SOL Boys’ Lax District Wrap (5-14-15)

CB East advanced to Saturday’s District One quarterfinal round at Harriton.

#9 Central Bucks East 12, #8 Avon Grove 11 (OT)
For those who thought CB East and Avon Grove couldn’t top the drama of the regular season meeting that saw the Patriots eke out an 8-7 overtime win, guess again.
The Patriots won Thursday’s rematch when – with 55 seconds remaining in the first overtime period – Ryan Brown found the back of the net, giving the Patriots the electrifying win at Avon Grove.
“I’m getting too old for this – these games are way too close,” coach Bruce Garcia said.
The sequence that won it began with a save by goalie Sean McGovern, who finished with 10 saves.
“We had a good save from Sean McGovern,” Garcia said. “Dustin Buchanan pulled the ball down and gave it off to left-handed attack Ryan Brown, and Ryan Brown put the ball in the back of the net. The game was over.
“Avon Grove is a good team, very well coached. The game could have gone either way. It’s one of those unfortunate situations where someone has to win and someone has to go home, but I’m glad that it was us that moved on.”
The game itself was a roller coaster ride for both teams. The Red Devils – thanks to a 3-1 second quarter burst – turned a 3-3 tie into a 6-4 lead after a hard fought first half.
The third quarter belonged to the Patriots, who outscored the Red Devils 5-1 to go into the final quarter with a 9-7 lead.
“We had good halftime adjustments, and in the third quarter, we came out and really had a lot of production out of attack,” Garcia said. “Our midfielders and defense kept a real tight rein when the ball came down on their end and moved it back.”
The Patriots extended their lead to 11-7 after a Buchanan goal, but that lead turned out to be anything but secure. The Red Devils closed out the fourth quarter with a 4-0 tear, knotting the score with 11 seconds remaining in regulation, setting the stage for overtime.
Ryan Brown led the Patriots with four goals, and Jack Auteri had three goals and two assists. Matt Vetter added a pair of goals and two assists while Owen Griffin, Logan Nelson and Buchanan added single goals.
Auteri won 7-of-13 face-offs, and Mike Ott won 8-of-13.
Buchanan led the defense with five ground balls and one caused turnover. Ryan Brown, Matt Brown and Vetter each had two ground balls. Contributing one ground ball each were Bryan McIntosh, Kevin D’Andrea, Mike Eveland, Logan Nelson, Matt Krumenacker, Austin Prime, Griffin, David Gressgott.
Eveland, Nelson, D’Andrea, Griffin, Prime and Nick Yerkes each had one forced turnover.
The win, according to Garcia, was a total team effort.
“This has been indicative of the whole season,” the Patriots’ coach said. “I look at this team, and when they win games, there’s not one particular player I could say I hang the whole win on their shoulders.
“It was all of them. It was every single one of the players whether they didn’t set one foot on the field or they played the whole game. Our face-off guys did great, out goalie did well, the defense did fantastic, and the offense did real well. There’s not one particular person I could give accolades to.
“I’m very pleased to move on and get another game on Saturday. I’m absolutely elated.”
The Patriots will face top-seeded Garnet Valley at Harriton High School at 4 p.m.
Central Bucks East 3-1-5-2-1—12
Avon Grove 3-3-1-4-0—11

#5 Spring-Ford 10, #12 Central Bucks South 7
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McGrath Scores 3, But Central Bucks South is Eliminated by Spring-Ford
Royersford, PA: Brendan McGrath scored three goals, but Central Bucks South was eliminated from the District One playoffs by Spring-Ford, dropping the second-round contest 10-7 on Thursday night at Rams Stadium.
The #12 seed Titans kept it close in the first half on a goal by Dillon Kelly, two by McGrath and one by Evan Falkowski to make it a 5-4 game after two quarters. But the #5 seed Rams dominated possession in the third quarter, scoring three while only McGrath was able to find the back of the net for the Titans, making it an 8-5 game.
Spring-Ford scored two more to open up the fourth quarter, extending their lead to five before Falkowski added his second goal and Jake Henze (two assists) closed out the scoring for the 10-7 final. Chris Tanner and Ian Vogt each had an assist for CB South.
The Titans, co-champions of The Suburban One Continental Conference, end their season at 14-5. The 14 wins match the program’s highest-ever win total of 2013, when the team finished 14-6.
Spring-Ford (21-1) advances and will play #4 Springfield-Delco on Saturday at Harriton High.
Spring-Ford 1-4-3-2—10
CB South 2-2-1-2—7
Spring-Ford
Josh Gliva 3g
Zach Hare 3g
Danny Cassidy 2g
Jake Hvazda 1g, 2a
Justin Schwenk 1g
Danny Krieble 1a
Ray Orcutt 1a
Chris Morgan 10 Saves
SF 18/20 Face-Off Wins
CB South
Brendan McGrath 3g
Evan Falkowski 2g
Jake Henze 1g, 2a
Dillon Kelly 1g
Chris Tanner 1a
Ian Vogt 1a
Robbie Richick 7 Saves