Check out the Black Bear Lacrosse wraps for Friday’s SOL boys’ lax openers. CR South/Abington photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. New Hope-Solebury/Cardinal O’Hara photos courtesy of Michael Rice Photography. Check back for galleries of both games.
Non-league
UPPER MORELAND 14, HARRY S TRUMAN 3
Upper Moreland opened its 2025 season with a seven-goal first quarter and rolled to a 14-3 victory over Harry S Truman in Friday’s nonleague matchup.
“We got good production from our offense,” UM coach Corey Kelly said.
Sophomore Judah Wood led the Golden Bears with 6 points, while Conner Freer scored all 3 of Truman’s goals.
Truman goalie Tommy Bryson reached a milestone, notching his 900th career save.
By the numbers:
Upper Moreland: Kevin Messina (3 goals, 2 assists), Judah Wood (4 goals, 2 assists), Paul Fell (2 goals, 3 assists), Travis Quirk (2 goals), Jackson Stuetz (1 goal), Evan Barrett (1 goal), Kevin Smith (1 goal)
Harry S Truman: Conner Freer (3 goals), Noah Cartmell (2 assists), Jake Talj (12/21 FO, 57%), Bradley Montoya-Long (2 GB), Logan Malinowski (1 CTO), Tommy Bryson (35 saves, 71% SVP)
Up next: Upper Moreland hosts Interboro in a nonleague game at 3:45 pm Thursday. Truman will visit Cheltenham at 4 pm Wednesday.
Upper Moreland 7 3 4 0 – 14
Harry S Truman 0 2 0 1 – 3
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 15, ABINGTON 7
Conor McCaffrey exploded for eight goals and Joey Smith scored four and assisted on three others as Council Rock South downed Abington in Friday’s nonleague game. The Golden Hawks
led 9-1 in the second quarter, but the Ghosts responded with two unanswered goals in the third quarter to narrow the gap.
By the numbers:
Council Rock South: Joey Smith (4 goals, 3 assists), Conor McCaffery (8 goals), Owen Dillon (2 goals, 1 assist), Patrick Malone (1 assist), Brody Walker (1 assist), Jake Baniewicz (7 GB), Billy Houser (12 saves)
Abington: Matt Miller (4 goals), Jayden Magruder (2 goals, 1 assist), Matt Giannattasio (3 assists), Liam Cabry (1 goal), Andrew Suit (1 assist), Greyson Stewart (14 saves)
Abington coach Mike Duffy on the game: “We went down 8-1 early in the second quarter due to some first game jitters with a young team, but we didn’t stop playing hard.
--Props: “We brought it to 11-6 early in the fourth quarter thanks to great team defense in the second half led by junior LSM Liam Penderghest and a relentless offensive attack lead by our veteran senior midfielder Matt Miller. Overall, I am very optimistic despite the loss. We have a good group of young starting players with great leadership from the veteran players.”
Up next: The Golden Hawks will welcome Archbishop Wood at 5:30 pm Friday. Abington will look for its first win when it visits Neshaminy at 4 pm Tuesday.
Abington 1 2 2 2 – 7
Council Rock South 6 5 0 4 – 15
CARDINAL O'HARA 12, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 5
New Hope-Solebury got off to a slow start, falling into a five-goal hole in the first quarter, and could not recover despite playing a solid game the rest of the way, dropping a 12-5 decision to Cardinal O’Hara on Friday.
Trevor Donohoe led NH-S with 2 goals and 1 assist.
By the numbers:
New Hope-Solebury: Trevor Donohoe (2 goals, 1 assist), Mitchell Lontchar (1 goal), Colin Foster (1 goal), Parker Taylor (1 goal), Chris Weisbrot (1 assist), Cole Catalano (10 saves)
Up next: The Lions host Lansdale Catholic at 4 pm Tuesday.
WISSAHICKON 11, UPPER MERION 4
Using a 4-0 first quarter, Wissahickon jumped out to an early lead it would never surrender, rolling to an 11-4 win over Upper Merion in Friday’s nonleague season-opener.
Colin Murphy led the Trojans with 5 points, while Nolan Reilly, Paulie Brogan, and Kyle Intal combined for 21 ground ball pickups.
By the numbers:
Wissahickon: Colin Murphy (4 goals, 1 assist, 2 GB), Austin Myers (2 goals, 1 assist, 3 GB, 4 CTO), Chase Comer (2 goals, 1 assist), Kyle Intal (1 goal, 3 assists, 6 GB, 3 CTO), Tyler Moore (1 goal, 2 GB, 2 CTO), Link Matozzo (1 goal, 4 GB), Nolan Pounds (1 goal, 1 GB), Paulie Brogan (3 assists, 7 GB), Cole Lilienfeld (4 GB, 2 CTO), Quinn McClintic (3 GB, 2 CTO), Noah Johnson (2 GB, 1 CTO), Matt Frankenfield (2 GB, 1 CTO), Andrew Rowan (2 GB), Nolan Reilly (12 of 18 draw controls, 8 GB), Kyle Crump (12 saves, 2 GB)
Associate head coach Sean Ruhren: “We are still missing a few of our starting defense. It was great seeing the chemistry between players. The freshman and sophomores did not show any signs of intimidation. Many of these players put in a lot of work in the off-season and it shows.
"Kyle Crump is by far one of the top goalies in the state and showed it with his 12 saves and consistent clears. Kyle had a lot of great support around him with LPs Cole, Quinn, Charlie Hussa, Rory DiJoseph, Noah Johnson. Also contributing was SSDMs Matt Frankenfield, Andrew Rowan, and Quasir Sampson. Nolan Reilly dominated last year in league play as a freshman and he continued in his first game this season. We asked to see more consistent play with our older players in Pounds and Brogan. I think they are starting to settle in well.”
--Props: “We have some new players join us this year and are starting to contribute.”
Up next: The Trojans will host Archbishop Wood at 5 pm Sunday.
Wissahickon 4 2 2 3 – 11
Upper Merion 0 1 1 2 – 4
St. Joseph’s Prep 12, Central Bucks East 5
Central Bucks East dropped a 12-5 decision to St. Joseph’s Prep in Friday’s nonleague season-opener. Michael Smallwood scored a pair for the Patriots, while Ben Snyder recorded 14 saves in goal.
By the numbers:
Central Bucks East: Michael Smallwood (2 goals), Thomas Williams (1 goal), Evan Riley (1 goal), Ryan Williams (1 goal), Matthew Bowen (1 assist), Tristan Smith (3 GB, 1 CTO), Ben Bridegum (3 GB), Jackson Jagoda (3 GB), Luke Walters (1 GB, 1 CTO)
Luke D'Ambrosio (1 CTO), Rowen Coverdale (12 DC), Ben Snyder (14 saves)
Up next: The Patriots will visit Downingtown East at 5 pm Tuesday.
Lower Merion 9, Springfield Twp 2
Marple Newtown 9, Upper Dublin 5
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