Check out the results for SOL boys’ soccer teams in action Tuesday.
American Conference
Springfield 1, Upper Moreland 1 (2 OT)
It wasn't a win, but for a Golden Bear squad that has struggled this season, it was hard to be disappointed with anything that wasn't a loss.
Randy Meehl scored the lone goal for the winless Bears, who finished in a 1-1 draw with Springfield in a conference meeting at Upper Moreland High School.
The last time the two teams squared off against one another, the Spartans (8-5-1, 5-5-1) came out on top 4-1, but things were different this time around.
"We didn't have as many players today because of injury, but the guys in there played together today and they picked each other up," Upper Moreland coach Jack Knauss said. "You always feel better playing at home, and I thought they played very nice as a team today."
Corey Cottone scored the lone goal for the Spartans off an assist from Juan Castro. The two teams went into the half tied at 1-1, and for the second half and both 10-minute overtime periods, neither goalie allowed anything past them.
Connor O'Hagan stopped 11 shots in net for the Bears, who are now 0-11-3 overall and 0-9-2 in conference play in a season which has seen Upper Moreland rack up the injuries.
"We've been struggling," Knauss said. "We have had two guys with ACLs out for the season, a broken ankle, some pulled hamstrings and guy trying to play injured. We have two concussions and it has been the worst year I've ever seen with injuries.
“It's not an excuse, but we are young and we're trying to find ourselves with only a couple seniors. I'm looking forward to next year, too, with a lot of promising players. When you're that hurt, there's nothing you can do about it."
Regarding Tuesday's game, Knauss said his team missed plenty of opportunities, but he was pleased with his team's effort.
"I thought it was a great game. Back and forth and back and forth," he said. "There is no doubt in my mind that in the second half and overtimes, we absolutely dominated and had something like 70 percent of the time of possession. We just didn't finish. Their keeper made a lot of nice saves on us."
Springfield 1 0 0 0 1
Upper Moreland 1 0 0 0 1
Cheltenham 4, Norristown 0
Cheltenham continued its hot streak with a decisive victory over visiting Norristown.
The Panthers (8-5-1, 7-3-1) received goals from Joe Galtman, Abe Austin, Josh Ryan and Owen Deitcher en route to winning their sixth game in a row.
The streaking Panthers received yet another shutout from goalkeeper Tom Hipwell, his eighth of the season.
With the loss, the Eagles fell to 3-9-2 overall and 1-8-2 in conference play.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 5, Upper Dublin 0
The Colonials bounced back from their first conference loss of the season – a 3-0 defeat to Wissahickon last Wednesday – with a dominating victory over host and conference foe Upper Dublin.
Plymouth Whitemarsh, which improved to 12-2-0 overall and 10-1-0 in conference play, received a pair of goals from Dom Wldarczyk, who continues his offensive onslaught. Cam Johnson, Alex Bilodeau and Oliver Palmides all chipped in with one goal apiece for the Colonials, who received four saves in net from goalkeeper Shane Smith.
The loss dropped the Cardinals' record to 5-6-2 overall and 5-5-1 in conference play.
Plymouth Whitemarsh3 2 5
Upper Dublin 0 0 0
Wissahickon 5, Upper Merion 2
On the heels of its big win over previously undefeated Plymouth Whitemarsh last week, Wissahickon went into Upper Merion High School and came out with a victory in a battle of conference teams.
The Trojans received goals from Alex Chiodo-Ortiz in the 12th minute and another from Sam Hunt in the 36th minute to take a 2-0 lead into the half.
In the second half, Cole Kropnick continued his fantastic season by scoring two more goals, and Shane Fallen added a late tally to cap the scoring. Fallen, Kropnick, Alex Tappen and Ryan Becker drew assists for Wissahickon.
The Vikings scored twice in the second half, as Alan Castillo and John Lowery both found the back of the net.
The Trojans improved to 12-2-0 overall and 9-2-0 in conference play with the win, while the Vikings fell to 3-8-2 and 3-7-1, respectively.
Wissahickon 2 3 5
Upper Merion 0 2 2
National Conference
Bensalem 3, Abington 1
While whether or not they will make the playoffs still remains a mystery to the Owls, coach Joe Leone knows that if his team wants to have any shot at the postseason, they need to keep winning.
Bensalem did just that against host Abington, scoring a pair of second half goals en route to victory.
Chris Juergensen scored the only two goals in the second half to boost Bensalem (5-9-0, 4-6-0) to the upset victory against the Ghosts (6-4-3, 4-5-2), who were unable to beat goalkeeper Greg Citrino in the second half.
