Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action. CB East/CB West photos provided courtesy of Tracy Valko. New Hope/Cheltenham photos courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Check back for galleries of both games: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f1055694815
National Conference
Central Bucks East 7, Central Bucks West 5
Central Bucks East and Central Bucks West put aside their longtime rivalry to come together in memory of longtime coach Kevin Renahan to help raise money for A Love For Life supporting pancreatic cancer research.
Then the two teams put on a stellar display of lacrosse, with East earning a hard-fought 7-5 victory in the latest episode in the two teams’ long history.
Thomas Williams had a hand in all 7 Central Bucks East goals, scoring 4 and assisting on the other 3. Michael Smallwood had 1 goal and 1 assist, while Matt Bowen and David Crespo each scored 1. Blake Bishop, Tristan Smith, and David Brown each added 1 assist for the Patriots.
East received solid efforts from David Brown (3 CTO, 4 GB), Pat Coleman (2 CTO, 4 GB), Ben Bridegum (1 CTO, 1 GB), Joe O’Leary (1 CTO, 1 GB), David Crespo (2 GB), Tristan Smith (2 GB), Jackson Jagoda (1 GB), and Adam Volm (1 GB).
Ben Snyder turned aside 13 West shots for a 72 percent SVP to help lift East to the victory.
Aidan Kimberly led West with 2 goals. Michael Rafalowski and Alex Greenspan both had a goal and an assist while Matt Jacobsen had one goal, and Caden Loftus added 1 assist.
Kanen Patel made 5 saves for the Bucks, who saw Jacobsen win 11-of-12 face-offs and Kevin Mallon 3-of-4.
Central Bucks East (5-1 National Conference, 8-4 overall) will visit Boyertown for a nonleague game at 10 am Saturday. The Bucks (3-2, 8-2) visit Central Bucks South at 6:30 pm Tuesday.
Central Bucks West 2-0-1-2 5
Central Bucks East 3-2-1-1 7
Council Rock North 16, Central Bucks South 12
Council Rock North overcame an early 2-1 deficit to lead for much of Thursday’s game. Central Bucks South battled back and knotted the score 8-8 early in the fourth quarter before the Indians pulled away for a 16-12 victory in a National Conference showdown.
“This was a game we came together and overcame a very good team,” said North coach John Fitzpatrick.
Andrew Zazoff led the Indians with 6 goals and 3 assists. Ryan Schaffer added 4 goals and 2 assists, Liam Dudley scored twice and assisted on 3 others, Jake Wellwood netted 3 goals and added 1 assist, EJ Allian had 1 goal, and James Reynolds, Chase Klein, and Logan Atkinson each had 1 assist.
Allian’s 7 ground balls led the Indians, Reynolds had five, Atkinson added 4 and Kurkan Arpajian had 3.
Landon Amorim led the Titans with 4 goals and 4 ground balls. Alex Fessler had 1 goal, 2 assists and 4 ground balls, Keith Conner scored 2 goals, dished out a pair of assists, and grabbed 2 ground balls, Anthony Depedro scored twice and went 13-for-21 on face-offs, Jack Auerbach had a goal and an assist as well as 3 ground balls, Matt Waltrich scored once, and Blake Bernstein went 3-for-4 on face-offs. Dom Varacollo made 7 saves in goal.
North (4-2 in National Conference play, 6-3 overall) will visit Springfield Twp at 3:45 pm Tuesday for an SOL crossover game. The Titans (1-3, 5-3) will visit Marple Newtown at 7 pm Saturday.
Central Bucks South 3-2-5-2 12
Council Rock North 4-3-4-5 16
Pennridge 15, Pennsbury 5
Pennridge poured in 12 goals across the second and third periods to pull away and pick up a decisive 15-5 victory over Pennsbury in Thursday’s National Conference game.
Matt Seiler led the Rams with 5 goals and 2 assists. Ryan Carickhoff netted 3 goals and added 1 assist, Levi Souder scored 2 goals and assisted on 1, Frank Fanelli had a goal and 4 helpers, Rocco Fanelli and Kevin Matthews each chipped in with a goal and an assist, Colin Manville and Reid Moyer each scored once, and Matt Kriney and Andrew Horensky each recorded an assist.
Cole Nitterour went 9-for-16 on face-offs, while Tyler Vandermark (8 saves) and Calvin McGuire (2 saves) split time in goal to earn the win.
