Check out Tuesday’s SOL boys lacrosse results. To view photos of the Pennsbury/Truman game, please visit the Photo Gallery.
ABINGTON 15, NESHAMINY 7
The Ghosts got off to a slow start and trailed the Redskins by three within the first few minutes of the opening quarter. In the second quarter, the Ghosts erased that lead, outscoring the Redskins 9-2 to take a four-goal lead into halftime (9-5).
The Ghosts were led by the efforts of an unlikely hero - Gus Greenberg. Greenberg (4 goals, 3 assist) started playing lacrosse as a freshman, then took the following two seasons off to excel on the tennis court, only to return to the lacrosse field his senior year.
“He pretty much single-handedly won the game for us,” said coach Joe Staerk. “He is a starter and he is an incredible player. The more he plays the better he gets.”
Staerk is impressed with Greenberg for a variety of reasons as an athlete, but he can’t help but sing his praises academically as well because he is a student who boasts a 4.5 GPA.
“With Gus, I always know what I’m going to get, and it’s 100 percent,” said Staerk.
Also playing key roles in the league victory for the Ghosts was Hunter Jones (3 goals), Joey Lamady (3 goals, 3 assists, 10 groundballs), Austin Pifani (2 goals, 8 groundballs), Cameron Leech (1 goal), Brian Gallagher (1 goals) and Gage Gormley (1 goal). Keeper Eric Goldsborough was credited with stopping 15 shots. The Ghosts improved their record to 4-2, 1-0 SOL.
Abington 0-9-1-5 15
Neshaminy 3-2-1-1 7
PENNSBURY 19, TRUMAN 1
The Falcons sprinted to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter and upped that lead to 15-0 on the way to their first win of the season. Grant Montgomery and Zach Abraham picked up hat tricks while Christian DeVaul (1 assist), Colin Sullivan (2 assist), Jared Petty and John Conte each scored a pair of goals. Chase Mako (1 assist), Chris Johnson, Nick Dugan, Tyler Simpson, and Jack Benziger added single goals. Both keepers Phil Jutkiewcz (Pennsbury) and Josh Pedrow (Truman) turned away three shots. The Falcons upped their record to 1-4 while the Tigers fell to 0-3.
Truman 0-0-0-1 1
Pennsbury 7-8-2-2 19
SOUDERTON 12, PENNRIDGE 7
The Indians, according to coach Todd Pettit, finally put it all together offensively as they topped the Rams 12-7. The Big Red jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first quarter and maintained their lead at halftime with a 7-4 advantage.
“Offensively it was our best game by far,” said Pettit. “We attacked the goal with urgency, and we had a really aggressive tempo which we haven’t had until recently. We didn’t slow down, we just kept attacking.”
The Indians, who continued to add to their lead in the second half, had eight different players contribute scoring.
“We took 32 shots, and I don’t ever remember having that many shots in a game,” said Pettit. “It’s been some time since we had that kind of aggressiveness.”
Collin Asbury, a senior attackman, led Big Red’s attack with three goals and two assists.
“It’s the best game I’ve seen out of him,” said Pettit. “He was very smooth, and he finished well. He looked like he had a different speed to him, he looked confident and he has improved in the last seven games.”
According to Pettit, Nick Anderson had a big day on the face-offs, helping the Indians maintain their dominant presence.
“Nick stepped in and played offense and did well,” said Pettit. “He’s another kid who’s found a good role and he’s a stronger, tougher player. Pennridge played hard, they always do, but we were able to keep momentum.”
Keeper Remi Reeves stopped 12 shots while Cameron Trick (2 goals, 3 assists), Tyler MacDougall (2 goals, 3 assists), Rich Schultz (2 goals, 1 assist), Nick Anderson (1 goals), Colt Armstrong (1 goal, 1 assist) and Frank Cacavo (1 assist) rounded out the scoring for the Indians who evened out their SOL mark at 2-2 (4-3 overall).
Matt Brown led the Rams (0-3 SOL) offensively with three goals and one assist, followed by Stephen Puras who chipped in a pair of goals while Eric Fernandez and Alex Heimbach each added one goal.
Souderton 3-4-3-2 12
Pennridge 0-4-2-1 7
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 15, NEW HOPE SOLEBURY 3
The Patriots, who scored 15 goals on 32 shots, opened up a 6-1 lead at the end of one quarter and extended that to 9-1 by halftime on their way to the convincing non-league win over the Lions.
Anthony Casselli had a game-high four goals while Matt Milici had two goals and three and assists and Matt Schmidt, two goals and two assists. Matt Vetter added a pair of goals. Matt Heim, Jason Achenbach, Dustin Buchanan, Malcolm McKenzie and David Iatarola each had one goal. Zach Kane had three assists and Kuhn had one.
Cole Rushworth won 5-of-15 face-offs. Richard Hartung led the defense with four ground balls. Will Dempster, Mike Eveland, Cole Rushworth and Zach Nelsen each had three ground balls.
Sean McSherry (four saves), Bryan Szymanski (one save) and Sean McGovern (two saves) combined for seven saves in goal. New Hope’s Max Wolf was credited with 15 saves.
The Patriots upped their record to 6-0.
Central Bucks East 6-3-3-3 15
New Hope 1-0-2-0 3
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 17, NORRISTOWN 6
The Colonials opened up a 5-1 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 13-4 lead into halftime on their way to the decisive win.
Alex Bilodeau had a seven-point game (five goals, two assists) and Jake Brown had a six-point afternoon (four goals, two assists) to lead the Colonials. Bryan Schaffer and Shane Hickey each added two goals and one assist while John Walker, Phil Carter and Zach Zygmunt all had one goal and one assist. Ryan Kelly (one goal) and Ed Gruchacz (one assist) closed out the scoring. Riley White (two saves) and Jake Boyer (six saves) combined for eight saves in goal.
Sean Calhoun led the Eagles with three goals and one assist. Tyeler Kingkiner added two goals, and Mike Smith, one goal. Justin Byrd (two assists) and Connor McGee (one assist) also contributed to the scoring.
Norristown 1-3-1-1 6
Plymouth Whitemarsh 5-8-2-2 17
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