Check out the results for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Friday.
Continental Conference
Hatboro-Horsham 9, Central Bucks West 8
Despite trailing 3-0 after one quarter, the Hatters hung tough, rallying to take a lead heading into the final frame, and even after giving up the lead with a minute to play when the Bucks scored a tying goal, the Hatters came up huge when it mattered most.
Pierre Armstrong took a pass in the crease and found the net just before the buzzer sounded ending regulation to give the Hatters the thrilling last-second win at home.
“It was a rush for the kids,” Hatboro-Horsham coach John Kurek said. “We struggled after the face-off to gain possession after they tied it, but after 40-50 seconds with the ball on the end line, they got it in right before the bell went off and the kids really enjoyed it.”
Armstrong finished with two goals and three assists, while Logan Eldridge added three goals and two assists. Connor McPoyle scored twice, while Chris Hammel and Bryan Remailey each scored once.
“It was a good game and they came to play,” Kurek said. “It was a back and forth game and we made it close after going down.
“The kids kept pushing and they pulled it out and I’m proud of them. Logan Eldridge and Pierre Armstrong really stepped up today. They’re the leaders of our team, and when we were down, they rallied everybody out there to get together after we got flat. We got back and started playing well together and it was a good win and big character win for this team.”
Kurt Dick stopped eight shots for the Hatters (3-3, 2-2), who went up 8-6 after three quarters despite trailing by one at the half.
Steve Hogan stopped 16 shots in net for the Bucks (4-3, 3-1), who lost their first conference game of the young season.
Reece Udinski led CB West with three goals and three assists, while Will Ross added two goals and an assist. Morgan Kratzke also scored twice, while Joey Rockovich added one goal.
Central Bucks West 3-3-0-2—8
Hatboro-Horsham 0-5-3-1—9
North Penn 12, Pennridge 9
A big third quarter was enough to help North Penn hang on for an impressive road win over Pennridge.
The Knights took a 6-4 lead into the third quarter and outscored the Rams 5-1 to go on top 11-5. Despite a late rally by Pennridge, North Penn (4-4, 2-3) held on for the victory.
“I think number-one – beating Pennridge at Pennridge is a tough test,” North Penn coach Rick Smith said. “I think our guys put together a good 48 minutes of lacrosse, and the biggest difference in the game was that we dominated face-offs. It really gave us a lot of possession. Jake Diamond did a phenomenal job on face-offs tonight.”
Scott Keffer and Luke Homan led North Penn with three and two goals, respectively. Harrison Barclay, Collin Waters, Zach McKelvie and Paul Kim all scored goals for the Knights, while Diamond tallied one assist.
“Our special teams did a really good job tonight,” Smith said. “They got in the shooting lanes and when we went a man down, they made a couple of big game-changers.”
For the Rams (4-4, 1-4), Sean Fechter’s three goals and one assist paced the offense. Bobby Maher added two goals and an assist, while Ethan Clemmer scored once and added a helper. Lee Phillips, Kyle Faneli and Blake Schoenmeier each scored goals as well.
North Penn 2-4-5-1—12
Pennridge 2-2-1-4—9
Central Bucks South 8, Souderton 6
Sparked by the inspired 21-save effort of goalie Remi Reeves, the Indians made the Titans earn every one of their goals in Friday’s win. The Titans led 2-1 after one quarter and took a 3-2 lead into halftime. A 3-0 third quarter surge by the Titans was the difference in the game. They took a 6-2 lead into the final quarter when the Indians closed it out with a 4-2 run.
The Titans were called for nine penalties to only one for the Indians. The Titans’ penalties included two two-minute un-releasable penalties and five fourth quarter penalties.
For the Titans (6-0, 5-0), Brendan McGrath, Chris Tanner and Jake Henze each scored two goals. Austin Naessens and Evan Falkowski both added single goals to close out the scoring. South goalie Robbie Richick was credited with nine saves.
