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Head Coach Craig Tyrrell and Assistant Coach
Vince Major leads Palmyra to first ever District
Title.
The team looks forward to the 2009 season as we
expect it to be very exciting. The Cougars will be out to
conquer several goals they have set. The defending
District III Champions and PIAA "AA" State
Quarterfinalists, under the direction of Coaches Craig
Tyrrell and Vince Major, will also be busy with several
community service projects.
As the Lebanon Daily News wrote last year, “Teams
produce championships……Programs produce multiple
championships. Palmyra has established itself as one
of the top soccer programs in the state.”
Vince Major leads Palmyra to first ever District
Title.
The team looks forward to the 2009 season as we
expect it to be very exciting. The Cougars will be out to
conquer several goals they have set. The defending
District III Champions and PIAA "AA" State
Quarterfinalists, under the direction of Coaches Craig
Tyrrell and Vince Major, will also be busy with several
community service projects.
As the Lebanon Daily News wrote last year, “Teams
produce championships……Programs produce multiple
championships. Palmyra has established itself as one
of the top soccer programs in the state.”
© 2009 TSA All Rights Reserved. Developed and Maintained by Craig Tyrrell
Cougars Stay Perfect
By PAT HUGGINS
Lebanon Daily News/GametimePA.com Staff Writer
Posted: 10/01/2009 11:30:36 PM EDT
HERSHEY- In these uncertain economic times it's comforting to know there are still some safe places to
put your money.
Such as on the ever-increasing likelihood that Brett Jankouskas will come through like a champ when the
pressure is on.
Don't scoff. It's become as much of a sure thing as any sound investment opportunity your financial
advisor could suggest.
Pamyra's senior soccer star, Jankouskas added to his already considerable scholastic sports legacy
Thursday afternoon, whistling home a pressure-soaked free kick from 30 yards out with 2:43 left that
propelled the Cougars to a dramatic 1-0 victory over archrival Hershey in a heated Mid-Penn Conference
Keystone Division battle at Hershey High School's new turf field.
In danger of seeing its unbeaten record blemished by a feisty Trojan squad that was on the attack for
much of the second half and ended up outshooting their visitors 10-8, Palmyra instead triumphed once
again, improving to 12-0 overall and 9-0 in the Keystone after the big moment-loving Jankouskas drilled
home his 14th goal of the season just seconds after teammate Zach Lee was fouled just outside the box at
the end of a rush up the field.
It was a moment that would cause lesser competitors to falter or shy away altogether. But when the game
is on the line, there is absolutely nothing shy about the generally soft-spoken Jankouskas.
"I like it a lot, actually," said Jankouskas of the pressure that comes with big moments in
games. "It just seems very kinda calm. It's just fun. It's kinda how I am, I guess. I just like those situations."
And Palmyra coach Craig Tyrell definitely likes seeing Jankouskas in those situations.
"Every time we get a free kick anywhere near the 18, I always think he's gonna hit it," said Tyrell with a
smile. "He's either gonna finish it or he's gonna make the goalkeeper save it. He's great at it.
"He looks forward to it," Tyrell added. "He loves the nature of the game, and the intensity. He relishes the
pressure in times like that."
But make no mistake, despite Jankouskas' brilliance the Cougars are not a one-man team. And they
proved it in both subtle and spectacular ways Thursday.
The subtlety came in the form of hard-earned composure Palmyra displayed throughout a matchup that
grew increasingly physical and chippy as it went on. The Cougars, who also received spirited
performances from Kyle Schneider, Luke Brandt and Michael Thompson to name just a few, had their
moments of chippiness as well, but ultimately did a far better job controlling their emotions than the host
Trojans did. A prime example was seen in the borderline cheap shot Jankouskas was the recipient of by a
frustrated Hershey defender roughly a minute after his game-winning goal.
"We expected it to be that way," said Tyrell of the physical nature of the contest. "We had to keep our
composure, and they did well with that. That's the way we are. We know it's not gonna be easy, and we
just take whatever comes to us."
