Check out Monday’s SOL lacrosse results for both boys and girls.
Girls Lacrosse
Central Bucks South 13, Central Bucks East 12 (OT)The Titans appeared to be on their way to an easy win after a goal by senior Brynn Dietzel (Maddie DiBrino assist) gave South a 9-3 lead with 35 seconds remaining in the opening half. They still led 11-5 after Megan Hamilton connected on her third goal of the night at the 20:15 mark of the second half.
The tide began to turn in the Patriots’ favor after Mary Kate Schwartz, who led East with four goals, connected on a free position goal seven minutes later.
Encouraged by coach Megan Macauley - who read William Ernest Henley’s Invictus in her team’s pregame huddle - to be the ‘master of (their) fate,’ the Patriots staged a comeback that was nothing short of remarkable.
It was a 12-11 game after Kelly Lapp scored at the 3:03 mark, and although the Titans won the ensuing draw, the Patriots regained possession after drawing a charging call on South’s attacking end.
Titan goalie Leslie Searles, who delivered a glittering 19-save effort, turned away back-to-back shots, but Schwartz would not be denied, connecting for the equalizer with 40 seconds remaining and setting the stage for OT.
“It was a little nerveracking for the girls at the end of the game,” South coach Janique Craig said. “I just told them to be smart, get the draw and take their time.”
The Titans heeded all of Craig’s advice except for the little matter of taking their time. It took just 11 seconds for Megan Hamilton, who came up with the ball in a scramble off the draw, to find DiBrino on a breakaway. The Titans’ senior captain did the rest, connecting on a rocket across goal for the game winner.
It was the fifth goal of a brilliant five-goal, four-assist effort by DiBrino, who acknowledged that the win couldn’t have come at a better time for a Titan squad that had dropped five straight.
“This was extremely important,” the Titans’ senior captain said. “I know a lot of the girls and even myself were at that point like, ‘Oh my god, we’re losing 17 to whatever every game,’ so everyone was kind of down.
“To win this is a great jumpstart. We only have a few games left, and it will give us momentum for the rest of the season.”
In addition to DiBrino, the Titans received the hat trick from Hamilton and one goal each from Anne Danayluk, Mackenzie Harding (one assist), Emily Cliggett, Devon Dietzel and Brynn Dietzel (one assist).
“I’m really proud of these girls because they are young and they are inexperienced in these types of situations,” Craig said.
The Patriots, who were led by the four-goal effort of Schwartz, received the hat trick from Lapp as well as two goals from both Sam Axenroth and Marissa Glatt. Lauren Wick added a goal and an assist.
“I’m very happy with them, and I’m very proud of them that they did not let up and played consistently for the entire game,” Macauley said.
While the Patriots fell to 0-9 in league play (3-10 overall), the Titans improved to 4-6 in the league (6-8 overall).
Cheltenham 16, Plymouth Whitemarsh 6
Senior midfielder Allison Hawkins scored the 100th goal of her career among her three tallies in Monday’s 16-6 victory over American Conference opponent Plymouth Whitemarsh.
“Allison has become a much more well-rounded and diverse player this year,” Cheltenham coach Dave Burton said. “She plays better defense, takes draws, she’s a pretty decent passer, she sees the field well.
“She made the effort to develop her game. This is a nice reward for her efforts. Allison will tell you her teammates are a part of this as well. The work they put in and the support on and off the field have allowed her to get those opportunities she’s had.”
Hawkins’ hat trick highlighted a Cheltenham attack that saw nine players register goals. Emily Hawkins also had a hat trick; Gabby Szczepanek scored twice and added an assist; Alix Macklin had two goals and an assist; Allie Liss scored two; Emily Leibovitz had a goal and four assists; Sammie McManus edged closer to the 100-goal plateau herself with a goal and three assists; and Lauren Freeman and Lynn Li each added one goal.
“We scored our first goal off the opening draw and we were up 5-1 at one point,” Burton said. “The first time we played them, we were hesitant on offense. We were more aggressive today and it paid off. We had a balanced attack that shows pretty good balance and a willingness to share the ball.”
Kayla Wisnewski led PW with three goals. Meg McCullough scored twice, Sami Heller had one goal and Gab Fazio had one assist. With the loss, PW drops to 2-5 in league play, 2-10 overall. Cheltenham improves to 6-3, 8-6 and is on the bubble for the upcoming playoffs.
