Check out the SOL boys and girls lacrosse results for Monday and Tuesday.
Boys
HATBORO 10, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3
The Titans fell to the undefeated Hatters by just two goals in their last matchup on April 5 (6-4 final), so the stage was set for Tuesday’s big game. However, the Hatters played with poise from the opening whistle and maintained possession and control of the game for the duration.
The first quarter ended with the Hatters on top 2-1, and they upped that lead to 5-2 heading into halftime.
“Our kids really came out to play,” said coach John Kurek. “It was 5-2 at halftime, and after that, our kids really rallied and finished the game.”
Kurek applauded the offensive efforts of Jimmy Murphy (3 goals, 2 assists), Zach Erwine (2 goals) and Ben Cellini (1 goal) who all made significant contributions in the victory.
“They really played well together,” said Kurek. “The first time, [CB South] played solid defense, and we practiced to play against their zone. This time we felt more prepared, and it was good to play on our turf.”
Connor Kreston (2 goals) also scored for the Hatters along with Ryan Higgins (1 goals) and Steve Palo (1 goal) while keeper Marc Poust had 15 saves on 18 shots.
Palo dominated face offs, allowing the Hatters to gain a big advantage in time of possession. The Hatters received strong defensive efforts from Jake Cresta, Matt McPoyle, TJ Keleher, Ryan Moore and Jack Lavery. McPoyle and Murphy led the team in ground balls with four each.
The Hatters, who upped their record to 9-0 in the league (10-3 overall), have three games to play in the Continental Conference before finishing out the season. The first is a showdown with CB East on Thursday, followed by North Penn (Friday) and CB West.
“We are going to take it one game at a time,” said Kurek. “We know East will be hungry, and we will need to take care of little things.”
The Titans’ record fell to 6-3 (10-4 overall).
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 14, UPPER MERION 13
The Colonials jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the first quarter and upped that lead to 10-5 heading into halftime. The Vikings made a third quarter surge, outscoring the Colonials 4-1 to trim that lead to two heading into the fourth quarter. The Bears outscored the Colonials again in the final frame, but it wasn’t enough.
Both Alex Bilodeau and Corey Kelly had big games on attack for the Colonials, each scoring 4 goals and adding 1 assist. Teammates Jake Brown (2 goals, 2 assists), Ryan Kelly (1 goal), John Walker (1 goal, 3 assists), Andrew Jones (1 goal) and Deqwan Phillips (1 goal) also got on the scoreboard in the victory.
Trevor Kupecky had a standout game for the Vikings, scoring seven goals and adding three assists while Paul Salamy scored a pair of goals. Mikey Zadroga (1 goal, 1 assist), Joe Mintzer, Tyler Thornton and Steve Ferguson each chipped in single goals.
Jake Boyer was credited with turning away 13 shots for the Colonials, while Troy Minnich stopped 17 for the Bears. The Colonials upped their record to 7-3 in the league (8-5 overall), while the Bears fell to 6-5 SOL (6-7 overall).
Plymouth Whitemarsh 6-4-1-3 14
Upper Merion 2-3-4-4 13
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 8, PENNSBURY 3
The Golden Hawks jumped out to a 4-1 lead at the half and continued to add to that lead throughout the second half despite the efforts of a determined Falcon squad.
“Pennsbury always plays us tough,” said South coach John Hiron. “It ended up being a low scoring game.”
Mitchell Vaysman ran the offense for the Hawks with four goals while Colin Patterson helped the Hawks maintain possession with a 9-1 advantage on the face offs. Shane Magrann added two goals and Tom Vanderslice and Kyle Walter each added single goals.
“In general, the defense played well,” said Hiron. “They played tough and extended out and put a lot of pressure on.”
Hiron also credited the efforts of Falcon Phil Jutkiewicz in goal.
“He did a really good job,” the Golden Hawks’ coach said. “He absorbed a lot of shots.”
The Hawks improved their record to 4-2 (8-4 overall) while the Falcons fell to 1-5 in the league (1-9 overall).
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 7, PENNRIDGE 5
The Bucks started off strong, opening up a 3-1 lead over the Rams after the first quarter, and that proved to be the difference in the game. The Rams went into halftime with a 5-3 lead. Both teams scored two goals in the third quarter while neither team scored in the fourth quarter. In victory, the Bucks held a 27-13 advantage in shots.
Jimmy Seykot (2 assists) and Ryan Green both scored a pair of goals for the Bucks while Lucas Janos (1 assist), Corey Schott and Kevin Ernst each added a goal. Ethan Clemmer led the attack for the Rams with two goals followed by Stephen Puras, Eric Fernandez (1 assist) and Alex Heimbach (1 assist) with one apiece. Mike Harvan turned away eight shots in goal for the Bucks while Dan Lohan stopped 13 shots in goal for the Rams. The Bucks evened out their SOL mark at 4-4 (6-6 overall) while the Rams fell to 0-7 SOL (1-10 overall).