"We played a good mental game, I'd say," said Jankouskas. "We didn't let it get into our heads much, and
when we did we kinda settled down and just got back to how we play. I think that's why we won the
game.
"It's intense, it gets quite nasty on the field. I'm just glad we won."
The spectacular aspect of the Palmyra victory came courtesy of Cougar keeper Josh Lineaweaver, who
finished with seven key saves, one of which could well have been a game-saver with a little under 30
minutes left in the game.
Coming off his mark in an attempt to corral a ball that was trickling toward the box, Lineaweaver instead
came up empty and was forced to scramble back to the cage and to his right as Hershey's Tom Palmer
was controlling the ball near the right post and sending a cross to the left post where teammate Vito
Amato awaiting.
A Hershey goal seemed imminent, but Lineaweaver somehow got back in position just in time to deny
Amato's point-blank blast.
The sigh of relief from the Palmyra side was almost audible.
"I was like, 'Crap,'" said Jankouskas of his reaction as the play began to unfold. "I was like, 'Oh my God,
there's no way this kid's gonna miss.' And he didn't miss. Josh just saved it. It was a great save by Josh, a
great heads-up play."
"That was key," said Tyrell. "It was a big momentum swing at the time. I think he enjoyed making that
save, he was even smiling for a while."
And everybody was smiling for numerous reasons after Jankouskas worked his magic on the free kick,
not the least of which was the fact that it kept the Cougars unbeaten.
Yes, there are bigger goals Palmyra, the defending Class AA District Three champion, is after, but it's
clear that Jankouskas and his teammates have taken great pride in all the challengers they've beaten back
to date.
"It feels nice," Jankouskas. "Personally, I planned for it, and I know my teammates planned for this, too.
But it's a lot different than just dreaming it. We work hard in practice, and it's just paying off."
Notes: Hershey keeper Ben Masters nearly matched Lineaweaver's performance in goal, stopping six
Palmyra shots and coming up with several acrobatic saves. ... Palmyra enjoyed the advantage in corner
kicks by a 9-6 margin. ... With the loss, the Trojans fell to 9-2-1 overall and 6-2-1 in the Keystone.
The JV Cougars also remaied unbeaten at 10-0 with a 3-1 victory.
The Cougars travel to Northern Lebanon on Saturday with the Varsity game being played at 10:00 AM
folled by the JV game at 11:30 AM. The Vikings (7-4) are lead by high scoring Ryan Comiskey who has
24 goals on the year.
By PAT HUGGINS
Lebanon Daily News/GametimePA.com Staff Writer
Posted: 10/01/2009 11:30:36 PM EDT
HERSHEY- In these uncertain economic times it's comforting to know there are still some safe places to
put your money.
Such as on the ever-increasing likelihood that Brett Jankouskas will come through like a champ when the
pressure is on.
Don't scoff. It's become as much of a sure thing as any sound investment opportunity your financial
advisor could suggest.
Pamyra's senior soccer star, Jankouskas added to his already considerable scholastic sports legacy
Thursday afternoon, whistling home a pressure-soaked free kick from 30 yards out with 2:43 left that
propelled the Cougars to a dramatic 1-0 victory over archrival Hershey in a heated Mid-Penn Conference
Keystone Division battle at Hershey High School's new turf field.
In danger of seeing its unbeaten record blemished by a feisty Trojan squad that was on the attack for
much of the second half and ended up outshooting their visitors 10-8, Palmyra instead triumphed once
again, improving to 12-0 overall and 9-0 in the Keystone after the big moment-loving Jankouskas drilled
home his 14th goal of the season just seconds after teammate Zach Lee was fouled just outside the box at
the end of a rush up the field.
It was a moment that would cause lesser competitors to falter or shy away altogether. But when the game
is on the line, there is absolutely nothing shy about the generally soft-spoken Jankouskas.
