Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Thursday. New Hope/Upper Moreland photos provided courtesy of Karla Donohoe. UD/PW photos provided courtesy of Michael Rice. Check back for galleries of both games. https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f1003499492
National Conference
Council Rock North 10, Souderton 9
Sam Lewis scored two critical late goals, including the game-winner at the buzzer, to lift Council Rock North to a wild 10-9 win over Souderton in Thursday’s National Conference battle.
The two late tallies capped off a 6-goal game for Lewis, who notched his 100th goal in the victory.
“Sam Lewis was a monster tonight,” North coach John Fitzpatrick said. “Souderton is a tremendous team with some really talented players. Zach Borden had some great stops to keep the game in reach.”
Andrew Zazoff also hit the 100-point plateau on the day as part of a 3-goal, 1-assist effort. Logan Atkinson added 1 goal, while Nick Colavita had 1 assist.
Lewis also led the Indians with 5 ground balls. Noah Epstein scooped up 3, and Ben Wellwood had 2. The Indians trailed 8-6 midway through the fourth quarter, but scored 3 straight to pull ahead, 9-8 late. Souderton tied the game again in the final minute, setting up Lewis’ heroics.
Tyson Bui led Souderton with 3 goals, while Sean Landis scored twice, and John Martin-Vince, Ty Quintos, Seth Grossman, and Gavin Landis each added 1 goal. Peyton Bannak was 16-of-23 on face-offs, and Matt Malanga made 10 saves for Souderton.
With the win, North improves to 2-0 in National Conference play (4-3 overall). The Knights will host Neshaminy at 5 pm Monday. Souderton falls to 1-1, 2-2 and will host Perkiomen Valley in a nonleague game at noon Saturday, then will host Plymouth Whitemarsh at 6:30 pm Monday.
Central Bucks West 16, Harry S Truman 0
Austin Hahn scored 4 goals and won 3-of-4 face-offs to help power a spread-out Central Bucks West offense as the Bucks won their conference opener in a 16-0 victory over Harry S Truman in Thursday’s game.
Sam Greenberg scored 3 for the Bucks, Matt Jacobsen had 2 goals and 1 assist and won 9-of-10 face-offs. Joey Burian (2g), Kevin Mallon (2g, 5/6 face-offs), Alex Greenspan (1g, 2a), Joe Perry (1g, 2a), and
Brad Mulreaney (1g) all scored for West in the victory.
Caden Loftus pitched in with 4 assists, Harrison Brownlow had 3 helpers, and Sean Kelly added 1 assist. Kanen Patel made 1 save in recording the shutout victory in goal.
For Truman, Chris Glover had 2 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers, Jack Rugarber had 5 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers. Ansumana Turay scooped up 4 ground balls, while Chase Tuttle had 2 to go along with 1 caused turnover. Tommy Bryson made 27 saves, with a 62% save percentage, for the Tigers (0-2 National, 0-4 overall).
West improves to 1-0, 5-1 on the season. The Bucks will host Penncrest at 7 pm Monday in a nonleague matchup, then visits Souderton at 7:30 pm Tuesday.
Pennridge 15, Neshaminy 4
Pennridge poured in 5 goals in the opening quarter and never looked back, rolling to a 15-4 victory over Neshaminy in Thursday’s game. The Rams led 7-1 at halftime and remain undefeated at 4-0 overall (2-0 National Conference).
Frank Fanelli led the Pennridge offense with 5 goals and 1 assist. Ryan Carickhoff had 2 goals and 2 assists, Matt Kriney (3g, 1a) and Rocco Fanelli (3g) each scored a hat trick, and Drew Ferguson had 2 goals and 1 assist. Cooper States picked up 1 assist, while Ben Souder was a whopping 20-of-22 on face-offs.
Calvin McGuire made 4 saves in goal for the Rams, who return to action at 10 am Saturday at Owen J. Roberts, then visit Hatboro-Horsham for a 4:45 pm crossover game on Monday.
Neshaminy moves to 0-2, 1-3, and will play at Council Rock North at 5 pm Monday.
Pennridge 5-2-4-4 15
Neshaminy 0-1-2-1 4
Central Bucks East 10, North Penn 2
Central Bucks East posted a second-half shutout as the Patriots remained undefeated on the young season, downing North Penn 10-2 on Thursday.
