SOL Football Wrap (10-2-26)

Check out the recaps for SOL football teams in action Friday. PW/Souderton photos provided courtesy of Kim Supko, Upper Dublin/CR North photos courtesy of Shannon O’Sullivan, North Penn/Neshaminy photos courtesy of Brad Jenkins and Pennridge/Pennsbury photos courtesy of Laura Rowe. Check back for photo galleries.

SOL National Conference

PENNRIDGE 28, PENNSBURY 6
Pennridge has set a high standard for itself with one quality win after another.
In Friday’s win over a gritty Pennsbury squad, the heavily favored Rams led by just a 15-6 score until the closing seconds of the third quarter when they scored the first of two late touchdowns.
While they ultimately won by three touchdowns, this one was anything but easy.
“I thought Pennsbury played really well, and we gutted out a win,” Pennridge coach Kyle Beller said. “We gutted out a win tonight. That’s what we did.
“Pennsbury came in and played a really good game on both sides of the ball. They played physical. They gave us everything they had, and my hat’s off to them.”
Starring for the Rams in Friday’s hard-fought win was once again Trevor Picciotti. The junior running back had 20 carries for 132 yards and three touchdowns.
“I thought Trevor ran really hard,” Beller said. “He’s just always falling forward.
“When he’s determined, it’s really hard to take him down. He kept the pile moving and did a really nice job.”
If there was an offensive highlight for the Rams, it was their first drive of the night that included a huge fourth-and-two conversion at midfield with Picciotti picking up the tough yardage.
“I’ve got confidence in them,” Beller said. “I just felt good about our kids doing their job, and they did it.”
Picciotti capped the 65-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run. Bradley Dornan connected with Blake Landherr on a surprise two-point conversion that gave the Rams an 8-0 advantage five minutes into the game.
“I thought the offensive line did a really nice job, and Trevor was running really hard,” Beller said. “They did a really nice job getting that opening drive and that touchdown. I thought that was a pretty important part of the game.”
The Rams added to their lead early in the second quarter with a drive that was highlighted by a long pass by quarterback Aiden Tetkowski, who – with three Falcon defenders in full pursuit – found Picciotti. The junior standout took it 38 yards to the Falcons’ four.
“He had pressure on him, and he made a great throw and catch right there,” Beller said. “It was a heck of a play.”
One play later, Picciotti punched it in, and the Rams led 15-0, a lead they took into halftime.
With five minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Falcons got on the scoreboard when Luke Beighley scored on a six-yard run to make it a 15-6 game.
In the closing seconds of the third quarter, Tetkowski connected with Dornan on a 17-yard TD pass that upped the Rams’ lead to 21-6. A 10-yard Picciotti TD run in the fourth quarter gave the Rams their final margin of victory.
“He’s a determined young man – he runs hard,” Beller said of Picciotti. “We gutted out a win tonight.”
In addition to Picciotti, Sean Leuthe had two carries for 31 yards and Brody Blomgren had two carries for 16 yards. Matt Schafer had 16 yards on four carries.
Tetkowski completed 7 of 14 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown with Dornan accounting for 40 of those yards on three receptions and Picciott, 38 yards on one reception.
For the Falcons, quarterback Jack Arndt was 10-for-28 for 96 yards and ran for 32 yards. Beighley had 14 carries for 65 yards
Up next: Pennridge (6-0, 3-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn for a key conference battle, and Pennsbury (3-3, 1-2) will host Central Bucks East for its Homecoming game next Saturday at 12 noon.
Pennsbury 0-6-0-0 6
Pennridge 8-7-6-7 28

