosse team April 9 at Pennsbury High School.
The Lions broke out of the gate quickly with a win at the initial faceoff by middie Adam Yee and a quick feed from attackman Tom Kusturiss to fellow attackman Troy Clifton for the first goal of the game just seconds into the battle.
The Falcons got the equalizer three minutes later off a save by goalie David Cutler, a long clearing pass up the middle to defenseman Sean Rinko, and a long feed to attackman Peter Sweetland, who was running the fast break up the left side, for the put in.
Pennsbury went ahead four minutes later on a takeaway by middie Shawn Caven from a Penncrest long-pole and an unassisted putback while crossing over the middle.
The Lions went ahead 3-2 with a swarming offense that capitalized on ground ball recoveries, with middie Mike Belfiglio and then Troy Clifton netting the goals, both assisted by Adam Yee.
Penncrest middie Dan Kelly opened up the second-quarter scoring with an unassisted running rip from the right side to put the Lions up, 4-2. Penncrest held the Falcons at bay for the entire second stanza with exceptional team defense and goalie work, before putting the capper on the first-half scoring with another Mike Belfiglio goal that put the visitors up, 5-2.
The start of the second half saw Penncrest pick up where they left off, with a goal by Dan Jones two minutes into the third quarter, with the assist by Belfiglio for a 6-2 lead. Pennsbury fought back into the game two minutes later with a rocket shot by middie Ricky Jutkiewicz, assisted by Shawn Caven to cut the lead to 6-3.
The Lions came roaring back with an answer on an extra man opportunity goal by Dan Jones, assisted by Adam Yee. With two minutes to go in the third period, defenseman Dan Marr stripped a Penncrest player and turned the ball the other way, finding Pennsbury attackman Kenneth Warren open in the middle of the defense for a turnaround shot and goal.
The fourth quarter was a defensive struggle by both teams, with the Penncrest defense successfully holding off a swarming Pennsbury offensive effort, and the only goal of the fourth quarter was scored by Tom Kusturiss on an extra man opportunity to close out the game scoring at 8-4.
The win drops Pennsbury to 3-4 overall on the season, while the Lions improve to 5-3 overall on the year and 0-3 in the Central League. The Falcons remain 1-0 in the Suburban One National conference.
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FALCON SEED: While Pennsbury held statistical advantages in shots on goal (27-25), face-offs (11-3), ground balls (28-18), the Penncrest Lions overcame this with strong team defense, winning the turnover battle (17-10) and converting on extra man opportunities (2 out of 6 as compared to 0 out of 1 for Pennsbury). Two of the three assists for Pennsbury were by defensemen (Marr, Rinko).
***
Box Score
1 2 3 4--F
Penncrest 3 2 2 1--8
Pennsbury 2 0 2 0--4
Goals:
Pennsbury - 4; Shawn Caven; Ricky Jutkiewicz; Peter Sweetland; Kenneth Warren.
Penncrest - 8; Belfiglio 2; Clifton 2; Jones 2; Kusturis; Kelly.
Assists:
Pennsbury - 3; Shawn Caven; Dan Marr; Sean Rinko.
Penncrest - 5; Yee3; Belfiglio; Kusturis.
Shots:
Pennsbury 27, Penncrest 25
Saves:
David Cutler (Pennsbury) 8, Brendan McElhenney (Penncrest) 6
Records:
Pennsbury (3-4), Penncrest (5-3)