John Curtis led Pennsbury with 3 goals and 1 assist, Brady Gehlhoff and Eric Rinehimer each scored once, and Trent Becker added an assist.
The Rams (4-0 National Conference, 9-2 overall) will face off against nonleague opponent Perkiomen Valley on the road at 10 am Saturday. Pennsbury (3-2, 6-4) will visit Princeton for a 3 pm Saturday game.
Pennridge 2-7-5-1 15
Pennsbury 1-0-1-3 5
Souderton 11, North Penn 3
A four-goal second quarter kick-started the Souderton offense as the Indians – who led 2-1 after one quarter – pulled away from North Penn to take an 11-3 victory in Thursday’s National Conference matchup.
John Martin-Vince led the Indians with 3 goals and 3 assists. Seth Grossman had 3 goals, 2 assists, and 1 ground ball, Brody Anderson had 2 goals and an assist to go along with 3 ground balls and 1 caused turnover. Jaden Knize scored once and added 4 ground balls and 1 caused turnover, Gavin Landis chipped in with 1 goal and 2 ground balls, and Sean Landis had 1 goal and 1 ground ball.
Peyton Bannak was 12-for-17 on face-offs and picked up 9 ground balls for Souderton, which also received strong games from Max Ryon (4 GB, 2 CTO), Jackson Hirschman (2 GB), Ryan Rothenberger (2 CTO, 3 GB), and Sean Ryon (1 CTO, 1 GB).
Matt Malanga made 5 saves to earn the win in the cage for Souderton, which remains unbeaten in league play at 6-0 (8-2 overall) and will host Owen J. Roberts in a nonleague contest at 11:30 am Saturday. The Knights (1-6, 3-7) will visit Pennsbury at 7 pm Tuesday.
Souderton 2-4-2-3 11
North Penn 1-0-2-0 3
American Conference
Upper Dublin 13, William Tennent 0
Ben Shervin and Jonah Fisher weren’t called on often, but when they were, the goalkeeping tandem came up perfect.
Shervin and Fisher combined for 3 saves as Upper Dublin earned a rare shutout victory with a 13-0 blanking of William Tennent in Thursday’s American Conference game.
Cole Pedroso, Kyle Spirt, and Nate Brown led the Cardinals with 2 goals and 1 assist each. Ben Guagliardo and Will Hoffmann each scored 2 goals, Chris Kohlbrenner, Matthew Miller, and Aarush Pillai each chipped in with 1 goal, and Al Eby, Matt Shohen, JD Beamer, and Jack Williams each registered 1 assist.
Upper Dublin remains unbeaten in American Conference play at 4-0 (5-2 overall). The Cardinals will visit Cheltenham at 4 pm today. The Panthers (1-4, 1-5) will host Council Rock South for an SOL crossover game at 4 pm today.
Upper Dublin 5-4-4-0 13
William Tennent 0-0-0-0 0
Wissahickon 7, Quakertown 2
Wissahickon jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one quarter and eased to a 7-2 victory over Quakertown on Thursday to remain undefeated in American Conference play.
Blake Zimmerman led the Trojans with 3 goals,1 assist, and 2 ground balls. Austin Myers scored twice and added 2 ground balls. Harrison Paul and Chase Comer each had a goal and an assist. Charlie Stehlik dished out 3 assists and added 3 ground balls, and Paulie Brogan added 1 assist for Wissahickon, which also got strong efforts from Dan Hussa (13 GB, 2 CTO), Carmen Schoppe (3 GB), Logan Bruno (7 GB, 3 CTO), Charlie Hussa (6 GB), Quinn McClintic (2 GB), and Cole Lilienfeld (2 GB).
Kyle Crump made 6 saves and Liam Ruhren 1 save for the Trojans, and Dan Hussa won 9-of-12 face-offs.
The Trojans (5-0 American Conference, 8-1 overall), and will visit Interboro for a nonleague game at 11 am Saturday. Quakertown (1-4, 3-9) will visit Upper Moreland at 3:45 pm Tuesday.
Wissahickon 3-1-3-0 7
Quakertown 0-1-0-1 2
Springfield Twp 9, Upper Moreland 6
Adam Fluehr had a hand in 7 of Springfield’s 9 goals as the Spartans remained undefeated on the season with a 9-6 victory over Upper Moreland in Thursday’s American Conference matchup.
Fleuhr scored 4 goals and assisted on 3 others as the Spartans pulled out a hard-fought league battle that saw Springfield holding a narrow 5-3 lead at halftime.
