Check out the soccer results for SOL teams in action on Monday. To view game action photos of the CB West/CB East boys’ game, please visit the Photo Gallery.
BOYS SOCCER
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pennsbury 4, William Tennent 3
The Panthers got on the scoreboard first, but the Falcons quickly responded four minutes later when Charlie Rushing assisted Sam Uprichard on their first goal of the match. Moments before the end of the half, Brendon Cooper scored an unassisted goal to send the Falcons into halftime up 2-1.
The Falcons continued their scoring run when Charlie Rushing’s shot off a restart was fumbled by the keeper. The Panthers answered with a goal of their own on a restart and then connected to knot the score 3-3. After the Panthers received a red card for rough play out of bounds, the Falcons found their stride.
“We settled down and gained some possession,” coach Tom Stoddart said.
Alex Kardos scored game winner with eight minutes left off an assist by Enid Curvec, giving Pennsbury its third one-goal victory this season and upping the Falcons’ record to 3-0 overall and 2-0 SOL.
“It was a big win for our kids - they kept their heads about them,” Stoddart said. “It wasn’t the cleanest game, but it’s something to build on.”
The Panthers fall to 1-1 SOL and 1-2 overall.
Neshaminy 3, Bensalem 2 (OT)
The Redskins went into halftime with a 1-0 lead, after Cody Minnig scored late in the first half. The Owls tied it up with a goal from Brian Kilcoin 20 minutes into the second half. Minnig proved to be a force finding the net again in the 70th minute, but the Owls weren’t finished as Elan Fingles quickly answered back, knotting the score 2-2 and sending the game into overtime.
Both teams fought for eight minutes in overtime until Pat Raykovitz sealed the win for the ‘Skins. Contributing assists in this battle for Neshaminy were John Blicke (2) and Nick Tucci while Alex Rosenfeld recorded two assists for Bensalem.
Council Rock South 5, Truman 0
The Golden Hawks buried the Tigers 5-0. Jake Shefsky and Chris Spadaro each scored a pair of goals while Sean Doyle added a single goal.
Abington 5, Council Rock North 1
CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE
Souderton 2, Hatboro 0
Souderton sailed to another league win, this time defeating Hatboro 2-0. After finding themselves gridlocked 0-0 at the half, the Indians found their stride with a goal by Ryan Molyneaux in the 50th minute, assisted by Tylor Strozeski. With six minutes remaining, Molyneaux found teammate Elijah Pizzo for a goal and the 2-0 final. Souderton keeper Tyler Afflerbach had 7 saves, and Hatboro’s Brian Ehrlich was credited with nine saves.
North Penn 2, Central Bucks South 1
The Knights picked up their first league win with Monday’s big win over the Titans. Dylan McMahon assisted Mike Richardson 13 minutes into the first half to send the Knights into halftime with a 1-0 lead. The second half remained scoreless for 30 minutes until Titans’ Connor Stackhouse capitalized on a free kick opportunity to knot the score. The Knights, however, found the net once more in the 74th minute when Tim Langton assisted Matt Robinson for the game winning goal.
Central Bucks West 1, Central Bucks East 0 (2 OT)
A battle between cross town rivals West and East is always an exciting one, but the Bucks and Patriots made sure this one kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
The teams went back and forth the entire 80 minutes of regulation and ended up deadlocked 0-0. A 10-minute overtime would go by scoreless with both keepers turning away every shot, setting the stage for a second overtime.
Finally, six minutes into double overtime, Steven Cornwell found the back of the net after a restart on a corner kick to end the 96-minute thriller.
West coach Steve Detweiler commended the efforts of both teams
“It was back and forth,” the Bucks’ coach said. “It was pretty even and could’ve gone either way.”
Detweiler also acknowledged the performance of East keeper Jacob Nesteruk, saying, “He made some really good saves to keep them in it.”
To read Stuart London’s complete game story, please click on the following PhillyBurbs.com link: http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/doylestown/bucks-net-long-awaited-win-over-patriots/article_54079258-43ac-5bc2-b01c-4b1d9c38a5d9.html
Pennridge 3, Quakertown 0
Pennridge received a pair of goals from Matt Stritzel while Christian Lizana added a single goal. Rams keeper Zach Jarret had 5 saves.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Upper Moreland 4, Upper Merion 3
The Bears eked out a win over the Viking 4-3. Viking scorers were Hamza Ali, Cameron McDaniel and Angelo Misseri.
