Lucas Gonzalez and Brian Kinniry scored goals in the first period and Jack Botthof was percet on goal as the Firebirds recorded their second consecutive Saturday shoutout.
Holy Ghost Prep 3 Lake Forest 0
John Gavaghan. Nate Romer, and Patryk Oser all scored goals as the Firebirds bested the Scouts Saturday afternoon at the National Scholastic Invitational. Jack Unger earned the shutout in goal.
Pine Richland 5 Holy Ghost Prep 3
Alexander Verszyla and Carson Parkhill scored goals 71 second apart late in the third period to give Pine Richland, the reigning Pennsylvania Class AAA state champions a 5-3 win over Holy Ghost Prep Friday night in the opening round of the National Scholastic Invitational in Jamestown, New York.
Verszyla put his team ahead for good when he scored his second goal of the game with 2:22 remaining in the final period after Lucas Gonzalez scored two second-period goals that enable the Firebirds to overcome a 3-1 deficit.
Brian Kinniry scored for Holy Ghost Prep to give his team a 1-0 lead in the first period.
The Firebirds will face Lake Forest Illinois at noon on Saturday and St. Joseph’s Collegiate Prep from Buffalo at 6:00.
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.
Rick is also a longtime correspondent for two suburban Philadelphia daily newspapers, the Intelligencer and the Bucks County Courier Times in Doylestown, PA. Over the course of his career he has coverzed a wide variety of sporting events.
He is also a veteran play by play and public address announcer, and handles the PA mic for the nationally ranked Delaware Valley University football program.
Rick is also a longtime contributor to Referee, a magazine devoted to sports officiating. He called his first baseball game at age 13 and continues to umpire softball and baseball today.
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