Check out the results for SOL baseball teams in action Thursday.
CHELTENHAM 6, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 5
Tim McHugh capped a glittering performance for the Panthers by scoring the game-winning goal with six minutes remaining to break a 5-5 tie. McHugh finished the game with four goals and one assist and also had eight ground balls.
The Panthers, who trailed by one after one quarter, led 5-4 heading into the final quarter after keeping the Lions off the board in the third quarter. New Hope knotted the score early in the fourth, setting the stage for the dramatic finish.
"It was back and forth the whole game," coach Mike DiPuppo said. "It was 4-4 at the half, and the guys knew we were in a fight. We had prepared for this.
"We had some close games last year, and we just couldn't find a way to win. We had to find a way to dig deep in a game that was this competitive to find that extra gear. We came right out in the third quarter, scored a nice goal, and we didn't give up a goal right afterwards, which is nice.
"We had a great stand at the end of the third quarter to hold them without a shot. There was about a minute to go in the third when New Hope had the ball in our defensive end. One of their better players was trying to iso Jarrett Ross. He was running Jarrett all over the field, and Jarrett just dominated his man one-on-one in the final minute of the third quarter. We wound up holding them without a shot. It was fantastic."
The Lions knotted the score when the Panthers were a man down early in the fourth.
"Tim McHugh scored on a nice shot to take the lead, and then it was time to find that extra gear," DiPuppo said. "How are we going to stop them? We were fortunate – they had a couple of penalties late in the game, and we were able to run out the last two-and-a-half minutes and wound up with the win.
"We were in the box, and we basically ran out the clock, played a nice two-man with Tim McHugh and Brian Noel and Harry Stackhouse. The offense just really moved the ball and ran the clock out. It was fantastic."
Harry Stackhouse added a goal and an assist. He also had three ground balls. Brian Noel also had a goal and an assist. Daniel Lee was 4-for-10 on face-offs and also had five ground balls.
"The ground ball work and the control Daniel Lee had was really, really important," DiPuppo said. "He actually got hurt early in the fourth quarter, but he wanted to come back in the game and help run out the clock. He played a vital role in that as well."
Jade Siojo led the defense with nine ground balls.
"Our long sticks middies, Jade Siojo and Quentin Gibson, played a really good controlled game," DiPuppo said. "Our defense is starting to come around.
"You hold a team to five goals – I don't care who it is – that's really good to see."
Harvey Miller had a big game in goal, turning away 13 of 18 shots he faced.
"You can't ask for any more than that," DiPuppo said. "A lot of them were in close at crunch time when you needed it.
"Their goalie played phenomenal, Their defense held us in check as well, but our defense stood tall. Harvey hasn't played a lot in goal. He was a defenseman last year, played one game in goal. We didn't have a player, so he stepped in, and he will be our goalie the rest of the year because our back-up broke his leg. He's going to be the man, and he's really stepping into that role nicely."
Cheltenham 1-3-1-1 6
New Hope-Solebury 2-2-0-1 5
HATBORO-HORSHAM 16, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 4
Cameron Knox, Logan Eldridge and Ian Reilly each connected for a hat trick to lead a balanced Hatter attack. Eldridge also had a pair of assists while Knox and Reilly both had one assist for the Hatters, who opened up a 9-1 halftime lead and never looked back.
Also for the Hatters, Will Reimenschneider had two goals and two assists while Jason Kleinz had a goal and an assist. Tim McPoyle, Tommy Watkins, Joe Larouche and Brian Hood each added single goals.
Hood once again dominated the face-off circle, winning 14-of-15 face-offs.
Goalie Joe Brophy was credited with six saves.
“It was a great team effort by all,” Hatter coach John Kurek said.
Ian Vogt led South with one goal and two assists. Mike Dutkiewicz, Justin Abbonizio, and Dante Poli added one goal apiece while Collin Abbonizio had an assist.
“You can’t win when you have 18 turnovers and 12 penalties in a game,” South coach Mike Strayline said. “Those possessions will decide any game.”
Chris Surina led South with five ground balls followed by DJ LoVerdi and Brad Ross, both had three, Poli and Evan Quinn had two apiece while Mark Lumb scooped up one. Lumb won 1-of-9 face-offs, Andrew Fratangeli took 1-of-7 and Tyler Horvath was 1-of-5. Ross collected 14 saves in goal while Bobby Sautner saved four.
Central Bucks South 0-1-2-1 4
Hatboro-Horsham 3-6-3-4 16
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 13, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 5
Ben Sexauer scored four goals and assisted on another, and Erik Ojert had three goals and one assist to lead the Bucks to the non-league win.
Contributing single goals for the Bucks were Joey Rockovich, Mike Samson, Shane Early, Brandon Gervais, Jake Carey and Nick Werner. Samson also had three assists while Rockovich had a pair of helpers. McCreary had one assist.
Garrett Hitchens won 13-of-14 face-offs in a dominant performance. Nick Werner had a team high eight ground balls. Max Dunar turned away 10 shots in a winning effort in goal for the Bucks.
For the Colonials, Brendan Sullivan had a pair of goals while Mike Iannerelli, Alex Savarese and Leissane each added single goals. Vinny Martina and Kenny Diamond bothh had an assist. PW goalie Griffin Kolkka was credited with 10 saves.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1-0-2-2 5
Central Bucks West 2-3-6-2 13
HOLY GHOST PREP 8, ABINGTON 4
The Ghosts finished the game strong to earn the win in the tightly-contested non-league game.
“It was a one-goal game for three-and-a-half quarters,” Abington coach Peter Burns said. “Holy Ghost Prep took advantage of their unsettled situations. We struggled to get a spark on offense and couldn’t catch up with them late in the game.
“It has been a close and competitive game with Holy Ghost the past four years. Hats off to coach Tessler and their team for a hard-fought and fun game.”
John Petriccione led the Ghosts with two goals, one assist and one ground ball. Ryan Herman and Ryan Tuffy each added single goals. Jack Kurtz and Nevin Baer each had an assist with Kurtz also finishing with a pair of ground balls. Casey Hesdon had three ground balls, Kevin Fitzgerald had a pair while Joe Lindley and Marco McAfee each had one.
Abington goalie Connor Reed was credited with 11 saves.
WISSAHICKON 10, PENNRIDGE 4
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 13, UPPER MORELAND 7
WILSON-WEST LAWN 11, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 8
Central Bucks East traveled to Reading Thursday evening to take on the Bulldogs from Wilson. East's Ryan Brown scored the first goal of the game with an assist from Ryan Schmidt with 10:32 remaining in the first quarter. The Bulldogs then answered back with four consecutive goals to take a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. Wilson led at the half by a score of 7-3, and went on to an 11-8 victory giving the Patriots their first loss of the season.
The Patriots' offense was led by Ryan Brown and Alec Bracken who had two goals apiece, Brown also contributed one assist. Greg Scholz, Ryan Schmidt, Ryan Bullota, and Brant Billingsly each scored a goal. Colin Stein led East with nine ground balls, Bryan McIntosh had six, Jake Kueny had four, Ryan Schmidt and John Galow had two apiece, while Joe Thiroway, Brant Billingsly, Alec Bracken, and Ryan Brown had one each.
Defensively, Thiroway, Stein, Brown, and Billingsly were each credited with one caused turnover. Goalie Liam Rosenthal was credited with seven saves.
With the loss, East dropped to 2-1. The Patriot's travel to Bryn Athyn next Tuesday to take on Academy of the New Church.
Central Bucke East 1-2-2-3 8
Wilson West-Lawn 4-3-3-1 11
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