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 13, SOUDERTON 1
The Patriots sprinted to an 8-0 halftime lead on their way to the decisive win. Anthony Casselli and Matt Schmidt each contributed hat tricks to lead the Patriots. Matt Milici had two goals and two assists, and Matt Heim added two goals and one assist while Cole Rushworth also had a pair of goals. Geoff Kuhn chipped in a goal and an assist to close out the scoring.
Rushworth won 12 of 14 face offs, and teammate Andrew Delbracco won two of two. Sean McGovern (six saves) and Sean McSherry (five saves) combined for 11 saves in goal for East. Pete Donavan (six ground balls, two caused turnovers), Dustin Buchanan (five ground balls, five caused turnovers) and Milici (four ground balls) led East’s defense.
Ridge Schultz scored Souderton’s only goal. Drew Nice and Pete Walbrandt led the defense with three ground balls each. Remi Reeves had six saves in goal.
Central Bucks East5-3-5-0 13
Souderton 0-0-1-0 1
WISSAHICKON 16, CHELTENHAM 1
The Trojans led 9-0 at the end of one quarter and never looked back on their way to the big win in a game that saw 15 players get their names in the scoring column.
Leading a balanced Trojan attack were Zach Scannapieco (3 goals, 1 assist), Jack Shea (3 goals), Tommy Monaghan (2 goals), Luke Gomez (1 goal, 2 assists) and Nate DeGroat (1 goal, 1 assist). Players contributing one goal each were Cole Kropnick, Jesse Miller, Keith Oliphant, Chris Tronoski, Tyler Zapach and Najee Johnson. Alex Ortiz had two assists, and Drew Stacks, Austin Jones and John Carrozza each had one assist.
Tyler Freas (two saves) and Jack Myers (four saves) combined for six saves in goal.
Wissahickon9-2-2-3 16
Cheltenham0-0-1-0 1
UPPER DUBLIN 17, UPPER MORELAND 1
The Flying Cardinals celebrated Senior Night with a decisive win over the Golden Bears, opening up a 4-1 lead at the end of one quarter and then shutting out the Bears the rest of the way.
Michael Sowers led the Cardinals with four goals and three assists, and Ben Winebrake also had four goals. Nicholas Vernacchio had two goals and two assists, and Michael Mullen added two goals and one assist. John Minehart contributed two goals, and Drew Potts had one goal and two assists while Ryan Swinski had one goal and one assist. Will Lunney added a single goal to close out the scoring.
In goal for the Flying Cardinals, Jack Deragon was credited with five saves while Bobby McPeake had three. Upper Moreland’s McGinsey had eight saves.
Upper Moreland 1-0-0-0 1
Upper Dublin 4-5-3-5 17
SPRINGFIELD 17, NORRISTOWN 9
Sean Calhoun had a six-point day to lead the Eagles, scoring three goals and contributing three assists. Drew Baltrus added two goals and two assists, and Tyeler Kingkiner had two goals and one assist. Mike Smith and Justin Byrd each had one goal. Byrd also had an assist.
Norristown 3-2-1-3 9
Springfield 5-5-2-5 17
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH at NESHAMINY (Postponed to May 1)
Monday, April 29
NESHAMINY 13, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 9
Cale Kitchenman had a big game for the Redskins, contributing five goals and two assists. Alex McKenzie also came up big, adding four goals and two assists. Matt Magdelinskas had a five-point night with three goals and two assists in a clutch performance, and Gary Tippy added a single goal to close out the scoring.
ABINGTON 22, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
The Ghosts led 13-0 at the end of one quarter in a game that saw 15 players contribute scoring. Hunter Jones led the way with a 10-point effort, contributing three goals and seven assists. Brian Gallagher had three goals and three assists, and Matt Gormely also had the hat trick. Will Dulin (2 goals, 2 assists), Joey Lomady (2 goals, 1 assist), Alex Gotdon (2 goals, 1 assist), Tyler Dermer (1 goal, 1 assist), Austin Pifani (1 goal, 1 assist), Cameron Leech (4 assists) and Joe Bisaquino (1 goal, one assist) all had multi-point performances. Pat McCormick, Mark Lidwig, Gage Gormley and Jordan O’Riardan each had one goal while Harry Williamson added one assist.
Blake Freidman had nine saves in goal in a shutout performance for the Ghosts.
Abington 13-3-5-1 22
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
UPPER DUBLIN 8, EMMAUS 7
The Flying Cardinals battled Emmaus to a 1-1 tie at the end of one quarter but then used a 4-2 second quarter burst to go into halftime with a 5-3 lead on their way to the hard-fought non-league win.
