Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Thursday. CR South/NP photos provided courtesy of Keith Clemens Photography. https://solsports.zenfolio.com/p676797798
SOL National Conference
Central Bucks South 10, Souderton 7
The Titans have had themselves quite a week.
Two days after pulling off an upset of neighboring rival Central Bucks West, the Titans knocked Souderton from the ranks of undefeated in conference play.
The Titans led 4-3 after one quarter and then outscored their hosts 3-0 in the second quarter to go into halftime with a 7-3 lead. It was an 8-4 game heading into the final quarter that saw the Indians edge the Titans by one.
“It was another tough opponent, and we are riding a high from the win,” South coach Mike Strayline said. “Our defense was outstanding, and it was a great team win again. Players not in the box score – Dylan Albrodzinski and Dylan Garrido – led our defense tonight.”
Landon Amorim led the South attack with four goals to go along with one caused turnover and four ground balls. Matt Waltrich added two goals and two assists and Keith Conner had two goals, one assist and three ground balls. Alex Fessler had one goal, one caused turnover and one ground ball. Anthony Depedro had two assists and won 8 of 14 faceoffs. He also led the Titans with 10 ground balls. Mark Etgen had one assist and two ground balls.
James Vargason led the Titans with five caused turnovers and three ground balls. Marcello Diprinzio and Nicky Depedro both had two caused turnovers and one ground ball. John Henson had two caused turnovers and two ground balls.
South goalie Dom Varacallo was credited with 14 saves.
For the Indians John Martin Vince had three goals, two assists and two ground balls. Seth Grossman had one goal and one assist as well as one caused turnover and three ground balls. Jaden Knize contributed two goals and two ground balls, and Brody Anderson had one goal and two grounds balls. Ben Fadden had one ground ball while Gavin Landis and Max Ryon both had two ground balls.
Peyton Bannak won 12 of 20 faceoffs and also had six ground balls. Goalie Matt Malanga was credited with four saves.
Central Bucks South (8-6, 5-3 SOL) will travel to Downingtown East Saturday for a non-league contest at noon. Souderton (10-3, 7-1) will be on the road for a non-league game at Perkiomen Valley Saturday at 10 a.m.
Central Bucks South 4-3-1-2 10
Souderton 3-0-1-3 7
Council Rock South 8, North Penn 7
Council Rock South narrowly escaped with the W as a determined Knights’ squad gave them everything they could handle.
The Golden Hawks trailed 4-2 at the half. Joey Smith scored both of the CR South goals.
MJ Feeney scored 46 seconds into the third quarter to pull within one goal. North Penn responded approximately 30 seconds later to push the lead back to two goals. The teams traded goals for the next four tallies. At the end of the third quarter, the Knights led 7-5.
MJ Feeney scored again in the first minute of the fourth quarter. Followed by Conor McCaffery’s second goal of the game to tie the score at 7-7 with 8:45 to go. TJ Shores scored the eventual game-winner on an extra man opportunity with 5:32 remaining. Billy Houser made his 13th and final save with 20 seconds remaining to secure the victory.
Wes Waninger finished the game with 7 groundballs to lead CR South. Thomas Gallagher scooped up 6 ground balls and won 5 of 9 faceoffs. Also contributing were Logan Foy (4 GB) and Andrew Mannherz (4 GB).
For the Knights, AJ D’Ambrosio and Luigi Cardone each scored two goals while Vinnie Montmore, Jayden Davenport and Emerson Morelli each had one goal.
North Penn’s Connor Howard was credited with 11 saves, and Joe Morrow won 11 faceoffs.
Council Rock South (8-4, 3-3 SOL) will remain on the road for their seventh consecutive game as the Golden Hawks will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Monday. North Penn (3-8, 1-7) will travel to West Chester Henderson for a non-league game Friday.
