Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ soccer teams in action Tuesday. CR North/CB South photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f131331739 (PW/New Hope-Solebury photo courtesy of PW soccer.)
SOL Patriot/Colonial crossover games
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 1, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1 (2 OT)
Early on, there was nothing to suggest that goals would be hard to come by, but after the two teams exchanged first-half goals, neither team scored again. Not even two
overtimes could determine a winner in Tuesday’s crossover game.
“The boys were hyped for this one,” South coach Kyle Pettican said. “In a tough league like this, it’s not every day that you come up against a team that is undefeated seven games in. I think the game was even from start to finish. No team dominated the other.”
The Titans got on the scoreboard first.
“We broke the scoring when Nate MacLeod played Josh Dozier down the channel, and Josh played a low driven ball behind the back line,” Pettican said. “Between the miscommunication of their defender and keeper as well as an Evan Jaskelewicz run to put them off, the ball made its way the back post where Owen (Tyson) was there to tap it home.”
With five minutes remaining in the half, Rock North junior Will Kamp scored the equalizer.
“He scored on a tremendous personal effort,” Rock North coach Joe Stackhouse said.
“Their defensive midfielder was allowed time to bring the ball down around his 25-yard line,” Pettican said of the game-tying sequence. “He then kicked it long over our back line when we weren’t expecting it. This left them 1-on-1 with the keeper where – after the keeper touched it wide, their striker ran around and tapped it in.”
That 1-1 score stood through the remainder of regulation and two overtimes.
“Overall I think it was an even game where both teams will be happy leaving with a point,” Pettican said. “Joe (Stackhouse) does a great job with the group at CR North. They have a system and style. Every player knows their roles and responsibilities. Their rotation players give no drop off from the starters. They are successful in games because of their teamwork and discipline.”
Stackhouse credited a player from each side.
“Senior Mike Pinho had an outstanding game in the defensive third for North,” the Indians’ coach said. “CB South goalkeeper, Pat VanLuvanee, was spectacular with a handful of point-blank saves.
“We let a good opportunity to keep the lead in the Patriot Division get away.”
North held an advantage in shots (15-3) and corner kicks (11-5).
Council Rock North (6-0-2, 5-0-2 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Thursday, and Central Bucks South (3-2-1, 3-2-1) will host Council Rock South on Thursday.
Central Bucks South 1-0-0-0 1
Council Rock North 1-0-0-0 1
PENNRIDGE 2, PENNSBURY 1 (OT)
The third time was the charm.
Twice the Rams had gone to overtime this season, and twice they came up short. On Tuesday, it was the Rams who were celebrating when -with about a minute left in the first overtime – Logan LaMaina scored the dramatic game-winner.
“We were able to get a really good counterattack, and Pat Fannon played a ball in to Logan LaMaina, who was able to just outrun their defender and tap it by the keeper,” Pennridge coach Aaron Rapsinski said. “This was a weight lifted off our chest after the poor results we were getting when we felt we were playing a decent brand of soccer. It was just disheartening to not get any results, so this one felt really good.”
Pennsbury got on the scoreboard late in the first half.
“Their number five (Bryan Sanchez) hit a really nice ball, and it hit the crossbar,” Rapsinski said. “I think the ball went in off his free kick, but it was allowed to continue, and one of their other players followed up and was able to tap the ball in, but it was just a really, really nice free kick from number five.”
The Falcons took that 1-0 lead into halftime.
“We came out solid in the second half, and we started pushing numbers forward,” Rapsinski said. “With about 15 minutes left in the second half, we got a penalty kick, and Pat Fannon stepped up and buried it.”
Play was back and forth to the end of regulation, and the stage was set for overtime.
“To be in our third overtime game, we knew what was on the line here, so we really wanted it coming into overtime, and we went out and got the result,” Rapsinski said.
The Rams’ coach had high praise for several of his players.