"I like it a lot, actually," said Jankouskas of the pressure that comes with big moments in
games. "It just seems very kinda calm. It's just fun. It's kinda how I am, I guess. I just like those situations."
And Palmyra coach Craig Tyrell definitely likes seeing Jankouskas in those situations.
"Every time we get a free kick anywhere near the 18, I always think he's gonna hit it," said Tyrell with a
smile. "He's either gonna finish it or he's gonna make the goalkeeper save it. He's great at it.
"He looks forward to it," Tyrell added. "He loves the nature of the game, and the intensity. He relishes the
pressure in times like that."
But make no mistake, despite Jankouskas' brilliance the Cougars are not a one-man team. And they
proved it in both subtle and spectacular ways Thursday.
The subtlety came in the form of hard-earned composure Palmyra displayed throughout a matchup that
grew increasingly physical and chippy as it went on. The Cougars, who also received spirited
performances from Kyle Schneider, Luke Brandt and Michael Thompson to name just a few, had their
moments of chippiness as well, but ultimately did a far better job controlling their emotions than the host
Trojans did. A prime example was seen in the borderline cheap shot Jankouskas was the recipient of by a
frustrated Hershey defender roughly a minute after his game-winning goal.
"We expected it to be that way," said Tyrell of the physical nature of the contest. "We had to keep our
composure, and they did well with that. That's the way we are. We know it's not gonna be easy, and we
just take whatever comes to us."
"We played a good mental game, I'd say," said Jankouskas. "We didn't let it get into our heads much, and
when we did we kinda settled down and just got back to how we play. I think that's why we won the
game.
"It's intense, it gets quite nasty on the field. I'm just glad we won."
The spectacular aspect of the Palmyra victory came courtesy of Cougar keeper Josh Lineaweaver, who
finished with seven key saves, one of which could well have been a game-saver with a little under 30
minutes left in the game.
Coming off his mark in an attempt to corral a ball that was trickling toward the box, Lineaweaver instead
came up empty and was forced to scramble back to the cage and to his right as Hershey's Tom Palmer
was controlling the ball near the right post and sending a cross to the left post where teammate Vito
Amato awaiting.
A Hershey goal seemed imminent, but Lineaweaver somehow got back in position just in time to deny
Amato's point-blank blast.
The sigh of relief from the Palmyra side was almost audible.
"I was like, 'Crap,'" said Jankouskas of his reaction as the play began to unfold. "I was like, 'Oh my God,
there's no way this kid's gonna miss.' And he didn't miss. Josh just saved it. It was a great save by Josh, a
great heads-up play."
"That was key," said Tyrell. "It was a big momentum swing at the time. I think he enjoyed making that
save, he was even smiling for a while."
And everybody was smiling for numerous reasons after Jankouskas worked his magic on the free kick,
not the least of which was the fact that it kept the Cougars unbeaten.
Yes, there are bigger goals Palmyra, the defending Class AA District Three champion, is after, but it's
clear that Jankouskas and his teammates have taken great pride in all the challengers they've beaten back
to date.
"It feels nice," Jankouskas. "Personally, I planned for it, and I know my teammates planned for this, too.
But it's a lot different than just dreaming it. We work hard in practice, and it's just paying off."
Notes: Hershey keeper Ben Masters nearly matched Lineaweaver's performance in goal, stopping six
Palmyra shots and coming up with several acrobatic saves. ... Palmyra enjoyed the advantage in corner
kicks by a 9-6 margin. ... With the loss, the Trojans fell to 9-2-1 overall and 6-2-1 in the Keystone.
The JV Cougars also remaied unbeaten at 10-0 with a 3-1 victory.
The Cougars travel to Northern Lebanon on Saturday with the Varsity game being played at 10:00 AM
folled by the JV game at 11:30 AM. The Vikings (7-4) are lead by high scoring Ryan Comiskey who has
24 goals on the year.
2008 "AA" DISTRICT III CHAMPS, STATE
QUARTERFINALISTS & 2007 "AA" STATE CHAMPS!!
