Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Tuesday. CR North/North Penn photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. CB East/Souderton courtesy of Tracy Valko, and Springfield/New Hope-Solebury courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Check back for galleries of all three games. All SOS photo galleries for BOYS LACROSSE can be viewed by clicking HERE.
SOL National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 12, NORTH PENN 10
The Indians won a thriller over the visiting Knights.
The Knights took a 3-1 lead in the first quarter only to watch the Indians rally to knot the score 6-6 by halftime. Rock North appeared to be in command after reeling off four straight goals in the third quarter to go on top 10-6, but the Knights refused to go away, trimming that lead to 10-8 after three quarters and pulling to within one (11-10) before the Indians tacked on an insurance goal and escaped with the win.
“It was a very hard fought game against a very good opponent,” Rock North coach John Fitzpatrick said. “We need to clean up our mistakes, but we’ll take the win.”
Jake Topalovich led the Indians with four goals.
“Jake Topalovich was fantastic,” Fitzpatrick said.
Dean Scalamandre turned in another standout effort, scoring two goals and assisting on five others. Sammy Lewis had a hat trick to go along with one 
assist. Andrew Zazoff had two goals while Dylan Kavanaugh contributed a goal and an assist. Jake Welwood had one assist.
Ryan Dellinger had a big game at the faceoff X, winning 15 of 23 faceoffs. He also scooped up nine ground balls.
“Ryan Dellinger made the difference at the faceoff X,” Fitzpatrick said.
Ethan Stanford contributed two caused turnovers and two ground balls, and Nathan Rambo had four ground balls.
Timmy Schaffer was credited with 11 saves in a winning effort in goal for the Indians.
For the Knights, Connor Toussaint and Lars Homan each had four goals. Jake Myers and Billy Homony both had one goal.
North Penn goalie Matt Kuhn turned away 14 shots.
Council Rock North (7-1, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Haverford on Thursday for a non-league game, and North Penn (4-3, 2-1) will host Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 12, PENNRIDGE 10
The Bucks and visiting Rams spent the first three quarters exchanging goals – they were tied at 3-3 after one quarter, 5-5 at halftime and 8-8 heading into the final quarter that saw the Bucks outscore the pesky Rams 4-2 to earn the hard fought win.
In the fourth quarter, Austin Hahn had a pair of goals, Matt Jacobsen and Zach Martine each added a goal in the quarter with freshman Alex Greenspan handing out a pair of assists – one to Hahn and another to Jacobsen.
Jacobsen led the Bucks with four goals and one assist. He also won 10 of 14 faceoffs. Hahn added a hat trick with two of those goals coming in the pivotal fourth quarter. Brayden Albrecht added a goal and an assist. Evan Goldrick and Sean Kelly each had one goal.
Will Shandlay was credited with 10 saves in goal.
Cole Gnutti won 5 of 10 faceoffs.
Central Bucks West (4-5, 3-1 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Wednesday for its Senior Night game. Pennridge (1-6, 0-3) will travel to Quakertown on Wednesday.
Pennridge 3-2-3-2 10
Central Bucks West 3-2-3-4 12
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12, NESHAMINY 6
Council Rock South had a 3-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Golden Hawks used a strong defensive effort in the second quarter to start to pull away from Neshaminy, outscoring the Redskins 2-0 to go into halftime with a 5-2 lead on their way to the win.
Ten different Rock South players found their way onto the scoresheet. Leading the way was Antti Autere (3g 3a) and Sal Mastromarco (3g 1a). Wes Waininger had a big day, putting up two goals. The Golden Hawks had a balanced attack with Joey Smith, Owen Dillon, Jake Fullerton and Owen Kruse each scoring one goal.
Council Rock moved the ball well with Sean Rafter, Brendan Malone and Aidan Shoen providing assists. At the end of the game CR South came away with a 12-6 win.
For the Redskins, Patrick Courtney had a pair of goals while Ayden Demi had a goal and an assist. Contributing one goal each were Ethan Roney, Lucas Maher and Logan Backhaus. Liam Ames chipped in an assist.
Neshaminy (3-3, 0-2 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Wednesday. Council Rock South goes into Spring Break at 6-2 overall (2-2 SOL). The Golden Hawks will host Souderton next Tuesday.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 9, SOUDERTON 3
In a conference matchup, it was the Patriots opening up a 7-1 halftime lead on their way to the big win. CB East was led by freshman attackman Thomas Williams who led all scorers with six goals
and an assist. Senior Captain Nick Knepp finished with two goals and three assists and junior defensemen turned midfielder Luke Christmas had one goal and an assist.
