Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action in Tuesday’s opening round of the District One 3A Tournament. CR South/Unionville photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos. ALL SOS photo galleries for BOYS’ LACROSSE can be viewed by clicking HERE.
#9 SOUDERTON 17, #24 GREAT VALLEY 3
John Martin Vince turned in a stellar 9-point outing, leading the Indians to the no-doubt-about-it win with five goals and four assists.
Seth Grossman added three goals and two assists, and Ty Quintois had four goals and one assist. Tyson Bui also had four goals. Jamison McDivitt had one goal and two assists.
Shawn Martin won 17 of 24 faceoffs in a dominant effort.
Matt Malanga recorded eight saves in goal in a winning effort.
Souderton (15-3, 8-2 SOL) will travel to #8 Central Bucks East for a second round game on Thursday at 4 p.m.
#11 WISSAHICKON 16, #22 PENNSBURY 4
Sparked by the six-goal effort of Nicholas Donofrio, the Trojans seized control of the all-SOL contest early on, opening up a 10-2 halftime lead on their way to the opening round win.
Andrew Slackman had a seven-point night for the Trojans, finishing with four goals and three assists. Kyle Lehman added two goals and four assists, and Sam Baker had two goals and two assists. Dean Wolfe had one goal and one assist, and James Malott contributed one goal.
Dominic Kemper won 16 of 24 faceoffs.
Andrew Beans was credited with six saves in goal in a winning effort for the Trojans.
For the Falcons, Shane Siegmund had a goal and two assists, and Kolby Ranniello added a pair of goals. Will Taylor contributed a goal and an assist, and Kieran O’Neil chipped in with an assist.
Wissahickon (14-4, 9-0 SOL) will travel to #6 Garnet Valley for a second round game on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Pennsbury (6-4 SOL) closed out its season with an 8-10 record.
Pennsbury 4-6-4-2 16
Wissahickon 1-1-0-2 4
#13 METHACTON 12, #20 UPPER DUBLIN 10
If ever there was a tale of two halves, this was it.
The Warriors opened up a commanding 7-1 lead after one quarter and took a 10-3 lead into halftime. Any thoughts that the Warriors could coast to the finish line were put to rest in a second half that saw the visiting Cardinals outscore their hosts 7-2.
“If the game is three minutes longer, it’s a different ending,” UD coach Pat Lacon said.
Jackson Simons scored two goals and assisted on two others while Vijay Foster had a hat trick. Kyle Spirt had two goals, and Al Eby had one goal and two assists. Adding one goal each were Will Bailey and Matt Hopper. Cole Pedrosa added an assist.
Upper Dublin (8-1 SOL) closed out its season with an 11-7 record.
Upper Dublin 1-2-4-3 10
Methacton 7-3-2-0 12
#15 AVON GROVE 11, #18 CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 5
For one half, the visiting Bucks exchanged goals with the Red Devils, battling a favored Avon Grove squad to a 5-5 halftime tie. The second half belonged to the Red Devils, or more specifically, their defense as they shut out the Bucks in the second half.
Brayden Albrecht’s hat trick led the Bucks. Matt Jacobsen added a goal and an assist, and Austin Hahn also had one goal. Even Goldrick was credited with one assist.
Jacobsen had another big night at the faceoff X, winning 10 of 14. Cole Gnutti won 3 of 6.
West goalie Evan Hee kept the Bucks in the game with a stellar 20-save effort.
Central Bucks West (7-3 SOL) closed out the season with a 10-9 record.
Central Bucks West 2-3-0-0 5
Avon Grove 3-2-4-2 11
#19 UNIONVILLE 12, #14 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 5
The Golden Hawks made history on Tuesday when they hosted the program’s first ever home playoff game, and although the outcome wasn’t what they had hoped for, it was another step in the right direction for the program.
For a while, the Golden Hawks hung with the visiting Indians, trailing by just one (3-2) after one quarter and 5-3 at the intermission. The Indians had the better of play in the second half.
Sal Mastromarco kept the Golden Hawks in it, scoring four of his team’s five goals.
Mason Shores recorded 14 saves in goal for the Golden Hawks.
Council Rock South (6-4 SOL) closed out its season with a 13-6 record.
Unionville 5-7 12
Council Rock South 3-2 4
#10 OWEN J ROBERTS 15, #23 NORTH PENN 4
#16 KENNETT 18, #17 COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 5
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