Check out the recaps for SOL field hockey teams in action Tuesday. Wissahickon/PW photos provided courtesy of Kim Supko. CB South/Pennridge photos courtesy of Tracy Valko, and Neshaminy/Bensalem photos courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for galleries of all three games. All SOS photo galleries for FIELD HOCKEY can be viewed by clicking HERE.
SOL Patriot Division
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 9, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Kylee Hager collected a hat trick and added an assist, and in the process, the Rock South junior reached a milestone, surpassing the 100th career point mark.
“Kylee has always been a skilled field hockey player, but she has stepped up tremendously for the team this year as a junior,” Rock South coach Kelly Mason said. “We have asked her to take on more responsibilities, play hard at all times and make big plays during tough games. I’m proud of the way she responded to all the pressure of this season. She is a great kid on and off the field, and the entire South field hockey family is proud of her accomplishment.”
Caroline Martin’s unassisted goal opened the scoring, and then it was Hager scoring with an assist from Maria Freeman. Martin connected for her second goal – also unassisted, and a goal by Annagrace McKinney (Hager assist) put the Golden Hawks on top 4-0 after one quarter.
Back-to-back goals by Hager in the second quarter put the Hawks on top 6-0 at halftime. Clare Morgan assisted on the first of two goals. In the third quarter, Grace Franchini found the cage with an assist from Claire Neville, and in the final frame, Ava Dillon scored with a Kelly Longmore assist. Neville’s unassisted goal closed out the scoring.
Council Rock South (10-5-1 SOL) closed out its regular season with an 11-6-1 record. The Golden Hawks are 18th in the latest District One 3A power rankings. Harry S Truman (0-16-1, 0-15-1) will close out its season with a home game against Morrisville Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Council Rock South 4-2-1-2 9
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
PENNSBURY 1, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
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The Falcons rolled in a little sluggish from the BIG emotions of their senior game on Monday.
“This week marks ‘the beginning of the end’ for those graduating from the program, and we are working so hard to keep their eyes focused on what is right in front of them – being present,” coach Traci Curtis said. “There is still significant work to be done, and the girls knew the importance of today’s battle against Council Rock North – a win would push us ahead of them in the Patriot Division. They understood the assignment.
“It was difficult to predict what we would face in North today because of all of the things that were different since the first time we faced them on Sept. 13. That first game was away on their turf and only six games into the season. At that point, we were still building confidence, didn’t even have our line up solidified, and had barely had a chance to practice on turf. One month later, here we are in game 17 playing them at home on our grass field with a more solid understanding of what roster combo and formation works best for us. We are also an improved unit due to the lessons from some really great games leading up to this moment.”
Pennsbury put pressure on North’s red zone very quickly and created early opportunities that were stifled by North’s Sierra Kim. Kim is super solid in the backfield for them. Jules (Singer) utilizes her perfectly, and Sierra never fails to get the job done. Her task was to stop our offense and that she did very well throughout all four quarters. Pennsbury found a way around Kim and got on the scoreboard first with a scrappy tip off a cross pass with seven minutes left in the first quarter. That ended up being the only goal of the game and the winner for PHS. Senior captain Liv Graebner had the assist for Mia Popovich’s game winner.
“Graebner has played in various places for us this season, vacillating between offense and defense,” Curtis said. “She is a vital part of both of those areas of the field, so we make intentional decisions from game to game to determine what we need most from her that day. We got it right today in placing her. We have had a lot of success with Graebner working offensively with Popovich and McClure. It has been fun watching them grow together and get into a groove. Meg McClure created a lot for us today with selfless decisions and determination that rippled through every player. Meg does a lot of the heavy lifting and helps us to keep possession.”
North’s goalie had some great saves for them today. Pennsbury tallied 15 shots and five penalty corners resulting in only a single goal. That speaks volumes about the keeper and the defensive unit. The Pennsbury keeper, Jordan Vradenburgh, protected the shutout with four key saves and great leadership from the back. Reagan Ward, Riley Henderson, Gabby Darling, and Kaylin Flannery were solid on defense for the orange and black, holding North to less than five shots on goal. Mia Popovich, Molly Murray, Rylie Borgman, Ava Jordan, and Angelina Kenney helped to maintain possession and fought very hard in every play from end to end. Senior Rachel Stein came in late in the game and made some key plays to keep the Falcons lead intact.
“Rachel did some great things out there today and that is what we consider a bigger victory than the actual win,” Curtis said. “Seeing a player make such awesome progress is what sticks with us wherever we go.
