Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Tuesday. PW/Wissahickon photos provided courtesy of Kim Supko. Check back for a gallery of photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f1055694815
SOL National Conference
Central Bucks South 12, Central Bucks West 9
In a battle of sister schools, it was the Titans turning in an inspired effort and knocking off the Bucks for a huge conference win. Senior Keith Conner’s seven-point game included two goals and five assists to lead the Bucks. On the receiving end of some of those assists was freshman Landon Amorim, who led the Bucks with five goals.
“It was great team win for us tonight highlighted by our freshman attack Landon Amorim and senior Keith Conner,” South coach Mike Strayline said. “Our offense knew if we had the ball we could score.
“We have had a really tough schedule so far this year, and the team has stayed focused on getting better each game.”
The Titans, who trailed 4-1 after one quarter, trailed by just one at halftime (7-6) and then played lockdown defense in the second half, limiting the Bucks to just two goals while the Titans scored six.
“Our defense was lights out tonight, and Dom Varcallo played spectacular in the net for us,” Strayline said. “It was a great team win.”
Varacallo recorded 19 saves in a stellar outing in goal. Anthony Depedro was 13-for-21 at the faceoff X and also had nine ground balls, one goal and one assist.
Also for the Titans, Jack Auerbach had two goals and one assist, and Matt Waltrich had two goals. Alex Fessler chipped in one assist.
On the defensive end, James Vargason had four caused turnovers and two ground balls, Marcello Diprinzio added two caused turnovers and three ground balls. Also contributing were Dylan Garrido (1 CTO, 2 GB), John Henson (2 CTO) and Chase Horniak (3 ground balls).
For the Bucks, Matt Jacobsen had a hat trick and also won 14 of 24 faceoffs. Colton Albrecht and Alex Greenspan both added two goals and one assist. Michael Rafalowski contributed a goal and an assist. Ben Greenspan had one goal, and Aidan Kimberly had an assist.
Kanen Patel had four saves in goal for the Bucks. Kevin Mallon won one of two faceoffs.
Central Bucks South (6-5, 3-3 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Thursday, and Central Bucks West (8-3, 3-3) will travel to Pennsbury on Thursday.
Central Bucks West 4-3-0-2 9
Central Bucks South 1-5-2-4 12
Pennridge 12, Central Bucks East 4
In a battle of two of the SOL National’s top squad, it was the Rams opening up a 2-0 lead after one quarter, and then – after playing the Patriots even for the middle two quarters – erupting for seven goals in the final quarter to put the game away.
“I think the key was that aggressiveness on the ride and playing fast,” Pennridge coach Chris Pianko said. “The guys did a great job keeping their heads up in transition and finding the open looks down the field. It was a great team win.”
Frank Fanelli’s five-point game included three goals and two assists and led a balanced Pennridge attack. Matt Seiler added two goals and one assist while Levi Souder and Rocco Fanelli both had two goals. Matt Kriney, Ryan Carickhoff, and Colin Manville each had one goal, and adding one assist each were Andrew Horensky and Kevin Matthews.
Cole Nitterour won 13 of 19 faceoffs. Tyler Vandermark recorded 15 saves in a strong outing in goal.
“It was a great defensive effort by Will Howley, Andrew Horensky, Colin Manville, Tyler Borneman, and Liam Molyneux,” Pianko said. “They did a great job keeping the pressure on in the ride and caused a ton of turnovers for us.”
For the Patriots, Thomas Williams had two goals and one ground ball, Blake Bishop added one goal and one assist, and Michael Smallwood had one goal and one ground ball. David Crespo had one assist and three ground balls, and Ben Bridegum contributed one assist, two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Also making contributions were Tristan Smith (3 CTO, 3 GB), David Brown (2 CTO, 3 GB), Patrick Coleman (1 CTO, 3 GB), Dean Blackwell (2 CTO, 1 GB), Evan Riley (1 CTO, 2GB), Joe O’Leary (2 GB), Matthew Bowen (1 CTO), Jackson Jagoda (1 GB), Adam Volm (1 GB), and Luke Walters (1 GB).
In goal for the Patriots, Ben Snyder recorded 15 saves.
Pennridge (11-2, 5-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North for Senior Night on Thursday, and Central Bucks East (8-5, 5-2) will travel to Neshaminy on Thursday.
Pennridge 2-2-1-7 12
Central Bucks East 0-2-1-1 4
Pennsbury 5, North Penn 3
In a contest that featured a whole lot more defense than offense, it was the Falcons opening up a 4-0 halftime lead and then holding off a Knights’ comeback attempt in the second half.
Bradley Hill’s strong showing at the X set the tone for Pennsbury’s win. Hill won 9 of 10 faceoffs and also had eight ground balls and one assist.
Logan Thorne’s three-point game with two goals and one assist led the Falcons. Eric Rinehimer added two goals, Trent Becker had one goal and John Curtis added an assist.
Jaden Beach contributed nine saves in goal for the Falcons.
