PA – Central Athletic League | Archive | May, 2015

A junior, Kreuzer was a key factor in the Lower Merion boys’ tennis team’s postseason run, which culminated in a PIAA team state championship. Kreuzer, who will a captain for the Aces next spring, was named first team All-Central League for doubles and was undefeated in his single matches this spring.

Lucas Kreuzer’s top picks

Book: Pillars of the Earth.

Author: Malcolm Gladwell.

TV show: The Sopranos.

Movie: American Hustle.

Pre-match pump-up song: “Whatever Nick Legg (my doubles partner) is playing on his speaker.’

Athlete: Roger Federer.

Person I most admire: “My grandfather, because he is an interesting guy who’s worked all around the world and he’s easy to talk to.’

Team: Swiss and U.S. soccer teams.

Places to visit: Wellfleet on Cape Cod and Rougemont, Switzerland.

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CHESTER — The more head coach Tony Beaty watched his West All-Stars practice for the Hero Bowl, the more he believed he had something special, that he had accurate quarterbacks, speedy receivers, defenders willing to collide.

Then he remembered: The East will have an All-Star team, too.

“I’m excited,’ said Beaty, the coach at Chester High. “The kids are excited, too. We look pretty good. But ‘ on paper’ is always different than reality. We’ll see what happens when we get on the field.’

That will happen Thursday night (7:30) at Cardinal O’Hara High in the 39th annual game, which benefits the Delaware County Hero Scholarship fund for the families of police, firemen and emergency responders killed while on duty.

Under a revised format that splits Delco geographically rather than a previous setup that essentially matched the Central League stars against the Del-Val with some private school stars blended into the rosters, the game should yield a refreshed rivalry.

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WEST CHESTER — After their 9-8 overtime win over Hershey in the first round of the PIAA boys lacrosse tournament, Springfield players broke into a joyous rendition of the Credence Clearwater Revival hit “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?’

Never mind the song came out nearly three decades before the players were born, it was the perfect choice, a classic for a timeless moment in the Cougars’ lives. And, well, they had seen the rain.

Storms delayed the start of the game more than 90 minutes. Then midway through the third quarter, the rain and lightning returned, sending everyone at West Chester East scurrying for cover.

“It was a struggle,’ said senior midfielder Dan Wasson, who in addition to the long delays felt under the weather on a day that it didn’t cooperate.

The extended break seemed to disrupt the Cougars. When Springfield left the field in the third quarter, the District One champs held a 7-3 lead. Eighteen minutes of game play later, the Cougars were tied. The Trojans found the back of James Spence’s net five times in the fourth quarter, while Lucas Spence’s second goal, in which he spun off two defenders with a fake pass, was Springfield’s only answer. After regulation it was 8-8.

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ASTON — Garnet Valley and Archbishop Carroll played a nonleague game three weeks ago, and the Catholic League champion Patriots rolled to a one-sided decision over the defending PIAA champion Jaguars.

“That game was like scouting for us,’ Jaguars junior defender Michelle Koscinski said Wednesday, after Garnet Valley earned a 14-10 decision over Carroll in the rematch, which took place in the opening round of the PIAA Girls Lacrosse Tournament at Neumann University.

“We saw what they did, and we were confident if we played Garnet Valley lacrosse this time, we would win.’

The Jaguars scored the first three goals Wednesday, then Anna Murphy (two) and Avery Murphy answered for Carroll (19-2). The Jags used a four goals in seven minutes run to take an 8-6 advantage at halftime.

