La Salle lacrosse thumps Springfield-Delco to reach PIAA title game

WEST CHESTER — A year after losing to the same team in the same spot, La Salle's lacrosse team made sure history didn't repeat itself.

And the Explorers made sure in a hurry.

A flurry of early goals, and then a bunch more the rest of the way, gave La Salle a 12-4 win over defending PIAA Class 3A champion Springfield-Delco on Tuesday night at West Chester East. The win moved the Explorers into Saturday's PIAA title game at Penn State (5:30 p.m.) against District One runner-up Radnor, a 16-3 victor over Manheim Township from District Three. Radnor defeated La Salle in the 2024 state final 9-6.

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"They beat us last year and we remembered and that gave us more motivation," La Salle senior Cooper Heilig said.

"We were ready to go and we started fast and everyone just played really well."

La Salle, the District 12 champion, had a 4-0 lead before the game was eight minutes old and was never threatened over the four quarters.

"Our guys came out fast and got the offense going and kept at it," La Salle second-year head coach Jack Forster said.

"They were motivated by what happened last year and our team leaders did a great job of keeping everyone focused."

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The Explorers' first seven goals came from seven different players before sophomore Mason Smith netted his second goal of the game to make it 8-2 at halftime.

"We were pretty confident coming into the game and we stuck to our gameplan," La Salle senior Dylan Malone said.

"And a bunch of guys scored goals and it shows that our offense is pretty well-rounded. Everybody just played great for us."

Drew Markol covers local sports for PhillyBurbs.com. Support our journalism with a subscription.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: La Salle Lacrosse PIAA 3A State Semifinal Springfield-Delco