East midfielders Adam Volm and Pat Coleman each chipped in one assist. Coleman also had one caused turnover and one ground ball. The East defense – led by Brennan Coleman (4 cto, 1gb) and Chris Funston (3 cto, 6gb) – held Souderton to one goal until the late stages of the fourth quarter. Quinn Colins had one caused turnover and two ground balls. Nils Updale dominated the faceoff X again, winning 12 of 15 faceoffs.
Ethan Bean recorded five saves in goal for the Patriots.
Central Bucks East (2-3, 2-0 SOL) will be on the road at North Penn next Tuesday, and Souderton (4-2, 2-1) will travel to Pennsbury on Tuesday.
Souderton 1-0-0-2 3
Central Bucks East 3-4-1-1 9
SOL American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 12, QUAKERTOWN 5
Junior midfielder Justin Bainbridge led the Colonials’ offensive attack with an outstanding effort, notching five goals and three assists and going 10 for 14 on faceoffs to help the Colonials secure a league victory over the visiting Panthers.
Senior CJ Petrakis added four goals to the team’s total, while adding three assists. Rounding out the scoring were senior attack Luke Wendler with two goals and two assists and junior midfielder Jared Kolsun with one goal. Freshman LSM Isaiah Bainbridge had two assists and led the defense by dominating transitions and clears, as well as causing multiple turnovers.
Senior defenseman Keith Gallagher and freshman defenseman Dylan Imperial also played excellent games on the defensive end, and goalie Nate Mascio turned in a solid performance, notching nine saves.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-2, 1-1 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham next Tuesday, and Quakertown (1-7, 0-4) will host Pennridge on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Quakertown 1-2-2-0 5
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4-3-4-1 12
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 11, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 2
Nine of the Spartans’ 11 goals were scored by different players as everyone got involved on the offensive end of the field. Defensively, the Spartans pitched a shutout in two of four quarters with
the Lions scoring one goal in each of the middle frames.
Tom Coppol’s three-goal, one-assist effort led the Spartans. Adding one goal and one assist each were Jack Hasson, Grant Williams and Jaxon Weiss. Edwin Martinez, Adam Fluehr, Brennan Decker, Jack Vecchione and Gabe Fluehr each had one goal. Fluehr also had four grounds balls.
Also for the Spartans, Patrick McMahon was credited with nine saves and Piper Silberman had a pair of stops.
Springfield Township (3-5, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks South next Tuesday, and New Hope-Solebury (2-5, 1-2) will be on the road at Abington next Tuesday.
Springfield Township 2-2-2-5 11
New Hope-Solebury 0-1-1-0 2
WISSAHICKON 14, ABINGTON 2
Kyle Lehman and Nicholas Donofrio both had a hand in six goals to lead a dangerous Trojan offense. Lehman scored one goal and assisted on five others while Donofrio had five goals and one assist.
Also for the Trojans, Samuel Baker scored four goals, and Andrew Slackman had three goals and one assist. Jason Michaels assisted on three goals, and Brody Myers had a pair of assists. Jimmy Malott had one goal to close out the scoring.
Andrew Beans recorded six saves in a winning effort in goal.
Playing great lockdown defense for the Trojans were Matthew Slovin, Jake Licata, Joseph Connolly, Matthew Bauer, Quinn Fonash, Henry Labick and Landon MacArthur.
Wissahickon (3-3, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Wednesday, and Abington (3-4, 1-1) will host New Hope-Solebury next Tuesday.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 13, WILLIAM TENNENT 1
The Hatters raced out of the gate to an 8-0 halftime lead on their way to the decisive win.
Min Lee scored five goals and assisted on two others to lead the Hatters’ attack. David Benjamin added a hat trick, one assist and won 8 of 20 faceoffs. Alex Cerminara also had a hat trick. Justin Rocht and Max Mariano each had one goal while Nate Phillips had an assist. Dylan Henry won two of four faceoffs.
Hatboro-Horsham (4-2, 1-2 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy on Wednesday, and William Tennent (0-5, 0-2) will host Wissahickon next Tuesday.
William Tennent 0-0-1-0 1
Hatboro-Horsham 3-5-4-1 13
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