Check out the results for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. Take a look at our boys and girls lacrosse galleries for photos from the Souderton/CB East games. Photos from the CB West/Pennsbury game were provided by Marge Bullock and can be viewed at her website: http://www.margebullock.com
Boys
ABINGTON 18, NESHAMINY 6
Cameron Leech put his name in the Abington record books for most points in a season, and the senior attackman did it in style, scoring one goal and assisting on 10 others in a standout effort for the Ghosts. Leech now has 131 points, breaking the longstanding record of Ron Forster (129 points) that was set in 1976.
Hunter Jones scored his 121st point of the season in Wednesday’s win to moved into fourth place on the program’s all-time single season point total list. The senior attackman added eight goals and one assist in a stellar outing of his own.
John Wink and Joey Lomady both added four goals. Lomady also had an assist. Sophomore midfielder Jack Kurtz added a goal and an assist.
Freshman goalie Connor Reed was credited with three saves while junior Luke Werner had six saves in the Ghosts’ win.
For the Redskins, Kevin Goetz and Matt Magdelinskas both had one goal and one assist. Mason Zeberlein added two goals while David Nuckles and Matt Simcox both had one goal. Luke Watkins added an assist.
Abington seized control of Wednesday’s game early, opening up a 9-3 lead after one quarter and taking a 14-3 lead into halftime on their way to the win.
The win capped an undefeated run through conference play for the National Conference champion Ghosts (13-4, 10-0 SOL).
Neshaminy 3-0-3-0—6
Abington 9-5-2-2—18
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 10, SOUDERTON 2
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Central Bucks East hosted Souderton Wednesday afternoon at Central Bucks East High School and came away with decisive 10-2 victory in its final Suburban One League game of the season.
With the win, the Patriots won their tenth consecutive game and improved their record to 15-1. The Patriots were led in scoring by Matt Vetter and Ryan Brown, who each scored four goals. Brown also had an assist. Alec Bracken and Chip Ott each scored one goal to round out the scoring. Owen Griffin, Mike Eveland, Dustin Buchanan, Logan Nelson, Jack Auteri, and Matt Brown were all credited with one assist.
East caused 14 turnovers – Mike Eveland (4), Bryan McIntosh (3), Matt Krumanacker (2) led the Patriots while Dylan Garr, Austin Prime, Nick Yerkes, Grant Porter, and Logan Nelson each had one.
Griffin had a team high four ground balls while Eveland and Alex Philip had three each. Adding two ground balls each were Kevin D'Andrea, Ryan Brown and Buchanan while Matt Brown, David Gresscott, Austin Prime, Dylan Garr, Brant Billingsley, Ryan Cimino, Matt Krumenacker and Logan Nelson each had one.
Jack Auteri won 6-of-8 face-offs while Chip Ott won 2-for-4 and Kevin D’Andrea, 1-of-1.
Ryan Cataldo started in goal for the Patriots and delivered a strong performance as he was credited with four saves. Ryan Schupp entered the game in relief of Cataldo and also was strong in the cage and had one save.
CB East plays their final regular season game Friday night at 7 pm when the Patriots travel to Radnor High School to take on the Red Raiders in what is expected to be an exciting non-league game.
Souderton 0-1-0-1—2
Central Bucks East 3-5-1-1—10
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 17, NORRISTOWN 3
Brendan Sullivan (three goals, two assists) and Alex Savarese (three goals, one assist) led a balanced Colonial attack. Brandon Corcoran and Chris Galante both had two goals while Mike Ianarelli added one goal and two assists. Kenny Diamond, Zach Zygmunt and Jake Kelly both had one goal and one assist, and contributing one goal each were Pat McGrath, Brad Dender and Ben Billings.
Jake Boyer turned away four shots in goal in a winning effort.
UPPER DUBLIN 14, SPRINGFIELD-MONTCO 4
The Flying Cardinals (16-1, 14-0 SOL) closed out a perfect conference season with a decisive win over the visiting Spartans. Michael Sowers was part of 10 of the Cardinals’ 14 goals, scoring three and assisting on seven others. Michael Mullen added four goals. Nicholas Vernacchio and Winebrake both added a pair. Zach Hanson, Evan Scott and Ben Abel each had one goal. Abel also had an assist.
Paul Chung won 17-of-21 face-offs. Bobby McPeake turned away all four shots he faced in goal. Sean Bowers and Dillon Lojeski each had one save.
Spartan goalie Colin O’Hara was credited with 15 saves.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 11, NORTH PENN 6
The Hatters used a 5-0 second quarter tear to turn a one-goal deficit into a 7-3 halftime lead on their way to the win in their conference finale. The Hatters' defense shut out the Knights in both the second and fourth quarters.
"It was a great team effort by all," Hatter coach John Kurek said. "We played a good all-around game."
Conor McPoyle (four goals, two assists) and Bryan Remailey (four goals, one assist) led a balanced attack. Pierre Armstrong also had a five-point night with two goals and three assists, and Logan Eldridge added a goal and two assists.
Hatter goalie Kurt Dick turned away 11 of 17 shots in a strong outing.
