Swimming overview
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Welcome to the La Salle College High School Swimming and Diving Program Website.
The La Salle Swimming and Diving program is one of the most successful in the area. It has maintained over the years a tradition of excellence resulting from student-athletes and coaches dedicated to the sport, their team, and their school. La Salle has won the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) AAA State Championship five years in a row. The team was also named the 2016 National High School Championship Team.
In addition to the state and national recognition, the team has also won 29 consecutive Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) Championships and nine straight PIAA District 12 Championships since joining in 2009.
Explore this page to learn more about Swimming and Diving at La Salle.
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Neshaminy High School
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Neshaminy High School
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vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
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Win | 226-276 |
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vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
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Win | 230-259 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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Win | 234-251 |
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vs.
Allentown Central Catholic High School
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Allentown Central Catholic High School
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vs.
Upper Dublin High School
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vs.
Upper Dublin High School
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vs.
Imhotep Charter School
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Win | 15-12 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 231-234 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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vs.
Haverford School
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Win | 249-252 |
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vs.
Episcopal Academy
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Win | 227-243 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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vs.
Wilson Jump Start Tournament, Exeter Township Senior High School
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Loss | 6-9 |
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vs.
Wilson Jump Start Tournament, Wilson High School (Reading)
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Loss | 1-9 |
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vs.
Wilkes-Barre Area High School
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Win | 3-0 |
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vs.
Wilkes-Barre Area High School
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Win | 7-0 |
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vs.
Wilson Jump Start Tournament, Souderton Senior High School
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Win | 8-6 |
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North Penn High School
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Win | 42-6 |
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North Penn High School
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Wilson Jump Start Tournament, Wilson High School (Reading)
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Loss | 11-13 |
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Wilson Jump Start Tournament, Governor Mifflin Senior High School
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Win | 11-10 |
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Wilson Jump Start Tournament, Exeter Township Senior High School
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Win | 15-2 |
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vs.
Pennridge High School
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Pennridge High School
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PCL Meet
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vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
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Win | 9-1 |
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Cardinal O'Hara High School
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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Win | 211-231 |
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vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
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Win | 7-0 |
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vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
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Win | 7-0 |
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Loss | 6-16 |
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vs.
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School
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Screaming Eagle Tournament: Cathedral Prep, Cathedral Preparatory School
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Win | 12-5 |
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Malvern Preparatory School
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Win | 24-13 |
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Screaming Eagle Tournament: Cumberland Valley, Cumberland Valley High School
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Springside Chestnut Hill
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Win | 4-1 |
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Springside Chestnut Hill
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Win | 8-0 |
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Screaming Eagle Tournament: North Allegheny, North Allegheny Senior High School
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Win | 11-8 |
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vs.
Central Bucks East High School
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Loss | 2-0 |
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vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 232-326 |
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Loss | 6-21 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 231-319 |
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vs.
Germantown Academy
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Win | 3-1 |
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vs.
Perkiomen Valley High School
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Win | 18-6 |
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Perkiomen Valley High School
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Win | 8-2 |
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PCL Meet
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Episcopal Academy
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Win | 188-209 |
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Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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Win | 8-1 |
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Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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Win | 9-0 |
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vs.
Germantown Academy
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Win | 20-10 |
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vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
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Win | |
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Reading High School
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Win | 15-6 |
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Reading High School
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Win | 8-6 |
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 7-1 |
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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Tie | 0-0 |
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vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
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Win | 42-0 |
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Haverford School
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Win | 48-27 |
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Briarwood Invitational
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Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 2-1 OT |
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Blackthorn Rugby Tournament
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2nd Place | |
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Win | 3-1 |
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 202-232 |
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vs.
Little Flower High School
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Win | |
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vs.
St. Hubert's Catholic High School
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Win | |
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Haverford School
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Win | 42-7 |
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 30-12 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Loss | 1-0 |
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vs.
Souderton Senior High School
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Win | 12-11 |
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Souderton Senior High School
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Win | 23-13 |
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vs.
John W. Hallahan Catholic High School
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Win | |
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Archbishop Carroll High School
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Win | 8-1 |
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Archbishop Carroll High School
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Win | 9-0 |
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PCL Meet
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William Penn Charter School
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Win | 244-276 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 3-1 |
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St. Joseph's Preparatory School (JV Match)
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Win | 250-271 |
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vs.
Governor Mifflin Senior High School
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Loss | 4-6 |
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Governor Mifflin Senior High School
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Win | 17-7 |
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vs.
Germantown Academy
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Win | 2-0 |
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vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
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Win | 7-1 |
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vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
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Loss | 0-2 |
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Wissahickon Tournament: Wissahickon
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Win | 12-11 |
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Wissahickon Tournament: Perkiomen Valley
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Win | 12-6 |
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North Penn High School
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Win | 1-0 |
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vs.
North Penn High School
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Loss | 1-2 |
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Marywood Rugby Tournament
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5th Place | |
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Archbishop Carroll High School
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Win | 240-292 |
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Central Bucks West High School
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Win | 2-0 |
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vs.
Imhotep Charter School
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Episcopal Academy (JV Match)
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Win | 236-292 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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Win | 4-0 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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PCL Meet
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Malvern Preparatory School (JV Match)
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Win | 250-271 |
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Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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Win | 233-283 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 22-14 |
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vs.
Bishop McDevitt High School
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Win | 7-0 |
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Beast of the East Tournament: Game 1 Malvern
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Win | |
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Beast of the East Tournament, Haverford School
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Loss | |
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Carlisle Invitational
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Bowdoin Park Classic
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Beast of the East Tournament: Flight Two, Landon School
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Win | 13-4 |
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Pennington School
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Win | 3-2 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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Win | 2-0 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Loss | 13-44 |
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vs.
