Check out the results for SOL boys’ soccer teams in action.
American Conference
Cheltenham 1, Upper Merion 0
After playing 80 minutes of scoreless soccer, Cheltenham and Upper Merion went into overtime to battle it out. In the end, it was the Panthers who came out victorious, as Abe Austin scored off a throw-in by Gene Han to propel Cheltenham to the dramatic victory in a game at Upper Merion High School.
The win improved the streaking Panthers' record to 4-5-1 overall and 4-4-1 in conference play. Just last week, Cheltenham went into Wissahickon High School and escaped with a one-goal victory.
"We got a great defensive effort today," Cheltenham coach Chuck Gesing said. "Nick Zgraggen and Jonah Cohen held Upper Merion to only four shots."
With the loss, the Vikings fell to 1-5-1 both overall and in conference play.
Cheltenham 0 0 1 1
Upper Merion 0 0 0 0
Upper Dublin 5, Norristown 0
Upper Dublin hosted Norristown in a conference meeting, and the Cardinals came out victorious in dominating, shutout fashion.
Peter Nysch scored six minutes into the contest and Norristown put an own goal into its net to give Upper Dublin a 2-0 lead at the half. Justin Greene, Cole D'Andre and Josh Franklin all scored in the second half to cap the scoring.
The Cardinals outshot Norristown 37-8. Greene and Alex Browndorf played very well for Upper Dublin.
With the loss, the Eagles dropped to 1-5-2 in conference play while the Cardinals are 4-3-1 in the league (4-4-2 overall).
Norristown 0 0 0
Upper Dublin 2 3 5
Wissahickon 4, Springfield 1
Despite Springfield making a push in the American Conference, moving all the way up to third place, the Spartans were no match for visiting Wissahickon.
Max Carchedi tallied a hat trick, scoring twice in the first half. He put the Trojans on the board with a goal in the 12th minute and added another nine minutes later. Ryan Becker scored between Carchedi’s two goals, and the Trojans led 3-0 heading into halftime.
A goal by Springfield’s Riley Woron (Mike Bonacci assist) made it a 3-1 game before Carchedi completed his hat trick in the 79th minute. Contributing assists for the Trojans were Joe Maiale, Cole Kropnick and Shane Fallon.
The Spartans held a 12-11 edge in shots. Wissahickon goalkeeper John Carrozza stopped four shots in net to earn the win.
With the win, the second-place Trojans improved to 8-2-0 overall and 6-2-0 in conference play while the Spartans are 4-4-0 in league play (6-4-0 overall).
Wissahickon 3 1 4
Springfield 0 1 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4, Upper Moreland 0
The Colonials remained undefeated in conference play following a shutout victory over host Upper Moreland.
PW, which is now 10-1-0 overall and 8-0-0 in conference play, remains two full games up on second-place Wissahickon in the standings.
PW's goals were scored by Alex Bilodeau, Dom Wldarczyk, Austin Betterly and Ethan Miller. Bilodeau also drew two assists, while Dylan Ennslin and Skyler Goldstein each tallied one. Shane Smith stopped three shots in net to earn yet another shutout win for the Colonials.
The Colonials led 3-0 at the half.
Upper Moreland fell to 0-7-2 overall and 0-6-1 in conference play with the loss.
Plymouth Whitemarsh3 1 4
Upper Moreland 0 0 0
National Conference
Harry S. Truman 3, Council Rock South 2
It took longer than the Tigers would have liked, but they were finally able to capture their first win of the 2014 season. And they did it on the road.
Harry S. Truman went into Council Rock South High School and left with a one-goal victory.
Truman (1-4-1, 1-4-1) received first half goals from freshman Badr Faske and sophomore Christian Herrara, and junior Eddie Worthington tapped in a rebound off a Jeremy Beese direct kick with less than six minutes to play to give the Tigers the game-winning goal.
"I think that after Friday's tie with Abington, we felt like we were moving in the right direction," Truman coach Bill O'Neil said. "We finally got some people back from injuries, more of our guys were out there and we just finally had a full squad in lace. It always feels god to get your first win, but it's just a start.
"Eddie (Worthington) is one of our best players, and he goes in there and plays any position on the field. Today, he came through with a goal that he needed to score to help us get a victory."
Truman took a 2-1 lead into halftime before the Golden Hawks (3-5-0, 1-5-0) were able to tie things up.
Eventually, Worthington put in the game-winner to not only help Truman to the win, but to also give the Tigers their first three-goal performance of the season.
"We put the ball in the net today," O'Neil said. "Any other day, we have been struggling to put goals up and today, we got goals from a freshman, a sophomore and a junior. It was good that we were able to get the ball in the back of the net."
Goalkeeper Fernando Mendez assisted on Faske's goal, while Matheus Souza assisted on Herrara's tally.
O'Neil gave a lot of credit to Mendez for his play in net. The net-minder stopped over 10 shots to earn the win.
"He's a beast," O'Neil said. "He made some ridiculous saves that the other team’s coach was like, 'Where did you get this kid from?' He's been like that all year. If you ask me, he's the best goalie in the league."
Brent Weinstein scored both goals for the Golden Hawks.
Harry S. Truman 2 1 3
Council Rock South 1 1 2
Pennsbury 3, Abington 0
Pennsbury received goals from Alex Tennant, Alex Kardos and Corey Hall in a shutout win over Abington in a conference meeting at Pennsbury High School.
Kardos and Zach LaBossa each drew assists for the Falcons, who are now 6-3-2 overall and 6-2-0 in conference play.
Both of Pennsbury's first half goals came in the opening 10 minutes of regulation. With the loss, Abington fell to 5-3-1 and 4-3-1, respectively.