North Penn 3-0-3-0–6
Hatboro-Horsham 2-5-2-2–11
PENNSBURY 11, HARRY S TRUMAN 1
The Falcons celebrated Senior Night with a convincing win over the visiting Tigers to close out their season on a high note.
"Obviously, the season hasn't panned out the way we'd like, but tonight we were able to have some fun," coach Drew Artin said. "Jordan Landers, Jake Rametta and Tim Sweeney were able to capitalize on the opportunity tonight to score their first goals of the season.
"Ryan Fuller played spectacular in net for us in his first start since last season, allowing only one goal. Fred Walp did great at the faceoff X and was also able to double his season goal total with a shot that ricocheted off of one of Trumans players.
"Bryant Willner had a position change from short stick defensive midfielder to close defense where he had two caused turnovers. Matt Anderson, Jared Petty and Sam Hamacher continued to play well for us in their final home game of the season.
"The seniors have been great in my first year as head coach here and hopefully they can remember this game as they conclude their Pennsbury lacrosse careers."
Jared Petty led the Falcons' attack with three goals and one assist. Tim Sweeney and Matt Anderson both had one goal and two assists, and Ryan Kelly had one goal and one assist. Contributing one goal were Zach Abraham, Fred Walp, Matt Roth, Jordan Landers and Jake Rametta. Mike Montgomery had a pair of assists while Ethan Glynn added one.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 8, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 4
WISSAHICKON 16, CHELTENHAM 1
Girls
National Conference
SOUDERTON 13, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 12
Souderton rebounded from Tuesday’s heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Central Bucks West to edge a vastly improved Central Bucks East squad. With the win, the Indians clinched a share of their second consecutive conference crown.
“I keep telling the girls – a champion is still a champion regardless if you share it or not,” assistant coach Lauren Whiteside said. “At this point, for us to be champions in this league is a proud moment for us.
“Our league is extremely hard, and West is a really great team. To share it with them is really an honor for us, and for us to be repeat champions – many teams can’t say that. It’s really huge for us.
“Our season has been a lot harder than it was last year for us, and we had to fight harder this year for our wins, which makes this year’s championship even better for us. Having that loss to West – although it was heartbreaking, I think it will help us in playoffs. I think it will help us learn, help us grow. West is a great team.”
The Indians – who took a 6-4 lead into halftime – had their hands full against an East squad that brought a four-game winning streak into the contest.
“I think we were really excited, a little too excited going into the first half,” Whiteside said. “We kind of lost our catching (ability) in the beginning, and I think that’s what the halftime score reflected, although CB East is good, and they definitely are gaining speed in the league.
“At halftime, we realized we needed to keep our composure and play the game the way we know how to play and pass to each other and feed each other. I don’t know if we changed much, but it might have just opened our eyes a little bit. We played at the speed we know how to play, and it opened up the door.”
The Patriots didn’t go down quietly, and it took a heroic effort by Souderton goalie Kelly Williams (nine saves) down the stretch to preserve the win.
“Kelly came up huge for us at the end of the game,” Whiteside said. “Her head was in it. You could tell she was focused.
“(East) had about three eight-meter shots at the end, and our defense did a good job of getting in there and trying to get a piece of it, but Kelly took up the whole goal cage and really stopped those last three shots.”
The Indians were without Brittany Roynan, who was recuperating from a collision in the preceding night’s game against CB West, but leading the way was senior Amber Lambeth with four goals and one assist. Krista Schneider added a hat trick while Natalie Bulgier had two goals and one assist. Kyra Shank contributed a pair of goals, and Carlie Doughty had a goal and assist while Ally Sonn had one goal.
The Patriots were led by freshman Riley Donnelly’s stellar six-goal, one-assist performance.
“She had a fantastic game,” coach Kelly White said.
Betty Wesney and Courtney Narkoff both had two goals while Maggie Vetter added one goal and one assist and Bella Ridolfi had one goal.
Goalie Alana Rivas turned away 13 shots for the Patriots.
“It was a great game, and the girls have improved so much,” White said.
Souderton closed out conference play with an 8-1 record (16-3 overall) while CB East was 4-5 in league play (6-10 overall).
Souderton 6-7—13
Central Bucks East 4-8—12
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 15, PENNSBURY 8
Any concerns that the Bucks might have a letdown after their dramatic win over Souderton 24 hours earlier were put the rest when they sprinted to a 10-4 HALFTIME lead. The Bucks never looked back, rolling to a Senior Night win at War Memorial Field to clinch a share of their first conference championship since 2001.
“The girls came out strong tonight and saw each other well,” coach Tara Schmucker said. “We solidified being conference co-champs tonight, and that was the ultimate goal.
“I think having this win and being named champs simultaneously is appropriate given that our senior leadership has been a major factor in our success. They set a goal at the start of the school year and achieved that goal. They have remained focused, and despite some ups and downs, they never gave up this season. They are a special group of girls, and the seniors have helped guide our young team.”
Senior Meghan Tillger (four goals, three assists), senior Jacq Fitzgerald (three goals, two assists), sophomore Bryn Boylan (four goals, one assist) and senior Elle Ueland (two goals, three assists) led a balanced West attack. Finley Ueland added a goal and an assist while Maddie Maio added a goal.
