Check out the results for SOL boys’ soccer teams in action on Tuesday.
American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 7, UPPER MORELAND 0
How teams respond to a loss is always a question evaluators use to determine the quality of a team.
So far, Plymouth Whitemarsh appears to be a force to be reckoned with in the SOL American. Since a Sept. 24 setback to Upper Dublin, the Colonials have been near perfect. They have yet to give up a goal since that day, a streak they continued with a 7-0 drubbing at Upper Moreland Tuesday.
Leading the way in the victory was sophomore forward/outside midfielder Austin Betterly, who had a hat trick for the Colonials. Right behind him was Dominic Wlodarczyk, who found the back of the net twice and added an assist.
Cam Johnson and Kenny Almack had the other tallies, while Almack and Alex Bilodeau both had two assists.
“I guess what makes Austin so special a player - he’s still so young - is explosiveness,” said Colonials coach Devon Landgraff.
David Reina and Cam Johnson helped the sound PW defense yield just two shots on goal, making it a slow day for keepers Brett Paul and Shane Smith. They both had a save in earning the shutout.
The Colonials are now 8-1-2 on the year and 7-1 in the league. They are 2-0-1 since losing to Upper Dublin and have six shutouts this year.
“I think it all stems from our defensive effort,” Landgraff said. “I think our solid defending and the play of our two center mids (Alex Bilodeau and Conor Moore) has helped us be successful.”
Upper Moreland dropped to 2-10 with the loss.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4 3 0
Upper Moreland 0 0 0
CHELTENHAM 3, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 0
Sometimes, it takes a while for teams to get into a groove.
After losing its first six games, it appears Cheltenham may be doing just that. The Panthers made it three wins in a row Tuesday afternoon with a 3-0 win over visiting Springfield (Montco).
“(We) scored two goals in the first two minutes and capped it off with a goal ten minutes later,” said Panthers coach Chuck Gesing.
Just 45 second into play, Tim Taliaferro got things going with a shot and score. Thirty five seconds later, teammate Owen Deitcher joined the scoring party, and at the 12:10 mark, Taliaferro capped a strong showing offensively with another tally to give the Panthers insurance they would not end up needing.
Lucas Grund stopped six shots in net for the Panthers and earned his first shutout in the process. Cheltenham has now been victorious in four of its past five matches and stands at 3-5 in the SOL American, while the Spartans fell to 2-6 in the league and 2-8 overall.
Springfield 0 0 0
Cheltenham 3 0 3
NORRISTOWN 2, UPPER MERION 1
Another American Conference team enjoying some recent success is Norristown. The Eagles have now won two straight and three of their last five after dropping Upper Merion by a 2-1 count Tuesday.
In a tight contest throughout, the Eagles finally broke through in the 75th minute with the deciding goal.
“Junior Drew Baltrus served a ball in deep from the left side and junior Efrain Guzman beat the keeper and headed in the game winner,” said Norristown coach Jared Elias about the victory.
Four players reached the scoring column, with Shane Hammer setting up sophomore classmate Carlos Chavez to get the scoring started in the first half. This, though, was a solid team win, as junior keeper Anthony Mitchell stopped nine Viking shots and was helped by a solid defense led by Tom Detwiler and Joe Dellobuono. Seniors Anthony Giovinazzo, Cristian Ochoa and Alec Machita also had solid afternoons.
Upper Merion did tie the game at one late in the first half but couldn’t strike after that. The Vikings dropped to 6-5 on the year, while Norristown is now 4-7.
Norristown 1 1 2
Upper Merion 1 0 1
UPPER DUBLIN 3, WISSAHICKON 0
The stats did not tell the whole story for Wissahickon Tuesday.
Despite outshooting first place Upper Dublin by a 14-10 margin, the scoreboard did not reflect that advantage. Three Cardinal shots beat Trojans keeper John Carrozza, while Scott Wexler stopped all eight shots he faced to help Upper Dublin cruise to a 3-0 victory.
After battling to a scoreless draw at halftime, the Cardinals put together a solid final 25 minutes that resulted in all three tallies. Sam Ecker provided the game winner in the 56th minute and added another with a minute left to play. Alex Demchick scored in-between those goals to help in the effort.
The Cardinals remain undefeated in league play at 8-0 and are 10-1 overall, while the Trojans fell to 5-4 in the SOL American and 7-4 overall.