NORTH PENN 28, NESHAMINY 0
(Game info and stats courtesy of Andrew Robinson/The Reporter (X – @ADRobinson3)
Defense was the story of this one.
It was Mason DiLorenzo setting the tone for Friday’s game when he returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 first-quarter lead.
“That was a great play, got our first points,” North Penn coach Dick Beck said. “Then he caused two other fumbles and recovered one of them. He played really, really special tonight.”
North Penn’s entire defensive performance was special on a night that saw the Redskins manage just 100 yards of total offense – 73 on the ground.
And if there was a sequence that underscored the Knights’ defensive dominance it came when the visiting ‘Skins found themselves with a short field – at the North Penn 20 – after an interception by Kevin Mullins but came up empty.
“I thought they attacked, and they tackled,” Beck said of his defense.
A 20-yard touchdown run by quarterback London Evans sent the Knights into halftime with a 13-0 lead. It was still a two-score game heading into the final quarter when the Knights put a pair of touchdowns on the board – the first an 18-yard touchdown pass from Evans to Rylei Gray and the second a Jayden Jenkins three-year run.
“Rylei Gray turned up his ankle a little bit, and Richard Grant came in and played great at corner for us,” Beck said.
North Penn’s lockdown defensive effort made up for a game that saw the Knights’ offense struggle to find its rhythm.
“We threw too many interceptions,” Beck said of a contest that saw the Knights throw four interceptions. “We couldn’t run the ball with any consistency again.”
Up next: North Penn (4-2, 2-1 SOL) will host Pennridge Friday in a key conference showdown, and Neshaminy (2-4, 0-3) will host Abington Friday.
Neshaminy 0-0-0-0 0
North Penn 7-6-0-15 28

CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 35, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 6
It’s easy to forget Central Bucks South was ever 0-3.
Seven days after dominating both lines of scrimmage in a 36-0 win over Neshaminy, the Titans were back at it again – once again winning the battle in the trenches in a decisive win over their neighboring rival.
It was their third straight win after a difficult start to a season that saw long-time coach Tom Hetrick step down to deal with his wife’s health issues, leaving the team’s offensive and defensive coordinators – Bart Szarko and John Cataldo – to step in as co-coaches.
“Adversity’s kind of been the theme of our season,” Cataldo said. “With everything that happened with Coach Hetrick and then how we started the season with the non-conference schedule, we’re really embracing the adversity.
“We’re sticking to being present and trying to improve each week, and the results are starting to show.”
Are they ever.
What was expected to be a barnburner turned into yet another Titan masterpiece that showcased the Titans’ punishing ground game with seven players combining for 333 rushing yards. They were equally impressive on the defensive side of the ball, limiting a dangerous East squad to just 138 rushing yards and 199 yards overall.
“Every single play, we tell the kids to do their one-eleventh,’ Cataldo said. “That’s one of our two main things: do your one-elevenths and find confidence in the preparation.”
The Titans’ coach went on to explain the one-eleventh.
“There are 11 players on the football field, and if everybody does their individual job and trusts that their teammate will do theirs, good things happen,” Cataldo said.
And for the Titans, good things happened from the outset.
Four minutes into the contest, quarterback Trent Haviland connected with Gavin Graham for a 25-yard touchdown. Oliver Woodcock’s first of five successful PATs put the Titans on top 7-0..
East made it a 7-3 game early in the second quarter when Cole Wofnicki connected on a 37-yard field goal. South responded with a touchdown drive that was capped with Graham scoring his second of three touchdowns on the day – this one from three yards.
“Gavin was fantastic – he played on both sides of the ball tonight,” Cataldo said. “He played defensive end, and he also obviously played running back. He ran very hard, and he played sound defensively. He had a great night.”
A one-yard Graham touchdown put the Titans on top 21-3 before Wojnicki split the uprights on a 25-yard field goal to make it a 21-6 game at halftime.
In the third quarter, Sean Bulicki all but put to rest any thoughts of an East comeback when he raced 40 yards for a touchdown, and Haviland put the finishing touches on the win when he connected on a nine-yard touchdown pass with Andrew Rizzo in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter for the 35-6 final.
“We play in a very physical and challenging league,” Cataldo said. “It’s a weekly battle for our offensive and defensive lines, and we challenge them to win the physical battle, and so far, they’ve done a really nice job. They did a great job, and they won the battle tonight.
“We also did a nice job of stopping their running game because they have a great running back (Michael Price). They have a great run game, and that was obviously a point of emphasis this week to stop their running game, and we did that.”
Price was limited to 54 yards on 18 carries.
For the Titans, Dylon Varanavage led the balanced attack with 89 yards on six carries. White had eight carries for 81 yards, and Graham had 72 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Bulicki had four carries for 50 yards, and Hunter Sharp had one carry for 20 yards.
Haviland completed 4 of 4 pass attempts for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
“He’s a sophomore, and we’re asking a lot out of him,” Cataldo said. “He’s stepping up each week, and we’re looking forward to seeing what he continues to do.
“As a team, we’re going to continue to focus on what we can control and get better each week.”
Up next: Central Bucks South (3-3, 3-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks West Friday, and Central Bucks East (3-3, 1-2) will be on the road at Pennsbury next Saturday for a noon contest.
Central Bucks South 7-14-7-7 35
Central Bucks East 0-6-0-0 6

