Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Friday. UD/Downingtown West photos provided courtesy of Geanine Jamison Photography. Check back for a gallery of photos.
Non-league
WISSAHICKON 18, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 5
The Trojans rolled to an impressive win in their home opener. Leading the offensive onslaught for the Trojans was sophomore Kyle Lehman, who scored five goals and added a pair of assists in his first career varsity game. Senior Jackson Intrieri, an Ursinus College commit, had four goals and three assists, and junior Dean Wolfe had four goals.
Other contributors on attack were Sam Baker with one goal and one assist. Brody Meyers, his brother Gavin Meyers and EJ Schreiner each added one goal. Andrew Slackman, also making his varsity debut, added an assist.
The Trojans’ rock solid defense was anchored by Chase Ott, Max Gendelman, Ethan Glass, Michael Licata and Quinn Fonash with Scott Pfeiffer in goal.
Also for Wissahickon, Ohio State commit Max Fritz was excellent all day with 10 face-off wins.
For the Bucks Jeff Woosnam and Brayden Albrecht each had two goals while Matt Jacobsen added a goal and an assist.
Pfeiffer recorded five saves in a winning effort in goal. West goalie Evan Hee was credited with 12 saves while Will Shandlay had one save.
Wissahickon (1-0) will travel to Strath Haven on Monday for a non-league game at 5:45 p.m., and Central Bucks West (0-1) will host Upper Dublin on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Central Bucks West 2-1-1-1 5
Wissahickon 5-3-7-3 18
PENNSBURY 6, HATBORO-HORSHAM 4
The visiting Falcons staged a gutsy fourth quarter comeback, erupting for three unanswered goals to earn the come-from-behind win.
“It was a back and forth game the first three quarters with the Hatters holding a one-goal lead (4-3) heading into the final minute of play,” Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis said. “Junior Kyle Rinehimer found the back of the net to tie it at 4-4 on an assist from sophomore Michael DeZutel and then intercepted a clearing pass for the go-ahead goal.
“The Falcons sealed the win with a goal from sophomore Kolby Ranniello assisted by junior Shane Siegmund.”
Rineheimer and senior Avery Dysart led the Falcons with two goals each. Junior Shane Siegmund and sophomore Kolby Ranniello each added a single goal. Siegmund and sophomore Michael DeZutel both had one assist.
For the Hatters, Min Lee had a pair of goals, and Jaden Mariano had one goal and one assist. David Benjamin had a goal and was also credited with one assist and three ground balls. Dylan Fesmire and Tommy Pedicone both had four ground balls and two caused turnovers. Connor Davis was credited with four ground balls and one caused turnover. Hunter Long had three ground balls and two turnovers.
Hatters’ goalkeeper Brendan Kim was credited with 20 saves in a strong outing.
Pennsbury (1-0) will travel to Downingtown East on Monday for a 5:30 p.m. contest. Hatboro-Horsham (0-1) will host North Penn on Monday at 7 p.m.
Pennsbury 0-3-0-3 6
Hatboro-Horsham 1-1-2-0 4
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 20, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 4
Andrew Zazoff had a hand in eight goals and Luke Walstrom was part of seven to lead the Indians to a no-doubt-about-it win in Friday’s opener against the visiting Lions. Zazoff scored five goals and assisted on three others while Walstrom had one goal and six assists. Dean Scalamandre also had a big day for the Indians, connecting for a hat trick and assisting on three others.
Nate Rambo added three goals and an assist while Sammy Lewis had a pair of goals and one assist. Shane Bradley added a goal and two assists while Dylan Kavanaugh and Chris Mauro each added a single goal.
Walstrom’s five ground balls led the Indians, who also received four each from Scalamandre, Rambo and Bradley. Zazoff also had a pair of ground balls.
Council Rock North (1-0) will travel to Pennsbury on Tuesday, and New Hope-Solebury (0-1) will be on the road at Upper Dublin on Tuesday.
DOWNINGTOWN WEST 7, UPPER DUBLIN 6
It looked like it could be a long afternoon when the visiting Whippets opened up a 4-1 lead after one quarter only to watch the Cardinals come roaring back with four second-quarter goals to knot the score 5-5 at halftime.
“We made a couple of stops on defense,” UD coach Pat Lacon said. “Our goalie (Nate Fechtor) made a string of some really nice saves, and that started to build the momentum, so we worked from the back end up to the attack.
“Kids started to get their legs underneath them. It feels like everyone is a freshman because we lost last year. What really is shocking is that the ninth graders – the last time they played was in seventh grade. We have a few kids who have seen above average varsity time, but 90 percent of the kids are finding their own way, and that’s part of the journey. We focus on the journey a lot with the kids. Whether today is a good day or bad day, it’s going to help us for what’s to come in the future.”
Stevie Pileggi scored UD’s only goal of the opening quarter. In the second quarter comeback, Andrew Sowers had a pair of goals, Pileggi and Vijay Foster both had one goal.
The Whippets broke the tie with a pair of third-quarter goals. Brett Rama’s goal with two minutes remaining in the fourth period pulled the Cardinals to within one.
“That’s when it got really exciting because there were some nice turnovers to allow us to tie it up,” Lacon said.
Lacon had high praise for his defense, lauding the efforts of his four poles – Sam Morganstein, Seth Miller, Patrick Tucker and Jake Rossman.
Fechtor recorded 12 saves in a stellar outing.
The season has had its challenges for Lacon and his squad.
“My wife just had a baby, so I was out a few days,” the UD coach said. “We lost a player for three weeks to COVID who just returned today, and we had some coaching challenges with teachers scheduled for COVID shots.”
Upper Dublin (0-1) will host Haverford on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Downingtown West 4-1-2-0 7
Upper Dublin 1-4-0-1 6
SOUDERTON 10, UPPER MORELAND 1
Jamison McDevitt led the offensive charge for the Indians, contributing three goals and three assists. John Martin and Kobi Bui each added a hat trick with Bui also contributing an assist. Dylan Reinford had one goal to close out the scoring.
Goalie Matthew Malanga added seven big-time saves, according to coach Mark Cornes.
Luke Wawrzynek won 7 of 13 face-offs.
The Indians raced out of the gate to a 3-0 lead after one quarter and took a 6-1 lead into halftime on their way to the big win.
Souderton (1-0) will host Abington on Monday at 6:30 p.m., and Upper Moreland (0-1) will travel to Neshaminy on Wednesday.
Upper Moreland 0-1-0-0 1
Souderton 3-3-3-1 10
PENNCREST 14, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6
CJ Petrakis connected for a hat trick and also had an assist while Luke Wendler added a pair of goals. Justin Bainbridge had one goal to close out the scoring.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (0-1) will travel to Council Rock South Tuesday for a 5 p.m. game.
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