Upper Dublin earned a conference win Wednesday, and Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis was honored for notching his 100th win on Tuesday night Pphotos provided by Pennsbury lacrosse)
SOL American Conference
Upper Dublin 15, Springfield Twp 2
Upper Dublin left no doubt.
In a battle of undefeated American Conference opponents, the Cardinals roared out to a huge early lead and never looked back, handing Springfield Twp its first league setback of the season in dominant 15-2 fashion.
Upper Dublin (6-0 American Conference, 7-2 overall) scored early and often, taking a 7-0 lead after one quarter and carrying an 11-1 lead into the half.
Mat Shohen led an Upper Dublin team that saw 12 players get on the scoresheet with a 5-goal effort. Ben Guagliardo scored 3 goals and added 1 assist. Cam Osborne had a goal and 2 assists, Nate Brown chipped in with a goal and an assist, and Al Eby, Ajay Foster, Jack Williams, Will Hoffmann, and Cole Pedroso each added 1 goal. Ryan Simons, Reilly McLaughlin, and Kyle Spirt each had 1 assist for the Cardinals.
Parish Albright (1 save), Ben Shervin (3 saves), and Jonah Fisher (1 save) split time in goal for Upper Dublin.
Adam Fluehr scored both of Springfield’s goals, with Tommy Coppol assisting on one. Carter Weiss made 17 saves in goal for the Spartans, who fall to 4-1, 8-2.
The Cardinals are back in action at home against Hatboro-Horsham at 4:45 pm Friday. The Spartans will look to rebound quickly from the loss when they host Plymouth Whitemarsh today at 3:45 pm.
Springfield Twp 0-1-1-0 2
Upper Dublin 7-4-4-0 15
Tuesday, April 23
SOL National Conference
Pennsbury 5, North Penn 3
In a contest that featured a whole lot more defense than offense, it was the Falcons opening up a 4-0 halftime lead and then holding off a Knights’ comeback attempt in the second half.
The win marked a special milestone – it was the 100th for coach Dean Curtis, who was honored after the game.
Included in the postgame celebration was the presentation of a sign with his coaching philosophy.
“The essence of being a great teammate goes far beyond the field,” his wife Traci Curtis, the field hockey coach at Pennsbury, wrote on her Instagram. “So proud of my favorite teammate in life – the ‘other’ Coach Curtis – who reached his 100th win. We were brought together through school (GO BUCKS) and sport (lacrosse & field hockey) in college, and the lessons we learned as athletes have translated into our world each and every day. Be a great teammate first and the rest will come. It’s so much more than the sport – it always has been and always will be.”
Bradley Hill’s strong showing at the X set the tone for Pennsbury’s win. Hill won 9 of 10 faceoffs and also had eight ground balls and one assist.
Logan Thorne’s three-point game with two goals and one assist led the Falcons. Eric Rinehimer added two goals, Trent Becker had one goal and John Curtis added an assist.
Jaden Beach contributed nine saves in goal for the Falcons.
For the Knights, who outscored the Falcons 3-1 in the second half, Luigi Cardone had two goals and Emerson Morelli had one. Connor Howard was credited with 10 saves in goal for the Knights.
Pennsbury (7-5, 4-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the stadium. North Penn (3-8, 1-7) will host Council Rock South on Thursday.
North Penn 0-0-2-1 3
Pennsbury 2-2-0-1 5
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