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Friday, May 18
Boys' Lacrosse: Carlisle slams Hershey to reclaim title
Carlisle's Jordan Wenger, left, flips the ball past Hershey's Sean Corcoran. (Pa.).Chris Neverman/Special to the Sentinel
Boys' Lacrosse: Carlisle slams Hershey to reclaim title
By Travis L. Pickens, May 18, 2007
Last updated: Friday, May 18, 2007 2:14 AM EDT
Advertisement HERSHEY - It's easy to talk about what you want to do. But to go out and actually do it is altogether different.
With the Mid-Penn Conference boys' lacrosse title hanging in the balance Thursday afternoon at Hersheypark Stadium, Carlisle no doubt was thinking about what was on the line.
But they weren't talking about it.
“I try to stress to the kids that talk about championships is cheap,” Carlisle coach Steve Kidder said. “You have to complete the actions that it takes to win a game, not just say you're going to win a game.”
Thanks to a flurry of first-quarter goals - Carlisle struck three times in the last minute-and-a-half of the first quarter - that staked the Thundering Herd (13-4 overall, 9-0 conference) to a 4-0 lead, Carlisle knocked off Hershey, 9-4.
The win gave Carlisle its fifth Mid-Penn title in the last six years. Cumberland Valley briefly interrupted the Herd's reign by winning the title last year.
“It feels good,” said Tim Margeson, who led the Herd with three goals and an assist. “We came out and did what we had to do. It feels pretty good.”
Hershey (11-5, 6-2) controlled the play early by connecting on passes in the Carlisle zone. Herd goalkeeper Andrew Dymski made five saves in the opening quarter to deem the Trojans' lengthy possessions meaningless.
After Hershey couldn't convert on its long trips into the Carlisle end, the Herd rifled four shots past Hershey keeper Brendan Corcoran.
“We had the first three or four shots of the game right off the bat,” Hershey coach James de Gorter said. “Those were quality shots but their goalie stepped up huge early on. I think that's the difference right there. If we get a few by him early on it changes the complexion of the game.”
For Carlisle, being able to take an early lead - especially on the road - was a welcome change for Kidder.
“The first quarter has been our weakest quarter all year,” he said. “The fact that we went up 4-0 really set the tone for the rest of the team. I think that was a really big deal because that's an excellent team over there.”
Carlisle built a 5-0 lead at halftime before Dymski's shutout bid ended early in the second half. Joe Eirkson's shot bounced between Dymski's legs and trickled into the goal, giving Hershey life.
But the Herd collected three of the next four goals to take an 8-2 lead into the final quarter.
During that span, Margeson scored twice, his last goal putting Carlisle ahead 7-2.
“I thought (Hershey) might have had a little bit better of a game plan,” Margeson said. “But I was pretty pumped up for this game and wanted to win the Mid-Penn.”
De Gorter thought he had developed a solid plan to slow Margeson.
“We had one of our top defensemen on him,” de Gorter said. “I thought he did a job against (Margeson). There were a few breakdowns but our defense played well today.”
Hershey made a late push at the end, scoring twice in the last three minutes to make the score a little closer.
“This feels great because we didn't win it last year,” Kidder said. “We graduated 12 seniors last year and all of them played, so our whole offense had to be reconstructed. To earn a Mid-Penn championship like this is just icing on the cake because nobody gave us a chance.”
Carlisle now moves into the Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association playoffs, likely as the No. 2 seed. The Herd will host a quarterfinal game a week from today against a first-round winner. The district final is set for June 1 at Millersville University's Biemesderfer Stadium.
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