Check out the results for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Tuesday. Check here for our photo gallery to view photos of the Plymouth Whitemarsh girls vs Southern Lehigh.
Boys
American Conference
Wissahickon 4, Plymouth Whitemarsh 1
Last Friday, Wissahickon put up 16 goals and allowed just one in a dominating victory over Upper Moreland. On Tuesday, the Trojans didn’t put up nearly as much offense, but the defense again had a stellar game, allowing Wissahickon to remain undefeated in conference play.
The Trojans improved to 3-0 in the conference thanks to its win over host Plymouth Whitemarsh in a morning game between the two teams.
“The timing was a little off for us,” Wissahickon coach Dan Layfield said of the morning game. “It’s spring break and we’re trying to get the kids going early in the morning to get on the bus, and it kind of changes the whole pre-game schedule for us. But we executed our game plan and we controlled the pace of the game throughout.”
After a scoreless first quarter, Wissahickon’s Nate DeGroat took a pass from John Carrozza and found the back of the cage, putting the Trojans up 1-0 just over 15 ½ minutes into the contest. Carrozza scored later in the half to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead, but a goal by PW’s Alex Saverese in the final minute of the second quarter cut the Colonials’ deficit in half.
Goals by Eric Kaufman and Jack Shea in the second half capped the scoring and helped the Trojans (3-1, 3-0) to escape with the road victory. Carrozza added another two assists in the second half to finish with four points on the day.
The Trojans held a 24-11 advantage in shots, and the Colonials (2-2, 2-1 SOL) saw goalie Riley White make nine saves. Wissahickon goalkeeper Jack Meyers stopped five shots to earn the win.
“Jack Meyers had a great game, and he kind of led the defense for us,” Layfield said.
Kyle Wolf led the Wissahickon defense with six groundballs.
Despite the win, Layfield said he believes his team could have come out with a much better game.
“I think we didn’t capitalize on all the opportunities we had,” he said. “I told the team that today, if we capitalized on everything we were given, we would’ve scored twice as many goals. We took advantage of the things we needed to do to win, but we didn’t play a complete game.”
Wissahickon 0-2-1-1—4
Plymouth Whitemarsh0-1-0-0—1
Upper Dublin 19, Upper Moreland 5
Upper Dublin’s Michael Sowers, who has just started his junior season with the Cardinals, has already surpassed 300 career points in his high school lacrosse career.
Sowers recorded four goals and seven assists while Michael Mullen tallied six goals and two assists in the Cardinals’ win over visiting Upper Moreland.
With his third point of the game, Sowers surpassed the milestone. He now sits at 308 career points after Tuesday’s victory.
“He’s a very good player and a very smart lacrosse player,” Upper Dublin coach J.P. Banks said. “It’s a great accomplishment and we’re all very proud of the hard work he’s put in as a player. He’s a great kid and a hard worker, and there’s not much else to say about him. He’s a special player.”
The Cardinals had an overpowering first quarter, outscoring the Bears 14-0 to run away with the victory. Max Winebrake scored three goals and added an assist, while Paul Chung scored twice.
“I think every time we come out on the field, we try to execute and improve, and the kids did a great job today taking care of the ball,” Banks said. “I thought we were very good at maintaining possession and getting quality looks at the net.”
Connor Wall, Ben Abel, Nash Potts and Jerry Bardol all scored one goal apiece, with Bardol also adding a pair of assists. Zach Hanson, Nicholas Vernacchio, Cole D’Andrea, Cary Romig and Jed Hanson all tallied assists, while goalie Bobby McPeak started in net and stopped one shot to earn the win. Sean Bauers and Dillon Lojeski also spent some time in net, making two saves apiece.
The Cardinals improved to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play, while the Bears fell to 0-4 and 0-3, respectively.
“The kids put in a lot of hard work in the offseason and I think they’re very united in wanting to excel on the field,” Banks said. “It’s a tribute to the work they put in during the offseason and the way they’re willing to play as a team. That’s one of the big reasons we’re off to a big start.”
