Check out the results for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Friday. Photos of the CB South/CB West match were provided courtesy of Lisa Henderson.
Boys
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 10, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 5
In a battle of neighboring rivals, it was the streaking Bucks defeating the Titans. The Bucks, who led 2-1 after one quarter, found themselves deadlocked with the Titans 4-4 at halftime. They led 6-5 after three quarters and then seized control of the tightly contested game with a 4-0 fourth quarter to close it out.
Ben Sexauer had a hat trick to lead a balanced West attack. Will Ross added two goals and an assist while Joey Rockovich was part of five goals, scoring two and assisting on three. Shane Early had a pair of goals, and Brandon Gervais had a goal and an assist. Nick Werner contributed an assist and also led the team with seven ground balls. Ben Karthaus was credited with five ground balls.
Andrew Santacecilia won 10-of-13 face-offs and also had five ground balls.
For the Titans, Evan Falkowski and Dante Poli each had two goals while Justin Abbonizio added one. Three of the goals were assisted. Joe Vitelli, Mike Dutkieewicz and Poli each had one assist.
South grabbed 26 ground balls, led by Vitelli with seven, followed by Falkowski with five and Poli, three. Andrew Fratangeli, Connor Grant and Mark Lumb each had two, and Austin Novick and Dutkiewicz had one each.
South won 7-of-17 face-offs with Lumb winning 5-of-10 while Noah Mokrynchuk won 2-of-7. Brad Ross tallied nine saves in goal.
West goalie Steve Hogan was credited with eight saves in the win.
Central Bucks West (8-2, 4-1 SOL) will travel to Pennridge next Friday, and Central Bucks South (3-4, 2-4 SOL) will host North Penn on Monday.
Central Bucks West 2-2-2-4 10
Central Bucks South 1-3-1-0 5
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 14, SOUDERTON 3
Twelve players put their names in the scoring column in a contest that saw the Patriots sprint to a 9-1 halftime lead on their way to the win.
Logan Nelson, Alec Bracken and Ryan Brown each had a pair of goals. Contributing single goals were Owen Griffin, Cal Tihansky, Ryan Stout, Brent Billingsley, Grant Porter, Mike Ott, Ryan Bullotta and Greg Scholz. Griffin also had a pair of assists while Brown and Ryan Schmidt each had one helper.
Colin Stein won 8-of-10 face-offs while Ott won 5-of-6. Jacob Manion and Brown both were credited with three ground balls. Henry Ruddell, John Galow, Nick Pennizatto, Andy Weidmeier, Cal Tihansky, Mike Circuit and Schmidt had two each while Joe Thiroway, Griffin, Bryan McIntosh, Owen Debuque, Mike Gresko and Quinn McKenzie all added one ground ball. Andy Widmeier led the Patriots with three forced turnovers while Thiroway, McIntosh, Austin Prime, Bracken, McKenzie and John Galow had one each.
East goalies Henry Ruddell, Ian Mauer and Liam Rosenthal combined for six saves with Ruddell tallying six.
Central Bucks East (4-3, 3-1 SOL) will host Pennridge on Tuesday, and Souderton (2-6, 0-5) will host Hatboro-Horsham.
Souderton 1-0-1-1 3
Central Bucks East 5-4-4-1 14
PENNRIDGE 14, SAUCON VALLEY 9
The Rams found themselves staring at a 6-4 halftime deficit but erased that with a 5-1 third quarter. Pennridge outscored Saucon Valley 10-3 in a dominant second half.
Sean Fechter (four goals, three assists), Chris Warner (four goals, one assist) and Kyle Fanelli (three goals) led the Rams’ attack. Nick Fanelli (one goal, one assist), Ryan Garner (one goal, one assist) and Bobby Maher (one goal) also contributed.
Denton States recorded 10 saves in goal for the Rams. Tristan Banks was credited with one save.
Pennridge (5-3, 2-3 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
Pennridge 3-1-5-5 14
Sauncon Valley 3-3-1-2 9
FREEDOM 13, QUAKERTOWN 4
The Panthers received a pair of goals from Frank Claus while Scott Keck and Jeffrey Royall each added one goal. Christian Morano and Matt Cicchino both chipped in an assist. Shawn Wilson was credited with five ground balls.
NESHAMINY 8, PENNSBURY 7
Girls
ABINGTON 16, UPPER DUBLIN 7
The Ghosts picked up their third win in as many conference games this week, opening up a 10-4 halftime lead and never looking back.