Halftime Exhibition, St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 15-5 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 28-0 |
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Philadelphia Catholic League Championship
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Win | |
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St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 4-0 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 3-2 |
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PCL Meet
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Central Bucks East High School
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Upper Dublin High School
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Win | 10-8 |
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Upper Dublin High School
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Win | 13-7 |
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Central Bucks West High School
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St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Tie | |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 16-8 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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Win | 3-2 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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Win | 4-2 |
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vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
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Tie | 3-3 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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Win | 7-0 |
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vs.
Calvert Hall College High School
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Win | 2-0 |
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vs.
Calvert Hall College High School
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Loss | 2-3 |
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Paul Short Run
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PA State Novice Tournament, Reading High School
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Win | 11-7 |
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Father Judge High School
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Win | 49-7 |
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Father Judge High School
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Win | 33-0 |
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vs.
Perkiomen Valley High School
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Win | 10-0 |
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Perkiomen Valley High School
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Win | 16-4 |
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District 12 (City) Championship
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Win | |
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Father Judge High School
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Tie | 1-1 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 1-0 |
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PCL Meet
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 7-2 |
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vs.
Upper Merion High School
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Emmaus High School - PIAA Regional Championship
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Win | 310-312 |
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St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 2-1 |
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Senior Recognition Game against Upper Merion, Upper Merion High School
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Win | 12-0 |
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Archbishop Ryan High School
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Other | |
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Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 8-0 |
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vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 49-0 |
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vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 2-0 |
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Navy Day Regatta
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Manhattan Invitational
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Council Rock North High School
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Win | 2-0 |
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Neshaminy High School
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Cumberland Valley Rugby Tournament
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Other | V - Plate Champions / JV - Cup Runner-Up |
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Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 35-6 |
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Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 3-0 |
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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North Penn High School
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Loss | |
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vs.
North Penn High School
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Loss | |
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Council Rock North High School
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vs.
Springfield Township High School (Montgomery County)
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vs.
Springfield Township High School (Montgomery County)
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PCL Quarterfinals, Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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Win | 8-1 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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Loss | 20-21 |
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PCL Championships
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CR North Freshman Tournament, Hatboro-Horsham High School
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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Tie | 14-14 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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Win | 14-0 |
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TBD
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Head of Charles Regatta
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Franklin & Marshall Rugby Tournament
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Win | 3-0 |
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Pennsylvania State Championship - PIAA AAA Championship
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3rd Place | |
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PCL Semifinals, Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 4-3 |
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District 12 Championships
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Roman Catholic High School
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vs.
Council Rock South High School
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Win | 1-0 |
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PIAA State Championship: Game 1 vs Governor Mifflin
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Win | |
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Pennsbury High School
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PIAA State Championship: Day 2/Game 1 Cumberland Valley
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Loss | |
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PCL Championships, Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 2-1 (3-1 PK's) |
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 30-6 |
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PIAA Water Polo State Championship: Day 2/Game 2 Cathedral Prep
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Head of Schuylkill Regatta
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Rugby Sevens State Championship - Malvern, PA
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3rd / 2nd | |
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Roman Catholic High School
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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vs.
Central Bucks South High School
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Win | 2-1 |
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vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
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vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Win | 4-2 |
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State Championship
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PCL Semi Finals vs. Roman Catholic
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Win | 45-7 |
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District XII Championship, Northeast High School
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Win | 4-0 |
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vs.
Dallastown Area High School
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Win | 4-2 |
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vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Loss | 1-4 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Tie | 3-3 |
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vs.
PCL Finals, St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Loss | 7-52 |
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vs.
Lower Merion High School
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Win | 2-0 |
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vs.
Delbarton School
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Loss | 1-3 |
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vs.
North Penn High School
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Loss | 0-4 |
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vs.
Gloucester Catholic High School
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Loss | 1-5 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 8-1 |
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vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
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Loss | 0-3 |
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Win | 10-3 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 4-3 |
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vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 5-1 |
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vs.
William Penn Charter School
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vs.
Gloucester Catholic High School
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Loss | 2-12 |
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vs.
Hazleton Area High School
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vs.
Hazleton Area High School
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vs.
Haverford School
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vs.
Haverford School
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NXR Northeast Regional
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La Salle Squash Alumni Game
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vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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vs.
Radnor High School
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Win | 5-4 |
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vs.
Lawrenceville School
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Win | 9-4 |
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vs.
Hun School
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Loss | 3-6 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 7-2 |
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vs.
Hill School
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Win | 3-1 |
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Germantown Academy/Triangle Club Basketball Tournament
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Win | 58-37 |
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Travis Manion Duals
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at Travis Manion Duals
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Other | 4th Place |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 9-0 |
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West Chester Rustin/Triangle Club Basketball Tournament
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Loss | 39-53 |
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Loss | 2-7 |
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vs.
St. Augustine Preparatory School
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Tie | 2-2 |
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vs.
Springside Chestnut Hill
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Win | 45-43 |
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vs.
Springside Chestnut Hill
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Win | 56-19 |
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vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
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vs.
Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School
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Win | 7-6 |
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vs.
Lawrenceville School
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Win | 5-4 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 48-43 OT |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 59-35 |
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vs.
The Shipley School
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Win | 7-2 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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vs.
Haverford School
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Win | 43-32 |
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vs.
Haverford School
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Win | 40-28 |
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Win | 60-49 |
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vs.
