Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Tuesday. Wisssahickon/Upper Dublin photos courtesy of Michael Rice, and CR North/CR South photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for galleries of both games: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f900124885
SOL National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 9, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 6
The Indians raced out of the gate to a 6-1 lead after one quarter and took a 6-2 advantage into halftime. They led by five heading into the final quarter and then held off a late charge by the Golden Hawks, who scored three of their six goals in the final frame.
“We have to learn how to close out games,” CR North coach John Fitzpatrick said.
Andrew Zazoff, Nick Colavito and Sam Lewis each had a pair of goals in the Indians’ first quarter scoring surge.
Keeping the Golden Hawks in the game was the 19-save effort of goalie Billy Houser – he had 11 of those saves in a brilliant first half.
Zazoff’s three-goal effort led the Indians. He also had a team-high five ground balls. Lewis finished the game with two goals and one assist, and Liam Dudley had both of Rock South’s second-half goals.
Contributing two ground balls each for the Indians were Lewis, Jake Wellwood, Jackson Farley, Noah Epstein, Logan Atkinson and Tyler Rodowicz.
“We had balanced scoring and played very good defense,” Fitzpatrick said, acknowledging a defensive unit that included Epstein, Atkinson, Rodowicz, Charlie Rambo and Michael Booth.
For the Golden Hawks, Joey Smith had two goals and one assist, and Owen Dillon had a pair. TJ Shores and Conner McCaffery each had one goal.
Rock North goalie Zach Borden also turned in a strong outing, finishing with 13 saves.
Council Rock North (7-4, 5-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks South on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. contest, and Council Rock South (4-6, 0-5) will be on the road at Hatboro-Horsham Thursday for a 7 p.m. contest.
Council Rock North 6-0-2-1 9
Council Rock South 1-1-1-3 6
SOUDERTON 8, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 6
The Indians pulled off a monster win for their program, notching a road victory over a Patriot squad that had not lost in league play. It is Souderton’s first win over East in recent memory, the first in coach Craig Hunsberger’s six years with the program.
“It was a heck of a win for us,” the Indians’ coach said. “For us, it was just executing the game plan and following through with it. We have been really close in all of our losses this year. We were right there, a couple bounces away.
“It always helps when you jump on them early and get a quick goal and then continue to build on that lead. It was back and forth in the first quarter – it was 3-2. Going into the second quarter, we put one in, and we continued to build that lead going into halftime. There was a lot of great play all over the field, but Seth Grossman was one of our main drivers.”
Grossman stole the spotlight offensively with his five-goal, one-assist effort, but that was just the beginning.
“He played offense, he played defense – he did everything,” said Hunsberger, whose team took a 6-3 lead into halftime. “He was having an out-of-body experience.”
Matt Malanga turned turned away 19 shots in a stellar outing between the pipes, and the Indians’ goalie along with the defensive unit comprised of Troy Martin, Max Ryon and Ryan Rothenberger also excelled.
“Matt made 19 saves, but the defense did a really good job,” Hunsberger said. “Our defenders had caused turnovers, they had ground balls. East is always a great team, so we just really needed a complete game from everyone, and we got that today.”
Another key was the performance at the faceoff X of Peyton Bannak, who won 11 of 18 faceoffs.
Also contributing to the scoring for the Indians were Ty Quintois and John Martin-Vince with one goal and one assist each. Sean Landis added one goal while Tyson Bui had two assists. Martin also had one assist as well as three caused turnovers and four ground balls. Ryon had three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Souderton (7-3, 3-2 SOL) will host North Penn on Thursday at 4 p.m. Central Bucks East (6-3, 4-1) will travel to Central Bucks West ono Thursday for a 7 p.m. game.
Souderton 3-3-2-0 8
Central Bucks East 2-1-0-3 6
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 7, NORTH PENN 5
The visiting Titans, who led 1-0 after one quarter, took a 3-1 lead into halftime on their way to a win that featured a whole lot of defense on both sides.
Reese Levinson’s two-goal, one-assist effort led a balanced Titan attack. Keith Conner and Anthony Depedro both had two goals, and Alex Fessler had one goal.
Depedro won six of 11 faceoffs.
Dom Varacollo was credited with 13 saves in goal in a winning effort.
Central Bucks South (4-5, 2-2 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., and North Penn (4-6, 1-4) will travel to Souderton on Thursday for a 4 p.m. contest.
Central Bucks South 1-2-2-2 7
North Penn 0-1-1-3 5
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 15, NESHAMINY 7
Sparked by the seven-goal effort of Austin Hahn, the Bucks raced out of the gate to a 6-1 lead and extended that to 10-1 by halftime on their way to the decisive win. Hahn also was 2-for-4 at the faceoff X.
Matt Jacobsen had another stellar outing. He not only scored three goals and added an assist, but he also won 15 of 17 faceoffs in a dominant effort at the faceoff X.
Joe Perry added two goals and two assists while Alex Greenspan had two goals and one assist. Aidan Kimberly and Henry Moser both added one goal and one assist while Harrison Brownlow had two assists. Will Taylor chipped in one assist.