PALMYRA COUGARS BOY'S SOCCER
Unbeaten Palmyra Soccer Team Survives on Penalty Kicks
Click Here For The District III Bracket ( The team on top of bracket is the
"home" team )
Posted: 10/31/2009 11:34:41 PM EDT
HERSHEY - For the Palmyra boys' soccer team, the beat goes on, but not
without a major scare.
Palmyra and Northern York played 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes
of sudden-death overtime in the District Three Class AA quarterfinals
Saturday night at Hersheypark Stadium to a 1-1 draw, forcing the game to
penalty kicks.
This after the unbeaten and top-seeded Cougars outshot Northern 23-3
with six corner kicks to Northern's none. The only player saving Northern
all night was senior goalkeeper Ramon Lobo, who recorded 10 saves, at
least three of which were acrobatic in nature.
When it came to PKs, however, Palmyra goalkeeper Josh Lineaweaver
stole the show.
Northern's first shooter, Drew Frey, pushed his shot wide right, giving
Palmyra its first big break of the game. Then Brett Jankoukas nailed his PK
in the lower left corner to give Palmyra a 1-0 edge.
After Northern's Kyle Hejmanowski hit his PK to tie the score, Reed
Kreider and Tommy Miller followed with consecutive tallies for the
Cougars, setting the stage for Lineaweaver's heroics.
On Northern's third kick, Lineaweaver dove far to his left to save the shot
of Nate Reinhart. Then, with Northern facing elimination, Lineaweaver
caught the shot of Isaac Kawate to end the marathon.
With the win, Palmyra moved to 22-0 and faces Tulpehocken in
Wednesday's semifinals at Hempfield High School, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Tulpehocken (19-2) defeated East Pennsboro 2-0 after ending Elco's season
Wednesday with a 5-0 win.
Northern finished the season at 15-4-1.
Palmyra Coach Craig Tyrrell was obviously happy with the way his team
responded against Northern.
"We showed the heart of a champion," he said. "They scored the early
goal, then sat back and withstood our pressure. Their goalie was
outstanding.
"But our guys never quit. They really wanted it. They were confident we
could win. In the huddle, I didn't have to say a word. They said everything."
Northern got a first-half goal from Danny DiPrima to go up 1-0 at half.
Content to sit back against the wind and withstand the second-half pressure
of Palmyra, Lobo almost made the goal stand up. Until Palmyra's Zach Lee
tied the score at 1-1 with 6:47 left in regulation.
Kreider started the play with a long free kick from the left flank. Lobo
came off his line but came up empty. Chris Parks crossed it back into the
middle, where Lee was able to slot it home.
Tyrrell said Jankoukas and Lineaweaver were both bothered with flu-like
symptoms and Luke Brandt, another regular, missed the second half after
taking a hard foul in the first half.
Senior midfielder Kyle Schneider kept rallying the Cougars and nearly
pulled off a miracle finish in the second overtime with a 30-yard shot that
kissed off the crossbar in the final minute.
Kreider and B.J. Johnson were solid in the back for Palmyra, while Jamell
Manning came off the bench in the second half to help put the pressure on
the Northern defense - and ultimately Lobo.
At Right: Palmyra s Brett Jankouskas (7) heads the ball out of trouble
while being flanked by teammate Dustin Stuck (13) last night. (LEBANON
DAILY NEWS JIM ZENGERLE)
GO COUGARS!!
Blackjack! Palmyra Soccer Team 21-0 After District Win
By PAT HUGGINS
Staff Writer
Posted: 10/29/2009 12:05:40 AM EDT
HERSHEY - A dynamic, prolific offense. Rock solid, almost impenetrable
defense. Superb on-field leadership and a calm, steady, but firm hand from
the head coach.
If the Palmyra boys' soccer team has any weaknesses or vulnerabilities at
this point, they're not visible to the naked eye.
