Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Monday.
Non-league
PENNSBURY 5, QUAKERTOWN 3
The Falcons jumped out to a 3-1 lead after one quarter but then scored just two goals the rest of the way. That turned out to be enough to eke out the non-league road win.
“it was a defensive battle,” Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis said.
Brad Hill dominated play at the faceoff X, winning all 11 faceoffs. Charlie Kealy won the only faceoff he took in Monday’s win.
John Curtis led the Falcons with three goals and one assist. Ben Dougherty contributed a goal and an assist, Braxton Furiness had one goal while Jake Kalinowski had a pair of assists.
For the Panthers, Evan Mooney and Alex Jalboot both contributed a goal and an assist. Jackson Lesinski added one goal.
Pennsbury (1-0) will host Coatesville in a non-league game Wednesday at 5 p.m., and Quakertown (0-1) will be on the road at Archbishop John Carroll for a non-league game Wednesday at 4 pm.
Pennsbury 3-0-2-0 5
Quakertown 1-0-2-0 3
PENNRIDGE 15, BOYERTOWN 7
The Rams and visiting Bears went into halftime deadlocked 5-5, and it looked as though Monday’s opener was going to be a nailbiter.
It wasn’t.
The Rams controlled play in the second half, outscoring their visitors 5-0 in the third quarter and 10-2 in the second half to win going away.
What changed?
“Their goalie had a really good game and had some great saves in the first half,” Pennridge coach Chris Pianko said. “We also expected them to play a different defense and a different ride so we’re a little caught off guard.
“After settling in and talking through some little things at half, I thought the key was better shot selection and placement that allowed some of the opportunities we had in the first half to start moving from saves to goals. As the game started to get chippy, our guys did a good job keeping their composure and finishing okay our man up opportunities.”
Matt Seiler’s four-goal, three assist effort led a balanced Ram attack. Frank Fanelli (1 goal, 5 assists) and Ryan Carickhoff (4 goals, 2 assists) both had a hand in six goals in strong showings. Levi Souder added three goals and two assists.
Also for the Rams, Rocco Fanelli and Kevin Matthews both contributed a goal and an assist while Andrew Horensky had one goal.
Cole Nitterour turned in a dominant effort at the faceoff X, winning 12 of 17 faceoffs.
Tyler Vandermark had a strong outing in goal for the Rams, recording 18 saves. Calvin McGuire had four saves to close the game out.
Pennridge (1-0) will travel to Upper Dublin for a non-league game Thursday at 4 pm.
Boyertown 2-3-0-2 7
Pennridge 4-1-5-5 15
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 13, LOWER MERION 3
The Bucks led by just a 2-1 score after one quarter but outscored their visitors 8-0 over the middle two quarters to seize complete control of Monday’s non-league game.
Michael Rafalowski’s four-goal, two-assist effort led the Bucks. Alex Greenspan scored two goals and also was a facilitator, contributing four assists.
Matt Jacobsen added a hat trick and one assist. He turned in another overpowering effort at the faceoff X, winning 11 of 12 faceoffs. Kevin Mallon won 5 of 7 faceoffs.
Also, for the Bucks, Colton Albrecht had two goals and one assist whole James Rutenberg and Brad Mulreaney both had one goal. Caden Loftus contributed an assist.
Kanen Patel recorded seven saves in a winning effort in goal, and Judson Boyer had one save.
Central Bucks West (2-0) will host Abington in a non-league game Thursday at 7 pm.
Lower Merion 1-0-0-2 3
Central Bucks West 2-3-5-3 13
NESHAMINY 12, CONWELL-EGAN 2
The Redskins raced out of the gate to a 5-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back on the way to a decisive road win. Nine players contributed to the scoring, but it was the stellar play of Aziz Abdurakhmanov at the faceoff X that set the tone.
Abdurakhmanov won 16 of 18 faceoffs and also had a team-high 10 ground balls while scoring a goal and adding an assist.
“Brett Cohen had total game effort on the defensive end and scored a skillful end-to-end long pole goal,” Neshaminy coach John Donato said. “Sophomore Caden Fogelman played well throughout the contest and continued his excellent development as both a close defender and LSM.”