"It was a good win for us because we're hoping this will help us to stay in the playoff hunt," Leone said. "Hopefully it just keeps us alive. We're just trying to finish as strong as we can and do all we can given the teams and competition down the line."
After the two teams went into the half tied at 1-1, with Eddie Farnsworth scoring Bensalem's goal, the Owls got together and figured out a plan of attack for the final 40 minutes. It worked, as the team's star player was able to beat the Ghosts' defense twice and help the Owls to victory.
"Chris had a good game, and he's just hustling always and determined, so it's good to see that," Leone said. "We hope we can use this momentum and try to finish as strong as can. We want to keep the momentum going the best we can."
Citrino was part of an excellent defense on Tuesday, stopping 10 shots in net to earn the win for Bensalem.
"He made a couple big stops in the second half that kept the game in our favor," Leone said. "He definitely came up big for us there in the second half."
Bensalem will look to get to within a game of .500 in the conference following a meeting with Harry S. Truman this Thursday.
Bensalem 1 2 3
Abington 1 0 1
Neshaminy 4, Council Rock North 1
Kenny Herrmann and Dylan McDonald continued their fantastic 2014 season, each scoring a goal while leading the Redskins to a victory over visiting Council Rock North and keeping Neshaminy's conference record perfect.
Herrmann's goal, his 12th of the year, came in the 12th minute thanks to an assist by Kevin Goetz. In the second half, Devlin Mette found McDonald for his ninth goal of the season and a 2-0 Neshaminy lead.
The Redskins (13-2-0, 11-0-0) also saw Kyle Denis and Rich LaGuerre each tally their first goals of the season, with LaGuerre assisting on the goal by Denis, and Denis returning the favor and assisting on LaGuerre's goal.
The Indians scored in the 77th minute off a free kick to negate the shutout. The loss dropped CR North's record to 5-9-0 overall and 4-7-0 in conference play.
Council Rock North 0 1 1
Neshaminy 1 3 4
Pennsbury 6, Harry S. Truman 1
Despite only leading 1-0 at the half, Pennsbury came out firing in the final 40 minutes, scoring five more times en route to the big win over visiting Harry S. Truman.
Six different players scored goals for Pennsbury. The Falcons (9-3-2, 9-2-0) received goals from Josh Griffin, Alex Kardos, Zack LoBasso, Logan Ferraro, Willem McCullough and Sal Ficarota in the winning effort.
Goalkeeper Eric Gaglairdi earned the win in net for Pennsbury.
The Tigers lone goal was scored on a penalty kick in the second half. The loss dropped Truman to 2-9-1 overall and 1-9-1 in conference play.
Harry S. Truman 0 1 1
Pennsbury 1 5 6
William Tennent 2, Council Rock South 1
William Tennent's overall record is back to .500 following a win over visiting Council Rock South.
Dan Mehaffey and Dan Miller both scored in the first half to give the Panthers (6-6-0, 5-6-0) enough offense to come out on top. Eric Melio draw an assist on the Panthers' second goal.
Sean Doyle scored the lone goal for the Golden Hawks (6-6-1, 3-6-1) in the second half.
Sophomore goalkeeper Brendan Hanratty stopped six shots in net to earn the win for Tennent.
Council Rock South 0 1 1
William Tennent 2 0 2
Continental Conference
Central Bucks East 3, Central Bucks South 1
Two quick goals in the game's opening 11 minutes and Central Bucks East was on its way to yet another conference win.
Evan Vare scored three-and-a-half minutes into the contest and then assisted on a goal by Alex Parasky to give the Patriots an early 2-0 lead en route to their win over the visiting Titans that allowed them to remain undefeated in conference play.
"We got off to a good start," CB East coach Mike Gorni said. "We scored (again) early in the second half and then we kind of handled things from there. We're getting ready for a big week with Senior Night tomorrow night and a huge non-league game Saturday against an undefeated (Coughlin) team."
Justin Chomik assisted on the game's first goal and then scored CB East's final goal early in the second half. John Miller scored CB South's lone goal off a restart in the second half.
Goalkeeper Austin Prime stopped five shots in net to earn the win for the Patriots (13-1-0, 11-0-0). CB South fell to 5-7-2 overall and 4-6-1 in conference play following the defeat.