“Our goalie, Gavin Dimmick stood on his head and made a couple of really, really good saves to keep us in it when it was 1-1 or even when Pennsbury was up 1-0,” Rapsinski said. “Chase Rabinowitz was flying around the middle of the field, Andrew Levush just busted his butt in the middle of the field and along the back line.
“We had a couple of guys – George Fitzgerald and Oak Boone – who haven’t gotten a ton of minutes so far this year that really stepped up and played a really good game.”
Pennridge (2-5, 2-4 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy on Thursday, and Pennsbury (2-5, 2-5) will host Souderton on Thursday.
Pennsbury 1-0-0 1
Pennridge 0-1-1 2
NORTH PENN 2, NESHAMINY 1 (OT)
The Knights just might have the corner of the market when it comes to close games.
With two ties already on their record, their remaining five games have all been decided by one goal. In Tuesday’s crossover contest, the Knights were victorious when Logan Smith turned a direct kick near midfield into the overtime game-winner.
“Conor Sullivan made a great play to get on the end of it and send the ball across the goal mouth, and Logan crashed in from the right wing, beat his man to it and buried it,” NP coach Chris DePeppe said.
Neither team scored in the opening half.
“It was probably the worst I’ve ever seen a Neshaminy team play in the first half,” Neshaminy coach Tom Foley said. “We have to learn to be ready to compete right from the jump. We were totally outclassed. The only good thing I could say about the first half was it was 0-0, so that was a bonus.”
Sullivan, who had both his team’s goals, gave the Knights a 1-0 advantage in the second half, and that score came with the Knights – after one of their players received a red card early in the half – down a player.
“Conor got that goal off a flicked header by Shafiq Henaidy off a long throw by Ian Balisalisa,” DePeppe said.
The Redskins evened the score when Wolo Mokhnastskyi converted a penalty kick, setting the stage for overtime.
“The second half we started four freshmen and two sophomores,” Foley said. “We played a little bit better. They showed some good things.
“North Penn got a guy sent off for a red card five minutes into the second half. We had a little more success moving the ball around, but they managed to get a goal off a long throw.
“I think one of our guys whiffed a little bit and kind of shanked it, and their guy was there to tuck it in. They kind of hunkered down to keep us at bay. We just kept pressing, and we managed to draw a penalty kick with three minutes left. Wolo capitalized, burying the kick to knot the score 1-1.”
That set the stage for overtime and Sullivan’s game-winner.
DePeppe credited the performance of his squad, which played down a man for the majority of the second half and overtime.
“Caiden Myers and Ian Bialisalisa were outstanding on the back line today,” DePeppe said. “I was very pleased with the play of backup keeper Brady Schwengels. And the work rate of Matt Haines, Cody Perrin and Diego Castelanno really helped us hold them off when we went down to 10 men.
“Neshaminy had three or four freshmen playing today, and I know Tom Foley and Jim McCourt are struggling to get their best players healthy, but they are always organized and hard-working, and I know they will surprise some teams because they are better than their record shows.”
Foley, meanwhile, gave credit the Knights.
“I’m going to be honest – it was a just result,” the Redskins’ coach said. “They carried most of the play. We’re young, but we have to learn we have to compete the full 80 minutes and not show up for 10-minute stretches here, five-minute stretches there. We have to play the whole game.
“We can’t afford to make silly mistakes, and we kind of made silly mistakes on their first goal. We couldn’t get on the end of it, and the second goal – maybe we could have got on the end of the head back across. It’s a learning process. The plus is we’re getting some young guys meaningful minutes, which will be good for our future, but right now, it’s not good for our current team. We’re kind of learning things as we go. Sometimes learning is a little difficult, and it’s hard to take. We’ll get after it again tomorrow, and we’ll be at Pennridge on Thursday, and we’ll see what we can do.”
North Penn (2-3-2, 2-2-2 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Thursday.
“We are 2-3-2 and have yet to play a complete game with our full roster,” DePeppe said. “And now we face Council Rock North without our best player, but we know we can play with anyone, and winning today with 10 men really ought to give us a lift and hopefully kickstart a winning streak.”
