Check out the recaps for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Thursday. Upper Dublin/Ridley photos provided courtesy of Geanine Jamison Photography. Check back for a gallery of photos. All SOS photo galleries for BOYS’ LACROSSE can be viewed by clicking HERE.
Boys
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 9, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 6
The Bucks, who led 3-2 after one quarter, took a 6-4 lead into halftime and edged the visiting Titans 3-2 in the second half to earn the win in Thursday’s conference finale.
Matt Jacobsen had another big night at the faceoff X, winning 8 of 11 faceoffs. Cole Gnutti also had success, winning 5 of 7.
Zach Martine’s four-goal effort led the Bucks. Austin Hahn added two goals and one assist. Brayden Albrecht had a goal and an assist. Jacobsen and Shane Cosher each added a goal. Aiden Kimberly contributed a pair of assists while Gnutti had one helper.
Evan Hee recorded seven saves between the pipes in a winning effort in goal for the Bucks.
For the Titans, Reese Levinson had four goals while Ryan Gordon added a goal and an assist. Ryan Smith had one goal and two ground balls. David Humphreys was a force on defense with five ground balls and two caused turnovers. Will Ratcliffe added four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
South goalie Mikey Kelly was credited with seven saves.
Liam Goss won 4 of 10 faceoffs, Ryan Macleod won 2 of 5, and Anthony Depdro won 1 of 2 and also had four ground balls.
Central Bucks West (7-3 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 10-8 record. Central Bucks South (1-9 SOL) finished its season with a 5-13 record.
Central Bucks South 2-2-1-1 6
Central Bucks West 3-3-1-2 9
Non-league
PENNSBURY 9, CONWELL-EGAN 2
HAVERFORD 9, HATBORO-HORSHAM 6,
HOLY GHOST PREP 7, UPPER MORELAND 4
RIDLEY 10, UPPER DUBLIN 8
Girls
SOL National Conference
PENNSBURY 16, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2
Maggie Golder reached an impressive milestone on Thursday, surpassing the 200-point mark for her career. This despite losing her entire sophomore season to COVID and then being sidelined with a knee injury this spring and just this week returning to the field.
Golder finished with four goals and three assists and teamed with Darrien Furiness (6 goals, 2 assists) to propel the Falcons to the decisive win.
It’s a combination that makes the Falcons a formidable opponent.
“The girls played a complete game today from start to finish,” Pennsbury coach Shannon MacPherson said. “This was the best lacrosse we have seen from them all season, it was fun to watch.
“Defense communicated, we connected well on the transition, and attack had a great connection today with some beautiful goals and assists. Darrien had a great game today with 6 goals and awesome feeds. Maggie scored her 200th point with 4 goals and 3 assists. Olivia (Graebner) shows such grit on the field working for every ground ball and turnover. Very proud of the entire team today, this was a great way to end the season and take us into playoffs.”
Grace Holmes added two goals, and Olivia Graebner had one goal and one assist. Lily Abraham, Mia Popovitch and Caroline Mellon each had one goal.
Graebner was a defensive force, finishing with eight ground balls, five caused turnovers and four draw controls. Furiness also had three ground balls, three draw controls and one caused turnover. Holmes had three ground balls and four draw controls while Golder had two draw controls and one caused turnover. Popovitch had two caused turnovers and one ground ball, and Abraham had two ground balls.
For the Titans, Kate Victor also reached a milestone, scoring her 100th goal.
Pennsbury (8-2 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 13-4 record. Central Bucks South (7-3 SOL) is 10-8 overall.
Central Bucks South 1-1 2
Pennsbury 6-10 16
SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 22, CHELTENHAM 1
It was a day to celebrate for the Wissahickon lacrosse team.
Not only were there 12 different goal scorers with 20 of the Trojans’ 22 goals assisted, but the win also clinched sole possession of the SOL American Conference title.
Emma Baker had a career high 13 assists, and Emma Greenberg had one goal and seven draw controls. Defender Amanda Brecher had two goals and two draw controls, and Alexa McCabe had seven goals, one assist, one interception, one caused turnover and four draw controls. Defender Emma Reilly had three goals, and Emmi Gordon had one goal and two assists. Olivia Bellinzoni, Maddy Radell, Thalia Tsiobikas, Ellie Stein, Laura Kane and Anika Rastogi each added one goal. Camille Hubbs had two saves in goal for the Trojans.
Wissahickon (13-3, 12-1 SOL) will host Strath Haven in a non-league game at 5 p.m.
Non-league
NORTH PENN 15, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 8
The Knights – after trailing 4-0 early – took an 8-6 lead into halftime and then outscored their visitors 7-2 in the second half.
“We got off to really slow start tonight,” NP coach Heather Mellow said. “PW came out strong and was leading 4-0 in the first eight minutes of the game. It took us a bit to recover, but proud of our team for coming back and finishing the first half strong and building on the lead in the second half. Good all-around team effort today.”
Emily Varilla scored three goals and assisted on four others to lead the Knights’ attack. She also had three draw controls. Kayla Stressman had a hat trick and five draw controls, Jordan Baily had three goals and one assist, and Danielle Preston was the fourth Knight player to score three goals.
Riley O’Donnell had two goals and two assists, and Lauren Blanch had one goal. She also had two caused turnovers. Kerry O’Donnell led the Knights with nine draw controls. Grace Macnamara had two caused turnovers.
Kiera Holt was credited with eight saves.
For the Colonials, Brianna Austin led the way with four goals, Meghan Wendler added two goals, and Olivia Reilly and Rhianna Gooneratne both had one goal and one assist.
“(We) took an early 5-0 lead but couldn’t sustain the lead,” PW coach Ellen Reilly said. “North Penn had the advantage on the draw, and PW slowly lost momentum.”
North Penn (14-3, 9-0 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Friday for its final regular season contest. PW (9-2 SOL) wrapped up its regular season with a 10-7overall record.
HARRITON 15, UPPER DUBLIN 11
The Flying Cardinals found themselves on the short end of an 8-4 halftime score but then played their visitors even in the second half.
“We faced a tough Harriton team today,” UD coach Dee Cross said. “Any team that plays in the Central League is aggressive and ready to play.
“We came out flat today after such an emotional win last night (12-11 over Springfield Twp). We dug a hole early and had trouble winning draws consistently. Once we finally figured it out, we were able to make a run in the second half. We basically ran out of time. This team never gives up, and I know they will be ready to play next week if we are fortunate enough to make the District 1 playoffs.”
Aditi Foster scored three goals and assisted on three others to lead the Cardinals’ attack. Paige Dinkel and Allie Gray both had two goals while Anna DiMartile had one goal and two assists. Ella Lyon had one goal and one assist. Tess Reardon and Cami Rosenthal each added a goal.
Dara Fishman was credited with eight saves for the Cardinals.
Upper Dublin (8-3 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 12-6 record.
Harriton 8-7 15
Upper Dublin 4-7 11
UPPER MERION 11, UPPER MORELAND 10
The Golden Bears and Vikings were deadlocked 4-4 at halftime, but the Vikings edged the visiting Bears 7-6 in the second half to eke out the non-league win.
Annalise Messina turned in a dazzling 10-point effort for the Golden Bears, scoring seven goals and assisting on three others. Reagan Cummins had a hand in four goals, scoring once and assisting on three others. Olivia Meakim and Charlotte James both added a goal and an assist.
Emma Hurley recorded 15 saves in goal for the Golden Bears.
Upper Moreland (9-2 SOL) closed out its regular season with a 13-4 record.
Upper Moreland 4-6 10
Upper Merion 4-7 11
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