Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ teams in action Thursday. New Hope-Solebury/Quakertown photos courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Check back for a gallery of photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f900124885
SOL National Conference
PENNRIDGE 18, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 10
The visiting Rams opened up a 6-2 lead and extended that to 11-4 by halftime on the way to their fourth win without a loss in conference play.
Frank Fanelli’s seven-point game – which included four goals and three assists – led the Rams. Matt Kriney added four goals and one assist while Ben Souder had another big night at the faceoff X, winning 22 of 27 faceoffs.
“Ben had a great game again,” Pennridge coach Chris Pianko said. “Matt Kriney did a great job in the midfield with four goals, and Frankie Fannelli was great at attack with four goals and three assists, doing well seeing the field and finishing.”
Also for the Rams, Drew Ferguson contributed two goals and two assists while Ryan Carickhoff, Rocco Fanelli and Matt Seiler each had two goals and one assist. Levi Souder added two goals.
Calvin McGuire and Tyler Vandermark combined for the win in goal. Both goalies were credited with six saves.
For the Titans, Keith Conner had two goals and a team-high eight ground balls. Anthony Depedro added a team-high three goals and four ground balls. Ryan Gordon contributed two goals and one assist, and Reese Levinson added two goals. Matt Waltrich had one goal. Owen Campana won 4 of 5 faceoffs. Goalie Dom Varacollo was credited with eight saves.
Pennridge (7-1, 4-0 SOL) will host Boyertown in a non-league game Monday, and Central Bucks South (3-5, 1-2) will travel to North Penn on Tuesday.
Pennridge 6-5-4-3 18
Central Bucks South 2-2-2-4 10
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 13, NORTH PENN 2
The Bucks threw some serious defense at the Knights, shutting them out in three of four quarters on their way to the conference win.
Leading the offense for the Bucks were Austin Hahn and Matt Jacobsen with four goals each. Jacobsen had another successful night at the faceoff X, winning 11 of 14 faceoffs. Sean Kelly added two goals while Alex Greenspan had a goal and an assist. Sam Greenberg and Harrison Brownlow each had one goal. Joey Burian and Joe Perry both had one assist.
Central Bucks West (7-2, 3-0 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh in a non-league game on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. North Penn (4-4, 1-3) will travel to Abington on Monday.
North Penn 0-2-0-0 2
Central Bucks West 2-3-5-3 13
SOUDERTON 17, HARRY S TRUMAN 1
John Martin Vince’s five-point game led a balanced Indians attack in Thursday’s road win and also included a milestone – his 100th career goal. Martin Vince finished the night with three goals and two assists. Ty Quintois and Brody Anderson both had three goals and one assist. Seth Grossman added a four-point game with two goals and two assists while Gavin Landis and Trey Bui each had two goals and one assist. Tyson Bui finished with three assists. Adding one goal each were Luca Ferretti and Max Ryan. Sean Landis, Shaun Whitcomb and Jaden Knight each had one assist.
For the Tigers, Nate Cornell had one goal and three ground balls. Chris Glover had the assist and also sparked the defense with seven ground balls and three caused turnovers. Logan Malinowski added four ground balls and two caused turnovers. Jack Rugarber was credited with five ground balls and one caused turnover. Tommy Bryson recorded 16 saves in goal (47 percent save percentage).
Souderton (5-3, 2-2 SOL) will host Archbishop John Carroll in a non-league game Monday at 6 p.m., and Harry S Truman (0-8, 0-4) will host Mastery Charter North in a non-league game Saturday at 10 a.m.
SOL American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 6, ABINGTON 5
The Flying Cardinals never could put the Ghosts away, but they held on for the hard-fought win.
“We never were able to pull away,” UD coach Pat Lacon said. “They came to play, and we struggled at their field in years past as well.”
Six players – Cole Pedroso, Kyle Spirt, Will Bailey, Ben Guagliardo, Chris Kohlbrenner and Nate Brown – scored one goal each for the Cardinals. Spirt also had an assist. Al Eby had two helpers and Marco DeBernardo had one assist.