Today was a good game between two evenly matched teams. Pennsbury lost to North 1-0 back on Sept. 13 with one goal scored late in the fourth quarter. Today North lost to Pennsbury 1-0 with one goal scored in the first quarter.
“Jules (Singer) has done a wonderful job with her program, and it was fun playing them each time we did this season,” Curtis said. “We wish her and her team lots of luck as they move into the future.”
The Falcons (8-9, 6-9 SOL) will host CB South on Thursday for a very important final game of the regular season.
“The opportunities are still there,” says a hopeful Curtis. “Our focus is on CB South and the 60 minutes we will play against them. We will worry about what is beyond that when it’s time.”
Council Rock North closed out its season with a 6-12 record overall. The Indians were 5-11 in conference play.
Council Rock North 0-0-0-0 0
Pennsbury 1-0-0-0 1
NESHAMINY 6, BENSALEM 0
The Redskins opened up a 3-0 lead in the opening quarter and added three more in the second to earn the 6-0 win.
Ava Arbakov opened the scoring with back-to-back goals – the first unassisted and the second with an assist from Avery McGinty. Kasey Rieger’s unassisted goal put the Redskins on top 3-0 after one quarter. All three goals were scored in a 64-second span late in the frame.
Abby Perkins turned a pass from Mia Sermarini into a goal just over a minute into the second quarter. Rieger closed out the scoring with back-to-back unassisted goals in the final five-and-a-half minutes of the half.
Neshaminy (14-2-1, 13-1-1 SOL) – 12th in the latest District One 3A power rankings – will close out its regular season on Thursday at home in a crossover game against Central Bucks West. Bensalem (2-14-1, 1-14-1) will travel to Northeast High School to close out its regular season Wednesday.
Neshaminy 3-3-0-0 6
Bensalem 0-0-0-0 0
SOL Colonial Division
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, SOUDERTON 0
The stakes were high.
Especially for a West team that suffered its only loss of the season at the hands of Souderton way back on Sept. 13 (4-3) and needed to win if they entertained anything thoughts of capturing a share of the division title.
They responded with an inspired performance, shutting out the Indians for the first time in 18 games.
“I felt this was a really energetic and great field hockey match between both programs,” West coach David DeAngelis said. “Souderton was on top of us to start the game. I would say the first eight possessions or so that we had – they forced us into errors, and it felt like they were on our side of the 50 and attacking almost that entire time.
“We were able to slowly adjust and get back to connecting and working the ball up. Again, that first eight minutes, I felt Souderton was coming at us. Our defensive line has been stepping up so much more in the second half of the season, and our front line is just relentless. They never stop pressuring when (the other team) has the ball or attacking when we have the ball, and that’s exactly what happened again tonight.”
The Bucks got on the board with 5:27 remaining in the first quarter when Aida Ierubino tipped a shot by Lily Cosner on a corner into the cage. They took that one-goal advantage into halftime.
With eight minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Bucks once again capitalized on a corner, this time it was Nina Mayro scoring with an assist from Calista Boos. West put the finishing touches on an impressive performance with a goal by Eve Damsker (Mayro assist).
DeAngelis offered his freshman goalkeeper – Kendra Pitts – high praise for her 13-save effort in the shutout, comparing her to his daughter, Brianna DeAngelis, who excelled at West and went on to play at Lock Haven.
“Much more in the second half, Souderton ultimately ended up with 15 shots and nine corners,” the Bucks’ coach said. “Kendra Pitts reminds me so much of Brianna.
“When a goalkeeper’s on, and you can see the confidence, and when you hear the kick clears because Souderton is a strong offensive team, and they were popping some balls in there, and she was making just strong saves, clears. She was a brick wall on the back line for us against a very talented Souderton offensive attack.”
The Indians held an advantage in shots (13-11) while the Bucks had a 13-9 edge in penalty corners.
“Credit to each of our lines – front/mid/backs – continued to step to the ball for the entire match,” DeAngelis said. “Tonight’s match was very special for many of our seniors – winning only four games (as freshmen) to being 16-1 this season.
“It was a total team effort – they played for each other, and it was just so rewarding – all the work, the time, the effort and then the camaraderie they have. That was also a major point. We’ve always referred to it as our CB West family, not just words but the whole essence of it, and that’s what made it so very special. It was just amazing.”
