Check out the results for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Friday.
Boys
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 10, PENNRIDGE 8
The Bucks remained perfect on the young season, scoring a pair of fourth-period goals to break an 8-8 tie while keeping the visiting Rams off the scoreboard. Friday night’s game was the SOL opener for the Bucks, who improved to 4-0.
Will Ross once again paced the Bucks’ attack, finishing with four goals and adding an assist while Joey Rackovich added a pair. Jake Greenberg, Ben Sexauer, Shane Early and Tim Kiel each chipped in a single goal. Dawson Gable handed out two assists and Nick Werner had one.
The visiting Rams led 3-2 after one period, but the Bucks scored four goals in the second period to go into halftime with a 6-4 advantage. The Rams erased that with a 4-2 third quarter.
The Rams were led by Bobby Maher’s four-goal effort. Chris Warner added a goal and two assists. Kyle Fanelli had one goal and one assist, and Nick Fanelli finished with two goals. Sean Fechter and Ryan Garner each contributed an assist.
Steve Hogan was credited with eight saves in goal for the Bucks while his counterpart, Pennridge goalie Denton States, turned away 13 shots.
Central Bucks West (4-0, 1-0 SOL) will be back in action Saturday at home against Ridley (1 p.m.), and Pennridge (2-2, 0-2) will host Central Bucks South on Tuesday.
Pennridge 3-1-4-0 8
Central Bucks West 2-4-2-2 10
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 13, UPPER MERION 6
The Colonials opened up a 4-2 lead after one quarter and stretched that to 7-2 by halftime. They outscored their visitors 6-4 in the second half.
Alex Savarese led the Colonials with four goals while Kenny Diamond had three goals and one assist. Jake Kelly had two goals and one assist, and Austin Betterly added one goal and three assists. Vinny Martina found the net with a pair of goals, and Sean Sehn added a goal. Christian Jones handed out one assist.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-1, 2-0 SOL) will be on the road at Upper Dublin on Saturday (6 p.m.), and Upper Merion (1-2, 1-1) will travel to Sun Valley on Monday for a non-league contest.
Upper Merion 2-0-2-2 6
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4-3-3-3 13
WISSAHICKON 15, UPPER MORELAND 4
The Trojans controlled play in Friday’s conference win, opening up a 5-1 lead over their visitors after one quarter. They took an 11-1 lead into halftime on their way to the decisive win.
Eric Kaufmann led a balanced Trojan attack with three goals and two assists, and John Esposito added three goals and one assist. John Dickson had two goals and two assists, and Owen Baim had two goals and one assist. Dunn and Wolf each contributed single goals, and Keith Sharpe had one assist.
Cooper McMaster (three saves) and Noah Katz combined for five saves in goal for the Trojans.
Wissahickon (3-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Radnor on Saturday to take on the defending state champions (12 noon). Upper Moreland (0-2) will host Upper Dublin on Tuesday.
Upper Moreland 1-0-1-2 4
Wissahickon 5-6-3-0 15
HARRY S TRUMAN 13, GEORGE WASHINGTON 5
QUAKERTOWN 12, PERKIOMEN PREP 1
Girls
PENNRIDGE 13, UPPER DUBLIN 12 (OT)
The Lady Rams continue to show a flare for the dramatic, using a free position goal by Jennifer Rodzewich at the 1:59 mark of overtime to earn an exhilarating come-from-behind win over the visiting Cardinals. Friday’s overtime win came on the heels of an OT thriller against Southern Lehigh 24 hours earlier.
“I was looking to Maddie (Dachowski), who scored the winning goal last night,” coach Karen Schnurr said of her team’s game plan heading into OT. “She got double teamed, and we got a turnover.
“Jennifer Rodzewich played some awesome defense. She caused a turnover, got the ball, went down, got an eight-meter shot and made it.”
Friday’s win seemed unlikely at best when the Lady Cardinals – thanks to a 7-1 tear – took an 8-3 lead into halftime, but the Rams had a run of their own in the second half, rallying to knot the score 10-10. The two teams were still deadlocked 12-12 at the end of regulation, setting stage for the fantastic finish.
“The first half we didn’t stick to the plan,” Schnurr said. “We were all trying to be heroes, and I think it was the high from yesterday.
“At halftime, I said, ‘Look, we’re in a hole again. We have to dig ourselves out one goal at a time.’ They started working together. It’s beautiful to watch them work together because they get so fired up and they’re so passionate about it.
“I put some freshmen down on defense, and they had stellar performances towards the end. We held them for like two minutes on defense.”
Grace Loughery turned in a glittering all-around effort to lead the Lady Rams, finishing with six goals, one assist, four caused turnovers and six draw controls. Rodzewich also had a big game with one goal, three assists, four caused turnovers and six draw controls. Dachowski had a hat trick, and Casey Hefner added two goals and one assist. Emily Price had one goal and one assist, and Kate Ziegler added an assist.
For the Flying Cardinals, Hannah Reape (three goals, two assists) and Jess Grodsky (three goals, one assist) led a balanced attack. Lindsey Schreiber added two goals, and Caroline Wall contributed two goals, five ground balls and two draw controls. Maddie Templeton had one goal and two assists, and Elizabeth Barber added a goal and an assist. Demi Balasa was credited with four caused turnovers and one ground ball.
UD’s Sarah Herchenroder had five saves in goal to go along with two ground balls.
Pennridge (3-0) will be on the road at Council Rock North on Tuesday for its SOL opener, and Upper Dublin (1-1) will travel to Central Bucks East on Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 8-4-0 12
Pennridge 3-9-1 13
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 18, HAVERFORD 17
The Colonials capped a memorable week with a nail biter, eking out a one-goal win over the Fords. The two teams were deadlocked 9-9 at halftime and not a whole lot changed in the second half.
“It went back and forth with each team being up and then the other team would score to tie,” coach Ellen Reilly said. “We played three tough teams, and not only is it physically (draining), it’s emotionally draining as well.
“I think they were tired, but here’s the good thing – they worked hard, and they pulled out the win.”
Sophomore Ali Diamond stepped to the fore on attack, leading the Colonials with six goals and two assists. Monica Dresnin and Sophie Kolkka both had three goals and three assists. Lilly Hanlon also collected a hat trick while Aurora Mills had a pair of goals, and Maddie Berman added a single goal.
“I had a ninth grader (Hanlon) step up and score three goals today because they were face guarding Monica for a while,” Reilly said. “Ali Diamond, my sophomore, stepped up, and the same thing with Sophie Kolkka.
“The whole team really hustled. We were up two or three goals, and Haverford would come back. We would go up again, and Haverford would come back. We would just keep hustling.”
Both Meg Ely and Alexa Augustine saw action in goal, and both had five saves.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-0) will be on the road at Methacton on Monday for a non-league contest.
Haverford 9-8 17
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9-9 18
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 18, EMMAUS 15
Sparked by huge offensive performances by Riley Donnelly and Maggie Vetter, the Patriots led wire to wire in Friday's non-league win at Emmaus. Donnelly had a hand in 10 of the Patriots' goals, scoring seven and assisting on three others. Vetter added six goals. Michaela Daley added two goals and one assist, and Katelyn Stout had one goal and three assists. Whitney Dietz and Bella Ridolfi both contributed one goal and one assist. Mel Burian and Katelin Cahill each scored one goal.
Lauren Maurer closed out the game in goal with six saves on 13 shots.
Central Bucks East (1-1) will host Central Bucks West on Monday.
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