Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Friday.
American Conference
Upper Dublin 15, Cheltenham 0
Ben Shervin and Jonah Fisher are on quite a roll.
One day after the Upper Dublin goalkeepers combined to shut out the opposition in the Cardinals’ 13-0 victory over William Tennent, Fisher (4 saves) and Shervin (1 save) did it again, combining for four stops as the Cardinals posted their second consecutive shutout with a 15-0 blanking of Cheltenham.
On the offensive end, Kevin Etkin and Marco DeBernardo each scored twice as 13 players scored goals on the day. Cam Osborne, Reece Taylor, Cole Pedroso, and Jack Williams each had 1 goal and 1 assist, while Ben Guagliardo, Chase Foster, Frankie Mastroni, Joey Sirianni, Carlos Cortez, Mason Gorman, and Anthony Verzicco each chipped in with 1 goal for the Cardinals.
Michael Pileggi dished out a pair of assists, and Logan Fitzmaurice added 1 assist for the Cardinals, who remain undefeated in American Conference play at 5-0 (6-2 overall) and will face off against Springfield Twp at 4 pm Wednesday in a showdown of league unbeatens.
Cheltenham falls to 0-6, 0-6, and will host Hatboro-Horsham at 3:30 pm Tuesday.
Non-league
Plymouth Whitemarsh 17, Neshaminy 8
The Colonials played a complete game on Friday night, winning 17-8 to record their third straight win.
The Colonials offense was led by Scott Marguiles (4G, 1A), and Dylan Ippolito (4G) each with four goals. Plymouth Whitemarsh also received points from Drew Strohl (2G, 2A, 2CTO, 2GB), Luke LaViola (3G, 1A, 1CTO, 3GB), Ben Backenstose (3G, 2A), Noah Gamble-Stein (1G), Caiden Lesczcynski (3A), and Jack Cooper (1A).
The Colonials’ defense was led by the tandem of Isaiah Bainbridge (7CTO, 6GB, 11 for 18 FO) and Frank Lynch (5CTO, 4GB) who combined for a total of 12 caused turnovers and 10 ground balls. Bainbridge also contributed to the win by going 11-for-18 on faceoffs. Jackson Budin (1CTO, 1GB), Chase Welliver (1CTO), Alex Frangiosa (2GB), Connor Rarrick (1CTO, 1GB), Dylan Imperial (2CTO), Alex Frangiosa (1CTO), and Kai Silverman (1GB) also contributed to the Colonials defensive efforts. Goalie Mason Best had 12 saves and a ground ball.
For the Redskins, Jack McVey scored 2 goals and assisted on 3 others. Colin Demi scored 1 goal and added 1 assist, while Evan Martini, Jack Sexton, Ryan DeMatteo, Cayden Weaver, and Pietro Gatta each chipped in with 1 goal. Aziz Abdurakhmanov had 1 assist and went 20-of-28 on face-offs.
With the win, the Colonials improve to 5-5 overall (4-1 in American Conference play). They will visit Wissahickon at 5 pm Tuesday in a key league matchup. Neshaminy (3-9, 1-5) will visit Souderton at 4 pm Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-5-6-4 17
Neshaminy 1-2-0-5 8
Council Rock South 18, William Tennent 0
Billy Houser and Trey Prozzillo combined to post the shutout as Council Rock South blanked William Tennent 18-0 in Friday’s SOL crossover game.
In a game that saw seven Golden Hawks freshmen play their first varsity game, South exploded to an 8-0 lead after one quarter and 13-0 at halftime.
Freshman Hayden Cattie scored 2 goals and Michael Pohar scored once and added 1 GB. Frosh defenseman Gavin Lacey scooped up 4 GB.
Sophomores Jake Baniewicz had a strong day at the faceoff X and registered 3 GB, defensemen Andrew Mannherz collected 5 GB, and Conor McCaffery had 5 GB as well as 2 assists.
Council Rock South improves to 7-3 overall (1-3 in National Conference play) and stays on the road for its fourth consecutive game at Ridley at 7 pm today.
Tennent falls to 1-7, 1-4, and will host George School at 4 pm Tuesday.
Council Rock South 8-5-3-2 18
William Tennent 0-0-0-0 0
Hatboro-Horsham 5, Phoenixville 2
Anderson Kirby made 12 saves and held Phoenixville scoreless in the first half as Hatboro-Horsham pulled out a 5-2 victory in Friday’s low-scoring nonleague affair.
Shane Phillips led the Hatters with 4 goals and went 3-for-9 on face-offs. Nate Nemchinov added the Hatters’ other goal, while Max Mariano recorded 1 assist.
The Hatters received strong efforts from Brett Yorko (7 CTO, 5 GB), Jimmy Cortez (2 CTO, 1 GB), Quinn Fullmer (2 CTO), Jackson Birster (1 GB, 1 CT), Erich Rein (2 CTO), and Roman Marinucci (1 CTO).
The Hatters improve to 2-6 overall (1-6 in American Conference play) and will host Abington at 3:45 pm Monday.
Hatboro-Horsham 1-2-1-1 5
Phoenixville 0-0-1-1 2
Springfield Twp 9, Holy Ghost Prep 5
Tommy Coppol posted five points on 2 goals and 3 assists, and Jack Vecchione netted 4 goals as Springfield Twp downed Holy Ghost Prep in Friday’s nonleague matchup.
Matt Capoferri added a goal and 2 assists, Adam Fluehr had a goal and an assist, and Jack Brandreth chipped in with 1 goal for the Spartans.
Carter Weiss made 5 saves in goal as the Spartans remained undefeated on the season at 8-0 overall (4-0 in American Conference play). Springfield will host William Tennent at 4 pm Monday
Holy Ghost Prep 1-1-2-1 5
Springfield Twp 4-2-2-1 9
Thursday, April 18
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
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