Upper Dublin 0 3 0
Wissahickon 0 0 0
NORRISTOWN 1, CONWELL-EGAN 0 (Monday, Sept. 30)
A 40-yard shot from Tom Detwiler’s foot was all Norristown needed in dropping Conwell-Egan in a battle of the Eagles. His attempt went just out of the CEC keeper’s reach for the game winner.
The senior trio of Cristian Ochoa, Anthony Giovinazzo and Alec Machita helped keep that goal standing tall, while junior keeper Anthony Mitchell made nine saves in the win.
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, QUAKERTOWN 0
With just over half the SOL Continental slate completed, things may be turning into a three-horse race between North Penn, CB East and CB West. That said, while the coming games between those teams should have lots on the line, each will also have to keep pace by beating the other solid squads in the league.
On Tuesday, all three won in impressive fashion, including CB West’s 3-0 thumping of visiting Quakertown.
“We got two early goals, which is always hard for a team to come back from,” said Bucks coach Stefan Szygiel.
Five players made the scoring sheet in the victory, as the Bucks used three headers to pop their goals in past the Quakertown keeper. Forward Joel Klapper and midfielder Kyle Schechter both scored as did senior center back Stephen Werner, who teamed up with Conrad Urffer to allow just one shot on goal defensively.
“I thought he [Werner] had his strongest game of the season - he was so reliable tonight,” Szygiel said.
“They were just so solid for us tonight on a night that we really needed it,” he added about Urffer and Werner. “They [Souderton] weren’t able to get through the middle because Werner and Urffer had such a solid night.”
Also contributing assists were fellow seniors Chris Van Pelt (2) and Ethan Acaster (1). With six players over 6-2, the Bucks have the ability to cause fits inside the box against smaller opponents. They will try to keep doing so, which could help improve their 7-2-1 overall record and 6-1-1 mark in the league.
“It’s no secret at this point that we have size this year, so we’re continuing to use that to our advantage,” Szygiel said.
Quakertown dropped to 2-6 in the SOL Continental with the setback and is 4-8 overall.
Central Bucks West 2 1 3
Quakertown 0 0 0
NORTH PENN 2, SOUDERTON 1
Many have tried, but no one has yet to be able to conquer a defensively sound North Penn team this season.
The Knights have yielded only 10 goals in 11 games to this point, earning four shutouts in the process. Those results have allowed them to remain unbeaten in 2013, a streak that continued thanks to a 2-1 win in Souderton Tuesday night.
Offensively, the Knights also have weapons, including Dylan McMahon who scored an unassisted goal in the second half that proved to be the game winner and gave North Penn a 2-0 advantage at the time.
Abdul Mohamed had the other tally for the Knights, and that goal came in the first half. Souderton cut the Bucks’ lead to one, thanks to Nick Stule, who scored on a penalty kick. That, however, was too little too late to mount a comeback.
North Penn moved to 9-0-2 with the victory and remains in first place in the SOL Continental at 6-0-2. Souderton fell to 2-9 with the setback.
North Penn 1 1 2
Souderton 0 1 1
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1, PENNRIDGE 0 (OT)
It took overtime, but Central Bucks South continued its recent outstanding stretch with a 1-0 home victory against Pennridge Tuesday.
After the teams played to a scoreless deadlock in regulation, the Titans’ Evan Becker sent fans home happy with a sudden death goal in the final minute of the first extra session. Dean Helwig assisted on the shot. The win upped the Titans’ record to 7-5 on the year and 4-4 in the SOL Continental. They have, however, won five of their last six matches and yielded only three goals in that span.
Pennridge, meanwhile, tied North Penn Sept. 26 but is winless in its last five matches. The Rams are 5-6-1 on the year.
Central Bucks South 0 0 1 (OT 1) 1
Pennridge 0 0 0 (OT 1) 0
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
Kyle Clow scored a pair of second half goals within a deadly seven minute span, breaking a scoreless halftime tie and propelling the Patriots to the win. Clow’s first goal came two minutes into the second half with a Ryan Gleason assist, and seven minutes later, Clow turned a Brian Morehouse pass into a goal.
“We had a lot of the ball in the first half and were not finishing,” East coach Mike Gorni said. “At the very beginning of the second half, Kyle Clow made a great run.
