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DALLAS TWP. — The Dallas lacrosse teams – boys and girls – celebrated Senior Night together on Friday.
Before and after those ceremonies, they put together impressive performances to continue winning seasons.
The girls finished off a doubleheader sweep of visiting Wyoming Area by putting together five goals in a span of 5:03 during the second half to pull away for a 13-6 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 win.
The boys got it started with a 14-5 victory behind five goals and an assist by Cory Metz, one of their seven seniors.
Lauren Delamater led a balanced girls effort with four goals and an assist.
Katie Snedeker scored three goals while Katie Kapral was involved in four goals. Snedeker and Kapral are among the team’s eight senior starters.
“Our communication was good,” Dallas coach Kim Athanas said. “Making smart passes in transition, that certainly helped, and in playing good defense.”
Snedeker scored two goals in the first half and added her third with 17:16 remaining to start the game-deciding outburst that stretched a 7-4 advantage to 12-5.
Kapral’s pass from behind the net found Snedeker in front for the goal. Kapral had a goal and set up behind the net again to feed Sam Delamater for another score.
“They’re all team players,” Athanas said. “They look to feed, not just drive all the time.
“Katie’s a great assister.”
Just 20 seconds after Kapral’s last assist, Rachel Maniskas ran through the middle of the defense, avoided several Warriors and scored on a low shot for the 12-5 advantage with 12:13 left.
After a night of battling rain of varying intensity, the remainder of the game was played in a steady, hard shower.
“It made things slicker for the girls catching and throwing the ball because it was a lot wetter,” Athanas said, “but overall, it didn’t really seem it affected them.”
Caitlin Butchko finished with four goals for Wyoming Area, scoring all three for her team in the second half.
Dallas improved to 6-3, good for second place in Division 2 behind Lake-Lehman.
“Overall, I think the girls have progressed well this season,” Athanas said. “We have beaten all the teams in our (division) except for Lehman, so far.”
Wyoming Area, a second-year program, slipped to 1-7. Jake Urban led the Warriors with two goals and one assist.
The Dallas boys shared the WVC Division 1 lead a little over a week ago before dropping two straight.
They bounced back with the win over Wyoming Area in the inter-division game, which is part of the WVC standings.
Dallas improved to 4-2. Connor Motley, another senior, chipped in with three goals and two assists.
Wyoming Area, which is second in Division 2, dropped to 3-3.
Coughlin 8,
Lake-Lehman 7
Brigid Wood scored four goals, while Savanna Robinson added two as the Crusaders slipped past the Black Knights.
Ashley Chase and Aubrey Wynn had a goal apiece in the win.
Lake-Lehman’s Jess Evans scored three goals and assisted on another, while teammate Kate Roberts had two goals and one assist.
BOYS LACROSSE
Delaware Valley 12,
Scranton Prep 4
P.J. Matarazzo scored four goals and Nick Pampalone added three as Delaware Valley defeated Scranton Prep.
Rhett Padgett added two goals for the Warriors.
Dan Hinton scored two goals to pace Prep.
H.S. GIRLS LACROSSE
Dallas 13, Wyoming Area 6
Wyoming Area `3 `3 `–` 6
Dallas `7 `6 `– `13
SCORING – WA, Caitlin Butchko (4 goals), Jordan Kelly (goal), Monica Henderson (goal). DAL, Lauren Delamater (4 goals, 1 assist), Katie Snedeker (3 goals), Sam Delamater (2 goals), Katie Kapral (1 goal, 3 assists), Jess Blat (1 goal, 1 assist), Kyleigh Kravits (goal), Rachel Maniskas (goal), Allie Krebs (assist). Shots – WA 16, DAL 36. Saves – WA 19 (Jessica Walkowiak), DAL 8 (Kathleen Brown).