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FIRST TEAM

Pitchers

Leigh Ann Jenkins, Ridley

Courtney Scarpato, Springfield

Callie Wang, Conestoga

Catcher

Reva Alderman, Garnet Valley

Infield

Emily Conaway, Conestoga

Tori DePietro, Springfield

Ellie Oruska, Garnet Valley

Rylee Power, Marple Newtown

Victoria Reed, Penncrest

Sam Tomasetti, Garnet Valley

Outfield

Sammi Donato, Haverford

Brooke McClatchy, Radnor

Jenna Wilson, Conestoga

Taylor Winkelman, Springfield

Sam Witmer, Upper Darby

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers

Brooke Nicander, Radnor

Catchers

Tyler Beccari, Haverford

Brittany Myers, Conestoga

Infield

Ashley Delgado, Springfield

Lyndsey Diebel, Harriton

Heather Lazer, Haverford

Larissa Locke, Ridley

Erin Redden, Upper Darby

Alex Turchi, Upper Darby

Outfield

Amanda Goodyear, Marple Newtown

Megan McGrath, Radnor

Lauren O’Brien, Ridley

Olivia Rigby, Penncrest

HONORABLE MENTION

Conestoga: Cailyn Chiarello, Olivia Youman

Marple Newtown: Caitlyn Spencer, Nicole Atkins

Springfield: Jenny Caggiano

Upper Darby: Danielle Hotz, Carli Benozich

Penncrest: Sam Crann, Kailey Martin

Garnet Valley: Cori Snyder

Lower Merion: Moira McConnell, Jessie Epstein

Ridley: Taylor Eubanks, Alissa Higgins

Radnor: Holly Pachella, Katie Jordan

Haverford: Kelsey Moran

Harriton: Sydney Handel, Sonia Groeneveld

Strath Haven: Lana Duda, Meghan Lashley

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SPRINGFIELD — Kyle Long didn’t even spare a sentence break on the thought last Thursday.

“It’s great,’ the Springfield freshman uttered minutes after his Cougars had wrapped up a District One title with a 7-5 win over Conestoga, “but we’ve still got one more goal, of a state championship.’

Five days later, the same mindset permeates Springfield’s preparations for the Wednesday’s PIAA Tournament opener with Hershey: That the Cougars have yet to accomplish the ultimate goal of their season.

That quest begins for Springfield, winner of 15 of its last 16, at West Chester East when District Three’s third-seeded Trojans (22-1) come calling.

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SHIPPENSBURG — Donovan St. Louis did not know whether to smile or cry after he won the boys Class AAA 400-meter dash title Saturday afternoon at the PIAA Track & Field Championships, so he decided to do both. The smile came first and it was befitting of being the first Upper Darby male athlete to win an individual title at the state meet since Bill Edgar captured the 120-yard high hurdles title in 1963.  The tears came a little bit later when St. Louis called his mother to let her know of his accomplishments. His family are Seventh Day Adventists so they were home, observing the Sabbath.

“It’s a little sad that my mom (Bath-Schebba Dyer) couldn’t be here, but I understand,” St. Louis said. “I know they could watch it on TV and hopefully she did.”

If his mom did watch the meet on TV, she not only saw her son set one individual team record, help the 4 x 400-meter relay establish another school record and guide the Royals to what is believed to be their highest finish at the state meet. Upper Darby placed second in Class AAA with 34 points. Cheltenham (51 points) ran away with the team title.

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First Team

1B: Matt Briner, Sr., Penncrest

IF: Ryne Ogren, Sr., Conestoga

IF: Liam Bendo, So., Garnet Valley

IF: Ricky Collings, Jr., Marple Newtown

OF: Ben Faso, Sr., Garnet Valley

OF: Connor Wilson, Jr., Radnor

OF: James Kantner, Sr., Strath Haven

P: Ashton Raines, Sr., Strath Haven

P: Rob Brown, Sr., Penncrest

P: Sean Corelli, Sr., Radnor

P: Tim Miller, Jr., Conestoga

C: AJ Lerro, Sr. Upper Darby

DH: John Lord, Sr., Radnor

Second Team

1B: Ben Newbert, So., Harriton

1B: Scott Hahn, So., Marple Newtown

IF: Michael Naumann, Sr., Ridley

IF: Nick Gorman, Jr., Springfield

IF: Nick Cerelli, Jr., Haverford

IF: Kevin Maloney, Sr., Haverford

OF: Tristan Kevitch, Sr., Harriton

OF: Jonah Siegel, Jr., Conestoga

OF: Andrew Choi, Sr., Marple Newtown

OF: Tom Leonard, Sr., Haverford

P: Scott McKenna, Sr., Haverford

P: Brendon Little, Sr., Conestoga

C: Drew Fowler, So., Haverford

DH: Tyler Kight, Sr., Penncrest

Honorable mention

IF: Garrett McGurl, Sr., Radnor

IF: Ben Salzer, Sr., Lower Merion

IF: Jesse Bregman, Sr., Harriton

IF: Brett Sheeran, Jr., Springfield

OF: Tom Quinn, So., Springfield

OF: Greyson Avots, Jr., Conestoga

OF: Corey Ziring, Sr., Strath Haven

P: Grant Wallace, Sr., Marple Newtown

P: Jimmy Reardon, Sr., Springfield

P: Mike Bechtold, Jr., Garnet Valley

C: David Shore, Jr., Strath Haven

DH: Connor Toof, Sr., Haverford

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All-EPLCA Team
(* denotes U.S. Lacrosse All-American)

