Holy Ghost Prep vs. Seneca Valley 5:00 at Ice Line
Holy Ghost Prep (20-4)
Coach: John Ritchie
Key players: Chase Logue 29 goals, 7 assists, 36 points; Lucas Gonzalez 11—27, Anthony Valeriote 8-16-24; Matt Salita .950 save %
Seneca Valley (22-0-1)
Coach: Tyler Mesisca
Key players: Braden Morin 17 goals, 12 assists, 29 points: Jacob Gilbert 10-17-27; John Sroka III 11-15-26; Cooper Hoehn 15-10-25; Chris Nichols .947 save %
Ice chips: This game is a rematch of the Raiders’ 7-2 win a year ago which gave them their first state championship.
The Firebirds, who are 41-9 over the last two seasons, will be seeking the second state title in school history; their first came in 2015.
Since the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference was launched in the 2018-19, three of its teams have won state titles: La Salle in 2019 and ’23, and Malvern Prep in 2021.
La Salle is also the last Class AAA team to successfully defend, in 2009.
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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