Check out the recaps for SOL boy’ lacrosse teams in action Tuesday. PW/New Hope-Solebury photos provided courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Check back for a gallery: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f1055694815
National Conference
Souderton 11, Central Bucks East 10
With overtime appearing all but inevitable, Sean Landis turned a pass from John Martin Vince into a goal with six seconds remaining, breaking a 10-10 tie and propelling the Indians to the heart-stopping win.
The Indians, who trailed 6-4 at halftime rallied to knot the score on a goal by Seth Grossman with 1:10 remaining in regulation, setting the stage for Landis’ game-winner.
Vince led a balanced Souderton attack with 3 goals, 3 assists and 1 caused turnover while Grossman had 3 goals, 1 assist and 5 ground balls. Landis also had a hat trick and had 1 ground ball. Trey Bui added and Jaden Knight each added 1 goal. Knize also had 3 ground balls. Brody Anderson and Gavin Landis each chipped in 1 assist with Anderson also contributing 2 ground balls. Max Ryon had 4 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers, and Sean Ryon added 1 caused turnover and 1 ground ball. Adding 1 ground ball each were Ryan Rothenberger and Jackson Hirschman.
Coming up huge for the Indians at the faceoff X was Peyton Bannak, who won 17 of 24 faceoffs and also had 9 ground balls.
Souderton goalie Matt Malanga recorded 8 saves in the winning effort.
For the Patriots, Michael Smallwood had 3 goals, 2 assists and 1 ground ball and Adam Volm scored 3 goals and added 1 assist and 2 ground balls to lead the Patriots. Tom Williams scored a pair and added 1 ground ball and Matt Bowen and Ben Bridegum (2 CTO, 4 GB) each added 1 goal.
Ben Snyder made 7 saves in goal for the Patriots, who received solid efforts from
Pat Coleman (3 CTO, 5 GB), Tristan Smith (2 CTO, 4 GB), Jackson Jagoda (2 CTO, 2 GB, 8-for-23 FO), Dean Blackwell (4 GB), Blake Bishop (1 CTO, 2 GB), Luke Walters (2 GB), Evan Riley (1 CTO), David Brown (1 CTO), David Crespo (1 GB), and Ryan Atkinson (1 GB).
Souderton improves to 5-0 in league play, 7-2 overall and will visit North Penn at 7 pm Thursday. The Patriots (7-4, 4-1) will look rebound when they host neighborhood rival Central Bucks West in a key league matchup at 7 pm Thursday.
Central Bucks East 4-2-2-2 10
Souderton 2-2-4-3 11
Central Bucks South 7, North Penn 2
Central Bucks South goalkeeper Dom Varacallo made 17 saves to stifle the North Penn offense as the Titans earned a 7-2 victory in a low-scoring National Conference affair.
Landon Amorim led South with 4 goals and 2 ground balls. Anthony Depedro had a goal and an assist as well as 4 ground balls and a 3-for-6 effort on face-offs. Alex Fessler and Mark Etgen each added 1 goal.
Keith Conner had 1 assist as well as 2 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers, while Jack Auerbach and Matt Waltrich each chipped in with 1 assist.
The Titans also got solid efforts from Dylan Albrodzinski (2 CTO, 1 GB), Jeremy Collachi (1 CTO, 2 GB), John Henson (2-for-3 FO, 1 CTO, 2 GB), James Vargason (3 CTO, 2 GB), and Blake Berstein (1-for-2 FO).
South (4-3, 1-2 SOL) will visit Council Rock North at 5 pm Thursday. North Penn (3-5, 1-4) will host Souderton at 7 pm Thursday.
Central Bucks South 1-3-1-2 7
North Penn 0-0-1-1 2
Central Bucks West 9, Neshaminy 0
Two Central Bucks West goalkeepers combined to earn one of the rarest defensive feats in lacrosse, and the Bucks blanked Neshaminy 9-0.
Kanen Patel made 7 saves for the Bucks, while Judson Boyer turned aside 2 Neshaminy shots.
Matt Jacobsen won 8-of-9 face-offs for the Bucks and posted a 4-point game (3 G, 1 A). Alex Greenspan scored 3, Michael Rafalowski had 2 goals and an assist, Colton Albrecht chipped in with 1 goal, and Aidan Kimberly and Ben Greenspan each had 1 assist.
Kevin Mallon was 1-of-2 on face-offs and Ben Greenspan went 1-for-1.
West improves to 3-1 in the National Conference, 8-1 overall, and will face archrival Central Bucks East at 7 pm Thursday in a critical league game. Neshaminy (2-8, 0-5) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh at 7 pm Friday.
Neshaminy 0-0-0-0 0
Central Bucks West 4-1-4-0 9
Council Rock South 14, Council Rock North 6
Council Rock South couldn’t have written up a better first quarter.
The Golden Hawks scored the only 4 goals of the opening period, while goalkeeper Billy Houser made three huge saves to keep Council Rock North off the scoreboard as the Golden Hawks dominated the latest iteration of the neighborhood rivalry to the tune of 14-6.
