Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Friday.
Non-league
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 13, PENNRIDGE 12
The Indians won a thriller over the visiting Rams in Friday’s non-league opener. Colgate commit Dean Scalamandre had a hand in seven goals, scoring twice and assisting on five others. He also was credited with nine ground balls in a standout effort. Junior Sam Lewis also came up big, finishing with four goals and an assist. Dylan Kavanaugh added a hat trick and an assist and also had three ground balls.
Coach John Fitzpatrick lauded the strong play of his midfield as well as Nate Rambo for leading the defense.
“It was a real slugfest,” the Indians’ coach said.
Early on, there was nothing to suggest that this one would come down to the wire as Rock North opened up a 6-1 lead after one quarter. Pennridge all but evened the score by halftime, outscoring the Indians 5-1 in the second quarter to trail by just one at the intermission, 7-6.
The Rams took a lead in the third quarter, but the Indians came back to take a tenuous 11-10 lead into the final quarter. The two teams were deadlocked in the fourth, but the Indians took a one-goal lead and then burned the clock.
Also for the Indians, Jake Topalovich, Andrew Zazoff, Jake Wellwood and Nick Calavito each added a goal. Rambo had three ground balls while Tepalovich, TJ Blancato and Erik Urbaniak were all credited with two ground balls. Lewis, Calavito, Ryan Dellinger and Noah Epstein each had one ground ball.
The Rams received offensive contributions up and down their lineup. Drew Ferguson (3 goals, 1 assist) and Luke Lenox (one goal, three assists) both had a hand in four goals. Frankie Fanelli added two goals and an assist, and Ryan Carickhoff and Matt Kriney both scored two goals. Levi Souder had one goal and one assist, and Matt Seiler added one goal. Kieran Banks recorded 19 saves for the Rams.
Council Rock North (1-0) will host Upper Moreland in a non-league game on Monday at 5 p.m., and Pennridge (0-1) will host Owen J Roberts in a non-league game on Monday (7 p.m.).
Pennridge 1-5-4-2 12
Council Rock North 6-1-4-2 13
HATBORO-HORSHAM 9, NORTH PENN 8
Alex Cerminara erupted for five goals to lead the visiting Hatters to the hard fought win in Friday’s non-league opener.
“It was a back and forth game the entire time,” HH coach Gauntlett Walker said. “We had a three-goal lead in the fourth but gave up two goals that pulled them within one. We were able to regain possession with about 60 seconds left, called a timeout and were able to run out the clock.”
Also for the Hatters, Min Lee, Sam Fink and David Benjamin each had a goal and an assist. Benjamin also was a force at the faceoff x, winning 13 of 20 face-offs. Jaden Mariano added a single goal to round out the Hatters’ attack.
Also, Conor Davis came up big for the Hatters, finishing with five ground balls and two caused turnovers. Jake Grier added four ground balls. HH goalie Brendan Kim was credited with 10 saves in the winning effort.
“Goalie Brendan Kim had a tremendous fourth quarter with numerous doorstep saves that kept us afloat,” Walker said. “Alex Cerminara with five goals and David Benjamin in at the faceoff X really set the tone for us.
“We lost to North Penn by one goal last year, and that stuck with all of the kids this year and they wanted this one pretty bad. Kudos to North Penn. Their kids never gave up despite being down three late in the fourth.”
Caleb Moister’s hat trick led the Knights’ attack. Jake Dolan added two goals and an assist, and Connor Toussaint had two goals. Lars Homan contributed a goal and an assist while Caiden Myers had one assist.
Matt Kuhn had 10 saves in goal for the Knights.
Hatboro-Horsham (1-0) will host Interboro in a non-league game on Tuesday, and North Penn (0-1) will be on the road at Owen J Roberts on Wednesday for a non-league game.
Hatboro-Horsham 2-2-3-2 9
North Penn 2-2-2-2 8
QUAKERTOWN 12, HARRY S TRUMAN 4
Tyler Cole had a big night for the Panthers in Friday’s season opener, scoring five goals and adding an assist to lead the Panthers to the convincing non-league win. Quakertown seized control of the game early, racing out of the gate to a 9-0 halftime lead.
Alex Jalboot added a hat trick and a handful of assists. Jacob Wackerman, Jayden Reilly, Aiden Gallagher and Jack Diliberto each added a single goal. Jacob Mosser handed out three assists as the Panthers spread the scoring throughout their lineup.
Quakertown (1-0) will host Neshaminy in a non-league game on Monday (7 p.m.).
ABINGTON 16, ARCHBISHOP RYAN 4
Spence Lowery had a stellar offensive outing in Friday’s season opener, scoring five goals and assisting on four others to lead the Ghosts to the big win. Colin Vivian added a hat trick as well as one assist. Liam Frazier also had three goals.
The Ghosts controlled play from the outset and took a 9-1 lead into halftime.
Ben Suit and Ben Markham both added a goal and two assists. Aidan Rose, Oscar Hoffmann and Sam Udell each contributed one goal. Angelo Brown had one helper to round out the scoring for the Ghosts.
Abington (1-0) will travel to West Chester East for a non-league game on Monday.
UPPER MORELAND 8, POTTSGROVE 2
The Golden Bears opened up a 4-0 halftime lead on their way to a decisive non-league win in Friday’s opener.
Justin Drinkwater and Ryan Olexa paced the attack with three goals each. Joe Messina and Colin Hagin both added a goal.
Upper Moreland (1-0) will travel to Council Rock North for a non-league game on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
LANSDALE CATHOLIC 12, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 3
POPE JOHN PAUL II 10, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 4
PERKIOMEN VALLEY 17, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3
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