Check out the results for SOL girls’ soccer teams in action Tuesday. To view photos of the CB East/CB South and CR South/Tennent games, please visit the Photo Gallery.
By Dan Beck
National Conference
ABINGTON 5, BENSALEM 0
The National Conference’s upstart bunch from Abington stayed hot with another win, Tuesday afternoon.
The Ghosts, up to 13th in the latest District One power rankings, followed up impressive wins against SOL powers Neshaminy, CR South, and Upper Dublin with another one, defeating Bensalem 5-0 at home.
Camryn Lexow led the charge for the Ghosts, scoring twice. Julia Guarini, Tess Nelson and Michaela Coyle also scored goals for Abington, displaying a strong second half offensive onslaught.
Ashley Hopper and Quinn Donnelly shared the shutout in net for the Ghosts.
Abington (9-4-1, 6-4-1 SOL) will play William Tennent in what should be a close game on Thursday. Bensalem (2-12, 1-10 SOL) will go to Truman on Thursday afternoon.
Bensalem 0-0 0
Abington 1-4 5
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 1, WILLIAM TENNENT 1 (2OT)
CR South and Tennent played to a 1-1 tie in a critical game for both teams.
Nicole Baldesarre scored for the Panthers in the 15th minute with a helper from Ashley Rivera, giving Tennent the lead going into intermission.
The Golden Hawks scrapped together an equalizer in the 78th minute, though. Julie Rebh scored with an assist by Emily Discavage to tie the game up and send it into overtime. Neither team found the back of the net in the two OT periods and it ended in a draw.
Tennent came into the game ranked 26th in the latest District One power rankings. The top 28 qualify for the playoffs. South, in need of a win Tuesday, is ranked 38th.
Tennent (8-5-2, 5-4-2 SOL) won’t have it any easier, Thursday when it plays Abington. CR South (6-6-1, 4-6-1 SOL) will travel to rival CR North, which beat the Golden Hawks in their last meeting.
Council Rock South 0-1-0-0 1
William Tennent 1-0-0-0 1
PENNSBURY 11, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Pennsbury scored nine times in the first half as the Falcons routed Truman.
Jo Tennant got it started in the eighth minute, taking a feed for Jadyn Peto for the Falcons’ first goal. The same duo, Tennant and Peto, connected again in the 19th minute for Tennant’s second goal. Meredith Webber got on the stat sheet a minute later, scoring on a penalty kick.
In the 26th minute, Peto found Whitney Roth for a goal, and in the 28th minute, Abby Wick assisted a goal by Kelsey Butler. A minute after that, Wick found Roth for a goal. Forward Riley Rudd scored on another Pennsbury PK in the 33rd minute. Roth scored once more at 35 minutes, taking a pass from Taylor Orsini. Lizzy Kirk finished off Pennsbury’s big first half in the 38th minute, scoring off a feed from Karina Raykova.
Wick (56minutes) and Caroline Foley (63minutes) added second half goals in the Falcons victory.
Nany Santiago and Kayla Kunde shared time in goal for the shutout for Pennsbury.
Pennsbury (13-1, 10-1 SOL) will meet once again with rival Neshaminy on Thursday. The Falcons won the first game, but Neshaminy will surely be looking for redemption. Truman (1-14, 0-11), which won their first game of the season on Friday against Plymouth Whitemarsh, will have another shot at a win on Thursday against Bensalem.
Harry S. Truman 0-0 0
Pennsbury 9-2 11
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 1, NESHAMINY 1 (2OT)
Council Rock North and Neshaminy fought 100 minutes to a 1-1 tie. The Indians, who have rallied in conference play as of late, got a second half goal to tie the game and it stayed that way, with both teams coming away with a point.
At the 17-minute mark, Neshaminy scored first. Brooke Mullin got the goal off a service
into the box from Julia Andreozzi.
Becca Margolis scored the equalizer for the Indians in the 52nd minute. Two overtimes weren’t able to determine a winner, ending the game with a final 1-1.
Jeri Belardo made nine saves for North. Victoria Smith and Holly Bowser combined for four saves for Neshaminy.
Neshaminy came into the game the seventh ranked team in the recently released District One power rankings. North, after a slow start to the season, has moved up to 20th in the rankings. After Tuesday’s game, the Indians sit just three points behind Neshaminy for second place in the National Conference standings.
Neshaminy (9-3-1, 8-2-1 SOL) will have another test Thursday when they take on Pennsbury. CR North (8-4-1, 7-3-1 SOL) will meet CR South in what is always a tight game.
Council Rock North 0-1-0-0 1
Neshaminy 1-0-0-0 1
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 1, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 0
For the second time this season, CB East squeaked out a close win over CB South.
Back on September 18, the Patriots won an overtime thriller with the Titans 1-0 off an Emma Loving direct kick. Tuesday afternoon, it was Bri Talbot’s turn.
Talbot scored in the 22nd minute for the game’s lone goal after she recovered a blocked kick by Katie Bloom.
South coach Betsy Bullock said her team played much better in the second half, but couldn’t find a answer. Kylie Walsh nearly tied late in regulation off a beautiful shot.
Katie Dolf made two saves and Kristen Obetz stopped five shots in goal for the Patriots. South’s Sophia Boggs made ten saves in net for Titans.
The matchup featured the Continental’s top two teams. The win marks Easts 13th straight win, and District One’s top team (according to newly released power rankings) stays undefeated with another big win. The loss marks the Titans’ only defeat since that Sept. 18 loss to the Patriots. They currently stand at 15th in the district power rankings.
CB East (13-0, 11-0 SOL) will be back at it Thursday when it takes on Quakertown at home. CB South (8-3-2, 6-3-2 SOL) will battle with Souderton at home Thursday.