Council Rock South 2-6 8
North Penn 4-3 7
Central Bucks East 7, Neshaminy 2
A pair of Patriots reached individual milestones in Thursday’s win. Junior goalie Ben Snyder recorded the 300th save of his career, and junior midfielder Thomas Williams reached the 100 career goals milestone.
The Patriots took a tenuous 2-1 lead into halftime but then outscored their hosts 5-1 in the second half on their way to the conference win.
As a team, the Patriots had 18 caused turnovers and 22 ground balls and won 8 of 11 faceoffs.
Adam Volm and Blake Bishop each had two goals. Volm also had one caused turnover and two ground balls. Also contributing to the scoring were David Crespo with one goal, one assist and one caused turnover, Michael Smallwood with one goal, one assist and one ground ball and Thomas Williams with one goal, one assist and four ground balls.
Also making important contributions were David Brown (3 CTO, 4 GB), Dean Blackwell (5 CTO, 1 GB), Ben Bridegum (3 CTO, 2 GB), Patrick Coleman (4 CTO), Tristan Smith (4 GB), Ryan Atkinson (1 GB), Evan Riley (1 GB), Grant Bullard (1 CTO), Luke Walters (1 GB) and Frank Pacitti (1 GB).
Jackson Jagoda won 6 of 9 faceoffs, and Rowen Coverdale won 2 of 2 faceoffs.
Ben Snyder was credited with five saves in goal in a winning effort.
For the Redskins, Colin Demi contributed one goal, six ground balls and four caused turnovers. Evan Martini added a goal, and Jack McVey had an assist.
Corey Hemberger recorded 10 saves in goal for the Redskins, whose strong defensive effort was led by Caden Fogelman (4 GB, 3CTO), Jack Sexton (4 GB, 2 CTO) and Gavin Meehan (2 GB, 2 CTO).
Central Bucks East (8-5, 5-2 SOL) will host Harry S Truman on Tuesday, and Neshaminy (3-11, 1-7) will travel to Council Rock South on Tuesday.
Central Bucks East 1-1-2-3 7
Neshaminy 0-1-0-1 2
Central Bucks West 11, Pennsbury 1
The visiting Bucks raced out of the gate to a 9-0 halftime lead on their way to the conference win.
Alex Greenspan’s four-point night led the Bucks and included three goals and one assist. Matt Jacobsen and Aidan Kimberly both had two goals and one assist. Michael Rafalowski added two goals while Colton Albrecht contributed a goal and an assist, and Caden Loftus had one goal. Kevin Mallon chipped in one assist.
Kanen Patel (4 saves) and Judson Boyer (1 save) anchored the Bucks’ defense in goal.
Jacobsen won 2 of 7 faceoffs and Mallon won 3 of 8.
Logan Thorne scored the Falcons’ only goal with an assist from Ben Daugherty. Jaden Beach was credited with nine saves in goal, and Bradley Hill won 9 of 15 faceoffs.
Central Bucks West (9-3, 4-3 SOL) will travel to Upper Merion for a non-league game on Saturday at 11 a.m., and Pennsbury (8-6, 5-3) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh in a non-league game in the stadium Saturday at 11 a.m.
Central Bucks West 4-5-0-2 11
Pennsbury 0-0-1-0 1
Pennridge 15, Council Rock North 3
Sparked by the seven-point games of Ryan Carickhoff and Matt Seiler, the Rams remained perfect in league play, opening up a 9-2 halftime lead on their way to the decisive win over the visiting Indians.
Carickhoff finished the game with six goals and one assist while Seiler had four goals and three assists. Matt Kriney added two goals, and Colin Manville had one goal and one assist. Rocco Fanelli and Tyler Borneman both had one goal while Frank Fanelli had two assists and Levi Souder, Andrew Horensky, and Ryan O’Shea each had one assist.
Cole Nitterour won 12 of 20 faceoffs. Tyler Vandermark had another strong outing in goal, recording 16 saves.
