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#17 CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 10, #16 KENNETT 4
Central Bucks South picked up its first ever victory in the PIAA District One playoffs on Tuesday night at Kennett High School.

In a tremendous display of team-oriented offense, the Titans came out of the gate strong, scoring the game’s first three goals and never relinquishing the lead. After Kennett came back to make it a 3-2 game at the end of the first quarter, CB South added a tally late in the second quarter and held Kennett scoreless to make it a 4-2 game at the half.

The third quarter saw the Titans break the game open by once again holding the Blue Demons scoreless while padding their lead with three more goals to take a commanding 7-2 lead. The Titans ended Kennett’s season by adding three more in the final period to the Blue Demons’ two goals for the 10-4 final.

“We had played them earlier in the year and they beat us 9-8,” coach Mike Sharman said. “Kennett is so good on transition. We felt like we could’ve won that game, and we corrected our mistakes and played great with a lot of heart and passion.”

Seven players scored goals for the Titans while the defense applied relentless pressure to hold the high-scoring Blue Demon offense to a season-tying low offensive output.

For CB South, a hustling Jake Henze had two goals and five ground balls while teammates Willie Pendleton and Tommy DiBrino each added two goals. Tyler Strayline led all scorers with five points on one goal and four assists while Brendan McGrath chipped in with one goal and three assists. The Titans’ balanced offense was rounded out by Ty McGee’s one goal and one assist while teammate Anthony Paone also had a goal and paired with McGee to form a highly effective face-off tandem.

Defensively, the Titans received outstanding play from Tim McCrudden and Conner Bechtel, who combined for 17 ground balls. Fellow long-poles Tim Ross and Kevin Witchey helped the Titans wreak havoc and kept the Kennett shooters off balance, allowing Ryan Kelly to make a season-high 22 saves. Midfielders Brandon Jacobsen and AJ Caputo also contributed to the defensive effort, which shut down several Blue Demon man-up opportunities and caused numerous turnovers throughout the game.

“Kelly was amazing, he made a ton of saves,” said Sharman of his U.S. Naval Academy-bound senior who surpassed the 800-save milestone. “The defense did a great job of defending the goal, they never let up an extra man goal.”

Bechtel, according to Sharman, was a standout for the Titans and has been for the entire second half of the season while their long-stick midfielder Tim Ross was successful in the center by pushing the ball upfield. Paone also was a force as he controlled the face-offs, giving the Titans the advantage in ball possession.

“Paone did a really great job,” said Sharman. “I’m really proud of him.”

The Blue Demons were led by Brady O’Neill with two goals and one assist while teammate Kevin McQuiston added two goals.By avenging their only non-league loss of the season, the Titans now tied the program’s highest win total of 14, last attained in 2007.

“It was a fun win,” said Sharman. “One of my coaches played on the 2007 team that went to playoffs but lost in the first round. This is the first post-season victory for CB South lacrosse ever.”

The 17^th-seeded Titans (14-5) will take on the district’s number on seed Radnor on Thursday night at Radnor.

“I think they’ll be extremely relaxed,” said Sharman. “We’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. We’ll go in to play as hard as we can and try to shock the world.”

Central Bucks South 3-1-3-3 10
Kennett 2-0-0-2 4

Ty Strayline 1g, 4a
Brendan McGrath 1g, 3a
Willie Pendleton 2g
Tom DiBrino 2g
Ty McGee 1g, 1a
Jake Henze 2g, 5gb
Anthony Paone 1g
Tim McCrudden 9gb
Conner Bechtel 8gb
Ryan Kelly 22 saves

In case you were wondering - East Won | Hatboro Horsham Lost | West Lost