PENNSBURY: Falcons edged by Wissahickon in OT

The Pennsbury Falcons Boys lacrosse team visited the Wissahickon Trojans at Wissahickon on Thursday night April 2 in a clash of Suburban One League powers--Pennsbury in the National Conference and Wissahickon in the American Conference.
The sides traded turnovers until halfway through the first quarter when Wissahickon attackman Shane Ziegler crossed in front of the crease and ripped a shot into the back of the Falcon net for a 1-0 lead.
The first half was a showcase for both good defense and outstanding play of both goalies – Sean Smith of Wissahickon and David Cutler of Pennsbury, both of whom made outstanding point-blank saves.
The third quarter started with and an extra-man opportunity for the Falcons, but with possession by the Trojans. Pennsbury midfielder Pat “Moose” Bonnot forced a turnover by Wissahickon, which led to the Falcons first goal of the night.
Five minutes later, the Trojans returned the favor by forcing a turnover and breaking the other way, with middie Alex Simanglatt assisting on a goal by attacker Garrett Rosiek.
The Falcons took their first lead of the game by burying their next two opportunities. The first by Kenneth Warren, assisted by middie Ryan McDonald and the second on a spectacular play by middie Shawn Caven on an invert from behind the cage.
The fourth quarter began with the Trojans in an extra man opportunity. The home team wasted no time, with Garrett Rosiek the recipient of great team ball movement and the assist by Shane Ziegler, to tie the game at 3-3.
Pennsbury quickly jumped back into the lead a minute later with a rip from up top by Falcon middie Ricky Jutkiewicz, assisted by attackman Calvin Hopkins. After a back-and-forth four minute frame, the Trojans won the possession battle and peppered the net with shots that went wide, but retained possession.
Finally, Wissahickon attackman Jeff Gebert put a shot on goal that was blocked by defenseman Ryan Brim, but the shot ricocheted off his leg and past Cutler to tie the game back up at 4-all.
Wissahickon maintained the momentum and went ahead 30 seconds later on a turnover by the Falcons in Trojan territory that led to a fast break, with Shane Ziegler feeding Jeff Gebert on the rocket to the back of the net.
Pennsbury struck back with midfielder Matt Mager beating the pack downfield and feeding attackman Peter Sweetland for the tying goal with 3:41 to go in the game.
Both teams played tough defense the remainder of the fourth quarter to force an overtime session. The Falcon's Shawn Caven, who dominated at the 'X’ all game, won the faceoff and brought the ball down into the Trojan end, where he and his teammtes worked the ball around to an inside shot on goal by Peter Sweetland.
Wissahickon keeper Sean Smith made a great save and the Trojans were able to clear into Pennsbury territory before calling a timeout. On resuming the game, the Wissahickon team pressed the ball to the front of the net where it was stripped by the Falcon long poles. The loose ball popped high in the air where it eluded the grasp of the Pennsbury defender and was picked up by Trojan middie Brian Frankenfield, who fired a bounce shot that hit in front of the crease before finding its way under the crossbar for the winning goal.
With the loss, Pennsbury fell to 3-2, overall; 1-0 in SOL National Conference. Wissahickon, meanwhile, improved to 3-2, overall, 2-1 in SOL American.

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Box Score
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT--Final
Pennsbury 1 0 1 3 1--5
Wissahickon 0 0 3 2 0--6
(April 2 at Wissahickon)

***
GOALS:
Pennsbury – 5; Kenneth Warren 2; Peter Sweetland 1; Ricky Jutkiewicz 1; Shawn Caven 1.
Wissahickon- 6; Garrett Rosiek 2; Jeff Gebert 2; Shane Ziegler 1; Brian Frankenfield 1.
ASSISTS:
Pennsbury - 4; Calvin Hopkins 1; Matt Mager 1; Ryan McDonald 1; Peter Sweetland 1.
Wissahickon - 3; Shane Ziegler 2; Alex Simanglatt 1.
SHOTS:
Pennsbury 23, Wissahickon 21
SAVES:
David Cutler (Pennsbury) 9, Sean Smith (Wissahickon ) 8
RECORD:
Pennsbury (3-2, overall; 1-0 in SOL National), Wissahickon (3-2, overall; 2-1 in SOL American).

