Pennsbury High School Boys Lacrosse
Fairless Hills, PA
May 6, 2009
The 2009 Suburban One National season 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. But the cinderella story was not to be as the Ghosts put together a 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 Falcon's 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. As the Falcons passed the ball around, they found Shawn Caven open near the crease, and as he was about to shoot, Abington's Rambo checked him from behind, his forearm striking the back of Caven's neck. Caven was knocked the the ground, unconscious and unmoving. An ambulance and medical team was summoned and Caven was evaluated and then taken out on a back board to Abington Hospital. When play resumed 45 minutes later, the Ghosts held off the depleted Pennsbury offense, and scored a man-down goal by Rambo when he returned to play from serving his penalty to put the Ghosts ahead for the first time in the game. 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 half time, 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.
Box Score
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Pennsbury 2 1 2 2 7
Abington(home) 2 4 4 2 12
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'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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Fairless Hills, PA
May 6, 2009
The 2009 Suburban One National season 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. But the cinderella story was not to be as the Ghosts put together a 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 Falcon's 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. As the Falcons passed the ball around, they found Shawn Caven open near the crease, and as he was about to shoot, Abington's Rambo checked him from behind, his forearm striking the back of Caven's neck. Caven was knocked the the ground, unconscious and unmoving. An ambulance and medical team was summoned and Caven was evaluated and then taken out on a back board to Abington Hospital. When play resumed 45 minutes later, the Ghosts held off the depleted Pennsbury offense, and scored a man-down goal by Rambo when he returned to play from serving his penalty to put the Ghosts ahead for the first time in the game. 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 half time, 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.
Box Score
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Pennsbury 2 1 2 2 7
Abington(home) 2 4 4 2 12
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'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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