Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Tuesday. Springfield/New Hope-Solebury photos provided courtesy of Karla Donofrio. Check back for a gallery of photos.
SOL National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 12, NORTH PENN 6
Dean Scalamandre and Shane Bradley both turned in stellar five-goal efforts, leading the visiting Indians to the big win. Scalamandre added three assists while Bradley had one, but their contributions didn’t end there. Scalamandre also had two ground balls while Bradley had four.
The Indians led 4-2 after one quarter and took an 8-4 lead into halftime. They limited the Knights to just two goals in the second half.
“We preach 48 minutes,” Rock North coach John Fitzpatrick said. “We had to play 48 minutes against a good team like North Penn, and we did.
“We still made mistakes that we need to clean up.”
Zane Moore had a big day at the face-off X, winning 16 of 22 face-offs. He also had eight ground balls in a standout effort.
Also for the Indians, Sammy Lewis added a pair of goals and one assist. He also had two ground balls. Dylan Kavanaugh added two goals and two ground balls. Zane Moore had an assist and two ground balls, and Andrew Zazoff had two assists and one ground ball.
Max Harrar was credited with four ground balls and also had several caused turnovers while Nico Whalen had two ground balls.
For the Knights, Dakari Luby led the attack with two goals and two assists. Ryan McCann also had a pair of goals while Lars Homan had a goal and an assist. Declan Lanier added a single goal.
Cole Newman had a strong outing in goal for the Indians.
Matt Kuhn was credited with eight saves in goal for the Knights.
Council Rock North (4-2, 2-1 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Friday, and North Penn (4-2, 2-1) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday.
Council Rock North 4-4-2-2 12
North Penn 2-2-2-0 6
PENNSBURY 14, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 7
Jack Kalinowski scored seven goals and assisted on another in an impressive offensive outing to lead the Falcons to their fifth win of the young season, their third without a loss in conference play.
They raced out of the gate to an 8-2 halftime lead and never looked back.
“We were able to get out in transition and score some quick goals,” Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis said. “We really haven’t gotten out to that fast start, and today we were able to get the ball out in transition, and our attack did not hold the ball. They moved it well and shared the ball. It resulted in some really pretty transition goals.”
In addition to Kalinowski, Reece Millman and Avery Dysart both had two goals and one assist. Shane Siegmund had one goal and three assists. Adding one goal each were Will Taylor and Ryan DeZutel. Jeff Pirog chipped in an assist.
“We were moving the ball well today, and we found the open man pretty well on the back side and shared the ball,” Curtis said. “(Goalie) Nico (Cione) had a good game, and our defense is allowing Nico to see the shots, which is helping him.
“The defense is playing really well, giving up the shots we want to give up and that allows Nico to make those saves.”
Cione was credited with 13 saves in another impressive outing.
The Falcons’ coach lauded the strong play of defensemen Will Cusick and Nick Bidlingmaier.
“They had great games for us today,” Curtis said.
For the Titans, Cole Cenci had a hat trick while Nicholas Fareno added a pair of goals. Logan Dunn had a goal and an assist, and Reese Levinson also had a goal. Liam Brittin and Evan Jacobsen both contributed an assist.
South goalie Gavin Ostroff was credited with six saves.
Pennsbury (5-1, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Friday, and Central Bucks South (2-2, 2-1) will host Neshaminy on Friday.
Central Bucks South 2-0-2-3 7
Pennsbury 5-3-3-3 14
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 11, PENNRIDGE 10 (OT)
The Bucks won an overtime thriller when Connor Albrecht found the net with 32 seconds remaining in OT.
It looked like the Bucks might have the game in hand heading into the fourth quarter with a 9-6 lead, but the Rams – who have had several late-game comebacks – rallied to knot the score with a 4-1 fourth quarter surge.
Albrecht and Austin Hahn both finished the game with three goals and one assist to lead a balanced West attack. Brayden Albrecht added a pair of goals while Matt Jacobsen, Jeff Woosnam and Evan Goldrick each had one goal.
