Check out the recaps for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Thursday.
Boys
SOL National Conference
PENNRIDGE 11, NESHAMINY 8
Sparked by the four-goal, one-assist effort of Ryan Carickhoff, the Rams opened up an 8-1 halftime lead and led 11-2 before the visiting Redskins scored six unanswered goals in the fourth quarter.
Also contributing to a balanced Ram attack were Luke Lenox (2g, 2a), Drew Ferguson (2g), Frankie Fanelli (2a), Matt Kriney (1g, 1a), Matt Seiler (1g), Levi Souder (1a), Liam Molyneux (1a) and Cooper States (1a). Ben Souder won 14 of 20 faceoffs, and Brady Andrews won 1 of 2. Kieran Banks was credited with 10 saves in goal, and Tyler Vandermark had three saves.
For the Redskins, Lucas Maher, Ethan Roney and Patrick Courtney each had two goals while Ayden Demi had one goal and two assists. Liam Ames had a goal and an assist, and Jack McVey had one assist.
Pennridge (5-8, 2-5 SOL) will travel to Springfield-Delco for a non-league game on Saturday, and Neshaminy (6-8, 1-6) will host Council Rock North on Tuesday.
Neshaminy 1-0-1-6 8
Pennridge 3-5-3-0 11
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 6, ABINGTON 5
(Scoring information will be added when it is received)
The Spartans won a tightly contested game against the visiting Ghosts, taking a 4-3 halftime lead only to see the Ghosts knot the score 5-5 heading into the final quarter. The Spartans scored the lone goal of the final frame.
Springfield Township (4-9, 4-1 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday, and Abington (4-8, 2-3) will host Coatesville in a non-league game on Monday.
Abington 1-2-2-0 5
Springfield Twp 2-2-1-1 6
SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 11, HATBORO-HORSHAM 4
Kyle Lehman scored five goals and assisted on two others. His seven-point game led the Trojans, who opened up an 8-2 halftime lead on their way to the conference win.
Sam Baker added two goals and three assists, and Gavin Myers had two goals and one assist. Nicholas Donofrio and Matthew Slovin both added one goal while Andrew Slackman had a pair of assists, and Jason Michaels had one helper. Andrew Beans recorded nine saves in a winning effort in goal. Dominic Kemper won 8 of 19 faceoffs. The Trojans’ defense was anchored by John Licata, Theodore Fonash, Joseph Connolly and Matthew Bauer.
For the Hatters, Min Lee had two goals and one assist while Sam Fink and Alex Cerminara each added one goal. David Benjamin won 11 of 17 faceoffs. Connor Davis was credited with two caused turnovers and two ground balls. Brendan Kim recorded 17 saves in goal in a solid showing.
Wissahickon (7-3, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Conestoga on Saturday for a non-league game, and Hatboro-Horsham (8-4, 3-3) will be on the road at Springfield Township on Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham 1-1-1-1 4
Wissahickon 4-4-1-2 11
Non-league
NORTH PENN 7, HOLY GHOST PREP 6
Matt Kuhn turned in a stellar 16-save outing in goal, and Will Morrow won 15 of 16 faceoffs. Both were catalysts in the Knights win over the visiting Firebirds, but it was Connor Toussaint scoring the game-winning goal with just eight seconds remaining to propel the Knights to the win in a non-league thriller.
“Matt Kuhn did outstanding in net,” NP coach Rick Smith said. “Will Morrow controlled the faceoffs.”
Toussaint had three goals and one assist. Contributing one goal each were Caleb Moister, Lars Homan, Jake Myers and Caiden Myers. Myers also had one assist.
North Penn (6-6, 3-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Tuesday.
Holy Ghost Prep 1-1-1-3 6
North Penn 1-3-3-1 7
Girls
SOL American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 14, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 13
Aditi Foster scored with 1:51 remaining to break a 13-13 tie, and the Flying Cardinals held on to earn the hard-fought win.