Wissahickon 3, Springfield 2
The Spartans led 1-0 at the half after Riley Woron scored in the 35th minute. The Trojans answered back early in the second half with a goal from Matt Knittel. Devon Memis continued the scoring run with a goal for the Trojans ten minutes later. The Spartans were still in the game as they tied it 2-2 after a goal from Peter Trueman (assisted by Will Lambert). It was Knittle again finding the back of the net after a penalty kick with only two minutes left in the game, propelling the Trojans to the win. Springfield goalie Colin Axel had four saves, and Wissahickon’s John Carroza and Neal Guaglianone combined for three saves.
The Trojans improved to 2-0 in the league while the Spartans are now 1-1 in league play.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2, Cheltenham 1
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead into the half after John Eichner scored off a corner with a few seconds remaining. The Colonials scored two unanswered goals early in the second half by senior Joeb Hunter and sophomore Alex Bilodeau.
Coach Devon Landgraff described Bilodeau’s game winner as “a great shot,” which he took from 20 yards out unassisted.
Mike Willis had two saves in goal for PW, which held a 11-4 advantage in shots.
Upper Dublin 9, Norristown 0
The Cardinals rolled to the decisive win over the Eagles. Leading the Cardinals’ attack was Micke Connelly (3 goals), followed by Brian Schaefer (2 goals, 2 assists), John Roos (2 goals) and Tyler Whitehead (2 goals). Jared D'Andrea and Alex Browndorf each added an assist.
Keeper Scott Wexler turned away one shot for the Cardinals while Irving Vasquez and Jack Campbell combined for the Eagles to stop seven Upper Dublin shots.
GIRLS SOCCER
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pennsbury 3, William Tennent 2
The Falcons were eventually victorious in this conference nail biter against the Panthers. Early in the first half, Tennent’s Alyssa Christianson opened up the scoring with a goal off an assist by Megan Murphy. The Falcons answered with a goal by the dangerous Uche Onuoha to send the teams into the half gridlocked 1-1.
It didn’t take long for Onuoha to find the net again as the second half got underway (this time assisted by Lexy Brown), but the Panthers would answer again as Jess Lee found the net in the 65th minute to tie the game 2-2. A few minutes later Megan Engeland sent her corner kick into the middle to varsity newcomer Alexa Moors, who scored the game winner for the Falcons.
Coach Kaitlyn Battiste credited Moors, a junior midfielder who had minimal varsity time last year, for scoring the key goal.
“This was a big time goal for her,” the Falcons’ coach said. “She stepped up and volleyed the ball into the back of the net. She has been consistent, but this is her first goal of the season.”
Battiste also commended Abby Wick, noting, “She did an awesome job controlling the middle of the field. She played really well.”
Keeper Courtney Bennent helped ward off the Panthers by turning away six of their shots, Battiste credited Tennent’s keeper with some great saves.
The Falcons improved to 2-0 in the league (3-1 overall) while the Panthers (0-2, 1-2) are still looking for their first win in the league.
On Wednesday night, the Falcons will host a 'Kick Out Cancer Event' when they face Council Rock South for a junior varsity/varsity doubleheader at Macclesfield Park on River Road. Come out and watch competitive soccer, compete in a skills competition, purchase raffle tickets and join the fight against cancer. The grand prize winner of the skills competition will receive four tickets to a Philadelphia Union game. The JV game will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity game at 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit uterine cancer research.
Council Rock North 3, Abington 0
Michaela Finneyfrock and Michelle Noonan (Finneyfrock assist) scored first half goals to put the Indians on top 2-0 at the half. Katie O'Donnell scored an unassisted goal in the second half to finish off the shutout. "It was a good game," coach Larry Sullivan said.
"Saturday's game (a 4-1 win over Emmaus) was the beginning of us moving the ball a lot, and today we did even more."
The Ghosts (0-2) are still searching for their first league win and, according to coach Rick Tompkins, found themselves “overwhelmed by the Indians.”
Ghosts Julia Guarini, Kayla Nolan and Destiny Walters fought hard to hold off the Indians, but they were outmatched.
The Indians improve to 2-0 in the league.
Neshaminy 7, Bensalem 0
The Redskins shut out the Owls on Monday. Standout Megan Schafer had two goals and two assists while teammate Stephanie Donahue also had a pair of goals and one assist. Erin Farrell and Gabby Farrell both chipped in with a goal and an assist, and Jamie Mason added a goal. Jess Kelly had a pair of assists, and Alyssa Antonelly also had an assist.
Gabby Farrell (Schafer assist) spotted the Redskins an early 1-0 lead, and by halftime, they led 3-0. Schaefer (Gabby Farrell assist) opened the second half with a goal that sparked a 4-0 Redskin tear, culminating with Mason’s goal in the closing minutes of the game.
