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Non-league
NORTH PENN 7, WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 5
Connor Howard saved the day for the Knights.
The North Penn goalie was credited with 19 saves in the win. His standout effort was a key reason the Knights came out on top in Friday’s low-scoring non-league contest.
The Knights, who led 3-1 after one quarter, took a 5-1 lead into halftime. Henderson rallied with a three-goal third quarter, and the Knights led by just a 6-4 score heading into the final frame that saw the two teams exchange single goals.
Jayden Davenport led the Knights with two goals and two assists while Colin Ponyi added two goals and one assist. Caiden Myers and Ryan Bocklet each had one goal and one assist. Emerson Morelli added a single goal.
Also for the Knights, Joe Morrow won seven faceoffs.
North Penn (3-1) will travel to Pennridge for Tuesday’s SOL opener at 7 p.m.
WC Henderson 1-0-3-1 5
North Penn 3-2-1-1 7
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 13, ARCHBISHOP WOOD 4
MJ Feeney and Owen Dillon ignited the Golden Hawks’ attack. Both collected a hat trick in a first half that saw Rock South open up a 9-2 lead at the intermission.
“Visiting Wood opened up the scoring with a fast break goal,” Rock South coach Mike Murray said. “Then South’s MJ Feeney rattled off the next three goals. The Golden Hawks finished the first quarter with a 4-1 lead.”
The home team then extended its lead with Owen Dillon scoring three times in the second. Also scoring in the second were TJ Shores and MJ Feeney and Daniel Erardi. Erardi’s goal with one second left gave South a 9-2 halftime lead.
In the second half, Joey Smith’s goal extended the lead to 11-2. Wood cut the lead to 11-3 by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter Erardi scored his second goal of the game.
Also contributing was freshman Connor McCaffery scoring his first varsity goal. Council Rock South’s Nick Guzy won 13 of 14 faceoffs.
Council Rock South (2-1, 0-1 SOL) will be on the road at Souderton Tuesday for a 6 p.m. contest. Archbishop Wood is at home vs Holy Ghost Prep on Monday.
Archbishop Wood 1-1-1-1 4
Council Rock South 4-5-2-2 13
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 10, HARRITON 4
The visiting Indians got defensive in Friday’s non-league win.
“It was an outstanding defensive effort,” Rock North coach Frank Fitzpatrick said.
Noah Epstein led the defense with four ground balls and four caused turnovers. Charlie Rambo and Tyler Rodowicz both had three ground balls while Logan Atkinson was credited with three ground balls and two caused turnovers, and he also scored a goal.
“DM Jackson Farley was also outstanding,” Fitzpatrick said of his defensive middie.
EJ Allen had a big night at the faceoff X, winning 11 of 17 faceoffs.
Nick Colavita assisted on four goals and also had one goal of his own. Sam Lewis finished with a hat trick while Liam Dudley added two goals and an assist. Andrew Zazoff also had a pair of goals, Jack Wellwood contributed a goal and an assist, and EJ Allian and Logan Atkinson each added one goal.
Council Rock North (2-2) will host Coatesville in a non-league game Monday.
WISSAHICKON 11, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 5
Kyle Lehman scored six goals and assisted on two others in another brilliant outing for the Trojans, who notched their third non-league win of the young season.
Andrew Slackman also had a big game, scoring four goals and assisting on one other. Gavin Myers contributed a goal and an assist, and Nicholas Donofrio had one assist.
The Trojans also turned in an excellent defensive effort led by Matthew Bauer, Will Hussa, Sebastian Davis, Logan Bruno and Matthew Slovin.
Goalie Kyle Crump was credited with five saves in the win.
Wissahickon (3-0) will host New Hope-Solebury in Tuesday’s SOL opener at 5 p.m.
PENNRIDGE 12, METHACTON 8
The visiting Rams took care of business in a hurry, opening up a 5-1 lead after one quarter and taking a 9-4 lead into halftime. The Warriors trimmed two goals off that lead in the third quarter but never seriously threatened.
Matt Kriney’s hat trick led the Rams. Ryan Carickhoff and Matt Seiler both added two goals and two assists. Frank Fanelli and Rocco Fanelli each had two goals while Drew Ferguson had a goal and two assists. Levi Souder and Ben Souder each chipped in an assist.
Tyler Vandermark (6 saves) and Calvin Mcguire (10 saves) shared time in goal for the Rams.
Pennridge (2-0) will host North Penn in Tuesday’s SOL opener at 7 p.m.
Pennridge 5-4-1-2 12
Methacton 1-3-3-1 8
UPPER MORELAND 15, HARRY S TRUMAN 5
(Upper Moreland information will be added when it’s received.)
The Golden Bears picked up their second win of the young season Friday.
For the Tigers, attackman Patrick Berkery had a big game, leading the Tigers with three goals and four ground balls. Middie Chris Glover added a pair of goals and also had two ground balls. Attackman Nate Cornell had one assist and two ground balls.
Defenseman Jack Rugarber led the Tigers with eight ground balls while Ansumana Turay had five. Defensemen Chase Tuttle and long-stick midfielder Logan Malinowski were both credited with five ground balls and one caused turnover. Truman goalie Tommy Bryson recorded 16 saves in a busy afternoon (51.6 save percentage).
Upper Moreland (2-3, 0-1 SOL) will host Interboro in a non-league game Wednesday, and Harry S Truman (0-2) will host Council Rock South in its league opener on Tuesday.
LANSDALE CATHOLIC 13, SPRINGFIELD TWP 5
The Crusaders opened up a 5-1 lead after one quarter over the Spartans and never looked back on their way to the non-league win.
For the Spartans, Peter Schmidt and Matt Cappoferri each had two goals and one assist. Adam Fluehr added one goal while Jack Sharpe and Kevin Bui each had one assist.
Cater Weiss was credited with nine saves in goal for the Spartans.
Springfield Township (0-3) will travel to William Tennent for Tuesday’s SOL opener.
Springfield Twp 1-1-2-1 5
Lansdale Catholic 5-1-3-4 13
SOUDERTON 6, COATESVILLE 4
(Additional information will be added when its received)
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