“(To succeed), we have to play within our system, and all six guys functioning as one,” Lacon said. “I thought we did a really good job throughout the game.
“We didn’t capitalize on some opportunities, and they made great saves on other opportunities. I told their coach (Mike Duffy) after the game – ‘You are not the Abington of last year.’ Hats off to those guys. They got their boys ready to play. They battled, and it was a dog fight.”
Nate Fechter was credited with 11 saves in goal in a winning effort.
Upper Dublin (6-2, 4-0 SOL) will host Pine Richland in a non-league game at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, and Abington (5-3, 0-2) will host North Penn on Monday at 7 p.m.
Upper Dublin 2-2-1-1 6
Abington 1-2-1-1 5
HATBORO-HORSHAM 10, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 5
The Hatters had reason to celebrate.
They not only notched a conference win over the visiting Spartans but also celebrated Alex Cerminara reaching the 100-goal milestone. Cerminara finished the night with two goals, one assist, four ground balls and one caused turnover. Max Mariano’s four-goal, two-assist effort led the Hatters. He also had three ground balls. David Benjamin also had a big night, contributing three goals and two assists. He also was a force at the faceoff X, winning 9 of 11 faceoffs. Shane Phillips won 5 of 7 faceoffs and also had a caused turnover. Nate Phillips contributed one goal and Darius Graziani had one assist to round out the scoring. Tommy Pedicone led the defense with seven ground balls and two caused turnovers. Will McCabe added two ground balls and two caused turnovers, and Nick Long added one ground ball. Hatters’ goalie Brendan Kim was credited with nine saves.
For the Spartans, Matt Capoferri led the way with a hat trick. Adam Fluehr also had a three-point game with two goals and one assist. Kevin Bui and Peter Schmidt both contributed an assist. Carter Weiss recorded eight saves in goal for the Spartans.
Hatboro-Horsham (5-3, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Tuesday, and Springfield Township (1-5, 1-1) will be on the road at Holy Ghost Prep for a non-league game Friday.
Springfield Twp 2-1-2-0 5
Hatboro-Horsham 3-0-2-5 10
WISSAHICKON 14, UPPER MORELAND 4
The Trojans – 10th in the just released PA State High School AAA poll – rolled to their sixth win of the season without a loss.
Playing no small role in Wednesday’s win was Dominic Kemper, who was a perfect 11-for-11 on faceoffs.
Kyle Doll’s four-goal effort led a balanced scoring attack. Charles Stehlik (3 goals, 2 assists) and Aiden Leary (1 goal, 4 assists) both had five-point games for the Trojans. Andrew Slackman finished with a hat trick and also had one assist. Nicholas Donofrio added a goal and an assist while Gavin Myers and Dan Hussa each had one goal. Kyle Lehman dished out a pair of assists.
Ari Jaffe was 3-for-6 at the faceoff X.
Kyle Crump (5 saves) and Patrick Carr (4 saves) combined for the win in goal.
Wissahickon (7-0, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Tuesday, and Upper Moreland (6-6, 0-4) will host Springfield Township on Thursday at 4 p.m.
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 9, QUAKERTOWN 1
The Lions opened up a 5-0 halftime lead and kept the visiting Panthers off the board until the fourth quarter in Thursday’s conference win.
Malcolm Raupp led the Lions with three goals, Mitchell Lontchar had a four-point game with one goal and three assists, Trevor Donohoe and Chris Weisbrot had one goal and one assist each, while Jesse Castellano, Declan Curran and Hayden Beck had one goal each.
Senior goalie Leo Fowler was once again outstanding in goal, turning away all 10 shots he faced in the shutout win.
Brandon Cronce was dominant at the face-off X with nine wins. Freshman defender Ben Klayman lead the team with five ground balls.
New Hope-Solebury (3-2, 2-2 SOL) will host Roman Catholic in a non-league game on Saturday at 10 a.m. Quakertown (1-6, 1-3) will host Saucon Valley in a non-league game Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Quakertown 0-0-0-1 1
New Hope-Solebury 2-3-3-1 9
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