Michael Sowers led the Cardinals with two goals and three assists. Teammate Ben Winebrake had three goals while Drew Potts had two goals and one assist, and Michael Rama, one goal and two assists.
Jack Deragon was credited with 15 saves in a busy afternoon.
Emmaus 1-2-1-3 7
Upper Dublin 1-4-1-3 8
Girls
PENNSBURY 11, ABINGTON 7
The Falcons got off to their traditional slow start and trailed the Ghosts 6-4 at the half before regaining their composure.
“It really came down to transitioning the ball and making poor choices and bad passes,” said coach Kelly White. “We weren’t coming up with 50-50 balls or draw controls, and offensively we didn’t make good choices.”
Ten minutes into the second half, the Falcons had recuperated and erased the Ghosts’ lead, thanks to goals from midfielder Joy Hopkins (2 goals, 2 assists).
“In the second half we made a few adjustments,” said White. “Joy Hopkins did great on draw controls, she had a stellar game and she also put it in the net tonight. She’s our number one attacker.”
Along with Hopkins, Kelsy Gumbert (4 goals), Jackie Sweeney (2 goals), Carson Smith (1 goal) and Missy Frankil (1 goal, 1 assist) got into the scoring column for the Falcons.
Defensively, the Falcons held the Ghosts to only one goal in the second half
“Defensively, they played awesome, and they shut them down on one-on-ones to goal,” said White. “Ali Hickman is the anchor of the defense, and she can deny transition and she can get the ball out too. She plays beautiful low ‘D.’”
White also credited goalie Liana Eyre with a phenomenal game, turning away 10 shots.
The Ghosts fell to 3-4 in league play (5-7 overall) while the Falcons remain in the penthouse of the National Conference with a perfect 6-0 league record (9-2 overall). They hope to remain unbeaten to take home the school’s first league title.
“I know it’s in them, and I am hoping we can play our game and come out to our advantage,” White said of her team, which will face both Council Rock North and South next week to close out its league season.
“We have a nice group of players,” said White. “I want them to win the remainder of the games and play the way I know they can play.”
NORTH PENN 8, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 7
Freshman Jen DeLongis scored in overtime, propelling the Maidens to the dramatic win.
"Our offense struggled to get going throughout the game, but Jen came up with a ground ball and the game-winning goal in overtime," coach Jami Wilus Behm said. "We need our underclassmen to really step up and play like seniors, and that was an upperclassman play she made in overtime."
Hannah Young led the Maidens with three goals while Lauren Green added a pair of goals, and Emily Schulze and Julianna Hill both had one goal. Brittany Tyson contributed an assist.
Gabby DiDomizio led the Maidens’ defense with four caused turnovers. Senior goalie Jenna Stover was credited with 10 saves for the Maidens.
"It was not pretty, but the team battled hard and never gave up," Behm said. "Gabby and Jenna had stellar games on defense.
"Jenna came up with a couple of key saves, including one in the closing minutes on (Elena) Romesburg who is such a tough matchup. Emily Schulze had the primary responsibility of containing her. She is not a player that can be shut down completely, but Emily did a great job on her."
The Bucks are 5-5 in the league (8-6 overall) while the maidens upped their record to 8-2 in the league (10-2 overall).
"To be 10-2 right now for this young team is really amazing," Behm said. "We are not always playing how I know we are capable of playing, but a win is a win, and anytime you find out your team has guts at the end of the game liks this is a positive thing."
HATBORO-HORSHAM 24, SOUDERTON 10
The Hatters used a balanced attack that included nine different scorers, five of which scored multiple goals. Rachel Rausa had a monster game for the powerhouse Hatters, scoring eight goals and registering four assists. Sophomore Casey Swezey also had a busy night on attack with five goals and four assists. Katie McKay (3 goals, 2 assists), Colby Eldridge (2 goals, 2 assists), Jenna Cutilli (2 goals, 1 assist), Annette Desipio (1 goal, 1 assist), Maria Guerra (1 goal), Syndey Rausa (1 goal) and Carly Daley (1 goal) also made offensive contributions.
The Indians were led by the five-goal effort of Chessie Rehmer. Amber Lambeth added three goals and one assist while Brittany Royan and Alyssa Ziegler each added single goals.
The Hatters remain undefeated in the league with a 9-0 record (11-1 overall) while the Indians saw their record fall to 5-5 SOL (7-6 overall.
SPRINGFIELD 19, NORRISTOWN 7
Libby Field had a seven-point game to lead the Spartans, scoring four goals and contributing three assists. Alyssa Buckley had two goals and one assist, and Colleen Canavan also had a pair of goals. Contributing one goal for the Spartans were Sarah Rosa, Megan Chandler, Riley Greenleaf, Bailey Krewson, Molly Fitzpatrick, Steph Daughty and Colleen Morris.