Luke Christmas and Adam Volm led the Patriots (3-0 National Conference, 4-0 overall) with 3 goals each. Ryan Atkinson, Matthew Bowen, Zacary Ramsey, and Blake Bishop each scored 1 goal. Thomas Williams
picked up 2 assists while Christmas and Bishop each had 1.
Ben Bridegum and Chris Funston caused 4 turnovers each, Patrick Coleman and Ethan Greenlee each caused 3 turnovers, and Dean Blackwell and Tristan Smith each had 1.
Coleman scooped up 6 ground balls in the victory. Smith had 3, Williams, Bridegum, Greenlee, and Funston each had 2, and Blackwell, Ramsey, David Crespo, Volm, and Adien Zimmer picked up 1 each.
Bennett Snyder made 4 saves to record the win in net for East.
North Penn falls to 0-2, 3-3. The Knights will host Neshaminy at 7 pm Tuesday.
The Patriots host Methacton at 11 am Saturday, then will battle another undefeated squad when they visit Wissahickon in a crossover game at 5 pm Tuesday.
North Penn 0-2-0-0 2
Central Bucks East 2-4-4-0 10
Pennsbury 7, Council Rock South 2
A defensive battle from the start, there was plenty of great up and down the field action with both goalies turning in standout performances.
“I’m really proud of how our defense played tonight,” Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis said. “Jon Vereb was great in cage with 11 saves and our guys put in a total team effort.”
Logan Thorne netted 4 goals and Kolby Ranniello added 3 more as Pennsbury jumped out to a 4-1 halftime lead en route to a 7-2 win over Council Rock South in Thursday’s National Conference matchup.
Will Taylor recorded a pair of assists, while John Curtis had 1 assist. Jon Vereb made 11 saves to record the win in net for the Falcons, who improve to 2-0 in National Conference play, 2-2 overall.
Wes Waninger and MJ Feeney each scored 1 goal for Council Rock South (0-1, 2-1), which will look to get back on the winning track when it hosts William Tennent Friday (5pm). Pennsbury (2-2, 2-0 SOL) will host the Pennington School on Monday at 4 p.m.
Pennsbury 2-2-1-2 7
Council Rock South 0-1-0-1 2
American Conference
Wissahickon 10, Hatboro-Horsham 4
Kyle Lehman scored 4 goals and added 1 assist, and Andrew Slackman netted a hat trick as Wissahickon jumped out to an 8-2 halftime lead as the Trojans rolled to their fifth win in five games so far this season with a 10-4 victory over Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday.
Nicholas Donofrio had 2 goals and 1 assist, while Kyle Doll had a goal and an assist in the victory. Dominic Kemper won 10 face-offs, and Kyle Crump made 8 saves to earn the win in the net for the Trojans (2-0 American Conference, 5-0 overall).
For the Hatters (1-1, 3-2), goalkeeper Brendan Kirn made 19 saves—including the 500th save of his career.
Alex Cerminara led the Hatter attack with 3 goals. David Benjamin had 1 goal, was 8-of-15 on face-offs, and picked up 4 ground balls. Kevin Allison had 4 ground balls, while Darius Graziani recorded a pair.
Wissahickon hosts unbeaten Central Bucks East at 5 pm Monday, while the Hatters host Pennridge at 4:45 pm Monday.
Wissahickon 4-4-2-0 10
Hatboro-Horsham 1-1-1-1 4
Upper Dublin 12, Plymouth Whitemarsh 3
Eight different players scored, and a dozen earned points as Upper Dublin rolled to a 12-3 win over Plymouth Whitemarsh in Thursday’s American Conference matchup.
Kyle Spirt led the Cardinals with 3 goals. Ben Guagliardo scored twice. Will Bailey had a goal and 2 assists, Cole Pedroso and Al Eby each had a goal and an assist, and Will Hoffmann, Nate Brown, and Todd Price each chipped in with 1 goal.
Caleb Kelly had 2 assists for the Cards (2-0 American Conference, 2-2 overall), while Cam Osborne, Riley McLaughlin, and Cole Coffey each had 1 assist. Nate Fecter (3 saves) and Bubba Reape (2 saves) split time in the cage to combine for the win.
Justin Bainbridge, Ben Backenstose, and Jake Yontef each scored once for the Colonials (1-1, 1-2). Bainbridge added 1 assist, 1 caused turnover, and 2 ground balls.
Caiden Lesczcynski had 1 assist and 1 ground ball pickup, Isaiah Bainbridge recorded 3 caused turnovers, Dylan McCourt had 2 ground balls, and Frank Lynch picked up 1.
