SOL Boys/Girls Lacrosse Wrap (5-5-17)

Check out the results for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Friday.

Boys
SOUDERTON 19, CHELTENHAM 4
The Indians put on a strong showing on Senior Night with everyone contributing.
“Our six seniors – Jack Morgan, Dave Rieck, Tom Piligian, Trent Breneman, Colin Huggins and Jake Phaup – led the way,” coach Mark Princehorn said. “It was a solid four-quarter effort by the entire team.”
Jack Morgan and Tom Piligian both scored their first career goals. Morgan finished with a pair.
Souderton (15-1, 6-1 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday, and Cheltenham (4-11, 0-7) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Tuesday.

PENNSBURY 15, HARRY S TRUMAN 2
Kevin Britner’s hat trick led a balanced Ram attack that saw 12 players contribute to the scoring. Luke Slater added two goals and two assists, and adding two goals and one assist each were Chris Warner, Grant Wenger and Chris Riis. Adam Vecera and Geroge Aufschlag both had one goal and one assist. Contributing one goal each were Jack Peterson and Ryan Comisso. Jack Garner, Nick Fanelli and Ryan Garner each chipped in one assist.
Tristan Banks (four saves) and Austin Swartley (six saves) shared time in goal.
Pennridge (9-6, 4-3 SOL) will travel to Conestoga for a non-league game on Saturday, and Harry S Truman (0-9, 0-6) will host Norristown on Monday.

CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 17, PENNSBURY 2
Ben Abraham scored both goals for the Falcons. Justin Hernandez had four ground balls while Nick Sutton and Nate Racagno both added three ground balls. Tim Davis had nine saves in goal for the Falcons and Luke Nolan had a pair of stops.
Central Bucks East (12-2, 7-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Tuesday, and Pennsbury (3-11, 1-5) will travel to Council Rock South on Monday.

UPPER MERION 8, ABINGTON 6
It was the story of two halves when the Ghosts traveled to Upper Merion on Friday. The Ghosts took a 6-2 lead into halftime but then were outscored by the Vikings 6-0 in the second half.
Jack Kurtz scooped up nine grounds balls and also had a pair of goals, and John Petriccione had a goal and an assist to go along with two ground balls. Marco McAfee added one goal, one assist and one ground ball. Casey Hesdon had one goal, one assist and two ground balls. Nate Rose contributed one goal and one ground ball. Sean Wink had four ground balls, and Sean Donohue had three ground balls. Mike Dambra added two ground balls.
Abington (3-11, 1-5 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
Abington         2-4-0-0   6
Upper Merion 0-2-3-3   8

Girls
PENNRIDGE 10, NORTH PENN 7
The Rams broke a 4-4 tie with three straight goals to close out the first half. They went on to win by that advantage.
Bri O’Donnell’s hat trick led the Knights. Julia Keffer added a pair of goals. Heather Shannon and Kristin Varilla both added a goal. Shannon also had four draw controls. Kaitlyn Phifer had one assist. Senior goalie Kate Winstanley was credited with 13 saves in goal for the Knights.
Pennridge (11-3, 5-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks East on Monday, and North Penn (5-9, 2-4) will be on the road at Council Rock North.
Pennridge        7-3   10
North Penn     4-3   7

PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 14, RIDLEY 11
The Colonials raced out of the gate to an 8-2 halftime lead on their way to the win.
“Ridley capitalized after the half, scoring the first four goals,” coach Ellen Reilly said. “They gained draw control and worked the ball inside.
“PW had nice transitions, scoring on the fast break several times to keep the lead. Ridley brought it within one and then the draw possession changed along with good defense. Lex Petrakis played well at midfield along with Vic Betterly fighting for the draw control.”
Betterly led the Colonials with four goals and one assist, and Ali Diamond had three goals and three assists. Petrakis and Lily Hanlon both added two goals and one assist. Lucy Sullivan had one goal and one assist, and Amanda Fineman and Raquel Baskin both had one goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-9, 3-4 SOL) will travel to Souderton Monday.
Ridley  2-8   11
Plymouth Whitemarsh           8-6  14

EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 15, ABINGTON 3
The Ghosts fell to a powerhouse EA squad in a non-league contest. Sam McGee led the Ghosts with two goals, two ground balls and one draw control. Cathy Staerk added one goal, three ground balls, one caused turnover and two draw controls. Maddie Sjohlm and Jordan Campbell both had three ground balls. Hecka Morris had one ground ball and one caused turnover, and Kaley Ehnow added three caused turnovers and four draw controls. Casey McCallister had one ground ball.
Claudia Grossi (seven saves) and Kiki Brasher (one save) shared time in goal.
Abington (11-4, 7-0 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Monday.

COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 2

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