National Conference
Central Bucks South 7, Central Bucks East 6
In an early season game that had the intensity of a playoff battle, Central Bucks South picked up its first win of the season with a thrilling 7-6 victory over neighborhood rival Central Bucks East in Monday’s National Conference opener for both teams.
A three-goal third quarter broke open a game that was tied at halftime and gave the Titans a two-goal cushion heading into the fourth. East closed the gap with one goal in the final frame, but South held off the Patriots to pull out the victory.
South goalkeeper Brayden Shahan was stellar, recording 14 saves. Blake Bernstein led the Titans with three goals as well as four groundballs and won 6-of-9 faceoffs.
For the Patriots, Colin Campbell’s hat trick led the attack.
By the numbers: Central Bucks South: Blake Bernstein (3G, 4GB, 6/9 FO), Josh Dozier (1G), Braeden Surina (1G, 3GB, 3CTO), James Vargason (1G, 5GB, 3CTO), Kevin Ford (1G), Hayden Fisher (3GB, 1CTO), Justin Bullard (1CTO), Brayden Shahan (14 saves).
Central Bucks East: Colin Campbell (3G, 1GB), Jack Williams (1G), Cooper Planck (1G), Davis Bullard (1G), Luke Walters (8 GB, 4CTOs, 1A), Charlie Munshower (4GB, 2 CTO), Ben Winward (1GB, 1A), Aiden Zimmer (1GB, 1A), Ben Dempsey (2 GB, 1 CTO), Jackson Jagoda (3 GB, 2 CTO), Jax DiSantis (7/17 faceoffs, 4 GB, 2 CTO), Oliver Rennie (3 GB, 2 CTO), Joe O’Leary (2 GB, 2 CTO), Jak Kern (1 GB), Ryan Simkiss (4 Saves)
Central Bucks South coach John Kurek: “The boys fought hard today and with strong leadership pulled out the victory in the end. It was a back-and-forth game for 48 minutes. This senior group really is pulling our team together, and they just keep getting better every day.”
Up next: South will visit Methacton at 3:45 pm Wednesday. The Patriots will visit North Penn at 5:30 pm Thursday.
Central Bucks South 3 1 3 0 – 7
Central Bucks East 2 2 1 1 – 6
Pennsbury 11, Neshaminy 4
Nothing gets the adrenaline flowing like a local rivalry.
Pennsbury rebounded from a nonleague loss on Friday by dominating neighboring rival Neshaminy 11-4 in Monday’s National Conference game.
Trent Becker led the Falcons with three goals and two assists. Colin Rakowski made five saves to hold off the Neshaminy attack.
By the numbers: Pennsbury: Tucker Monzo (2G), Trent Becker (3G, 2A), Brady Ghelhoff (3G), Robert Ligato (2A), Matt Minogue (1G, 1A), Gavin Lucisano (2G), Luke Flannery (10/18 FO, 8GB), Colin Rakowski (5 saves). Neshaminy: Ryan Genzel (1G), Cayden Weaver (1G), Austin Tvarok (1G), EJ Seitz (1G), Pietro Gatta (1A), Finn Pfluger (1A).
Up next: The Falcons will visit Council Rock South at 5:15 pm Wednesday. Neshaminy will look to rebound against Pennridge at home at 4 pm Thursday.
Pennsbury 4 3 2 2 – 11
Neshaminy 2 0 1 1 – 4
Pennridge 16, North Penn 8
Pennridge made sure this game was never in doubt. The Rams jumped out to a 5-1 lead after one quarter, then poured in eight more in the second period en route to doubling up North Penn 16-8 in Monday’s National Conference game.
Matteo Fanelli led the Rams with five goals and two assists. Rocco Fanelli added six points on four goals and a pair of assists.
By the numbers: Pennridge: Harrison Cranage (1G, 3A), Rocco Fanelli (4G, 2A), Matteo Fanelli (5G, 2A), Reid Moyer (1G), Shawn Matthews (1G), Sean Leuthe (3G), Gage Gottshalk (1G), Cole Nitterour (13/20 FO), Justin Gramlich (7 saves).
Up next: The Rams visit Neshaminy at 4 pm Thursday. North Penn will host Central Bucks East at 5:30 pm Thursday.
Pennridge 5 8 3 0 – 16
North Penn 1 1 2 4 – 8
Souderton 7, Council Rock South 4
The Indians raced out of the gate to a 4-0 lead after one quarter. They opened up a 6-1 halftime lead and then – despite scoring just one goal in the second half – held on for the win.