Neshaminy (1-5-1, 1-5-1) will travel Pennridge Thursday.
Neshaminy 0-1-0 1
North Penn 0-1-1 2
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 4, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3
The Golden Hawks opened up a 3-0 lead early in the second half and appeared to be on their way to a cakewalk.
But the Bucks had other ideas, making things very interesting by twice pulling to within one.
“We hung on to secure the 4-3 win and three points, but we were quite lucky today since we only played 60 minutes, and a valuable lesson learned about staying focused for all 80 minutes,” Rock South coach Alan Nicholl said, tipping his hat to first-year West coach John Adair. “John Adair has that team playing very good football, and it says a lot about the progress he has made in his inaugural season with the team.
“They’re still fighting like (heck) while down 3-0 away from home, and full credit to them for clawing their way back into it.”
The Golden Hawks took a 1-0 lead into halftime, thanks to a Frankie Rafferty goal with an assist from Mike Burns. Early in the second half, they built a quick 3-0 lead with goals from Reid Vandermark (Anthony Abreu assist) and Rafferty (George O’Brien assist).
Brandon Terry put the Bucks on the scoreboard in the 60th minute to make it a 3-1 game.
“West’s goal in the 60th minute brought new life to an otherwise comfortable game for us,” Nicholl said. “They flipped the script and scored and scored to make things very interesting at 3-2.”
Harrison Brownlow connected on the second goal, and then – after the Golden Hawks went on top 4-2 – it was Cole Barrett scoring to pull the Bucks to within one.
“Reid Vandermark (George Simon assist) scored with 10 minutes left to give us some breathing room, but West rebounded again to bring a very nervy end to the game,” Nicholl said.
When it was over, the Golden Hawks’ coach credited the efforts of his dangerous duo.
“Frankie (Rafferty) and Reid (Vandermark) each with a brace is the bright spot for us on the day, and while I’m disappointed we let them back into it late, I’m happy with the three points,” Nicholl said.
Council Rock South (6-1-1, 5-1-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks South on Thursday, and Central Bucks West (3-4, 3-3) will be on the road at Bensalem on Thursday.
Central Bucks West 0-3 3
Council Rock South 1-3 4
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2, BENSALEM 0
The Patriots came away with the road win in Tuesday’s crossover game, but it was anything but easy.
After the two teams battled to a scoreless halftime tie, the Patriots got on the board 15 minutes into the second half and then found the net late to earn the 2-0 win.
“It was a closer first half than we maybe would have liked,” East coach Josh Isaacsohn said. “I thought they had a good plan against us, and the teams matched up pretty well.
“I think we kind of got by them a little bit and had a bunch of opportunities on goal in the first half. We just didn’t convert. I have to give massive credit to their goalie (Zach Letchner) – he stood on his head. The kid played an absolutely incredible game. He had some really, really great saves.”
The Patriots finally got on the board in the 65th minute on a goal by Joey Roth with an assist from Wesley Meyers. With two minutes remaining in the contest, Nick Bonargo turned a pass from Andrew Walloff into an insurance goal.
“Rolling into the second half, we knew we had to do whatever we had to do,” Isaacsohn said. “The sun was in our keeper’s eyes, and we just had to somehow figure a way to get it around their kid.
“Eventually, through some corner kicks and some really hard work, they did it.”
The Patriots’ coach lauded the play of his defense.
“Reese Davis, Wes Meyers, Will Zlogar, Koen Reid and Andrew Walloff all just really held it down, so that we could keep that shutout and eventually put a couple in.”
On the other side of the field, Bensalem coach Kevin Bock had good things to say about his team’s effort.
“We saw CB East- they’ve been playing really well all season, they’ve been scoring a lot of goals,” the Owls’ coach said. “We came in with a plan to try and keep the game nothing-nothing for as long as we could and try to find an opportunity to maybe put one home.
“For a good 60 minutes, we did. It was scoreless at halftime and almost halfway through the second half. It was kind of unfortunate – they did a throw-in, we let it bounce in the box, and they got a head in. We continued to battle. They got one late, but I thought collectively we did a real good job of playing team defense, and we played as one unit today.
