Check out the Black Bear Lacrosse Club recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action. New Hope-Solebury/Archbishop Ryan photos provided courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Upper Dublin/Springfield-Delco photos courtesy of Michael Rice Photography. Check back for galleries of photos.
Non-league
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 5, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 4
(Submitted by CB South lacrosse)
After four quarters of a back-and-forth game, Central Bucks South's Alex Fessler scored the game winner as time expired as the Titans pulled out a thrilling 5-4 win over Plymouth Whitemarsh in Monday’s nonleague game. It was a defensive battle with both goalies playing at the top of their games. Brayden Shahan made 8 saves to earn the win for the Titans, while his Colonial counterpart, Mason Best, made 15 saves in the cage.
By the numbers: Central Bucks South: Jack Auerbach (1 assist, 2GB), Zach Doer (1 goal, 7 GB), James Vargasson (1 goal, 4 GB), Alex Fessler (2 goals, 1 assist, 2 GB), Blake Bernstein (1 goal, 4 GB, 8/13 FO), Marcello DiPrinzio (4 CTO, 4 GB), Brayden Shahan (8 saves).
Plymouth Whitemarsh: Scott Marguiles (1 goal), Drew Strohl (2 goals, 1 GB), Dylan Ippolito (1 goal), Luke LaViola (1 assist), Owen Cababe (1 assist, 1 GB), Jackson Budin (2 CTO, 5 GB), Isaiah Bainbridge (2 CTO, 4 GB), Dylan Imperial (1 CTO), Luke Smith (1 GB), Chase Rarrick (1 CTO), Caiden Lesczcynski (1 assist, 1 CTO, 1 GB), Hayden Domers (1 CTO, 1 GB), Kai Silverman (3/10 FO), Fadl Green (1/1 FO), Mason Best (15 saves, 3 GB).
Central Bucks South coach John Kurek: "It was a hard-fought game by both teams. PW came out of the gate with a quick 2-0 lead, but the boys stayed resilient today. They stuck with the game plan, made a few adjustments at halftime, and pulled it out with a quality team win today. Even at the end of the game when things were getting hectic, our leaders and captains rallied the group and got us through with a tough victory. I could not be more proud of this group."
Up next: The Colonials (1-4 overall, 1-0 American Conference) will host Abington at 3:30 pm Wednesday. South (1-2 overall) will host neighboring rival Central Bucks East at 5:45 pm Wednesday.
Central Bucks South 0 1 2 2 – 5
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2 0 0 2 – 4
SOUDERTON 9, ABINGTON 4
Souderton got off to a quick start – taking a 3-0 lead after one quarter and a 6-1 advantage into halftime – on their way to a victory in a nonleague game.
Brody Anderson, Chris Touhey and Shaun Whitcomb each scored a pair of goals to lead a balanced Souderton attack. Dylan Brun led a stout defensive effort with two caused turnovers and six ground balls.
Peyton Bannak had a big night at the faceoff X, winning 12 of 17 faceoffs and picking up six ground balls. Andrew Rivera had nine saves in a winning effort in goal.
By the numbers: Souderton: Brody Anderson (2 goals, 3 GB), Chris Touhey (2 goals, 1 CTO), Shaun Whitcomb (2 goals, 2 GB), Ty Sauerwald (1 goal, 1 assist, 4 GB), Logan Blair (1 goal, 3 GB), Ryan Lewis (1 assist), Alex Benfield (1 goal, 2 GB), Dylan Brun (2 CTO, 6 GB), Max Ryon (2 CTO, 4 GB), Jackson Hirschmann (4 GB), Peyton Bannak (12-17 Faceoffs, 6 GB), Andrew Rivera (9 saves)
Abington: Conor Chapin (1 goal), Conner Sullivan (1 assist), Andrew Suit (1 goal), Jayden Magruder (1 goal), Matt Miller (1 goal, 2 assists), Greyson Stewart (15 saves)
Abington coach Mike Duffy: “Tough game for the offense with a wet field and wet sticks. We had a tough time moving the ball around, but our defense played great together, killing multiple penalties. Our senior goalie Greyson Stewart played out of his mind with 15 saves on 24 shots.”
Up next: Abington (1-2 overall) will visit Council Rock North for a 7 pm game today. Souderton (3-1) will travel to Council Rock South for a game at 5:30 pm Wednesday.
Souderton 3 3 1 2 – 9
Abington 0 1 2 1 – 4
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 15, METHACTON 4
Thomas Williams poured in 6 goals as Central Bucks East dominated nonleague opponent Methacton to the tune of 15-4 in Monday’s nonleague matchup. The Patriots led 5-1 after one quarter.
Ben Bridegum led the defensive effort with 6 caused turnovers and 4 groundball pickups to go along with 1 assist, and Rowen Coverdale picked up 8 faceoff wins and 7 ground balls.
