Check out the results for SOL boys’ soccer teams in action Thursday.
American Conference
Upper Merion 5, Upper Moreland 1
Upper Merion finished its conference season in impressive fashion, exploding for four first half goals in their win over visiting Upper Moreland.
Five different players scored for the Vikings, who finish their season on Friday with an out-of-conference game.
"We had a lot of tough, close games early on, and our big issue most of the season was that we struggled in the first third (of the season) for a little bit," Upper Merion coach Tom Dodds said. "A lot of the games could've gone either way early on, so we played well for the most part in the middle and final third of the season. We built up nicely, but couldn't get it done in the end."
Despite a season that did not always net the results the Vikings wanted, things did go their way on Thursday.
Vito Vincent, Angelo Misseri, Alan Castillo, Ravi Tata and Will Borkowski all tallied goals for Upper Merion, which closed out conference play with a 4-9-1 mark (4-10-2 overall).
Kyle Roberts and Dylan Castillo split time in net for the Vikings, who led 4-1 at the half.
"As everyone does with a schedule with so many games, you're going to have a number of injuries, and we lost some key players this year," Dodds said. "It made it difficult and we were already young to begin with. We had two consistent senior starters, and as far as results, we just didn't get the ones we needed. We needed some of these games."
Upper Moreland's season ended at 0-13-4 and 0-11-3, respectively.
Upper Moreland 1 0 1
Upper Merion 4 1 5
Wissahickon 4, Cheltenham 3
Cheltenham hung tough against one of the best teams in the area, keeping it a game until the final seconds against Wissahickon at Cheltenham High School.
In the season finale, a game Cheltenham needed to win to advance to the District One playoffs, the Trojans were just too much offensively for the Panthers, whose season ended with an overall record of 9-7-2 and a conference mark of 8-5-1.
The Trojans received three goals from star senior Cole Kropnick, who connected for the 50th goal of a stellar career. Kropnick's goals came in the 23rd, 48th and 71st minutes. Ryan Becker also added a first half goal for the Trojans, scoring in the 37th minute.
Shane Fallen assisted on two of Wissahickon's goals, while Alec Schwartz assisted on one.
Eli Tomasic, Abe Austin and Jacob Smith all scored for Cheltenham in the losing effort. Smith's goal was the first of his career.
Wissahickon is 15-2-0 overall and 12-2-0 in league play.
Wissahickon 2 2 4
Cheltenham 1 2 3
Upper Dublin 0, Springfield 0 (2 OT)
When the final seconds ticked off the clock on not only their game but the end of the conference schedule, Upper Dublin and Springfield saw zeroes on the scoreboard, ending the season in anti-climatic fashion.
Upper Dublin outshot Springfield 16-12. Jake Woodruff and Cole D'Andrea were standout players for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals finished the season 7-7-3 overall and 6-6-2 in conference play, while Springfield wound up 9-6-2 and 6-6-2, respectively.
Springfield 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Dublin 0 0 0 0 0
National Conference
Council Rock North 5, Bensalem 1
Council Rock North had reason to celebrate on Thursday, winning its season finale at Bensalem.
"North continues to improve year after year," said CR North coach Joseph Stackhouse, who took over the helm three years ago and has orchestrated the turnaround. "We lost three out-of-conference games by a single goal margin to teams that are all in the District One tournament, all of whom are at the top of their leagues."
The Indians, whose season ended at 7-10-0 overall and 6-8-0 in conference play, received two goals apiece from Tim Casey and Nick Guarna.
Spencer Abrohms added a goal for CR North, which led 1-0 at the half before taking over offensively in the second half.
"We scheduled tough and played a number of our younger guys on a daily basis to build for the future," Stackhouse said. "I wish we had another year with our seniors that are moving on, as they were great kids and worked to their potential every time they took the field. Every one of them is also a fantastic player in the classroom."
Bensalem's season ended at 5-13-0 and 4-10-0, respectively.
Council Rock North 1 4 5
Bensalem 0 1 1
Neshaminy 5, Council Rock South 1
Neshaminy capped off a perfect conference season by beating up on Council Rock South in the regular season finale for both teams at Neshaminy High School.
The Hawks scored the game's first goal, but Neshaminy came roaring back, as Zach Albarran, Dylan McDonald and Eric Schaeffer all scored before the end of the half to put the Redskins up 3-1 at the half. James McCourt assisted on the first goal, while Dan Grindrod assisted on the second.
Just one minute into the second half, Kevin Goetz headed in a cross from Albarran into the net to put Neshaminy on top by three goals. Devlin Mettee’s header (Goetz assist) several minutes later capped the scoring.
Neshaminy, which is currently 16-2-0 overall and finished 14-0-0 in the conference, will enter the District One field of 32 teams as a top four seed.
CR South's season ended at 7-9-1 and 4-9-1, respectively.
Council Rock South 1 0 1
Neshaminy 3 2 5
Abington 2, Harry S. Truman 0
Entering the night as the No. 27 seed in the District One power rankings, the second-to-last spot to actually advance to the postseason, Abington knew it had to pull out a win against Harry S. Truman.
The Ghosts did just that, celebrating their Senior Night by shutting out the Tigers in a conference finale at Abington High School.
Abington led 1-0 at the half and added an insurance goal in the second half to cap the scoring. The Ghosts enter the District 1 playoffs with an 8-7-3 overall record. They finished 6-6-2 in the conference.
The Tigers' season ended with marks of 4-11-1 and 2-11-1, respectively.
Harry S. Truman 0 0 0
Abington 1 1 2
Continental Conference
Pennridge 1, Quakertown 0
It was the good ending to a disappointing season for Pennridge, a team with a fantastic goalie, a great defense and just not quite enough offense, resulting in seven scoreless and 1-1 ties for the Rams.
Pennridge scored a late goal to break a scoreless tie and help the Rams come out with a win on Senior Night.
Justin Musco scored with eight minutes remaining in regulation to help Pennridge to its second win of the year.
"The ball came across and it was a bang-bang play,” Pennridge coach Pete Valimont said. “The goalie went to clear it, but Justin deflected it back in on a sliding kick.
"It was a real good game, and Quakertown played a really nice game. Their coach has done a great job with that team this season and I know they're young, but they battled in every single game."
Brody GIblin stopped all five shots that came his way to record the shutout for the Rams, whose season ended at 2-9-7 overall and 2-8-4 in conference play.
"I was really proud of our guys, especially the 14 seniors," Valimont said. "Everyone was a great teammate and tonight we gave a ton of effort. We didn't quit and we're happy with the result. We played our seniors a ton tonight and…well done. Season's over."
Quakertown finished the season 1-17-0 and 0-14-0, respectively.
Quakertown 0 0 0
Pennridge 0 1 1
Central Bucks West 2, Central Bucks South 0
Central Bucks West goalkeeper Daniel Merritt stood tall in his team's season finale, stopping all six shots that came his way in a shutout victory over host Central Bucks South.
CB West, which had its season end at 10-6-2 overall and 9-4-1 in conference play, received first half goals from Jack Tilley and Jason Douple. Conrad Urffer assisted on the first goal, while Bryan Van Eekelen assisted on the second.
CB South's final record sits at 7-9-2 and 5-8-1, respectively.
Central Bucks West 2 0 2
Central Bucks South 0 0 0
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