Soccer rules the league...
T
he question posed at the beginning of the 1994 La Salle soccer season was /lean La Salle Repeat?" Last
season, the team graduated nine seniors from the team that won La Salle's first ever Catholic League championship. However, with seven members from that
team returning, Coach Mr. Bob Peffle felt that he had the necessary tools to win the championship again. The Explorers began the season
by winning the
EPYSA Kickoff Tournament at UGH, topping Chestnut Hill 2-1 and Penn Charter 3-1. Following wins against Carroll, St. Joe's Prep, and Holy Ghost Prep, the team traveled to Baltimore to play powerful Calvart Hall. The teams tied 11 in overtime. La Salle then rode its undefeated pre-season success into the regular season. La Salle defeated Dougherty 4-0 in the season opener and proceeded to beat Conwell-Egan, Ryan, North, Me Devitt and tie Wood and Judge. The success of the
team continues with another victory over Dougherty before Wood finally handed the Explorers their first loss. La Salle'ssuccess, however, had not gone unnoticed. The Explorers were constantly ranked among the top five teams in Southeastern PA and, for the first lime in the Right foot forward, left foot back,1-2-3, turn around, inside out, left leg kick, righlleg kick!
Touchdown!!!
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