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SOL Continental
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0, SOUDERTON 0 
It was a day featuring five shutout performances by SOL Continental teams, although only one of those squads emerged victorious.
One hundred minutes of action were not enough to find a winner in CB West’s trip to Souderton Tuesday night. The Indians had their chances, including playing with a man advantage for part of the second half and all of overtime following a red card against the Bucks, but they were unable to beat goalie Redd Brown. CB West’s keeper pulled in six saves to keep Souderton off the scoreboard.
“We fought hard,” said Bucks coach Stefan Szygiel, who was very proud of his team’s effort in earning the draw. “We kind of stuck to the game plan.
“We were able to still muster an attack even a player down, and I think that kept the game 0-0.”
The Bucks moved to 7-4-2 on the year with the tie and 6-4-2 in the SOL Continental, while Souderton improved to 2-7-1 in league matches. Both teams are in action Wednesday with the Indians heading to CB East and the Bucks hosting Pennridge.
“They [Souderton] played very well,” said Syzgiel. “We were very disorganized tonight and we have to play better tomorrow.”
Central Bucks West 0 0 0 (OT 1) 0 (OT 2) 0
Souderton 0 0 0 (OT 1) 0 (OT 2) 0
HATBORO-HORSHAM 0, PENNRIDGE 0 (2 OT)
The stats were almost dead even, and the score was too. Neither the Rams nor the host Hatters, despite a combined 19 shots, were able to break through with a go-ahead goal, leading to a scoreless draw Tuesday afternoon.
Hatboro-Horsham finished with the slight edge in shots at 10-9. However, both keepers - Pennridge’s Zach Jarrett and the Hatters’ Brian Ehrlich - had seven saves to earn shutouts.
The Hatters are now 5-7-2 overall and 3-6-1 in the league, while the Rams are 3-5-2 in Continental play.
Hatboro-Horsham 0 0 0 (OT 1) 0 (OT 2) 0
Pennridge 0 0 0 (OT 1) 0 (OT 2) 0
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3, QUAKERTOWN 0
CB South was one of several teams to have solid first half finishes on Tuesday.
With about 10 minutes to play before intermission, Dan Busichio found Danny Remick for a goal that proved to be all the Titans would need.
But they were far from finished. In the 32nd minute, Remick was at it again, this time finding Colin Fagan for a shot and score that made it 2-0. Three minutes later, Dean Helwig also found the back of the net on a play set up by Brian Davis to create the final margin.
Matt Weigner earned his sixth shutout of the year in net for the Titans, who are now 6-4 in the SOL Continental and 9-5 overall. Quakertown slipped to 2-8 in the league with the setback and has lost seven in a row.
Central Bucks South 3 0 3
Quakertown 0 0 0
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2, NORTH PENN 1
Dylan McMahon scored a first half goal to send the Knights into halftime with a 1-0 lead, but the Patriots rallied to earn an important win that avenged an early season loss to the Knights. The win was the seventh in a row in league play for the first place Patriots.
“North Penn outplayed us drastically in the first half,” East coach Mike Gorni said. “They were really good.
“Dylan McMahon beat a player and shot from outside the box. It was a very good shot.”
The Knights may have owned the first half, but the tables were turned in the second half.
“In the second half, we came out with energy,” Gorni said. “We switched and put Ryan Gleason up top, and he just made a big difference in how we were attacking and coming in and created some things.”
In the 14th minute of the second half, Kyle Clow turned a pass from Brian Gilligan into the equalizer, taking a high ball from wide that fell inside the box, bringing it down off his chest and hitting a volley past the keeper.
With 17 minutes remaining, Ryan Gleason turned a penalty kick into the game winner. The Patriots were awarded the PK when Gleason, who got behind a pair of defenders, was taken down in the box.
The Patriots (10-3 overall) are 8-2 in league play after a 1-2 start.
“We had back-to-back 1-0 losses to CB West and North Penn, and to win seven straight games in this league is very hard,” Gorni said. “It hasn’t always been pretty, but we got it done, so at least for one more day we stay in first place.”
Central Bucks East will host Souderton on Wednesday at 3:30 at War Memorial Field while North Penn (9-2-2, 3-6-1 SOL) will travel to Quakertown.
North Penn 1 0 1
Central Bucks East 0 2 2
SOL American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2, WISSAHICKON 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh’s only league loss this season came as a result of a comeback in the second half by Upper Dublin.
On Tuesday afternoon at Wissahickon, the Colonials returned the favor against another SOL American opponent. They fell behind 1-0 on what could have been a killer goal late in the first half, but rallied to pull off a 2-1 victory and remain on track for a chance at a league title.
The hero of the day was junior center Alex Bilodeau. In the 65th minute, he evened things up with a tying goal. With just over two minutes remaining, he then popped in the go-ahead and eventual game winning tally for the Colonials.
