Check out the results for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Thursday.
Hatboro-Horsham 9, Central Bucks West 8
In the final seconds of regulation, Owen Winters charged for the cage on his own, eventually putting a shot past the Central Bucks West goalie to help the Hatters to a one-goal victory at Central Bucks West's War Memorial Stadium.
The win helped the Hatters to finish all alone in third place in the Continental Conference, also giving Hatboro-Horsham some momentum heading into the playoffs.
"We were on the road, we came from behind and we helped our momentum," Hatboro-Horsham coach John Kurek said. "We lost a tough one last night to North Penn (13-11) and the kids were down a bit, but they knew they had to get up for this one. The seniors rallied the troops and told them they needed a nice win going into the playoffs, so this was a good win for them."
The two teams went into the half tied 5-5, and the second half was a one-goal, back and forth game until Winters put home the game-winner with just 7.2 seconds remaining on the clock.
"We had a play set up in the first 30 seconds, but CB West played good defense," Kurek said. "The ball just came back to Owen (Winters) and he took it to the cage and scored. It was a one-person dodge who got it in there."
Winters led the way with four goals and one assist, while fellow senior Pierre Armstrong scored twice and assisted on three goals.
"Owen did a great job, but it was both him and his teammate, Pierre (Armstrong)," Kurek said. "They both do a good job of facilitating and they really kept the offense moving."
Bryan Remailey and Joe Larouche each scored once for the Hatters, while Dan Jaminson stopped seven shots in net to earn the win.
"It was a difficult (regular) season for our kids," Kurek said. "There were a lot of growing pains, youth on the defensive end and some troubles, but they grew as the season went along. They're learning and getting better each and every week. We'll now see who we get in District playoffs, and we'll get ready for them and give them a run on Tuesday."
The Hatters finished the regular season 10-8 overall and 8-4 in conference play. The Bucks finished the season 12-6 and 7-5, respectively.
Hatboro-Horsham 2-3-2-2—9
Central Bucks West 4-1-1-2–8
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9, Lower Merion 3
Plymouth Whitemarsh ended its regular season with a six-goal win over visiting Lower Merion.
The Colonials were actually tied with Lower Merion at the half, but they outscored the Aces 7-1 in the final two quarters to come away on top.
Alex Savarese, Brendan Sullivan and Kenny Diamond each scored two goals for PW, which also got a goal and two assists apiece from Austin Betterly and Zack Zygmunt. Betterly's goal was the 100th of his high school career. Jake Kelly scored once for PW, while VInny Martina assisted on another goal.
The Colonials enter the playoffs with a 13-4 overall record. They finished 12-2 in conference play.
Lower Merion 1-1-1-0—3
Plymouth Whitemarsh0-2-4-3–9
Springfield (Delco) 9, Upper Dublin 8
For only the second time all season, Upper Dublin found itself on the wrong end of the scoreboard. The Cardinals fell to Springfield-Delco by one goal in a season finale meeting between the two non-conference teams.
Upper Dublin finishes the regular season 16-2 overall and 14-0 in conference play.
Pennridge 16, Neshaminy 8
Pennridge doubled up host Neshaminy in a game that was decided in the third quarter in a non-conference meeting on Thursday.
Pennridge received five goals apiece from Chris Warner and Sean Fechter, who also added three and two assists, respectively.
Kyle Fanelli scored once and finished with a game-high four assists, while Nick Fanelli finished with three goals and two assists. Denton States stopped 12 shots in net to earn the win for the Rams, who broke the game wide open with a 7-1 third quarter after going into the half tied at 4.
Pennridge now sits at 8-9 overall, while the Redskins are 9-6. Each team wraps up the regular season on Friday.
Pennridge 1-3-7-5—16
Neshaminy 2-2-1-3—8
Upper Moreland 16, Cheltenham 3
The Golden Bears led 2-1 after one quarter and then used a 6-1 second quarter to go into halftime with an 8-2 lead on their way to the big win.
For the Panthers, goalie Kieran Boyle recorded 23 saves. Tim McHugh had a pair of goals while Colin Boyle had a single goal. Brian Noel and Daniel Lee each had one assist.
Cheltenham 1-1-1-0 3
Upper Moreland 2-6-6-2 16
Ridley 12, Wissahickon 5
Wissahickon ended its regular season on the losing side of things, falling to host Ridley in a non-conference meeting.
The Trojans enter the District 1 playoffs 12-6 overall and 10-4 in conference play.
Council Rock North 14, Harry S. Truman 2
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