Check out the results for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Tuesday.
National Conference
Council Rock South 8, Neshaminy 7 (OT)
Lightning delayed the start of the Council Rock South – Neshaminy game by 30 minutes. Later, the incredible play of Brandon Follis helped to extend the game another 10 minutes. And finally, just 80 seconds into overtime – more than two hours after the game's original start time – the star sophomore was able to send the Golden Hawks home victorious.
Follis tied the game up at 7-7 with 10 seconds remaining in regulation and then scored the game-winner in overtime, as CR South remained tied in first place in the National Conference with a come-from-behind victory over the host Redskins.
In the end, Follis had netted four goals and helped the Hawks (7-4, 4-1) to stay even with Pennsbury atop the conference going into Friday's all-important home meeting with the Falcons.
"It was a great win," CR South coach Mike Murray said. "We made quite a few mistakes during the game, but when everything was on the line, we came up big and did what we had to do to win. It's an important win. It keeps us alive and puts us in a big opportunity for when we play (Pennsbury) this Friday. That'll be another big game for us."
Neshaminy led 6-2 at the half, but a 3-0 showing by CR South in the third quarter helped the Hawks to cut the deficit to only one goal. Brendan Patterson also scored twice, while KJ Sweeney and Peter Mignacca each scored once to help CR South to come from behind and force overtime.
"Our guys came up big today," Murray said. "We got great face-off ability from Patterson and we got Brandon the ball at the end of the game. He's a great finisher, and I'm really happy for him. He's young and just getting better every week. I told (Follis) before the game that he'd have to push the net for us to win, and he did it. He took the ball to the cage hard all game."
Adam Reifer stood tall in net for CR south and earned the win. The Redskins fell to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play with the loss.
Council Rock South 2-0-3-2-1—8
Neshaminy 3-3-0-1-0–7
Pennsbury 7, Council Rock North 4
While it was a night to celebrate the seniors, it was a junior who came up huge for Pennsbury.
The Falcons received five goals from Ryan Kelly in the important victory over visiting Council Rock North on Senior Night at Pennsbury High School.
The win keeps Pennsbury in a first-place tie with Council Rock South, with a meeting between the two teams coming this Friday at 3:30 at Council Rock South High School in a game which will leave one team all alone atop the conference.
"Obviously, every Suburban One game is big, especially at this point," Pennsbury coach Drew Artin said. "Ever since we beat CR South earlier in the season, I knew it was going to be an even bigger game next time regardless of where we were ranked, but we're looking forward to it.
"The guys played really well today. I'm really happy with them. They came off two tough losses, but found a way to finish a game strong and have some fun."
The Falcons (6-4, 4-1) saw excellent play on defense from seniors Austin Sears and Dave Rendeiro, while senior Jack Kelly, brother of Ryan, played excellent in net to earn the win. The Falcons received single goals from Hunter Lake and Greg Lichtenstein. Tre Raniello had a pair of assists while Lake, Ryan Michael and Luke Vando each had one assist.
"We really worked well as a team," Artin said. "The guys really helped each other out and it was a team effort all the way around. We had a will to finish that game with a 'W' and what better way to win a game than on Senior Night, under the lights and in the football stadium."
Three players – Lake, Rendeiro and Brian Doron – finished with four ground balls while Lichtenstein had three and Sears had two. Michael and Vando each had one ground ball.
American Conference
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9, Wissahickon 8
A break in the action, thanks to a lightning delay, may have been just what Plymouth Whitemarsh needed to find a spark and get things going in its favor.
After a flat start and following a delay due to thunderstorms, the Colonials found a spark and started to play with better chemistry, eventually finding themselves on the winning side of a one-goal game between two of the top teams in the American Conference at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School.
The Colonials improved to 8-2 overall and 8-1 in conference play with the win, leaving them all alone in second place one game behind undefeated Upper Dublin.
"It was a pretty intense game," PW coach Bryan Gregg said. "We came out really flat, but we eventually tied it up and were able to hold on in the end. I feel like today was one of those games where we were very strong.
"We made a lot of mistakes and it didn't seem like we were at our best, but we discussed that during the delay. We talked a lot about mental toughness and pushing through when things aren't going well, and I feel like as a team, they did a good job of doing that. It was all about spreading the wealth. Everyone chipped in and it was a well-rounded win."
Brendan Sullian led the Colonials with a hat trick while Austin Betterly added two goals and three assists. Jake Kelly contributed two goals and one assist, and Alex Savarese had a pair of goals. Zach Zygmunt had a pair of assists while Vinny Martina had one assist.
The win puts the Colonials in a position to play for a share of first place in the conference this Thursday at 3:30 p.m., as PW will host the Cardinals in its biggest game of the season.
"It's huge for us to be able to compete for at least a share of the league title," Gregg said. "Upper Dublin is obviously a phenomenal team this year, so it's just nice to even be in that position."
Wissahickon fell to 9-4 overall and 7-3 in conference play with the loss.
Wissahickon 2-2-2-2 8
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1-3-1-4 9
Upper Dublin 23, Upper Moreland 4
Upper Dublin remained undefeated on the season with a dominating victory over visiting Upper Moreland.
The Cardinals, who are now 11-0 overall and 9-0 in conference play, were led by Michael Mullen's five goals and three assists. Michael Sowers led all scorers with seven assists, while Max Winebrake scored five times and assisted once. Conor Wall netted three goals, Jed Hanson scored twice and Evan Scott recorded two goals and two assists. Nick Vernacchio scored twice and assisted once for Upper Dublin, while Cary Romig tallied a goal and an assist. The Cardinals also received one goal apiece from Ben Abel, Jerry Bardol and Austin Romig.