By the numbers: Central Bucks East: Thomas Williams (6 goals, 1 CTO, 5 GB), Michael Smallwood (2 goals, 1 assist, 1 CTO, 2 GB), Ryan Williams (2 goals, 1 assist, 1 GB), Ryan Atkinson (1 goal, 2 GB), Evan Riley (1 goal, 2 GB), Adam Volm (1 goal, 1 GB), Matt Bowen (1 goal), Cole Breen (3 CTO), Christian Smith (1 GB), Grant Bullard (1 GB), Aiden Zimmerer (1 CTO), David Brown (1 goal, 2 CTO, 1 GB), Ben Bridegum (2 assist, 6 CTO, 4 GB), Chris Knepp (2 GB), Tristan Smith (1 CTO), Frankie Pacitti (1 CTO, 1 GB), Luke D’Ambrosio (1 GB), Colin Scott ( 2 CTO, 1 GB), Oliver Rennie (1 CTO, 1 GB), Rowen Coverdale (9 FO, 1 assist, 2 CTO, 7 GB), Ben Snyder (6 saves, 75% save pct), Nolan Gerstberger (2 saves, 50% save pct).
Up next: The Patriots (3-2 overall) will visit Central Bucks South for Wednesday’s SOL opener at 5:45 pm.
Central Bucks East 5 1 6 3 – 15
Methacton 1 0 1 2 – 4
HATBORO-HORSHAM 4, WEST CHESTER EAST 2
Anderson Kirby made a whopping 23 saves in a titanic effort as Hatboro-Horsham topped West Chester East 4-2 in a defensive battle on Monday to pick up their third win in three games this season. Kirby held East scoreless until the fourth quarter.
Kirby’s efforts allowed the Hatters to build a 3-0 lead after three quarters. Shane Phillips scored 2 of the Hatters’ goals and went 3-for-7 from the faceoff circle.
By the numbers: Hatboro-Horsham: Victor Lasher (1 goal), Max Mariano (1 goal, 1 assist), Shane Phillips (2 goals, 3/7 FO), Brett Yorko (3 GB, 3 CTO), Quinn Fullmer (2 GB, 1 CTO), Mark So (2 GB, 1 CTO), Alex Mundell (2 GB, 1 CTO), Erich Rein (2 GB, 1 CTO), Justin Ryan (1 GB), Anderson Kirby (23 saves).
Up next: The Hatters (3-0 overall) host Phoenixville at 3:45 pm Thursday.
West Chester Henderson 0 0 0 2 – 2
Hatboro-Horsham 2 1 0 1 – 4
UPPER MORELAND 13, NESHAMINY 8
Judah Wood assisted on 5 goals and scored 1 of his own, and Kevin Messina fired home 4 goals and added 1 assist as Upper Moreland pulled away from Neshaminy to remain undefeated with a 13-8 win in Monday’s nonleague game.
The two squads finished the first quarter tied at 3-3 but the host Bears pulled ahead with 4 goals in the second quarter.
By the numbers: Upper Moreland: Kevin Messina (4 goals, 1 assist), Kevin Smith (2 goals, 2 assists), Travis Quirk (1 goal, 1 assist), Aidan Tuffy (1 assist), Jackson Stuetz (2 goals), David Adamski (2 goals), Paul Fell (2 assists), Judah Wood (1 goal, 5 assist).
Neshaminy: Ryan DeMatteo (5 goals, 2 assists), Austin Tvarok (1 goal, 2 assists) Cayden Weaver (2 goals), Brian Birmingham (1 assist)
Upper Moreland coach Corey Kelly: “This was a good team win. We’re starting to mesh well together and figuring out the transition game.”
--Props: “A highlight was freshman long pole Lukas Rhode for winning the faceoff and ground ball battles.”
Up next: Neshaminy (0-4 overall) will host local rival Pennsbury at 4 pm in Wednesday’s SOL opener. The Golden Bears (3-0) will visit Springfield Twp at 4 pm Wednesday.
Neshaminy 3 2 2 1 – 8
Upper Moreland 3 4 2 4 – 13
PENNRIDGE 14, SOUTHERN LEHIGH 6
It all starts at the faceoff circle.
While Pennridge’s offense was clicking on all cylinders in Monday’s 14-6 nonleague victory over Southern Lehigh, it likely couldn’t have happened without the stellar efforts of Cole Nitterour.
Nitterour was beyond dominant on the draw, winning 18 of 21 faceoffs to put the Rams’ offense into motion.
Reid Moyer and Kevin Matthews made sure that Nitterour’s efforts paid off, with Moyer scoring a game-high 4 goals, while Matthews netted a pair and assisted on 5 others for a 7-point game for the undefeated Rams.
By the numbers: Pennridge: Reid Moyer (4 goals), Levi Souder (2 goals, 2 assists), Sean Leuthe (1 goal), Kevin Matthews (2 goals, 5 assists), Rocco Fanelli (4 goals, 1 assist), Ryan Oshea (2 assists), Andrew Horensky (1 goal), Cole Nitterour (18/21FO), Calvin McGuire (5 saves).