No one could have predicted that the game would come down to the wire when the Cardinals opened up a 9-4 lead with 16 minutes remaining in the game.
“I thought, ‘Okay, we’re going to start to pull away,’ and PW went on a run, and the next thing it was tied,” said Cross, whose team led 6-4 at halftime. “I said to (PW coach Ellen Reilly), ‘This was a chess match, and anybody could have won this game.’
“It came down to the last draw which our freshman, Anna DiMartile, got, and that made the difference. We were able to run the clock out. We did a nice job of keeping possession.”
Foster had a hand in 12 of UD’s 14 goals, scoring 10 and assisting on two others. Included in the sophomore’s offensive onslaught was the 100th goal of her young career.
“She’s a true lefty, but she can go right or left,” Cross said of Foster. “She works on her game all the time and is truly committed to getting better and working hard. She is a good example for the other girls, no matter what grade they’re in, to show what can happen if you really put your heart in it.”
Also for the Cardinals, Paige Dinkel added two goals while Allie Gay and DiMartile each had one.
“It started with defense, midfield – everyone played together today, and that made a difference in the game,” Cross said. “Our midfield – we have a freshman (DiMartile), sophomore (Dinkel) and junior (Gay). They have a hand in scoring, they’re on the draw circle, and they come up with some key caused turnovers, so the three of them are very consistent for us. For being young – only Allie has varsity experience, so every game they get better.”
For the Colonials, Brianna Reynolds had six goals and one assist, and Fiona Gooneratne had two goals and one assist. Meghan Wendler added a goal and an assist while Sophia Gartland, Bri Reynolds, Olivia Reilly and Rhianna Gooneratne each contributed one goal. Rhianna Gooneratne also had an assist.
“PW worked so hard to fight back, tying the game at 11 with seven minutes left in the game,” PW coach Ellen Reilly said. “It went back and forth with UD taking the lead with 1:50 left in the game. Possession off the draw and UD running the clock out sealed the game for them.”
Both teams were effective on the offensive end of the field. PW connected on 50 percent of its shots (13 of 26), and Upper Dublin scored on 14 of 29.
PW goalie Anniya Bond was credited with 15 saves.
Upper Dublin (7-4, 4-2 SOL) will travel to Haverford on Saturday for a non-league game, and Plymouth Whitemarsh (6-4, 5-2) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Friday.
Upper Dublin 6-8 14
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4-9 13
Non-league
HATBORO-HORSHAM 13, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 9
Abby Roesing and Sophia Liott both turned in stellar seven-point games to lead the visiting Hatters – who led 7-4 at the intermission – to the impressive win. Roesing scored seven goals while Liott added three goals and handed out four assists.
Hannah Bommentre added a goal and an assist while Tara Orloski and Gianna Carr both also had one goal to round out the scoring.
While Roesing, Liott, Bommentre, Orloski and Carr provided the offense, Lydia Nolin, Paige Cole, Natalie Tocci and Neva Fulmer with Amber MacIntosh in goal anchored the defense.
Hatboro-Horsham (5-6, 4-3 SOL) will host William Tennent on Monday, and Central Bucks West (2-6, 1-4) will host Council Rock South on Monday.
Hatboro-Horsham 7-6 13
Central Bucks West 4-5 9
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 21, CONWELL-EGAN 0
Allie Carpentier scored six goals and assisted on three others to lead the Indians to the non-league win over a Conwell-Egan program that is in the developmental stage.
Morgan McCaffery added four goals and two assists, and contributing a hat trick and two assists were Madeline Mela and Charlotte Ondria. Scoring one goal each were Taylor Deppi, Kaitlyn Forsythe, Sarah Heubeck, Mia Rolli and Abigail Steadman.
Council Rock North (8-6, 2-5 SOL) will travel to Bensalem on Monday.
QUAKERTOWN 11, NESHAMINY 8
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