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SOL National Conference
Central Bucks West 7, Pennsbury 5
Central Bucks West captured its first title in school history by edging the visiting Falcons in a National Conference game Thursday.
The Bucks, who have one regular season game left Friday against Radnor, finished 9-0 in the National Conference, one game ahead of North Penn.
“It’s just a great feeling,” CB West senior Erik Ojert said. “Everybody has been working really hard all season, and to win the championship in our senior year is fantastic.”
The Bucks (14-2) led 3-1 at halftime and 6-4 after three quarters and increased their lead to three goals early in the fourth quarter on a goal from Ojert.
However, sophomore Avery Dysart scored for Pennsbury with eight minutes left to tighten things up.
The Falcons finished the game by putting tremendous pressure on West junior goalie Max Dunar, who made a whopping 20 saves.
“I’m just glad I was able to help the team,” Dunar said.
Both teams have qualified for the upcoming PIAA District One Class 3A tournament (which begins Tuesday) and will find out where they’ll be seeded on Saturday.
“I couldn’t be happier for these guys,” CB West coach Matt Coverdale said. “The West program started with a varsity team in 2002 and for these guys to win the championship is a great accomplishment for them.”
Dysart finished with three goals for the Falcons (11-6, 5-4 SOL) while Nick Sutton and Jess Keaton each had one goal and one assist.
Goalie Luke Nolan made nine saves and also had an assist while Jake Krefetz won 10-of-15 faceoffs. Colby Seneca had five ground balls in the loss and William Anderson had three.
Pennsbury 1 0 3 1 – 5
Central Bucks West 1 2 3 1 – 7
Central Bucks East 11, Harry S. Truman 0
Host Central Bucks East cruised past Harry S. Truman in the final National Conference game for both sides.
The Patriots, who have already earned a spot in the upcoming PIAA District One Class 3A tournament (which begins Tuesday), led 4-0 after one quarter and were not threatened the rest of the way.
Ryan Carroll (three assists) led the way with three goals and Ryan Stout (two assists, two ground balls, one caused turnover) and Ryan Eife had two goals apiece.
Ryan Gray (two ground balls), Nick Walter (three ground balls), Jake Kueny (three won faceoffs, one caused turnover, two ground balls) and Matt Cipriano each added one goal in the win.
Matt Melendez, Jimmy Knepp, Mark Lapioli (three caused turnovers) and Joe Stella each had one assist
Nils Updale (five ground balls) had eight faceoff wins for the Patriots and Josh Brown had one.
Goalies Ryan Kueny (three saves) and Ethan Bean (one save) shared the shutout.
Joe Beahan had three ground balls for East while Drew Bethke and Ben Yerkes had two apiece. Connor Martin, Evan Bullotta, Andre Burnetta, Brennan Coleman and Andrew Traber each had one ground ball.
Central Bucks East (10-7, 7-2 SOL) will host Owen J. Roberts in a non-league game Friday.
Harry S. Truman 0 0 – 0
Central Bucks East 4 2 3 2 – 11
North Penn 13, Council Rock North 7
North Penn and visiting Council Rock North closed out their National Conference seasons with a game won by the Knights on Thursday night. Both teams will be participating in the upcoming PIAA District One Class 3A tournament (which begins Tuesday).
Stephen Rinck paced the Knights offense with four goals while Danny Payne (three assists) added a hat trick and Lucas Yannul (one assist), Conor Young (two assists) and Jake Homan each netted a pair of goals. Dakari Luby contributed an assist in the victory.
Will Morrow had 14 faceoff wins and goalie Ryan Bausman made 14 saves for the Knights.
North Penn closed out its regular season with an 11-6 record (8-1 SOL) while Council Rock North is 10-6 overall (4-5 SOL).
Pennridge 18, Council Rock South 7
Senior Nick Fanelli had six goals and an assist in Thursday’s win over Council Rock South and is now tied as the school’s all-time leader in points with 267.
The Rams, who will be taking part in the upcoming PIAA District One Class 3A tournament, which begins Tuesday, built an 11-2 lead by halftime and were up 17-3 after three quarters.
Logan Lazasz added four goals and two assists for the Rams (10-7, 5-4 SOL) while Kevin Britner had a hat trick and three assists. Ryan Garner was next with two goals and an assist.
Matt Nevells, Chris Fanelli and Jake Stranix each had a goal in the win while Jack Garner and Dan Hart each contributed an assist.
Austin Swartley (five saves) and Kieran Banks (one save) shared time in goal for the Rams.
Council Rock North (4-5 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 10-6 record.
Pennridge 4 7 6 1 – 18
CR South 1 1 1 4 – 7
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 13, NESHAMINY 6
SOL American Conference
Upper Dublin 13, Quakertown 4
Brian McCarry led the way for host Upper Dublin in an American Conference win over Quakertown on Thursday. The victory gave the Cardinals a share of the conference title along with Wissahickon and Springfield Township.
McCarry (one assist) had a hat trick to pace the Cardinals attack while teammates Andrew Sowers (three assists), Jason Williams (one assist) and Lucas Roselli each had a pair of goals.
Tom Petrucci, Zack Young, Vijay Foster and Nick Bevilacqua also had goals in the victory while goalie Louie Gamburg made seven saves.
Upper Dublin (10-6, 7-1 SOL), which has already secured a spot in the upcoming PIAA District One Class 3A tournament (which begins Tuesday), finishes its regular season on Friday with a game at Southern Lehigh.
Thursday’s game was the season finale for the Panthers.
Wissahickon 7, Abington 3
Wissahickon earned a share of the American Conference championship by upending host Abington on Thursday.
The Trojans, who will be competing in the upcoming PIAA District One Class 3A tournament which begins Tuesday, ended up tied for the top spot in the conference along with Upper Dublin and Springfield Township.
Owen Baim paced the Wissahickon offense with three goals and three assists while E.J. Schreiner, Dean Wolfe, Harrison Williams and Michael Licata each had one goal.
Jackson Intrieri had a pair of assists in the victory while Matt Fritz won 11-of-13 faceoffs.
Scott Pfeiffer made three saves in the win and teammate Chris Shea had a pair of saves.
Wissahickon closed out its regular season with an 11-5 record overall, 7-1 in conference play. Abington is 11-8 overall, 5-4 in the SOL.
Springfield Township 11, Plymouth Whitemarsh 3
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