Upland Country Day School
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Win | 8-1 |
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TFCAofGP Meet #1
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Neshaminy JV Tournament
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at Spartan Duals
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vs.
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
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Win | 57-55 |
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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vs.
William Penn Charter School
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Win | 8-1 |
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vs.
Portledge School
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Loss | 3-7 |
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vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
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vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
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Win | 42-20 |
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vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
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Win | 64-35 |
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vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
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Loss | 62-70 |
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vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 5-2 |
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vs.
PCL DUAL MEET #1, Archbishop Carroll High School
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vs.
Roman Catholic High School
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vs.
St. Augustine Preparatory School
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Win | 9-3 |
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vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
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Win | 4-1 |
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vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 51-27 |
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vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
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vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
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Win | 53-38 |
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vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
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Loss | 60-64 |
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Cardinal Classic
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TFCAofGP Meet #2
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vs.
West Catholic Preparatory High School
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Win | 53-49 (OT) |
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vs.
West Catholic Preparatory High School
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Loss | 41-46 |
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vs.
Central High School
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Win | 63-14 |
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vs.
Central High School
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Win | 45-34 |
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Mount St. Charles Academy Tournament
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Delco Duals
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Delco Duals
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Fairmont Heights (MD)/La Salle Holiday Tournament
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Win | 77-65 |
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Penncrest Shootout @ Penncrest High School (2 games, 12:40 and 2:30 pm)
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Win | 34-29 |
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Calvert Hall (MD)/La Salle Holiday Tournament
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Win | 68-48 |
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Mount St. Charles Academy Tournament
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Germantown Academy JV Tournament
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Loss | 46-50 |
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Abington High School/Pete and Jameer Nelson Scholastic Play-By-Play Tournament
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Win | 38-35 |
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vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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vs.
Alumni Night, William Penn Charter School
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vs. William Penn Charter School
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Win | 60-24 |
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vs.
Bishop McDevitt High School
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Win | 44-41 (OT) |
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vs.
PCL Dual Meet #2, Archbishop Wood High School
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vs.
Bishop McDevitt High School
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Loss | 39-42 |
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vs.
PCL Dual Meet #2, Archbishop Wood High School
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Win | 69-12 |
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TFCAofGP Meet #3
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vs.
SquashSmarts
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Win | 6-3 |
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vs.
Bishop McDevitt High School
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Win | 54-32 |
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High School Wrestle-Fest (JV)
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High School Wrestle-Fest Duals
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vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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Win | 60-22 |
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vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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Win | 44-36 |
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vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
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Win | 54-22 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Win | 5-1 |
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vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Win | 55-32 |
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vs.
Radnor High School
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Loss | 4-5 |
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vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
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Loss | 4-5 |
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vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Win | 50-47 |
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vs.
PCL Dual Meet #3, Roman Catholic High School
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vs.
PCL Dual Meet #3, Roman Catholic High School
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Win | 51-28 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Holiday Invite
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
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Win | 69-33 |
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vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
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Win | 31-19 |
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vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Win | 6-1 |
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vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
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Win | 44-42 |
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vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Win | 5-2 |
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Wilson Relays
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TFCAofGP Meet #4
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vs.
PCL Dual Meet #4, St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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vs.
DUAL Meet #4, St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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Loss | 24-49 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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Win | 66-32 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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Win | 54-27 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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Loss | 62-66 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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vs.
Gloucester Catholic High School
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Loss | 1-2 |
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vs.
Devon Preparatory School
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vs.
Conestoga High School
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Loss | 0-9 |
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vs.
St. Augustine Preparatory School
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 52-50 |
|
PCL Regular Season
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 62-30 |
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vs.
Father Judge High School
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Win | 59-49 |
|
TFCAofGP Meet #5
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vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Win | 55-50 |
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vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
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Win | 51-46 |
|
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
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|
Loss | 43-62 |
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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vs.
Hill School
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|
Loss | 1-4 |
|
vs.
Hill School
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|
vs.
PCL Quarterfinals, Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
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Win | 49-28 |
|
vs.
PCL Semifinals, Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
Loss | 15-54 |
|
at Wissahickon (with MSJ)
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vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
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vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
Win | 73-45 |
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
Win | 57-50 |
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
Win | 5-4 |
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
Loss | 47-53 |
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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|
Ocean Breeze Invitational
|
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vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
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|
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
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|
Win | 41-26 |
|
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
|
|
Loss | 64-68 |
|
vs.
Harriton High School
|
|
Win | 9-0 |
|
vs.
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School
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vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
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|
vs.
Upper Dublin High School
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|
||
|
vs.
Lawrenceville School
|
|
Loss | 1-8 |
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Springside Chestnut Hill
|
|
Loss | 4-5 |
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
Loss | 42-62 |
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
Loss | 45-49 |
|
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
|
|
Loss | 1-2 |
|
Travis Manion JV Tournament
|
|
||
|
TFCAofGP Meet #6
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
Win | 6-3 |
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
Win | 9-0 |
|
vs.
Princeton Day School
|
|
Win | 3-2 |
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Hill School
|
|
Win | 7-2 |
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lawrenceville School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
Loss | 57-59 |
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
Loss | 62-79 |
|
TFCAofGP Meet #7
|
|
||
|
Panther Invitation
|
|
||
|
North Penn JV Tournament
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
Win | 44-39 |
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
Loss | 56-59 |
|
vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
William Tennent High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
William Tennent High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Princeton Day School
|
|
Win | 3-1 |
|
SNOW DAY MAKE UPS
|
|
||
|
vs.