“I tip my hat to South, they came to play and we did not,” said North coach John Fitzpatrick.
The Golden Hawks made it 5-0 early in the second quarter and led 7-2 halftime.
Joey Smith led South with 5 goals and 1 assist, TJ Shores had 4 goals and 1 assist, MJ Fenney netted 2 goals and added 2 assists, and Jack Schink, Patrick Malone, and Owen Dillon (4 GB) each added 1.
“Our senior captain Wes Waninger (1 assist) played his best game of the season facing-off and playing great middie D,” said South coach Mike Murray. “The long pole defense turned in a strong performance.”
Senior captain Thomas Gallagher scooped up 3 ground balls, Josh Geiger had 4 ground balls and 1 goal, and Andrew Mannherz picked up 2 ground balls.
Jake Wellwood led the Council Rock North attack with 3 goals and 1 assist as well as 1 ground ball. Andrew Zazoff had 2 goals and 1 ground ball, and Liam Dudley scored once and had 1 ground ball. EJ Allian had a whopping 10 GB to go along with 1 assist, Timmy Gracey dished out 1 assist, Logan Atkinson had 2 ground balls and Tyler Rodowicz and Charlie Rambo each picked up 1 ground ball.
Council Rock South (5-3, 1-3 SOL) stays on the road with a game at William Tennent at 4 pm Friday. Council Rock North (5-3, 3-2) will host Central Bucks South at 5 pm Thursday.
Council Rock North 0-2-3-1 6
Council Rock South 4-3-3-4 14
Pennsbury 13, Harry S Truman 5
Pennsbury was dominant on Tuesday, taking an 8-1 lead into the fourth quarter and rolling to a 13-5 win over Harry S Truman.
John Curtis led all scorers with 5 goals and 1 assist for the Falcons. Trent Becker had 2 goals and 3 assists, while Eric Rinehimer netted 2 goals and had 1 assist. Brady Gehlhoff, Ben Daugherty, Matt Minogue, and Brendan Milliken each added 1 goal, while Logan Thorne, Gavin Lucisano, and Chris Lynch each dished out 1 assist.
Jaden Beach made 5 saves to earn the win in goal Pennsbury. Bradley Hill went 7-for 8 on face-offs and scooped up 5 ground balls. Charlie Kealy was 8-for-12 FO and had eight ground balls, and Jason Ngo went 1-for-2 FO with 1 ground ball.
Chris Glover led Truman with 3 goals and 3 ground balls. Conner Bryson scored once and Nate Cornell had 1 goal and 1 ground ball. Connor Freer picked up 2 assists, while Rob Krystofolski and Joe Scheller each chipped in with 1 assist.
Chase Tuttle had 3 ground balls, Logan Malinowski had 3 ground balls and 1 caused turnover, and Rob Eldredge picked up 2 ground balls and 1 caused turnover.
Tommy Bryson made 19 saves (59.3 save percentage) for the Tigers.
Pennsbury (3-1, 6-3) will visit Pennridge at 7 pm Thursday, while the Tigers (3-8, 0-5 SOL) return to action next Tuesday at 4 pm when they host Council Rock South.
Pennsbury 3-5-3-2 13
Harry S Truman 0-1-0-4 5
American Conference
Abington 11, William Tennent 4
With games against Avon Grove and Holy Ghost Prep in the past week, Abington’s brutal nonleague schedule might result in a couple additional marks in the loss column, but if the Ghosts learn from those games, odds are it’s all going to pay off as the season progresses.
The Ghosts rebounded quickly as National Conference play picked up again on Tuesday, outscoring William Tennent 2-0 in the first quarter and building a 6-1 halftime lead en route to a solid 11-4 victory.
“It just looked like we were a step ahead, running a bit faster than them,” said Abington coach Mike Duffy. “I definitely think that’s from the competition we’ve played to this point, so it’s a positive.
“It was great. They were really excited. We had a big prom-posal for our goalie at the end of the game. It was good to get the win and have that celebration happen.”
Long-stick midfielder Bobby Zucatto sparked the Ghosts with 1 goal and 2 assists as part of an all-around strong effort.
“Bobby was flying all over the field,” Duffy said. “He had multiple (caused) turnovers, had tons of ground balls. A goal and 2 assists isn’t half-bad.”
Matt Miller led the Ghosts with 3 goals and 3 assists, Matt Giannattasio netted 3 goals and added 1 assist, Ben Eyre buried 2 goals, Conner Sullivan and Roman Levkovich each added 1 goal, and Liam Cabry dished out 1 assist.
Abington (2-9, 2-1 SOL) will face Plymouth Whitemarsh in a key early-season showdown on the road at 3:30 pm Thursday. Tennent (1-4, 1-3) will host Upper Dublin at 4 pm Thursday.
William Tennent 0-1-1-2 4
Abington 2-4-1-4 11
Hatboro-Horsham 8, Quakertown 7
Victor Lasher scored his third goal of the game, then the Hatters survived a wild and furious final 5 minutes to complete a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Quakertown to earn their first conference win of the season.