For the Eagles, Keifonna Ferguson contributed the hat trick while Natalie Mitchell had a pair of goals. Kerri Harner had one goal and one assist, and Megan Grande, one goal. Jamilynn Justic turned away 13 shots in goal for the Eagles, who are 1-10 in league play (3-11 overall). The Spartans are 7-2 in the league (7-4 overall).
UPPER MERION 17, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6
The Vikings staked out a commanding 9-1 lead over the Colonials at halftime, thanks to the midfield combination of Jackie Schauble (1 goal, 1 assist) and Amanda McAteer (4 goals, 2 assists). Both players dominated the draw controls and made significant contributions on attack.
Liz Botto and Haley O’Malley each matched the game-high four-goal effort of McAteer while Julia Reinert added three and Dominique Gambone connected for a single goal. The Vikings improved their SOL mark to 6-5 (8-6 overall) while the Colonials fell to 2-7 in the American Conference (3-9 overall).
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 19, NESHAMINY 5
Natalie Maher had a huge nine-point game for the Indians, contributing six goals and three assists. Teammate Devon Mela contributed the hat trick, and Tori Lyon, Aubrey Deon and Laura Kwasnoski each added two goals. Lyon also had an assist. Taylor Campbell had one goal and two assists, and Nicole Ender, Marina Schreiner and Katy Lehman each had one goal.
Taylor Beck, who was back in goal for the Indians, had six saves.
The Indians are 2-3 in the league (5-7 overall) while the Redskins fell to 0-6 (3-9 overall).
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 21, CONWELL EGAN 1
The Golden Hawks soared to a convincing win over the Eagles, led by the seven- goal effort of Mollie Sheehy. Junior Gabi Rosenfeld added six six goals which put her over the 100-career goal mark. Teammates Christine Besselman (1 goal) and Leann Hurley (4 goals) also joined the 100-goal club this season. Jamie Damirgian contributed a pair of goals while Patrice Latronica rounded out the scoring with for the Hawks (7-5 overall, 3-2 SOL).
UPPER DUBLIN 17, UPPER MORELAND 6
The Lady Cardinals sprinted to an 11-0 lead at halftime and used a balanced attack, which included seven different scorers, to earn the big win. Taylor D'Ginto led the Lady Cards' attack with four goals and five assists. Julie Cross (3 goals, 2 assists), Shelby Kenny (3 goals, 1 assist), Rachel DiFrangia (3 goals), Dominique Coleman (2 goals), Kayla Mullen (1 goal) and Samantha Boyd (1 goal) also made important contributions. Upper Dublin keeper Sarah Gallagher registered seven saves.
Samara Santry led the scoring for the Golden Bears with a hat trick, Veronica Baez added a pair and Maddie Mauro rounded out the scoring with a single goal. The Lady Cards upped their record to 11-3 overall and sit atop the American Conference with a perfect 10-0 record. The Bears saw their record drop to 3-10 overall (1-9 SOL).
WISSAHICKON 19, CHELTENHAM 9
Laura Frankenfield willed her team to victory on Tuesday, doing it all for the Trojans in the important win. The senior captain led the team with nine goals, three assists, seven draw controls and four ground balls. Teammates Zoe Gomez (five goals, three ground balls), Lauren Irvine (four goals, three assists) and Rachel Zucker (one goals) also made important contributions for the Trojans, who led 11-4 at halftime and never looked back.
Jackie Hibbs (three ground balls) and Shannon Stagliano (three ground balls) also were key defensively for the Trojans, who improved to 8-3 in the league (9-4 overall). The Lady Panthers are 5-4 in the league (5-7 overall).
Monday, April 29
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 12, PENNRIDGE 7
Mary Kate Schwartz helped the Patriots jump out to a 5-1 lead at the intermission her way to a five-goal effort for the day. The Rams rallied in the second half and cut the lead to three goals but couldn’t dig themselves out of their first half hole. Five different scorers combined in the Rams’ late surge - Aerin McHugh (2 goals), Jess Csaszar (2 goals), Taylor Dachowski (1 goal), Jackie Stevens (1 goal), and Sam Ryder (1 goal).
Marissa Glatt scored a hat trick for the Patriots in the league victory, while Julia Norek, Alex Law, Kaitlyn Stout and Katt Miller each added a single goal. Both keepers had huge games in goal, turning away double-digits shots. Alana Rivas stopped 15 for the Patriots and Danielle Nichols saved 12 for the Rams. The Patriots evened out their SOL record at 5-5 (9-5 overall) and are continuing to rise through the ranks of the conference while the Rams fell to 0-10 in the league (3-12 overall).
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