January 19, 2010Ridley - PAThe HEADstrong Foundation, a charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness forblood cancer research, announced today it will sponsor the First Annual HEADstrongRivalry Games; an invitational featuring five Philadelphia-area boys' conference gamesand a major Division III showdown.The event will be held at Widener University in Chester, PA., on Saturday, April 3. Thehost Widener Pride, winners of four of the last five Middle Atlantic Conferencechampionships, meet nine-time defending Colonial States Athletic Conference championCabrini College at 3:30 p.m.Between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., the five scholastic league matchups will be held for varsityand JV. They include two-time defending state champion La Salle vs. St. Joseph's Prep(Catholic League), District 11 champion Emmaus vs. Easton (Lehigh Valley League),Pennsbury vs. Neshaminy (Suburban One National Conference), Unionville vs. SunValley (Ches-Mont League) and Ridley vs. Strath Haven (Central League). Times of thescholastic games will be released later.HEADSTRONG RIVALRY GAMES SCHEDULE4/3/2009 Varsity GamesJV Games (Stadium Field)Time (Auxiliary Field)Time Neshaminy vs. Pennsbury 9:00 AM Sun Valley vs Unionville8:00 AM Sun Valley vs. Unionville11:00 AM Easton vs. Emmaus 10:00 AM Easton vs. Emmaus1:00 PM Neshaminy vs. Pennsbury 12:00 PM HEADstrong Presentation3:15 PM LaSalle vs. St. Joe Prep2:00 PM Widener vs. Cabrini 3:30 PM No JV GAME LaSalle vs. St. Joe Prep6:00 PM Ridley vs. Strath Haven 6:00 PM Ridley vs. Strath Haven 8:00 PM The Rivalry Games is just part of a family of events run by the HEADstrong foundation,which raise money/awareness for blood cancer research as well as help those afflicted bythis horrible disease. Each of the teams will keep with HEADstrong tradition byconducting a blood cancer awareness campaign on their respective campuses bydistributing literature and selling official HEADstrong t-shirts.The HEADstrong Foundation was created in memory of Nick "Head" Colleluori whowas a 2004 graduate of Ridley High School and was a Hofstra University Lacrosse playerwhen he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Nick lost his relentless battle tocancer on November 28, 2006 after a 14-month fight.To learn more about HEADstrong's Team of Champions to Combat Blood cancer, pleasevisit www.HEADstrongfoundation.org.
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