Monday afternoon at the Arena for the rubber match with Greensboro, faceoff was at 1:00 on MLK Day. Jeremy Michel gave the Royals a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, in the second Nolan Burke made it 2-0. The visitors from North Carolina got on the board in the third before Michel struck again, one last marker for the Gargoyles made it 3-2 but they could come no further. Keith Petruzzelli was once again the goalie of record as the club's mark stands at 19-15-4, 13-7-1 at home. The boys are back home for another set with Greensboro on Friday the 30th. On Tuesday we boarded the bus for the short trip to Lancaster Catholic for a non-league game, There was a middle school game going on when we got there and That Is When The Fun Started. At the end of the third quarter we were walking to the locker room when I caught my toe on the bottom step of the stands, I did a faceplant and came up bleeding heavily from the nose. The LCHS training staff was there almost instantly, they did all they knew to stop the bleeding (how I wasn't otherwise injured is something I will never know). They actually delayed the game while they brought out a wheelchair, hoisted me on my own petard and carted me out on my shield. In the main lobby an ambulance crew was waiting, they examined me and took my vital signs. They said I wouldn't need to go to the hospital unless I wanted to, I told them I would trust their professional opinion and stay at the game. The training staff took me to the locker room via a back hallway, when the JV game started I was at my accustomed spot at the table. LCHS athletic director Nate Leonard was there as was JPM AD Teasia Pena, throughout the night they kept tabs on me as did the training staff. Nate jokingly told Teasia they have to find a way to keep me healthy because I'm a national treasure (his words, not mine). In the games themselves the JPM JV dropped a second straight, the varsity won a very competitive game 60-55. DeMere Salisbery led with 23, EJ Abernathy was the only other man in double figures with 13. The boys are back in divisional play on Friday the 23rd. Take care, thanks for reading.