Central Bucks South 0-0 0
Central Bucks East 1-0 1
Central Bucks West @ North Penn
Postponed until Wednesday, October 14.
QUAKERTOWN 2, HATBORO-HORSHAM 1
Quakertown beat Hatboro-Horsham for the second time this season, Tuesday night.
Victoria Sturgess scored first in the 38th minute, just before half to give the Panthers an early advantage.
Bergen Sims scored for the Hatters in the 60th minute with an assist credited to Erica Palusak, tying the game at one.
Then late in the game, Quakertown got the game-winner. In the 76th minute Lauren Pursel found Katie Crouthamel for the goal and the Panthers held on for the win.
Quakertown’s Morgan Small made three saves for the Panthers, while Miranda Royds made ten saves between the pipes for Hatboro.
Quakertown (4-9-1, 3-7-1 SOL) will play conference-leading CB East on Thursday. Hatboro-Horsham (1-12, 1-10 SOL), meanwhile, will travel to CB West.
Hatboro-Horsham 0-1 1
Quakertown 1-1 2
PENNRIDGE 3, SOUDERTON 0
Pennridge got it rolling early and held on to defeat Souderton, avenging a loss from earlier in the season.
In the third minute, Savanna Harrison passed to Kouri Peace for the Rams first goal of the night. With 11 minutes to go in the half, Liz Cardie scored off a pass from Ashley Groeber and Peace, making it 2-0 at the half.
Katie Fischer added another Rams goal in the 75th minute with an assist from Caroline Thomson to lock up the big win for Pennridge.
Kaitlyn Moran posted the shutout in goal for the Rams.
Souderton coach Chris Felber remained optimistic after the loss.
“[In] preseason, we marked this as the toughest game, away to Pennridge,” he said. “Their speed and power plus ball control is just so hard to match, but we kept the game competitive right to the last five minutes. Their pressure resulted in goals, and we struggled to create any real chances, but I am happy that this team never gives up and looking now to the next game.”
Since that September 18 loss to Souderton, Pennridge hs yet to lose (with a couple ties thrown in). They have shot up to sixth in the District One power rankings, in front of National Conference power Neshaminy. Souderton has stumbled the past week and a half, dropping games to CB West, Quakertown and now Pennridge. The Indians sit at 19th in the district rankings.
Pennridge is now tied with CB South for second in the Continental Conference. Souderton sits four points back in fourth place.
Pennridge (8-3-2, 6-3-2 SOL) squares off with North Penn, which they tied a few weeks ago. Souderton (8-5-1, 6-3-2 SOL) will have a tough game next, taking on CB South on the road.
Souderton 0-0 0
Pennridge 2-1 3
American Conference
CHELTENHAM 5, NORRISTOWN 0
Dana Shelton had a hat trick for the Lady Panthers as they downed Norristown.
Cheltenham led 2-0 at the half and didn’t look back, adding another three in the second half. In addition to Shelton’s three goals, Sophie Berger and Corinne Packel added goals in the win.
Cheltenham (5-8, 4-7) will play Upper Moreland on the road, Thursday. Norristown (1-11, 1-10 SOL) will play host to Wissahickon.
Norristown 2-3 5
Cheltenham 0-0 0
SPRINGFIELD 3, UPPER MORELAND 0
Springfield came out on top in a battle of the SOL’s two AA squads.
Deejay Bosca scored in the 27th minute. Meghan Nelson added a goal in the 47th minute, and Sarah Potacki scored for the Spartans as they shut out host Upper Moreland.
Emily Giampietro and Molly Dugan also played well for Springfield.
Springfield (8-5, 8-3 SOL) resumes action Thursday at Plymouth Whitemarsh. Upper Moreland (5-7-2, 4-6-1 SOL) will go on the road to play Cheltenham Thursday.
Springfield 1-2 3
Upper Moreland 0-0 0
WISSAHICKON 6, UPPER MERION 2
Upper Merion grabbed the early lead. Mikayla Yatso scored 25 minutes in for the Vikings. With five minutes left in the half, the Trojans tied it up on a goal from Mady Foglia with an assist from Maddie Elwell.
Elwell found Foglia again to open up the second half. Foglia caught a free kick off the foot of Elwell and scored in the 42nd minute to give Wissahickon the lead. In the 48th minute Krysta Memis scored at 48 minutes, and then Talia Abrahams headed in a ball to make it 4-1 Trojans.
Lizzy Goernemann cut the lead to two with the Vikings’ second goal of the afternoon after a scrum in front of the Trojans’ net.
Wissahickon, though, put it away later in the second half. Elwell scored just 20 seconds after the Goernemann goal on a cross from Memis. Alexis Smith then found Lieke Black on a cross for the sixth and final Trojan goal.
Wissahickon (8-4-1, 8-2-1 SOL) will go on the road to Norristown Thursday and Upper Merion (2-11-1, 2-8-1 SOL) goes to first place Upper Dublin.
Wissahickon 1-5 6
Upper Merion 1-1 2
UPPER DUBLIN 6, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 1
Paige Lawton opened the scoring for the Cardinals in the 22nd minute and added goals in the 56th and 58th minutes to complete her hat trick.
Becky Haber found the back of the net in the 36th minute, and Sizzy Lawton scored in the 51st minute on a beautiful pass from Tofi Hoffner. Lindsey Schreiber capped off the scoring with a one-time finish off a Megan Boyle cross.
Upper Dublin (11-1-1, 10-0-1 SOL) will travel to Phoenixville for a non-league contest on Monday and then will face Wissahickon in a key SOL battle on Wednesday (7 p.m.). Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-6-2, 5-4-2) will host Cheltenham on Monday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1-0 1
Upper Dublin 2-4 6
About the Author
