NA Rallies From Five Down To Beat Peters Township
North Allegheny rallied from a five goal deficit to beat the Peters Township Indians, 12-9, on Friday night in a non-section contest on the road. In the regular season finale for both teams, the Indians built a 7-2 lead by halftime before the Tigers clawed their way back into the game in the second half.
North Allegheny rolled off five straight goals in the third quarter and outscored the Indians 8-2 in the second half. Nick Koebley scored four of his five goals in the second half to pace the Tigers comeback efforts. Stephen Kelleher, Alec McGovern and Kyle Rullan scored two goals apiece in the win.
The Tigers improve to 12-6 overall on the season while Peters Township drops to 9-7. North Allegheny will face Sewickley Academy in the WPIAL Quarterfinals on Wednesday night at home. On April 28, the Tigers defeated Sewickley 8-7 in double overtime at Newman Stadium. The playoff contest will be broadcast live via the internet on the North Allegheny Sports Network. For a look at the entire WPIAL Division 1 playoff field, click here for brackets.
Boys Lacrosse Summary vs. Peters Township, 5-9-14
| GAME SUMMARY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| North Allegheny | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Peters Township | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