Haverford School
|
|
Loss | 0-9 |
|
PCL Championships
|
|
||
|
District 12 Championships
|
|
||
|
PCL Championships
|
|
||
|
PCL Individual Championships
|
|
||
|
PCL Individual Championships
|
|
||
|
District 12 Championships
|
|
||
|
PCL Championship
|
|
||
|
Quarter-Finals
|
|
||
|
vs.
Semi-Final, Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Upland Country Day School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
Win | 6-3 |
|
CHAMPIONSHIP
|
|
||
|
High School Nationals
|
|
||
|
District XII Championships
|
|
||
|
TFCAofGP MoC
|
|
||
|
C.A.I.T. Tournament
|
|
||
|
APAC Semi's
|
|
||
|
APAC Semi Final
|
|
||
|
APAC Final
|
|
||
|
vs.
APAC Founders Cup Final, Holy Ghost Preparatory School
|
|
Win | 4-1 |
|
PIAA Northeast Regional Individual Championships
|
|
||
|
PIAA Northeast Regional Individual Championships
|
|
||
|
Frostbite Tournament
|
|
||
|
Frostbite Tournament
|
|
||
|
PFTCA State Championship
|
|
||
|
Varsity Tryouts
|
|
||
|
PIAA AAA Individual Championships
|
|
||
|
vs.
Salesianum School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Flyers Cup Quarter-Finals, Roman Catholic High School
|
|
Win | 8-1 |
|
vs.
Downingtown Rugby Football Club
|
|
||
|
vs.
Iron Lions Rugby
|
|
||
|
Hibernians
|
|
||
|
|
|||
|
vs.
Flyers Cup Semi-Finals, St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
PIAA State Championships
|
|
||
|
vs.
Upper Dublin High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Academy at Palumbo High School, Bensalem High School, Upper Dublin High School, Haverford Senior HS
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
Come and Take it Tournament
|
|
||
|
vs.
Academy at Palumbo High School, Bensalem High School, Haverford Senior HS, Upper Dublin High School
|
|
||
|
Come and Take it Tournament
|
|
||
|
Garnet Valley Play Day - 8:15am Strath Haven, 9:05am Avon Grove, 10:45am Spring-Ford
|
|
||
|
vs.
Springfield Township High School (Delaware County)
|
|
||
|
Come and Take it Tournament
|
|
||
|
vs.
Episcopal Academy
|
|
||
|
Come and Take it Tournament
|
|
||
|
vs.
Springfield Township High School (Delaware County)
|
|
||
|
vs.
Neshaminy High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Neshaminy High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Radnor High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Radnor High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Delbarton School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Delbarton School
|
|
||
|
|
|||
|
vs.
William Tennent High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
William Tennent High School
|
|
||
|
Lower Moreland High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Council Rock North High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Council Rock North High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Souderton Senior High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cheltenham High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Salesianum School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Academy of the New Church
|
|
||
|
vs.
Academy of the New Church
|
|
||
|
vs.
Council Rock South High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Council Rock South High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Coventry Rugby Wildcats
|
|
||
|
vs.
Conestoga High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Conestoga High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
PCL Meet 1
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Dock Mennonite Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
Dock Mennonite Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
Germantown Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
Germantown Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Hill Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
Hill Academy
|
|
||
|
Knights Invitational
|
|
||
|
vs.
William Penn Charter School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Academy at Palumbo High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Manheim Township High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Haverford School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Manheim Township High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Gregory the Great Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
Gregory the Great Academy
|
|
||
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
PCL Meet 2
|
|
||
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
North Penn High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
Explorers Invitational
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
PCL Meet
|
|
||
|
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
The Shipley School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
The Shipley School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Haverford School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
De Matha Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Central Bucks South High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Central Bucks South High School
|
|
||
|
Haverford Tournament
|
|
||
|
CB West Relays
|
|
||
|
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
|
|||
|
vs.
Doylestown Rugby Club
|
|
||
|
vs.
Simon Gratz High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
PCL Meet
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Augustine Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
Penn Relays
|
|
||
|
vs.
Quakertown High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Souderton Senior High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Unionville High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Unionville High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
PCL Semifinals
|
|
||
|
vs.
Central Bucks East High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Central Bucks East High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
PCL Championship
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Father Judge High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Haverford School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Haverford School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Council Rock North High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Council Rock North High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
|
|
||
|
State Quarterfinals
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
|
|
||
|
PIAA First Round State Playoffs
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Seton Hall Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Seton Hall Preparatory School
|
|
||
|
vs.
Springside Chestnut Hill
|
|
||
|
State Semifinals
|
|
||
|
State Finals
|
|
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information is current and encourage your fellow alums to do the same. Please send any changes to
Mrs. Cathy Winning at winning@lschs.org so your alumni record can be updated accordingly.
As most of you will have seen, Governor Wolf has issued orders extending the closing of schools. The tentative earliest date schools may reopen is now set for Monday, April 6, 2020. As all of us have come to appreciate, this date is a guarantee written in water. Depending on the progress of the disease and the success of containment and suppression activities, this date will be subject to further extension if need be.
Dining Services: Due to recent public health concerns, some of the self-serve foods will be either moved behind the service counter or into grad and go containers. Thank you for your understanding.
Any students interested in trying out for the Varsity and Junior Varsity Lacrosse team this spring (NOT involved in a winter sport), tryout applications are available on the team page in the student portal. Applications are required to try out, and are due by end of day today, Monday February 10th. Any questions, please contact Mr. Forster in Admissions Office or Mr. Resch in Counseling Office.
A reminder to all parents/guardians/students that you may NOT park or drive through the faculty/staff parking lot at anytime. Please make other arrangements when picking up your son. This is a high traffic (car/foot) area. Thank you for your cooperation!