Up next: The Rams (3-0 overall) will visit North Penn at 4 pm Wednesday.
Pennridge 5 2 3 4 – 14
Southern Lehigh 2 2 0 2 – 6
WISSAHICKON 12, INTERBORO 0
(Submitted by Wissahickon boys lacrosse)
Wissahickon goalkeepers Kyle Crump (3 saves) and Liam Ruhren (2 saves) split time in the cage and earned the rare shutout as the Trojans blanked nonleague opponent Interboro 12-0 on Monday.
The Trojans led with 3 quick first-quarter goals by Chase Comer and another by freshman David Pileggi.
The freshmen were hot again with goals by Colin Murphy (2), Kyle Intal (2), and Pileggi (2). Senior captain Nolan Pounds had a blazing goal in the second half. Interboro could not get the ball by defenders like Cole Lilienfield, who led the team with 4 ground ball pickups.
Scoring summary
First quarter
Chase Comer (Wiss) 1-0
Chase Comer (Wiss) 2-0
Davide Pileggi (Wiss) 3-0
Chase Comer (Wiss) 4-0
Second quarter
Chase Comer (Wiss) 5-0
Colin Murphy (Wiss) 6-0
Kyle Intal (WISS) 7-0
Kyle Intal (Wiss) 8-0
Third quarter
Colin Murphy (Wiss) 9-0
Nolan Pounds (Wiss) 10-0
Davide Pileggi (Wiss) 11-0
Fourth quarter
Luke Slobotkin (Wiss) 12-0
By the numbers: Wissahickon: Chase Comer (3 goals, 2 assists, 4 GB, 2 CTO), Kyle Intal (2 goals, 1 assist, 3 GB), Colin Murphy (2 goals, 1 assists), David Pileggi (2 goals), Paulie Brogan (1 goal, 2 assists, 3 GB), Nolan Pounds (1 goal, 1 assist), Luke Slobotkin (1 goal, 3 GB), Austin Myers (2 assists), Cole Lilienfeld (4 GB, 1 CTO), Logan Bruno (3 GB), Quasir Sampson (3 GB), Matt Frankenfield (2 GB), Trent Thiele (9/14 FO), Colin Murphy (1/1 FO), Kyle Crump (3 saves), Liam Ruhren (2 saves).
Wissahickon assistant coach Sean Ruhren: “We are still down a few players from illness and hockey. A few players stepped up like Trent Thiele at faceoff. There was a lot of unselfish play with both Austin Myers and Paulie Brogan combining for 8 assists. We still have a lot of work ahead us.”
Up next: The Trojans (4-1 overall) will host Quakertown at 5 pm Wednesday.
Wissahickon 4 4 3 1 – 12
Interboro 0 0 0 0 – 0
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 10, ARCHBISHOP RYAN 8
New Hope-Solebury was down at the half, pulled even in the third quarter and outscored Archbishop Ryan 3-1 in the fourth quarter to rally for a thrilling 10-8 victory.
The Lions were led by freshman Isaiah Tousignant and senior Trevor Donohoe with 3 goals each. Donohoe also had an assist. Junior Colin Foster added 2 goals (1 assist) and was dominant at the face-off X, winning 17. Senior captain Lucas Solis added a goal and assist
Goalie Cole Catalano was solid in goal with 8 saves. Aidan Olds, Logan Frapwell, and Finn Johnson were defensive standouts.
By the numbers: New Hope-Solebury: Isaiah Tousignant (3 goals), Trevor Donahoe (3 goals, 1 assist, 1 CTO), Colin Foster (2 goals, 1 assist, 17 FO wins), Lucas Solis (1 goal, 1 assist, 4 GB), Dan Kashirsky (1 goal), Rogan Restaino (1 assist, 3 GB), Oliver Phillips (4 GB, 1 CTO), Josh DiZio (4 GB), Max Moore (3 GB), Quinn Bridge (3 GB), Aiden Olds (1 CTO), Cole Catalano (8 saves).
NH-S coach Jeff Bruemmer: “I’m very proud of the boys tonight for hanging tough and playing big in the fourth quarter.”
--Props: “Colin Foster was an ironman tonight, taking all of the faceoffs and playing 2-way middle. There is no quit in him. Lucas Solis was key in the transition game and settling the offense. Lucas does the little things that don't show up in the stats but have a big impact on the game. Our goalie Cole Catalano made some key saves in the game that ignited the team.”
Up next: The Lions (3-1 overall) welcome Cheltenham for a 6 pm Wednesday game.
New Hope-Solebury 2 1 4 3 – 10
Archbishop Ryan 2 3 2 1 – 8
SPRINGFIELD (DELCO) 9, UPPER DUBLIN 4
QUAKERTOWN 20, ARCHBISHOP CARROLL 9
FATHER JUDGE 11, SPRINGFIELD TWP 0
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