Check out the results for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Thursday. Photos of the North Penn/Pennsbury game provided courtesy of Keith Clemens Photography. Check back for a gallery of action photos…CLICK HERE to go directly to the boys lacrosse gallery.
Boys
NORTH PENN 17, PENNSBURY 6
The Knights seized control of Thursday’s game early, opening up a 6-2 lead after one quarter and extending that to 12-3 by halftime.
Reece Udinski was part of eight goals, scoring three and assisting on five others. Nick Keim added three goals and one assist, and Tanner Nelson had a hat trick. Nic Conroy contributed two goals and one assist. Adding one goal each were Danny Payne, Lucas Uannul, Erik Laughlin, Andrew Kelly, Mike Kohler and Andrew Alexander. Eric Diamond had a pair of assists.
Nash Reynolds (five saves) and Ryan Bausman (two saves) combined for a winning effort in goal.
North Penn (8-3, 4-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Monday, and Pennsbury (2-8, 0-3) will host Pennridge on Tuesday.
Pennsbury 2-1-2-1 6
North Penn 6-6-2-3 17
SPRINGFIELD 13, UPPER MORELAND 5
Will Kaufmann contributed a hat trick to lead the Spartans to the convincing win. Adding two goals each were Cam Callands, Paul Richardson and George Baughan. Sam delRio, Nick deQuevedo, Joe Dolan and Zach Coppol chipped in with one goal each.
Springfield (9-2, 3-2 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday, and Upper Moreland (2-7, 1-4) will host Norristown on Monday.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 14, QUAKERTOWN 3
The Colonials led 5-1 after one quarter and that score stood until the third quarter when they added five more goals to go into the final frame with a 10-2 lead.
Brendan Sullivan had a big day for the Colonials, scoring five goals and assisting on two more. Kenny Diamond had a hat trick to go along with three assists. Colin Kissane and Mike Iannarelli both had two goals and two assists. Adding a goal and an assist were Stephan Kolkka and Ricky Amorim. Vinny Martina had one assist.
PW goalie Griffin Kolkka had seven saves, and the defense, according to coach Bryan Gregg, played well as a unit.
Jeffrey Royall scored a pair of goals for the Panthers, and Frank Claus had one goal and one assist. Adding one assist each were Ben Mcgann and Chase Oliver.
Dan Grubb led the Panthers with eight ground balls. Gavin Hilleart won 7-of-18 face-offs. Goalie Chris Brady had eight saves.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-6, 3-1 SOL) will host Cheltenham on Friday, and Quakertown (4-5, 1-3) will be on the road at Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
WISSAHICKON 4, ABINGTON 3
The Trojans scored a pair of goals in the fourth quarter to edge the Ghosts in a defensive battle. The Ghosts took a 1-0 lead into halftime, and the two teams were deadlocked at two each heading into the final quarter.
John Dickson scored two goals to lead the Trojans.
For the Ghosts, John Petriccione had a pair of goals, and Ryan Herman added a single goal. Ryan Tuffy had an assist and one ground ball. Casey Hesdon and Kevin Fitzgerald both had two ground balls.
Goalie Cooper McMaster had eight saves in the win for the Trojans.
Wissahickon (3-9, 2-2 SOL) will travel to Penncrest on Saturday for a non-league game at 7 p.m., and Abington (2-8, 0-4) will host Ridley in a non-league contest on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Abington 1-0-1-1 3
Wissahickon 0-0-2-2 4
Girls
UPPER MORELAND 8, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 7 (OT)
Twenty-four hours after edging Springfield in an overtime thriller, the Golden Bears were back at it again, this time eking out a win over the Golden Hawks when Jessica Flanagan scored the game winner in overtime.
“We played today like we know how, and after a tough week and not great chemistry happening within our team, we fixed it today,” coach Kim Frantz said. “We had awesome transition passing and the biggest thing, we played with heart today. This was our second OT win this week, but today we played together and came together as a unit. We never gave up and continued to fight for the win.”
Flanagan finished a big day with four draw controls, two goals and one assist. Senior Sydney Bachmayer also had a huge performance for the Bears, contributing three goals, two assists, two ground balls and one key draw control.
Emma Meakim had two goals and an assist, and Allison Felicetti – who had the game winner in OT on Wednesday – had one goal, one assist and three ground balls.
“Cassidy Hersh had one key draw control and played a great defensive game,” Frantz said. “(Goalie) Cheyanne Grumm had key saves that propelled us in the first half to get a four-goal lead.”
Grumm closed out the game with seven saves.
“CR South played a great game, especially on the defensive end,” Frantz said. “They really had great defense.
“Our defense stayed strong when South was putting a lot of pressure on us. Our defense – led by Mel Wittick, and Maddie Grace Wood – was together and worked as a unit. Meg O'Donnell also had a great day at the defensive end. The girls that didn't get time in the game were key to our win today by keeping us motivated and excited and alert to what was coming our way. Today's win was truly a total team effort, everyone was needed!”
For the Golden Bears, Caroline McGovern had two goals and one assist, and Emily Keller had a pair of goals. Adding one goal each were Sarah Womer, MK Simpson and Claudia Steinmetz.
Upper Moreland (10-3, 4-1 SOL) will be on the road at Upper Dublin on Monday, and Council Rock South (6-5, 3-1) will host Council Rock North on Monday.
Upper Moreland 4-3-1 8
Council Rock South 2-5-0 7
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 18, CHELTENHAM 6
The Colonials jumped out of the gate to a 12-3 halftime lead on the way to their first win of the season.
