Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Thursday. CB East/NP photos courtesy of Tracy Valko, Quakertown/Tennent photos courtesy of John Gleeson, and UM/New Hope-Solebury photos courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Check back for galleries of all three games: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f1055694815
SOL National Conference
SOUDERTON 11, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 9
The host Indians trailed by one at halftime and saw that deficit increase to three early in the third quarter but rallied for the dramatic come-from-behind win. Souderton rallied to knot the score 7-7 after three quarters and then outscored its visitors 4-2 in the fourth quarter.
“After going down 3 to 6 coming out of the half, (we) fought our way back to secure a hard-fought win,” said Souderton coach Craig Hunsberger. “The offense was rallied by defensive plays taking advantage of the transition game to ignite the comeback in the third quarter. They had to work hard for this one.”
John Martin Vince and Seth Grossman ignited Souderton’s offense, combining for seven of their team’s 11 goals. Vince’s five-point game included four goals and one assist. He also had two ground balls. Grossman also had a five-point night, adding a hat trick and two assists as well as three ground balls. Jaden Knize had one goal, two assists and two ground balls, and Trey Bui had two goals and one assist. Gavin Landis dished off three assists.
Adding one goal each were Max Ryon and Peyton Bannak. Ryan also had two ground balls, and Bannak won 6 of 21 faceoffs and also had four ground balls.
Also for the host Indians, Jackson Hirschman had two caused turnovers and two ground balls, Sean Landis added two ground balls, Jackson Hirschman was credited with two ground balls and one caused turnover, and Sean Ryon had one caused turnover.
Souderton goalie Matt Malanga was credited with 12 saves in the win.
For Rock North, Liam Dudley led the attack with three goals and two assists while Jake Wellwood also had a hat trick to go along with one assist. Ryan Shaffer had a pair of goals while Billy McBride had one goal and one assist. Andrew Zazoff played the role of facilitator with three assists, and Chase Klein and Ben Wellwood both added one assist.
Also for North, Tyler Rodowicz and James Reynolds both had four ground balls while Kurken Arpajian and Chase Klein both had three.
Souderton (4-2, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Tuesday (7 pm), and Council Rock North (4-2, 2-1) will host Pennsbury on Monday at 7 pm.
Council Rock North 2-2-3-2 9
Souderton 1-2-4-4 11
PENNSBURY 12, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 5
The Falcons opened up a commanding 9-2 halftime lead on their way to a win that was highlighted by a balanced offensive effort and a standout defensive showing.
“The defense was solid all game,” Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis said. “A full team effort from Haydon Massengill, Braxton Furiness, Saxon Dobos, Bergen Wilhelm, Charlie Kealy and Kevin DeRosa. Holding CR South to just five shots in the first half.”
Logan Thorne’s six-point game –three goals and three assists – led the Falcons’ attack. John Curtis scored a team-high four goals while Jake Kalinowski and Trent Becker both contributed two goals and one assist. Haydon Massengill added one goal, and Brady Gehlhoff had one assist.
Bradley Hill won 11 of 19 faceoffs and also had eight ground balls while Charley Kealy was 1-for-2 at the faceoff X with two ground balls.
For the Golden Hawks, who started slow, fell behind and never could climb back in the game, TJ Shores had two goals and two ground balls. MJ Feeney had one goal, one assist and two ground balls, Joey Smith had one goal, one assist and two ground balls while Connor McCaffery added one goal and one ground ball. Wes Waninger and Owen Dillon each had one assist with Waninger also scooping up four ground balls while Dillon was credited with two ground balls.
Also for the Hawks, Andrew Mannherz had a team-high five ground balls, Logan Foy had four ground balls, and Thomas Gallagher added three ground balls.
