Marple Newtown Alums on the NCAA Championship Team

Our Community Feature

Written by and photos courtesy of Paige Morgan

It was Memorial Day Weekend and most people would be headed down the shore, except for three local boys and their Cabrini University Men’s Lacrosse teammates. Marple Newtown High School alums Billy Morgan, Tyler Kostack, and Jake Huey would be headed to Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, where they would battle it out for the NCAA Division III National Championship title.

These three have come a long way since their Marple Lacrosse days. They all grew up playing through Marple’s Youth lacrosse programs, onto middle school teams, then the high school team and finally to Cabrini University. The number 6 team of Cabrini University would be taking on the number 7 team of Amherst College. Neither team had made it to the championship game before this season.

Marple Newtown Alumni Billy Morgan, Tyler Kostack and Jake Huey, at the NCAA Division III Lacross championship game

It was a hard-fought game and both teams played to the best of their abilities. Each of the Marple boys contributed to the game in big ways. Morgan (Midfield) scored three goals, Kostack (Midfield) scored two goals and Huey (Faceoff) scored one goal.

Growing up as Eagles fans it was an amazing opportunity for this team to be able to play and win on the same field the Eagles play on. Most of the members of the Cabrini Cavaliers are fairly local to the Philadelphia area so this game certainly had a hometown feel.

Over five sections of the Linc were covered in blue where the Cabrini lacrosse members’ families, friends and alumni cheered on the Cavs to victory. The first quarter ended with the Cavs leading 3-2. The Mammoths came back in the second quarter with a 4-3 score. The Cavs were back on top ending the third quarter 5-4. The fourth and final quarter of the championship game ended with a 16-12 Cavalier victory and the celebrations have yet to end. These three local Marple boys have made memories that will last a lifetime!