SOL Continental Conference

PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 17, SOUDERTON 14
It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t always pretty, but the Colonials – who had torched their first four opponents for a combined 153 points – held on for the win in Friday’s marquee conference battle. The win was PW’s fifth in five outings.
“Like I told our guys tonight, I was really proud of their resilience,” said PW coach Dan Chang, whose team is second in the District 1 6A power rankings behind only Pennridge. “Being able to close it out there at the end was huge.
“It wasn’t a pretty game by any means, but Souderton is a good football team and has played a lot of good teams, so we’re happy to get a win there.”
The Colonials opened up a 10-0 halftime lead that included a 25-yard touchdown pass from Cole Reilly to Alex Kriebel and a 33-yard Max Peterson field goal.
They opened the second half with a touchdown drive that was capped with a four-yard touchdown pass from Reilly to Aiden Orensky, giving the Colonials a 17-0 advantage.
The Indians, however, didn’t go down quietly. With 1:36 remaining in the third quarter, Levi Lopez scored on a four-yard run to make it a 17-7 game heading into the final quarter.
Quarterback Brett Pollock scored on a nine-yard run with 2:31 remaining, and it was a 17-14 game.
The Indians, however, never saw the ball again as the Colonials ran out the clock, taking a knee to close out the game.
“It was definitely sloppy on our end,” Chang said. “We got penalized 10 times for 110 yards, and a lot of those were in key situations.
“And we had a handful of third-and-longs and fourth-and-longs where Souderton converted, and we couldn’t get off the field.”
But the Colonials refused to lose, and in a game where no one player stole the spotlight, Chang credited his veterans for holding things together.
“Our senior class is one of those groups that continues to fight and build each other up when things are not going great,” he said. “That’s one of the best things about that group — you can count on them. Even when things aren’t going well, they’re going to be in it together and continue to push forward.”
On a night where points weren’t easy to come by for either side, Reilly stood tall, completing 9 of 11 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns. He also had 12 carries for 35 yards.
“I think Cole Reilly, our quarterback, did a really nice job tonight,” Chang said. “He was both running and throwing the ball.
“We’re definitely more efficient in our passing game this year with Cole.”
Mike Giangiulio, PW’s standout running back, had 18 carries for 75 yards.
“Souderton did a nice job of limiting our run game,” Chang said. “It wasn’t one of those games where everything was clicking for us, but we found ways to move the ball and continue to get first downs when we needed them and punch it in.”
Up next: Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Council Rock North Friday, and Souderton (2-4, 2-1 SOL) will be on the road at Quakertown Friday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 7-3-7-0 17
Souderton 0-0-7-7 14