Logan Blair’s four-point game led the Indians.
By the numbers: Souderton: Logan Blair (3G, 1A, 4GB, 2CTs), Brody Anderson (2G), Ty Sauerwald (1G, 1A ,2GBs), Cam Ruff (1A, 1GB), Shaun Whitcomb (1A, 1GB), Liam Murray (1A, 5GBs, 2CT), Dylan Brun (1G, 3GBs 1CT), Andrew Rivera (6 Saves 3GBs), Landon Moore (9/15 FO, 5GBs), Chis Touhey (1GB, 1CT), Logan Cornes (4GBs, 1CT), Dan Trumbore (1GB), Alex Benfield (2GB, 2CT), Alex Frazier (1GB)
Up next: Souderton will be on the road at Council Rock North Thursday, and Council Rock South will host Pennsbury on Wednesday.
Council Rock South 0-1-2-1 4
Souderton 4-2-1-0 7
American Conference
Upper Moreland 10, Springfield Twp 5
After falling behind on the opening draw and trailing after one quarter, Upper Moreland dominated the middle two quarters and doubled up Springfield Twp 10-5 in Monday’s American Conference matchup.
Kevin Smith hit career highs with five goals and seven points in the win.
By the numbers: Upper Moreland: Kevin Smith (5G, 2A), David Adamski (1G, 3A), Jake Drinkwater (1G), Travis Quirk (1G), Lukas Rhode (1G), Owen Cummins (1G), Tyler Loughlin (1A).
Upper Moreland coach Matthew Beck: “Springfield started fast with their talented #12 taking the opening faceoff and scoring. He had a very good game for them.”
—Leading the way: “Kevin Smith continued his strong season, recording a career-high in goals with 5 and points with 7. Kevin is a fantastic captain for us. He has worked extremely hard over the last 4 years and he is reaping the rewards.”
—Rhode rides high: “Defensively, Lukas Rhode played very well. He also took a lot of faceoffs for us today. He was all over the field and even scored a goal.”
—A pair of firsts: “Owen Cummins recorded his first varsity goal on a great inside finish and Tyler Loughlin notched his first varsity point on a great assist.”
Up next: The Bears are back in action today, visiting nonleague opponent Archbishop Ryan for a 4 pm game. The Spartans host Conwell Egan Catholic at 4 pm Wednesday.
Springfield Twp 2 0 1 2 – 5
Upper Moreland 1 4 4 1 – 10
New Hope-Solebury 16, Cheltenham 1
Wissahickon 15, Quakertown 2
SOL Crossover non-league
Council Rock North 11, Plymouth Whitemarsh 5
Led by the senior quartet of Trey Minter, Billy McBride, Liam Dudley, and Owen Rodowicz, Council Rock North picked up an 11-5 victory over Plymouth Whitemarsh in Monday’s SOL Crossover nonleague game.
Dudley and Minter led the attack with three goals and an assist each.
By the numbers: Council Rock North: Trey Minter (3G, 1A), Billy McBride (3G), Calvin Sodovy (1G, 1A, 1GB), Liam Dudley (3G, 1A, 1GB), Chase Steadman (2GB), Chase Clein (1G, 2A, 2GB), Chase Gillie (1A, 1GB), Declan Nicholl (1GB), Owen Rodowicz (1GB), Tommy McGovern (1GB), Michael Jacoby (1GB), Jack Fitzgerald (11 saves).
Up next: North is back in action today, hosting Lansdale Catholic at 5:30 pm. The Colonials host Wissahickon at 3:30 pm Thursday.
Nonleague
Central Bucks West 10, Boyertown 7
Central Bucks West would not be denied in the second half.
After surrendering four goals in the second quarter and staring at a 6-4 halftime deficit, the Bucks turned it on in the second half, outscoring Boyertown 6-1 to rally to a 10-7 victory in Monday’s nonleague game.
Ben Greenspan led the Bucks with four goals and won 3-of-5 faceoffs.
By the numbers: Central Bucks West: Ben Greenspan (4G, 3/5 FO), Mike Rafalowski (1G, 3A), Colton Albrecht (2G, 2A), Luke Fisher (1G, 1A), Liam Grant (1G), Brad Mulreaney (1G), Ben Hutchinson (9 saves), Killian Eickman (4/16 FO).
Up next: West will visit nonleague opponent Spring-Ford at 7 pm Wednesday.
Boyertown 2 4 1 0 – 7
Central Bucks West 2 2 3 3 – 10
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