Check out the results for SOL boys/girls’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday.
Boys
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 8, PENNRIDGE 6
(Article submitted by Central Bucks East lacrosse)
The CB East Patriots and Pennridge Rams engaged in an intense conference match-up in Doylestown on Wednesday. Buoyed by a four-goal outburst from junior Logan Lazasz, the Rams were able to challenge the home team but ultimately fell to the Patriots, and their balanced scoring, by an 8-6 score.
The Patriots possessed the ball for the majority of the game due to Michael Ott winning 15 of 17 face-offs on the day.
The game started as a defensive struggle until Ryan Stout got the Patriots on the board with 10 seconds remaining in the first. An early second period goal by Ott gave East a 2-0 lead, but the Rams countered with a goal at the 10:04 mark in the second period. Greg Scholz scored on a nice fast break feed from Ryan Carroll with 7:35 left to play to put the Patriots up by 2, but the Rams answered again on Logan Lazasz’s first goal of the game with 5:17 left to play in the half to pull within one. Five minutes later, with only 17 seconds remaining in the half, Brant Billingsley was able to find the back of the net on a nice individual move to put the Pats up 4-2 going into the break.
The Rams came out strong in the second half with Lazasz scoring two goals to tie the game at four. But East buckled down and was able to get goals by Jacob Manion and Carroll late in the period to take a 6-4 lead going into the fourth. The Rams’ Nick Fanelli scored quickly in the final quarter to pull within one, and despite another goal by Lazasz, the Patriots were able to get a crucial, timely goal by Jake Ventresca, and one more by Stout to secure the Patriots win.
Carroll led the Patriots’ balanced attack with a goal and two assists while Jacob Manion had one goal and one assist. Lazasz led the Rams with four goals and one assist while Fanelli had a goal and save. Kevin Britner added a single goal.
Ott led the Patriots with 16 ground balls while Collin Stein, Jake Kueny and John Galow had two each. Contributing one each were Ty Tracy, Evan Bullotta, Brant Billingsley and Liam Rosenthal. Galow and Tracy also each had three caused turnovers. Jake Kueny and Drew Bethke both had two goals while Evan Bullotta, Ott and Stout had one goal each.
East goalie Liam Rosenthal recorded five saves in the win. Tristan Banks had a strong showing in goal, turning away 13 shots.
The Patriots (9-2, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Harry S. Truman on Friday afternoon for another conference face off. Pennridge (7-4, 2-2) will be on the road at Neshaminy on Friday.
Pennridge 0-2-2-2 6
Central Bucks East 1-3-2-2 8
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 16, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
The Bucks were in complete command early in this one, opening up an 8-0 lead after one quarter and going on top 13-0 by halftime. Twelve different players contributed goals in the shutout.
Joey Rockovich – who had three goals and one assist – put his name in the record books as he broke the program’s scoring record and now has 130 career goals.
Michael Samson (2 goals, 2 assists) and CJ Lang (2 goals, 1 assist) also had multi-goal games. Christian Kunkel had three assists. Contributing one goal each were Erik Ojert, Ben Huang, Jake Ojert, Garrett Paley, Mickey Price, Drew Cox, Ryan Moylan, Conor Albrecht and Jake Lang. Erick Ojert also had four assists while Price, Albrecht and Lang each has one assist. Zach Lorino, contributed an assist.
The Bucks dominated at the X with Garrett Hitchens winning 9-of-10 faceoffs. Ryan Moylan and Jeff Woosnam both were 2-of-2, and Zach Lorino was 1-of-1. Trey Campbell and Mickey Price both won 1-of-2.
Central Bucks West (8-2, 3-1 SOL) will be on the road at Council Rock South on Thursday, and Harry S Truman (0-6, 0-4) will host Central Bucks East on Friday.
Central Bucks West 8-5-2-1 16
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
SOL American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 14, ABINGTON 1
The Flying Cardinals raced to an 11-0 lead and took a 13-0 lead into the fourth quarter when the Ghosts scored their only goal.
Jed Hanson had an eight-point night to lead the Cardinals, scoring six goals and assisting on two others. Cary Romig had three goals and one assist, and Max Winebrake added two goals and an assist. Nick Sowers and Jason Williams both had one goal and one assist while Brett Rama also had one goal. Brian McCarry had a pair of assists, and Andrew Sowers and Colin Asper each had an assist.
