Several SOL teams made history on Tuesday. Check out all of the results. To view photos of the Pennsbury/Abington contest, please visit the Photo Gallery.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Hatboro-Horsham 22, Central Bucks West 8
Hatboro-Horsham began the evening honoring its senior class. It ended the night celebrating a Continental Conference title.
With their 22-8 victory over Central Bucks West during Tuesday’s Senior Night, the Hatters earned themselves at least a share of the Continental League crown. The Hatters, who sit atop the division at 10-0 (14-2 overall), need just one win in their remaining two games (Wednesday at Central Bucks East and Thursday at Pennridge) to clinch sole possession of the title.
“It’s awesome for the girls,” said coach Duncan Swezey. “Our girls are very happy. We have a heavily senior-led team, so it’s great for them.”
The Hatters didn’t get off to the quickest of starts, falling behind 2-0 less than 10 minutes in.
“West came out playing hard,” Swezey said. “We called timeout about 10 minutes in, we scored the next three or four goals and controlled the ball well from then on.”Lizzy Carr led the Hatters with a whopping 10-point game. The senior netted seven goals and assisted on three others.
“Lizzy was spectacular,” Swezey said. “She did a great job tonight.”
Cortnee Daley had an eight-point night with five goals and three assists; Julie McKay had four goals and two assists; Nicole Beck had a hat trick and two assists and Caroline Hagan had one helper to go along with three goals for the Hatters. Beck connected on the 200th goal of a stellar career.
Pennsbury 9, Abington 7
Pennsbury made a little bit of history with Tuesday’s 9-7 victory over National Conference foe Abington.
“This was the first time our program not only beat Abington, but swept them both times,” said Pennsbury coach Kelly White.
Kelsy Gumbert led the Falcons with three goals and two assists; Jackie Sweeney scored three; Alyssa Matthews had a goal and one assist; and Carson Smith and Joy Hopkins each added one.
“Joy Hopkins has been scoring four, five goals per game for us,” White said. “She had one tonight, but Kelsy stepped up as usual, and Carson Smith and Alyssa Matthews scored. You can’t rely on one person, so it’s good to see girls stepping up and scoring for us.”
Jeannie Van Buren led Abington with three goals. Hanna Sjoholm and Meredith Cox each scored twice.Abington goalkeeper Kate Margolis made 19 saves for the Galloping Ghosts (4-4 in league play, 5-12 overall). Liana Eyre made 11 stops for the Falcons (6-2, 12-5).
“Ali Hickman on low defense was great tonight and Liana in goal came up with some really big saves for us,” White said.Pennsbury closes out the season against Central Bucks South on Wednesday, then looks ahead to the playoffs.
“We’re trying to take it one game at a time, working on the things we need to work on, like possession and shooting,” White said. “Last year was our first time in the playoffs, and we finished in third place in the conference. We’re taking the next step this year.
“The girls are doing all the hard work in the offseason, and now they’re seeing all that work and time paying off, and seeing our confidence growing as well and taking on the winning mentality.”
Wissahickon 12, Cheltenham 7
Freshman goalkeeper Julie Silverman made 14 saves as Wissahickon held American Conference opponent Cheltenham to just one goal in the second half in Tuesday’s 12-7 victory. Wissahickon led 7-6 at halftime.
“We fortified ourselves on defense after halftime,” said Wissahickon coach Chelsea Rosiek. “And our goalie was really aggressive tonight.”
Rosiek, who coached Silverman in the local youth lacrosse leagues, knew she’d have the ability to step in as a freshman and take over for the graduated Jess Scannapieco.
“I had my eye on her,” Rosiek said. “When Jess left, that left big shoes to fill, but Julie’s stepped in and is doing a great job.
“She trusts her defense, she knows the defense is solid. That lets the goalkeeper be more comfortable. It’s a symbiotic relationship, they play well for her, help her out, and it makes her want to play well for them.”
Senior captain Ali Hunter played a strong defensive game for the Trojans, who received six goals and two assists from Laura Frankenfield; two goals each from Zoe Kale and Bailey Weber; and one goal each from Zoe Gomez and Lauren Irvine.
“I thought this was the first time they played to their ability for the entire 50 minutes,” Rosiek said. “We’re young, so inconsistency is going to happen.“But we’re happy with where we’re at. We clinched second, we were undefeated in the league except for Upper Dublin.”The Trojans finish the league slate at 10-2 (10-6 overall). The Trojans will end the season with a non-league game on Thursday against Gwynedd-Mercy Academy. In addition to the team looking for its first non-league victory of the season, Frankenfield is just five goals shy of reaching the 200-goal mark for her Wissahickon career.
For the Panthers (8-4, 10-7), Sammie McManus scored three, and Gabby Sczapanek and Allison Hawkins each scored two.
Council Rock North 17, Council Rock South 8
Hannah Plappert had eight points, and scored the 200th goal of her high school career among her five tallies, as Council Rock North downed its neighborhood archrival17-8 to complete an undefeated league slate for the second straight year and claim the National Conference crown for a third straight season.
In addition to Plappert’s historic game, Molly Doyle netted six goals and added one assist for the Indians (10-0 league, 14-2 overall); Kara Magley had a hat trick and one assist; Natalie Maher scored twice; Kara Le added one goal and Marina Schreiner and Erica Green each registered one assist. Taylor Beck made six saves in goal to record the win.
Gabi Rosenfeld led South with three goals; Christine Besselman and Jamie Damirgian each scored twice and Taylor Hunt chipped in with one. Claire Quist made three saves in goal for the Golden Hawks (2-6, 6-10).