Nolan Halloran scored one goal, and he also had a successful night at the faceoff X, winning 8 of 9. Charlie Keealy won four of five faceoffs.
Will Shandley (3 saves) and Kanen Patel (1 save) combined for the win in goal.
For the Redskins, Colin Demi contributed a five-point game with two goals and three assists. Jared Edmister added two goals and one assist while Jack McVey added a goal and an assist. Lucas Maher and Liam Ames had one goal each.
Central Bucks West (9-2, 4-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks East in a rivalry game on Thursday (7 p.m.), and Neshaminy (4-6, 0-5) will travel to Harry S Truman on Thursday for a 4 p.m. contest.
Central Bucks West 6-4-2-3 15
Neshaminy 1-0-1-5 7
PENNSBURY 17, HARRY S TRUMAN 1
Kolby Ranniello’s seven-point game – which included six goals and one assist – led an explosive Pennsbury offensive attack.
John Curtis added three goals and two assists while Mike DeZutel had two goals and two assists. Brad Hill’s four-point game included one goal and three assists. He was also effective at the faceoff X, winning 6 of 7.
Logan Thomas added a pair of goals while Tory Haynes and Ben Daugherty each had two assists.
The Falcons took a 6-0 lead after one quarter and extended that to 9-0 by halftime. The Tigers scored their lone goal in the third quarter.
For the Tigers, midfielder Chris Glover had the team’s only goal but was active all over the field, finishing with seven ground balls and one caused turnover. Patrick Berkery chipped in an assist and also had two ground balls. Jack Rugarber finished with three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Kaiden Toombs was credited with two ground balls and one caused turnover.
Tommy Bryson – who anchored the Tigers’ defense in goal – was credited with two ground balls and 19 saves (52 percent save percentage).
Pennsbury (4-3, 3-1 SOL) will host Pennridge on Thursday (7 p.m.), Harry S Truman (0-10, 0-5) will host Neshaminy on Thursday.
Pennsburg 6-3-4-4 17
Harry S Truman 0-0-1-0 1
SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 7, UPPER DUBLIN 3
This was the date both teams undoubtedly had circled on their calendars, and the showdown between the neighboring rivals – both undefeated in league play – did not disappoint. The Trojans led by just one goal heading into the final quarter when they erupted for three goals to earn the
hard-fought win.
“This was definitely our toughest test so far,” Wissahickon coach Matt Conway said. “They came out fired up and ready to play. We did too, but I think we were collectively a little too amped up early on, and it worked against us, especially offensively.”
Kyle Lehman’s four-goal, one-assist effort led the Trojans, and Nicholas Donofrio added two goals and an assist. Andrew Slackman contributed a goal and one assist.
The Trojans led 3-1 after one quarter but led by just one at halftime, 4-3. Neither team scored in a third quarter that featured stingy defense on both sides.
“I thought our defense was great all night, which allowed us time to settle in on offense,” Conway said. “Finally, we found our rhythm on offense in the fourth quarter, and we were able to close the game out.”
Comprising the Trojans’ defense that kept the Cardinals off the scoreboard the entire second half were Matthew Bauer, Sebastian Davis, Will Hussa, Matthew
Slovin, Dan Hussa, Logan Bruno and Gavin Myers.
Anchoring the defense in goal with five saves was Kyle Crump.
“The defense as a whole, including our goalie, shut them out in the second half, which is pretty good especially since they had some lengthy offensive possessions,” Conway said.
For UD, Will Hoffman scored one goal and was a force at the faceoff X, winning 11 of 14. Will Bailey scored two goals while Al Eby added an assist.
Nate Fechter recorded eight saves in goal for the Cardinals.
Wissahickon remains atop the District 1 3A power rankings while Upper Dublin is 11th.
Wissahickon (8-0, 4-0 SOL) will host Quakertown on Thursday (5 p.m.), and Upper Dublin (7-3, 4-1) will host William Tennent on Thursday.
Wissahickon 3-1-0-3 7
Upper Dublin 1-2-0-0 3
HATBORO-HORSHAM 14, QUAKERTOWN 2
The Hatters opened up a 7-2 lead after one quarter and never looked back on their way to the decisive road win.
David Benjamin scored four goals and assisted on four others, and Alex Cerminara’s six-point game included four goals and two assists. Max Mariano added a goal, three assists and one caused turnover while Nate Phillips had a goal and an assist. Brett Yorko had two goals to go along with four ground balls and three caused turnovers. Contributing one goal each were Shane Phillips and Thomas Neeld.
Also making important contributions in the winning effort were Tommy Pedicone (3 ground balls, four caused turnovers), Nick Long (2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover), Will McCabe (4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover) and Danny O’Donnell (2 ground balls).
Anderson Kirby (6 saves) and Brendan Kim (5 saves) combined for the win in goal.
Hatboro-Horsham (6-3, 4-1 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Thursday at 7 p.m. Quakertown (2-7, 1-4) will travel to Wissahickon for a 5 p.m. contest.
Hatboro-Horsham 7-4-3-0 14
Quakertown 2-0-0-0 2
ABINGTON 15, WILLIAM TENNENT 3
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PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 5
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