Luke Roselli was a perfect 10-for-10 on faceoffs while Justin Heckler won five of eight.
Dillon Lojeski recorded 11 saves and did not allow a goal in a stellar outing in goal. Sam Hoffman had four saves.
Luke Roselli scooped up eight ground balls to lead the Cardinals while Nick Sowers had six ground balls and two caused turnovers. Max Winebrake added three ground balls, and contributing two each were Jason Williams and Brian McCarry. Jayden Santangelo, Brett Rama, Andrew Sowers, Nolan Reape, Sam Polin, Anthony Cerminara, Brody Balasa, Jake DiMartile, Matt Sharkey and Jake Rossman each had one ground ball. Polin and Cerminara also had one caused turnover.
Upper Dublin (10-0, 4-0 SOL) will be on the road at Souderton on Friday, and Abington (3-7, 1-3) will travel to Wissahickon on Friday.
Upper Dublin 8-3-2-1 14
Abington 0-0-0-1 1
Non-league
NESHAMINY 10, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 9 (OT)
The Redskins won an overtime thriller when they took on the visiting Colonials.
For the Colonials, Mike Iannarelli had a big day with five goals. Brendan Sullivan had two goals and two assists while Kenny Diamond had one goal and one assist. Christian Zierniki added a single goal.
Griffin Kolkka recorded nine saves for the Colonials in goal.
Neshaminy (6-5, 0-3 SOL) will host New Hope-Solebury on Thursday, and Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-7, 2-1) will travel to Penncrest on Saturday for a non-league game.
HOLY GHOST PREP 9, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2
Girls
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 16, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 5
In a battle of two of the conference’s top squads, it was the Bucks seizing control of Wednesday’s game early. The Bucks opened up an 8-1 halftime lead on their way to the big win.
“The girls came to play tonight,” coach Tara Schmucker said. “West versus East is always full of emotion and more than just skill.
“I am proud of the girls. They executed the plan and just played West lacrosse.”
Maddie Maio scored a game-high five goals while Ueland Finley had a hand in nine goals, scoring four times and assisting on five others. Dani Dundas added four goals and an assist. Liv Fitzgerald connected on a pair while Emma Haring had an assist.
“Defensively, Maddie Maio and Lucy Varner were excellent on their mark ups and implementation,” Schmucker said. “Casey Reichwein had 12 draw controls which gave us a significant advantage.
“And Finley and Dani had great performances on attack. Liv Fitzgerald also had a significant role with two goals. Eva Altadonna played a nice game with two caused turnovers.”
Maio celebrated a personal milestone when she earned the 100th goal of her career.
“It was a great way to finish her last regular season West versus East game,” Schmucker said.
For the Patriots, Riley Forman, Katie Powell, Erin McGovern, Mackenzie Boyle and Bridgitte Bishop each scored once. Adding one assist was sophomore Quinn Ferry.
West goalie Lauren Ring was credited with four saves in the win. For the Patriots, Fiona Henderson recorded eight saves.
Central Bucks West (11-1, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury on Monday, and Central Bucks East (7-4, 4-1) will travel to Spring-Ford on Friday.
Central Bucks East 1-4 5
Central Bucks West 8-8 16
NORTH PENN 12, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 6
Bri O’Donnell had a huge day for the Knights, erupting for six goals and adding an assist. Kelly Macnamara added two goals and two assists. Heather Shannon had two goals and five draw controls. Grace Sacchetti had four draw controls and also scored a goal. Alexa Juska had one goal and one assist.
The Knights led 7-4 at halftime and added to that lead in the second half.
“It wasn’t our best outing, but it was a much-needed win after three hard losses in a row,” NP coach Heather Mellow said.
Contributing for Rock South were Claudia Steinmetz and Mikayla Van Aken with three goals each.
Ashley Lambert recorded six saves in goal for the Knights.
North Penn (5-5, 3-1 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday, and Council Rock South (3-4, 1-3) will travel to Abington on Thursday.