Ali Diamond led the Colonials with five goals and two assists, and Vic Betterly added five goals. Lexi Petrakis had four goals and two assists, and Raquel Baskin had two goals and two assists. Lilly Hanlon and Lucy Sullivan had one goal each.
For the Lady Panthers, Dana Shtelton and Marycait Dorely both had two goals. Shelton also had five ground balls and Dorely had four. Liza Becker and Myka Byers each added a goal.
Morgan Sloan had 12 saves for the Panthers in goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-8, 1-3 SOL) will host Quakertown on Friday, and Cheltenham (2-9, 0-4) will host Bonner Prendergast on Friday.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 10, NORTH PENN 9 (OT)
In a contest that was an emotional roller coaster ride for both squads, it was the Hatters earning the exhilarating win in overtime when – on a free position – freshman Gabriell Liot passed to teammate Gabby Acker, who calmly deposited the goal into the net for the game winner just over a minute into the first overtime.
“We do a lot of stuff in practice with certain plays and certain stuff, and I just thought that would be the best choice,” Liot said. “I was thinking – should I shoot or pass it off, and in the split second before, I said – I’m going to pass it off.”
It led to the game winner, capping a special afternoon for the Hatters that also included senior Kaitlyn Wallace reaching the 100-goal milestone.
“She’s a coach’s dream – that kid,” coach Marie Schmucker said of the Penn State-bound senior. “She’s just very, very unselfish.”
Wallace entered the game needing four goals – she got them all in the first half, scoring the historic goal on a powerful 8-meter shot with 1:51 remaining in the first half. Making the accomplishment especially significant is the fact that she was sidelined for the better part of her junior year with an injury.
“I’m happy to achieve it because it was really hard sitting on the bench watching everyone play last year,” said Wallace. “I was kind of a year behind, and I never knew it was going to happen.”
Behind Wallace’s four goals, the Hatters led 4-3 at halftime, but the Knights – despite being two players down – took a 5-4 lead when Julia Keffer found the net at the 17:34 mark of the second half.
Two minutes later, Gabby Acker scored the equalizer. Her goal marked the beginning of a 5-0 Hatter tear that culminated with Olivia Tice scoring into an empty net after the Knights’ goalie was whistled for a foul.
The Hatters’ 9-5 lead seemed insurmountable, especially considering that the Knights – the recipients of four yellow cards – were down a player from the 10:33 mark on, and they were down two players when they received another yellow card with 7:47 remaining.
Back-to-back goals by freshman Grace Sacchetti made it a 9-7 game, igniting the Knights.
“She was the spark our team needed,” NP coach Heather Mellow said. “She had so many ground balls, she put in two goals, and she was on defense.”
Kaitlyn Phifer’s free position goal with 3:24 remaining pulled the Knights to within one, and when Bri O’Donnell buried a free position shot with 33 seconds remaining, the two teams were deadlocked, setting the stage for overtime.
“It was a little frustrating because we were up, but there was still a decent amount of time left,” Gabby Acker said. “We were trying to hold the ball, but as we were open, we felt as though we should shoot, and if the goalie saved it, that would turn it around. We should have held it longer. They were coming back, but in overtime, we didn’t give up. We weren’t down on ourselves that they came back.”
Emma Roesing won the opening draw in OT, and it was Knight goalie Kate Winstanley turning away a Hatters’ shot for the win. Loit came up with a turnover near midfield and then drew the call as she headed toward goal and was awarded a free position. Moments later, the Hatters were celebrating Acker’s goal that was set up by Loit.
“As a freshman, to be in that position – I remember starting my freshman year and thinking it was the scariest thing,” Wallace said. “To be able to be so poised under that kind of pressure is an awesome play.”
“It was a total team effort,” Schmucker said. “It’s all about strategy when it comes down to close games like that.
“They listened in the overtime period – they were unselfish. Gabby Liot forced the turnover, came up with the ball and went down. Everything we talk about – make them commit, find a teammate. That goalie thought she was taking the 8-meter shot, and she unselfishly passed the ball. It was just a total team effort.”
Arielle Hammer was credited with six saves in goal in the win, but what that stat doesn’t show is how aggressive the Hatters’ sophomore goalie was, repeatedly coming out and battling the Knights for ground balls. She came up with a leaping interception as well.
“Arielle – unbelievable in goal, unbelievable,” Schmucker said. “She’s smart, she has leadership qualities, and she’s aggressive.
“She’s only a sophomore. I’m very blessed and thankful to have her. She sees the whole game back there.”
Wallace finished the game with four goals and two assists. Camryn Ryan and Gabby Acker both added a pair of goals. Roesing and Tice each had one goal.
For the Knights, O’Donnell, Sacchetti, and Kelly McNamara each had two goals. Adding single goals were Keffer, Sam Tossona, and Phifer.
Winstanley – a standout ice hockey goalie who just recently went into the net – turned away seven shots in goal.
“She’s been unbelievable for us,” Mellow said. “For someone who just picked it up a month-and-a-half ago, she’s been phenomenal.”
Thursday’s game was the Knights’ sixth in nine days.
“We had one practice amongst those six games,” Mellow said. “We’re hurting physically and mentally. It’s just unfortunate.”
Hatboro-Horsham (6-4, 3-2 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury on Friday, and North Penn (4-8, 1-3) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Wednesday.
North Penn 3-6-0 9
Hatboro-Horsham 4-5-1 10
EMMAUS 8, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 6
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