The following is a game summary from the RILAX sponsored boys’ high school All-Star game played Saturday June 6 at Classical High School. The Orange team (DI First team and DIII First Team) defeated the White team (DI second team and DII first team) 21-7. The Orange team was led by the four RI All-Americans; Ian Deveau (4 goals and 4 assists), Conor O’Donnell (4 goals and 2 assists), Ben Sternberg (3 goals and 1 assist and 11-4 on face-offs) and Ted Pekalski (2 goals and 2 assists). Attack Alex Patinkin was the Orange MVP after tallying five goals and an assist. Midfielder Andrew Messner was the White MVP with two goals and eight ground balls. Academic All-American Stuart Sheehan also had two goals and Mike Kemmy had a goal and an assist for the White.
The Orange jumped out to a 4-1 lead after the first quarter, but the White came back in the second and cut the deficit to 6-4 with just over six minutes left in the quarter. The Orange then scored seven straight to take an 11-4 lead at the half and five more at the start of the third, scoring 12 straight goals to pull away.
Orange team MVP Alex Patinkin of PCD drives to the goal in the 2009 RILAX/RIIL Boys’ HS All Star game. Harrow Lacrosse and the Gob Shop awarded a new Harrow head to Alex and to the White team MVP Andrew Messner of La Salle Academy.
All Star game photos courtesy of DLsportsphoto.org
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