Check out the recaps for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Thursday.
Boys
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 17, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 6
Michael Samson, Christian Kunkel and Joey Rockovich each connected for a hat trick to lead the Bucks to the big win. Samson also had an assist. Garrett Hitchens played a major role in the victory, winning 18-of 23 faceoffs and scooping up eight ground balls.
Ben Huang added a pair of goals while Jon McCreary, Erik Ojert, Jake Ojert, Mark McCool, Drew Cox and Blake Ewaskey each added one goal. Erik Ojert also contributed three assists while Jake Ojert, McCreary and Zach Lorino each had one assist.
Also for the Bucks, Trey Campbell won 1-of-2 faceoffs. Ewaskey and Kunkel both had four ground balls.
Max Dunar (three saves) and TJ Kelly (one save) both saw action in goal for the Bucks.
For the Golden Hawks, Brandon Follis and Austin Gambino each had a pair of goals.
Central Bucks West (9-2, 4-1 SOL) will be on the road at Harriton for a non-league game Saturday, and Council Rock South (7-4, 2-2) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Monday.
Central Bucks West 2-5-6-4 17
Council Rock South 1-2-0-2 6
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 12, UPPER MORELAND 3
Non-league
EMMAUS 5, NORTH PENN 3
The Knights fell to visiting Emmaus in a non-league game.
They received single goals from Eric Diamond, Luas Yannul and Dakari Luby while Danny Payne had a pair of assists and Brian Myers had one assist.
Bryon Rimmer recorded 13 saves in goal for the Knights.
North Penn (7-4, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury on Friday.
QUAKERTOWN 12, POTTSGROVE 5
Girls
SOUDERTON 16, PENNSBURY 15 (OT)
(Submitted by Pennsbury lacrosse)
Just when it looked like 50 minutes would be enough for Soudenton, Emelie Curtis tied it. Then, when it looked like 56 minutes wouldn't be enough for either team, Riley McGowan ended it.
Curtis, a Pennsbury sophomore, scored with 4.4 seconds to go in regulation to force overtime, and then McGowan scored the game-winner with 4.5 seconds left in the overtime as Souderton escaped with a 16-15 thriller over the Falcons.
It was a day when shots outnumbered turnovers by nearly three to one and both teams played as hard as they could from the opening whistle. No lead was safe, not when Pennsbury led by four in the second half or when Souderton led by two and had the ball with a little more than two minutes to go.
It was also a day for huge individual performances. McGowan's game-winner was her fifth of the day, and that was only a little past halfway to Pennsbury's Lily Nolan, who had a career-high nine goals. Curtis had her first career four-goal game and added three assists for a career-high seven points.
Souderton led 4-1 before a six-goal Pennsbury run that featured four from Nolan and one each from Annie Price and Mia Doran. After Souderton rallied to tie, Nolan scored from Curtis with 21 seconds to go to make it 8-7 at the half.
Pennsbury pushed out to an 11-7 lead before Souderton came back and made it 15-13 on McGowan's fourth, with 2:35 left. Souderton then won the draw, but Pennsbury regained possesion, leading to Nolan's ninth, with 1:52 left. Souderton got a stop and clear with 30 seconds to go before a turnover, giving Pennsbury a final chance.
Caitlin Doyle ran it down the right side for the Falcons and then tried to feed the middle. The ball rolled through to Curtis on the back side, who picked it up and tied it with just 4.4 to go.
Lauren Scott made two saves for Souderton in OT. The teams seemed destined to go past the six-minute OT as well before the Falcons went offside, giving Souderton a possession with 9.5 to go. McGowan took a feed in the middle and fired it into the net, finally ending it.
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In addition to scoring five goals, McGowan also had a pair of assists for a seven-point game to go along with two caused turnovers. Sarah Goodwin also had a big game for the Indians, dominating play on the draw and finishing with 21 draw controls to go along with four goals and three assists for a seven-point game.
“Sarah Goodwin really did a great job the second half of the game with draw controls and just played really well,” Souderton coach Nancy Offner said. “They’re a fast team, and they have a lot of talent. They’re good with their sticks. It was a very challenging game for us.”
Carlie Doughty and Kate Connolly both added a pair of goals. Doughty had one caused turnover and Connolly, one draw control. Randi Hess had one goal and three draw controls. Anna Anello and Juliana Borisow both had one goal. Borisow also had three draw controls. Liz O’Hara had an assist on the game winner in addition to two caused turnovers.
Lauren Scott once again came up huge in goal for the Indians, turning away 15 shots with two clutch stops in OT.
“It was not a pretty game for us,” Offner said. “They really had to dig deep.
“I think our midfield transition looked better today. We got a lot of good connections out of Randi Hess and Liz O’Hara. Once again, we have a lot of people contributing to scoring, and Lauren (Scott) really did play strong for as nervous as she had to be in overtime.”
Souderton (8-4, 4-1 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Monday, and Pennsbury (5-4, 2-2) will travel to West Chester East for a non-league game on Saturday.
Souderton 7-8-1 16
Pennsbury 8-7-0 15
ABINGTON 9, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 2
Kaley Ehnow scored four goals, and Jamira Mashore added three goals and an assist to lead the Ghosts to the decisive win. Abby Thomas added a goal and an assist and Sam Simon had one goal.
The Ghosts took a 5-1 lead into halftime and added to that in the second half.
“Even though we started off with sloppy passes and turnovers, we got it together to capitalize on attack,” coach Mary Liz Klepper said. “Kaley Ehnow was solid all over the field with four goals, five draw controls and three ground balls.
“Jamir Mashore also came out strong today with three goals on only three shots.”
Mashore also had one assist and six ground balls.
Goalie Ellie Hughes was credited with seven saves in goal.
“Ellis Hughes had an outstanding game,” Klepper said.
Abington (7-4, 3-1 SOL) will take on Agnes Irwin in a non-league game Saturday, and Council Rock South (3-5, 1-3) will be on the road at Council Rock North on Monday.
Council Rock South 1-1 2
Abington 5-4 9
Non-league
EMMAUS 16, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3
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