QUAKERTOWN 56, BENSALEM 13
The Panthers took care of business in a hurry Friday night, putting more points on the board in the first quarter than they had in any game so far this season.
Quakertown led 28-6 after one quarter, took a 49-6 lead into halftime and rolled to the mercy rule win.
“We settled down a little bit finally, and the ball bounced our way too – we got some turnovers” Quakertown coach George Banas said. “(Our) defense played lights out. We bottled them up, got after the quarterback.
“I thought we did enough up front with our offensive line, and our backs really hit the holes hard.”
It took the Panthers just three minutes to get on the scoreboard when Marcus Baxter scored on a two-yard run, and three minutes later, quarterback Carter Tucholski hooked up with Elliott Martin on a 17-yard touchdown pass that made it a 14-0 game.
Daimon Lowande-Richardson – who made a welcome return to the lineup – raced 72 yards for a touchdown and a 21-6 lead with 5:24 still remaining in the first quarter.
“He was back tonight with fresh legs, and he really had some big, big plays for us,” Banas said of Lowande-Richardson. “It was good to see him back and healthy.”
A one-yard keeper by Tucholski made it a 28-6 game.
The second quarter featured more of the same. Tucholski connected with Dominick Ferrugio on a three-yard TD pass, and Baxter’s second two-yard TD run put the Panthers on top 42-6. A three-yard touchdown run by Lucas Furness capped a 49-point first half for Quakertown.
The feel-good story of the game came in the third quarter when Brenden Gartland caused a fumble and took it 40 yards for a 56-6 advantage.
“I’m really happy for him,” Banas said. “He missed all of last year with a separated shoulder – he had to have surgery, and this year at camp, he separated his other shoulder.
“This year he decided not to have surgery because he wanted to come back and play. We’ve been slowly getting him back involved, so it was really exciting to see him – he basically had a strip of the quarterback, who fumbled it on the ground. He picked it up, made some moves and was able to get into the end zone. So that was pretty cool for him to do that on the defensive side of the ball.”
The Panthers’ coach had high praise for his defense.
“There was really only one play that we were upset about on defense, where we had four guys doing the wrong thing and (Brennan Farnsworth) went like 78 yards,” Banas said. “Other than that, defense played lights out.
“Vadner Kiluta had a really good game at D-tackle, and our D-ends really had a good night – Mason Pavone and Dom Ferrugio. Our linebacking core settled in – Marcus Baxter, Lucas Furness and Gavin Hanschumacher.”
Offensively, Banas was pleased with the play of Tucholski at quarterback and running backs Lowande-Richardson, Baxter and Hanschumacher.
“Ferrugio had some really nice catches,” Banas said. “Elliott Martin made a really great play when Carter scrambled on the one offensive series. They hooked up a couple times and made a really nice play to go in and score.”
Up next: Quakertown will host Souderton on Friday, and Bensalem will host Murell Dobbins in a non-league game Friday.
Bensalem 6-0-0-7 13
Quakertown 28-21-7-0 56