“We lost a few games that we let get away,” Burton said. “We have a couple tough games down the stretch, but if we finish the way we’re capable of, playoffs are a possibility.”
Wissahickon 18, Upper Moreland 8
Lauren Irvine scored six goals and Laura Frankenfield chipped in with a six-point game (two goals, four assists) as Wissahickon rolled to an 18-8 win over Upper Moreland in Monday’s American Conference matchup.
Zoe Gomez scored four goals for the Trojans, Zoe Kale scored three, Taylor Myers had two goals and an assist and Rachel Zucker scored once. Julie Silverman made 10 saves in goal for the Trojans (8-1 in league play, 8-5 overall).
Veronica Baez led Upper Moreland (1-9, 3-12) with four goals. Samantha Santry scored two and Maddie Maurs and Ashley Duff each added one.
Hatboro-Horsham 18, Abington 4
Cortnee Daley had a stellar day with three goals, four assists and eight draw controls to spark Hatboro-Horsham to an 18-4 win in Monday’s non-league game against Abington.
Lizzy Carr scored four goals and had two assists; Nicole Beck and Julie McKay each had four goals and one assist; Caroline Hagan had a goal and two assists; Laura Cresta and Rachel Rausa each scored once and added one assist; and Katy McKay had a pair of assists. Jackie Giovinazzo made eight saves in the victory for the Hatters, who improve to 11-2 overall (8-0 in Continental Conference play). The Ghosts fall to 4-10 (3-3 in the National Conference).
Upper Dublin 16, Norristown 1
Kelly Cross had eight points (four goals, four assists), Brooke Calahan had a six-point day (three goals, three assists) and Julie Cross added four points (two goals, two assists) as American Conference frontrunner Upper Dublin remained undefeated in league play with a 16-1 romp over Norristown in Monday’s matchup.
Taylor D’Ginto had a hat trick for the Cardinals (8-0, 11-1), Rachel DiFrangia scored twice, Michele DeVincent had a goal and an assist and Julie Heller scored one goal. Sarah Gallager made one save in goal for the Cards.
Beverly Pate scored Norristown’s lone goal, which came in the second half. Ellie Gillette made seven saves for the Eagles (1-8, 2-9)
North Penn 18, Souderton 10
Aubrie Stouffer scored six goals and added one assist and Kaitlin Suzuki had five goals and one assist as North Penn downed Souderton, 18-10, in Monday’s Continental Conference showdown.
Rachel Shaw had four goals and two assists for the Maidens, Brenda McDermott scored twice and had four assists, and Hannah Young had one goal and one assist. Jenna Stover made eight saves in recording the win in goal for North Penn, which improves to 8-1 in league play, 11-3 overall.
Liz Mower led Souderton (5-4, 8-4) with three goals; Natalie Bulgier, Amber Lambeth and Sydney Niles each scored twice; and Alexa Schneider added one goal. The defense was led by Carley Kendall, Michelle Goodwin and Chessie Rahmer.
Central Bucks West 13, Pennridge 12
Tara Shugars played a part in 11 of Central Bucks West’s 13 goals as the Bucks edged out Pennridge, 13-12, in Monday’s Continental Conference matchup. Shugars erupted for eight goals and assisted on three others in the victory.
“Pennridge came out scrappy and fighting the whole game,” said West coach Tara Schmucker. “The game was back and forth. (We) had lots of assists and possessed the ball well, but Pennridge capitalized on all loose balls and rebounds and answered back throughout the game. In the end, (we) had some crucial draws to take possession and win the game.”
Jane Savard scored twice for West, and Amanda Parker, Elena Romesburg and Jess Circuit each added one goal. Circuit also contributed three assists, four ground balls and four draw controls in an excellent effort. Goalkeeper Kyra Bergere made four saves in the win for West (6-4 in league play, 10-4 overall).
Her counterpart, Pennridge’s Danielle Nichols, turned aside 11 shots in goal. Sarah Wiley led the attack with four goals, Leah Alcott scored three, Maddie Maher had a pair and Taylor Dachowski, Molly Hurley and Jackie Stevens each scored once for the Rams (1-7, 3-10).
Boys Lacrosse
Plymouth Whitemarsh 11, Allentown Central Catholic 7
Goalkeeper Andrew Sabia played a stellar game in goal, making 14 saves, to lead Plymouth Whitemarsh to an 11-7 victory over Allentown Central Catholic, the defending District 11 champion and eastern Pennsylvania power.