Pennsbury (4-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Notre Dame in a non-league game on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the stadium, and Council Rock South (4-3, 0-3) will travel to Council Rock North for its annual rivalry game on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Council Rock South 1-1-0-3 5
Pennsbury 5-4-1-2 9
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 14, HARRY S TRUMAN 2
Alex Greenspan scored four goals and assisted on three others to lead the West attack in Wednesday’s conference road win. Setting the stage for the team’s big offensive showing was the dominant effort of the Bucks at the faceoff X where they won 19 of 19 faceoffs.
Matt Jacobsen, who was 11-for-11, once again led the way. Ben Greenspan was 5-for-5, and James Rutenberg was 3-for-3.
Also contributing to the attack for West were Jacobsen, Aiden Kimberly and Michael Rafalowski with two goals each. Colton Albrecht added one goal and two assists, Ben Greenspan had one goal and one assist while Rutenberg and Brad Mulreaney both had one goal. Gavin Todd chipped in an assist.
Kanen Patel and Judson Boyer each had one save in goal for the Bucks.
For the Tigers, Chris Glover had one goal and a team-high four ground balls. Conner Bryson added a goal and one ground ball. Nate Cornell and Joe Scheller each added an assist with Cornell contributing one ground ball and Scheller scooping up two. Chase Tuttle led the Tigers’ defense with five caused turnovers and two ground balls.
Truman goalie Tommy Bryson was credited with 25 saves (64 save percentage).
Central Bucks West (6-0, 1-0) will host Souderton on Tuesday at 7 pm, and Harry S Truman (3-4, 0-2) will be on the road at Quakertown on Friday for a non-league game.
Central Bucks West 6-2-5-1 14
Harry S Truman 1-1-0-0 2
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 11, NORTH PENN 5
The Patriots celebrated the team’s six seniors on an early Senior Night with a conference win over the visiting Knights.
Thomas Williams led the Patriots with a hat trick, David Crespo had two goals, and adding one goal each were Evan Riley, Michael Smallwood, Patrick Coleman, Blake Bishop, Ryan Atkinson and Matt Bowen.
For the Knights, Vinnie Montmore had one goal and one assist. Contributing one goal each were Caiden Myers, Emerson Morelli, Luigi Cardone and Connor Sullivan.
NP’s Joe Morrow was 10-for-20 at the faceoff X, and Connor Howard recorded 16 saves in goal for the Knights.
Central Bucks East (5-2, 4-0 SOL) will host Emmaus in a non-league game Saturday at noon, and North Penn (2-3, 0-2) will host Neshaminy on Monday at 5 p.m.
PENNRIDGE 17, NESHAMINY 0
Nine players contributed to the scoring for the Rams, and Cole Nitterour had a big night at the faceoff X, winning 13 of 15 faceoffs. Cooper States won his only faceoff.
Rocco Fanelli’s six-goal effort led the Rams’ attack. Frank Fanelli also had six-point game with three goals and three assists. Matt Seiler added two goals and three assists, and Matt Kriney had two goals and one assist. Adding one goal and one assist were both Ryan Carickhoff and Colin Manville. States contributed one goal while Kevin Matthews had two assists, Levi Souder and Ryan Oshea each had one helper.
Combining for the shutout in goal for the Rams were Tyler Vandermark (3 saves), Calvin Mcguire (4 saves) and Evan Vandermark (2 saves).
Pennridge (5-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Owen J Roberts in a non-league game Saturday at noon, and Neshaminy (2-5, 0-3) will be on the road at North Penn on Monday.
Neshaminy 0-0-0-0 0
Pennridge 11-5-0-1 17
SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 6, HATBORO-HORSHAM 3
Goalie Kyle Crump turned away 11 of 14 shots he faced to spark a standout defensive effort for the Trojans, who opened up a 5-1 halftime lead on their way to the conference win over the visiting Hatters.
“This was a good win for these young players,” said Wissahickon coach Dave Sowers, who starts five freshmen.
Harrison Paul led the Trojans with three goals, one assist and three ground balls. Charlie Stehlik added a goal, two assists and four ground balls. Chase Comer contributed one goal, one assist and two ground balls, and Blake Zimmerman also had one goal to go along with two ground balls.
