Pa. boys and girls: Radnor girls lacrosse rallies to clip Garnet Valley

At first, it seemed as if someone forgot to tell the Radnor girls' lacrosse team that the regular season had finally started.

But the host Red Raiders rallied from an early five-goal deficit Tuesday and stunned Garnet Valley, 10-9, in the Central League opener.

Garnet Valley, the reigning PIAA state champion, is ranked 21st in the country by Nike/U.S. Lacrosse.

Lexi Kenneally (game-high four goals) scored to give Radnor the lead for good, 8-7, with 14 minutes, 46 seconds remaining.

Reilly Masterson helped put the game away by causing turnovers and controlling draws.

Pioneer. Deb Peifer scored in overtime and Methacton won, 7-6, over Boyertown at Phoenixville. The loss snapped Boyertown's 152-game league winning streak.

Coach John Nostrant won his 400th career victory as host Haverford School, ranked No. 1 in the country by Nike/U.S. Lacrosse, beat Loyola Blakefield (Md.), 14-9, in a nonleague game.

In other nonleague action, Curtis Zappala paired four goals with six assists to power Episcopal Academy to a 16-2 victory over visiting St. Joseph's Prep. The Churchmen are ranked 10th in Nike/U.S. Lacrosse's national poll.

Maggie Balint struck out 24 in an eight-inning one-hitter and host Avon Grove rallied past West Chester Henderson, 2-0, in the Ches-Mont National.

Chris Clover (St. Joseph's Prep) and Alyssa Monaghan (Bonner-Prendergast) were named the Markward Club players of the year.

Both players are bound for St. Joseph's University.