A win over Neshaminy on Thursday will clinch a share of the division crown with the Indians, who have won at least a share of the title in three of the last four years.
“To be the best, you have to beat the best, and that’s true, and Souderton absolutely is,” DeAngelis said. “I had a real nice conversation with Sue (Casciato), and I think we both sincerely complimented each other’s teams because the type and style we play – both programs are very similar, and there’s an appreciation from both.
“Similar to when we played Souderton earlier in the season, this evening was an equally entertaining field hockey match with both teams showcasing a lot of skill, speed and ball movement. From where we’ve been to where we’ve gotten. I’m so excited.”
Casciato tipped her hat to the Bucks.
“West came out with a lot more energy than we did the first half,” the Indians’ coach said. “We turned things around a bit the second half, but we just couldn’t finish offensively. We had some nice shots and had some good pressure in their circle, but the West goalie and the rest of the defense denied us every time. I’d like to think the game was actually closer than the final score, but there’s no denying West has a talented, balanced team.”
Central Bucks West (16-1, 14-1 SOL) – seventh in the latest District One 3A power rankings – will travel to Neshaminy Thursday to close out its regular season. Souderton (16-2, 15-1) is sixth in the latest power rankings.
Souderton 0-0-0-0 0
Central Bucks West 1-0-1-1 3
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1, PENNRIDGE 0 (OT)
There are must-wins, and then there was Central Buck South’s Senior Night game against visiting Pennridge. It’s hard to imagine a more meaningful game in the final division game of the season.
No, a division title wasn’t at stake, but the seasons of both teams were riding on the line, so when regulation ended with a scoreless tie, South coach Pat Toner had a message for her players
heading into overtime.
“I said to the kids, ‘You can’t lose, and you can’t tie. If your goal is to get to the playoffs, you have to win,’ and I’m so glad they did for Senior Night,” said the Titans’ coach, whose team was 0.17 out of the 24-team district field in the District One 3A power rankings prior to Tuesday night’s game. “We got to overtime, and I said, ‘Don’t give up possession of the ball. You cannot lose possession of the ball.’ We just had to go down there and get it done, and we did.”
Bella Schute scored on a rebound off the goalie’s pads one minute and 27 seconds into overtime, and the Titans escaped with the emotional OT win.
“I am so proud of them – we’re right on the edge of that bubble, and I hope that we can get in,” Toner said. “This is our sixth overtime game. We lost a lot of people to graduation. We keep switching the lineup around.
“I always focus on defense first, and I feel as if you can hang in there with the best teams maybe you can get an opportunity to score. I just feel we have to be playing really strong defense first, so that’s what we focused on, and that’s what we’ve been
doing. They’ve been hanging in there, and since the beginning of the season, we’ve been trying to teach basics and limit the number of opportunities that the other team gets, and if they do get opportunities, make them ones that are not that comfortable, so they’re shooting from an angle they don’t want to or they’re doing something they don’t want to do.
“We focused on non-stop talking to them – what are you protecting? You’re protecting the goal, you’re protecting the middle of the field, and then we go from there and look for our opportunities. That’s what happened today. Both teams are equally matched.”
In a game of limited opportunities, the Titans held an advantage in shots (6-1) and penalty corners (7-3).
“We don’t want to play overtime, but when we get to overtime, can we just manage the situation and get a shot on goal, and that’s what happened,” Toner said. “We kept possession of the ball. I said, ‘Don’t make any passes unless we’re 100 percent sure we can keep possession.’
“We just tried to work the ball down. Lily Haag and Ella Haag brought it down. Lily Haag got a shot, and it came back to Bella, and she put it past the goalie, and their goalie is excellent.”
Schute may have been in the spotlight for scoring the game-winner, but this win doesn’t happen without a stellar defensive effort by a Titans’ defense comprised of Ella Haag, Lily Haag, Marielle Mauri, Madison Orr, Sam Thomas and goalie Emma Kraft.
“They play every game, every minute. I said to them at the beginning of the game, ‘You can’t even have one minute off, you can’t have one minute where you’re spectating or one minute where you’re not pressuring,’” Toner said. “We just keep saying, ‘Take away time and space from the other team. No matter how talented they are – take away time and space, so they have to make a decision quicker.’
“Teams do the same thing to us. I felt it was very similar teams today. Both teams wanted to win, both teams were motivated to win. Becky (Spahr) is a great coach. We just tried to do what we could do.
“The thing that’s a shame – I think all six teams in our division deserve to be in the playoffs.”