“CB East had to work for their goals. It was a very collaborative effort. The effort today was outstanding from every single player on our team. I thought we played hard.”
In addition to his goalie (Letchner), Bock credited the play of his entire defense.
“Josh Garcia did a good job – he had kind of a different role today,” the Bensalem coach said. “He executed well, did some really great work.
“The usual guys in the back – Aaron (Greer), Tommy (Hurst) and Andrew Leibig have been just lights out there, but again, it was collective. It was everybody. It was unfortunate – another tight game. I’m proud of our effort today. I know CB East has really been hammering teams, and it was nice to have their coaches come off the field and say, ‘Man, that was a tough one for us.’”
Central Bucks East (6-1, 6-0 SOL) will be on the road at Harry S Truman on Thursday, and Bensalem (2-5, 2-5) will host Central Bucks West on Thursday.
Central Bucks East 0-2 2
Bensalem 0-0 0
SOUDERTON 5, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
The Indians took an early lead and went into halftime with a 3-0 advantage on their way to the convincing win.
“We started the scoring off early with a Fin Williams pass that found Tannor Wiszneski in the box, and he had a clinical finish and the game-winning goal,” Souderton coach Frank Demas said.
Also in the first half, Jake Luciani scored with an assist from Drew Kerns, and then it was Kerns setting up Lukas Sailor for a goal that sent the Indians into halftime with a 3-0 lead.
Luciani connected on his second goal – this one with a Wisznewski assist, and Kerns – who had goal and two assists – closed out the scoring with a goal of his own assisted by Sailor.
Souderton (3-2-1, 3-2-1 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury on Thursday, and Harry S Truman (0-8, 0-7) will host Central Bucks East on Thursday.
Harry S Truman 0-0 0
Souderton 3-2 5
SOL Liberty/Freedom Division crossover games
ABINGTON 3, CHELTENHAM 2 (OT)
This was high school soccer at its very best.
Two neighboring rivals going at it. Nine players – six on Abington and three on Cheltenham – who were teammates on a Hunter Soccer Club team that advanced to nationals this summer. Fans from both sides on the edge of their seats fervently cheering their team on.
“A lot of people were there because we didn’t charge to get in, and both Hunter Soccer Club and AC United kids got in to watch the game, and no one left,” Abington coach Randy Garber said. “Everyone that watched that game said what a great game to watch. It was very entertaining. They saw a bunch of goals, and one better than the next.”
It took a heroic effort from both sides to determine a winner – Cheltenham rallied from a 1-0 deficit to go on top 2-1 only to watch the Ghosts tie it in the closing moments of the game and then win it when Brady Hartman found the net in overtime with his third goal of the game.
“High school soccer is completely different from club soccer,” Garber said. “Those kids were so emotional – you don’t get that in club. The camaraderie of these kids just having a great time and enjoying it where in club you have maybe five different schools playing for the same club, and they all go their different ways. Tonight they didn’t want to leave the locker room.”
This was one of those special games neither team deserved to lose, and what was an exhilarating win for the Ghosts was a heartbreaking loss for the Panthers.
“Sometimes the game’s just not fair,” Garber said. “They’re going to go home and say, ‘I can’t believe that we let that game get away because we played well enough to win.’ They played well enough to win, and that’s the bottom line.”
The Ghosts got on the scoreboard early on a Hartman goal.
“We normally have our own way against Cheltenham, and it’s not much of a game,” said Garber, whose squad handed the Panthers a 7-1 defeat last year. “But this Hunter Club put together a team that went to nationals, and they didn’t lose any games down there. They won two and tied one, but they didn’t score enough goals to move forward, so they had a good tournament.
“Surrounding them with other players from Cheltenham, they put together a very good side this year. Cam (Rhoades), their one forward, is very quick, and he’s their goal scorer. We went up 1-0 in the first 10 minutes, and it looked like it was going to be one of those games we would have our own way.