For the visiting Falcons, Camille Mumford and Sarah Benzinger led the way with two goals and one assist each. Morgan Snyder added a pair of goals while Missy Frankil had a goal and assist. Lindsay Labiak contributed a single goal, and Lily Nolan added an assist to close out the scoring for the Falcons.
West’s Molly Naylor and Lauren Devlin both contributed three saves while Pennsbury’s Kayla Kunde had six saves.
Pennsbury 4-4—8
Central Bucks West 10-5—15
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 18, NESHAMINY 5
The Titans (13-4, 7-2 SOL) finished alone in second place in the National Conference standings, thanks to Wednesday’s win over the Redskins in their conference finale.
Courtney Dietzel (five goals, one assist), Sarah Poli (four goals, three assists), Kristen Berntsen (four goals) and Kelly Senour (three goals, three assists) all turned in big offensive performances. Krysta Reading and Tori Wigand both added a single goal, and Courtney Taylor had an assist to close out the scoring.
For the Redskins, Fran Donato had a hat trick while Katelyn Denis added a pair.
Goalie Erin Putnam was credited with five saves in a winning effort.
PENNRIDGE 18, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 16
The Lady Rams opened up a 9-1 halftime lead and then held off a late charge by the visiting Golden Hawks to earn the thrilling Senior Night win.
“Tonight the team played for their seniors,” coach Karen Schnurr said. “We started the first half strong and united. There were connections one after another, and it looked like the Pennridge team I have been coaching all season.
“This team was coming off two losses from Monday and Tuesday and used that passion and aggression in tonight’s game. During the second half, CR South picked up their momentum and we got tired. The team fought back and pushed to win the game. All three seniors had great games and they will truly be missed next year.”
It was a freshman leading the way for the Lady Rams as Grace Loughery contributed six goals, one assist and six draw controls in a strong outing. Senior Jess Csaszar added four goals, one assist and two draws. Jen Rodzewich contributed three goals, one assist and six draws while Maddie Dachowski had two goals and three assists. Kate Ziegler had one goal, and senior Aimee Beck contributed one goal and four assists. Casey Hefner had one assist, and Devan Rimmer had three draw controls.
For the Golden Hawks, Caroline McGovern (seven goals, two assists), Nikki Boyd (five goals) and Anna DiDonato (three goals, one assist) turned in outstanding offensive performances. Hannah Inchausti and Becca Daly both added one goal. Inchausti also had a pair of assists.
Neena Culleton added a pair of assists while Sarah Womer and Mary Kate Simpson each had one assist to close out the scoring for the Golden Hawks.
Pennridge goalie Carley Wingate was credited with nine saves. Rock South goalie Kim Starke turned away 14 shots.
Council Rock South 4-12—16
Pennridge 9-9—18
HATBORO-HORSHAM 18, UPPER MORELAND 8
The Hatters honored senior co-captains Jenna Cutilli and Casey Swezey prior to the game and then went out and opened up a quick 6-1 lead on their way to the big Senior Night win.
Syd Rausa led the Hatters with five goals and five assists while Carly Daley had four goals and two assists and Swezey added four goals and one assist. Kaitlyn Wallace added the hat trick while Gwyn Acker added a pair of goals. Gabby Acker and Maddie Warner each contributed an assist.
Swezey also won seven draw controls while Wallace had four and Rausa, three. Goalie Maria Sims turned away 10 shots in a winning effort.
Junior Delaney Smith led the Golden Bears with four goals, one assist and four draw controls.
“Mel Wittick played aggressively all over the field, grabbing five draw controls and forcing two turnovers,” UM coach Pam Remmey said.
Sydney Bachmayer and Allison Felicetti both had a goal and an assist. Brit Dumproff and Veronica Baez added a goal apiece while Jess Flanagan had an assist.
“Melissa Felicetti and Maura O’Leary played well on defense,” Remmey said.
In goal for the Golden Bears, Emma Hood had four saves and Cheyenne Grumm had three saves.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 17, UPPER MERION 14
Kirsten Monte scored seven goals in a standout individual effort to lead the visiting Colonials to the win on Wednesday night. Sophie Kolkka added four goals while Ali Diamond (three goals, two assists) and Maddie Berman (two goals, two assists) also had big nights. Steph Fazio had one goal.
Haley O’Malley led the Vikings with four goals and two assists. Lizzy Goernemann and Quinn O’Malley each added a hat trick. Allison Shuster and Julia Teinert both had a pair of goals.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 10-7—17
Upper Merion 7-7—14
UPPER DUBLIN 14, NORRISTOWN 2
Julie Cross celebrated Senior Night with a glittering four-goal, seven-assist performance, leading the Flying Cardinals to an 11-0 halftime lead on their way to the big win. Carly Bernstein and Hannah Reape each added a pair of goals. Contributing one goal each were Maddie Templeton, Maggie Weglos, Des Costanzo, Jess Grodsky, Nancy DeCamara and Paige Lawton.
For the Eagles, Steph Dimitry and Natalie Mitchell each scored a goal.
Norristown 0-2—2
Upper Dublin 11-3—14
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