Check out the recaps for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Friday. Truman/CB South photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of action photos.
Boys
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 8, PINE-RICHLAND 3
(Submitted by Central Bucks East lacrosse)
The Pine-Richland Rams traveled all the way from Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania to take on the CB East Patriots on Friday afternoon. The Rams came to Patriot Stadium with a 7-0 record on the season and went toe to toe with the Patriots from the very start. Brant Billingsley and Ryan Stout each scored goals in the first period to give the Patriots a quick 2-0 lead. After a second period goal by Jacob Manion made it 3-0, the Rams got on the board at the 5:31 mark to reduce East’s lead to 3-1 at the half.
The teams battled for much of the third period until Ryan Bullotta scored at the 10:56 mark with an assist from Michael Ott. A short 90 seconds later, Bullotta scored again on a feed from Stout for a 5-1 lead. The Rams would add one goal in the third and one in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough as the Patriots’ Manion, Stout and Greg Scholz all scored in the fourth period on their way to a hard-fought 8-3 victory.
Stout led the scoring with two goals and two assists while Bullotta had two goals and one assist. Manion scored two goals, Scholz had one goal and one assist, and Michael Ott pitched in with two assists.
Once again, the defense was solid. Veteran long poles John Galow, Jake Kueny, Tyler Tracy, Nick Lyons and Joe Beahan kept the Rams on their heels by limiting them to three goals on the day. Liam Rosenthal had another big game with 13 saves in goal.
Ott won eight face-offs, and Jake Kueny pitched in with one face-off win.
Kueny had four ground balls while Ott, Collin Stein and Galow had three each. Scooping up one ground ball each were Stout, Billingsley, Tracy, Connor Martin and Joe Beahan.
Kueny led the Patriots with three caused turnovers. Scholz, Stout, Stein, Galow, Beahan, Connor Martin and Evan Bullotta all had one caused turnover.
The Patriots (6-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Avon Grove on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.
Pine Richland 0-1-1-1 3
Central Bucks East 2-1-2-3 8
UPPER DUBLIN 11, HATBORO-HORSHAM 4
The Flying Cardinals led wire to wire in Friday’s conference opener. Max Winebrake led the way with four goals and an assist. Cary Romig, Jerry Bardol and Brian McCarry had two goals each while Jed Hanson had one. Romig, Jason Williams and Colin Asper all were credited with an assist.
UD goalie Dillon Lojeski recorded seven saves in the win. Luke Roselli won eight of 13 face-offs.
Nick Sowers paced the Cardinals’ defense with five ground balls and three caused turnovers. Jake DiMartile and Jason Williams both had three ground balls while Anthony Cerminara, Brody Balasa and Roselli had two each. Balasa also had a caused turnover. McCarry, Hanson, Bardol and Romig each had one ground ball.
Upper Dublin (7-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Tuesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (0-4, 0-1) will travel to Great Valley on Saturday for a 3 p.m. contest.
Upper Dublin 3-2-3-3 11
Hatboro-Horsham 1-2-1-0 4
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 21, HARRY S TRUMAN 2
UPPER MORELAND 13, QUAKERTOWN 7
Girls
ABINGTON 13, NORTH PENN 9
Lauren Van Buren scored four goals while Natalie McNamara and Kaley Ehnow both added two, and the Ghosts – after dropping their first three games of the season – were winners in their last two.
“We had a great team win today,” coach Mary Liz Klepper said. “We were focused right when we stepped off the bus and really came together as a team.
“We took care of the ball and had eight players contribute to our 13 goals. Out of our 13 goals, eight of them were assisted. Our defense played solid, and we were able to transition the ball. We were able to play our whole bench, so everyone felt like they contributed to today’s win”
Becca Gable, according to Klepper, has been a catalyst on defense.
“She has been our leader on defense,” the Ghosts’ coach said. “She marked number two, Bri O’Donnell, and really did a great job on her. She still had four goals, but we really came together as a solid ‘D’ today.
“Anna Joseph is another player on defense who really showed herself today. We’ve been really working on our defensive positioning this week because in recent games we’ve had a lot of calls against us, so we’ve really worked on our defensive positioning and really playing forearm instead of stick, and they really did a great job of hearing our feedback and doing that in the game today.”
The Ghosts, who led 6-4 at halftime, outscored their hosts in both halves.
“I feel like we finally had a good week of practice, and we worked on the fundamental stuff that we were noticing in the close games and even the games where we found ourselves in a big hole,” Klepper said. “We finally were able to come together. The girls are really pumped up about this win.”
Van Buren also had three draw controls and McNamara, six. Ehnow added two assists and four draw controls. Abby Thomas, Jamira Mashore and Taheera Rodgers and Lesha Karaba all had a goal and an assist. Maddie Hinkle had one goal, Kelly McCallister had a pair of assists, and chipping in one assist was Shea Gormley who also had a draw control.
For the Knights, Bri O’Donnell had four goals while Grace Sacchetti and Kristin Varilla both had two goals. Sacchetti added an assist and three draw controls. Kelly Macnamara contributed a goal and an assist.
“Grace Sacchetti’s hustle up and down the field is what kept us in the game,” North Penn coach Heather Mellow said. “We did not play our best lacrosse today.