“They settled in and got confidence, not letting in any more goals, and it was 1-0 at halftime. They thought – ‘Hey, we can hang out with these guys.’”
Although his team trailed by just one goal, Cheltenham coach Bill Tonkin was concerned about his team’s start.
“Abington came out with way more intensity than we did and took it to us,” the Panthers’ coach said. “We rose to the challenge tonight though, unlike the Springfield game last week (a 7-0 loss).
“We got ourselves together and got better as the half went on but couldn’t really get any good chances at goal. We told the boys at halftime the second half was going to be our half. We proved to ourselves we could play with them in the first half, and now we had to take that next step and take the game to them, and I thought we did a great job of doing that.
“Cameron Rhoades beat a defender and got into the box and was taken down, giving us a PK that Keegan Peet converted to tie the game.”
“Now they’re right back in it,” Garber said. “Now they have all the confidence in the world, we’re struggling to get the ball out of the back. They’re pressing, we’re fouling, and every time we foul, they get to move up players.”
That pressure paid off, and the Panthers took their first lead.
“We kept pushing and pressuring them, and we got the upper hand for a while in the second half,” Tonkin said. “With about 25 minutes left, Cameron Rhoades took a shot that deflected off someone and floated up in the air over the keeper’s head into the goal to take the lead.”
“He hits a beautiful shot that goes over our goalie’s head into the back of the net,” Garber said of the Rhoades score. “It was 2-1, we’re pressing, they’re clearing the ball, and it was a minute and 37 seconds to go in the game, and Brady Hartman is on the right side and just hits a screamer along the floor. I’m watching the ball, and that ball just had eyes because there were so many people in the box – I don’t know how it found the back of the net, but he hit it with some pace.
“Cheltenham’s goalkeeper played out of his mind the second half. He just had a stellar game himself.”
According to Garber, the game was far from over.
“They had chances that they could have won the game,” the Ghosts’ coach said. “We fouled, they put the ball in the mix. One of our left backs goes and clears the ball that if he didn’t clear the ball – their kid would have been one-on-one with the goalkeeper. (Brandon) Escobar, our right back, toe punts the ball out of bounds, or they could have slotted the ball and won the game with 33 seconds to go in the game. It was one of those crazy games.”
Five minutes into the first overtime, Hartman connected with the game-winner.
“The ball gets kicked out on the lefthand side, the ball comes across and is played into Brady, and Brady just redirects the ball inside the six-yard box, and it finds the back of the net – game over,” Garber said. “They were sick, they have to be so sick because they could have very easily won the game, very easily. They played extremely well.”
The Panthers had their opportunity to score in overtime as well.
“Going into overtime, I told them the game was ours for the taking and to get one quick goal, and that almost happened as Freedy Kelman almost got through to goal but just couldn’t finish the chance and then they came back down the field and scored,” Tonkin said. “It’s just the way soccer happens sometimes. We missed a great chance at one end, and it comes back down, and the other team finishes their chance.
“It was a tough loss, but I am so proud of our boys for the way they played tonight. They proved to themselves that they can play with any team out there, and we need to use that through the rest of the season.:
Tuesday’s win was the Ghosts’ third overtime win of the season.
“Good teams find a way to win,” Garber said. “With 1:37 left to go in the game, you’re saying, ‘This game’s over,’ but they kept pressing, pressing, pressing, and that ball that Brady hit had eyes to find the back of the net because there were so many people in the box. Their coach had to say, ‘Are you kidding me?’”
Garber praised the efforts of several players in the big win.
“Brady had a hit trick, and obviously, he had a good night,” Garber said. “(Braeden) Brownholtz played hard. Jose (Rosario Martinez) did a good job in the midfield, and our little freshman – Sean (Westmoreland) – played in the midfield, and he just worked his butt off the whole entire game. He just works so hard.”
Tonkin also had plenty of praise to go around.
“Freedy Cameron and Keegan (Peet) were really good tonight,” the Panthers’ coach said. “They were giving their defense everything they could handle.