Upper Moreland 0-3-2-0—5
Upper Dublin 14-5-0-0—19
Continental Conference
Central Bucks South 14, Pennridge 5
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Perkasie, PA: The Titans of Central Bucks South remained undefeated by beating Pennridge 14-5 in Suburban One Continental Conference boys lacrosse action on Tuesday night at Pennridge Stadium.
South raced out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Chris Tanner (5 goals, 2 assists), Evan Falkowski (1 goal, 2 assists) and Jake Henze (3 goals, 2 assists) before Pennridge got on the board late in the first quarter. But the Titans stingy defense, led by long poles Jake Lautt, Stephen Nowelski, Kevin Witchey and Mickey Pendelton, along with midfielders Austin Naessens and team ground-ball leader Joe Vitelli held the Rams scoreless for the next two quarters as the CB South offense reeled off eight straight goals to take an 11-1 fourth quarter lead. The two teams then traded goals, with midfielder Jack Gallagher closing out the scoring for the Titans at 14 by blasting one home on a nifty feed by Chris Tanner, who along with line-mate Brendan McGrath (3 goals, 1 assist) continues to lead the Titans prolific offense.
FOGO Ryan Jacobsen continued his steady play at the X, winning 12-of-18 draws, while goalie Robbie Richick had another great game between the pipes, recording 11 saves against five goals. Dillon Kelly also scored for CB South.
With the win, CB South improves to 4-0 (3-0 SOL Continental), while Pennridge drops to 1-3 (0-3 SOL Continental). The Titans return to action next Wednesday against Central Bucks East in a match-up of teams that sit atop the Continental Conference standings.
CB South 3-3-4-4 = 15
Pennridge 1-0-0-4 = 5
CB South
Chris Tanner 5g, 2a
Jake Henze 3g, 2a
Brendan McGrath 3g, 1a
Evan Falkowski 1g, 2a
Jack Gallagher 1g
Dillon Kelly 1g
Joe Vitelli 5 GB
Ryan Jacobsen 12/18 FO's
Robbie Richick 11 Saves
Central Bucks West 7, Souderton 2
Will Ross scored three goals for Central Bucks West in Tuesday’s win over visiting Souderton.
Clark Hawes scored twice for the Bucks, who also received goals from Reece Udinski and Jason Willis. Udinski also drew two assists, while Shane Hensel dished out one.
For the Indians, Greg Gibbs and Jake Phaup each connected for a goal. LSM Nick Portolese was credited with six ground balls.
Steve Hogan earned the win in net, stopping 11 shots for CB West. Remi Reeves stopped 15 shots for Souderton.
CB West, which led 4-1 at the half, improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while Souderton fell to 1-3 and 0-3, respectively.
Souderton 1-0-1-0—2
Central Bucks West 2-2-3-0—7
North Penn 11, Pennsbury 5
Luke Homan, Zack McKelvie and Scott Keffer scored three goals apiece for North Penn in an impressive win over host Pennsbury in a non-conference meeting.
Homan and Keffer each added a pair of assists, while Eric Diamond and Harrison Barclay each scored a goal for North Penn. Collin Waters also tallied an assist. Trevor Nickel stopped 10 shots in net to earn the win.
North Penn took a 4-1 lead into the second quarter and took a 5-3 advantage into halftime. The Knights led 7-4 going into the fourth and closed things out with four goals in the final 12 minutes.
North Penn improved to 2-2 overall, while Pennsbury dropped to 0-3.
North Penn 4-1-2-4—11
Pennsbury 1-2-1-1—5
West Chester Henderson 14, Neshaminy 4
Neshaminy had a tough non-league defeat at the hands of visiting West Chester Henderson.
Cale Kitchenman and Matt Magdelinskas tallied goals for Neshaminy, which trailed 7-1 at the half. The Redskins fell to 0-3 overall.
Girls
North Penn 12, Boyertown 9
Emily Schulze had a big game for the Maidens, finishing with five goals and an assist to lead her team to the non-league win.
Sydney Lear added four goals, while Chole Novak scored twice. Brianna O’Donnell added a single goal. All three girls finished with one assist.