Pennridge (12-2, 6-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Tuesday, and Council Rock North (7-4, 4-3) will be on the road at Ridley for a non-league game Saturday at 1 p.m.
Council Rock North 0-2-0-1 3
Pennridge 5-4-4-2 15
SOL American Conference
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9, Springfield Twp 7
Plymouth Whitemarsh continued its hot streak, winning its fifth consecutive game and second consecutive league win at host Springfield on Thursday night.
In a close game not decided until the fourth quarter, the Colonials found themselves deadlocked at 2 at the end of one quarter. A 3-0 second quarter sent the Indians into halftime with a 5-2 lead on their way to the win.
PW received goals from five different players, including senior attack Ben Backenstose (3G, 2A, 1CTO) with three goals, juniors Caiden Lesczcynski (2G, 4CTO, 1GB) and Isaiah Bainbridge (1G, 3CTO, 3GB) at attack and LSM/Defense/FO, respectively, and sophomore midfielders Drew Strohl (2G, 1GB) and Jack Cooper (1G, 1CTO, 1GB).
The PW defensive effort was led by Bainbridge with 3 caused turnovers and 3 ground balls and junior defenseman Jackson Budin with 2 caused turnovers and 3 ground balls. Junior Defensemen Chase Welliver (1CTO, 1GB) and Connor Rarrick (1CTO) also contributed to the defensive effort. Sophomore goalie Mason Best had 13 Saves and 3 ground balls.
For the Spartans, Jack Vecchione led the way with four goals. Also, contributing a four-point game with three goals and one assist was Matt Capoferri. Tommy Coppol contributed three assists.
Spartans’ goalie Carter Weiss was credited with seven saves.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-5, 6-1 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury for a non-league game on Saturday (11 a.m.). Springfield Twp (8-3, 4-2) will host William Tennent Monday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-3-1-3 9
Springfield Twp 2-0-2-3 7
Wissahickon 9, Abington 5
The Trojans took a 4-2 lead into halftime and then outscored their visitors 5-3 in the second half to notch the conference win.
Dan Hussa set the tone for the win with a dominant performance at the faceoff X, winning 11 of 15 faceoffs. He also had two goals and contributed a team-high 14 ground balls and eight caused turnovers.
Chase Comer led a balanced attack with three goals, one assist and four ground balls. Charlie Stehlik added two goals, one assist and three ground balls. Austin Myers contributed one goal, four assists and two ground balls while Cole Lilienfeld had one goal and three ground balls. Quinn McClintic added an assist and four ground balls, Logan Bruno had seven ground balls and four caused turnovers, Charlie Hussa had three ground balls and one caused turnover, and Carmen Schoppe had two ground balls.
Nolan Reilly won 1 of 2 faceoffs, and in goal, Kyle Crump stopped seven of 12 shots.
Wissahickon (10-2, 6-1 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Saturday at 11 a.m., and Abington (4-11, 4-3) will host Upper Moreland on Tuesday.
Abington 1-1-1-2 5
Wissahickon 2-2-3-2 9
New Hope-Solebury 14, William Tennent 2
The visiting Lions defeated the Panthers in an American Conference game.
Colin Foster and Mitchell Lontcher led the Lions with 6 points each, Lontchar with 5 goals and 1 assist and Foster with 4 goals and 2 assists. Lucas Solis had 2 goals, Chris Weisbrot had 1 goal and 2 assists while Trevor Donohoe and Jack Reed added 1 apiece. This was Reed’s first varsity goal.
The trio of Brandon Crounce, Colin Foster and Chris Weisbrot combined for 15 wins on faceoffs. Close defenders Oliver Phillips, Josh Dizio and Ben Clayton limited the Panthers to 5 shots in support of freshman goalie Cole Catalano.
The Lions (5-7, 3-5 SOL) will host Father Judge on Friday. William Tennent (1-8, 1-5) will host Harriton in a non-league game Monday.
Upper Moreland 14, Cheltenham 5
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