Games, Lanzone help Radnor topple top-seeded ’Stoga

WEST GOSHEN >> By the way the games were unfolding in the District One girls lacrosse tournament, with one surprise after another, it seemed fitting that top-seeded Conestoga would prematurely meet its fate, along with the other top-three seeds. The No. 1 Pioneers, who rolled to the Central League championship, were undefeated prior to Saturday’s district quarterfinal round matchup with ninth-seeded Radnor.
The one team that knows them best is the Raiders.
“All the kids know each other,” Radnor coach Brooke Fritz said. “There are no secrets.”
Emily Games delivered the tie-breaking tally with 13:41 left to play in regulation and Radnor held on for a 13-10 victory at West Chester East. The Raiders (15-6) meet No. 4 Garnet Valley in the semifinals Tuesday at Downingtown West. The Pioneers (18-1) play 12th-seeded Unionville in the first playback round.
“They had an undefeated season, they were the top seed and we came in as the ninth seed. Beating them as the No. 9 is great for our confidence and preparing us for the next game,” said Games, who finished with three goals and an assist. “We figured out what their strengths were. We know they’re good at rolling the crease and they’re strong at the draw. We worked a lot on that in practice (Friday) and playing really tough defense.”
The Radnor defense made a big difference in the second half. Junior Allison Lanzone was mainly responsible for quieting arguably the best player in the Central League, Conestoga’s Liz Scott, who was held scoreless.
Radnor fell behind by as many as three goals in the first half, but rallied to pull to within one at the break.
“Picking it up in the second half of the first half kind of pumped us up,” Games said. “We knew we had to gel better and work together as a team, and that kind of helped us for the second half.”

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