Join the Mothers' Club for their annual Trip to New York
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
2:00 pm
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
205 West 46th Street
New York, NY
$200 per person (includes a ticket to the show, round-trip transportation, and snacks)
Tickets are limited and sell-out quickly each year. You MUST purchase your (and your group's) tickets online at: www.lschs.org/broadway
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS
We do our best to seat members of groups together on the bus and at the show, but cannot guarantee group seating. You will be asked for group member information when purchasing tickets.
Reservations are only held with payment. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets are sold on a first-come basis, and a bus seat is assigned to every ticket holder. Lunch and dinner are on-your-own, so ensure you make restaurant reservations early!
For additional information, please contact:
Candice Dotger at crdotger@gmail.com or or Liz Grady at fletch.33@hotmail.com
SCHEDULE
The buses depart Montgomeryville Mall (Dick's Sporting Goods) at 8:00 am and New York City at 8:00 pm. The buses return to Montgomery Mall at approximately 10:30 pm.
Classes of 1930 to 1969
Golden Explorers Mass and Luncheon
Reunions for the Classes of 1934, 1939,
1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Mass 10:30 am in the Marian Chapel
Followed by Brunch in the Auditorium
$40 per person
For more information, please contact Jill D'Angelo at
(215) 402-4808 or DAngeloJ@lschs.org
Former NBA Referee Steve Javie '72 Goes From The Hardwood To Homilies Becoming A Catholic Deacon
Article by Frank Fitzpatrick
Reprinted from The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 2019
The stirring anthem ended and those in the large Saturday night crowd, some clutching programs, took their seats. Steve Javie, a member of the Class of 1972 and a top-tier NBA referee for 25 seasons, moved into position and got ready once again to interpret the rules.
But this was Mass at Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Newtown (Bucks County), not a basketball arena. Javie was wearing a green chasuble and white cassock, not the NBA's two-tone officiating uniform. And the rules he was about to address in one of his first homilies as a permanent deacon in the Catholic church were eternal, not subject to collective bargaining.
"People ask me if there are similarities between being a deacon and a referee," Javie said before that recent 5 p.m. Mass. "It's funny because people used to think they could tell me how to do my old job. That hasn't changed, except now people are telling me how to preach."
A Montgomery County native who pitched at Temple and briefly in the Baltimore Orioles organization, Javie was destined to be a sports official. His father, Stan, was a field and back judge in the NFL, and his godfather, John Stevens, a longtime American League umpire.
Javie, 64, consistently was rated as one of the NBA's top referees. He worked more than 1,500 games, including 200-plus in the playoffs and 20 in the Finals.
"Steve was the best referee I ever worked with, and I reffed with everybody," said Joe Crawford, a friend and former NBA colleague. "He knew the rules. He got plays right. And he had [guts]. He was very aggressive but always under control."
Bad knees finally forced Javie to limp away after the 2011 season, his last assignment being the decisive sixth game of that year's NBA Finals.
By then, he was on a spiritual quest. Thanks to his wife of 28 years, Mary Ellen, he'd rediscovered a faith he'd virtually abandoned as a young man. The couple had started a charity benefiting underprivileged children in Montgomery County and Philadelphia. But he needed more.
"I thought, 'I've got to be doing something more with my life than blowing whistles against basketball players,' " he said.
At a Saint Andrew's event, a visiting speaker mentioned the Catholic diaconate. The possibility of becoming a deacon hung constantly around his neck like the whistles he wore as a referee.
"It's a calling," he said. "It's nothing I aspired to. I knew I was getting near the end of my career because my knees were failing. That realization makes you think about what you're going to do afterwards."
The journey Javie started in 2012 ended this June 8, 2019 when he and six others were formally ordained as deacons during an ornate ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The grueling process that got him there took seven years and yielded a master's in theology, a new title, and the right to deliver homilies, wear a collar, and perform such traditional priestly duties as baptisms and marriages.
"I was at the ordination," Crawford said. "Watching him do all the little things around the altar, you could see how prepared and calm he was. That's how he was as a referee. Anything he gets into, he gets into all the way. He's so devout now. As a matter of fact, he's so devout that sometimes I have to tell him, `Steve, shut up.' "
Assigned to Saint Andrew's, his home parish and the largest in the Philadelphia archdiocese, Javie delivered his second homily last Saturday.
"I'm not afraid to get up and talk in front of people because I've been doing that my whole life," he said. "But talking about something really personal like faith, that's stressful."
Actually, Javie, who usually speaks in rapid and intense bursts, seemed more poised and conversational while addressing the parishioners, which he did not from the pulpit but from in front of the altar.
"He's very at ease, which probably comes from what he did all those years," said Monsignor Michael Picard, Saint Andrew's pastor. "His preaching, even though he's just starting, is really superb."
The story of how Javie switched from the arena to the altar is one that combines love found and spirituality sought.
It began in the late 1980s when the NBA's travel demands made him a regular at Philadelphia International Airport's US Airways counter. That's where he met Mary Ellen.
"I was someone who except for Christmas and Easter didn't go to Mass. But I could see she was a devout Catholic," Javie said. "So on our second date, I thought I'd impress her and I said, `How about if we go to Mass, then get lunch afterward?'
"We're sitting there in church, and this priest is droning on. I'm looking at my watch thinking I'll sit here an hour then be with her the rest of the afternoon. I wasn't paying attention, wasn't getting anything out of it. Afterward, she asked me what I thought. I told her I didn't get anything out of it. She looked at me and said, `What did you put into it?' That stopped me in my tracks. She said, `Did you maybe say a prayer for somebody in your family who needed it? Did you pray to the Holy Spirit for enlightenment?' She really got me thinking."
