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Junior Mike Pirone notches one of his three goals with this pinpoint shot.
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By Ryan Mink
rmink@digitalsports.com

Deep down, Georgetown Prep’s loss to Delbarton on Saturday doesn’t really hurt that much. Delbarton is an out-of-state nationally-ranked foe, far from a conference rival.

But for as good as the Little Hoyas are yet again this year, any loss stings.

Georgetown Prep eased its pain and more Tuesday evening with a 14-3 win over Good Counsel, another out-of-conference foe this time in the Hoyas’ own county.

“We just want to win every game,” Prep senior Billy Gribbin said. “We just wanted to forget about Saturday. That one was really rough.”

Penn State-bound Gribbin scored three goals and notched a pair of assists. Junior Mike Pirone (Denver) notched three goals as well and Nick Perfido also notched two.

Prep (12-2), who is ranked No. 5 nationally by LaxPower, took an 8-0 lead to start the game and was never threatened by Good Counsel (4-5), who is currently in first place in the WCAC.

In the process, the Little Hoyas showed just how talented its offense can be. Georgetown Prep cranked out 32 shots in the first half alone, in part because the Little Hoyas dominated the faceoff circle.

The score could have been worse had Falcons goalie Patrick McEnerney not had another standout game with 12 saves.

“We’ve got a lot of talent on this team,” Pirone said. “When we play well it’s a kick-ass offense.”

Delbarton, New Jersey’s second-highest ranked team, handed the Little Hoyas an 8-3 loss. Georgetown Prep trailed 5-3 with five minutes left but tried to turn up the pressure and got burnt.

“We definitely were humbled on Saturday,” Prep Coach Kevin Giblin said.

Giblin and the Little Hoyas are trying to focus less on such games, however. Giblin said that there was perhaps a little too much emphasis on the out-of-league games in years pass, thinking those games would prepare Georgetown Prep for its conference schedule.

Prep has stumbled against its IAC competition somewhat in past years. The past two years the Little Hoyas fell to St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes in the IAC tournament semifinals. In 2007 it meant they had to share the overall title with St. Albans. In 2008 it cost them a shot altogether.

This season the Little Hoyas are 2-0 in the IAC thus far with a 14-2 win over Bullis and 12-3 victory against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes. Georgetown Prep will face St. Albans Thursday.

“I think it’s more motivation coming out with those losses the past two years,” Pirone said. “We’re not going to let that happen this year. Nothing is going to stop us.”