Attack

Grant Ament, Sr., Haverford School*
Cameron Leech, Sr., Abington*
Jack Norton, Sr., Radnor*
Michael Sowers, Jr., Upper Dublin*
Lucas Spence, Sr., Springfield*
Curtis Zappala, Sr., Episcopal Academy*
Adam Goldner, Jr., Malvern Prep
Forry Smith, Jr., Haverford School
Matt Vetter, Sr., Central Bucks East

Midfield

Dox Aitken, Jr., Haverford School*
Zach Hare, Sr., Spring-Ford*
Ryan Kinnard, Jr., Penncrest*
Matt Moore, So., Garnet Valley*
Drew Schantz, Sr., Malvern Prep*
Drew Supinski, Sr., Haverford School*
Jack Wilson, Jr., Radnor*
Jack Auteri, Sr., Central Bucks East
Zach Drake, Sr., La Salle
Chris Friedman, Sr., Episcopal Academy
Joe Lomady, Sr., Abington
Noah Richard, Sr., West Chester Henderson

FOGO

Christian Feliziani, Sr., Episcopal Academy*
Charles Kelly, Sr., Malvern Prep

LSM

Dustin Buchanon, Sr., Central Bucks East*
Ryan McNulty, Jr., Bishop Shanahan*
Zac Methlie, Jr., Springfield

Defense

Matt Klinges, Sr., Malvern Prep*
Noah Lejman, Sr., Haverford School*
Jake Peden, Sr., Downingtown East*
Jack Rapine, Jr., Upper Dublin*
Mike Eveland, Sr., Central Bucks East
Liam Hare, Jr., Spring-Ford
John Lyman, Sr., Ridley
Mike Mulqueen, Sr., Malvern Prep
Pat Smyth, Jr., Springfield

Goaltenders

Sean McKee, Sr., Penn Charter*
Sean McGovern, Sr., Central Bucks East
Jason Yoquinto, Jr., Bishop Shanahan

Bob Scott Award: Jacob Baker, Emmaus
Coach of the Year: Kevin Donnelly, Spring-Ford
Assistant Coach of the Year: Patrick Cullinan, Downingtown East
Man of the Year: Eric Gregg, L.E.A.P.S

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Singles

First Team

Matthew Chen, Lower Merion
Will Frigerio, Radnor
Simon Vernier, Lower Merion
Eric Yen, Conestoga

Second Team

Mike Blank, Conestoga
Xandy Hammitt, Strath Haven
Griffin Kivitz, Harriton
Jeff Soloman, Harriton

Honorable Mention

Brad Burton, Radnor
Matt Canavati, Upper Darby
John Gabrielle, Ridley
Jeff Himelstein, Strath Haven
Joey Kaneda, Penncrest
Rob Kauffman, Marple Newtown
Kris Knight, Haverford
Nick Ruth, Conestoga
Tyler Stroyek, Springfield
Thibault Vernier, Lower Merion
Ronnie Vitola, Garnet Valley

Doubles

First Team

Steven Yang-Max Howarth, Conestoga
Nick Legg-Lucas Kruezer, Lower Merion
Esteban Bermudez-Alex Douglas, Harriton
Alex Moon-Quinn Olsen, Conestoga

Second Team

Jared Robinson-Omosessan Adebambe, Lower Merion
Thomas Chang-Jacob Schulz, Radnor
Clay Gaieski-Ethan Gaieski, Strath Haven

Honorable Mention

Eren Ozer-Jonathan Davis, Radnor
Kristi Zogo-Josh Starr, Marple Newtown
Ying Lor-Ernie Sannoh, Upper Darby
Saqib Mirza-Richard Yang, Garnet Valley
Luke Dewerth-Jaffe/Brian Havlick, Haverford

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