Council Rock South 4-2 6
North Penn 7-5 12
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 15, CHELTENHAM 1
The Colonials controlled play from start to finish in Wednesday’s contest.
Ali Diamond – who later that day competed in the SOL Senior All-Star basketball game – had four goals, and four assists. Raquel Baskin added two goals and one assist while Lexi Petrakis and Kennedy Reardon had two goals each. Vic Betterly added a goal and two assists, and Sophie Kolkka contributed a goal and an assist. Olivia Andrews, Natalie Alannie and Lucy Sullivan each added one goal.
Lydia Walker scored the Panthers’ goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-3 5-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Friday, and Cheltenham (0-9, 0-5) will host Franklin Towne Center on Friday.
Cheltenham 0-1 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 12-3 15
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 15, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 2
The Titans celebrated Senior Night with a no-doubt-about-it win over the visiting Indians, and all seven seniors – Kasey Dietzel, Laura Robinson, Ashley Gammon, Deanna Bongarzone, Heather Radziul, Lauren Lima and Alyssa Piselli – were honored prior to the game.
“We thank them for their dedication and leadership to our program, and we look forward to watching them lead our team for the rest of the season,” coach Janique Craig said.
Dietzel led a balanced Titan attack with five goals and three assists for an eight-point game. Anna Green had four goals and three assists for seven points of her own. Francine Richick added two goals and two assists. Scoring one goal each were Radzuil, Caroline Brauckmann, Sofia Sonnett and Janessa Watson. Bongarzone, Erin Mayeros and Bridget Curtis each had one assist.
Robinson had nine saves in a winning effort in goal. Katelyn Wendling had three saves.
Central Bucks South (8-3, 3-2 SOL) will host Mount Saint Joseph Academy on Friday, and Council Rock North (0-6, 0-4) will host Emmaus on Thursday.
Council Rock North 0-2 2
Central Bucks South 12-3 15
PENNRIDGE 8, NESHAMINY 4
SOL American Conference
SOUDERTON 8, UPPER DUBLIN 6
Two days after notching a convincing win over Upper Moreland, the Indians pulled off their biggest win of the season with a road win over the Flying Cardinals.
“It was a tough game,” Souderton coach Nancy Offner said. “I think both teams were sloppy at times, but we managed to stick together as a team and just really play with heart. I think that’s what pulled us through the game.”
The Indians spent a whole lot of time playing defense in Wednesday’s key conference battle, and no one played it better than goalie Lauren Scott, whose 18-save effort was the difference in the game.
“Upper Dublin outshot (us) by almost double, but Lauren Scott kept us grounded on the defensive side of the field and in the game to the end with 18 saves,” Offner said. “She was a rock star in goal today.
“Our defense has been playing awesome together. They really are jelling well, they’re communicating well, and that was a huge difference in this game because we spent a lot of time in our defensive end because they have a very strong offense. They really held it together.”
Anchoring the Indians on the defensive side of the field were Ceci Puente (one caused turnover), Kayla Moyer (two caused turnovers), Sophia Lynch (two caused turnovers) and Juliana Borisow (one caused turnover).
“Our midfielders that come in – Carlie Doughty and Sarah Goodwin – are very strong midfielders defensively,” Offner said. “Our defense really has been playing well together. All six of them are seniors, so they’ve been playing together for a long time.”
On attack, Randi Hess and Riley McGowan each had two goals. McGowan also had one caused turnover. Adding one goal each were Anna Anello, Avery Doughty, Carlie Doughty and Sarah Goodwin. Doughty had one caused turnover, and Goodwin also had two assists and two caused turnovers. Liz O’Hara and Mariah Bainbridge each added a caused turnover.
“What we’re noticing is we have a lot of people scoring,” Offner said. “So there’s a lot of people contributing, and it really makes it feel like it’s a full team effort, which is nice.”
The Indians’ coach is hoping her team’s recent wins are a sign of good things to come.
“This was huge, and we’re hoping this week can kind of turn us around,” Offner said. “We’ve played some extremely good teams, and we’ve learned a lot from some of our losses.
“Just watching a team like West Chester Henderson play, you can learn so much from a loss like that. Winning these two league games and moving forward, it gives them some confidence. It’s a great time of the season to have that win.”