Tommy Coppol had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Spartans. Matt Capoferri scored twice, Jack Vecchione added 1 goal, and Jake Sullivan dished out 1 assist.
Carter Weiss made 5 saves in recording the win and helping Springfield improve to 4-0 in conference play, 7-0 overall.
The Spartans host William Tennent at 4 pm Monday. The Golden Bears (2-3, 4-5) will host Archbishop Ryan in a nonleague game Monday at 3:45 pm.
Upper Moreland 1-2-1-2 6
Springfield Twp 3-2-2-2 9
Plymouth Whitemarsh 14, Abington 6
The Colonials earned their second consecutive league victory on Thursday night with their win over the Ghosts. The Colonials scoring was led by Senior Ben Backenstose (4G, 2A), juniors Luke LaViola (3G, 1CTO, 2GB) and Noah Gamble-Stein (1G, 2GB), and sophomores Jack Cooper (2G, 4A, 2CTO, 3GB) and Drew Strohl (3G, 1A, 1CTO, 3GB).
The defense was led by senior Frank Lynch (4CTO, 6GB), and juniors Isaiah Bainbridge (5CTO, 6GB, 11 for 20 FO), Jackson Budin (4CTO, 5GB), and Chase Welliver (2GB).
Abington 1-1-3-1 6
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4-3-4-3 14
New Hope-Solebury 14, Cheltenham 0
Brandon Crounce likely couldn’t have written a better story for his Senior Night.
The New Hope-Solebury boys lacrosse team’s lone senior, Crounce won 10 face-offs and netted his first goal of the season on Senior Night as the Lions rolled to a 14-0 victory over Cheltenham on Thursday.
“Brandon means so much to this team with his quiet leadership and tenacity on the field,” said NH-S coach Jeff Bruemmer. “It’s only fitting that tonight he scored his first goal of the season.”
Mitchell Lontchar led the Lions’ attack with a whopping 8 goals and 1 assist. Trevor Donohoe scored 2 goals, while Chris Weisbrot, Rogan Restaino, and Lucas Solis joined Crounce with 1 goal each. Solis added 3 assists and 7 ground balls.
Freshman goalie Cole Catalano and Max Moore split time in goal to earn the shutout. They received solid defense from Ben Klayman (11 GB), Oliver Phillips, Josh DiZio, Finn Johnson, Jack Reed, Quinn Bridge, and Shane Gould.
The Lions improve to 2-4 in American Conference play (4-6 overall). They will visit Abington for a 4 pm Monday game. Cheltenham (0-5, 0-5) will host Upper Dublin at 4 pm today.
Wednesday, April 17
SOL National Conference
Neshaminy 13, Harry S Truman 2
The Redskins used a balanced scoring effort and a stout defensive performance to pick up their first conference win of the season. They took early control of the game, opening up a 5-0 lead after one quarter and never looking back.
Ryan DeMatteo and Colin Demi both had five points games to lead the ‘Skins. DeMatteo had 2 goals and 3 assists while Demi had 1 goal, 4 assists. Jack McVey and Brian Birmingham both added 3 goals. Jack Sexton contributed 2 assists, 6 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers in a strong all-around outing. Pietro Gatta and Ryan Ganzel both added 1goal. Austin Tvarok chipped in 1assist
Aziz Abdurakhmanov won 8 of 10 faceoffs and had 5 ground balls. Chase Comer won 3 of 3 faceoffs and scooped up 3 ground balls, Austin Prociuk won 2 of 4 faceoffs and was credited with 2 ground balls, and Finn Pfluger won 1 of 1 faceoff and had 1 ground ball.
Cory Hemberger recorded 5 saves to earn the win in goal. He was backed by solid defensive efforts from Brett Cohen, Caden Fogelman, Timmy Peterson, Gavin McClure, Jackson Schwartz, and Gavin Meehan.
For the Tigers, Conner Bryson had one goal and one assist, and Connor Freer had one goal and three ground balls. Chase Tuttle had five ground balls and three caused turnovers, and Rob Eldredge had two ground balls and one caused turnover.
Tommy Bryson was credited with 20 saves in goal for the Tigers (60.6 percent SVP).
Neshaminy (3-8, 1-5 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh Friday at 7 p.m., and Harry S Truman (3-9, 0-6) will host Council Rock South on Tuesday.
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-2 2
Neshaminy 5-4-3-1 13
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