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Boys
HATBORO-HORSHAM 11, SOUDERTON 9
The Hatters clinched sole possession of first place in the SOL American conference with Thursday’s win over the Indians.
“It was a total team effort throughout the season,” coach John Kurek said.
Cameron Knox led the Hatters with three goals and three assists, Logan Eldridge added three goals and one assist, and Tim McPoyle also had a hat trick. Ian Reilly contributed one goal and one assist, and Joe Larouche added a single goal.
Trent Breneman’s three goals led the Indians. Walker Martin (assist) and Jake Phaup both added two goals. Cole Witoslawski and Stephen Blue both had one goal.
Brian Hood won 10-of-17 face-offs for the Hatters. Chris McPoyle had seven grounds balls.
Hatter goalie Joe Brophy recorded five saves in the winning effort. Axell Beskar was credited with eight saves for the Indians.
Hatboro-Horsham (15-2, 9-0 SOL) will travel to Garnet Valley on Friday for a non-league game while Souderton (7-2 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 16-2 record overall.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 13, NESHAMINY 5
Joey Rockovich put his name in the record books, reaching the 100-goal milestone and breaking West’s single season record for goals. He finished the night with five goals and one assist.
Brandon Gervais (assist) and Nick Werner both added two goals. Contributing single goals were Shane Early, Ben Sexauer, John McCreary and Matt Kubit. Early and McCreary along with Jake Ojert and Erik Ojert each contributed an assist.
Werner led the Bucks with eight ground balls. Garrett Hitchens won 9-of-13 face-offs, and Caleb Woo won 2-of-4.
Max Dunar recorded 11 saves in the decisive win that saw the Bucks open up a 4-2 halftime lead and then put some distance between themselves and the Redskins with a 4-1 third quarter (9-3 second half).
Central Bucks West (7-2 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 12-5 record. Neshaminy (1-7) is 4-9 overall.
Central Bucks West 1-3-4-5 13
Neshaminy 0-2-1-2 5
NORTH PENN 13, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 9
The Knights and Indians found themselves deadlocked 5-5 at halftime, but the Knights seized control of the game with a 6-1 third quarter. The Indians never threatened.
Reece Udinski had a hand in six goals, scoring two and assisting on four. Eric Diamond had a hat trick and one assist. Stephen Rinck also had a hat trick. Tanner Nelson and Nic Conroy both had four goals while Max Lehrman had one goal. Nick Keim handed out four assists, and Matt Dickson had one assist.
North Penn goalie Matt Rinck was credited with seven saves in a winning effort.
North Penn (8-1) is 13-4 overall, and Council Rock North (5-4 SOL) is 9-7 overall.
Council Rock North 1-4-1-3 9
North Penn 2-3-6-1 13
PENNSBURY 14, HARRY S TRUMAN 3
Ryan Kelly, Nick Sutton, Ethan Glyn and Max Jackman all scored two goals to lead a balanced Falcon attack. Kelly added a pair of assists while Glynn had a team-high eight ground balls. Adding one goal each were Justin Bae, Gavin Fleming, Nate Racagno, Luke Vando and Ben Abraham. Vando added three assists and four ground balls, and Racagno had four ground balls. Vince Sheeran and Jake Krefetz each scooped up four ground balls.
Tim Davis recorded two saves and did not allow a goal while Luke Nolan added one save.
Pennsbury (3-6 SOL) is 5-12 overall, and Harry S Truman (0-9) is 0-12 overall.
PENNRIDGE 8, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 7
In a fiercely competitive match, it was the Rams using a 5-2 third quarter to erase a halftime deficit on their way to the hard fought win.
Nick Fanelli scored six goals in a glittering offensive performance that also included his 100th career goal. Kevin Britner and Chris Warner each added a goal. Warner also had a pair of assists, and Ryan Garner had one assist.
In the tough loss, Dante Poli had two goals and one assist. Next was Collin Abbonizio with two goals. Mike Dutkiewicz tallied a goal and an assist. Ian Vogt and Austin Novick each had one goal. Poli had five ground balls and Vogt had three. Dutkiewicz, Novick, Dan Mignogna, Angus Balentine, Joe Maag, Andrew Fratangelli, Evan Quinn, and Connor Falkowski each had a ground ball. Matt Stoll had two ground balls and went 3-of-9 on face-offs. Mark Lumb was 2-of-3 and Andrew Fratangelli went 1-of-1. Brad Ross had nine saves and six ground balls.