“Abington is one (heck) of a team, and they fought back with everything they had, and we gave everything we had to stay in the lead. Noah Jutzi played unbelievable tonight. I am surprised he could still stand up at the end of the game. We really fed off of his effort and energy all night. He was winning balls all over the field. Beck Toledo Arlo Kemmerer-Scovner and Xavi Chanoine also played really well in the middle of the field.
“Our defense was very good tonight too. Cole Funk, Ean Justice, Chamar Blanchard, Zack Rosser and Joel Martin were very good, but we just couldn’t finish them off. Abington pulled out a goal in the final two minutes and that was a heartbreaker.”
Abington (8-1, 7-0 SOL) will host New Hope-Solebury on Thursday, and Cheltenham (6-3, 4-3) will be on the road at Wissahickon Thursday.
Cheltenham 0-2-0 2
Abington 1-1-1 3
HATBORO-HORSHAM 1, LOWER MORELAND 0
Logan Gisondi put the Hatters on the scoreboard before fans had settled in their seats, finding the net in the opening minute of Tuesday’s crossover game, and that turned out to be the extent of the scoring for both squads as the Hatters held on for the shutout win.
“Lower Moreland does a good job of keeping possession of the ball, knocking it around trying to unlock us, so we defended very well,” Hatters’ coach Kyle McGrath said. “I wouldn’t say we defended the whole game, but we defended very well.
“Both teams generated some chances after the initial goal. Lower Moreland hit the post in the second half. It was just a good overall victory for my guys.”
The Hatters’ coach described Gisondi’s early goal that proved to be the game-winner.
“The first 15 or so seconds, we got a ball in behind, and they defended it well,” McGrath said. “Christian Patelmo, my center back, picked the ball up, and we were able to play it over the top again. Logan Gisondi got on the end of it and finished it to get us a 1-0 lead about 40 seconds into the game.”
The Hatters’ coach lauded the play of his defense.
“We always stress shutouts at Hatboro-Horsham, and it’s our first one of the year,” McGrath said. “The back four played very well. We did a little bit of shuffling. Louis Matullo, Luke Weiss, Christian Patelmo and Nick Belizzie all played well in front of our goalkeeper – Sawyer Cruz – who got his first varsity shutout.
“It’s always good to get a win. Lower Moreland is a good program.”
Hatboro-Horsham (3-4, 3-4 SOL) will travel to Springfield Township on Thursday, and Lower Moreland (4-3, 4-3) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Thursday.
Lower Moreland 0-0 0
Hatboro-Horsham 1-0 1
WISSAHICKON 4, UPPER MORELAND 0
Jofi Contreras scored in the 37th minute to send the visiting Trojans into halftime with a tenuous 1-0 lead. Dylan Horwitz found the net in the 61st minute, and that opened the floodgates for the Trojans, who scored three unanswered goals in the second half to earn the crossover win.
“We came out and thankfully the first few minutes we started to play a little better, started to win a few more head balls, tackles in the middle of the field,” Wissahickon coach Stuart Malcolm said. “When we got that second goal, it kind of calmed everyone down a little bit. We got the third and fourth later on.
“It was comfortable in the end in the score line, but it really wasn’t like that until midway through the second half.”
Chanwoo Kim scored the third goal in the 68th minute, and two minutes later, the Trojans benefitted from a UM own goal for the 4-0 final.
Senior Charlie Stehlik contributed a pair of assists, and sophomore Charlie Fortescue had one assist. Goalie Michael Maltin recorded six saves in the shutout win.
Malcolm acknowledged the continued improvement of Horwitz, who has four goals in the last four games.
“Dylan Horwitz was someone who was getting minutes off the bench early in the season, and the last few games, he’s taken his opportunity really well in terms of things I like to see from forwards,” the Wissahickon coach said. “He got a goal against Abington, he had two goals against William Tennent, and he got the second goal today, which was the big goal for us.