The experience led Javie to re-examine his Catholicism. He took Communion daily, read more about faith and marriage and, on the road, attended Mass whenever possible.
The renewed devotion helped in 1999 when Javie was one of 15 referees implicated in a tax-evasion case that involved misuse of frequent-flyer miles. He was the only one acquitted on all charges.
Noticing their colleague's newfound focus, the referees Javie worked with began to ask questions. Some even accompanied him to church.
"A lot of guys I traveled with, they struggled with all the temptations that come with being on the road," Javie said. "I would try to talk to them about it. My thinking was we're all sinful, but if we can talk about these things with each other, it might make our marriages and families a little more solid.
"When I was a crew chief, the second guy would sometimes grab the new guy and say, 'OK, Steve, tell him what you talked to me about.' I'd try to mentor them, not just in basketball but in life."
After retirement and the deacon decision, Javie ramped up his religiosity. From August through May, he took three-hour classes at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in philosophy, theology, spirituality, and homiletics. Then there were workshops, psychological examinations and, before ordination, written, practical and oral examinations.
"We've never been blessed with children, but we've got nine nephews and nieces and I tell them I never studied that hard in my life," Javie said. "Those professors were brilliant. It was a really intense, extensive process."
His new schedule is sometimes as hectic as his old one. A day after ordination, Javie had to deliver his first homily at Saint Andrew's. There are Masses, ceremonies, home and hospital visits, counseling sessions, and speaking engagements.
"I made a living in sports," he said. "They paid me to referee, and it was a good job. But this is something else, a really incredible journey. I worked in the Finals for 15 years. I worked Game 7s. But that doesn't compare with this. It's a feeling I can't describe."
Those who know Javie well, such as his fellow Whitemarsh Valley Country Club members, now feel free to move conversations beyond typical locker-room talk.
"Now that they know what I've been through, they feel like they have permission to talk about their faith, even to complain about it," Javie said. "They realize that I've changed in one way, but not socially or personality-wise. I'm just Steve Javie. I always have been. It just so happens I'm not a referee anymore. I'm serving the Lord now."
Before the leaves are brown and the sky turns gray,
come and surf into the new school year with La Salle's
Mamas and Papas who will be California Dreamin'.
Party On The Patio
Parent Social
Saturday, September 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Glaser Center and "The Pit"
$50 per person
The event is sponsored by the Mothers' Club and Men of La Salle and
all proceeds will support the Auction and benefit students in need.
Casual Dress
Price includes appetizers, beer and wine, and live music.
All attendees must be age 21 or older.
"All work and no play," so the saying goes. No doubt esteeming me a dull boy indeed, numerous friends and acquaintances have advised me over the years, "you need to get a hobby—something that complements your working life." Well, golf only brings out a slight inclination towards explosive impatience, and anything you collect, you also need to dust. So that's out too.
But falconry? That could be the ticket. So, while on vacation, I dabbled a bit, as they used to say on Seinfeld. I spent some time with Rocky here back in July (I named him not for Philadelphia's ubiquitous and eternal boxer, but for the cartoon gangster occasionally appearing in episodes of Bugs Bunny, whose disposition "da boid" shares). This experience allowed me to reflect upon four unexpected similarities between the sport of sheiks and the experience of Lasallian education. These observations ring true whether we can draw on many years' experience with this school or are arriving with our first son, a member of the Class of 2023 whom La Salle welcomed this week.
1. An investment of time and effort are required. Despite the impression of preternaturally easy command I exude while working with Rocky, falconry takes time. In the western world, there's a two-year long apprenticeship with a sponsor, and it takes seven years to achieve real mastery. Hunting with a raptor also requires a lot more effort than using an inanimate weapon you can put back on the shelf after an outing. The bird requires appropriate housing and daily care: feeding, grooming and training. Likewise, in the Lasallian high school, no one who "does enough to get by" will thrive. Parents commit not only to a serious financial obligation but to an ongoing involvement: with their son's studies to the extent necessary; in support of his chosen activities; through volunteer service; and via an extensive social calendar of school activities which build and sustain the community. Students have a lot more homework than they may be used to and must manage it while exploring many athletic, co-curricular, and service opportunities before ultimately committing to a few. They generally juggle these responsibilities while navigating a more challenging commuting routine than their peers may experience. Teachers too need to be all in. You can't skate by on an undergraduate education and scant preparation. Students will ask probing questions, expect you to demonstrate not just competence but mastery, displaying an ability to reteach creatively when comprehension eludes an individual or the class. Such classroom routines take place within the context of a school that invites your involvement with these students for long hours after dismissal purportedly occurs at 2:35 pm and with your own professional growth on an on-going basis.
2. You remain who you are but are guided and supported as you grow into the best version of that self. Falcons are never tamed. The hunt demands they not lose their wild identity. They need to be comfortable and docile with humans while growing unimpeded into their predatory nature. A similar logic explains why you'll never hear a graduate of this school referred to as a "La Salle Product." Factories put out products, uniform and predictable. In that world "exceptional" is not a compliment. Lasallian schools nurture and shape unique individuals, coaxing their best out of them while allowing them ever expanding spheres of autonomy and responsibility. We believe that wisdom is discovered not through unrelenting obligation and a constraining pressure to "fit in," but through freedom, a true freedom that invites commitment but does not impose conformity.