For the Flying Cardinals, Becky Browndorf led the way with two goals and one assist, and Jackie Rama added a goal and an assist. Jenn McCarry, Maddie Templeton and Caroline Wall each had one goal. Mack Moore had a pair of assists. Sarah Herchenroder had two saves in goal.
Souderton (7-4, 4-1 SOL) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Thursday for a non-league game, and Upper Dublin (8-3, 2-2) will travel to Radnor on Saturday for a non-league contest.
Souderton 6-2 8
Upper Dublin 2-4 6
UPPER MORELAND 10, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 8
After an 8-1 start, the Golden Bears suffered back-to-back decisive losses to Souderton and Plymouth Whitemarsh, but on Wednesday, they earned an important bounce-back win.
“We have had a rough couple days where we just couldn't piece things together as the team we were in the beginning of the season,” coach Kim Frantz said. “Today we started in the right direction to get back together to play as a unit.”
Jess Flanagan led the way with three goals and one assist. Bryanna Gordon, Megan O’Donnell and Moira Olexa each added a pair. O’Donnell and Olexa both chipped in an assist as well. Emma Meakim served as a distributor with three assists. Chloe Leiter added a single goal, and Cassidy Hirsch had one assist.
“Jess Flanagan came in today ready to play with some great goals and draw controls on the field,” Frantz said. “Emma Meakim did a great job finding the open players for three assists when we needed the goals to happen.
“Overall, the team has started to piece things back together. Springfield did a great job putting pressure on us until the very last minute. We are looking forward to spending the next couple days getting ready for Upper Dublin on Monday night.”
UM goalie Cheyanne Grumm was credited with 10 saves in a contest that saw the Golden Bears hold a 27-21 advantage in shots.
“Cheyanne Grumm had a outstanding game today with some very key saves,” Frantz said.
For the Spartans, Emily Walsh had a big day, finishing with five goals, two draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Lindsey Smith added two goals, two draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Adding a goal, one ground ball and three caused turnovers was Maddie Yoder. Ellie Hamilton had one assist, four draw controls and two ground balls.
Graice Woron was credited with two caused turnovers, and Allie Cottone had three ground balls. Ella Marino had one ground ball and one caused turnover.
Springfield goalie Annie Ryan was credited with 11 saves.
Upper Moreland (9-3, 3-2 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Monday, and Springfield Township (6-6, 1-4) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Monday.
Upper Moreland 5-5 10
Springfield Township 2-6 8
ABINGTON 17, WISSAHICKON 11
The Ghosts led by just one at the intermission, 8-7, but took control of the contest with a 9-4 second half.
“It was not our best first half,” coach Mary Liz Klepper said. “We turned the ball over too much on attack and did not come up with ground balls on the defensive end. But the team came together in the second half to pull away.”
Lauren Van Buren had a big game on attack, scoring five goals to lead the Ghosts. Abby Thomas contributed three goals and an assist, and Jamir Mashore added two goals and three assists. Kaley Ehnow had two goals and two assists. Contributing one goal each were Sam Simon, Shea Gormley, Abby Johnson and Lesah Karaba.
Ellie Hughes (five saves) and Claudia Grossi (four goals) split time in goal for the Ghosts.
Abington (6-4, 3-1 SOL) will host Council Rock South Thursday, and Wissahickon (3-8, 2-2) will host Ridley in a non-league contest on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Wissahickon 7-4 11
Abington 8-9 17
HATBORO-HORSHAM 12, QUAKERTOWN 0
The Hatters raced out to an 11-0 halftime lead on their way to the shutout win. Arielle Hammer (three saves) and Kaitlyn Giandomenico (five saves) combined for the shutout in goal.
Gabby Liott led the attack with four goals, and Kerry MacBride had three goals and one assist. Cam Ryan had a hat trick, and Audrey Leibfreid added a goal and an assist. Arielle Hammer contributed a goal to close out the scoring.
Hatboro-Horsham (2-7, 2-2 SOL) will travel to Pennridge Friday for a 7 p.m. game, and Quakertown (1-10, 1-4) will host Freedom in a non-league game on Friday.
Quakertown 0-0 0
Hatboro-Horsham 11-1 12
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