“He was someone I didn’t have penciled in as a starter, but he’s put himself on the end of things and deserves to have a good start.
“Other players that started to have better games were Charlie Foretescue and Charlie Stehlik – they play in the back, but they’re attacking fullbacks.”
The season has not exactly gone as planned for the Trojans, who had to deal with a season-altering injury in their first league game against Hatboro-Horsham when junior Will Fath went down with an injury.
“We basically transferred Will into the back line, and he had a really good preseason, and we were building the defense around him,” Malcolm said. “He was doing really well. Eight minutes into the game against Hatboro, he tore his ACL.
“We had a pretty good preseason – really hadn’t conceded too many goals. I think we only had given up a penalty kick and one other goal. It looked like we found something that would work. There are only four or five players who have varsity experience this year.
“Will went down, and within 30 minutes, we conceded three goals to Hatboro, and we ended up losing 4-2. They were the better team. As the game wore on, we were trying to figure out things on the fly. We followed that up with a poor performance against Upper Dublin. I hadn’t figured things out. Dublin was the better team. The score flattered us. It was 3-2, but it was 3-0 with five minutes to go and there was all kind of silliness at the end of the game, which led to us getting two goals back, so the score looked closer than it was.”
The Trojans righted the ship with a 2-1 win over Quakertown.
“They have a group of players that are working hard and move the ball well,” Malcolm said of the Panthers. “Then we played Abington. We were doing fine against them. We were down 1-0, and we got a goal back five minutes before halftime. One of our players that we pulled back into the defense had a hamstring tightness, and two minutes later, we conceded, and it fell apart a little bit, and we lost 4-1.
“PW it was the same thing. He went back out and tried it again. After 15 minutes, he had to come out, and we conceded one. We haven’t been responding well to being down, and we lost that one 3-0.”
Last Thursday, Wissahickon scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to earn a 3-1 win over William Tennent, and listening to Malcolm tell it, the Trojans played better in their win over Tennent than they did in Tuesday’s outing.
“The kids like playing under the lights,” the Wissahickon coach said. “We were fortunate Upper Moreland did not go ahead in the first few minutes of the game. They had a good chance on a breakaway, and our keeper (Michael Maltin) made the save.
“Again, they were first to a lot of the balls. I wouldn’t say we were flat, but we were just not responding quick enough to what Upper Moreland would do, and we created a few chances and got a goal close to halftime, which was great timing, and we could regroup and talk about how we played on Thursday. We kind of acknowledged we weren’t at the same level.”
Wissahickon (4-4, 3-4 SOL) will host Cheltenham on Thursday, and Upper Moreland (2-6, 1-6) will travel to Upper Dublin on Thursday.
Wissahickon 1-3 4
Upper Moreland 0-0 0
SPRINGFIELD TWP 3, QUAKERTOWN 1
The Spartans won their ninth game without a loss, turning a 2-1 halftime lead into a 3-1 win over the visiting Panthers in Tuesday’s crossover game.
The Spartans got on the scoreboard with an own goal, and then it was Riley Martin connecting with a Justin Whang assist. Carter Tull scored for the Panthers, who trailed by just one at halftime.
Martin converted a penalty kick to account for the only goal in the second half.
Springfield Township (9-0, 7-0 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday, and Quakertown (2-5, 2-5) will host William Tennent on Thursday.
Quakertown 1-0 1
Springfield Twp 2-1 3
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 4, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 0
The Colonials raced out of the gate to a 3-0 halftime lead on their way to Tuesday’s crossover win.
Jeff Schneider scored a pair of goals to lead the Colonials’ attack while Jared Rutman and Jayden Sudman each added a goal.
Colonials’ coach John DiCriscio acknowledged the standout play of center backs Kaden McNew and Tiernan McGuckien.
“Our center backs played exceptional today, keeping a hard fighting New Hope-Solebury team to limited scoring chances,” the PW coach said.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (4-3, 4-2 SOL) will travel to Lower Moreland on Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (0-6, 0-6) will be on the road at Abington on Thursday.
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