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Continental Conference
Central Bucks South, 9, North Penn 8 (2 OT)
With less than two minutes showing on the game clock and the Titans trailing by two goals, Mike Strayline's head coaching debut with Central Bucks South appeared as if it would be ending in disappointment.
A North Penn timeout in the final moments of regulation allowed Strayline to huddle with his team and discuss what they would do next. Whatever he said during the break in action appeared to work, as the Titans scored twice to force overtime before eventually beating host North Penn in double overtime in the conference opener for both squads.
"Momentum was big,” Strayine said. “We were down, they called timeout and we had an opportunity to talk about what we wanted to do.
"We doubled the ball, got it back, scored to get to within one, and then scored again and the momentum was in our favor a lot. My guys were fired up. Once overtime came, it was just a matter of us getting that next possession and being able to put one more home."
Dante Poli got the Titans (1-0, 1-0) to within one goal and then Evan Falkowski tied things up at the end of regulation before junior Ian Vogt was able to bury the game-winner.
Poli led the way with four goals and two groundballs for CB South, while Falkowski scored three times, assisted once and tallied three groundballs. Vogt scored twice, while Mike Dutkiewicz and Justin Abbonizio recorded one assist apiece. Jake Lautt tallied three groundballs and four draw controls.
"Our seniors stepped up big time at the end of regulation by helping to control the tempo and getting us back into it with those goals," Strayline said. "Ian picked up a garbage goal in the crease after getting possession and staying calm before finishing it."
The season-opening win is a step in the right direction for CB South, but Strayline pointed out that his team is still slightly behind where they were last year as far as depth is concerned.
"We're building upon our roster now with a lot of younger guys who are stepping up and getting good experience right now," the Titans’ first-year coach said. "We were very resilient today against a great lacrosse team in North Penn. Rick Smith has done a great job with that program, but we held on and made a couple of really good plays at the end and it got us out of there with the win."
Central Bucks South will host Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. North Penn will travel to Great Valley for a non-league contest on Tuesday.
Central Bucks South 1-2-3-2-0-1—9
North Penn 1-2-2-3-0-0–8
Hatboro-Horsham 15, Souderton 1
Hatboro-Horsham welcomed in Souderton for a conference opening game and sent the Indians home packing following a decisive Hatters’ win.
The Hatters (1-1, 1-0) went on top 3-0 after one quarter and 9-0 at the half and were able to cruise until the end, thanks to a seven-save effort of goalkeeper Joe Brophy, as well as goals from nine different players.
Bryan Remailey and Joe Larouche led the way with two goals and three assists and three goals and one assist, respectively, while Tim McPoyle, Owen Winters and Logan Eldridge recorded two goals and one assist apiece. Dylan Cellini and Ian Reilly each tallied a goal and an assist, while Kevin Smith and Matt Barella scored one goal apiece. Pierre Armstrong tallied a game-high three assists. Brian Hood won 10 of 14 faceoffs for the Hatters.
"We had a great team win to open up conference play," Hatboro-Horsham coach John Kurek said. "Through many contributors on offense and a tough team defense, we were able to even our record at 1-1."
Hatboro-Horsham (1-0 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks South Friday while Souderton (0-1) will host Lansdale Catholic in a non-league game on Thursday.
Souderton 0-0-0-1—1
Hatboro-Horsham 3-6-4-2—15
Central Bucks East 11, Pennridge 5
The visiting Patriots, who led 4-1 after one quarter, took a 6-1 lead into halftime on their way to the win in Tuesday’s conference opener.
Chris Warner led the Rams with a hat trick while Sean Fechter added a goal and an assist. Bobby Maher closed out the scoring with a single goal.
Pennridge goalie Denton States was credited with 10 saves.
Central Bucks East (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Conestoga for a non-league battle on Wednesday. Pennridge (1-1, 0-1) will be on the road at Lower Merion on Thursday.
Central Bucks East 4-2-3-2—11
Pennridge 1-0-2-2—5
American Conference
Wissahickon 12, Springfield 5
Wissahickon's Eric Kaufmann scored three times and added an assist in a six-goal win over host Springfield in Tuesday’s conference opener. Keith Sharpe also netted three goals for the Trojans, who are now 2-0 overall on the young season.
John Dickson recorded a pair of goals and a pair of assists, while John Esposito tallied three goals and an assist. Patrick Halligan scored once, while Owen Baim tallied a pair of assists. Wissahickon went up 6-1 at the half and never looked back in a convincing victory over the Spartans (0-1, 0-1).
Noah Katz and Cooper McMaster split time in net, stopping four shots apiece for Wissahickon.
Wissahickon will host Upper Moreland on Friday, and Springfield will be on the road at Archbishop Ryan for a non-league contest.
Wissahickon 3-3-2-4—12
Springfield 1-0-1-3–5
Plymouth Whitemarsh 19, Upper Moreland 10
Eight goals in the third quarter helped Plymouth Whitemarsh to run away with a the big road win over conference counterpart Upper Moreland.
Trailing 7-6 at the half, PW outscored the Bears 8-1 in the third to go on top for good and win going away. Austin Betterly led the way with a whopping seven goals and three assists for the Colonials, who evened their overall record at 1-1 with the win in Tuesday’s conference opener. The Colonials outscored Upper Moreland (0-1, 0-1) 13-3 in the second half.