Contributing a goal and an assist for the Indians (0-5, 3-5) were Greg Gibbs, Trent Breneman and Jake Phaup. Sean Readinger, Anthony Potts and Jeremy Biggans each had one goal. Nick Portolese was credited with nine ground balls.
Central Bucks South 2-1-3-2—8
Souderton 1-1-0-4—6
American Conference
Wissahickon 11, Norristown 3
Wissahickon’s John Esposito netted three goals and dished out a pair of assists in Friday’s victory over visiting Norristown.
Jack Shea added two goals and an assist, while John Carrozza and Eric Kaufmann each scored twice. Alex Chiodo-Ortiz added one goal for the Trojans, who are now 6-1 overall and a perfect 5-0 in conference play.
“It was a tough game to play on grass at 3:30, but our second and third lines got to play for just under three quarters and they had a nice chance to work on fundamentals,” Wissahickon coach Dan Layfield said. “Hopefully we can build on this with Lower Merion tomorrow and Upper Dublin on Monday.”
The Eagles fell to 1-7 and 1-5, respectively.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9, Springfield 4
Austin Betterly scored four goals to pace Plymouth Whitemarsh in a big win over host Springfield.
Alex Savarese scored twice for PW (4-3, 4-2), while Vince Martina, Zach Zygmunt and Jake Kelly each scored once.
The Colonials received strong defensive performances from goalie Riley White, Liam Golden, Alex Decarlo and Brad Kahny. Riley White stopped 10 shots while earning the win. Jake Boyer replaced him late and stopped three shots.
Springfield (1-3, 1-3) trailed by three after one quarter and never recovered.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4-2-2-1—9
Springfield 1-1-1-1—4
Upper Moreland 18, Cheltenham 3
The Golden Bears had the better of play in a conference game at Upper Moreland High School.
The Panthers received two goals and an assist from Derek Cunningham while Thomas Hipwell scored once. David Friedman stopped nine shots in net for Cheltenham.
The win improved the Bears’ record to 2-6 overall and 2-4 in conference play, while dropping the Panthers’ mark to 0-4 in each.
National Conference
Abington 16, Council Rock North 5
Cameron Leech has been on a tear lately. After scoring five goals on Wednesday, Leech came out on Friday and scored eight to go along with his three assists to lead Abington to the big win.
Hunter Jones, who had 19 points in his previous two games combined, tallied five assists for the Ghost s (3-4, 2-0), while John Wink added three goals and two assists. Joey Lomady scored three times, while Jimmy Lomady tallied two goals, one assist and two groundballs. Ryan Fetzer and Cole Midwood each led the Ghosts with three groundballs.
Connor Reed played in net for Abington, stopping 10 shots in a winning effort.
The Ghosts led 4-2 after one quarter and increased their lead to 6-2 at the half. Abington continued to add its lead until the end.
The Indians (1-3, 1-1) were led by sophomore Benjamin Hoefer’s two goals. Jackson Earley, Connor Sullivan and Zach Connors each scored once for CR North.
Abington 4-2-5-5—16
Council Rock North 2-0-1-2—5
Council Rock South 20, Pennsbury 2
The Golden Hawks went up big early on and rolled to the decisive victory over visiting Pennsbury.
Council Rock South improved to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in conference play with the win. Brendan Patterson won close to 90 percent of his face-offs for the Hawks while also netting three goals. Adam Reifer earned the win in net.
Pennsbury fell to 0-6 and 0-2, respectively.
Neshaminy 14, Harry S. Truman 4
Neshaminy controlled play in its win over host Harry S. Truman
Kevin Goetz scored six times to lead Neshaminy, while Matt Magdelinskas added four of his own. Mason Zebberline scored three goals, while Anthony Blickle stopped eight shots in net to earn the win.
The Redskins improved to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play, while the Tigers fells to 3-4 and 0-2, respectively.
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