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HATBORO-HORSHAM 12, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 5
The Hatters upped their early season record to 3-1, opening up a 3-1 lead after one quarter and never looking back.
“(This was) a great team win,” coach John Kurek said. “The team was led by a well-rounded offense and excellent team defense.”
Brian Hood turned in another stellar outing for the Hatters, winning 15-of-19 face-offs. He also anchored a standout defensive effort with 12 ground balls.
Logan Eldridge led a balanced attack with three goals and two assists. Tim McPoyle, Cameron Knox and Ian Reilly each had two goals and one assist. Will Reimenschneider added two goals while Joe Larouche had one goal and one assist.
For the Bucks, Joey Rockovich scored two goals and assisted on another. Contributing one goal each were Erik Ojert, John McCreary and Nick Werner. Ben Sexauer and Andrew Santacecelia each had one assist.
Defensively, the Bucks were led by Werner and Santacecilia with five ground balls each. Ben Karthaus had four ground balls.
Hatboro-Horsham’s Joe Brophy was credited with 10 saves in a winning effort in goal while West’s Max Dunar had five saves.
The Hatters (3-1) open up conference play on Friday at Upper Dublin.
Central Bucks West 1-1-0-3 5
Hatboro-Horsham 3-4-2-3 12
NORTH PENN 8, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6
The Knights put eight goals on the scoreboard. Reece Udinski had a hand in all eight, scoring four and assisting on four in a standout effort. Nick Keim added a goal and an assist while Max Lehrman, Nic Conroy and Matt Dickson each had one goal. Stephen Rinck contributed an assist.
The Knights raced out of the gate to a 4-1 lead after one quarter and still led by that scored at halftime. They took a 7-3 lead into the final quarter when they were outscored by the Colonials 3-1.
Matt Rinck had a strong game in goal, turning away 12 of the 18 shots he faced.
North Penn 4-0-3-1 8
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1-0-2-3 6
SOUDERTON 7, PENNRIDGE 5
In a non-league battle between the neighboring rivals, it was the Indians breaking a 4-4 tie with three goals in the final period.
Coach Mark Princehorn didn't have to look far to find the game changers.
"The key to that was our seniors – specifically, Jake Phaup and Trent Breneman," the Indians' coach said. "You have Jake Phaup winning every single face-off – he went 15-for-16 on the night, which is why he's going to Syracuse.
"He got possessions for us, and Trent Breneman stepped up and capitalized on those possessions with three goals, one of those being the game-tying goal and the other being the eventual game winner.
"Those two seniors have been through a lot for this program. Those two seniors have started every varsity game of their careers, and they've taken the butt kickings, they've taken the heartbreak, and they've taken the bad times, and those two are the faces and the hearts and the souls of this program. They're the two best players ever to come play lacrosse at Souderton, and they both shined last night. Those two helped us specifically get the win."
The Indians led 3-2 at halftime only to watch their visitors even the score at the end of three periods, setting the stage for the Indians' strong finish.
There was no mistaking the significance of the win.
"This was huge," Princehorn said. "The last time we beat those guys dating back to April of 2015 – April 28, 2015, to be exact.
"Now that they're not league, we only get them one time a year, so it makes it that much sweeter and that much more of a challenge. Throw records out the window, throw grade out the window, throw experience out the window. In that rivalry, you know it's going to be a two-goal game. Luckily, our players came and they didn't give up. Our kids have really shined through adversity and have been really resillient so far this season, and we hope to continue that trend. We're not satisifed. We want to be playing our best lacrosse in May."
Breneman led the attack with three goals and one assist. Cole Witoslawski added a pair of goals while Stephen Blue and Walker Martin each had one goal for the Indians.
Chris Warner scored a pair of goals for the Rams, and Nick Fanelli added a goal and an assist. PJ Matkowski and Matthew Nevells both had one goal.
Souderton goalie Axell Beskar recorded seven saves in a winning effort while Pennridge goalie Tristan Banks was credited with nine saves.
Pennridge 1-1-2-1 5
Souderton 2-1-1-3 7
QUAKERTOWN 11, POTTSGROVE 6
The Panthers, who led 3-0 after one quarter, took a 5-2 lead into halftime and still led 6-4 heading into the final quarter when they scored five goals to close out the contest in impressive fashion.
Jeffrey Royall scored four goals, assisted on another and also had two ground balls to lead the Panthers. Scott Keck also had a big game, scoring three goals and adding two assists. Contributing one goal each were Jake Lewis, George Fisher and Jacob Barndt. Fisher and Barndt both had one ground ball. Ben Mcgann and Chase Oliver each had one assist and two ground balls.
Sam Barndt and Daniel Grubb led the defense with eight ground balls each. Barndt also had one assist. Raul Torres had seven face-off wins, and Gavin Hilleart had four. Elliot Urish had four ground balls while Dillon Kraus and Christian Morano had two each. Quakertown goalie Chris Brady was credited with seven saves in the win.
Pottsgrove 0-2-2-2 6
Quakertown 3-2-1-5 11
CHELTENHAM 14, NORRISTOWN 5
The Panthers controlled play from start to finish in Wednesday’s non-league road win, opening up a 5-2 lead after one quarter and extending that to 9-3 by halftime.
Tim McHugh turned in a glittering performance for the Panthers with six goals and two assists. He also had seven ground balls. Harry Stackhouse connected for a hat trick and also had one helper and three ground balls. Brian Noel also had three goals. Jade Siojo had two goals and seven ground balls. Jacque Fisher had three assists, and Daniel Lee had two. Lee also won 14-of-16 face-offs in a dominant performance.
Harvey Miller recorded seven saves in goal for the Panthers, who evened their record at 2-2.
Cheltenham 5-4-3-2 14
Norristown 2-1-1-1 5
SPRINGFIELD 4, UPPER MERION 2
George Baughan scored a pair of goals while teammates Will Kaufmann and Ryan Wilsbach each scored one to lead the Spartans to the win.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 17, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
HOLY GHOST PREP 19, UPPER MORELAND 6
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