For the Knights, who outscored the Falcons 3-1 in the second half, Luigi Cardone had two goals and Emerson Morelli had one. Connor Howard was credited with 10 saves in goal for the Knights.
Pennsbury (7-5, 4-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the stadium. North Penn (3-8, 1-7) will host Council Rock South on Thursday.
North Penn 0-0-2-1 3
Pennsbury 2-2-0-1 5
Council Rock South 17, Harry S Truman 3
The Golden Hawks opened the game with a 6-0 run. Truman battled back and made the game 8-3 at the half. The Hawks’ rotation won 10 of 11 faceoffs in the second half to help the team pull away.
Jake Baniewicz and Thomas Gallagher had seven and six ground balls, respectively. Conor McCaffery led the Hawks with two goals and one assist. Seven different players found the back of the net. In addition to McCaffery, MJ Feeney, TJ Shores, Joey Smith, Wes Waninger and Patrick Malone scored.
Trey Prozzillo entered the game and played strong in the second half between the pipes, not allowing a goal.
For the Tigers, Chris Glover led the way with two goals and one ground ball. Nate Cornell added one goal and one ground ball. Connor Bryson and Colton Cornell each had one assist. Chase Tuttle was credited with one ground ball and two caused turnovers, and Rob Eldredge had one ground ball and one caused turnover.
Tommy Bryson recorded 23 saves (57.5 save percentage).
Council Rock South (7-4) remains on the road for its sixth consecutive road game as the Golden Hawks travel to North Penn this Thursday, and Harry S Truman (3-10, 0-7) will travel to Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
Council Rock South 5-3-5-4 17
Harry S Truman 0-3-0-0 3
Souderton 14, Neshaminy 2
The Indians remained perfect in league play, opening up a 7-1 halftime lead on their way to their seventh conference win without a loss.
John Martin-Vince led the Indians with four goals, one assist and two ground balls. Sean Landis added three goals, one assist, two ground balls and one caused turnover. Trey Bui had two goals, two assists and one ground ball, and Seth Grossman had two goals, one assist, one caused turnover and two ground balls. Brody Anderson and Gavin Landis both had one goal and one assist. Landis also had one ground ball. Max Ryon added one goal, one ground ball and one caused turnover. Jaden Knize contributed two assists and two ground balls.
Peyton Bannak turned in another dominant effort at the faceoff X for the Indians, winning 15 of 18 faceoffs. He also had nine grounds balls. Alex Benfield had three ground balls while Dylan Daluz, Griffin Ehret and Ben Fadden each had two ground balls. Matt Malanga recorded six saves in goal for the Indians.
For the Redskins, Ryan DeMatteo and Evan Martini each had one goal while Pietro Gatta and Jack McVey both had one assist. Jack Sexton had three forced turnovers and seven ground balls to lead the defense. Neshaminy goalie Cory Hemberger was credited with 18 saves in goal.
Souderton (10-2, 7-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Thursday, and Neshaminy (3-10, 1-6) will host Central Bucks East on Thursday.
Neshaminy 0-1-1-0 2
Souderton 4-3-3-4 14
SOL American Conference
Plymouth Whitemarsh 7, Wissahickon 6 (OT)
If ever there was an evenly matched game, this was it. The two teams were deadlocked at the end of one quarter (2-2), halftime (4-4), at the end of three quarters (5-5) and at the end of regulation (6-6). It took
overtime to determine a winner with the Colonials coming up with the dramatic win.
“It was a fun high school lacrosse game,” Wissahickon coach Dave Sowers said.
The Colonials won in dramatic fashion.
After tying the game late in the fourth quarter to force overtime, Colonials’ senior attack Ben Backenstose scored the game-winning goal with under a minute left to play.
The Colonials began the overtime period with a faceoff win by junior LSM/defenseman/FO Isaiah Bainbridge. Plymouth Whitemarsh then possessed the ball for the majority of the overtime period but was unable to score. After a turnover, Wissahickon obtained possession and called a timeout. However, with under a minute of game play left, the tandem of Bainbridge and junior defenseman Jackosn Budin combined for a caused turnover and ground ball leading to a Colonials timeout. Using the timeout to set up an offensive play, the Colonials, looking to score with limited time left, called Backesnstose’s number. Backenstose took possession of the ball behind the net, dodged around the corner post, and placed the ball in the back of the goal to score the game-winner.
This was a big step forward for this program and was a total team effort,” said PW coach Ryan Bonnani. “Wissahickon is a very good, well-coached lacrosse program. Both teams fought extremely hard for 52 minutes. We were fortunate to come away with the win.”
The Colonial also received scoring output from juniors Luke LaViola (1G, 2CTO, 2GB), Caiden Lesczcynski (1G, 1A), and Scott Marguiles (1G), as well as from sophomores Drew Strohl (2G, 1A, 3CTO, 2GB), Jack Cooper (1G, 2CTO), and Dylan Ippolito (1A, 1GB). Backenstose also contributed to the
win with an assist.
