Check out the Black Bear Lacrosse recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Friday. CB East/CR South photos provided courtesy of Tracy Valko. Check back for a gallery of photos. CLICK HERE to go directly to Suburban One Sports’ BOYS’ LACROSSE GALLERIES.
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 11, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 10
The Patriots won a thriller on Senior Night, rallying from a 9-8 deficit after three quarters to eke out the win. They limited the Golden Hawks to just one goal in the fourth quarter.
Michael Smallwood led the Patriots’ attack with five goals and one assist. Rowen Coverdale won 15 of 24 faceoffs and also had 12 ground balls. Ben Snyder was credited with six saves in goal.
All told, the Patriots had 38 ground balls and caused eight turnovers.
For the Golden Hawks, Billy Houser was credited with 17 saves in a standout effort in goal. Owen Dillon’s four-goal effort led Hawks’ attack. Conor McCaffrey added a hat trick.
By the numbers: Central Bucks East: Offense: Michael Smallwood (5 goals, 1 assist, 2GB, 1CT), Thomas Williams (2 goals, 3GB, 2CT), Adam Volm (2 goals, 1 assist, 2GB), Ryan Williams (2 goals), Evan Riley (2GB, 2CT), Jack Williams (1GB) Aiden Zimmerer (1GB)
Defense: Ben Bridegum (5GB, 2CT), David Brown (1 assist, 4GB, 1CT), Tristan Smith (1 assist,1CT), Luke Walters (1 assist, 2GB, 2CT), Luke D’Ambrosio (1GB, 1CT) Chris Knepp (1GB)
Rowen Coverdale – 15 of 24 Faceoff Wins, 12GB
Ben Snyder – 6 Goalie Saves, 2GB
Council Rock South: Owen Dillon (4 goals, 5 GB), Conor McCaffery (3 goals, 5 GB), Joey Smith (2 goals), Logan Foy (1 goal, 4 GB). Patrick Malone (2 assists)
Billy Houser – 17 goalie saves
(Game summary below submitted by Council Rock South lacrosse)
In a tightly contested game, CB East was able to come back and win at home. Council Rock South scored with .9 to play in in second quarter to pull within
one at 5-4. The first half was costly as defenseman Andrew Mannherz – who faced off for the Golden Hawks winning 50 percent with one ground ball and 1 assist – did not return for second half.
Council Rock continued to battle, scoring five goals in the third quarter to take a 9-8 lead into the final frame. Council Rock South’s Owen Dillon opened the scoring to push the lead to 10-8. Unfortunately, another CR South defenseman had to leave the game. Captain Michael Houser, who had 4 groundballs, went down and could not return.
South had the ball with 2:41 to go in the game to tie the score and was unable to put one in the back of the net. CB East was able to secure the ball with 30 seconds to go and run out the clock. Owen Dillon led CR South with four goals, 5 groundballs. Conor McCaffery had three goals and five ground balls, Joey Smith had two goals, and Logan Foy had one goal and four groundballs. Patrick Malone finished with two assists. CR South received a tremendous effort from goalie Billy Houser finished with 17 saves.
Up next: Central Bucks East (6-2, 2-0 SOL) will be on the road at Souderton on Wednesday, Council Rock South (4-4, 0-4) will host Hatboro-Horsham in a non-league contest Monday.
Council Rock South 2-2-5-1 10
Central Bucks East 4-1-3-3 11
NORTH PENN 13, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 5
The Knights – in a superb defensive effort – limited the visiting Bucks to just five goals on their way to the impressive win. Leading the defensive charge was goalie Connor Howard, who was credited with 16 saves and reached a historic milestone when he notched the 500th save of his career.
On attack, Vinnie Montmore, Jayden Davenport and Caiden Myers led the way with five-point games while Luigi Cardone had a four-point night.