“Two good things happened – the ball popped out, and he kept the ball alive and hit a great ball from about 18 yards past the keeper. Very quickly after that, we had a couple of other opportunities and didn’t score. Kyle had a beauty for his second goal from the top of the 18. He hit a low liner that went through all the traffic, and I don’t think the goalkeeper ever saw it.”
With 13 minutes remaining, Evan Vare (Gleason assist) tacked on a goal for the 3-0 final.
“When you have that kind of lead and you’re playing with a little more freedom, the game changes,” Gorni said. “They had a couple of counterattacks. Hatboro is always going to work hard, and they did so. Fortunately, we held them off and were fairly comfortable.
“Then Gleason set up Evan Vare, and he had a nice goal. He’s been struggling a little bit to finish in the last three or four games, and he got one today, which is good news for us, and hopefully a little bit of a confidence builder, and he can continue because we need him to score.”
Dan Chilson was credited with a shutout in goal for East.
The Patriots (8-3 overall, 6-2 SOL) will return to action on Wednesday when they will take on the Bucks in a key Continental Conference battle at War Memorial Field at 7 p.m. The Hatters (4-6-1, 2-6) will host Souderton on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Central Bucks East
Hatboro-Horsham 0 0 0
Central Bucks East 0 3 3
National Conference
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
Three second half goals proved to make the difference in Tennent’s 3-0 triumph over visiting CR North Tuesday night.
Dan Miller, Bryan Note and Tony Ciarlante all had goals in a winning effort for the Panthers. The defense did the rest in earning the third straight shutout victory for the Panthers, who improved to over .500 at 5-4-1 with the win.
“It was a good team effort where multiple guys contributed on the score sheet,” said Panthers coach Luke Gibson. “Defensively, it was another solid effort.”
The Indians fell to 3-6-1 with the loss and are 2-6 in the SOL National.
William Tennent 0 3 3
Council Rock North 0 0 0
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 1, ABINGTON 0 (OT)
It may not be the best season record-wise for CR South, but the Golden Hawks have been playing some of the best teams in the SOL National very tough this season.
On Tuesday, they not only gave defending District I champion Abington a strong run but came away with a 1-0 triumph in overtime.
The Hawks tally finally came courtesy of Jeff Shuck, who beat Abington’s keeper on a shot set up by Jake Shefsky for the golden goal. The win moved CR South to 3-5-2 and 2-4-2 in the SOL National, though the Hawks have played both Pennsbury and Neshaminy to draws. Abington, meanwhile, dropped to 5-7 with the setback and has now lost its last three matches.
Council Rock South 0 0 1 (OT) 1
Abington 0 0 0 (OT) 0
BENSALEM 1, PENNSBURY 0
Few teams in the area are as hot as Bensalem right now.
After starting the season 2-2 and losing their first two SOL National matches, the Owls have been on a roll and are making a push for the postseason with their efforts. On Tuesday, they won their seventh game in a row, this one coming at home over Pennsbury by a 1-0 score to avenge a loss earlier this year.
The Owls lone tally came from Mike Henry in the second half and was set up by Elan Fingles. Defensively, the Owls have pitched four shutouts in this streak and have not let any opponents score more than one goal.
“Chris Kilcoyne had a real strong game in the second half,” coach Joe Leone praised.
Bensalem improved to 9-2 overall and is 6-2 in league play, while the Falcons are now 5-4-2 overall and 4-3-1 in the SOL National. They have also lost their last three matches.
Bensalem 0 1 1
Pennsbury 0 0 0
NESHAMINY 1, TRUMAN 0
While the Owls are in contention in the National Conference, Neshaminy remains the top dog at this point. The Redskins have yet to lose a match, though they have been tested several times this year from teams seeking an upset. On Tuesday afternoon, that was again the case as the Redskins survived a scare from Truman in a 1-0 road win.
With only 11 minutes to play and both teams still looking for the breakthrough goal, the Redskins earned it thanks to Zach Albarran, who headed in pass that beat the Tigers keeper for the deciding tally.
“He scored off a cross by Dan Grindrod and headed it the crossbar for the game winner,” Neshaminy coach Tom Foley said. “Truman played very well. We’re glad we got three points today.”
Neshaminy has won four in a row and has won seven matches by shutout so far. The Redskins are 9-0-2 on the year, while the Tigers slipped to 4-7-1.
Neshaminy 0 1 1
Truman 0 0 0
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