Tristan Banks recorded 14 saves in a strong outing for the Rams.
Pennridge (11-7, 6-3 SOL) and Central Bucks South (10-8, 4-5) will await the District One 3A bracket.
Pennridge 1-1-5-1 8
Central Bucks South 2-1-2-1 7
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 15, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 2
Central Bucks East hosted Council Rock South Thursday afternoon at Patriots Stadium, a win would secure an undefeated season for the Patriots in the Suburban One League National Conference. The Patriots exploded out of the blocks scoring seven goals in the first 12 minutes, with Ryan Brown picking up a hat trick in the first quarter. East added four more goals in the second quarter to take a commanding 11-1 lead at the half, and cruised to a 15-2 win
The Patriot offense was led by Ryan Stout (3 goals, 1 assist), Alec Bracken(3 goals, 1 assist) and Ryan Brown (3 goals). Ryan Schmidt added two goals and two assists, Greg Scholz added two goals, while Michael Ott chipped in with one goal and one assist, and Jacob Manion rounded out the scoring with one goal. Conor Larkin was also credited with an assist. Colin Stein and Jake Ventresca had three ground balls each, Ott, Brown, and Bryan McIntosh had two groundballs apiece, while Joe Thiroway, Liam Rosenthal, Stout, Schmidt, Ryan Gray, Scholz, Bracken, and Nick Lyons each scooped up one ground ball. Michael Ott led East winning 5-of-7 face-offs.
Defensively, Thiroway, McIntosh, Larkin, and Scholz each had one caused turnover. Liam Rosenthal and RJ Miller split time in goal and each registered two saves.
With the victory East has won 11 games in a row, clinched the Suburban One League National Conference with a perfect 9-0 record. The Patriots are now 14-2 overall, and ranked No. 2 in the PIAA District One 3A power rankings. The Patriots will close out their regular season Friday afternoon when they travel to Radnor.
Council Rock South 0-1-1-0 2
Central Bucks East 7-4-3-1 15
WISSAHICKON 14, UPPER MOREAND 1
SPRINGFIELD-DELCO 9, UPPER DUBLIN 4
Girls
PENNSBURY 16, ARCHBISHOP WOOD 7
What a difference a half can make.
The Falcons battled the Vikings to a 6-6 halftime tie. The second half was another story entirely as the Falcons outscored their hosts 7-1.
“It was very back and forth the entire first half,” coach Shannon MacPherson said. “At halftime, I just told them, ‘You guys need to go out and play your game. You’re playing their game right now. You’ve been working hard all season. You need a win today.’
“They went out, and basically what happened was we took care of the ball on attack. We were just driving to goal. We had a lot of nice feeds for goals, and every ground ball – we were the first one to it. We just played a lot more aggressive. We were playing to win in that second half, which is what we needed.”
The Vikings scored their lone goal of the second half early on. The Falcons’ defense held them off the rest of the way.
“Really, possession was just key,” MacPherson said. “We possessed the ball the rest of that second half.
“My goalie, Natalie Smith, had some really nice saves today, which definitely helped us pull out the win. They just played pretty lacrosse today, and it was fun watching them play today too, because they were having fun, and they were doing really good things.
“They were working on our plays, they were transitioning well, they had really nice feeds to each other, they were moving the goalie. I felt like everything we’ve been working toward this season came together in that second half. It was just rewarding for the girls and just nice to see that happen. I tell them all the time – ‘You guys are improving, you are getting better. The score doesn’t always reflect that, but you girls are working really hard, and you are getting better.’ I think the second half of that game today showed it.”
Lily Nolan had six goals and Annie Price added five to lead the Falcons. Price also had an assist. Emelie Curtis and Amelia Sharp each added single goals. Curtis also had a pair of assists while Sarah Mac Davis, Brooke Weaver, Nell Webber and Mia Doron each had one assist.
“It was pretty much a full team effort today,” MacPherson said. “Our defense was doing a really nice job of stopping their goals. All of their goals were scored on free positions.