“Chloe (Novak) did an outstanding job winning the draw controls today which helped us to maintain possession,” said North Penn coach Heather Mellow. “Michelle (Dyck) was the backbone of our defense.”
Dyck stopped nine shots in net for the Maidens, who took a 5-4 lead into halftime but outscored the Bears 7-5 in the second half.
Boyertown 4-5—9
North Penn 5-7—12
Central Bucks South 17, Upper Moreland 6
Central Bucks South rolled to a big win over visiting Upper Moreland in a non-conference affair. Sarah Poli had a hand in five Titan goals, scoring four and assisting on three others. Courtney Dietzel had a game-high five goals while Tori Wigand and Kasey Dietzel both had three goals and one assist. Kelly Senour added one goal and one assist, and Kristen Berntsen had one goal. Krysta Reading had a pair of assists. Goalie Erin Putnam was credited with five saves.
The Lady Bears were led by Delaney Smith’s two goals in the loss. Allison Felicetti, Sydney Bachmaye and Brit Dumproff also scored one goal apiece, while Bachmayer added a pair of assists. Veronica Baez and Jess Flanagan also drew assists for Upper Moreland, which had 13 draw controls and, according to coach Pam Remmey, did well on ball possession. The Golden Bears’ coach credited her team for playing hard through the game. Mel Wittick had seven draw controls, and Baez had three.
CB South moved to 1-0 overall with the win, while Upper Moreland dropped to 0-1.
Southern Lehigh 9, Plymouth Whitemarsh 8 (OT)
Plymouth Whitemarsh lost a tough one to visiting Southern Lehigh, falling by a goal in overtime.
The Colonials trailed 4-3 at the half and fell behind by three, but eventually fought their way back to tie the game and even take a short-lived lead late in regulation, going up by a goal with 34 seconds remaining before Southern Lehigh tied things back up with 12 seconds to go. Southern Lehigh gained possession in overtime and won on a one-on-one goal.
Maddie Berman scored three goals to lead PW (1-2), while Sophie Kolkka added a pair of girls. Kirsten Monte, Aurora Mills and Victoria Betterly all scored for the Colonials, who got seven saves in net from Emily Miller.
Southern Lehigh 4-4-1—9
Plymouth Whitemarsh3-5-0—8
Central Bucks West 20, Lansdale Catholic 2
Central Bucks West saw 13 different players score a goal in a convincing win over visiting Lansdale Catholic in a meeting of non-conference teams.
Leading the way for CB West was Bryn Boylan and Elle Ueland with three goals each. Ueland tallied five assists, while Boylan dished out four.
“Today was an easy game for us and we got to see a lot of different looks all over the field,” CB West coach Tara Schmucker said. “It was nice to see some girls play different positions on the field and play around with some things we’ve been trying to work on with executing plays and making transitions.
“Coming off a tough loss yesterday, it was nice to come out with a strong win today and hopefully that’ll help us when we start league games.”
Jacq Fitzgerald, Meghan Darcy and Finley Ueland each scored twice for the Lady Bucks, while Paige Savard, Katie Holt, Rachel Shaw, Taylor Mason, Lucy Varner, Maddie Maio, Maggie Rakowsky and Maura Houk each scored once. Meghan Tillger dished out four assists, while Fitzgerald added two. Savard, Holt and Olivia Fitzgerald each had one assist.
Of CB West’s 20 goals, 18 were assisted. Goalkeeper Lauren Devlin stopped four shots in net to earn the win.
“The team was able to have some fun and work on possession and executing plays, but we still need to maintain focus on our weaknesses and get prepared for next week,” Schmucker said.
Lansdale Catholic 1-1—2
Central Bucks West 12-8—20
Neshaminy 19, Conwell Egan 4
Bridget Carrezola turned in a monster 11-goal performance to lead the Redskins to a lopsided non-win over Conwell Egan. Katelyn Denis and Ashley Nicoletti both added hat tricks while Gabrielle Cautilli and Mia Sexton chipped in single goals. Denis also had three assists, playing a role in six goals, while Nicoletti and Abigail Geisler both had one assist.
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