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Boys
UPPER MORELAND 10, ABINGTON 5
The Golden Bears turned up their defense several notches in the second half, shutting out the visiting Ghosts and turning a 6-5 halftime lead into the big non-league win. Leading the charge was UM goalie Gage Reagan, who was credited with 17 saves.
“Upper Moreland played with great energy for four quarters,” Abington coach Peter Burns said. “While we did not take high percentage shots, Upper Moreland’s goalie made key saves in the second half when we tried to mount a comeback.”
The two teams were deadlocked 2-2 after one quarter before the Golden Bears outscored their visitors by one in the second quarter.
“It was an even game in the first half,” Burns said. “We could not find the net in the second half and took several bad shots.
“We did not take care of the ball, and our defense did not play well until the fourth quarter, but by then it was too late.”
Tim Smith led the Golden Bears with four goals and two assists, and Brendan Costello had two goals and three assists. Ryan MacFarland contributed two goals and two assists. Tim Duff and Brendan Olexa both added one goal and one assist.
For the Ghosts, John Petriccione had a pair of assists, and contributing one goal each were Casey Hesdon, Ryan Tuffy, Kevin Fitzgerald, Dan Helm and Nate Rose.
Upper Moreland (5-7, 3-7 SOL) will be on the road at Upper Merion on Monday. Abington (3-9, 3-3) will host Council Rock South on Tuesday.
Abington 2-3-0-0 5
Upper Moreland 2-4-3-1 10
AVON GROVE 6, UPPER DUBLIN 5
SPRINGFIELD-DELCO 6, HATBORO-HORSHAM 4
PENNSBURY 10, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 9 (OT)
Greg Lichtenstein's goal in overtime propelled the Falcons to an electrifying win over the Indians in Saturday's National Conference showdown. It was his second goal of the game, and he also led the Falcons with eight ground balls.
Ryan Keller scored a team-high three goals and also had one assist and three ground balls, and Hunter Lake added two goals and one assist. Brian Doron had two goals, and Ryan Michael had one goal and one assist. Cole Ruoff, Ethan Glynn and Luke Vando each chipped in one assist. Ruoff also ha three groun balls. Dave Rendeiro was credited with three ground balls.
Friday, April 29
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 13, CENTRAL BUCK SOUTH 5
The Patriots raced to a 9-0 halftime lead on their way to the decisive win over their neighboring rival. Ryan Brown and Owen Griffin led the Patriots with three goals each. Brown also had an assist. Mike Ott – who won 13-of-15 face-offs – added two goals and one assist. Ryan Stout had a pair of goals, and contributing one goal each were Ryan Schmidt, Logan Nelsen and Ryan Bullotta. Alec Bracken and Brant Billingsley both had two assists while Quinn Mackenzie, Grant Porter and Bryan McIntosh had one helper each.
Colin Stein won 6-of-7 face-offs, and East goalie Liam Rosenthal had six saves in the win. Henry Ruddell recorded one save off the bench for the Patriots.
Conor Larkin led the Patriots with five ground balls. Brown and Nelsen each had three, and Schmidt and McIntosh both had two. Griffin, Porter, Stein and Mike Gresko had one each. Contributing one forced turnover each were Griffin, Nelsen, Schmidt and McIntosh.
Central Bucks East (9-4) will host North Penn on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Central Bucks East 4-5-2-2 13
Central Bucks South 0-0-2-3 5
Girls
ABINGTON 11, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 7
Sam McGee, according to her coach, had been in a bit of a scoring slump. That slump is officially over. On the heels of a four-goal, one-assist performance against Plymouth Whitemarsh, the St. Joseph’s bound junior scored six goals and also had six draw controls to lead the Ghosts to Saturday’s non-league win. She had plenty of help.
Casey McCallister added a pair of goals while Emma Garg, Lindsay Baer and Abby Thomas each added one goal. Baer also had an assist and Garg added a draw control. Jules Greco dished off three assists. Also contributing were Maddie Sjholm (three caused turnovers, one ground ball), Jordan Campbell (two ground balls), Cathy Staerk (one assist, one ground ball), Hecka Morris (two caused turnovers), Rachel Morris (one caused turnover), Mikki Ryamond (one ground ball, two draw controls), Kaley Enhow (one assist, one caused turnover, one draw control), Becca Gable (one caused turnover, two ground balls) and Sam Simon (one caused turnover).
For the Indians, Claire Jarema led the way with four goals while Anna Lehman had a pair, and Devon Mela contributed one goal.
Abington goalie Kiara Brasher was credited with four saves.
Abington (11-3, 5-1 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Tuesday, and Council Rock North (7-3, 5-1) will host Central Bucks South on Monday.
Council Rock North 4-3 7
Abington 6-5 11
NORTH PENN 13, BOYERTON 10
The Maidens – after dropping a pair of games by a total of three goals combined – capped a tough week with a non-league win over the visiting Bears.
“We came out stronger than we have in a while,” coach Heather Mellow said. “This was a huge win for us, especially coming off such a rough week of close games and losses.
“We needed this morale booster for our team. Our play was sloppy at times, but we are happy to have the victory.”
North Penn took a 6-3 lead into halftime only to watch the Bears rally to knot the score 7-7 midway through the half. With 10 minutes remaining, Boyertown went on top 8-7. Back-to-back goals by Bri O’Donnell put the Maidens on top by one, but the Bears refused to go away, rallying to knot the score 10-10.
The Maidens closed it out strong with back-to-back-to-back goals from O’Donnell, Kaitlyn Phifer and Jenn DeLongis to earn the much-needed win.
O’Donnell led the Maidens with six goals in a strong outing. Phifer added two goals and two assists and DeLongis also had a pair of goals. Julia Keffer contributed one goal and three assists, and Chloe Novak had one goal and two assist. Victoria Brauenle added one goal and one assist.
Michelle Dyck was credited with 12 saves in goal.
“She did a great job,” Mellow said of her senior goalie.
North Penn (7-6, 3-4 SOL) will be on the road at Quakertown on Tuesday.
Boyertown 3-7 10
North Penn 6-7 13
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 14, LOWER MERION 4
The Colonials opened up a 4-0 lead and took an 8-2 lead into halftime on their way to the convincing non-league win.
“Lower Merion came out tough, being very aggressive and consistent with the draws,” coach Ellen Reilly said. “They won possession on the majority of them in the first half.
“Our defense did a great job keeping them at bay. Lower Merion couldn’t create offense due to their turnovers.”
The Colonials’ coach credited defenders Sarah Putsch, Cate Golden, Sophie Kolkka and Aurora Mills for turning in a strong performance.
“They all came up with positive turnovers,” Reilly said.
Victoria Betterly (four goals, one assist), Ali Diamond (four goals, three assists) and Maddie Berman (three goals) led a balanced PW offense. Monica Dresnin and Kolkka both had one goal and three assists while Aurora Mills added one goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (10-2, 6-0 SOL) will host Norristown on Tuesday.
Lower Merion 2-2 4
Plymouth Whitemarsh 8-6 14
BAYARD RUSTIN 14, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 4
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