Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Friday. New Hope-Solebury/William Tennent photos provided courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Check back for a gallery of photos. (Dean Scalamandre photos provided courtesy of CR North Lax)
SOL National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 15, PENNRIDGE 10
Don’t be fooled by the Rams 0-5 record. That was Rock North coach John Fitzpatrick’s sentiment after battling the Rams to the hard fought win.
“Pennridge is a hardnosed team,” said the Indians’ coach, whose team led 4-2 after one quarter and took a 9-7 lead into halftime. “They are better than their record. We came in with a good plan, and the players really executed it.”
Dean Scalamandre had a huge night for the Indians, scoring six goals and assisting on three others. Included in those six goals was a goal that vaulted Scalamandre to the 100-goal plateau, an accomplishment he attained without the benefit of a sophomore season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Dean is a great leader on the field and in the locker room,” Fitzpatrick said.
Also for the Indians, Sammy Lewis had four goals and three assists, and Andrew Zazoff had four goals. Dylan Kavanaugh added one goal.
For the Rams, Frankie Fanelli had a big day, scoring five goals. Luke Lenox added two goals and two assists. Drew Ferguson and Ryan Carickhoff both had one goal and one assist. Matt Seiler added one goal.
Ben Souder had a big day at the faceoff X for the Rams, winning 22 of 26 faceoffs. Goalie Kieran Banks was credited with 12 saves in goal.
Council Rock North (6-1, 2-1 SOL) will host North Penn on Tuesday, and Pennridge (0-5, 0-3) will host Wilson in a non-league game on Saturday.
Council Rock North 4-5-2-4 15
Pennridge 2-5-0-3 10
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 14, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
In their first conference battle of the season, the CB East Patriots defeated the Harry S. Truman Tigers at Hank Johns Field.
CB East was led by junior midfielder Luke Christmas (2g, 1a, 2cto) and senior captains Nick Knepp (2g, 1a, 1cto) and Brennan Coleman (1g, 3cto). Nils Updale dominated the faceoff X winning 12 of 13 and assisting on two fastbreak goals. He also had one caused turnover. Freshman Adam Volm added two goals and two assists as the Patriots earned their first win of the year.
Adding one goal each were Mike Smallwood, Evan Riley, Ryan Atkinson, Blake Bishop, Pat Coleman, Aiden Schmidt and Thomas Williams. Riley also was 5-0 at the faceoff X. Dean Blackwell added one assist and four caused turnovers. Matt Bowen also had an assist.
Chris Funston was credited with four caused turnovers, Ethan Greenlee had two and Adrian Widdows had one caused turnover.
Central Bucks East (1-3, 1-0 SOL) will host Souderton on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Harry S Truman (0-5, 0-3) will host Conwell-Egan in a non-league game on Tuesday.
Central Bucks East 3-6-2-3 14
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
NORTH PENN 14, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3
The Knights, who led 5-0 after one quarter, went into halftime with a commanding 9-1 lead. They outscored their visitors 5-2 in the second half.
Jake Dolan and Connor Toussaint both had three goals and one assist to lead a balanced Knight attack. Lars Homan added two goals and one assist while Caiden Myers also had a pair of goals. Adding one goal and one assist was Jake Myers. Caleb Moister, Billy Homony and Declan Lanier each had one goal.
North Penn goalie Matt Kuhn recorded five saves in the win.
“Danny Myers, Luke Patterson, Ethan Bland, Cole D’Ambrosio and Ryan Rutherford all played solid defense,” NP coach Rick Smith said. “Matt Kuhn made a few momentum-changing saves.”
North Penn (4-2, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Council Rock North on Tuesday, and Council Rock South (5-2, 1-2) will host Neshaminy on Tuesday.
Council Rock South 0-1-1-1 3
North Penn 5-4-3-2 14
SOUDERTON 12, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 6
The Indians took control of Friday night’s contest with a 6-0 second quarter tear, turning a tenuous 3-2 lead after one quarter into a 9-2 halftime advantage on their way to the big win.
For the Titans, Nick Fareno had three goals and a team high five ground balls. Reese Levinson added a pair of goals, and David Humphreys had one goal, two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Adding one assist each were Keith Connor and Ryan Gordon. Will Ratcliffe had two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Mikey Kelly (four saves) and Cam Hill (three saves) combined in goal for seven saves for the Titans.