Alex Savarese scored four times and assisted on two other PW goals, while Brendan Sullivan also scored four goals and added an assist. Jake Kelly finished with two goals and an assist, while Kenny Diamond scored once and tallied a pair of assists. James Han and Ricky Amorim each scored once for PW.
Plymouth Whitemarsh will host Upper Merion on Friday, and Upper Moreland will host New Hope-Solebury in a non-league tilt.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-4-8-5—19
Upper Moreland 4-3-1-2—10
Upper Merion 14, Cheltenham 4
Upper Merion received four goals and two assists from Collin Ginsburg in a big win over visiting Cheltenham in Tuesday afternoon’s conference opener.
The Vikings (1-1, 1-0) trailed 1-0 after one quarter, but put five goals on the board in the second and cruised until the end. Will Borkowski scored three times and added two assists, while Nick Freda and Josh Reinhardt added two goals and two assists and two goals and one assist, respectively. Connor Stutzman recorded a hat trick of his own to cap the scoring for Upper Merion.
For the Panthers, Tim McHugh collected a hit trick while Colin Boyle added a goal. Jade Siojo chipped in an assist to go along with four ground balls, and Jacque Fisher also had one assist.
Kieran Boyle turned away 19 shots in a busy afternoon in goal. Johnny Salamy stopped six shots in net to earn the win for the Vikings, who scored six goals in the third quarter to run away with their first win of the year.
Upper Merion will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday while Cheltenham will host Upper Dublin on Friday.
Cheltenham 1-1-0-2—4
Upper Merion 0-5-6-3—14
Upper Dublin 20, Norristown 0
Norristown had no problem in getting past Norristown in a shutout victory.The Cardinals (2-0, 1-0) won their conference opener thanks to the huge offensive surge, led by Michael Sowers (two goals, eight assists) and Michael Mullen (four goals, two assists). Max Winebrake tallied three goals and an assist, while Nick Vernacchio added two and one, respectively.
Jed Hanson, Colin Asper and Jack Rapine each scored twice for the Cardinals, while Ryan Templeton, Nick Sowers and Michael Gillen each scored once. Jerry Bardol added three assists, Sean Bowers picked up three groundballs and Jack Rapine won 10 of 12 face-offs. Upper Dublin goalkeeper Dillon Lojeski stopped all three shots that came his way to earn the shutout.
National Conference
Council Rock North 8, Holy Ghost Prep 6
Council Rock North appeared to be in the driver's seat, leading 6-1 at one point over host Holy Ghost Prep. And while the Indians – who led 7-2 heading into the final quarter – faltered a bit, they still came out on top in CR North coach John Fitzpatrick's first game at the helm.
Zach Horbal led the attack with three goals for the Indians (1-0, 0-0), while Jack Earley scored twice.
"We should've played better," Fitzpatrick said. "We played a great first half and a not-so-good second half, and we need to put a full game together."
Sammy Steele, Connor Sullivan and Lars Trice each scored one goal apiece for the Indians, while freshman goalkeeper Robbie Kay stood strong in net to earn the win.
Council Rock North will host Great Valley in a non-league game Thursday.
Council Rock North 3-1-3-1—8
Holy Ghost Prep 0-1-1-4—6
George School 9, Pennsbury 8
The Falcons lost a heartbreaker in non-league play on Tuesday, falling to George School by one goal.
Four players – Zach Abraham, Ryan Kelly, Ben Abraham and Mike Montgomery – scored two goals. Montgomery also had an assist. Greg Lichtenstein had three assists and Ethan Glyn had one helper.
Jack Kelly was strong in goal, turning away 15 shots.
Pennsbury will open SOL play on Friday at Council Rock North.
Ridley 15, Abington 2
Monday, March 28
Council Rock South 14, Archbishop Ryan 9
Brandon Follis and Brendan Patterson turned in monster performances for the visiting Golden Hawks in Monday’s season opener. Follis had a hand in eight goals, scoring six and assisting on two more. Patterson added three goals and two assists and also was dominant in the faceoff circle, winning 10 faceoffs.
Jared Gambino added two goals and two assists while Ryan Gartenmayer (one goal, two assists) and K.J. Sweeny (one goal, two assists) both had three-point games. Conor Simpson added one goal while Austin Gamtino had one assist and also won a pair of faceoffs.
Chase Patterson, Brendan’s younger brother, also had a big day with six faceoffs. Adam Reifer earned the win in goal for the Golden Hawks, who opened up a 5-2 lead after one quarter and took a 6-4 lead into halftime. They put the game out of reach with a 4-1 third quarter burst to go into the final period with a 10-5 lead.
Council Rock South (1-0) will return to action on Wednesday when the Golden Hawks will be on the road at Central Bucks West for a 7 p.m. non-league contest.
Council Rock South 5-1-4-4—14
Archbishop Ryan 2-2-1-4—9
Central Bucks West 4, West Chester Henderson 3
The Bucks won a non-league thriller on Monday, opening up a 2-0 lead over their visitors after one quarter and taking a 3-1 lead into halftime. It was a 4-2 game heading into the final quarter when Henderson pulled to within one, but the Bucks held on for the win.
Steve Hogan had a big game in goal, turning away 12 shots and allowing just three. Jack Darcy won 6-of-7 faceoffs.
Scoring single goals for the Bucks were Darcy, Jake Greenberg, Brandon Gervais and Joey Rockovich.
Central Bucks West (2-0) will host Council Rock in a non-league contest Wednesday at 7 p.m.
West Chester Henderson 0-1-1-1—3
Central Bucks West 2-1-1-0—4
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