Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. Upper Moreland/Wissahickon photos provided courtesy of Kathy Leister Photography, and CB East/CR South photos provided by John Gleeson. CLICK HERE for galleries of both games.
SOL American Conference
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 6, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 5 (OT)
The Colonials led 5-3 with 2:39 remaining and appeared to be in command, but fans who left early missed quite an ending as the Spartans came storming back, scoring with 2:12 remaining and then finding the net with the tying goal 20 seconds later.
Paul Richardson brought a dramatic end to the game with a goal 21 seconds into overtime. It was the Spartans’ first lead of the game and was set up when Justin Smith – who won the final three faceoffs – won the faceoff at the start of OT.
Richardson led the Spartans with two goals and one assist, and Nic Pugliese added a pair of goals. Wilson Krewson had one goal and one assist, and Smith also contributed a goal.
Paul Asman recorded seven saves in a winning effort in goal for the Spartans.
For the Colonials, who celebrated Senior Night, Kenny Diamond had two goals and one assist and Brendan Sullivan also had a pair of goals. Colin Kissane had one goal, and Mike Iannarelli added an assist.
PW goalie Griffin Kolkka was credited with 12 saves in goal.
Springfield Township (6-2 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 12-5 record. The Spartans are ninth in the latest power rankings in what will be a 12-team field in the District One 2A Tournament.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-10, 3-4) will travel to Abington for a non-league game on Wednesday.
Springfield Township 1-2-0-1-1 6
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-2-0-1-0 5
SOUDERTON 9, HATBORO-HORSHAM 3
Stephen Blue scored four goals and Walker Martin added a hat trick – including the 100th goal of his career – to lead the Indians. Matt Rauch and Jalen White each added a goal. Rauch also had one assist.
Axell Beskar was credited with six saves in a winning effort in goal.
For the Hatters, Chris Koch, Jason Kleintz and Drew Robinson each had one goal. Kleintz added an assist.
Eddie Masterson (six ground balls), Andrew McPoyle (five ground balls) and Mike Brown (three ground balls) led the Hatters defensively.
Dylan Fesmire won 12 of 18 faceoffs and also had three ground balls. Joe Brophy had seven saves in goal for the Hatters.
The Indians are 15th in the latest District One 3A power rankings.
Souderton (12-5, 6-2 SOL) will travel to Harriton for a non-league game Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Hatboro-Horsham (4-12, 2-6) will host Garnet Valley in a non-league game on Friday.
WISSAHICKON 13, UPPER MORELAND 6
Jackson Intrieri scored twice and handed out five assists for a seven-point night to lead the Trojans. John Dickson had three goals and an assist, Harrison Williams also had three goals and Michael Liata had two goals. Contributing one goal each were Demetri Lowry, Owen Baim and EJ Schreiner. Brett Lehman had two helpers and Brody Myers had one assist.
Matt Fritz won 13 of 18 faceoffs and Ethan Glass was 2 of 2.
Wissahickon (6-9, 6-2 SOL) will travel to North Penn for a non-league game on Friday.
SOL National Conference
PENNRIDGE 15, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 7
While neither team could win an SOL Continental title and both were firmly in the district playoffs, the Rams and Titans had plenty to play for on Wednesday.
Separated by just two spots in the District One Class 3A standings, the winner would get critical points and a more favorable second round path. The Titans started the game holding the No. 9 spot while the Rams were No. 11 but once things ended, Pennridge had jumped to ninth and CB South was in 12th.
"We came out and played a complete game, offensively in transition we made the one extra look and defensively, we were solid and tough and tough in the net," Pennridge coach JP Banks said. "It helps a lot when PJ Matkowski is dominating at the 'X'. It's a special night being Senior Night and all our seniors came out strong."
Pennridge started hot and never really slowed down. Matkowski controlled the faceoff differential for most of the night and the Rams turned his effort into a flurry of first half goals. Ball movement was also a big part of the Pennridge effort, as the Rams chalked up assists on 11 of their goals.
The story of the first half offensively was Kevin Britner. In a stretch spanning a bit more than 90 seconds, the junior tallied a first quarter natural hat trick and finished the opening half with five goals.
"He did a great job of getting into advantageous spots," Banks said. "He caught the ball and finished quickly and well and I thought there were guys looking for him. It was a really unselfish effort by everybody."
Pennridge's defense was also excellent, holding CB South scoreless for more than 11 minutes to close the first half and the entire 12 minutes of the third quarter. Tristan Banks made five saves and his defenders put in a strong shift against the Titans' potent attackmen.
Brandon Howell, Andy Kelly, Jonnie Banks and Danny Hart all had turns making plays on the back end for the Rams.
"Brandon Howell did a phenomenal job of limiting their options with their best guy down there," JP Banks said. "Tristan, when they did get a breakdown and a shot, he came up with the saves."
CB South was led by hat tricks from Donte Poli and Austin Novick with Dylan Grosso netting the other goal. Poli, Novick and Logan Swangler each had an assist. Bobby Saunter stopped five shots in goal for the Titans, and Colin Bernstein had a pair of saves.
