By Alex Frazier
Class AAA
Everything went pretty much according to Hoyle in the second round as the top four seeded teams all made it to the semifinals—and, more importantly, qualified for the state tournament.
No. 1 Council Rock South 6, No. 9 Pennsbury 3
This game was like the shootout at the OK Corral.
For the first 41 minutes of the game the two teams traded shot for shot.
The Hawks’ Lauren Heath scored first (Cara Deola assist) and Pennsbury’s Lindsey Jones responded to tie it up on a penalty kick.
Heath then notched her second on a Jamie Vaniver assist to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead at the half.
Pennsbury rallied again to tie it on a goal by Lexi Brown.
Vaniver (Deola assist) put the Hawks up again and Erica Mikula (Deola assist) and Jackie Weber (Mikula assist) followed with a pair of goals to put the Hawks in the driver’s seat.
The Falcons’ Molly Phillips broke the string with a goal off a corner at the 67:56 mark, but any thought of a comeback was thwarted when Vaniver converted a pass from Heath to lock up the win with less than nine minutes to play.
“Every time they pushed back, we responded,” said South coach Tim Keddie.
The Hawks have become a scoring juggernaut. They have tallied 20 goals in their last three games and have given up seven.
“It sounds like a football score,” said Keddie. “I’m very happy with that.”
Hawk keeper Jess Levy came up with seven saves, one great one with the score 2-1 and a few others with the score knotted at two.
Pennsbury goalie Cassie Meade stopped nine shots.
“It was a good game,” said Keddie. “In the other two matches we just dominated. This game was not that way. They pushed back as hard as they could.”
After bombing in the first round last year, the Hawks are guaranteed a berth in the state tournament.
“I can actually exhale,” said Keddie. “Up to today it was about winning the game to get into states. We didn’t talk about the matchups for Tuesday and Thursday next week.”
C.R. South will take on C.B. West, a team they lost to 1-0 in the first game of the season, Tuesday night at War Memorial Field in the semifinals.
“I like that matchup,” said Keddie. “It’s old school Suburban One.”
No. 4 Central Bucks West 3, No. 12 Hatboro-Horsham 0
Although West spilt with the Hatters during the regular season, losing the second game by a 4-2 margin, the Bucks would not be denied in their quest to be the only team in District One to make the state tournament in both the first and last years the league was a part of it.
“Our primary goal for the season was to win two games in districts and go to states,” said West coach Chris Freudig. “The league title would have been nice, but we knew Pennridge and South were loaded. We gave it a good run, but we didn’t have quite enough.”
The Lady Bucks wasted no time getting on the board as Kailin Ojert scored off Lindsay Horst’s corner kick three minutes into the contest.
Thirteen minutes later Sam Moyer sprinted up the middle on a breakaway and fired a shot into the corner of the cage, and with seven minutes left in the first half Bryanna Brueggman made it 3-0 on an assist from Molly Kind-Rubin.
“Once you’re down three goals to West, that’s something I wouldn’t want to come back from,” said Freudig.
West keeper Bre Benedict had three saves.
“In my mind she’s the best keeper around,” said Freudig. “And the defense has been really good.”
Hatboro-Horsham goalie Lindsey Day stopped five shots.
The Bucks will take on Council Rock South - a team they beat 1-0 in the season opener - Tuesday at War Memorial Field.
“They’re the No. 1 seed,” said Freudig. “They’re the big dogs. They have all the pressure. We’re just going to go in as the underdogs and do the best we can.”
No. 2 Pennridge 2, No. 7 Neshaminy 1
All the scoring took place in the first half.
Pennridge’s Sarah Senoyuit knocked in Stevie Parker’s corner kick about 12 minutes into the contest.
Mollie O’Brien then took a cross, turned and fired off a winner to give the Rams a 2-0 bulge.
Neshaminy scored on a set piece with about six minutes until the half.
“That first half we played our best 40 minutes out of the year, every single player,” said Rodriguez.
Although the Redskins dominated the second half, they could not find the chink in the Rams’ armor.
“It was an evenly split game,” said Rodriguez. “We controlled the first half and they controlled the second half. We gutted it out the entire second half. They are a good team. Their record doesn’t speak for how good they really are.”
The Rams take on C.B. South Tuesday at War Memorial Field. The two teams split this year, both winning on the road.
“I love to play C.B. South,” said Rodriguez. “They’re a lot of fun to watch. It’s always a nailbiter game. One minute can change the whole outlook of the game.”
No. 3 Central Bucks South 5, No. 6 Upper Dublin 1
Central Bucks South coach Joe Bocklet resorted to blitzkrieg tactics as he sent swarm after swarm of players into the game on a hot day.
“We played the whole bench and ran them into the ground, basically,” said Bocklet. “They looked tired.”
Key to the win was shutting off Upper Dublin’s Emily Marvill. “She played well, but we didn’t allow her to get loose,” said Bocklet.
While the Titans led by only 1-0 at the half on a Caitlyn Boyle goal (Ashley Saylor assist), they were fresh for the second half when the Flying Cardinals seemed to wilt.
Ashley Volm (Casey Walsh assist) put the second goal on the board in the 44th minute, and Jackie Nelms (Emily Casey assist) made it 3-0 in the 58th minute.
And then before Upper Dublin could catch its breath, Sam Whalen and Mel Keer (Kristin Rose assist) reeled off back-to-back goals within a minute of each other.
The Cardinals finally averted the shutout when Ryann Noe volleyed Nikki Gustasson’s corner kick past Meghan Kaminski (four saves) with four minutes remaining.
“It was a nice goal,” said Bocklet. “The girl volleyed it right out of the air.”
Upper Dublin’s Allie Dayno recorded seven saves.
C.B. South will face Pennridge Tuesday night at War Memorial Field. The Titans split with the Rams during the regular season. But what the Titans will remember most is the 2-0 loss to Pennridge in last year’s district semifinals.
“Bring them on,” said Bocklet.
Class AA
No. 4 Plumstead Christian 5, No. 5 Upper Moreland 1
Upper Moreland coach Joe Joyce wasn’t sure which team would show up in the opening round Wednesday.
“They’re like the Philadelphia Eagles,” he said.
The Golden Bears, unfortunately, came out like the Eagles of old and fell into a 4-0 hole before Ali Roberts scored on a penalty kick.
But alas, that’s all the offense the Golden Bears could muster.
“It was not our best effort,” said Joyce. “We came out flat.”
The game was close through the first half with Upper Moreland only trailing by 1-0. But the floodgates opened in the second half.
Though the season ended on a downer, Joyce is already looking to begin practice again in August.
“I can’t wait for the fall,” he said.
No. 2 Springfield 8, No. 7 Faith Christian 0
The Spartans took a 3-0 lead at the half, but coach Jen Tomlinson didn’t feel comfortable as her team had to work hard for those goals.
The second half was a different story.
“We played extremely well,” she said. “The team was confident and executed. They put out a great effort, communicated well and attacked from the back.”
Tierney Carraba led the attack with three goals. Paige Morrison scored twice and had two assists.
Kiersten McLennan also scored two goals and chipped in one assist.
Annie Crudele had a goal and an assist, while Maureen Leis and Taylor Koronci contributed assists.
Monday the Spartans face Christopher Dock at War Memorial Stadium.
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