Souderton (4-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks East on Tuesday. Central Bucks South (5-2, 1-2) will host Pennsbury on Monday.
Central Bucks South 2-0-1-3 6
Souderton 3-6-0-3 12
SOL American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 9, HATBORO-HORSHAM 6
The Hatters led 3-2 after one quarter, but the Flying Cardinals outscored their visitors 3-1 in the second to go into halftime with a 5-4 lead. It was a 6-4 game heading into the final quarter when the Cardinals edged the Hatters by one for the hard fought win.
“It was a full team effort today,” UD coach Pat Lacon said. “The sideline did an awesome job keeping everyone focused – Cael Jamison, Dan Nardo, Bubba Reape.
“Will Hoffmann did a great job at the faceoff X, and the defensive rotation of poles did a great job – Sam Morginstin, Dom Paone, Louie Gamburg, Alex Rossman, Matt Hopper. The D mids – Luke Mastroni, Colin Higgins, Al Eby and Chris Kohlbrenner – also did an awesome job.”
Brett Callahan’s three-goal, one-assist effort led the Cardinals. Jackson Simons also had a hat trick, and Vijay Foster added two goals while Al Eby had one.
For the Hatters, David Benjamin, Min Lee and Alex Cerminara each had two goals. Benjamin won 10 of 17 faceoffs, and Cerminara had one assist. Connor Davis contributed one ground ball and two caused turnovers, and Will McCabe had one ground ball and one caused turnover. Tommy Pedicone also had one caused turner.
Brendan Kim was credited with 12 saves in goal for the Hatters.
Upper Dublin (5-1, 3-0 SOL) will host Pine Richland in a non-league game on Saturday at 10 a.m., and Hatboro-Horsham (3-2, 0-2) will host William Tennent on Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham 3-1-0-2 6
Upper Dublin 2-3-1-3 9
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 14, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3
Jack Hasson scored six goals on six shots to lead an inspired effort by the Spartans, who led 1-0 after one quarter but took complete control of the game with a 6-0 second quarter tear. They went on to outscore their visitors 8-3 in the second half in a dominant four-quarter effort.
Adam Fluehr added three goals and one assist while Jaxon Weiss had two goals. Contributing one goal each were Matt Capoferri, Grant Williams and Bryan Garbarini. Tom Coppol had a pair of assists, and Eli Rubinsam had one assist and four ground balls.
Spartans’ goalie Patrick McMahon was credited with six saves in a winning effort.
For the Colonials, Luke Wendler had a pair of goals and Justin Bainbridge had a goal and an assist.
Springfield Township (2-4, 2-0 SOL) will host Neshaminy on Monday, and Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-2, 0-1) will host Quakertown on Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 0-0-2-1 3
Springfield Township 1-6-4-4 14
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 16, WILLIAM TENNENT 8
The Lions notched their first conference win. Leading the way was Malcolm Raupp with eight goals and Jack Czarnecki with three goals.
According to coach Jeff Bruemmer, the Lions also received major contributions from freshmen Lucas Solis, Mitchell Lontchar, Trevor Donohoe and Chris Weisbrot. Leading the Lions’ stalwart defense were Declan Curran, Logan Minucci and goalie Leo Fowler, who recorded eight saves.
Brandon Crone was dominant at the faceoff X, winning 16 of 28.
New Hope-Solebury (2-3, 1-1 SOL) will host Father Judge in a non-league game on Saturday at noon. William Tennent (0-4, 0-1) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
ABINGTON 20, QUAKERTOWN 3
Non-league
GREAT VALLEY 10, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 9
The Bucks staged a gutsy second-half rally, pulling to within one in the fourth quarter, but could not get over the hump after falling behind 6-2 by halftime.
Brayden Albrecht led the Bucks with three goals and two assists. Adding one goal each were Austin Hahn, Matt Jacobsen, Evan Goldrick, Zach, Martine, Alex Greenspan and Joe Perry. Goldrick, Jacobsen, Greenspan and Martine each added an assist.
Jacobsen won 9 of 15 faceoffs, and Cole Gnutti won five of seven.
West goalie Will Shandley was credited with nine saves.
Central Bucks West (2-5, 2-1 SOL) will travel to Archbishop Wood for a non-league game on Monday.
Central Bucks West 1-1-5-2 9
Great Valley 4-2-4-0 10
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