Non-league
Council Rock North 20, Plymouth Whitemarsh 12
The Indians got stronger as the game wore on Wednesday, with their offense gaining steam while the defense only got more stringent.
“We had dead legs in the first half because we played back-to-back,” said CRN coach John Fitzpatrick, whose team was coming off a win over Neshaminy 24 hours earlier. “We really took it up a notch in the third.”
Indeed, things looked bleak for the Indians after one quarter as they trailed the Colonials 6-2. Like they did in Tuesday’s win over Neshaminy, the Indians followed Dean Scalamandre’s lead on offense and Ryan Dellinger on faceoffs.
Scalamandre had nine goals, three assists and five ground balls in a yeoman’s effort as CR North – which still trailed 8-6 at halftime – outscored the Colonials 18-6 after the first quarter. Dellinger won 10-of-17 draws on the X, also getting better the later in the game it got.
Sam Lewis also played well, scoring four times with three helpers and three ground balls for the Indians. Dylan Kavanaugh had a hat trick and was active with five ground balls, Andrew Zazoff scored and assisted a goal with three ground balls and Nate Rambo came up with a goal and two balls scooped off the ground.
Council Rock North (11-3, 5-2 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Friday, and Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-9, 2-4 SOL) will be on the road at New Hope-Solebury on Monday.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 2 4 8 6 – 20
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6 2 1 3 – 12
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