For the Rams, Jack Lenox, Chris Fanelli and Ryan Carickhoff each had a pair of goals. Lenox also had an assist. Adding one goal each were Jake Stranix, Frankie Fanelli, Luke Lenox and Drew Ferguson.
West goalie Evan Hee was credited with 13 saves in the win while Pennridge’s Kieran Banks had eight saves.
For the Bucks, Jacobsen won 9 of 15 face-offs while Cole Gnutti won 3 of 8.
Central Bucks West (3-3, 2-1 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Thursday, and Pennridge (2-4, 1-2) will travel to Springfield Township on Thursday.
Central Bucks West 4-2-3-1-1 11
Pennridge 3-1-2-4-0 10
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 9, SOUDERTON 1
The Patriots took a 3-1 lead into halftime and then outscored their hosts 6-0 in the second half.
Jonah Osborne’s three goals and two assists led the Patriots. Nicholas Knepp and Michael Skulsky both added two goals. Knepp also two assists. Mark Lapioli and Evan Bullotta each had one goal.
Kobi Bui scored the only goal for the Indians as the East defense held the offense in check the entire game.
Central Bucks East (2-2, 2-0 SOL) will host North Penn on Friday, and Souderton (4-3, 1-3) will host Pennsbury on Friday.
Central Bucks East 3-0-3-3 9
Souderton 0-1-0-0 1
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 11, NESHAMINY 6
SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 18, ABINGTON 0
The Trojans received contributions up and down their lineup in Tuesday’s shutout win. Kyle Lehman’s seven-goal, two-assist effort led the Trojans. Dean Wolfe added two goals and four assists and Jackson Intrieri had two goals and an assist. Also adding a pair of goals was EJ Schreiner.
Matt Fritz had another big day at the face-off X, winning 16 of 17. He also contributed a goal and an assist. Samuel Baker, Nicholas Donofrio, Andrew Slackman and Jason Michaels each had a single goal. Donofrio also had one assist.
Scott Pfeiffer was credited with five saves on five shots in the shutout win in goal.
The defense was anchored by Max Gendelman, Jake Licata, Quinn Fonash, Ethan Glass, Joseph Connolly and Darren Schank.
Wissahickon (3-2, 1-0 SOL) will host William Tennent on Friday, and Abington (1-4, 1-1) will travel to New Hope-Solebury on Friday.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 12, QUAKERTOWN 1
The Colonials won their third conference game without a loss. They took a 5-0 lead into halftime and scored just once in the third quarter before erupting for six goals in the final period.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for the Quakertown lacrosse team – they are clearly well coached and solid defensively,” PW coach Whit Bruemmer said. “The score does not indicate how close the game was.”
Luke Wendler led the Colonials offensively with four goals and four assists.
“Jake Hetzel had a strong game for us at the face-off X,” Bruemmer said. “We had great contributions for our close defense, Jared Kolsun, Frank Lynch and Derrick Norbeck.”
The Colonials took a 5-0 lead into halftime.
“I was incredibly impressed with our defensive effort throughout the game,” Quakertown coach Jay Donis said. “This week we’ve dealt with injuries and COVID situations, but the players are resilient.
“Our LSM’s (long stick midfielders) Micah Kunkle, Cody Jefferson and Jacob Wackerman did a great job for all four quarters, making offense tough sledding for PW.”
Paul Lancose, according to Donis, made a number of outstanding saves.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-1, 3-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Wednesday, and Quakertown (1-4, 0-3) will host Neshaminy on Thursday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-3-1-6 12
Quakertown 0-0-0-1 1
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 13, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 12
With the Spartans trailing by one, Trey DuBose scored the tying goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation and then put the finishing touches on a big night by scoring the game-winner in overtime.
DuBose scored five goals to lead the Spartans’ attack while teammate Luke Gozzard added four goals. Cameron Dennis connected on a pair. Alex Vecchione and Grant Williams each added a single goal.
Springfield Township (2-1 SOL) will host Pennridge on Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (2-2, 1-1) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday.
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