Central Bucks South 0 1 1
Central Bucks East 2 1 3
Hatboro-Horsham 1, Quakertown 0
A goal by Eduardo Romero in the game's 25th minute would be all the scoring Hatboro-Horsham would need, as the Hatters went into Quakertown High School and came out on top in a close game.
The Hatters (3-9-2, 2-7-2) watched as goalkeeper Kurt Dick made six saves to secure the shutout and the victory.
"Building off of a victory over Radnor last week, I thought we played well again by getting another shutout by our goalie who kept the clean sheet," Hatboro-Horsham coach Kyle McGrath said. "We generated a lot of chances, hit the crossbar and Quakertown's goalie (Steven Hippauf) is the real deal and kept them in the game.
"Eduardo (Romero) and Dante D'Alonzo were dangerous all night, while Corey Milewski continues to set a great example for the younger players."
D'Alonzo assisted on the game's only goal.
Sophomores Joe LaRoche and Logan Eldridge both earned their first varsity experience last game and continued to play well on Tuesday.
Quakertown fell to 1-14-0 overall and 0-11-0 in conference play with the loss.
Hatboro-Horsham 1 0 1
Quakertown 0 0 0
Souderton 1, Pennridge 1 (2 OT)
Through 14 games this season, Pennridge has allowed just barely more than one goal per game on average. You would think a team with that kind of defensive stat would be seeing success, but thus far, the Rams have only one win to show for it.
They do, however, now have six draws following a tie against visiting Souderton, which entered the game significantly higher in the standings than Pennridge.
"A 'W' would've been nice, but given the situation and what we were facing, we played a really good game," Pennridge coach Pete Valimont said. "We're giving up about a goal a game and say that to any team and tell them that they only have one win and I think you'd have to do a double take. I'm still very pleased with the result (today)."
The game was the third consecutive contest that saw Pennridge go into double overtime, and the Rams had to come from behind to force the extra periods.
Souderton scored 20 minutes into the game when Justin Molyneaux found Danny Sullivan to put the Indians (6-5-3, 6-3-2) on top 1-0. The Rams (1-7-6, 1-6-4) got the goal back midway through the second half when Ethan Aigeldinger scored thanks to a great cross from Tyler McMahon.
"Ethan did a really great job of being on the end of a great play by Tyler and he scored a nice goal," Valimont said. "We had a couple of chances in the first half but didn't finish. We gave up a good goal scored by them but came back in the second half."
With all of the double overtime games, Valimont said that his team has now played more than one full game more than any other team as far as minutes go.
"It's not the record we want to have, but at the same time, we're not losing 3-0 or 4-0 games,” the Rams’ coach said. “We only have one win, but we have six ties. We had a great effort all-around tonight and our defense played great. We played a man down late in the second half and in both overtimes, but still held on against a team fighting for every point to get in the playoffs."
In net, Brody Giblin stood tall for the Rams, stopping eight shots. Paul Steingraber stopped seven shots in net for Souderton.
Souderton 1 0 0 0 1
Pennridge 0 1 0 0 1
North Penn 6, Central Bucks West 1
Three goals in the first half and three more in the second helped the Knights to the big win over visiting Central Bucks West.
Liam Parker, Nick Miller and Mike Kohler all scored in the first half for North Penn (10-3-0, 9-2-0), while Corey Hockenbury and Scott Kohler scored in the second half. Mike Kohler also scored in the second half, giving him a game-best two goals on the afternoon.
CB West (7-6-2, 6-4-1) had its only goal of the game scored by Jack Tilley with an assist going to Joey Recupero.
Central Bucks West 0 1 1
North Penn 3 3 6
Monday, Oct. 6
Council Rock North 1, Father Judge 0 (OT)
Max Mykhylyk scored the game winner with two minutes remaining in sudden death to propel the Indians to the dramatic win. Anthony Caruso earned the shutout in goal for the Indians.
Council Rock South 3, Central Bucks West 1
The Golden Hawks, who opened up a 1-0 halftime lead, received goals from Jake Shefsky, Dylan Schwartz and Kevin Bowers. Shefsky and Sean Doyle each had an assist.
Conrad Urffer accounted for West’s lone goal. West goalie Daniel Merritt was credited with five saves
Central Bucks West 0 1 1
Council Rock South 1 2 3
Springfield 3, Lower Moreland 0
The Spartans received single goals from Mike Bonacci (Corey Cottone assist), Cottone (Juan Castro assist) and Zach Harley. Kevin Sykes earned the shutout in goal.
Lansdale Catholic 5, Upper Moreland 0
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