Jake Licwinko made 12 saves and recorded 2 ground ball pickups in goal for PW, which will return to action at 6:30 pm Monday at Souderton.
Upper Dublin will visit nonleague foe Unionville at 11 am Saturday, then host Haverford High at 2:30 pm Tuesday.
Upper Dublin 3-4-3-2 12
Plymouth Whitemarsh 0-1-0-2 3
New Hope-Solebury 6, Upper Moreland 2
New Hope-Solebury rode a solid defensive effort and a stellar 11-save performance from goalkeeper Leo Fowler to pull out a 6-2 win over Upper Moreland in Thursday’s American Conference game.
Chris Weisbrot dominated the face-off circle with 6 face-offs wins. Declan Curran picked up 7 ground balls and played outstanding defense to go along with 1 goal.
“The boys fought hard today till the very end,” said New Hope-Solebury coach Jeff Bruemmer. “I’m very proud of their effort despite being undermanned.”
Malcolm Raupp had 2 goals and 1 assist, Mitchell Lontchar had 2 assists and 1 goal. Jessie Castellano and Colin Foster added 1 goal.
For the Golden Bears, Ryan McKenna and Indy Mullen each scored a goal.
“Great goalie play by the Lions paired with a team of Bears that are injured and young,” UM coach Corey Kelly said. “We have a great opportunity next week to come back and fix some mistakes we made.”
In picking up its first league win of the season, New Hope-Solebury improves to 1-1 in American Conference play, 2-1 overall, and will have time to prepare for its next matchup, a road battle against Upper Dublin at 5:45 pm April 11. Upper Moreland falls to 0-2, 3-4, and will visit Conwell Egan Catholic at 4 pm Monday, then host Archbishop Wood at 4 pm Tuesday.
Quakertown 11, William Tennent 7
Mason Borzio led the Quakertown offense with 4 goals and 1 assist as the Panthers picked up their first win of the season, downing William Tennent 11-7 in Thursday’s American Conference matchup.
Tyler Cole also contributed 5 points with 1 goal and 4 assists. Jackson Lesinski had 2 goals and 1 assist, Jack Diliberto had a goal and 2 assists, Evan Mooney, David Hammond and Freddy Hipple each chipped in 1 goal, and Gabriel McNutt had 1 assist for Quakertown.
Quakertown improves to 1-1 in American Conference play, 1-3 overall, and will visit Springfield Twp at 3:30 pm on April 11. Tennent falls to 0-1, 0-1.
Non-league
Central Bucks South 9, Springfield Twp 5
Dom Varacollo made 9 saves and Anthony Depedro picked up 14 ground balls to go along with 14 face-off wins, 1 goal and 1 assist as Central Bucks South topped Springfield Twp 9-5 in Thursday’s crossover game.
The Titans led 7-2 at halftime, with Keith Connor scoring 3 goals and adding 4 ground balls.
“We got off to a fast start today, played solid defense, and had a nice lead at the half,” said South coach Mike Strayline. “Alex Fessler (2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls) played a great game. Captain Ryan Gordon (2 goals, 4 ground balls) helped steer our young offense and make sure we focused to get the win. John Henson has been a standout on defense for us all year and once again proved why he was a chosen to be a captain.”
Liam Goss was 3-of-4 on face-offs and picked up 3 ground balls in the victory.
The Titans improve to 2-1 overall (0-1 in National Conference play). They will visit Conestoga at 4 pm Monday, then host Germantown Academy at 6 pm Tuesday. Springfield falls to 0-4 overall, and will look to pick up its first win of the season when the Spartans host Quakertown at 3:30 pm April 11.
Central Bucks South 3-4-1-1 9
Springfield Twp 1-1-2-1 5
Wednesday, March 30
Upper Moreland 9, Interboro 7
The Golden Hawks notched a hard-fought non-league win Wednesday.
Aidan Tuffy’s hat trick led a balanced UM attack. Kevin Meessina and Frankie Sebold each added a pair of goals Ryan McKenna contributed a pair of assists. Garrett Zagorski and Gary Flaud both added a single goal.
Coach Corey Kelly lauded the strong play of his goalie – Jimmy Garafalo – in the win. Garafalo was credited with 12 saves.
“Playmakers Kevin Messina, Aidan Tuffy and Frankie Sebold made big plays when we needed them,” Kelly said.
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