New Hope-Solebury & Springfield Twp were winners in the District 1 Tournament on Wednesday. Check out the Kwik Goal recaps. New Hope-Solebury/Collegium Charter photos provided courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Check back for a gallery of photos.
CLASS 3A
#3 Springfield Twp 4, #6 Bishop Shanahan 1
Eden Ha scored a pair of goals in the first half and Adam DiBattista added two more in the second half for the Spartans, who advanced to Tuesday’s District 1 3A semifinal contest.
The Spartans took a 2-0 lead into halftime, but the Eagles scored a goal six minutes into the second half to make it a 2-1 game before DiBattista connected on a pair.
Scoring Summary
First half:
Eden Ha – Matty Corcoran assist (S) 14th minute
Eden Ha – Ryan Lewis (S) 32nd minute
Second half:
Dave Madanat (Bishop Shanahan) 46th minute
Adam DiBattista – Brendan Noonan (S) 60th minute
Adam DiBattista – unassisted (S) 66th minute
Springfield Twp coach Riley Woron:
“Very happy to start the playoffs with a win against a talented team. Shanahan has high level technical talent. Madanat and Beard caused a lot of problems for our back line. We did a good job recovering and making them have to go through multiple guys before getting any open looks. Josh Garbarini made a big save to keep it 2-1 before we were able to extend the lead.
“We move our focus to Radnor this Monday. We’re accustomed to running into Radnor in the playoffs. Outside of the past two years, when we were in 4A, we met three years in a row. We’re looking forward to a good game and hope the fans will come out and set the tone.”
Up next: Springfield Twp will travel to #2 Radnor for a district semifinal contest Monday.
Bishop Shanahan 0 1 – 1
Springfield Twp 2 2 – 4
#4 Strath Haven 1, #5 Lower Moreland 0
#2 Radnor 2, #7 Upper Dublin 0
CLASS 2A
#2 New Hope-Solebury 6, #3 Collegium Charter 0
The Lions raced out of the gate to a 4-0 halftime lead on their way to Wednesday’s District 1 2A semifinal win. Ryan Kearney and Devin Heble led the Lions with two goals each.
Scoring Summary
Ryan Kearney – 2 goals
Devin Heble – 2 goals
Thomas Marschall – 1 goal
Sean Whooley – 1 goal
New Hope-Solebury coach Chris Van Pelt:
“I thought we played a very good, mature game today. We controlled and moved the ball really well, and I was happy to keep the clean sheet. We spoke before the game about being obsessed with the details and having the right mentality, and it was great to see everyone, even all the guys that came off the bench later in the game, have the right mindset and play a complete game.”
Up next: New Hope-Solebury will face top-seeded Faith Christian in Tuesday’s District 1 2A title game at Hatboro-Horsham at 7 pm.
Collegium Charter 0 0 – 0
New Hope-Solebury 4 2 – 6
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