“Our goaltender was phenomenal today,” said PW coach Phil Chang. “Andrew made huge save after huge save today. Oftentimes our defense plays really solid and he faces a lot of low-percentage shots. But today, they have a very good offense, they move the ball really well and Andrew came up with huge saves all day long.”
PW led 3-2 at halftime and 7-5 after three periods.
“Andrew is the leader of this team, he gets everybody going,” Chang said. “If we make a mistake, he hides it. And he’s so quick in transition, we scored a couple goals in transition today.”
Nick Swift scored three goals for the Colonials, who improve to 10-2 overall (7-0 in American Conference play). Jake Brown had a goal and three assists; Corey Kelly had two goals and an assist; Dylan Wixted and Brandon White each scored twice; Kevin Hennessy scored one goal and John Walker had a pair of assists. The Colonials also received a dominating effort from Joe Harte on draws.
“We played really well today, offensively and defensively,” Chang said. “I’d much rather we play these competitive teams. They’re great games to coach, and games like this challenge you, makes you better.”
Central Bucks East 15, Central Bucks West 3
Parker Self’s four goals led a balanced Central Bucks East attack as the Patriots defeated their archrivals from Central Bucks West, 15-3, in Monday evening’s showdown.
Nine players contributed goals to the Patriots’ cause, with Chris Vetter, Anthony Caselli and Ethan Debuque each scoring two and Matt Heim, Jackson Burns, Brian Garcia, David Iatarola and Eric Riva each adding one. Vetter also recorded two assists, while Self and Garcia each had one. Harrison Holak made 11 saves in goal, sharing time with Shawn McSherry (three saves) and Bryan Symanski (one). Ryan Connors scooped up four ground balls in the game.
Riley Kratzke scored twice for West, Kollin Keenan added one goal. Mike Harvan made nine saves in goal for the Bucks.
Upper Dublin 16, Norristown 5
Upper Dublin exploded out of the gates and poured in eight goals in the first period in the Flying Cardinal’s 16-5 victory over Norristown in Monday’s American Conference matchup. The Cards led, 13-2, at halftime.
Liam Duke led Upper Dublin with three goals and two assists; Drew Potts and Mike Rama each had two goals and two assists; John Minehart and Ryan Siwinski each scored twice and had one assist; Will Lunney had a goal and two assists; Ben Winebrake had a goal and an assist; Leighton Young, Brian Lunney, Greg Robinson and Gersi Hoxha each scored one goal; Zach Hanson had a pair of assists and Rae Lombardo added one assist.
Jack Deragon (four saves), Robby Moran (four) and Chris Day (three) split time in goal for the Cardinals.
Sean Calhoun led Norristown with two goals; Mike Smith had a goal and an assist; Jesse Prante and Cody Baker each scored once and Eric Sylvester registered an assist. Sean Myers made nine saves in goal for the Eagles.
Wissahickon 14, Upper Moreland 5
Zach Scannapieco had four goals and one assist to lead a spread-out attack as Wissahickon topped Upper Moreland, 14-5, in Monday’s American Conference game.
Pat Magdalinski had two goals and two assists; Brooks Melvin scored twice and added an assist; Josh Stollman scored two goals; Tommy Monaghan had a goal and an assist; Chris Carradorini, Tyler Crothers and Jack Shea each chipped in with one goal; and Alex Kaufmann registered one assist. Jack Myers (two saves) and Nick Salemno (seven saves) split time in the goal cage for Wissahickon.
Hatboro-Horsham 12, Pennridge 4
Hatboro-Horsham increased its winning streak to 10 games with a 12-4 victory over Pennridge in Monday’s Continental Conference matchup. The Hatters outscored Pennridge, 9-3, over the middle two quarters.
Jimmy Murphy had three goals and one assist for the Hatters; Trevor Downing scored a hat trick; Jimmy Durkin had two goals and three assists; Jake Durkin Pat Downing and Jimmy Durkin each scored twice.
Mark Poust made eight saves in recording the win in goal for the Hatters, who improve to 8-1 in league play, 11-2 overall. Steve Palo won 10 of 17 face-offs and scooped up six ground balls. Captains Tyler Gehlhaus and Dom DeFazio led the defensive effort. Pennridge falls to 2-8, 4-8.
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