Upper Merion 15, Upper Moreland 4
Upper Merion closed out its regular season on Tuesday with a 15-4 victory over Upper Moreland in the American Conference finale for both teams. The Vikings led 9-2 at halftime.
Dominique Gambone, Amanda McAteer and Liz Botto led a spread-out Upper Merion attack with three goals each. Julie Reinert scored twice and Mia DiBella, Natalie McGrath, Haley Fitzgerald and Leaha Blair each added one goal. Ally Frymoyer made nine saves to record the win in goal for Upper Merion (6-6 in league play, 10-8 overall).
Brittany Dumproff led Upper Moreland (1-11, 3-14) with three goals. Lily Sgro added one and Sarah Reice recorded one assist.
BOYS LACROSSE
Pennsbury 11, Council Rock South 4
Pennsbury made history on Tuesday, wrapping up its first undefeated league season with an 11-4 victory over National Conference opponent Council Rock South.
“We clinched the league title on Friday, so we celebrated the title on Friday,” said Pennsbury coach Jamie Huber. “But this is the first time Pennsbury has won the championship outright and went undefeated in the league. We have 14 seniors, six or seven have been playing since their freshman year. This is the culmination of all their hard work.”
Pennsbury led 3-1 after one quarter and held an 8-3 halftime lead. The Falcons began the evening with Senior Night festivities, then senior Mike Costantini rose to the occasion, netting a game-high seven goals.
“Mike is a guy who works hard every day and doesn’t get a lot of playing time,” Huber said. “He stepped in for Andrew Probst, who only played one quarter, and Mike did a really nice job. Scored his last goal with about 30 seconds left, split a double and shot it. He made the most of his time.”
Ryan McDonald joined Costantini on the scoring ledger with two goals. Luke Matthews and Calvin Hopkins each added one. Probst and Sean McDonald each registered three assists, Hopkins had a pair and Matthews had one. Drew Sweetland and Phil Jutkiewiecz each recorded six saves in goal for the Falcons (10-0 in league, 16-1 overall).Corey Giampetro scored a hat trick to lead the Golden Hawks. Sean Quinn scored one. Kyle Fizer, Dylan Moger and Kyle Walter each had one assist. Tim Brunner made 13 saves in goal for South (2-7, 5-11).
Central Bucks East 13, Souderton 1
Central Bucks East started strong and never looked back in downing Souderton, 13-1, in Tuesday’s Continental Conference matchup. The victory earns the Patriots a share of the Continental Conference title, along with Hatboro-Horsham (the teams split their two games this season).
Anthony Caselli led the Patriots with three goals. Matt Heim scored a pair and Chris Vetter, Parker Self, Ethan Debuque, Brian Garcia, Chris Schneekloth, Alex Piccione, Zach Kane and Cole Rushworth each added one. Self and Vetter each chipped in with three assists, while Debuque, Garcia and Caselli each added one. Schneekloth won 12 of the 14 faceoffs he took. Harrison Holak (five saves), Shawn McSherry (four) and Bryan Symanski (one) split time in the cage for East (11-1 league, 15-1 overall).
Cameron Trick scored the lone goal for Souderton (6-6, 8-9). Remi Reeves made nine saves in goal.
Central Bucks South 9, Central Bucks West 8 (2 OT)
Tyler McGee scored his only goal of the game on a breakaway with 47 seconds remaining in the second overtime period to lift Central Bucks South to a thrilling 9-8 victory over neighborhood rival Central Bucks West in Tuesday’s Continental Conference finale for both squads.
West’s Riley Kratzke had knotted the game at 8-8 with three second left in regulation to force overtime.
Freshman Jake Henze led South with two goals and one assist; Jake Snavely, Brett Roberts and Dan Faulkner each had a goal and an assist; and Tim McCrudden, Tom DiBrino and Willie Pendleton each added one goal. Goalkeeper Ryan Kelly turned aside 19 West shots on goal, including several saves in the overtime periods.
The victory moves South to 6-6 in league play, tied with Souderton for third place, and 7-9 overall.
Sam Piccone led Central Bucks West (1-11,1-15) with three goals. Nate Weiss and Jon Steigerwald each had two goals and an assist; Kratzke had two assists to accompany his game-tying goal, and Matt Adamski added two helpers. Mike Harvan made 11 saves in goal for the Bucks.
Abington 21, Harry S. Truman 2
Abington led 5-0 after one quarter and never took its foot off the gas in rolling to a 21-2 victory over Harry S. Truman in the National Conference finale for both teams.
In all, 13 players contributed to the scoring for the Ghosts (8-2, 12-5). Cameron Leech had two goals and four assists; Ryan Ambler scored four; Brian Gallagher, Austin Pifani and Shane Dunn each had three goals and one assist; Max Malloy and Matt Figueroa each scored three; Will Dulin and Joe Bisaquino each had a goal and an assist; Matt Gormley and Josh Kluver each scored one; and Hunter Jones and Konrad Thallner each recorded one assist.
Jared Kline scored one of two goals for Truman (0-9, 0-12).
Council Rock North 9, Neshaminy 8
Brian Fitzpatrick scored four and Matt Moller scored a pair of goals as Council Rock North edged Neshaminy, 9-8, in Tuesday’s National Conference matchup.
North improves to 5-5 in the league, good enough for third place, and 6-11 overall. The Redskins drop to 4-6, 7-7.
Interboro 11, Pennridge 9
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