UPPER DUBLIN 38, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 7
Upper Dublin won for the second time in as many week, but what pleased coach Bret Stover most was not the outcome in a game his team was expected to win but rather how they won it.
“We actually went out and played like we’re capable of,” the UD coach said. “We’ve kind of been waiting for this all year.
“We were able to go out and really kind of dictate the game instead of having it dictated to us. We’ve been playing on our heels. Now we were able to get up on our toes, so to speak, and we played really well.”
And in a season where leads have been something of a rarity, the Cardinals seized early control of Friday’s game and never let up. After Duncan Boyd split the uprights on a 22-yard field goal, Ty Greenberg punched it in from a yard out for a touchdown that put the Cardinals on top 10-0 after one quarter.
“’We’ve been behind in almost every game we’ve had this year, so we’ve been scratching and clawing to get even or ahead. Last week we didn’t get ahead until the final 31 seconds,” Stover said of his team’s 14-13 win over Bensalem. “It was just good to be able to front-run.
“It’s easier to front-run. You can do so much more when you’re not just trying to get the ball back.”
In the second quarter, quarterback Lawson Tyler connected on a long touchdown pass of 60-plus yards to Braedan Skahan. Tyler O’Sullian had a pair of touchdowns in the half that saw the Cardinals open up a 31-0 halftime lead. Lawson Tyler scored UD’s final touchdown on a quarterback sneak to cap the Cards opening drive of the second half.”
The game marked the welcome return to the lineup of senior captain Kevin Williams, who was sidelined with an injury.
“He had a couple sacks, a couple catches,” Stover said. “He hadn’t played since week two, and it was just good to have him back in the mix It was good for him to get some game experience and get his feet back under him again.
“We only have a handful of seniors, so it was good to have a senior leader back.”
The UD coach went on to recognize several other standouts in the win.
“We got a lot of good (defensive) pressure from O’Sullivan and Skahan,” Stover said. “Some young kids played well. Trey Garrison had a couple sacks. He’s a sophomore for us.”
In a season that has seen the Cardinals deal with numerous injuries, Stover is looking for his team to get even healthier as the season progresses.
“We got nobody else additional injured, so now we keep getting one back every week,” he said “We get another piece back this week, and then another piece back the following week, and then we’ll be as close to full bore as we can.”
Up next: Upper Dublin (3-3, 2-0 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Friday, and Council Rock North (0-6, 0-2) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh Friday.
Upper Dublin 10-21-7-0 38
Council Rock North 0-0-0-7 7

SOL American Conference

HARRY S TRUMAN 22, SPRINGFIELD TWP 20
It was a goal line stand they’ll be talking about for a long time.
How – with the Tigers clinging to a two-point lead and the ball inside their one-yard line – the Tigers’ defense came up with four straight stops to preserve the win in Friday’s conference opener.
“That’s a big win for us, not just for tonight, but for the culture of the program,” Truman coach Frank McArdle said. “When I first got there, I don’t know if we make that goal-line stand. These kids have come a long way, and it shows they’re buying into what’s going on. I am so proud for them.”
The goal line stand came with the less than six minutes remaining in regulation, and it was Jasir Mitchell breaking up the pass play on fourth down.
“We held them four straight plays — literally four straight plays from inside the one, like the literal inch line,” McArdle said. “The kids fighting back and having the guts, inside the one, and stopping them four straight plays — that’s what I was most pleased with.”
With four minutes remaining on the scoreboard clock, the game was far from over despite the huge defensive stand. There was the not-so-little-matter of taking possession of the ball inside the one.
The Tigers’ offense responded, driving all the way down the field to the Spartans’ 10.
“We drove it down and took a knee,” McArdle said.
All that remained was the celebration.
“They went crazy when we got the goal-line stand, and after the game they were going crazy,” McArdle said. “To me, it’s huge. It shows how far they’re coming.
“They stuck together. They rallied, and it wasn’t just one guy making plays. We had kids step up, obviously, but we had a lot of kids step up.”
Perhaps no one stepped up more than the Tigers’ defense that included Zamir Moore, Dontreal Lovelace, Ashiod Green, Damarion Melvin, Christian Willis, Evan Pack and Hezekiah Morant.
“Taheem Watts, our safety and wide receiver, had a huge run on a reverse, and he played well defensively for us all night,” McArdle said.
On the offensive side of the football, Koko Johnson had a pair of touchdowns – the first and third – and Jasir Mitchell had the other.
“Koko got hurt, so he was in and out tonight,” McArdle said.
Johnson and Mitchell also accounted for their team’s two two-point conversions.
“On Jasir’s, we didn’t even go for two,” McArdle said. “We were trying to take the extra point, and something happened on the snap because it was a wet ball.
“(Mitchell) just took off running. Springfield came in to block it, and they didn’t and I guess that left an angle for him. He took off and ran it in.”
Those two points loomed large with the Tigers winning by that margin.
Up next: Harry S Truman (3-3, 1-0 SOL) will host Upper Moreland Friday, and Springfield Twp (2-4, 0-1) will host William Tennent Friday.
Springfield Twp 8-0-6-6 20
Harry S Truman 6-8-8-0 22