The Cougar juggernaut continued to steamroll everything in its path
Wednesday evening, improving to 21-0 with a thorough 5-1 defeat of game
but overmatched Trinity in a District Three Class AA first-round matchup
under the lights at Hershey High School.
Led by two goals apiece from reserve junior midfielder Zack Krikorian and
senior go-to guy Brett Jankouskas and a typically smothering defensive
effort spearheaded by keeper Josh Lineaweaver's four saves, defending
Class AA champ Palmyra took firm control of the contest midway through
the first half and didn't let it go until it had secured a spot in Saturday's
quarterfinal round opposite the winner of tonight's Northern-West York
first-rounder. That matchup was postponed Wednesday due to wet field
conditions.
Opening-round upsets, of course, can happen, but only to the vulnerable.
"It was just, 'Come out and play and don't take anything lightly,'" said
Palmyra coach Craig Tyrrell, whose veteran squad was in action for the
first time since Saturday's double OT win over Central Dauphin in the
Mid-Penn championship game. "I'm pretty much satisfied. I thought they
handled themselves well. They've pretty much seen all of it before.
It's just, take our time and do what we do best."
Palmyra controlled the action throughout but misfired on a few early
chances, leaving the contest scoreless for the first 20 minutes. But all that
changed with 19:01 left in the half, when a net-crashing Krikorian knocked
in the rebound of a Zach Lee shot that was initially denied by Shamrocks
keeper Jon Malpezzi.
Michael Thompson had sent in the initial cross from the right side to Lee,
who was stoned by Malpezzi, setting the stage for Krikorian to clean up the
scraps and give Palmyra the lead for good.
"It's good for him," said Tyrrell, with a smile, of Krikorian's first goal.
"Follow the shot, follow the shot. We work on that stuff in practice. The
goalkeeper made a hell of a save, and he (Krikorian) just fell on the ball."
Krikorian then upped the Cougar lead to 2-0 with 6:17 left in the half, when
he deflected a clearing attempt by Trinity in the box to himself and ripped it
past Malpezzi for the score.
From there, the outcome was inevitable, but the Cougars kept the heat on,
going up 3-0 with 13:08 gone in the second half when Lee set up
Jankouskas for his first goal. Jankouskas then did all the work on Palmyra's
fourth goal, bending in a free kick from about 20 yards out for a 4-0 lead
with 13:57 to play.
Palmyra then closed out its scoring column with 10:30 to go when Tommy
Miller got into the act by finishing off a dead-on feed from Jankouskas.
The Cougars narrowly missed adding close to a half dozen more goals to the
easy win, overshadowing yet another stellar effort from the defensive unit
of keeper Lineaweaver and backs Reed Kreider, Dustin Stuck, Brian
"B.J." Johnson and Luke Brandt.
"The understanding's there. They understand each other well," Tyrrell said
of the defense, "especially with (Lineaweaver) in the back. He talks it up.
He kinda marshals everything. Even the guys off the bench, they
understand each other."
Despite another shut-down effort, the Cougars unhappily yielded their first
goal in nearly a month when Trinity midfielder Austin Gullo headed in a
corner kick with 5:35 left. Prior to that score, the last goal allowed came
from Northern Lebanon star Ryan Comiskey in a 3-1 Palmyra win on Oct.
3, a span of seven games and nearly 1,000 minutes of game action.
"They were disappointed that they gave that up," said Tyrrell. "I think
they counted 994 minutes without a goal. They were trying to hit the
thousand mark, but that's the game sometimes."
But, Tyrrell noted, the Cougars will leave everything that happened
Wednesday night - good and bad - in the past.
"The games that happened last week don't even exist for us," said Tyrrell.
"It's just tonight and that's it. Now it's Saturday, whoever it is. We don't
really care, we just prepare for it."
Top Right: Palmyra s Zack Krikorian celebrates one of his two goals that
helped the Cougars knock off Trinity. (LEBANON DAILY NEWS JIM
ZENGERLE)
QUARTERFINALISTS & 2007 "AA" STATE CHAMPS!!