Honored at Tuesday’s contest were seniors Lily Haag, Marielle Mauri, Madison Orr, Megan Reilly, Bella Schute, Rebecca Zakrzewski, Jameson McKnight and Cassidy Taylor.
“It was nice to celebrate them – they’re a really nice group of seniors,” Toner said.
Central Bucks South (8-7-2, 6-7-2 SOL) will face Pennsbury in its regular season finale Thursday. Pennridge (8-9, 6-5) fell to 25th in the latest District One 3A power rankings while CB South moved up to 24th.
Pennridge 0-0-0-0-0 0
Central Bucks South 0-0-0-0-1 1
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2, NORTH PENN 1 (OT)
As endings go, they don’t get much better than this.
A Patriot squad that had endured a lifetime’s worth of heartbreaking one-goal losses broke its streak by winning a thriller when Caroline Suko scored less than three minutes into overtime.
“It’s been a season,” East coach Emma Rosenthal said. “I’m so proud. I told them afterwards – ‘It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.’ Most seniors who aren’t going on to play at college don’t get to end their careers on a win.
“It’s tough and upsetting that we’re not going to playoffs, especially being so close and having 10 one-goal losses. That’s really what makes this so hard. We’ve been saying that if you come to our games, you know that we’re a great team. Unfortunately, when you look at the PIAA (District One) web site, our record doesn’t reflect how we’re playing, so to have all those one-goal games is so extremely tough. I’m so proud of them tonight for getting it done and breaking that curse.”
The Patriots have not only had the corner of the market on one-goal losses, they’ve also played seven overtime games. Tuesday night’s win was their second OT win.
“You look back at every single game we’ve played – we were close at Souderton, we were close against CB West in overtime, we were close against South. You look at all the overtimes we’ve played, those matter of seconds really determined our season.
“Our only games that were not by one goal were Souderton the first time around (3-0), the two games we played at the MAX Invitational – which was a top-ranked team from Maryland and a top-ranked team from New Jersey, so the only games we’re losing by more than one goal were teams that are at the top of their divisions.”
Neither team got on the scoreboard in a first half that featured more defense than offense. With 8:39 remaining in the third quarter, East’s Alli Troth scored the game’s first goal, but North Penn’s Laura Albert converted a penalty stroke with 4:37 remaining in the frame to knot the score. Neither scored again until Suko’s game-winner.
The Knights held an 8-6 edge in penalty corners. Knight goalie Kiera Holt was credited with six saves.
“It was a totally back and forth game with both teams having so many close scoring opportunities,” Rosenthal said. “I am so incredibly proud of this team for consistently overcoming obstacles this season, and this game was no exception. Today was our seventh overtime game of the season, and I guess it was lucky number seven.”
Rosenthal bids farewell to seven special seniors.
“Our seniors did an amazing job, tonight especially,” the Patriots’ coach said. “We’ve been so lucky to have them. I was standing on the sidelines with my assistant, Sara Valko, and I was looking at the seniors playing, and I said, ‘We are so lucky to have every single one of them.’”
Central Bucks East closed out its season with a 6-10 record and finished just outside the 24-team District One 3A Tournament. After Tuesday’s win, the Patriots were 27th in the power point rankings. North Penn (8-9-1, 8-7-1) is 22nd in the latest power rankings.
Central Bucks East 0-0-1-0-1 2
North Penn 0-0-1-0-0 1
SOL Liberty Division
WISSAHICKON 1, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 0 (OT)
The ending came quickly.
Forty-five seconds into overtime, senior Sophia Havrilla slammed home a shot for the game-winner.
“Sophia just pretty much dribbled past five people and took a shot from the left side,” Gil said. “It was good.”
The win was the Trojans’ 18th without a loss, and this one just might have been the toughest as a relentless Colonial squad threw some serious defense Wissahickon’s way before falling in OT.
“It was really a good game, a really intense kind of game,” Gil said, acknowledging there were mixed emotions accompanying her team’s 18-0 regular season record. “It’s good and bad. It’s good because it feels great, and there’s a lot of momentum with that, but it’s bad in the sense – I want them to know how to deal with adversity, I want them to know what it’s like to come from behind.
“Throughout this season, we’ve only come from behind once, and that was the last Upper Dublin game when they scored first. I want them to be tough like that, and we didn’t get to practice that very much this season, but this feels great. The girls are super happy. The fans rushed the turf after the game. It was really wonderful.”
