Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action. Wissahickon/Hatboro-Horsham photos provided courtesy of Kim Supko. Check back for a gallery of photos.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 14, QUAKERTOWN 5
The host Colonials got off to a 3-0 lead in the first six minutes of the opening quarter and went on to an easy American Conference win on Tuesday. The Panthers scored twice early in the second quarter to get within two at 5-3 but never got any closer the rest of the afternoon.
Brendan Sullivan scored seven goals and added an assist for Plymouth Whitemarsh, which has won four of its last five after an 0-3 start.
Kenny Diamond provided three goals and an assist for the winners. Mike Iannarelli and Matt Scheuring each added a goal and an assist. Chris Ward and Christian Ziernicki each scored goals while Collin Kissane added an assist.
Winning coach Bryan Gregg notes that having eight seniors in the regular lineup has been an asset.
“We have a substantial number of guys that are helping us out at this point,” he said. “In a situation where you’re down a few games early, it’s very easy to kind of fold.
“But we just keep preaching to these guys, and I think they realize that it’s not over. They have plenty of time to kind of turn this around. It just takes one game, and we’re trying to focus on one game at a time and compete throughout the game. I think it’s a credit to these guys and to their hard work that they’ve been able to kind of turn things.”
The Colonials (4-4, 2-1 in conference) will host Archbishop Ryan on Thursday. Quakertown (3-8, 0-3) will travel to Pottsgrove on Thursday.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 12, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 11
The Indians built an 11-8 lead midway through the fourth quarter and hung on for the National Conference win on Tuesday. Beckett Thompson’s goal with three minutes left in regulation wound up being the game winner but North (5-5, 1-4 in conference) found itself on defense most of the rest of the way.
“We knew that was going to happen,” said North coach John Fitzpatrick. “They have a great faceoff specialist in Chase Patterson. “They kept winning faceoffs.”
The Golden Hawks (6-3, 2-2) got a final opportunity when North turned the ball over with 22 seconds remaining in regulation but couldn’t score the tying goal.
Thompson and Peter Lehman scored four goals each for the Indians. Luke Waltrum scored twice, Freddie Germana and Brendon McLaughlin once each.
Waltrum, Thompson, Germana, Andrew Tate, and Mark Muscara all added assists. Waltrum claimed eight ground balls, Tate five, Germana four, Dan Guest three, Thompson and Nick Murray two each, McLaughlin one.
“This was a typical North-South game,” Fitzpatrick said. “It went back and forth the whole time.”
For the Golden Hawks, Phillip Mignacca scored four goals while Brandon Follis and Austin Gambino each scored twice. Brendan Gambino and Chase Patterson both scored goals.
The Golden Hawks will host Central Bucks West on Thursday. The Indians are off until Friday when they’ll face the Golden Hawks in a rematch.
NORTH PENN 8, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 4
A big third quarter proved decisive for the Knights, who bested the Titans Tuesday afternoon in a National Conference test. The game was tied 3-3 at halftime but North Penn outscored South 4-1 in the third stanza.
“Whenever we play C.B. South it’s always going to tight,” said North Penn coach Rick Smith, “(but the third quarter) gave us momentum.
Danny Payne scored four goals for North Penn (7-3, 3-1 in conference). Lucas Yannul and Matthew Dickson each scored twice. Eric Diamond had three assists, Payne and Dickson one each. R.J. Macnamara won eight faceoffs while Brian Rimmer made four saves in goal.
Dante Poli scored twice for the Titans, (7-4, 2-2). Angus Ballentine and Colin Abbonizio added one goal each. Austin Novick had two assists.
Poli collected four ground balls, while Dylan McCory and Matt McDonald claimed three each. Novick, Abbonizio, Ballentine, Logan Swangler, Evan Quinn, Joe DeLaurentis, Christian Manibo, Matt Stoll, and Bob Sautner picked up one each. Ballentine and Manibo each caused a turnover. Tyler Horvath was 5-for-13 on faceoffs. Sautner had 10 saves between the pipes.
North Penn will host Emmaus Thursday night while the Titans will host Central Bucks West Thursday afternoon.
C.B. South 1 2 1 0—4
North Penn 3 0 4 1
SOUDERTON 16, UPPER MORELAND 3
Stephen Blue scored the 100th point of his career to highlight the Big Red’s win Tuesday afternoon. Blue, a sophomore, is the fastest player to 100 points in the history of the Souderton program. He finished with three goals and three assists.
Blue scored a school-record 65 points as a freshman last season.
“Stephen is one of those rare athletes that has both athletic ability and stick skills,” said Souderton coach Mark Princehorn. “He’s a very gifted player.”
Walker Martin led Souderton (8-3, 3-1 in the American Conference) with four goals and an assist. Cole Witolslawski added three goals an assist while Adam Booz scored three goals. Dylan Anderson, Mike Raley, and Luke Boscio all scored goals.
Luke Atiyeh collected six ground balls while Axell Beskar made five saves in goal.
Souderton, which has won seven of its last eight games, will host Upper Dublin on Friday with a share of first place on the line. Upper Moreland (1-10, 1-2) hosts Springfield on Thursday.
WISSAHICKON 7, HATBORO-HORSHAM 6 (4 OT)
John Dickson scored his third goal of the game with 10 seconds left in the fourth overtime period to give the Trojans the American Conference win over the Hatters Tuesday night.
The host Trojans (3-6, 3-0 in conference) and the Hatters (1-7, 1-1) were tied 3-3 at halftime before the Hatters took leads of 4-3 and 5-4 in the second half, and then 6-5 with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Owen Baim tied the game for Wissahickon with one minute left in regulation off a feed from Jackson Intrieri.
Both teams had multiple chances in overtime as a prelude to Dickson’s game-winner.
Michael Licata provided two goals and an assist for the winners. Baim had two assists to go with his goal and Harrison Williams scored a goal of his own. Intrieri had two assists and Demetri Lowry one.
Brad Melvin had nine saves in goal.
Hatboro-Horsham will travel to Upper Moreland on Thursday while Wissahickon will host Plymouth Whitemarsh the same day.
PENNSBURY 12, NESHAMINY 6
The Falcons capped off an emotional evening with a win Tuesday night’s SOL National encounter at Falcon Field in the Greenfield Cup game. This marked the fourth time the two teams played for the Cup but it was the first since the death of Doug ‘Grandpa’ Greenfield, who passed away earlier this month at age 89. Greenfield, who played collegiate lacrosse at Delaware, founded the Pennsbury lacrosse program 17 years ago. He stayed close to the program to the end of his life.
“He meant so much to us,” said Pennsbury coach Drew Artin. “He started the program and he was always there. He always supported the boys. He reinforced a lot of the fundamentals but also preached about being a team and really believing about Pennsbury and the Falcons.”
Cole Ruoff scored three goals for the Falcons and added a pair of assists. Nick Sutton also scored three goals while Luke Vando, and Bryse Raniello contributed two each. Ryan DeZutel and Ben Abraham scored single goals.
Jake Krefetz added an assist in addition to collecting eight ground balls and winning 18 of 20 faceoffs. Justin Hernandez was 1-of-2 on faceoffs and claimed three ground balls. Jesse Keaton picked up seven ground balls, Nate Racagno six, and Avery Dysart three.
Tim Davis made 12 saves in goal.
Tuesday’s win lifted Pennsbury to 7-4 overall and 2-2 in conference. Neshaminy slipped to 5-5 and 0-3.
The Greenfield Cup series is tied at two victories each.
Neshaminy will host New Hope-Solebury on Thursday while Pennsbury returns to action Friday when it hosts North Penn.
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