PALMYRA COUGARS BOY'S SOCCER
Unbeaten Palmyra Soccer Team Survives on Penalty Kicks
Click Here For The District III Bracket ( The team on top of bracket is the
"home" team )
Posted: 10/31/2009 11:34:41 PM EDT
HERSHEY - For the Palmyra boys' soccer team, the beat goes on, but not
without a major scare.
Palmyra and Northern York played 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes
of sudden-death overtime in the District Three Class AA quarterfinals
Saturday night at Hersheypark Stadium to a 1-1 draw, forcing the game to
penalty kicks.
This after the unbeaten and top-seeded Cougars outshot Northern 23-3
with six corner kicks to Northern's none. The only player saving Northern
all night was senior goalkeeper Ramon Lobo, who recorded 10 saves, at
least three of which were acrobatic in nature.
When it came to PKs, however, Palmyra goalkeeper Josh Lineaweaver
stole the show.
Northern's first shooter, Drew Frey, pushed his shot wide right, giving
Palmyra its first big break of the game. Then Brett Jankoukas nailed his PK
in the lower left corner to give Palmyra a 1-0 edge.
After Northern's Kyle Hejmanowski hit his PK to tie the score, Reed
Kreider and Tommy Miller followed with consecutive tallies for the
Cougars, setting the stage for Lineaweaver's heroics.
On Northern's third kick, Lineaweaver dove far to his left to save the shot
of Nate Reinhart. Then, with Northern facing elimination, Lineaweaver
caught the shot of Isaac Kawate to end the marathon.
With the win, Palmyra moved to 22-0 and faces Tulpehocken in
Wednesday's semifinals at Hempfield High School, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Tulpehocken (19-2) defeated East Pennsboro 2-0 after ending Elco's season
Wednesday with a 5-0 win.
Northern finished the season at 15-4-1.
Palmyra Coach Craig Tyrrell was obviously happy with the way his team
responded against Northern.
"We showed the heart of a champion," he said. "They scored the early
goal, then sat back and withstood our pressure. Their goalie was
outstanding.
"But our guys never quit. They really wanted it. They were confident we
could win. In the huddle, I didn't have to say a word. They said everything."
Northern got a first-half goal from Danny DiPrima to go up 1-0 at half.
Content to sit back against the wind and withstand the second-half pressure
of Palmyra, Lobo almost made the goal stand up. Until Palmyra's Zach Lee
tied the score at 1-1 with 6:47 left in regulation.
Kreider started the play with a long free kick from the left flank. Lobo
came off his line but came up empty. Chris Parks crossed it back into the
middle, where Lee was able to slot it home.
Tyrrell said Jankoukas and Lineaweaver were both bothered with flu-like
symptoms and Luke Brandt, another regular, missed the second half after
taking a hard foul in the first half.
Senior midfielder Kyle Schneider kept rallying the Cougars and nearly
pulled off a miracle finish in the second overtime with a 30-yard shot that
kissed off the crossbar in the final minute.
Kreider and B.J. Johnson were solid in the back for Palmyra, while Jamell
Manning came off the bench in the second half to help put the pressure on
the Northern defense - and ultimately Lobo.
At Right: Palmyra s Brett Jankouskas (7) heads the ball out of trouble
while being flanked by teammate Dustin Stuck (13) last night. (LEBANON
DAILY NEWS JIM ZENGERLE)
GO COUGARS!!
Blackjack! Palmyra Soccer Team 21-0 After District Win
By PAT HUGGINS
Staff Writer
Posted: 10/29/2009 12:05:40 AM EDT
HERSHEY - A dynamic, prolific offense. Rock solid, almost impenetrable
defense. Superb on-field leadership and a calm, steady, but firm hand from
the head coach.
If the Palmyra boys' soccer team has any weaknesses or vulnerabilities at
this point, they're not visible to the naked eye.
