Central Bucks East Men’s Varsity Lacrosse lost to Avon Grove in a non-league game this afternoon at War Memorial by a score of 9-8 in OT. East opened the scoring and struck first with 1:22 remaining in the first and had a 1-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Red Devils owned the second scoring 5 goals and taking a 5-3 lead into half time. In the second half the Patriots refused to give up as the Red devils pumped one more goal in to take a 6 – 3 lead. The third quarter was chess match and a defensive struggle. With both team having opportunities to score. Sean McGovern (20 saves) kept the Patriots in the contest as both teams added just 1 goal to their tallies. In the fourth the Patriots battled back and scored 3 goals in a span of 4 minutes. Anthony Casselli tied the game on an excellent feed from Matt Schmidt with 16 seconds left to send the contest into overtime. In overtime the Red Devils won the faceoff and advanced the ball into the box where Avon Grove Coach Eric Jackson called for a time out with 3:53 in the overtime. Avon Grove called a play in the settled situation and found the matchup they wanted. At 3:23 Avon Grove’s Bryce Reid scored the game winner on a dodge in man to man coverage. At East moves to 8-1 (4-0 in SOL) and Avon Grove moves to 8-0. Next up for the CB East is CB South.

1 2 3 4 OT Total
1,2,1,4,0,8
0,5,1,2,1,9
CB East had 8 goals on 26 shots.
Avon Grove had 9 goals on 33 shots.

CB East Scoring:
Anthony Casselli – 3 Goals
Matt Milici – 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Matt Heim – 1 Goal
Matt Brown – 1 Goal
Zach Kane – 1 Goal, 1 Assist
Geoff Kuhn – 1 Assist
Matt Schmidt – 2 Assists
Cole Rushworth won 6 of 20 Face Offs
Sean McGovern – 20 Saves
Pete Donavan 5 GB’s, 3 Caused Turnovers
Tyler Butler 3 GB’s 3 Caused Turnovers,
Dustin Buchanan 3 Caused Turnovers
Matt Heim, Cole Rushworth 3 GB’s each

Avon Grove Scoring:
Bryce Reid – 4 Goals
Tanner Peck – 4 Goals, 2 Assists
Joe Malone – 1 Goal
Kyle Smith – 1 Assist
Nick Cardile – 8 GB’s
Beau Kush – 6 GB’s
Anthony Cardile – 5 GB’s
Will Schriner – 12 Saves