The Patriots will be riding the momentum of 3 consecutive victories on their way into the upcoming PIAA District One LAX Tournament that begins Tuesday, May 18. However, C.B. East snagged the #4 seed in the tournament’s field of 28 teams — giving them a bye in Tuesday’s opening round (along with Radnor, Abington, and Conestoga — the #1, #2 and #3 seeds, respectively). So the Patriot’s first “post-season” contest is slated for this Thursday, when they’ll compete against the winner of Tuesday’s match between Downingtown West (#13) and Plymouth-Whitemarsh (#20). [EDIT: Downingtown West won its match with Plymouth-Whitemarsh by a score of 9-4. So Thursday evening's match at War Memorial Field will be C.B. East vs. Downingtown West.]
Of particular note for LAX fans seeking a potential C.B. East vs Hatboro-Horsham re-match… the Hatters garnered the #8 seed in the tournament. And based on the tournament pairings and overall bracket, the Patriots could conceivably compete against the Hatters once again this year in one of the semi-final games on May 25th. Both the Patriots and Hatters split their “regular season” two-game series with one victory each — which would make for yet another high-intensity contest if both teams progress into the semi-final round. Stay tuned!!! [EDIT: For those keeping an eye on the Hatters, Hatboro-Horsham defeated Bishop Shanahan by a score of 9-7 in their game played at Upper Dublin High School's turf field due to Tuesday's persistent rains. So the Hatters progress to Round 2, where they'll compete against #9-seed Pennsbury Thursday evening at Hatter Stadium.]
Meanwhile, we photographed last week’s C.B. East games between C.B. West (May 11th) and C.B. South (May 13th), the latter of which was also the Patriot’s 2010 Senior Night. Our Lightbox Gallery features 19 image highlights from last week’s games.
Enjoy!!!
More game images, along with our coverage of senior night festivities, has already been posted to the C.B. East Mens Lacrosse 2010 Season photo gallery. In addition, Titans fans will find that we’ve also posted game images from last week’s C.B. East vs. C.B. South game to the C.B. South Mens Lacrosse 2010 Season photo gallery.
We send the Patriots all our best wishes for a successful post-season tournament in the coming weeks. Go Patriots!!!
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[caption id="attachment_1276" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Robyn Fiore (12) dives to keep the ball in play for her Lady Patriot teammates."]
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[caption id="attachment_1277" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Lady Patriot Grace Patterson (6) sends a point-winning shot through the arms of a C.B. West defender guarding the net. "]
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[caption id="attachment_1278" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Lady Patriot Haley Wicklum (7) handles a C.B. West serve -- successfully passing the ball to her teammates at front-court."]
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[caption id="attachment_1279" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Lady Patriot Kelsi Halliwell (2) focuses on the ball for a precision set to fellow teammates at the net."]
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[caption id="attachment_1281" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="C.B. East's Grace Patterson (6) taps the ball over the net for a Lady Patriot point."]
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[caption id="attachment_1297" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Lady Patriot Christine Gilbert (15) sends a power kill shot across to her C.B. West opponents as Coach Headly (in the background) observes the action."]
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[caption id="attachment_1282" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Lady Patriot Robyn Fiore (12) takes a moment to manage the mounting tension and refocus as C.B. West ties the contest at 2-2, sending the match into its 15-point Game 5 which the Lady Patriots won 15-11."]
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