As for the 60 scoreless minutes that preceded the dramatic finish, Gil tipped her hat to the Colonials.
“What was happening was – all 11 of them were in the circle, so we spent the majority of the time – we couldn’t get into the circle, and once we got into the circle, there would be another layer to get close to the goal,” the Trojans’ coach said. “They put up such a great defense – two people on the ball at all times, so it was really tough.
“There were a lot of shots, they got a long ball out every now and then, but for the most part, it was us trying to get into the circle. PW put up a really, really good defense.”
Gil had no complaints about her squad’s effort.
“I think they all played pretty well,” the Wissahickon coach said. “My left back, Faith Jampo, played really, really well. Whenever they tried to come out, she cleaned it up and got it right back in, so we kept them in that area. I thought she played great.”
If there wasn’t already enough emotion going for the undefeated regular season finale, the Trojans also celebrated the team’s six seniors – Ella Hummel, Sophia Havrilla, Caroline Kirkpatrick, Kendall Crowley, Meredith Walsh and Shaina Possoff.
“They’re a wonderful group, they’re super dedicated and they’ve been keeping everybody together and just really cohesive,” Gil said. “I’m not a fan of Senior Night because there’s just too much momentum and too much stuff going away from their playing and away from their game, and it took us a little bit of time to get really back into the game. The first two quarters I would say weren’t our best. Then we started to move back into how we were playing.
“If they had played the entire game the way they played the fourth quarter, I think we would have scored earlier. It’s all that excitement about Senior Night. I’m glad they got that. I have to say – they are amazing seniors, and this was a really nice team to be part of, and they were a big part of it, and they were all wonderful.”
Wissahickon (18-0, 16-0 SOL) is ranked second in the latest District One 3A power rankings while Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-7-1, 9-5-1) is 15th in the latest rankings.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 0-0-0-0-0 0
Wissahickon 0-0-0-0-1 1
UPPER DUBLIN 5 HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
The Cardinals celebrated the team’s five seniors – Drew Malizia, Sofia Ferraro, Hannah Gong, Ashley MacNeal and Charlotte Ilik – with a win that wasn’t as easy as coach Emily Town had hoped.
“We were trying some things to try and get as many seniors as we could to score,” the UD coach said. “It worked out that actually our first two goals were seniors in the first quarter, so that was great.”
Teaming up for the game’s first goal four minutes into the contest were seniors Charlotte Ilik and Drew Malizia with Ilik finding the cage with her first of two goals. With 5:33 remaining in the first quarter, senior Ashley MacNeal scored with an assist from Olivia Vitella, giving the Cardinals a 2-0 lead after one frame.
“That’s what I asked of them – I told them if we got a good amount of goals, that’s when I could put our senior defenders up on the forward line, but Hatboro has been doing really good,” Town said. “I think Hatboro’s coach gave them a good talk and fired them up, and they had a great second quarter and held us off.
“At halftime, I relayed to our team if you get too confident, they’re going to come right back down on you, and that’s what happened in the second quarter. Yes, it’s Senior Night, it’s fun, but we need to be serious and put goals on the board. They took that to heart.”
The Cardinals added a pair of goals in the third quarter to go on top 4-0. MacNeal scored her second goal of the contest less than a minute into the third quarter. Contributing an assist on the goal was Tess Malizia. With just seconds remaining in the third quarter – 34 to be exact, Tess Malizia scored with an assist from Ilik.
In the final quarter, the Flying Cardinals put one final goal on the board with 3:46 remaining in regulation, and this one was scored by a defender, Sofia Ferraro.
“In the last quarter, I pushed up my two senior defenders – Hannah Gong and Sofia Ferraro,” Town said. “Sofia is usually the right back, and she was playing left forward. She carried the ball into the circle off a pass from Tess Malizia and scored a beautiful goal, lifted it up into the back of the cage.
“All five of my seniors have scored this year, which is great. The leading scorer for our team is Ashley MacNeal, and she has 14 or 15 goals, which is probably more than we scored last year. It’s really great that this team has been able to find the back of the cage. Since I’ve been with Upper Dublin, I’ve noticed that they’ve had a lot of trouble as a team finding back of the cage, so finally, we’re out of that rut, and hopefully, we’ll never see it again.”
Adding to the enjoyment was the fact that the regular season finale also was the team’s Senior Night.
“It was really fun to end this year with the Senior Night,” Town said. “It was a well-played, well-officiated game. Hatboro played really well.
