Pennsbury earned a non-league win while Hatboro-Horsham and Archbishop Wood battled to a scoreless tie.
Non-league
Pennsbury 3, Germantown Academy 1
The Falcons remained perfect on the season, notching their sixth win without a loss – this one a hard-fought non-league road win at GA.
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead into halftime, thanks to a goal by Oleksiy Hontar midway through the half. They added a pair in the second half on their way to the win.
Scoring Summary
First half
Oleksiy Hontar from Sami Awadella (P) 17th minute
Second half
Nathan Gradzeil from Ajnur Curevac (P) 46th minute
GA goal
Jackson Hilt unassisted (P) 64th minute
Pennsbury coach Tom Stoddart:
“Tough atmosphere to play in, but we kept our composure. Right after we went up 2-0 in the 46th minute, we immediately gave a goal up on a giveaway which was really our only mistake of the evening.”
Up next: Pennsbury will travel to Council Rock North on Tuesday.
Pennsbury 1-2 3
Germantown Academy 0-1 1
Hatboro-Horsham 0, Archbishop Wood 0
One day after scoring seven goals in a win over Quakertown, the Hatters could not find the net in Thursday’s non-league game against the tough PCL squad.
“Today’s match was quite different than yesterday’s in which nine goals were scored,” Hatboro-Horsham Kyle McGrath said. “Defensively, we were very sound across the back four in handling Archbishop Wood’s dangerous attackers. Nick Bellizzie, Conor Colletto, Leighton Saxer and Haiden Yoder were able to hold the Vikings off the scoreboard.
“Sophomore goalkeeper Owen Fagan recorded 8 saves including crucial diving save in the second half to keep the score knotted at 0-0. This was his fourth shutout of the season.”
Hatboro-Horsham coach Kyle McGrath:
“Offensively, things were a bit of a struggle today after yesterday’s eruption. We did not have the same success with playing the channels to our forwards, and we were never able to adapt to Wood’s defenders. Lucas Smith and Leighton Saxer had our best two chances with the latter hitting the crossbar from distance.
“The effort from the whole group today was very strong. Back-to-back 80-minute games is always a challenge, and our guys responded well with a gritty performance. I typically do not like scheduling back-to-back games as I don’t believe it is fair to the players, who don’t get a chance to recover properly.
“Unfortunately, with how the schedule fell this fall, this was our only option to hold our yearly match with Wood. The warmer weather made things challenging as well, and we rotated guys quite a bit while earning what most coaches would consider a good point against a top Philadelphia Catholic League team.”
Up next: Hatboro-Horsham will host Upper Dublin on Tuesday.
Archbishop Wood 0-0 0
Hatboro-Horsham 0-0 0
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