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UWCHLAN >> Quick starting Garnet Valley was shutout in the first half against Downingtown East. And the host Cougars, who have been dynamite all season in close games, had trouble holding a late lead. The District 1 3A Boys’ Lacrosse Semifinal on Thursday was certainly an afternoon of contradictions.But in the end, the Jaguars scored […]

Downingtown East might not have the profile you'd expect for a team that won 17 games to start their season. While the Cougars made it to the regular season's final day without a blemish on their record, they did so by developing a knack for closing out close contests and proving themselves repeatedly against opponents who were bringing their best to the three-time Ches-Mont champions.

UWCHLAN >> The last time Downingtown East dropped a boys’ lacrosse match to a league opponent, the year was 2021. But on Thursday, the Cougars came within a whisker of seeing that streak come to a crashing halt.Visiting Avon Grove took second-seeded East to the very limit, and were just a couple minutes away from […]

By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter DOWNINGTOWN >> The lone undefeated team in all of District 1 Class 3A for quite some time now, and on the threshold of a third straight conference championship, the Downingtown East boys’ lacrosse squad is a juggernaut. But the Cougars can still get nervous and underperform. It happened […]

By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter WESTTOWN >> The last thing Downingtown East head coach Joe Horvath wants to talk about is the prospect of a third straight outright Ches-Mont boys lacrosse title. But after vanquishing yet another top contender – 11-5 on Tuesday at West Chester Rustin — the unbeaten Cougars will be […]

By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter UWCHLAN >> Downingtown East’s penchant for starting slow is troublesome, especially to head coach Joe Horvath. And the Cougars did it again to begin Thursday’s boys’ lacrosse Ches-Mont showdown with fellow unbeaten Bishop Shanahan. But the first quarter issues only made the resulting turnaround all that more impressive. […]

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