Four different players scored goals as St. Joseph’s Prep opened defense of its Purple Puck tournament title with a 4-1 win over Gonzaga College High’s second team Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
Brayden Collins and Michael Castelli scored for the Hawks in the first of two 25-minute periods before Jackson Marlais answered for the hosts.
John Lynch and Tristan Winata added second-period goals.
Declan Geary and Jacob Aranda split time in goal.
The Hawks (6-2) will complete round-robin play on Thursday with games against Archbishop Spalding and Gonzaga’s number-one team.
St. Joseph’s Prep 2 2 —4
Gonzaga 1 0 —1
First-period goals: Brayden Collins (SJP) from Shane O’Neill, 2:27; Michael Castelli (SJP) from Collins, 20:13; Jackson Marlais (G) from Brendan Beane and Brendan Rosello, 23:42
Second-period goals: John Lynch (SJP) from Castelli, 2:07 (pp); Tristan Winata (SP) from Lynch, 6:34 (pp)
Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 42, Gonzaga 19; Saves: Declan Geary (SJP) 9 and Jacob Aranda 10, Claude Engle-Kis, (G) 38
Rick has worked in print and broadcast journalism for more than 35 years. He's covered golf in one medium or another for more than 30. He is the co-author of the book So You Want to Play Golf with PGA professional Kim Verrecchio and the host of the Women's Golf Report podcast.
Most recently, Rick served as an associate editor for The Mulligan Magazine. He also served as an associate editor for Philadelphia Golf Magazine and New Jersey State Golf from 2004-07.
Rick covered his first LPGA Tour event in 1986 and continues to cover women's golf for various media outlets. High on his bucket list is having the opportunity to one day play in an LPGA Tour pro am.
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