Check out the Black Bear Lacrosse Club recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Saturday.
Non-league
ABINGTON 12, HOLY GHOST 9
Talk about the story of two halves – this was it.
The Ghosts trailed 7-3 at halftime but outscored the Firebirds 9-2 in the second half to earn the non-league win. Their comeback began in a third quarter that saw the Ghosts outscore Holy Ghost 5-1 to go into the final quarter with a one-goal lead.
Conner Sullivan was a catalyst in the Ghosts’ comeback, scoring five of his six goals in the second half. He finished the game with an eight-point game – six goals and two assists.
By the numbers: Conner Sullivan (6 goals 2 assists), Matt Miller (3 goals 3 assists), Will Woll (1 goal 1 assist), Liam Cabry (3 assists), Liam Penderghest (1 assist), Matt Giannattasio (1 goal 2 assists), Jayden Magruder (1 goal).
Abington coach Mike Duffy: “We had a great game versus Holy Ghost Prep today. It was a cold and sloppy day, and we had a sloppy first half but pulled it together in the second half to get the 12-9 victory.”
–Props: “LSM Liam Penderghest and our D-mids Cooper Blint and Jake Del Rossi did a great job winning ground balls off the face-off to get the offense the ball in the second half. Conner Sullivan led the offense with six goals and two assists. Five of his six goals came in the second half.”
Up next: Abington (5-5, 2-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Monday in a non-league contest.
Holy Ghost 7-2 9
Abington 3-9 12
PENNSBURY 13, COATESVILLE 9
The visiting Falcons opened up a 4-1 lead after one quarter and extended that to 7-2 by halftime on their way to the non-league win.
Brady Gehlhoff (3 goals, 2 assists) and Jake Kalinowski (2 goals, 3 assists) led the Falcons’ attack with five-point games.
By the numbers: Brady Gehlhoff (3 goal, 2 assists), Jake Kalinowski (2 goals, 3 assists), Logan Thorne (2 goals, 1 assist), Trent Becker (3 goals), Jon Daemer (2 goals, 1 assist), Bergen Wilhelm (1 goal), Charlie Kealy (1 assist), Chris Lynch (1 assist), Bradley Hill (10/18 FO, 8 GB), Jaden Beach (10 saves)
Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis: “It was great to get the win today over a gritty Coatesville team.”
–Props: “Saxon Dobos stepped up to lead our defense once again with Bergen Wilhelm, Charlie Kealy and Chris Sarver playing great team D.”
Up next: Pennsbury (5-2, 3-1 SOL) will host Pennington in a non-league game on Monday.
Pennsbury 4-3-4-2 13
Coatesville 1-1-2-5 9
WISSAHICKON 18, OAKCREST 3
Eleven players contributed to the scoring in Saturday’s non-league win.
Chase Comer’s seven-point game led the Trojans and included four goals and three assists. Austin Myers and Tyler Moore both had six points games.
The Trojans owned this one from the outset, opening up a 5-0 lead after one quarter and extending that to 9-2 by halftime on their way to the no-doubt-about-it win.
By the numbers: Chase Comer (4 goals, 3 assists, 2 GB, 1 CTO), Austin Myers (3 goals, 3 assists, 2 GB, 2 CTO), Nolan Pounds (4 goals, 2 GB), Tyler Moore (1 goal, 5 assists), Kyle Intal (1 goal, 1 assist, 3 GB, 1 CTO), Colin Murphy (1 goal, 1 assist, 4 GB), Luke Slobotkin (1 goal, 1 assist), Link Matozzo (1 goal), David Pileggi (1 goal, 1 assist), Paulie Pileggi (1 goal), Matt Frankenfield (1 assist, 3 GB), Danny Hussa (9 GB, 6 CTO), Henry Kang (4 GB), Logan Bruno (3 GB, 1 CTO), Quinn McClintic (2 GB, 1 CTO), Cole Lilienfeld (2 GB), Charlie Hussa (2 GB)
Face-offs: Colin Murphy (4-for-8), Trent Thiele (1-for-5), Danny Hussa (5-for-9)
Goalie saves: Kyle Crump (3 saves), Liam Ruhren (2 saves 0 goals against)
Up next: Wissahickon (9-3, 4-1 SOL) is off until Monday, April 21, when the Trojans will host Central in a non-league contest.
Wissahickon 5-4-5-4 18
Oakcrest 0-2-1-0 3
UPPER MERION 11, NESHAMINY 8
Ryan DeMatteo scored three goals and assisted on two others, but it wasn’t enough for the Redskins, who led 5-3 late in the opening half but came up short in the end.
By the numbers: Ryan DeMatteo (3 goals, 2 assists), Brian Birmingham (1goal, 2 assists), Ryan Ganzel (1 goal, 2 assists), Evan Martini (2 goals), Austin Tvarok (1 goal), Cayden Weaver (12 faceoff wins)
Neshaminy coach John Donato: “We had the lead 5-3 late in the second quarter, but the team still has to learn to maintain disciple and intensity. Typical of every game we’ve played this year, we never gave up and pushed to the end. Unfortunately, some unforced turnovers and the inability to finish our scoring opportunities allowed UM to hold the lead and control possession late in the game.”
Up next: Neshaminy (0-10, 0-5 SOL) will travel to Pennington School for a non-league game Tuesday.
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