National Conference
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 2
The Panthers seem to have the corner of the market when it comes to Friday ‘thrillers.’ A week to the day after defeating Central Bucks West in overtime, Tennent was back at it again, this time rallying from a 2-0 hole to earn the come-from-behind win.
“I told the girls, ‘You have to dig deep. That’s all we can do – dig deep and play your game,’” coach Kaitlyn Rauchut said.
The Panthers responded, scoring three unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes to earn the exciting win.
“It was great and any win feels great, but I think this showed that every single day we need to keep building, starting from the ground up,” Rauchut said. “The girls never gave up.
“Just like our game against West when we gave up a goal late in the game to tie it up, and we had to go into overtime. The great thing about these girls is they’re never going to give up. As long as they keep playing their hearts out, I can’t ever complain. They played above and beyond.
“At the end of the game, I couldn’t even find words to express how proud I was because it really came down to them digging deep and just playing.
Sparked by a goal from Alex Agasar, the Golden Hawks took a 1-0 lead into halftime. They added to that lead when Kiera McGovern scored just over nine minutes into the second half.
That’s when the Panthers came to life.
Rachael Mueller (Taylor Prichett assist) scored on a corner with 20 minutes remaining, and then it was Pritchett turning a Brittany Mitchell pass into a goal four minutes later. Pritchett (Colleen McCabe) scored the game winner on a breakaway with 90 seconds remaining in regulation to propel the Panthers to the big win.
“It was a thrilling game,” Rauchut said. “Council Rock South was playing their hearts out. I’m not saying we weren’t, but they’re a very tough opponent.
“I kept telling the girls – ‘If you want to win this game, you have to step it up. You have to play better. You have to play your game.’ In the beginning, we came out a little flatfooted, but once the girls started to get their confidence back and get in the swing of things, I felt like they played their game.”
As a result of the win, the Panthers improved to 1-0 in league play (2-0 overall) while the Golden Hawks are 1-1 overall.
BENSALEM 4, HARRY S TRUMAN 3
Haley Geller scored at the 3:48 mark of overtime to propel the Owls to the dramatic win. The two teams were deadlocked at halftime with Truman’s Nikki Herbert scoring a minute into the game only to watch Geller connect for the equalizer in the closing minutes of the half.
The two teams exchanged goals in the second half with the Owls receiving goals from Tatyana Keshanech and A.J. Ewing while the Tigers got goals from Christine Hoon (Adachi Ogbonna assist) and Lindsay Snyder.
The Owls held a 12-9 edge in shots. Bensalem goalie Stephanie Unger turned away six shots while her counterpart, Truman’s DeKantee Wreh, had seven saves.
Both teams are 1-1 overall, but the Owls are 1-1 in league play while the Tigers are 0-1.
To read PhillyBurbs.com field hockey beat writer Karen Sangillo’s complete story about the OT thriller, visit the following link: http://www.phillyburbs.com/sports/high_school/courier/owls-work-overtime-to-post-first-victory/article_837ae4a0-62c5-5704-a8f1-9d936596f194.html
PENNSBURY/NESHAMINY (Postponed)
Continental Conference
Central Bucks South 3, Souderton 1
The Titans opened up a 2-0 lead in the first half, but Souderton used a goal by Alyssa Ziegler to cut that lead in half. The Titans added an insurance goal midway through the second half.
"It was a great game," Titan co-coach Marie Schmucker said. "Mary Ann (Harris) always does a great job, and she has a lot of nice players. It was one of those games that could have gone either way."
Souderton held an advantage in corners (10-4) and shots (13-5)
"We didn't score," Harris said. "We were just a step behind. They went down a couple of times and got three goals."
While the Indians fell to 1-1 in league play (1-2 overall), the Titans improved to 2-0 in the league.
North Penn 2, Pennridge 1 OT (Thursday, Sept. 8)
The Rams gave the Maidens all they could handle, extending their visitors to overtime where junior Michelle Holweger turned a pass from Bobby Dougherty into a goal for the thrilling win.
Earlier, Alyssa Rosetti scored to spot the Rams a 1-0 lead at the 22:35 mark of the first half. Dougherty knotted the scored four minutes later, using an assist from Carly Pickford. Neither team scored again until OT.
While the Maidens improved to 2-0 in league play, the Rams fell to 0-2 in the SOL (1-2 overall).
QUAKERTOWN/CENTRAL BUCKS WEST (Postponed)
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2, HATBORO-HORSHAM 1
American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 4, UPPER MERION 1
The Flying Cardinals opened up a 2-0 halftime lead and never looked back. Jen Harchut scored her first of two goals just over a minute into the game, and a goal by teammate Samantha Boyd (Emily Hitchings assist) gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead at the 23:20 mark of the half.
Midway through the second half, Harchut scored an unassisted goal to make it a 3-0 game before Upper Merion’s Mia DiBella broke up the Cardinals’ shutout bid with a goal at the 9:23 mark. Alycia Hildebrand (Kelly Cross assist) closed out the scoring when she connected with just under six minutes remaining.
The Flying Cardinals held a commanding 26-4 advantage in shots on goal. Upper Merion’s Ally Frymoyer turned away 14 shots in a busy day. Upper Dublin’s Dana Russell had three saves.
While the Vikings fell to 0-1 in SOL play (0-2 overall), the Cardinals improved to 2-0 in the league (3-0 overall).
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 9, UPPER MORELAND 0
In a game that was switched to PW’s turf field, Courtney Konowal connected for four goals to lead the Colonials to the big win. Konowal scored the first three goals of the contest, spotting PW a 3-0 lead 13 minutes into the game. Meg McCullough assisted on the second.
Rachel Konowal and Meg McCullough (Gab Fazio assist) also scored first-half goals to send the Colonials into halftime with a 5-0 lead.
In the second half, the Colonials received goals from Mollie Getzfread (McCullough assist), Bryn Frankhouser and Allison Spinelli.
The Colonials held a lopsided 48-1 advantage in shots, and only the 29-save effort of Saige Wenik kept the Golden Bears that close.
PW is 1-1 in league play (3-1 overall) while the Golden Bears fell to 0-1 in the league (1-1 overall).
WISSAHICKON/NORRISTOWN (Postponed)
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