Nick Fanelli helped pick up the scoring in the second half for Pennridge, totalling five goals in the game while Logan Lazasz had a goal and three assists, Ryan Garner had two goals and three assists and Jack Garner scored two and helped out on four more for the Rams. Tristan Banks recorded 13 saves in goal and Austin Swartley had a pair.
Many of the Pennridge players were on the field in significant roles during last season's two-game stay in districts and the Rams now head into next week's postseason having put together one of their best performances of the season.
"We're two teams with even records, we're right next to each other in the standings," Banks said. "For us, it's been a good year. We've had our setbacks, we lost four games by a total of five goals so for us to come out against a quality opponent and put together a complete performance, I'm really proud of the boys but hope they won't rest on this."
Also for the Titans, Poli led the team with eight ground balls while Matt Stoll scooped up seven. Colin Abbonizio had five, and Joe DeLaurentis, Matt McDonald and Alex Johnson each grabbed two. Contributing one ground ball each were Evan Quinn, Christian Manibo, Dylan Cramm, Connor Falkowski, Tyler Horvath and Sautner. Poli was credited with three forced turnovers and Stoll had one. Horvath went 8 for 14 at the X and Stoll was 3-for-11.
Pennridge (7-2 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 12-6 record. Council Rock North (8-9, 3-6) will close out its season with a non-league game on Friday night at Archbishop Wood.
Pennridge 5-4-2-4 15
Central Bucks South 2-1-0-4 7
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 6, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 2
The Patriots capped a perfect 9-0 conference season with a win over the Golden Hawks. They did not allow a goal in the first half and took a 3-0 lead into halftime on their way to the win.
Michael Ott’s four-goal effort led the Patriots. He also won 9 of 12 faceoffs and had a team-high six ground balls in a standout effort. Collin Stein added one goal, four ground balls and two caused turnovers, and Jacob Manion also had one goal.
John Galow had five ground balls and led the team with six caused turnovers. Jake Kueny had three ground balls and two caused turnovers, and Connor Martin had two ground balls. Ty Tracy and Ryan Stout each had one ground ball. Stout, Jake Ventresca and Drew Bethke each had one caused turnover.
The Patriots are second only to Avon Grove in the latest District One 3A power rankings.
Central Bucks East closed out its regular season with a 15-2 record. Council Rock South (7-8, 3-6 SOL) will host New Hope-Solebury in its Senior Night game on Friday.
Central Bucks East 1-2-1-2 6
Council Rock South 0-0-1-1 2
NORTH PENN 15, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 7
The Knights, who led 3-2 after one quarter, outscored the visiting Indians 5-1 in the second quarter to go into halftime with an 8-3 lead. They never looked back.
Lucas Yannul (four goals), Matthew Dickson (two goals, two assists) and Eric Diamond (one goal, three assists) all finished with four-point games to lead the Knights. Danny Payne collected a hat trick. Adding one goal each were Stephen Rinck, Dakari Luby, Andrew Kelly, RJ Macnamara and Conor Young. Luby also had an assist.
Macnamara also won 15 faceoffs and Terryn Arnott won one.
North Penn goalie Bryon Rimmer recorded six saves.
North Penn (12-5, 7-2 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Friday at 7 p.m., and Council Rock North (8-9, 3-6) will travel to Archbishop Wood on Friday for a non-league game.
Council Rock North 2-1-2-2 7
North Penn 3-5-2-5 15
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 16, NESHAMINY 7
Joey Rockovich’s seven-point night (six goals, one assist) led the Bucks to the convincing win in Wednesday’s SOL finale. Erik Ojert scored four goals and added an assist for a five-point game, and Michael Samson also had a five-point game with two goals and three assists. Adding one goal each were Jake Ojert, Jon McCreary, CJ Lang and Drew Cox. Jake Ojert, Garrett Hitchens and Christian Kunkel all had one assist.
Garrett Hitchens won 17 of 22 faceoffs and also scooped up 10 ground balls. Blake Ewaskey added five ground balls. Max Dunar recorded six saves in goal for the Bucks.
Central Bucks West (13-3, 7-2 SOL) will host Radnor in a non-league game on Friday, and Neshaminy (1-8 SOL) close out its season with a 7-11 record.
Neshaminy 3-2-1-1 7
Central Bucks West 2-3-5-6 16
PENNSBURY 20, HARRY S TRUMAN 1
Cole Ruoff scored three goals and assisted on six others for a nine-point game, leading the Falcons to the convincing win. Max Jackman, Ben Abraham, Sam Humbert and Luke Vando each collected hat tricks. Humbert also won 13 of 16 faceoffs and scooped up eight ground balls while Vando had an assist and three ground balls. Jackman had a pair of assists. Contributing one goal each were Ethan Norris, Nate Racagno, Justin Hernandez, Keith Deveney and Tim Davis. Bryse Raniello and Avery Dysart each had one assist. Raniello also had three ground balls. Charlie Nuschke scooped up six ground balls and Will Cusick had three.
Tim Davis (three saves), Luke Nolan (four saves), Jack Blohm (two saves) and Ben Abraham (one save) split time in goal.
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