The Cougar juggernaut continued to steamroll everything in its path
Wednesday evening, improving to 21-0 with a thorough 5-1 defeat of game
but overmatched Trinity in a District Three Class AA first-round matchup
under the lights at Hershey High School.
Led by two goals apiece from reserve junior midfielder Zack Krikorian and
senior go-to guy Brett Jankouskas and a typically smothering defensive
effort spearheaded by keeper Josh Lineaweaver's four saves, defending
Class AA champ Palmyra took firm control of the contest midway through
the first half and didn't let it go until it had secured a spot in Saturday's
quarterfinal round opposite the winner of tonight's Northern-West York
first-rounder. That matchup was postponed Wednesday due to wet field
conditions.
Opening-round upsets, of course, can happen, but only to the vulnerable.
"It was just, 'Come out and play and don't take anything lightly,'" said
Palmyra coach Craig Tyrrell, whose veteran squad was in action for the
first time since Saturday's double OT win over Central Dauphin in the
Mid-Penn championship game. "I'm pretty much satisfied. I thought they
handled themselves well. They've pretty much seen all of it before.
It's just, take our time and do what we do best."
Palmyra controlled the action throughout but misfired on a few early
chances, leaving the contest scoreless for the first 20 minutes. But all that
changed with 19:01 left in the half, when a net-crashing Krikorian knocked
in the rebound of a Zach Lee shot that was initially denied by Shamrocks
keeper Jon Malpezzi.
Michael Thompson had sent in the initial cross from the right side to Lee,
who was stoned by Malpezzi, setting the stage for Krikorian to clean up the
scraps and give Palmyra the lead for good.
"It's good for him," said Tyrrell, with a smile, of Krikorian's first goal.
"Follow the shot, follow the shot. We work on that stuff in practice. The
goalkeeper made a hell of a save, and he (Krikorian) just fell on the ball."
Krikorian then upped the Cougar lead to 2-0 with 6:17 left in the half, when
he deflected a clearing attempt by Trinity in the box to himself and ripped it
past Malpezzi for the score.
From there, the outcome was inevitable, but the Cougars kept the heat on,
going up 3-0 with 13:08 gone in the second half when Lee set up
Jankouskas for his first goal. Jankouskas then did all the work on Palmyra's
fourth goal, bending in a free kick from about 20 yards out for a 4-0 lead
with 13:57 to play.
Palmyra then closed out its scoring column with 10:30 to go when Tommy
Miller got into the act by finishing off a dead-on feed from Jankouskas.
The Cougars narrowly missed adding close to a half dozen more goals to the
easy win, overshadowing yet another stellar effort from the defensive unit
of keeper Lineaweaver and backs Reed Kreider, Dustin Stuck, Brian
"B.J." Johnson and Luke Brandt.
"The understanding's there. They understand each other well," Tyrrell said
of the defense, "especially with (Lineaweaver) in the back. He talks it up.
He kinda marshals everything. Even the guys off the bench, they
understand each other."
Despite another shut-down effort, the Cougars unhappily yielded their first
goal in nearly a month when Trinity midfielder Austin Gullo headed in a
corner kick with 5:35 left. Prior to that score, the last goal allowed came
from Northern Lebanon star Ryan Comiskey in a 3-1 Palmyra win on Oct.
3, a span of seven games and nearly 1,000 minutes of game action.
"They were disappointed that they gave that up," said Tyrrell. "I think
they counted 994 minutes without a goal. They were trying to hit the
thousand mark, but that's the game sometimes."
But, Tyrrell noted, the Cougars will leave everything that happened
Wednesday night - good and bad - in the past.
"The games that happened last week don't even exist for us," said Tyrrell.
"It's just tonight and that's it. Now it's Saturday, whoever it is. We don't
really care, we just prepare for it."
Top Right: Palmyra s Zack Krikorian celebrates one of his two goals that
helped the Cougars knock off Trinity. (LEBANON DAILY NEWS JIM
ZENGERLE)