Colin Demi and Jack McVey each contributed two goals and two assists while Evan Martini also had a hand in four goals, scoring once and assisting on three others. Cayden Weaver added two goals. Contributing one goal each for the Rams were Ryan DeMatteo, Pietro Gatta, Austin Tvarok and Brett Cohen.
Neshaminy (2-0) will host Council Rock North Tuesday (5:15 pm) in the SOL opener for both squads.
Neshaminy 5-2-2-3 12
Conwell-Egan 0-1-1-0 2
WISSAHICKON 12, ARCHBISHOP CARROLL 1
The Trojans opened their season with a no-doubt-about-it non-league win, receiving contributions up and down their lineup.
Freshman Nolan Reilly had a big night at the faceoff X, winning 15 of 17 faceoffs. He also had six ground balls.
Blake Zimmerman’s four-goal, one assist effort led the balanced attack. He also had three ground balls. Charlie Stehlik also had a five-point game with three goals and two assists. He finished with a team-high eight ground balls.
Harrison Paul contributed two goals, two assists and three ground balls, and Chase Comer assisted on four goals and had two ground balls. Austin Myers and Noah Stomsky both had one goal and one assist while Myers added six ground balls and Stomsky had two.
Nolan Pounds added one goal and three ground balls while Logan Bruno contributed one HA, four ground balls and one caused turnover. Carmen Schoppe was credited with five ground balls and one caused turnover, and Daniel Hussa had four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Noah Johnson and Quinn McClintic each had two ground balls and Cole Lilienfeld had had one HA and one ground ball.
In goal, Kyle Krump turned away all four shots he faced,, Joey Gambino turned away the only shot he faced, and Liam Ruhren had one save on two shots faced.
HARRY S TRUMAN 13, UPPER DARBY 3
The Tigers took a tenuous 3-1 lead into halftime and then blew the game wide open in the second half, scoring five unanswered goals in the third quarter and finishing with a 10-2 scoring margin after the break.
“Everyone contributed to today’s game,” Truman coach Scott Jackson said. “From senior Nate Cornell and sophomore Rob Krystofolski all the way to the back end with senior Chase Tuttle and junior Tommy Bryson holding the defense down.
“This win just shows how hard these guys worked in the offseason. Last year, we didn’t win our first game until the last game of the season, and now we tied last year’s win total in the second game.”
Nate Cornell (3 goals, 3 assists, 5 ground balls), Rob Krystofolski (3 goals, 2 assists, 2 ground balls) and Chris Glover (3 goals, two assists) led the Tigers’ inspired attack. Glover also was credited with a team-high 10 ground balls.
Connor Freer contributed two goals while Chase Tuttle had a pair of assists to go along with five ground balls and a team-high eight caused turnovers. Jake Tallj and Bradley Montoya-Long each had one goal. Talj also won 10 of 18 faceoffs (55 percent) and also had five ground balls while Montoya-Long had one ground ball.
Logan Malinowski had eight ground balls and five caused turnovers. He also chipped in an assist. Rob Eldredge added three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Tommy Bryson had a strong outing in goal, turned away 14 shots (82.3 save percentage).
Harry S Truman (1-1) will host Archbishop Ryan in a non-league game on Wednesday.
Upper Darby 0-1-0-2 3
Harry S Truman 1-2-5-5 13
METHACTON 10, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 5
The visiting Warriors opened up a 4-1 lead after one quarter on their way to the non-league win Monday.
For the Titans, Anthony Depedro had one goal, one assist and five ground balls. He was 2-for-6 at the faceoff X. Matt Waltrich also had a goal and an assist to go along with four ground balls, and Landon Amorim contributed two goals.
Blake Bernstein was 5-for-10 at the faceoff X and also had three ground balls. John Henson led the defense with five caused turnovers and also had four ground balls. James Vargason had three caused turnovers and three ground balls while Dylan Alabrodzinski was credited with two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Dom Varacallo recorded 11 saves in goal for the Titans.
Central Bucks South (0-1) will host Great Valley in a non-league game on Thursday.
Methacton 4-1-4-1 10
Central Bucks South 1-1-1-2 5
STRATH HAVEN 7, ABINGTON 4
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