Juniors Dominic Wlodarczyk and Dylan Ensslin assisted on Bilodeau’s goals.
It was the sixth win in a row for Plymouth Whitemarsh, which improved to 9-1 in the SOL American with the win.
“Brett Paul had another solid performance in goal with 10 saves,” said Colonials coach Devon Landgraff.
The only one he did not stop for the Colonials was a shot by Neal Guaglianone with about a minute to play before halftime. That gave the Trojans the advantage for a while, but they could not earn another tally and fell to 8-5 with the loss (6-4 in the SOL American).
Plymouth Whitemarsh 0 2 2
Wissahickon 1 0 1
UPPER MERION 2, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 0
Somewhat quietly, Upper Merion has enjoyed a solid season, one that may ultimately end up being good enough for a playoff bid.
The Vikings got another important league win Monday night, this time coming on the road against Springfield (Montco). Two first half goals were the difference as the Vikings improved to 8-5 overall and 6-4 in the SOL American. With 18 points, they are currently tied with Wissahickon for third place going into Wednesday’s match with Wissahickon.
Kevin Rodenbaugh and Leonard Lamina popped in the goals for the Vikings, while Alan Castillo and Chris Bruno earned assists. It was the Vikings second straight win, while the Spartans fell to 2-11 overall and 2-8 in league play.
“Brendan Magdamo, Abdu Bakillah, and Vito Vincent played strong games,” complimented Upper Merion coach Tom Dodds.
Upper Merion 2 0 2
Springfield (Montco) 0 0 0
NORRISTOWN 1, UPPER MORELAND 0 (OT)
The Eagles celebrated Senior Day by notching their fifth victory of the season.
After a scoreless regulation, Efrain Guzman came through with another big goal about five minutes into the first sudden death extra session.
Among the seniors honored was keeper Chris Curll, who combined with Enrique Escobedo to earn the shutout in net. The Eagles are now 5-9 on the year and 3-7 in the SOL American while Upper Moreland dropped to 1-9 in league action.
Norristown 0 0 1 (OT 1) 1
Upper Moreland 0 0 0 (OT 1) 0
SOL National
TRUMAN 3, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
In a game the Indians really needed, Truman dealt a huge blow in any postseason aspirations for CR North.
The Tigers scored a backbreaking goals with just five seconds left in the first half of play and never looked back from there in a 3-0 win. It was their fifth triumph of the season and third shutout effort.
“Tonight, we came out. We were flying form the start,” said Tigers coach Bill O’Neil.
Off a shot by Patrick Smith, Jeremy Beese popped in the eventual game winner as time wound down in the opening half. Beese later scored the insurance third goal, which was set up by Marc Carter in the second half.
In between, David Rodriguez blasted a shot from 45 yards out that caught the CR North keeper out of position and wound up going in. Forward Edgar Rodriguez also helped lead the offensive attack while Rashard Gayle and Matt Weed patrolled on defense and helped Jon Lopez earn an eight-save shutout.
“I know what they’re capable of,” O’Neil said. “When they’re flying around and creating havoc, good things are going to happen.”
The Tigers are now 5-9 overall and 2-8 in the SOL National while CR North fell to 4-6 in the league. Truman additionally earned a sweep of the Indians this season.
Truman 1 2 3
Council Rock North 0 0 0
NESHAMINY 1, ABINGTON 1 (2 OT)
Dan Grinrod spotted the Redskins a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 35th minute, using a Hunter Jackson assist. Abington came back to knot the score in the 47th minute on a goal by Sean Seidenberg.
"We had a ton of chances, but Austin Brotman stole the show," Neshaminy coach Tom Foley said of the Abington goalie.
The Redskins (10-0-2, 7-0-2 SOL) still hold a five-point lead at the top of the National Conference standings. Neshaminy will travel to William Tennent on Wednesday while the Ghosts (5-8, 3-6) will host Harry S Truman.
Neshaminy 1 0 0 (OT 1) 0 (OT2) 1
Abington 0 0 0 (OT1) 0 (OT2) 2
WILLIAM TENNENT 4, PENNWOOD 1
The Panthers spread the scoring around in earning a 4-1 non-league home win over Pennwood Tuesday afternoon.
Four first half goals proved to be the difference for the Panthers, who have now won five straight games and are 7-4-1 on the year. Andrew Hughes, Johnny Ciarlante, Bryan Note and Jeremy Hefle all found the back of the next in the victory.
“I was pleased with our first half performance in particular,” said Panthers coach Luke Gibson. “I thought we showed some maturity and got another result.”
Tennent also sits in third place in the SOL National at 5-3-1.
William Tennent 4 0 4
Pennwood 0 1 1
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