PENNSBURY:Falcons drop first LAX game

The West Chester East Vikings, coming off a strong win over Lower Merion, tangled with the visiting Pennsbury Falcons in a ChesMont / Suburban One contest March 26 on a day marked by a constant and dreary rain.
The Falcons lit the scoreboard first, with a score by midfielder Rick Jutkiewcz, as he received a pass from attackman Calvin Hopkins, split a double, and scored. West Chester answered two minutes later as Chris McCormick fed Kevin Holleran for the equalizer.
After a series of takeaways by both teams, the Vikings forged their first lead of the day when Zach Lieb and Matt Biegel played 'keep away' behind the net until Lieb found himself alone with the Pennsbury goalie and buried the shot from the crease line.
West Chester also tallied the last goal of the half on a forced turnover by Zach Lieb, who brought the ball up on a fast break the other way and fed Matt Biegel for the score, returning the assist favor from the previous goal.
The half was marked by physical play with Pennsbury unable to convert on four extra man opportunities due to the relentless defensive pressure and ball control offense of the Vikings.
The second half started with the teams trading goals (Tim Considine for Pennsbury and Ben Tuscai for West Chester East). The Falcons then went on a tear with four unanswered goals to take the lead.
The Pennsbury “D” began answering hit for hit and taking the ball away from the Vikings. Unlike the first half, the Falcon offense began to convert both the even strength and man-up opportunities.
Peter Sweetland fed Kenneth Warren on a man-up play to make the score 4-3 Vikings, and then Ricky Jutkeiwicz toughed out a ground ball from a scrum up top and bulled his way to the equalizing score.
Attackman Kenneth Warren then had two consecutive scores for the Falcons on a man-up opportunity (assisted by Tim Considine) and on an even strength goal (assisted by freshman Evan Caterson), making the score 6–4 Pennsbury at the end of the third quarter.
The Vikings answered the Falcon's third quarter surge with one of their own in the final period. WC East goalie Justin Laxton made a remarkable save on an inside shot by Pennsbury. Roused by their goalie's efforts, East went on a 4-0 run in the last 10 minutes of the game.
Utilizing strong defensive pressure up top, the Viking defense caused turnovers that led to consecutive fast-break goals by Ben Tuscai to knot the score at 6-all. With just under four minutes remaining, the WC East squad took advantage of a Falcon penalty to convert an extra-man opportunity into a lead with Andrew Protenic netting the goal. Two minutes later Chris McCormick finished the scoring with another extra man goal.
The Vikings held off a concerted effort by Pennsbury to climb back into the contest in the last two minutes clearing the ball deep into Falcon territory as time expired to seal the victory for West Chester East.
The loss drops Pennsbury to 2-1 overall on the season. The Vikings meanwhile, pushed their record to 2-0.
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Box Score
1 2 3 4--FinalPennsbury 1 0 5 0--6WC East 2 1 1 4--8Goals:
Pennsbury - 6; Kenneth Warren 3; Ricky Jutkiewicz 2; TimConsidine 1
West Chester East - 8; Ben Tuscai 3; Matt Biegel 1; Zach Lieb 1; Chris McCormick 1; Andrew Protenic 1; Kevin Holleran 1.
Assists:
Pennsbury - 5; Calvin Hopkins 2; Evan Caterson 1; Tim Considine 1; Peter Sweetland 1
West Chester East - 7; Matt Biegel 2; Ben Tuscai 2; Zach Lieb 1; Chris McCormick 1; Killian
White 1
Shots:
Pennsbury 27, West Chester East 29
Saves:
David Cutler (Pennsbury) 10, Justin Laxton West Chester East ) 8
Record:
Pennsbury (2-1 overall; 1-0 in Suburban One National Conference)
West Chester East (2-0 overall; 0-0 in the ChesMont League).

PENNSBURY:Falcons claw Tigers

In the first Suburban One National conference game for both teams this season, Pennsbury scored early and often, cruising to a 16-1 victory March 25 at home over the Truman Tigers.

The Falcons were paced by midfielder Shawn Caven (4 goals, 0 assists) and attackman Peter Sweetland (3 goals, 3 assists) as Pennsbury showed quick ball movement and off-ball motion.

Other contributors for Pennsbury included attackman Kenneth Warren (1 goal, 3 assists), midfielder Ricky Jutkeiwicz (1 goal, 2 assists), attackman Calvin Hopkins (2 goals, 2 assists), and midfielder Tim Considine (1 goal, 0 assists).

Freshman middie Luke Matthews also got his first varsity goal and contributed with solid defensive play.

With the outcome well in hand at the half (the score was 13-0), the game went to a running clock and the Falcons reached into their bench to finish out. Attackman Dan Caggia put up a goal and an assist, with freshman middie Lewis Sears assisting on Caggia's goal.

Justin Merola netted his first goal of the season at attack, and middie Pat “Moose” Bonnot scored his first points of the season on an unassisted goal where he caused a turnover at the mid-line stripe and beat the defense to the crease.

Pennsbury goalie David Cutler was solid in the net with 4 saves but was also involved in a controversial play that resulted in Truman's only score of the day. Truman attackman Carra stripped the ball away from Cutler scooped it up in the crease and put it into the empty net, denying the Falcon netminder the shutout.

The Pennsbury defense was solid and the offense held the ball for long periods of time, including the last two minutes of the game to run out the clock and seal the victory.

The victory over the Tigers pushed the Falcons to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the Suburban One National Conference. Truman is still winless at 0-2.
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LINESCORES
1 2 3 4 - F
Truman 0 0 0 1 - 1
Pennsbury 6 6 1 3 - 16
(March 25 at PHS)

GOALS:
Pennsbury - 16; Shawn Caven 4, Pete Sweetland 3, Calvin Hopkins 2, Kenneth Warren 1, Rick Jutkiewicz 1, Tim Considine 1, Luke Matthews 1, Dan Caggia 1, Pat Bonnot 1, Justin Merola 1
Truman - 1; Carra - 1
ASSISTS:
Pennsbury - 12; Kenneth Warren 3, Peter Sweetland 3, Calvin Hopkins 2, Rick Jutkiewicz 2, Dan Caggia 1, Lewis Sears 1
Truman - 0
SHOTS:
Pennsbury 32, Truman 5
SAVES:
David Cutler (Pennsbury) 3, Huber (Truman) 5
RECORD:
Pennsbury (2-0), Truman (0-2)