Check out Monday’s SOL boys and girls lacrosse results. To view photos of the CB West/CR North girls game, please visit the Photo Gallery.
Boys
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 10, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 9 (OT)
It’s always a war when the neighboring rivals do battle.
Need proof?
Consider only the fact that Monday’s win was the third straight matchup between the two schools that was decided in overtime. The Indians won it in dramatic fashion when Brian Fitzpatrick scored with a minute remaining in OT.
“It was an unbelievable shot,” said coach Jon Levine, whose team trailed by as many three in the second half. “We just keep playing our game. If it works, it works, and it did. I don’t think anything really changed. We just tried to play our game.”
Fitzpatrick and teammate Connor D’Amelia both contributed three goals and two assists to lead the Indians.
The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie at the end of one quarter with Ryan Briggs (Shane Lawler) scoring the Indians’ only goal. Zack Zell scored an unassisted goal in the second quarter, but the Indians found themselves staring at a 3-2 halftime deficit.
The Indians knotted the score on a goal from Fitzpatrick (D’Amelia assist), but the Golden Hawks went back on top 7-4 before the Indians scored a pair of late goals to make it a 7-6 game heading into the final quarter. D’Amelia (Ken Crew assist), Crew (D’Amelia assist) and Matt Moller accounted for Rock North’s goals.
An unassisted goal by Fitzpatrick knotted the score 7-7 with four minutes to play, and the Indians regrouped to take an 8-7 lead at the 3:38 mark when D’Amelia scored (Fitzpatrick assist). That lead was anything but secure as the Golden Hawks scored back-to-back goals to go on top 9-8 at the 2:41 mark.
The Indians, showing a flare for the dramatic, used a goal by D’Amelia (Fitzpatrick assist) to knot the score 9-9 with 1:36 remaining in regulation, setting the stage for overtime.
“This was extremely important,” Levine said of Monday’s win. “This is the game we want to win every year. It’s the North-South rivalry. You can’t get any bigger than that.
“This also helps us stay in competition in the league. We got off to a poor start in the year, but we’ve been able to put things together and string together a couple of wins.”
Alex Kovelsky was credited with 12 saves in goal for the Indians. Levine also credited the solid defensive effort of Sam Horbal.
“Joe Earley is always all over the field,” Levine said. “Zack Fell looked good, and Ryan Briggs did well with face offs as he’s done all year.
“I truthfully thought we didn’t play anywhere near our best game. The game was a little bit sloppy.”
Council Rock North 1-1-4-3-1 10
Council Rock South 1-2-4-2-0 9
HATBORO-HORSHAM 12, SOUDERTON 6
The Hatters jumped out to a 6-0 lead after one quarter en route to their fourth straight conference win. Zach Erwine (four goals, one assist), Jimmy Murphy (one goal, four assists), Ryan Higgins (one goal, three assists) and Ben Cellini (two goals) led the Hatters offensively. Jimmy Durkin, Connor Kreston, Steve Palo and Kyle Mullin all contributed one goal while Jake Cresta added an assist.
Steve Palo and Kyle Mullen dominated the face-offs, and Palo also led the team with 10 ground balls.
Marc Poust was credited with six saves in goal.
LANSDALE CATHOLIC 15, NORRISTOWN 5
The Eagles were led by the two-goal, one-assist effort of Sean Calhoun while Mike Smith had one goal and one assist. Tyeler Kingkiner and Drew Baltrus each had one goal while James Perkins added an assist for the Eagles.
Norristown 0-2-2-1 5
Lansdale Catholic 3-4-5-3 15
Girls
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 16, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 11
Jacqueline Fitzgerald had a huge game, contributing five goals and two assists while Paige Savard and Meghan Tillger both added three goals for the Bucks, who led 9-6 at halftime on their way to the non-league win.
Elena Romesburg added two goals and one assist while Sarah Gebre, Amanda Gundlach and Elle Ueland each scored single goals. Ueland also had an assist.
“North dominated the draw, but (we) were scoring quickly off transition,” West coach Tara Schmucker said. “We had the lead the whole game, but North battled back in the second half to come within one.
“We got some key draws and started connecting on passing to finish out the game.”
West goalie Kyra Bregere was credited with seven saves.
While the Indians fell to 3-4, the Bucks improved to 5-4.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 13, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12
Rock South’s Jamie Damirgian knotted the score with two minutes remaining, but East’s Alex Law (Kaitlyn Stout assist) scored with 1:13 left in regulation, propelling the Patriots to their second one-goal win in as many games. The win upped East’s winning streak to five games.
Mary Kate Schwartz led the Patriots with four goals and one assist while Marissa Glatt had three goals and two assists and Law, two goals and two assists. Maggie Stella also had a pair of goals, and Katt Miller and Nicole Delfini both had one goal.
The Golden Hawks received hat tricks from Christine Besselman and Gabi Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld also had an assist. Damirgian had two goals and two assists, and Maddalena Buonomo added two goals. Leann Hurley (one assist) and Melissa Finor both scored single goals. Nikki Boyd added an assist to close out the scoring for Rock South.
East goalie Alana Rivas was credited with 13 saves while Rock South’s Claire Quist had 10 saves.
While the Golden Hawks fell to 3-2, East upped its record to 6-3.
SOUDERTON 18, PENNRIDGE 12
Amber Lambeth (six goals, one assist) and Nikki Palmer (two goals, five assists) both had seven-point nights to lead the Indians. Natalie Bulgier also came up huge, scoring six goals, and Chessie Rehmer had two goals and two assists. Jessie Offner and Brittany Royan each had one goal for the Indians, who led 11-7 at halftime.
Taylor Dachowski and Aerin McHugh led the Rams with four goals each. Leah Alcott, Allison Fugate, Mattie Maher and Jess Csaszar each had one goal. Maher and Csaszar both also had one assist.
Jen Bergey had 14 saves in goal for the Indians. Danielle Nichols had 14 saves in goal for the Rams.
The Indians are 4-2 in league play (5-2 overall) while the Rams are 0-6 in the league (1-7 overall).
WISSAHICKON 16, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 5
The Trojans capitalized on the fact that the Spartans, who were assessed seven yellow cards, played much of the game shorthanded.
Laura Frankfield (two goals, five assists) had a seven-point game to lead the Trojans while Zoe Gomez had a six-point afternoon, contributing four goals and two assists. Lauren Irvine scored a game-high five goals. Also contributing to the scoring were Lindsay Andersen (one goal), Bailey Weber (two goals), Marie Dickson (one goal), Shannon Stagliano (one goal), Jackie Hibbs (one assist) and Rachel Zucker (one assist).
Coach David Schlesinger credited Jackie Hibbs and Julie Silverman for providing the back end support and keeping the Spartans from mounting a comeback. Gomez also recorded six takeaways to lead the Trojans’ defense.
The Trojans improved to 5-1 in league play (6-1 overall) while the Spartans are 3-2 in the league (3-3 overall).
PENNSBURY 12, CHELTENHAM 9
Jackie Sweeney scored six goals and also contributed two assists to lead the Falcons to the non-league win. Kelsy Gumbert added four goals and one assist, and Carson Smith and Missy Frankil each had one goal. Smith also had an assist.
Falcon goalie Liana Eyre faced 20 shots and was credited with 11 saves.
The Falcons are 6-1 overall while Cheltenham fell to 3-4.
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