The Redskins are 2-0 in league play (3-1 overall) while the Owls fell to 0-2 in the league (1-3 overall)
Council Rock South 4, Truman 0
The Golden Hawks received offensive contributions from Shannon Boyle (1 assist), Nicole Caffey, Taylor Dillon and Lindsay Hirsh with one goal eaach. Emily Wilkinson, Sydney Jones and Noa Skryd contributed assists.
CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE
Hatboro 5, Souderton 1
The Hatters picked up a much-needed win over Souderton to even their record at 1-1 in the SOL. They got off to a fast start as Sydney McNutt scored with a header off the corner from Ramsey McMenamin just two minutes into the game. The Hatters scored again when McMenamin found Tory Adlam in front of the net to go on top 2-0.
Souderton’s Kara Waskiewicz scored off an assist from Haley Tierney, but McNutt found the net once again before the end of the half, sending the Hatters into the intermission with a 3-1 lead.
The second half belonged to Hatboro as Lauren Brophy and Marykate Bateman both scored with McMenamin assists, giving McMenamin four on the night.
Souderton keeper Jaclyn Parry turned away eight of Hatboro’s shots, but it wasn’t enough.
“After our loss Thursday night against CB East (which is) obviously one of the biggest teams we will play against, the girls were feeling deflated,” coach Kate Lamplugh said. “Today's win was a whole team effort - the result of organized defense and a strong offensive showing,”
Lamplugh was happy to see her team not only recover but also learn from its mistakes.
“Every game they’ve taken something away, and it helps us build our team,” the Hatters coach said.
North Penn 1, Central Bucks South 1 (2 OT)
After battling through a scoreless first half, North Penn’s Katie Miller scored the first goal of the match in the 49th minute. The Titans weren’t finished though as Taylor Matsinger scored off a fluke ball that slid by Maidens’ keeper Laura Leonard.
Matsinger has been key for the Titans as she has scored in every game this season.
“She is playing well, her goal was a little lucky,” South coach Joe Bocklet said.
The Titans now find themselves with two league ties after a thrilling battle last week with Pennridge ended 2-2.
“We had some injuries from Pennridge and we moved girls around,” Bocklet said. “Neither team had many good scoring chances, but we are working hard to come together.”
The Titans, according Bocklet, are still looking to find their identity defensively, and he is hoping they will figure it out before Wednesday night’s game under the lights at Quakertown.
Central Bucks East 5, Central Bucks West 2
Following an exciting East versus West boys’ soccer matchup, War Memorial Field was buzzing with electricity when the girls took the field. Patriots’ Abby Emmert opened the scoring of the match in the 36th minute, and teammate Nicole Pannella scored with a few seconds left in the half to send the Patriots into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
West’s Danielle DeMichael scored shortly after the second half began, and her score was followed shortly thereafter by a Shae McCarty goal to tie the game 2-2. One of East’s key returnees, Aimee Chimera, answered with a goal to put the Patriots up by one. The Partiots never looked back. Erin McQuate and Taylor Myzsa each added a goal to finish off the Bucks.
“The CB West girls put up a really good battle,” East coach Paul Eisold said. “They didn’t quit and they continued to persevere.”
Eisold commended the efforts of Shaun Kane at forward as well as defenders Jess Haug and Mariah Lichter. The Patriots improve to 2-0 in the SOL as they look to continue with the same confidence level going into some tough league match-ups this week.
Pennridge 3, Quakertown 0
Panther keeper Erinne Finlayson did all she could to keep her team in the game, making 20 saves. However, the Rams’ offense proved too powerful to stop. Three different attackers scored for the Rams - Marissa Sheva, Megan Shenk and Shannon Basquill -while assists were recorded by Shannon Chynoweth and Natalia Pinkney
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Wissahickon 4, Springfield 1
The Trojans jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Spartans, who could not recover despite the efforts of Courtney Ameye in goal with 11 saves. Cailin Grey controlled the field for the Trojans connecting for the hat trick, and Alyssa Ryan scored the final goal with one minute left. The only goal for Springfield came from Cameron Callan. Coach Shannon Franke-Creamer credited her backs with this win. Wissahickon goalkeeper Rachel Stone had three saves.
Upper Dublin 8, Norristown 2
Julie Cross scored a hat trick for the Lady Cards, Brigid Peyton scored two, Anna Petrucci, Molly Harpel and Courtney Boudwin each added one goal. The Eagles put up a fight, but the only goals scored were by freshman Roshel Vincent.
Cheltenham 4, Plymouth Whitemarsh 0
The Panthers, who improved to 2-0 in league play, were led by Emily Liebowitz with three goals and Alix Macklin with one.
Upper Merion 2, Upper Moreland 0
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