“The defense did a really nice job of slowing down the fast break, not letting them drive to cage. Our transitions in the midfield looked really good. Annie Price had five goals and Lilly Nolan had six, but we also had six different people assisting. They just worked really nicely together as a team, and they played pretty lacrosse today.”
Pennsbury (4-12, 1-7 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham in its season finale on Friday.
Pennsbury 6-7 13
Archbishop Wood 6-1 7
STRATH HAVE 8, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 7
The Black Panthers took a 6-4 lead into halftime and then held on for the non-league win, handing the Bucks their first loss of the season.
“It was a tough one today, but West showed fight when they were down by four and came back to tie,” coach Tara Schmucker said. “But Strath Haven has had many one-goal games and showed the experience to see it through in the end.
“Despite having opportunities, we could not convert. We had too many unforced errors and did not have our best game on either end, but hopefully this will be a good learning experience for the team as we enter playoffs.”
Finley Ueland’s hat trick led the Bucks. Bryn Boylan added a pair of goals and an assist. Dani Dundas and Maddie Maio each added single goals.
“Individually, Casey had a big day on the draw controls with nine,” Schmucker said. “Lauren Devlin had a great game in cage with a 60 percent save percentage, and Finley Ueland had a strong performance on the attack as well.”
Central Bucks West (8-0 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 17-1 record.
Strath Haven 6-2 8
Central Bucks West 4-3 7
HATBORO-HORSHAM 12, NESHAMINY 8
Senior Kaitlyn Wallace scored five goals while Gwyn Acker had four goals and two assists to lead the Hatters to the non-league win over the Redskins. Gabby Acker had two goals and one assist and also led the Hatters with five draw controls. Audrey Leibfreid added a single goal and Leah Cresta chipped in an assist.
Maria Simms (six saves) and Kaitlyn Giandomenico (five saves) split time in goal for the Hatters.
Hatboro-Horsham (9-7, 5-4 SOL) will close out its regular season at Pennsbury on Friday. Neshaminy (2-11, 0-8) will travel to Coatesville for a non-league game on Friday.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 18, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 7
For the Spartans in Thursday’s non-league contest, Lindsey Smith had three goals, one caused turnover and two draw controls, and Emily Giampietro also had a hat trick, two caused turnovers and three ground balls. Ellie Hamilton handed out four assists and also had one ground ball and one draw control. Rachel Harmon closed out the scoring with one goal. Sophia Perry had two ground balls.
Central Bucks South (14-3, 6-2 SOL) will travel to Kennett for a non-league game on Friday while Springfield (2-7 SOL) closed out its regular season with an 8-10 record.
PENNRIDGE 15, UPPER MORELAND 10
The Rams- who celebrated Senior Night – raced out of the gate to a 9-2 halftime lead and then held off a late surge by the Golden Bears.
“We started off slow, but despite a 10-goal deficit at one point in the beginning of the second half, we kept playing hard and we were able to cut it to five, but in the end we ran out of time,” UM coach Kim Frantz said. “The girls played really hard in the second half. Three players (Bryanna Gordon, Alexis Lamb, and Mackenzie Cassidy) came off the bench in the second half for us and gave us the spark we needed to get going.
“Pennridge did a great job playing hard right from the start of the game. Pennridge has great speed and passing in transition, which we really struggled with in the first half.”
Alison Felicetti, who led the Bears with four goals, reached the 100-goal milestone when she connected on her third goal. Jessica Flanagan had two goals while Sydney Bachmayer and Alexis Lamb had one goal and one assist each. Emma Meakim and Meghan O’Donnell both added one goal, and Bryanna Gordon had two assists.
UM goalie Cheyanne Grumm had 20 saves on the night.
Pennridge (6-2 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 14-4 record while Upper Moreland (5-4) is 11-7.
Upper Moreland 2-8 10
Pennridge 9-6 15
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 15, VILLA JOSEPH MARIE 6
The Golden Hawks blew open a close game, turning a one-goal halftime lead into a convincing win with a 10-2 second half tear.
Mary Kate Simpson led a balanced South attack with four goals. Caroline McGovern, Emily Keller (one assist) and Sarah Womer (two assists) all had a hat trick. Claudia Steinmetz (one assist) and Mikayla VanAken both added one goal.
Council Rock South (9-8, 4-4 SOL) will travel to Lower Merion for a non-league game on Friday.
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