“We had too many errors against a team that is fast and skilled.”
For the Ghosts, Claudia Grossi (five saves) and Ellie Hughes (four saves) split time in goal. North Penn’s Ashley Lambert turned away five shots.
Abington (2-3, 0-1 SOL) will be on the road at Downingtown West on Saturday at 10 a.m., and North Penn (3-2, 1-0) will host Neshaminy on Monday.
Abington 6-7 13
North Penn 4-5 9
SOUDERTON 17, NESHAMINY 3
The Indians raced out of the gate to an 11-2 halftime lead and then outscored their visitors 6-1 in the second half.
Sarah Goodwin led the Indians with five goals, two assists and one caused turnover. Carlie Doughty, Liz O’Hara and Randi Hess each added two goals. Doughty and Hess also each had a caused turnover. Kate Connolly had a hand in four goals, scoring once and adding three assists. Contributing one goal each were Amanda Bosico, Averie Doughty, Kylie Norbeck, Mariah Bainbridge and Sydney Rohrbach. Rohrbach, Jackie DeAviz, Kayla Moyer and Sophia Lynch each were credited with one caused turnover.
Lauren Scott recorded five saves for the Indians in the win.
Souderton (4-1, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Abington Monday for a 3:30 p.m. contest, and Neshaminy (2-3, 0-1) will be on the road at North Penn Monday for a 3:45 p.m. game.
Neshaminy 2-1 3
Souderton 11-6 17
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 17, HATBORO-HORSHAM 1
Finley Ueland had four goals and assisted on another while Dani Dundas added three goals and two assists to lead the Bucks to the convincing win. Abby Natoli dished out four assists. Contributing two goals each were Chloe Miller Russo, Emma Haring and Maddie Maio. Casey Reichwein, Eva Altadonna, Liv Fitzgerald and Lucy Varner had one goal each. Haring and Fitzgerald also had one assist.
West goalie Lauren Ring was credited with six saves.
Central Bucks West (7-1) will travel to Pennridge on Monday for a 7 p.m. contest, and Hatboro-Horsham (0-6, 0-1) will host Cheltenham on Monday.
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 10, PENNSBURY 9
The Spartans took a 6-4 lead into halftime and held on to win by one goal in a tightly-contested battle.
Lindsey Smith once against came up big for the Spartans, scoring five goals, earning nine draw controls and scooping up two ground balls. Ellie Hamilton also turned in a strong outing, contributing three goals, five assists and one caused turnover. Emily Walsh added two goals, one draw control and two ground balls. Charlotte Henry had two assists, one ground ball and one caused turnover. Gracie Woron was credited with two ground balls and four caused turnovers. Molly McGoldrick had one ground ball and one caused turnover.
Annie Price scored four goals to reach 100 career points. Price finished the game with 68 career goals and 32 career assists. Lily Nolan added two goals and an assist while Maddie Spratt had her first two career points with a goal and an assist. Emelie Curtis had a goal and two assists, and Brooke Weaver had a goal and assist.
Pennsbury trailed 10-7 when Price scored with an assist from Nolan with 9:25 to go. Nolan cut the lead to two with seven minutes remaining, and Price made it a one-goal game with 23.5 seconds to play. Pennsbury won the ensuing draw but could not get the equalizer.
Annie Ryan was credited with seven saves in goal in a winning performance.
The Spartans (4-2, 0-1 SOL) will travel to Germantown Friends for a non-league game Saturday, and Pennsbury (3-2, 0-1) will host Council Rock North on Monday.
Springfield 6-4 10
Pennsbury 4-5 9
UPPER DUBLIN 17, WEST CHESTER EAST 8
Lindsey Schreiber had yet another productive performance to lead the Flying Cardinals to the convincing non-league win, finishing the game with five goals, two assists, five draw controls and two caused turnovers.
Also coming up big for the Cardinals were Mack Moore (3 goals, 2 assists, 3 draw controls) and Jackie Rama (3 goals, 1 assists, 2 draw controls). Caroline Wall added two goals and one assist, and Becky Browndorf contributed a goal, two assists and two draw controls. Julia Reardon had one goal and one assist to go along with two caused turnovers. Adding one goal each were Aly Breslin and Maddie Templeton. Jenn McCarry had five assists, and Charlotte Smith, one assist.
UD goalie Sarah Herchenroder recorded five saves in the win.
Upper Dublin (7-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Springfield Township on Monday.
West Chester East 4-4 8
Upper Dublin 11-6 17
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 17, SACRED HEART 3
Kasey Dietzel scored seven goals and Anna Green added five to lead the Titans to a rout of Sacred Heart.
“Today was a beautiful day to play lacrosse,” coach Janique Craig said. “We had a well-rounded game, and everyone on our team contributed.”
Adding single goals were Emily Radwanski, Erin Mayeros, Francine Richick, Deanna Bongarzone and Sofia Sonnett.
Laura Robinson was credited with eight saves in goal in a winning effort.
Megan Weeks and Erin Mayeros had three caused turnovers each.
Central Bucks South (4-1, 2-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
LOWER MORELAND 12, CHELTENHAM 10
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