Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Friday. CR North/Neshaminy photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos.
National Conference
Central Bucks South 9, Pennridge 6
Chris Moore was perfect on faceoffs and goalkeeper Gavin Ostroff came up huge in the fourth quarter to help Central Bucks South hold off Pennridge to earn a 9-6 National Conference victory in a very meaningful game for the Titans.
“It was a very emotional night,” said South coach Mike Strayline. “We had a memorial ceremony for Lucas Traverse, one of our 2019 grads who passed early this year in a tragic accident at college.”
Traverse’s entire family was in attendance, and an inspired Titan squad opened up a 5-1 lead after one quarter and took an 8-3 lead into halftime. The Titans – behind the clutch play of Ostroff – had to hold off a charging Ram squad in the second half.
“We played with a lot of energy early and Chris Moore was amazing at the X,” Strayline said. “But Gavin Ostroff was the clear star of the night with seven key saves to help us beat a really tough Pennridge team.”
Moore was a stunning 16 for 16 on faceoffs, scooped up 8 ground balls, and added a goal. Ostroff recorded 13 saves, including 7 in the fourth quarter to deny a furious Pennridge rally attempt.
Nick Fareno had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Titans, Logan Dunn had 2 goals (as well as 1 caused turnover and 1 ground ball) and Reese Levinson scored twice.
Cole Cenci had a goal and 3 GBs and Evan Jacobsen added 1 goal. Christian Manibo caused a pair of turnovers, David Humphreys had 1 caused turnover and 1 ground ball.
South improves to 5-2 National, 6-3 overall. The Titans return to action for Senior Night when they host nonleague opponent Holy Ghost Prep at 7 pm Monday. Pennridge moves to 5-3, 7-6, and will host Central Bucks East at 7:30 pm Monday in a battle of two teams jockeying for position near the top of the National Conference standings.
Central Bucks South 5-3-1-0 9
Pennridge 1-2-2-1 6
North Penn 7, Central Bucks West 6
Connor Flynn brought his inside game outside, with pretty remarkable results.
Flynn, who plays goalkeeper in indoor box lacrosse, stepped between the pipes for North Penn with their regular goalie Matthew Kuhn out due to concussion protocol.
In just his second game in goal in the outside air, Flynn turned aside 14 shots as the Knights edged Central Bucks West 7-6 in a thrilling National Conference matchup on Friday.
“Talk about a player that puts the team before ‘me’ – I take my hat off to Connor Flynn,” said North Penn coach Rick Smith. “Connor Flynn literally said to the team, ‘I will play goalie.’ This is his second game playing goalie for us, and he stepped in tonight. He played very, very well.
“He plays box lacrosse, and it’s a little different when you compare indoor lacrosse and outdoor lacrosse, but once again, as a coach and as a teacher, any time you put the team before ‘me’, that’s a quality that will go with him for the rest of his life. That’s a tremendous characteristic he has, and he stepped up big.”
North Penn led 4-2 after one quarter and never trailed after that. Dakari Luby led the North Penn offense with 4 goals and 1 assist, while Lars Homan scored twice and added 1 assist. Declan Lanier had 1 goal, while Caleb Moister and Ryan McCann each added 1 assist.
“Dakari Luby and Lars Homan played very well,” Smith said. “Defensively, my four long poles—Ethan Bland, Danny Myers, Danny Sloan, and Ben Sanfelice—all four of those guys defensively played tremendous. CB West has some pretty good shooters on offense that we did our best to hold them in check.
“Any time Central Bucks West and North Penn play, it’s always going to be a fun, exciting game that’s going to come down to the wire. Both teams love to compete, and both teams came out tonight and they both competed. It was a fun game from beginning to end.”
For the Bucks, Brayden Albrecht and Austin Hahn both scored a pair of goals. Albrecht also contributed an assist. Connor Albrecht had a hand in 3 goals, scoring once and handing out a pair of assists. Jeff Woosnam added a single goal, and Landon Albrecht chipped in an assist.
Matt Jacobsen won 7 of 10 faceoffs, and Cole Gnutti won 1 of 3. Evan Hee was credited with six saves in goal for the Bucks.
North Penn improves to 4-3 in National Conference play, 7-6 overall, and will host Central Bucks South at 3:45 pm Monday.
“We’re attempting to put together four quarters of lacrosse,” Smith said. “I’m very, very proud of my team tonight because I talk a lot and the coaching staff talks a lot about the kids doing the things that can’t be coached—playing with energy, playing with passion. Tonight our entire team played with passion and they played with energy, and our coaching staff was very proud of them.”
West falls to 4-4, 5-7, and returns to action today with a noon game at nonleague opponent Kennett.
North Penn 4-2-1-0 7
Central Bucks West 2-2-1-1 6
Central Bucks East 11, Pennsbury 4
National Conference frontrunner Central Bucks East remained undefeated in league play, jumping out to an 8-0 halftime lead en route to an 11-4 victory over Pennsbury in Friday’s action.
Joey Stella scored the first two goals of the game to give East the early lead. Stella finished with a hat trick and 1 assist on the day. Nicholas Knepp had a 4-point game (1G, 3A) as well as 1 ground ball and 3 caused turnovers. Jonah Osborne scored twice and caused 2 turnovers, Michael Skulsky had 1 goal and 1 assist, Evan Bullotta had 1 goal and 1 assist as well as 2 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers, and Luke Christmas and Shane McEntire each chipped in with 1 goal.