3. A growing trust is required to sustain the relationship. Let's face it. Most of the dogs and cats we consider part of our families wouldn't survive ten minutes without us. They're completely domesticated and dependent, comfortably tethered in our yards awaiting their next meal. The raptor, on the other hand, is trained to do for the falconer what he would need to do to survive on his own: hunt in the wild. Each time a falcon is unhooded and departs from his keeper's glove, he need never return. Some mixture of habituation, loyalty, and a calculus proving that he is reliably better off in human care encourages the falcon's return to that person who released him, regardless of the hunt's success. So, it is here at La Salle. Almost none of us—faculty, students, parents, even administrators—must be here. Only the few Brothers are in some fashion "assigned" here under their vow of obedience. Every other member of the school community chooses to be and remain here. And it is exactly that dynamic, the fact that this path has been voluntarily chosen by so many dynamic, creative, and expansive personalities, that makes the journey so interesting.
4. The culmination of the journey is being set free, but that freedom is sustained by repeated spiritual return. Western falconers defend themselves against accusations that this sport requires enslavement of an otherwise free creature by noting that, compared to their wild counterparts, far more captive falcons survive their first year out of the nest. Protected from predators and disease, their chances of reaching maturity are greater. It is at that point, though, that master falconers will set a bird free and begin training a fresh fledgling. While the experience of faculty and parents of several sons is longer, the modal amount of time a person spends at La Salle is four years. But typically that's enough: enough to ground him in the experience of faith, in the reality of a loving God revealed through the people and events of our lives; enough to ground him in the disciplines and habits of mind that will make a professional out of him; enough to ground him in the ideals of fairness, respect, and generosity that will make him admired and exemplary in that chosen profession; enough to ground him in a brotherhood which will call him back to people and memories periodically throughout his life, call him to his best self in every major decision he makes, however far from this mews he may have flown.
Welcome or welcome back to a new year at La Salle. I look forward to discovering how your son(s) will take flight this year, particularly those young men who will cross the stage at graduation on the last Saturday in May.
Fraternally,
Brother James Butler, FSC
President
PS: I'd be remiss if I didn't try to get across a fifth point, one that's very important to Rocky. Don't ever call him a hawk.
Back To School Nights
The Student Handbook and Family Directory for 2019-2020 will be distributed at Back To School Night.
Parents of Freshmen (Class of 2023)
Thursday, September 5, 2019
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Auditorium
Presentation Begins Promptly at 6:30 pm
College Counseling Update – September 2019
The college search and application process can be a challenging experience for students and their families. Our goal in the College Counseling Department at La Salle College High School is to educate your sons regarding the process, to support them in their efforts, and to assist students in identifying colleges and universities that match their academic abilities and will offer success in a suitable environment for continuing intellectual development. Finding the right college or university is about "fit", therefore, we expect each student to play an active role in his college search and admission process.
Please join us at the school's annual auction, which will feature California Dreamin', on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Sponsorship opportunities are available and items are needed for the silent, luxury, and live auctions.
35th Annual Auction
California Dreamin'
Saturday, November 2, 2019
For information of to make a donation, please contact the Auction Office at (215) 402-4915.
All fathers are welcome to a barbecue sponsored by the Men of La Salle. The night is a great way for new fathers to meet other fathers and learn about the La Salle community. Returning fathers can catch up with friends and learn about all of the exciting things happening this year.
Men of La Salle
Welcome (Back) Barbecue
Thursday, September 19, 2019
6:30 pm
Glaser Center and "The Pit"
Admission is Free
In the event that you have any questions, please contact Scott Porreca at scott.porreca@gmail.com
The Mothers' Club invites freshman mothers and mothers of new students for a traditional welcome. Invitations have been mailed. Please RSVP by September 13, 2019 using the response card that was included with the invitation.
Join fellow alumni and parents for an evening by the beach!
A Shore Thing
Saturday, August 3, 2019
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Rock'n Chair
2409 Dune Drive
Avalon, NJ
Light Fare and Cash Bar
www.lschs.org/ashorething
Wouldn't you like to turn your personal PA tax liability into financial aid dollars at La Salle, instead of paying the state? Utilizing the EITC/OSTC tax credit programs, you can receive up to a 90% tax credit on donations made to La Salle. Specifically earmarked for need-based financial aid, this funding is essential to offering a La Salle education to a broad and diverse profile of students.
In conjunction with the foundations Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS) and The Foundation for Catholic Education, you can join a special purpose LLC and receive a 90% personal tax credit on your contribution to La Salle. There are no hoops to jump through or long applications to fill out. Full details are available on the BLOCS website located at https://blocs.org/personal-tax-credits/ and the Foundation for Catholic Education's website located at www.foundationforcatholiceducation.org/eitcostc.
THE BASICS
- Individuals wishing to direct their personal tax liability to La Salle can join a special purpose LLC.
- A two-year commitment nets a 90% tax credit on your donation.
- Full details are available on our EITC/OSTC page, located at www.lschs.org/eitc.
Questions? Interested in joining an LLC? Contact Brett Foley '00 in the Office of Institutional Advancement at (215) 402-4812 or foleyb@lschs.org.
June 30, 2019 marks the end of our 2018-2019 fiscal year! Will your name be in the book? To date, over 1,700 alumni have supported one of the many initiatives listed at www.lschs.org/gift, ensuring that the opportunity of a Lasallian Education continues for our next generation of Explorers. Be sure your name is listed under your class year in this fall's Annual Report with a gift today!