Upper Dublin goalkeeper Dillon Lojeski earned the win with three saves in net. Ryan Templeton picked up eight groundballs, while Jack Rapine tallied six and was 7-for-7 on face-off opportunities. The Cardinals led 10-0 after one quarter and 19-0 at the half before clearing the bench.
The Bears, who fell to 4-6 overall and 3-6 in conference play, were led by Tim Smith's two goals. Brendan Costello tallied one goal and one assist as well, while goalkeeper Gage Reagan stopped seven shots in the losing effort.
The game was halted in the fourth quarter due to lightning.
Upper Moreland 0-0-1-3—4
Upper Dublin 10-9-2-2–23
Upper Merion 12, Norristown 0
Upper Merion went into Norristown and made its presence known early, scoring a whopping seven times in the opening quarter en route to a shutout victory over the host Eagles.
The Vikings, who improved to 5-7 overall and an even 4-4 in conference play, were led by Will Barkowski with four goals and one assist. Connor Stutzman added three goals and a pair of assists, while Nick Freda scored twice himself. Collin Ginsburg tallied a pair of assists for Upper Merion, while Cole Minnich, Jake Kaczur and Joey Meere each scored once. Collin Ginsburg had two assists, and Minnich and Yaseen Elarbi each also added an assist.
Fred won 6-of-7 face-offs, and Ginsburg won 5-of-7.
Upper Merion goalkeeper Johnny Salamy stopped all four shots that came his way to earn the win. The Eagles fell to 1-10 overall and 1-7 in conference play following the defeat.
Upper Merion 7-5-0-0—12
Norristown 0-0-0-0—0
Springfield 9, Cheltenham 5
Springfield improved to 3-7 overall and 2-6 in conference play after a four-goal win over Cheltenham.
The host Panthers (0-11) fell to 0-7 in conference play after getting outscored 5-1 in the second half.
Cheltenham was led by Tim McHugh's three goals and one assist. Brian Noyle scored twice for the Panthers, while Colin Boyle tallied a pair of assists. Kieran Boyle took the loss in the cage despite stopping 17 shots.
Springfield 2-2-3-2—9
Cheltenham 2-2-1-0–5
Continental Conference
Central Bucks West 13, Souderton 3
Central Bucks West had no problem getting past Souderton, defeating the Indians by 10 goals on the Bucks' Senior Night in a conference meeting at Central Bucks West High School.
CB West was led by Ben Sexauer and Joey Rockovich, who scored three goals apiece. Will Ross scored twice, while Shane Early, Jack Darcy, Brandon Gervais, Scott Price and Nick Werner all scored one goal apiece. Ross added a pair of assists, while Werner, Early, Jake Green and Mark McCool each tallied one assist. Steve Hogan stopped 11 shots in net to earn the win for the Bucks
Tyler Asbury stopped 17 shots in net for Souderton in the losing effort, while Walker Martin scored a pair of goals. Tyler Breneman scored the only other goal for the Indians, while Jake Phaup drew a pair of assists.
With the win, the Bucks improved to 10-2 overall and 6-1 in conference play, while the Indians dropped to 2-9 and 0-8, respectively.
Souderton 1-0-1-1 3
Central Bucks West 6-3-2-2 13
Central Bucks East 13, Hatboro-Horsham 11
It was a back-and-forth, high-powered affair between two of the top teams in the Continental Conference on Tuesday afternoon. The Patriots raced to a 4-2 lead after one quarter only to watch the Hatters use a 4-1 second quarter tear to go into halftime with a 6-5 lead. The Patriots regained control in the third quarter, outscoring their hosts 5-2 to go back on top 10-8. The two teams exchanged fourth quarter goals.
Logan Nelsen led a balanced Patriot attack with three goals while Ryan Brown and Owen Griffin both had two goals and three assists. Michael Ott added two goals and one assist, and Ryan Stout had a pair of goals. Ryan Schmidt and Alec Bracken both chipped in one goal. Grant Porter added a pair of helpers.
Ott won 22-of-27 face-offs, and Liam Rosenthal was credited with nine saves in goal.
Griffin and Conor Larkin led the Patriots with six ground balls each while Nelsen added five. Brown and Stout each had two ground balls, and contributing one each were Schmidt, Cal Tihansky, Bryan McIntosh and John Galow. Adding one forced turnover each were Griffin, Schmidt, McIntosh, Brown, Nelsen and Tihansky.
For the Hatters, Owen Winters led the way with five goals. Pierre Armstrong added two goals and three assists, and Ian Reilly had a pair of goals. Bryan Remailey contributed one goal and one assist, and Logan Eldridge had one goal to close out the scoring.
The win improved CB East's record to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in the conference, while it dropped the Hatters' to 5-5 and 5-2, respectively.
Central Bucks East 4-1-5-3 13
Hatboro-Horsham 2-4-2-3 11
Monday, April 25
North Penn 17, Pennsbury 9
The Knights raced to a 6-2 lead after one quarter and took a 9-4 lead into halftime. They put the game out of reach with a 7-1 third quarter burst.
Jake Diamond had a team-high five goals while Reece Udinski had a hand in seven goals, scoring four and assisting on three others. Luke Homan had three goals and one assist, and Nick Keim added two goals and one assist. Eric Diamond, Jason Kim and Owen Kelly each contributed one goal. Nic Conroy, Danny Payne and goalie Matt Rinck each chipped in an assist.
Rinck was credited with 11 saves while Nash Reynolds had a pair of saves.
Pennsbury 2-2-1-4 9
North Penn 6-3-7-1 17
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