Mark Lapioli grabbed 1 ground ball and caused 2 turnovers, Chris Funston recorded 2 caused turnovers, Nils Updale had 2 ground balls, Brennan Coleman had 1 ground ball and 3 caused turnovers, Quinn Collins and Dean Blackwell each registered 1 ground ball and 1 caused turnover, Ethan Greenlee picked up 2 ground balls and 4 caused turnovers, and Ryan McCauley chipped in with 3 ground balls and 1 caused turnover.
Ryan Kueny made 9 saves in goal for the Patriots, who improve to 7-0 in National Conference play, 8-2 overall. East gets back onto the field at 11 am today when the Patriots host nonleague opponent Wilson High, then return to league play when they visit Pennridge for a 7:30 pm Tuesday game.
Pennsbury falls to 5-2, 8-3. The Falcons will host Harry S Truman at 3:30 pm on Tuesday.
Pennsbury 0-0-1-3 4
CB East 6-2-3-0 11
Council Rock North 12, Neshaminy 6
Sophomore Sammy Lewis and Dean Scalamandre led the attack as Council Rock North doubled up Neshaminy 12-6 in Friday’s National Conference game.
Lewis scored 5 goals and assisted on another while scooping up 8 ground balls. Scalamandre, a Colgate commit, picked up 3 goals and 4 assists.
“Sammy Lewis brings it every game,” said North coach John Fitzpatrick. “And Dean has really turned it on.”
Andrew Zazoff scored 3 with 2 assists, Nick Colavito added 1 goal, and Shane Bradley had 2 assists for the Indians. Max Harar – who is committed to Butler for wrestling – recorded 5 caused turnovers and picked up 4 ground balls for North, who racked up ground ball pickups from Bradley (6), Nate Rambo (4), Colavito (3), Scalamandre (3), Nico Whalen (3), Eric Urbaniak (3), Chris Mauro (2), Zazoff (2), and Sean Beverly (1).
Timmy Schaffer made 9 saves to earn the victory for North.
For the Redskins, Ayden Demi’s 2 goals and 2 assists led the way while Ethan Roscoe added 2 goals and 1 assist. Lucas Maher and Patrick Courtney each had 1 goal, and Liam Ames chipped in an assist.
Junior Ryan Rickards recorded 17 saves in goal in a strong outing for the Redskins.
“Tim Trapp and Bobby Blum played strong throughout on the defensive end,” Neshaminy coach John Donato said. “Ryan Rickards was excellent in goal.
“Down 7-2 at the half, we continued to battle hard and made a nice offensive push to close the gap at 7-5.”
The Indians improved to 6-1 in National Conference play, 11-1 overall. They will visit archrival Council Rock South at 3:30 pm Tuesday. Neshaminy falls to 1-9, 3-12, and will host Central Bucks West at 6 pm Tuesday.
Souderton 15, Harry S Truman 0
Souderton pulled off one of the rarest feats in the high-scoring game of lacrosse, posting a 15-0 shutout in Friday’s National Conference matchup. The Indians led 6-0 after one quarter and held a 10-0 advantage at halftime.
Ten different players scored goals for Souderton, with John Martin Vince scoring 3 and adding 2 assists; Seth Grossman had 3 goals and 1 assist, and Sean Landis scored twice.
Souderton improves to 4-5 in National Conference play, 8-5 overall. They will visit Archbishop Carroll on Monday at 3:30 pm for a nonleague contest. Truman drops to 0-7, 1-10, and will visit Pennsbury at 3:30 pm Tuesday.
Souderton 6-4-4-1 15
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
American Conference
Wissahickon 17, Upper Moreland 4
The Trojans rolled to their fifth straight win with a victory over Upper Moreland.
Jackson Intrieri had a monster game. The Ursinus-bound senior had a hand in 11 of Wissahickon’s 17 goals, scoring 6 and handing out five assists.
Dean Wolfe scored 4 goals, Kyle Lehman had 2 goals and 2 assists, Brody Myers scored twice, Andrew Slackman chipped in 2 assists. Sam Baker recorded 1 goal and 1 assist while Matt Fritz and Jason Michaels both added a goal, and EJ Schreiner had an assist.
Fritz also went 15 of 20 on faceoffs and Dominic Kemper won 3 of 4 faceoffs.
The defense was very organized and was led by goalie Scott Pfeiffer, Jake Licata, Quinn Fonash, Ethan Glass, Joey Connolly and Alex Solomon.
Scott Pfeiffer made 5 saves to pick up the win for Wissahickon, which improved to 9-3 and moved to #6 in the latest PIAA power rankings.
The Trojans are 6-0 in American Conference play. They return to action at 7 pm Tuesday when the Trojans visit neighborhood archrival Upper Dublin, which is also undefeated in league play.
Upper Moreland falls to 3-2, 8-3, and visits Lansdale Catholic at 11 am today in a nonleague matchup before returning to league play when the Bears visit Plymouth Whitemarsh at 3:30 pm Monday.
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