Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Monday. (Keith Connor photo provided by Central Bucks South Lacrosse)
SOL National Conference
Council Rock North 8, Pennsbury 6
Senior Andrew Zazoff scored four goals to lead the Indians to the hard-fought win over the visiting Falcons.
“Andrew had a tremendous game and came up big,” Rock North coach John Fitzpatrick said. “Our defense really did a fantastic job. We told them to hold them under seven.”
Helping to ensure the Indians would do just that was goalie Jason Boyd, who recorded 10 saves.
“He really came through for us in goal,” Fitzpatrick said.
Liam Dudley spent the game setting up his teammates, finishing with five assists. Billy McBride added two goals and one assist while Chase Klein and Jake Wellwood both had one goal and one assist.
Charlie Rambo and Logan Atkinson each had three ground balls for the Indians.
For the Falcons, Bradley Hill turned in another dazzling performance at the faceoff X, winning 14 of 17 faceoffs. He also had seven ground balls.
“Pennsbury’s Bradley Hill, FOGO, is a beast,” Fitzpatrick said.
Logan Thorne’s hat trick led the Falcons’ attack while Trent Becker had two goals. Jake Kalinowski dished off two assists. Matt Minogue contributed one goal while Brady Gehlhoff and John Curtis both had one assist.
Council Rock North (5-2, 3-1 SOL) is off until Tuesday, April 16, when the Indians will host Council Rock South in the annual rivalry game. Pennsbury (4-3, 2-1) returns to action next Monday when the Falcons will host Pennington in a non-league game.
Pennsbury 2-1-0-3 6
Council Rock North 1-5-2-0 8
North Penn 7, Neshaminy 4
The Knights picked up their first league win of the young season, opening up a 5-1 halftime lead and then holding off a second-half comeback attempt by the visiting Redskins.
Caiden Myers scored two goals and added an assist for a three-point game to lead the Knights. Emerson Morelli added a pair of goals while Jayden Davenport, Conor Sullivan and Luigi Cardone each contributed one goal.
North Penn’s Joe Morrow won 8 of 13 faceoffs.
Connor Howard recorded nine saves in goal in a winning effort for the Knights while Jake Langeveld had one save for the Knights.
North Penn (3-4, 1-3 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Thursday, and Neshaminy (2-6, 0-4) will host Springfield Twp in a non-league game Friday.
Neshaminy 0-1-3-0 4
North Penn 2-3-1-1 7
Non-league
Central Bucks South 12, Plymouth Whitemarsh 6
Keith Conner had a night to remember.
The senior attackman’s five goals and two assists led the Titans and also included the 100th point of his career.
The Titans needed a big night from Conner.
“We started slow tonight and lost two key midfielders to injury in the first half,” South coach Mike Strayline said. “We were down 4-2 midway in the second quarter, and the guys rallied to take a 6-4 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, the Titans outscored their visitors 3-0 to go into the final quarter with a five-goal lead on their way to the win.
“Our defense was awesome in the third quarter and held them scoreless while the offense opened up a 9-4 lead,” said Strayline, lauding the standout efforts of Conner and Depedro.
Depedro had a big night at the faceoff X, going 11-for-15. He also had one goal, one assist and was credited with seven ground balls.
Landon Amorim added two goals and one assist, Mark Egen had two goals, and Matt Waltrich had one goal for the Titans.
Also for the Titans, John Henson led the defense with two caused turnovers and three ground balls while Jeremy Collachi and James Vargason both had two caused turnovers and two ground balls. Hayden Weston had one caused turnover.
South’s Dom Varacallo was credited with 12 saves in a winning effort in goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh received goals from junior LSM/defensman Isaiah Bainbridge, Scott Marguiles, Luke Laviola, Ben Backenstose, and two goals from sophomore midfielder Drew Strohl. Goalie Brian DeVitis had 12 saves. The Colonials’ defense was led by Frank Lynch with one caused turnover and three ground balls, Isaiah Bainbridge with two caused turnovers and three ground balls, and Jackson Budin with two ground balls.
Central Bucks South (3-3, 0-2 SOL) will host Harry S Truman on Tuesday, and Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-4, 1-1) will host William Tennent on Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1-3-0-2 6
Central Bucks South 1-5-3-3 12
Coatesville 11, Abington 6
The Ghosts played the visiting Red Raiders even in the second half but couldn’t make up for the ground they lost in a first half that saw Coatesville open up a 6-1 lead.
“We played a lot better in the second half,” Abington coach Mike Duffy said. “They kept fighting, they kept battling – it was 3-0 us in the fourth quarter.
“It was a super physical game, really hard fought. Coatesville moved really well off ball and found the net.”
Despite the outcome, the Ghosts’ coach saw things he liked in the second half.
“Our defense really tightened it up in the second half and played a lot better,” Duffy said. “It was a team effort. Liam Penderghest was playing LSM for the most part, and he did a great job clearing the ball, a lot of single efforts. Same with his brother Connor Penderghest, Bobby Zuccato and Owen Auchey – all three of them played close defense and had great games, one-on-one defense.”
Midfielder Matt Miller led the Ghosts with a four-point game that included three goals and one assist. Midfielder Liam Cabry had two goals and one assist, and Pat Gleason added an unassisted goal but was forced to leave the game with an injury after scoring.
Abington (1-6, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Thursday.
Coatesville 6-5 11
Abington 1-5 6
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