Austin Myers and Logan Bruno both added an assist with Myers also scooping up three ground balls while Bruno was credited with four ground balls and one caused turnover. Crump also was credited with two ground balls.
Also contributing to the Trojans’ win were Quinn McClinitic (3 ground balls), Nolan Pounds (2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers), Cole Lilienfeld (2 ground balls), Noah Stomsky (1 ground ball), Charlie Hussa (1 ground ball) and Noah Johnson (1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover).
Nolan Reilly won 4 of 8 faceoffs for the Trojans and also had three ground balls. Carman Schoppe was 2-for-4 at the faceoff X with two ground balls.
For the Hatters, Roman Marinucci, Max Mariano and Shane Phillips each had one goal. Phillips also was 5-for-9 at the faceoff X while Marinucci was credited with one caused turnover. Nate Nemchinov had one assist.
Ben Yorko led the Hatters’ defense with four ground balls and five caused turnovers, Jimmy Cortez added three ground balls and four caused turnovers, and Quinn Fulmer had three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Wissahickon (4-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham Tuesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (0-4, 0-1) will host Upper Moreland on Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham 1-0-0-2 3
Wissahickon 3-2-1-0 6
UPPER MORELAND 8, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 3
Kevin Messina connected for a hat trick, and Francis Sebold and Aidan Tuffy also had three-point game to lead the Golden Bears to the conference road win. Sebold had two goals and an assist while Tuffy had one goal and two assists.
Also for the Bears, Paul Fell and Kevin Smith each scored one goal, and Travis Quirk and Padraic Collins both contributed one assist.
UM goalie Joseph Saltarelli was credited with 11 saves in the win.
Upper Moreland (3-3, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Monday, and New Hope-Solebury (1-4, 0-2) will host Archbishop Wood in a non-league game on Saturday at noon.
QUAKERTOWN 16, WILLIAM TENNENT 4
Alex Jalboot erupted for six goals and also had two assists in an eight-point effort to lead the Panthers’ attack in Thursday’s road win. Evan Mooney had a hand in five goals, scoring once and assisting on four others.
Mason Borzio, David Hammond and Lucas Olson each had two goals. Hammond and Borzio both also contributed one assist. Adding one goal each were Jacob Masser, Tyler Dallison and Max Morris.
Tyler Cole and Cody Jefferson both had two helpers, and Tyler Scheibenhofer contributed one helper.
Quakertown (2-4, 1-0 SOL) will host Harry S Truman in a non-league game Friday, and William Tennent (0-1) will host Archbishop Carroll in a non-league game Saturday at noon.
UPPER DUBLIN 11, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 5
The Flying Cardinals used a balanced attack to defeat the Colonials in their SOL opener.
Nate Brown’s three-goal, one-assist effort led the Cardinals. Cameron Osborne and Kyle Spirt each had two goals. Contributing one goal and one assist each were Al Eby, Ben Guagliardo and Cole Pedroso while Matt Shohen added one goal. Chris Kohlbrenner and JD Beamer each had one assist.
Will Hofmann and Aarush Pillai combined to win 13 of 20 faceoffs.
In goal for UD, Parish Albright, Ben Shervin and Jonah Fisher combined for six saves.
The Colonials scoring was led by sophomore midfielder Jack Cooper (3G, 1A, 2GB), with help from junior midfielders Scott Marguiles (1G, 1A) and Luke LaViola (1G, 1GB). The PW defensive unit was led by senior Frank Lynch (1CTO, 2GB, 4 for 5 FO) with help from junior defensemen Isaiah Bainbridge (3CTO, 3GB, 1 for 3 FO), Jackson Budin (2CTO, 3GB), Chase Welliver (2 CTO, 1GB) and Connor Rarrick (1CTO).
Upper Dublin (2-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Radnor Saturday for a non-league game (11 am), and Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-3, 1-1) will travel to Central Bucks South Monday for a non-league game at 6:45 pm.
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