On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, the feast day of our founder and namesake Saint John Baptist de La Salle, La Salle College High School will be celebrating its first-ever #LSCHSGIVES Day of Giving! Focused on generosity and its impact on the La Salle community, this twenty-four-hour event will highlight the many ways that giving affects the Explorers of today and tomorrow and our school as a whole. With a goal of 263 gifts for our 263 soon-to-be graduating seniors, the generosity of our alumni, parents, past parents, grandparents, trustees, and friends will be on full display! Stay tuned for more details and ways you can help get involved on May 15th!
David T. Diehl '55 Scholarship Golf Outing
Monday, June 17, 2019
Two Shotgun Starts (Morning and Afternoon)
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Lafayette Hill, PA 19144
Join fellow mothers in celebrating the school year and meet new mothers from the Class of 2023.
Mothers' Club Spring Social
Thursday, May 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Glaser Center
$20 in advance
$25 at the door
Pre-7th and Pre-8th Grade
Summer Enrichment Program
Build and Launch a Rocket
Learn the Basics of Coding
Take Photos Like a Pro
Never Lose a Debate Again
June 17-28, 2019 (Session One)
July 8-19, 2019 (Session Two)
June 17- July 19, 2019 (Full Session)
For more information and to register,
visit www.lschs.org/summer
By the numbers...
70% of students in the summer program at La Salle, on average
25 current scholarship recipients at La Salle attended the summer program, including the Founder's Scholarship Recipient (Full Scholarship) for the Class of 202
100% of students take a full-scale practice High School Placement Test (HSPT)
What do past students have to say about the program?
"I would recommend this program to all prospective students
thinking about attending La Salle."
Current La Salle Sophomore – Class of 2022
"The camp was exceptional."
Founder's Scholarship Recipient (Full Scholarship) – Class of 2023
SAVE THE DATE
La Salle College High School
Auction
Featuring California Dreamin'
"If you can dream it, you can become it."
Saturday, November 2, 2019
On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, the feast day of our founder and namesake Saint John Baptist de La Salle, La Salle College High School will be celebrating its first-ever #LSCHSGIVES Day of Giving! !
The cruciform organization of the icon reminds all that Jesus is the source and inspiration of the Lasallian Mission.
The new web site is the culmination of a year-long marketing and branding assessment involving various La Salle Constituents. The new design incorporates all of the elements that make La Salle College High School the leading Catholic Day School in Pennsylvania.
The Office of Information Technology along with Finalsite - the leading independent school web communications company in America - collaborated on the process to produce a visually-stunning Web Site, a more robust portal space for students, faculty, parents and alumni, and a mobile-first design that will look great on any device on which you are viewing www.lschs.org.
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200 Medley Relay
1:30:26
Kyle Shurmur '15, Michael McBryan '14, Greg Brocato '16, Nick Stachel '15 (2014)
200 Yard Freestyle
1:36:05
Matt Belecanech (St Joseph's Prep 2009)
200 Individual Medley
1:48:31
Greg Mahon (St. Joseph's Prep 2009)
50 Freestyle
20:60
Eric Schultz (La Salle 2012)
100 Butterfly
48:13
Greg Mahon (St. Joseph's Prep 2009)
100 Freestyle
44:66
Ted Walker (LaSalle 2009)
200 Freestyle Relay
1:22:91
Eric Schultz, Chris Szekely, Gregory Rogers, Sean Regan (La Salle 2012)
500 Freestyle
4:22:21
Matt Belecanech (St Joseph's Prep 2009)
100 Backstroke
49.87
Joseph Maginnis (La Salle 2013)
100 Breaststroke
55:95
David Speese (La Salle 2011)
400 Freestyle Relay
3:02:74
Eric Schultz, Joseph Maginnis, Sean Regan, Chris Szekely (La Salle 2012)
200 Medley Relay
1:30:26 Kyle Shurmur '15, Michael McBryan '14, Greg Brocato '16, Nick Stachel '15 (2014)
200 Yard Freestyle
1:38:88 Chris Szekely (2012)
200 Individual Medley
1:50:67 Rhoads Worster (2010)
50 Freestyle
20:60 Eric Schultz (2012)
100 Butterfly
49:14 Joe Maginnis (2012)
100 Freestyle
44:66 Ted Walker (2009)
200 Freestyle Relay
1:22:91 Eric Schultz, Chris Szekely, Gregory Rodgers, Sean Regan (2012)
500 Freestyle
4:29:91 Chris Szekely (2012)
100 Backstroke
49.87 Joseph Maginnis (2013)
100 Breaststroke
54:97 Michael McBryan '14 (2014)
400 Freestyle Relay
3:02:74 Eric Schultz, Joseph Maginnis, Sean Regan, Chris Szekely (2012)
200 Medley Relay
1:31:33
Joseph Maginnis, Michael McBryan, Gregory Rodgers, Luke Maguire (La Salle - 2012)
200 Yard Freestyle
1:38:33
Chris Szekely (La Salle - 2012)
200 Individual Medley
1:58:72
Rhoads Worster (La Salle - 2010)
50 Freestyle
20:60
Eric Schultz La Salle - 2012)
100 Butterfly
49:14
Joseph Maginnis (LaSalle - 2012)
100 Freestyle
47:10
Ted Walker (La Salle - 2009)
200 Freestyle Relay
1:22:91
Eric Schultz, Chris Szekely, Gregory Rodgers, Sean Regan (La Salle - 2012)
500 Freestyle
4:42.80
Jake Sannem '17 (La Salle: 2014- 2015)
100 Backstroke
52:89
Joel Worster (La Salle - 2004)
100 Breaststroke
59:27
David Speese (La Salle - 2011)
400 Freestyle Relay
3:02:74
Eric Schultz, Joseph Maginnis, Sean Regan, Chris Szekely (La Salle - 2012)
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