By the numbers: North Penn: Luigi Cardone (1goal, 3 assists), Caiden Myers (2 goals, 3 assists), Jayden Davenport (4 goals, 1 assist), Vinnie Montmore (4 goals, 1 assist), Emerson Morelli (2 goals),
Tyler Kronmiller (2 assists)
Justin Urbinati – 9 faceoff wins
Connor Howard – 16 saves (including 500th of career)
Central Bucks West: Offense: Michael Rafalowski (2 goals, 1 assist), Alex Greenspan (2 goals, 1 assist), Liam Grant (1 goal)
Faceoffs: Ben Greenspan 7 of 10, Kevin Mallon 3 of 7, Killian Eickman 2 of 5
Kanen Patel – 5 saves, Ben Hutchinson -1 save
Up next: North Penn (5-1, 2-1 SOL) will host Souderton on Monday, and Central Bucks West (5-3, 0-2) will host Neshaminy Wednesday.
Central Bucks West 1-1-2-1 5
North Penn 2-4-5-2 13
PENNRIDGE 8, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 4
The Rams, who led by one after one quarter, took a 6-1 lead into halftime. They scored just three goals in the second half but limited the visiting Titans to one as their defense stood tall.
Calvin McGuire anchored the defense in goal and turned in a stellar 14-save effort. The Rams also did not allow a goal while playing a man down for six-and-a-half minutes.
Reid Moyer led the attack with a hat trick while Ryan O’Shea also had a three-point game with two goals and one assist.
By the numbers: Pennridge: Reid Moyer (3 goals), Levi Souder (1 assist), Rocco Fanelli (2 goals), Colin Manville (1 goal), Ryan O’Shea (2 goals, 1 assist)
Calvin McGuire -14 saves
Pennridge coach Chris Pianko: “CB South played a really good game and kept fighting until the end. We had some success early in the game, but we started to get sloppy and had a lot of penalties in the second half.
–Props: “Huge game by Calvin McGuire in net and our man down unit of Tyler Borneman, Chase Clontz, Andrew Horensky, Colin Manville, Reid Moyer, and Nolan Allen filling in when one of them got a penalty. They had six-and-a-half minutes of man down, including a two minute non-releasable, and they didn’t give up a single goal while man down the whole night.”
Up next: Pennridge (7-1, 4-0 SOL) will host Boyertown in a non-league contest Saturday (7pm). Central Bucks South (1-5, 0-2) will host Holy Ghost Prep in a non-league contest Monday.
Central Bucks South 1-0-2-1 4
Pennridge 2-4-2-0 8
SOL American Conference
HATBORO-HORSHAM 13, QUAKERTOWN 7
The visiting Hatters opened up a 4-1 lead after one quarter and extended that to 8-2 by halftime on their way to the conference win.
Max Mariano’s eight-point game – which included four goals and four assists – led the Hatters’ attack. Shane Phillips and Brett Yoko were a combined 9-for-11 on faceoffs.
By the numbers: Hatboro-Horsham Darius Graziani (3 goals, 1 assist, 1 CT, 4 GB), Max Mariano (4 goals, 4 assists, 3 GB, 1 CT), Victor Lasher (2 goals, 1CT), Nate Nemchinov (1 goal, 3 GB), Sam Troisi (1 goal, 1assist), Cooper Beardsley (1 goal, 1 assist), Shane Phillips (1 goal, 1 assist, 1 CT, 5/7 FO), Brett Yorko (4 GB, 2 CT, 4/4 FO), Quinn Fullmer (2 GB, 2 CT), Erich Rein (4 GB, 2 CT), Mark So (1 GB)
Alex Mundell – 16 saves
Up next: Hatboro-Horsham (5-2, 2-0 SOL) will be on the road at Council Rock South for a non-league game Monday, and Quakertown (1-5, 0-4) is off until next Friday when the Panthers will play their “Compete for a Cause” game against Cheltenham.
Hatboro-Horsham 4-4-2-3 13
Quakertown 1-1-0-5 7
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