If you watched the first meeting between Iona Prep and Stepinac back on April 11, there’s no way could have envisioned how Thursday’s CHSAA championship would have played out.
Four-time champion Iona Prep was that dominant in that regular season matchup. And Stepinac looked completely overwhelmed.
But thanks to a healthy face-off man, a veteran attack, a mature group of defenders and an outstanding performance by a goalie, Stepinac pulled off arguably the biggest upset in their CHSAA lacrosse history. The Crusaders defeated the top-seeded host Iona Prep, 14-9, for the AA title.
Watch the video recap from this game here:
Aidan Bross scored four goals in the win and registered two assists. P.J. Hodge had three goals and two assists, and Tommy Cotrell and Cole Mayclim also each had a hat trick. Denny Piekutowski made 14 saves for Stepinac, which improved to 9-10 on the season.
Crew Davis had four goals for Iona Prep.