The defense was led by the trio of Bainbridge (5CTO, 7GB, 6 for 10 FO), Frank Lynch (2CTO, 3GB), and Jackson Budin (2CTO, 1GB), while also receiving solid efforts from Dylan Imperial (1CTO), Alex Frangiosa (1CTO), and Connor Rarrick (2GB). Sophomore goalie Mason Best had 8 aaves giving the Colonials a solid performance in the net.
For the Trojans, Austin Myers led a balanced attack with two goals, one assist and four ground balls. Harrison Paul and Chase Comer both had one goal and one assist. Paul also had five ground balls while Comer had two. Charlie Stehlik had one goal and three assists, and Noah Stomsky added one goal and two ground balls.
Also for the Trojans, Dan Hussa had eight ground balls and four caused turnovers, Logan Bruno added four ground balls and two caused turnovers, Nolan Reilly contributed five ground balls, Carmen Schoppe had three ground balls, and both Charlie Hussa and Nolan Pounds each had two ground balls.
Wissahickon goalie Kyle Crump recorded four saves on 11 shots and also had two ground balls. Nolan Reilly was 10-for-15 at the faceoff X.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (6-5, 5-1 SOL) will travel to Springfield Twp on Thursday, and Wissahickon (9-2, 5-1) will host Abington on Thursday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-2-1-1-1 7
Wissahickon 2-2-1-1-0 6
Abington 7, New Hope-Solebury 2
Abington won its second game in as many days and evened its record in conference play.
“I think it is really showing now that we’re in the league that playing all those tough teams early is helping us out,” Abington coach Mike Duffy said. “We look like we’re ahead of the curve. Guys are moving really well off ball as of late, which I think is just a product of them seeing the field a bit better. Now they can see those openings out there against a defense that closes them up a little slower.”
Matt Miller’s three-goal and one-assist effort led the Ghosts.
“Matt leads the offensive charge for us a lot,” Duffy said. “Typically, when we score, it’s a product of him either going to the net or the defense being out of position because they’re accounting for him on the field. He did really well.”
Connor Sullivan added two goals, and freshman Conor Chapin – just up from JV – made an immediate impact, scoring one goal and adding a pair of assists.
“Our freshman X attackman Will Woll has been out for the last week, and we didn’t have any attack players left because we had two go down already, so we brought Conor up,” Duffy said. “He’s really been impressing us, just his movement behind goal. He moves really well. He’s a scrappy little guy, but he’s fearless out there.
“You have to give Connor Sullivan and Conor props because they’re the two young freshmen who are playing well for us right now.”
Also for the Ghosts, Matt Giannattasio scored one goal and Liam Cabry had two assists.
Abington (4-10, 4-2 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (4-7, 2-5) will be on the road at William Tennent on Thursday.
New Hope-Solebury 0-1-1-0 2
Abington 2-3-1-1 7
Upper Moreland 9, Quakertown 7
Non-league
Council Rock North 17, Springfield Twp 8
Rock North did what no team had done in eight games this season, handing the Spartans their first loss of the season in Tuesday’s non-league contest.
A key to the win, according to Rock North coach John Fitzpatrick, was EJ Allian’s dominant effort at the faceoff X. He also had a team-high seven ground balls.
Andrew Zazoff’s 11-point night led the Indians’ potent attack and included six goals and five assists. He also had three ground balls. Liam Dudley and Jake Wellwood both had four goals and one assist while Billy McBride added one goal and two assists. Ben Wellwood had two goals, and James Reynolds had two assists. Chase Klein added an assist.
Jason Boyd recorded four saves and was solid in goal.
For the Spartans, Adam Fluehr, Matt Capoferri and Jack Vecchione each had two goals while Tommy Coppol had one goal and two assists. Jake Sullivan had one goal. Carter Weiss was credited with six saves in goal for the Spartans.
Council Rock North (7-3, 4-2 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Thursday, and Springfield Twp (8-1, 4-0) will be on the road at Upper Dublin for a key conference battle Wednesday.
Council Rock North 5-4-6-2 17
Springfield Twp 3-1-2-2 8
Monday, April 22
SOL American Conference
Abington 10, Hatboro-Horsham 6
The Ghosts led 3-0 after one quarter, and the opening quarter pretty much proved to be the difference in the game.
“We led early, and it was pretty even from there on out,” Abington coach Mike Duffy said. “Horsham has a lot of young guys from what I understand as well, and they battled. It was back and forth and back and forth.”
Freshman attackman Connor Sullivan’s four-point game led the Ghosts and included two goals and two assists. Liam Cabry added a hat trick, Matt Miller added two goals and one assist, and Andrew Suit contributed one goal and one assist. Close defender Connor Penderghest went coast to coast for a goal. Matt Giannattasio, who is filling in for an attackman who is lost for the season, also had one goal, and Ben Eyre chipped in an assist.
Abington 3-2-2-3 10
Hatboro-Horsham 0-2-2-2 6
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