Sam McGee led a balanced attack with five goals, one assist and five draw controls while Mikki Raymond had three goals, one assist, one caused turnover, two ground balls and two draw controls. Casey McCallister added three goals and two assists, and Emma Garg contributed two goals, one assist, one caused turnover and one draw control. Lindsay Baer had a hand in five goals, scoring once and assisting on four. Juliana Greco added one goal, one assist and one caused turnover, and Cathy Staerk had one goal, one caused turnover, one ground ball and three draw controls.
Becca Gable had one caused turnover and two ground balls, and Hecka Morris added one ground ball and one draw control. Kristen Sparhawk added one ground ball, and Kaley Enhow, one draw control.
For the Flying Cardinals, Lindsey Schreiber led the way with four goals. Hannah Reape and Jess Grodsky both had one goal and one assist, and Maddie Templeton added one goal. Paige Lawton chipped in a pair of assists.
In goal for the Ghosts, Kiara Brasher had six saves and Micaela Murcar added two.
Abington (7-1, 3-0 SOL) will host Souderton in a non-league contest on Monday, and Upper Dublin (4-4, 2-1) will be at Wissahickon on Thursday.
Abington 10-6 16
Upper Dublin 4-3 7
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 15, HATBORO-HORSHAM 3
By Kyle Morhardt for Suburbanonesports.com
Central Bucks West hosted the Hatboro-Horsham Hatters in a tough out of conference game Friday night.
The Bucks dominated the first half, scoring 11 goals on 19 shots as well as limiting the Hatters to a mere four shots and only one goal. The Bucks first half goals come from Bryn Boylan (1), Dani Dundas (3), Olivia Fitzgerald (1), Maddie Maio (3), Chloe Miller Russo (1) and Finley Ueland (2). Hatboro-Horsham’s only first half goal was scored by Carly Daley.
The Hatters started off the second half on positive note, scoring the first goal, but the Bucks added out their lead to close the game out 15-3. Carly Daley and Sydney Rausa scored second half goals for the Hatters, and Meghan Darcy, Olivia Fitzgerald, Maura Houk, and Maddie Maio each had a goal for the Bucks.
Casey Reichwein had three assists for the Bucks while Boylan, Dundas and Maio each added one.
Lauren Devlin and Molly Naylor each recorded four saves in goal for the Bucks.
Central Bucks West (5-2, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Tuesday, and Hatboro-Horsham Hatters (1-5, 1-1 SOL) will host Notre Dame Academy in an out of league contest on Monday.
Hatboro-Horsham 1-2 3
Central Bucks West 11-4 15
CHELTENHAM 13, GEORGE WASHINGTON 1
Marycait Dorley (four goals, two assists) and Amber Turner (three goals) led a balanced Lady Panther attack in Friday’s non-league win. Carly Waldman added two goals and one assist, and Tylar Marren had a pair of goals. Carissa Dorley contributed one goal and one assist, and Ife Bowman had one goal to close out the scoring.
Dana Shelton, according to coach Didi Dean, played hard in the midfield and led the team with six ground balls.
Morgan Sloan had six saves in a winning effort in goal.
Cheltenham (4-2, 0-1 SOL) will be on the road at Upper Merion on Tuesday.
VILLA JOSEPH MARIE 16, NESHAMINY 6
Villa opened up an 8-1 halftime lead on its way to the convincing non-league win. Katelyn Denis had a hat trick to lead the ‘Skins while Mia Sexton, Kelsey Goetz and Elena Donato each added a single goal.
Neshaminy (1-4, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
Villa Joseph Marie 8-8 16
Neshaminy 1-5 6
Thursday, April 14
PENNRIDGE 13, QUAKERTOWN 4
The Lady Rams used a balanced attack to defeat their neighboring rival.
“Our plan was to control and move the ball on attack,” coach Karen Schnurr said. “We wanted to hit open cutters and possess the ball. This was a team win, and we worked on things we needed to improve from the last game.”
Leading the Rams were Emily Price (three goals, two caused turnovers), Grace Loughery (three goals, four draw controls, two caused turnovers), Maddie Dachowski (two goals, six assists, two caused turnovers), Jen Rodzewich (two goals, three draw controls, three caused turnovers) and Casey Hefner (one goal, two assists, two caused turnovers). Kate Ziegler (one goal, one assist), Kira Ozer (one goal, one caused turnover), Avery Meiners (three caused turnovers) and Anna Kornfeind (two caused turnovers).
Alexa Machado recorded eight saves in goal in a winning effort.
“Maddie Dachowski and Emily Price had outstanding offensive games,” Schnurr said. “Many players stepped up big on defense, including Hannah Cressman, Anna Kornfiend and Avery Meiners. I am very proud of the girls for working as a team.”
Pennridge (5-3, 2-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Tuesday, and Quakertown (1-8, 0-4) will be on the road at Norristown on Monday for a non-league contest.
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