“Luckily, my defense – my two senior defenders (Ferraro and Gong) and also Olivia Vitella and Ella Lyon – were able to keep them out of our circle and keep it away from our cage, which is how we were able to get this win.”
Upper Dublin (9-8-1, 8-7-1 SOL) is 10th in the District One 2A power rankings. Hatboro-Horsham (2-15-, 2-13) will close out its season at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
Hatboro-Horsham 0-0-0-0 0
Upper Dublin 2-0-2-1 5
ABINGTON 0, QUAKERTOWN 0 (OT)
In an evenly matched contest, the Ghosts and visiting Panthers were forced to settle for a scoreless tie.
“It was a great game from both sides,” said Abington assistant coach Jane Meserole, filling in for coach Katie Small. “We were so proud of both team’s sportsmanship, composure, and hustle in such a close game.”
The Ghosts’ assistant saw a lot of things she liked in Tuesday’s contest.
“It felt like we spent more time in our offensive circle but weren’t able to convert to score,” Meserole said. “Our midfielders had some great passing motions to get it up the field, and our defense really stepped up and had a few key stops from Maddie Slavin and Emma Brown.
“Caitlin Murcur held strong in goal during overtime to keep it tied, and Olivia Dougherty broke up a corner on defense during OT as well.
“It’s exciting to see the team come together and support each other on the field in a high intensity game. We knew we had to reinforce that this game was up for grabs after our loss at Quakertown, and each and every one of our girls showed up to play and had each other’s backs.”
Abington (11-6-1, 10-5-1 SOL) is 14th in the latest District One 3A power rankings while Quakertown (10-6-2, 9-5-2) is 16th.
Quakertown 0-0-0-0-0 0
Abington 0-0-0-0-0 0
SOL Freedom Division
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 8, CHELTENHAM 0
The Spartans celebrated the team’s four seniors – Bella Day, Emily Jackson, Hailey Lesniak and Celia Wright – with a decisive win on Nixon Field.
Emma Yoder scored the only goal of the first quarter, breaking a scoreless tie with five minutes remaining in the frame with an assist from Hailey Lesniak. Midway through the second quarter, Natalie Rittler scored with an assist from Celia Wright, and then it was Yoder connecting for her second goal, also with an assist from Lesniak. The Spartans took a 3-0 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter. The Spartans reeled off three unanswered goals. Angela Eder scored with a Yoder assist with 10:21 remaining, and less than a minute later, Yoder connected for a goal that completed her hat trick. Lesniak converted a penalty stroke with 2:35 remaining in the quarter to put the Spartans on top 6-0.
Goals by Wright (Bella Navo assist) and Lesniak (Ashley Mellon assist) closed out the scoring.
Cheltenham goalie Finnegan Boyle was credited with 36 saves.
Springfield Township closed out its season with a 9-8-1 record overall, 9-6-1 SOL. The Spartans are seventh in the latest District One 1A power rankings in what will be a six-team field. Cheltenham (0-14-1) will close out its season with a home game against Hatboro-Horsham Wednesday.
Cheltenham 0-0-0-0 0
Springfield Twp 1-2-3-2 8
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 6, UPPER MORELAND 1
The division champion Lions closed their regular season by notching their 16th win, a convincing one over the visiting Golden Bears.
Sophia Cozza turned a pass from her sister, Ava, into a goal with 2:10 remaining in the first quarter, and then she returned the favor. With 16 seconds remaining, Ava Cozza scored with an assist from Sophia to spot the Lions a 2-0 lead.
In the third quarter, Sophia Cozza connected for her second goal, this one with a Maddie Thistlewaite assist. Jenna Piantieri broke up the Lions’ shutout bid with an unassisted goal.
In the fourth quarter, Rylee Logston scored a pair of goals – the first with a Sophia Cozza assist and the second assisted by Morgan Riggione.
“Haleigh Woodman had a great game on defense,” UM coach Marissa Elizardo said. “Lia Liou played well in the midfield.
“I am proud of the way our girls hustled today. It was our last game of the season, and they left it all out on the field.”
New Hope-Solebury (16-2, 14-2 SOL) is the top seed in the latest District One 1A power rankings. Upper Moreland closed out its season with a 4-12-2 record overall (2-10-2 SOL).
Upper Moreland 2-0-2-2 6
Upper Moreland 0-0-1-0 1
LOWER MORELAND 2, WILLIAM TENNENT 0
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