“Nate Nemchinov dodged the alley, drew a slide, and Victor was able to catch from the X and finish 1v1 with the goalie,” said Hatters’ coach Gauntlett Walker Jr. “It was frantic play for the next 3 to 4 minutes. Quakertown drew a flag and had a man-up opportunity with 57 seconds to go, but our defense was able to hold steady to secure the victory.”
Hatter goalkeeper Anderson Kirby made a doorstep save with 45 ticks on the clock, and Jackson Birster forced a turnover with 20 seconds to secure the win for the Hatters. On the day, Anderson made a whopping 20 saves to keep the Hatters in the game.
Shane Phillips scored twice for the Hatters, went 6-for-13 on face-offs, and forced 1 turnover. Darius Graziani had a goal and an assist, Nate Troisi and Nate Nemchinov each scored once, and Max Mariano had 1 assist and 5 ground balls for the Hatters, who trailed 3-1 after one quarter and 6-5 heading into the fourth.
Brett Yorko registered 6 ground balls and 5 caused turnovers, Jimmy Cortez and Birster each had 1 caused turnover, Quinn Fullmer picked up 1 ground ball and 2 caused turnovers.
“I give a ton of credit to Quakertown and Coach (Anthony) Carty,” Walker said. “He has done an amazing job with that program over the last few years and they played tough the entire time.”
The Hatters (1-6, 1-3 SOL) will visit Phoenixville for a nonleague matchup at 4 pm Friday. Quakertown (3-8, 1-3) will host Wissahickon at 4 pm Thursday.
Hatboro-Horsham 1-2-2-3 8
Quakertown 3-0-3-1 7
Springfield Twp 12, Cheltenham 2
Unbeaten Springfield Twp came out fired up, pouring in 9 goals in the first quarter on the way to a dominant 12-2 victory over Cheltenham in Tuesday’s American Conference game.
Tommy Coppol led all scorers with 4 goals and 3 assists. Matt Capoferri chipped in with 2 goals and 2 assists, Adam Fluehr scored 2 goals and assisted on another, and Jack Brandreth, Gabe Fluehr, Sam Pugh, and Jack Vecchione each scored 1 goal.
The Spartans (6-0, 3-0 SOL will host Upper Moreland at 3:45 pm Thursday. Cheltenham (0-4) will visit New Hope-Solebury at 7 pm Thursday.
Springfield Twp 9-1-1-1 12
Cheltenham 1-0-0-1 2
Plymouth Whitemarsh 11, New Hope-Solebury 7
Plymouth Whitemarsh earned an 11-7 victory against New Hope-Solebury in league action on Tuesday night.
Junior captain Isaiah Bainbridge’s 7 caused turnovers and 6 ground balls helped him collect his 100th career caused turnover and 100th career ground ball in the victorious effort. Bainbridge played a complete game by also contributing to the win with an assist and by going 9-for-14 on faceoffs. Defensively, several other Colonials contributed to the effort including Jackson Budin (3 CTO, 2 GB), Frank Lynch (2CTO, 2GB), Chase Welliver (1CTO, 2GB), and Connor Rarrick (1GB). Goalie Brian DeVitis notched 10 saves.
Offensively, the Colonials received hat tricks from Scott Marguiles (3G, 1A, 1GB) and Jack Cooper (3G). Drew Strohl (1G, 2A, 1CTO, 2GB), Dylan Ippolito (2G), Caiden Lesczcynski (1G, 1A, 1GB), Luke LaViola (1G, 1GB), and Ben Backenstose (3A) also contributed to the Colonials scoring efforts.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-5, 3-1 SOL) will host Abington on Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (3-6, 1-4) will celebrate Senior Night on Thursday (7 pm) when the Lions host Cheltenham.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-3-1-5 11
New Hope-Solebury 2-2-2-1 7
Junior LSM/Midfielder/FOGO Isaiah Bainbridge received a game ball for recording his 100th career-caused turnover and 100th career groundball in the Colonial’s 11-7 victory over New Hope-Solebury in league action on Tuesday night. (Photo credit: PW lacrosse)
Non-league
Spring-Ford 13, Pennridge 10
Monday, April 15
Nonleague
Pennsbury 9, Pennington School 3
John Curtis netted 4 goals to help boost Pennsbury to a 9-3 victory over Pennington School in Monday’s nonleague game.
Jaden Beach made 13 saves to keep Pennington at Bay as the Falcons turned a 2-1 first-quarter lead into a 5-2 lead at the break. Pennsbury scored the only 3 goals of the third quarter to put the game out of reach.
Logan Thorne scored twice for Pennsbury. Trent Becker and Brady Gehlhoff each had a goal and an assist, Eric Rinehimer scored once, and Ben Daugherty and Matt Minogue each dished out 1 assist. Bradley Hill went 9-for-16 on faceoffs and scooped up 5 ground balls.
With the victory, the Falcons improve to 5-3 overall (2-1 in National Conference play).
Pennsbury 2-3-3-1 9
Pennington 1-1-0-1 3
Holy Ghost Prep 9, Abington 4
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