Abington 0 0 0
Pennsbury 2 1 3
Neshaminy 4, Bensalem 1
Kenny Herrmann continued his spectacular offensive season, scoring three more goals while leading Neshaminy to an easy victory over visiting Bensalem.
A rebound after a shot by Kevin Goetz went right to Herrmann, who scored in the sixth minute to put Neshaminy (10-1-0, 8-0-0) on top. Bensalem scored in the 20th minute off of a corner to even the score up.
In the second half, Herrmann scored when he worked a give-and-go with Zach Albarran. Jack McCourt finished a long-flighted ball from Jamen Rowan in the 64th minute, and Herrmann recorded his hat trick in the 70th minute off a pass from Devlin Metee.
The win kept the first-place Redskins perfect in conference play. Bensalem fell to 3-6-0 overall and 2-4-0 in conference play.
Bensalem 1 0 1
Neshaminy 1 3 4
William Tennent 4, Council Rock North 0
William Tennent (4-5-0, 3-5-0) received a first half goal from J.R. McCabe, which was all of the offense the Panthers would need in a dominating shutout win over host Council Rock North.
Jules Amaro scored in the second half thanks to an assist from McCabe, which was followed by a pair of goals by Dan Mehaffey. Nick Clark assisted on the final two goals.
Joey Lees stopped five shots in net to earn the shutout win for the Panthers. The Indians fell to 3-6-0 overall and 3-5-0 in conference play.
William Tennent 1 3 4
Council Rock North 0 0 0
Continental Conference
Central Bucks East 3, Pennridge 2
Evan Vare connected for the hat trick and Alex Parasky contributed a pair of assists to lead the Patriots to the hard-fought win over an improving Pennridge squad.
“It was an exciting one,” East coach Mike Gorni said. “Peter (Valimont) is doing a really, really good job with that team.
“They’re organized, they’re playing hard for each other. They played a great game tonight, and we’re pleased to come out with a win. They have really been competing with everyone, and they’re a dangerous team to play. They’re not only putting the effort in, but they’re playing well. They were an absolute chore for us tonight.”
Vare put the Patriots on the scoreboard early, using a Parasky assist. A Cameron Sheva goal late in the first half sent the teams into halftime deadlocked 1-1.
Another goal by Vare, this one with an assist from J.R. Eisold, put the Patriots on top 2-1. Again the Rams had answer with Cayce Giblin scoring the equalizer on a head ball. The Patriots won it when Vare connected for his third goal of the night with 11 minutes remaining, once again using a Parasky assist.
“Basically, it was a typical hard-fought Continental Conference game,” Gorni said. “Right now, we’re coming out on the winning end of it, and I’m really grateful for that.
“It was a very good game. We went up twice, and they tied it twice. We scored, and fortunately, there wasn’t enough time for Pennridge to tie it again.”
The Patriots remain perfect in Continental Conference play with an 8-0 mark (10-1 overall) while the Rams are 1-5-2 in league play (1-5-3 overall).
Central Bucks East 1 2 3
Pennridge 1 1 2
North Penn 4, Central Bucks South 1
North Penn opened up a 2-1 halftime lead over the Titans and then tacked on a pair of second half goals to earn the win. The Knights, who are now 8-2-0 overall and 7-1-0 in conference play, sit one game back of Central Bucks East atop the conference standings.
North Penn goals came from Matt Richardson and Colin Jerome, as well as Brad Deckel, who scored twice. Matt Amendola played a phenomenal game, assisting on all four North Penn goals. North Penn's Jordan Katz and Alan Vernon stopped four and three shots, respectively, while splitting time in goal.
With the loss, CB South fell to 4-6-1 and 3-5-0, respectively.
Central Bucks South 1 0 1
North Penn 2 2 4
Central Bucks West 4, Quakertown 0
Central Bucks West scored a pair of goals in each half and left Quakertown High School with a shutout victory.
Jack Tilley and Conrad Urffer scored for the Bucks (5-3-2, 4-3-1) in the first half, while Joel Acaster and Brandon Morris each added a goal in the second half. Both Nick Marella and Bryan Van Eekelen drew a pair of assists.
CB West goalkeepers Daniel Merritt, Will Krempa and Jonathan Vicente combined for the shutout.
Quakertown fell to 0-11-0 overall and 0-8-0 in conference play.
Central Bucks West 2 2 4
Quakertown 0 0 0
Souderton 3, Hatboro-Horsham 0
Souderton took a 2-0 lead into the half and held on for a shutout victory in a game under the lights at Hatboro-Horsham High School.
Danny Sullivan scored the game's first goal in the fourth minute off an assist from Tylor Strozeski to put Souderton up 1-0. Sullivan scored again roughly four minutes later, thanks to an assist from Justin Molyneaux, and John O'Keefe netted the game's final goal in the 76th minute to add some insurance.
Molyneaux added his second assist on the O'Keefe goal. Souderton goalkeeper Kevin Dustin was not forced to make a save in the shutout.
Souderton improved to 5-4-1 overall and 5-2-1 in conference play with the victory, while the Hatters fell to 1-7-2 and 1-5-2, respectively.
Souderton 2 1 3
Hatboro-Horsham 0 0 0
Monday, Sept. 22
NESHAMINY 5, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 0
In a non-league battle between SOL schools, James Rowan scored off a corner kick from James McCourt in the 21st minute, and the Redskins were off and running. Another McCourt corner kick 16 minutes later set up a goal by Dylan McDonald, sending the ‘Skins into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Kevin Goetz scored from a Kenny Herrmann through ball three minutes into the second half, and then it was Herrmann scoring from a McCourt feed in the 66th minute. Eric Schaffer scored off McCourt’s fourth assist of the game for the 5-0 final.
“We played a complete game today, and everyone who stepped on the field played well,” coach Tom Foley said.
Neshaminy 2-3 5
Central Bucks South 0-0 0
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