Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action on Tuesday. Wissahickon/ANC photos courtesy of Kim Supko. Check back for a gallery of photos. All SOS photo galleries for BOYS LACROSSE can be viewed by clicking HERE.
National Conference
Council Rock South 16, Pennridge 9
Council Rock South and Pennridge were deadlocked 4-4 after one quarter, and the Golden Hawks used an eight-goal second quarter to overtake Pennridge and go into halftime with a 12-7 lead.
For the Golden Hawks, defensemen Tom Gallagher was inserted into the face-off X to neutralize Pennridge’s early dominance, and South started slowly taking over the game.
Sal Mastromarco led all scorers with 6 goals, 2 assists. Also making a big impact was Antti Auture with 5 goals and 1 assist and MJ Feeney with 3 goals. Jay Fullerton and Owen Dillon each added 1 goal. Mason Shores made 8 saves in the victory.
Frankie Fanelli led Pennridge with 3 goals and 1 assist. Drew Ferguson, Matt Kriney, and Cooper States each scored twice, Ryan Carickhoff added 1 goal, and Ben Souder had 1 assist and won 19-of-26 face-offs. Kieran Banks made 10 saves for the Rams.
South improves to 1-1 in the National Conference, 4-1 overall, and will host Springfield Twp. in a nonleague matchup at 5:30 pm Wednesday. The Rams fall to 0-2, 0-4, and will look for their first win when they host Council Rock North at 7 pm Friday.
Council Rock South 4-8-1-3 16
Pennridge 4-3-2-1 9
Council Rock North 14, Pennsbury 13
Council Rock North and Pennsbury took a 12-12 tie into the final period, and the Indians – who played from behind much of the game – eked out a thrilling 14-13 victory in Tuesday’s National Conference game.
“A lot of these players on our team have never beaten Pennsbury,” Rock North coach John Fitzpatrick said. “This was a big game for us, a very emotional win.”
The Falcons took a three-goal lead in the first half, but the Indians battled back to pull to within one by halftime, 6-5. That scenario was repeated in a second half that was played in the rain as the Falcons went up by three out of the intermission.
Again, Rock North battled back and took a one-goal lead with six minutes remaining.
“Our defense was tremendous the last six minutes, shutting Pennsbury down,” Fitzpatrick said. “(Goalie) Timmy Shaffer had 13 saves in the game and was tremendous.
“Converted midfielder Nate Rambo has been the best defender on the field, and he had six ground balls and three caused turnovers. Dean Scalamandre had six goals, and Nate Lewis, who does everything for us, had four goals and one assist.”
Scalamandre’s six goals led the Indians. Nate Lewis had four goals and one assist, and Jake Topalovich added two goals and one assist. Andrew Zazoff contributed a goal and an assist, and TJ Blancato had one goal.
For Pennsbury, Mike DeZutel posted a 6-point game with 2 goals and 4 assists. Kolby Ranniello powered in 5 goals, while the Falcons also received points from Reece Millman (1G, 2A), Will Taylor (2G), Jack Kalinowski (1G, 1A), Shane Siegmund (1G), and Wes Carty (1G). Aidan Sheeran made 12 saves for the Falcons.
Council Rock North improves to 2-1 National Conference, 5-1 overall, and will visit Pennridge at 7 pm Friday. Pennsbury falls to 0-1, 0-3, and will look for its first win today when it visits Harry S Truman at 3:30.
Council Rock North 1-4-7-2 14
Pennsbury 2-4-6-1 13
Souderton 11, Central Bucks West 8
Jamison McDivitt scored 4 goals and John Matin-Vince and Seth Grossman each netted a pair as Souderton topped Central Bucks West 11-8 in Tuesday’s National Conference matchup.
Tyson Bui, Ty Quintos, and Sean Landis each added one goal for the Indians, who improve to 1-0 in the National Conference, 3-1 overall.
The two teams played to a 3-3 tie after one quarter, but the Indians outscored their hosts 3-1 in both the second and third quarters and took a 9-5 lead into the final quarter on their way to the win.
For the Bucks, Matt Jacobsen led the way with four goals and two assists. He also won 8 of 14 faceoffs. Brayden Albrecht had a hat trick, and Zach Martine added a goal. Austin Hahn had one assist. Cole Gnutti won 3 of 6 faceoffs.
West goalie Will Shandley was credited with 12 assists.
Souderton will host Central Bucks South at 7 pm Friday. West drops to 2-1, 2-4, and will visit Great Valley for a nonleague game at 3:45 pm Thursday.
Souderton 3-3-3-2 11
Central Bucks West 3-1-1—3 8
American Conference
Upper Dublin 11, New Hope-Solebury 0
Brendan “Bubba” Reape only needed make 4 saves to record a rare shutout as Upper Dublin blanked New Hope-Solebury in Tuesday’s matchup.
Brett Callahan (2G, 2A) and Jackson Simons (1G, 3A) each had 4-point games for the Cardinals, who also got scoring from Cole Pedrosa and Vijay Foster (2G, 1A each), 2 goals from Jacob Watson, a goal and an assist from JD Beamer, 1 goal from Will Hoffman, and 1 assist each from Colin Higgins and Chris Kohlbrenner.
The Cardinals improve to 2-0 American Conference, 4-1 overall, and will host Hatboro-Horsham at 3:30 pm Friday. NH-S drops to 0-1, 1-3, and will visit William Tennent for a 3:30 pm Friday game.
Springfield Twp. 11, Quakertown 1
Patrick McMahon recorded 12 saves and seven different players scored as Springfield Twp. jumped out to a 7-0 halftime lead on its way to an 11-1 victory on Tuesday.
Adam Fluehr scored twice and added 2 assists and 2 ground ball pickups, while Jaxon Weiss added 2 goals, 1 assist and 4 ground balls.
The Spartans also got points from Matt Capoferri (2G), Jack Vecchione (2G, 5GB), Jack Hasson (1G), Grant Williams (1G, 3GB), Brian Garbarini (1G), Thomas Coppol (3A), Brennan Decker (1A), and Gabe Fluehr (1A).
The Spartans improve to 1-0 American, 1-3 overall, and will be right back in action when they hit the road to face Council Rock South at 5:30 pm today. Quakertown falls to 0-2, 1-5, and will visit Abington for a 3:30 pm Friday matchup.
Springfield Twp. 3-4-0-4 11
Quakertown 0-0-0-1 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 12, William Tennent 2
Junior midfielder Justin Bainbridge’s first-half hat trick sparked Plymouth Whitemarsh to a 6-0 halftime lead as the Colonials rolled to a convincing 12-2 victory over William Tennent in Tuesday’s game.
Senior attack Luke Wendler added a hat trick in the second half. Junior midfielder Jared Kolsun added 2 goals, while junior attack Jake Yontef, senior midfielder CJ Petrakis, freshman attack Caiden Leszczynski, and freshman midfielder Luke LaViola each added 1 goal.
Junior goalkeeper Nate Mascio played well in net with 4 saves, supported by stellar defensive outputs from senior defenseman Matt Licwinko, sophomore defenseman Frankie Lynch, and freshman LSM Isaiah Bainbridge to secure the win.
The Colonials (1-1 overall) take to the road to play Springfield at 3:30 pm Friday. The Panthers (0-3 overall) will host New Hope-Solebury on Friday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-4-3-3 12
William Tennent 0-0-2-0 2
Non-league
Germantown Academy 11, Central Bucks East 3
Academy of the New Church 11, Wissahickon 3
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