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SOL National Conference
PENNRIDGE 14, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 7
This one lived up to its billing.
The top two teams in the District 1 6A power rankings brought identical 3-0 records into Friday night’s showdown at Helman Field., and the SOL’s marquee matchup of the night didn’t disappoint.
Pennridge put together an 85-yard scoring drive after Central Bucks West had battled back to tie the game early in the fourth quarter, scoring the winning touchdown with 37 seconds remaining
in regulation to pull out a 14-7 victory.
There was no denying the significance of Friday’s win, but with plenty of football still left to be played, Pennridge coach Kyle Beller kept the win in perspective.
“It means we got a win this week,” the Rams’ coach said. “Honestly, that’s what it means. We said to the kids – either way, it’s not the end of the season. We knew we were going to play a very good football team, and that team’s going to be in the mix.
“CB West is a really good program. They get everyone’s best game, so it’s always your measuring stick. It’s a great win because it’s the next one, so we’re going to enjoy it.”
There was plenty to enjoy, especially the way Pennridge responded after West tied the game 7-7 on a 12-yard run by Louie Cipollo with 10:20 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The two teams exchanged possessions, and overtime appeared imminent when Mason Darrows – thanks to his 47-yard punt – pinned the Rams on their own 15 with just 1:43 remaining.
The drive began with a 10-yard run by Matt Schafer, and two plays later quarterback Aiden Tetkowski connected with Trevor Picciotti on a 34-yard pass play. Two plays later Tetkowski found Sean Leuthe for a 36-yard touchdown.
“Aiden made the big throw when he needed to make it — two of them on that drive,” Beller said. “It was a big throw to Trevor and a big run by Trevor. He makes great cuts. He gets hit, he doesn’t go down. That’s huge.
“And then he makes a great throw to Sean, and Sean makes a great run.”
An interception by Devin Kelly iced the win for the Rams.
“We’re young, and we know that,” Beller said. “It gets tied 7-7, and it’s an emotional game. Our kids didn’t 
waver. They were just like, ‘Let’s go. Let’s go play the next play.’
That’s what I’m really, really proud of — just their fight and their grit.”
The Rams took a 7-0 lead with 18 seconds remaining in the opening half when Tetkowski completed a 10-yard pass to Blake Landherr. That lead stood until West evened the score early in the fourth quarter.
Final stats show that Picciotti was once again the leading ground gainer for the Rams, finishing with 97 yards on 15 carries. He also had 47 yards on two receptions.
“I thought Trevor ran awesome,” Beller said. “He just kept moving that pile. He’s had a great season. I thought he did a great job, and I thought the line did a good job for him there also. That always goes hand in hand.
“Those were hard-fought 97 yards. He made some key runs at some key times on fourth-and-two and third down and just played fantastic.”
Schafer added 59 rushing yards on 11 carries. Tetkowski threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns,
For the Bucks, Nick Miletto led the way with 88 yards on 14 carries.
Up next: Pennridge will be on the road at Central Bucks East Friday, and Central Bucks West will host North Penn Friday.
Central Bucks West 0-0-0-7 7
Pennridge 0-7-0-7 14
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 35, NESHAMINY 21
On a night filled with peaks and valleys for both squads, it was Liam Hoey delivering big plays when the Patriots needed them most.
Hoey burst through the line for an 80-yard touchdown run on East’s first play from scrimmage after the Redskins took a 21-14 lead with a seven-yard touchdown run by Brock Williams.
Then – after the Redskins were stopped on fourth-and-one after having a short field – the Patriots scored the go-ahead touchdown with 53 seconds remaining in the third quarter. It was Hoey bolting up the middle for 35 yards for a TD that gave the Patriots a 28-21 lead after Cole Wojnicki’s PAT.
While Hoey delivered two of the game’s biggest offensive plays, his impact went well beyond carrying the football. He also played a significant role defensively, where he was among the Patriots assigned to keep track of Neshaminy standout Brock Williams.
“Liam also had pretty much a whale of a game on defense, too,” East coach John Donnelly said. “He had eyes on number zero. Everything went through him.”
Despite his defensive workload, Hoey still had enough left to excel on the offensive end as well.
“He’s fit and he’s in shape and he can go the distance,” Donnelly said. “He’s a rugby player, a very good rugby player, so he just understands how to navigate in tight spaces.
“We always talk about how football is a fight in the phone booth sometimes. He does a great job of manipulating defenders, and then has great speed, too.”
If the Patriots, needed insurance, they got it after recovering a Neshaminy fumble. This time it was senior Mike Price doing a lot of the legwork and capping the drive with an eight-yard touchdown run.
Earlier, the game started out on a positive note for the Redskins when – on the third play of the game –Colson Hill took an Angel Miranda screen pass 74 yards to the house for an early 7-0 lead.
In sharp contrast, East answered with a nine-minute scoring drive that was capped with Hunter Pulford scoring on a quarterback sneak. Not to be forgotten was a key play on the drive that – after Donnelly conferred with the officials – saw an illegal formation flag waved off that would have negated a 20-yard Pulford to Wojnicki pass to midfield.
After the East defense forced a three-and-out, the Patriots took their first lead when Price raced 65 yards for a touchdown. Neshaminy answered with a long drive of its own that culminated with Williams scoring from the one, sending the teams into halftime deadlocked 14-14.
The second half belonged to the Patriots, who turned a 21-14 deficit into a 35-21 win.
“Our guys knew to stay the course and keep applying pressure,” Donnelly said. “That was in the literal and figurative sense — not just defensively, but just keep the pressure on them, keep applying it.
“I think we did a really good job of that. We never got frantic or frazzled, and our guys just kept swinging the hatchet.”
The Patriots forced three turnovers while committing two, and although Hoey and Price stole the spotlight on offense, the Patriots’ defense also delivered big plays.
“Isaiah Bell had a huge interception and a big return that set us up on their side of the 50,” Donnelly said. “That was a huge play.
“Lorenzo Graziosi made a few big plays,” Donnelly said. “Alex Henry made a few big plays defensively. Those guys maybe haven’t gotten a lot of credit in the past, being defensive linemen, but I thought they made some big plays tonight.”
More than any individual play, however, Donnelly came away impressed by how his players responded when things got tough.
“What I told the team is that I think one of the best compliments that the coaching staff can give you is to tell you how proud they are of you,” Donnelly said. “That’s what we told them.
“We’re just uber proud of their resilience and their willingness to keep sticking to the plan. From day one, we talked about how physical and tough and blue-collar we were going to be, and I think we proved it tonight at Neshaminy.
“Historically — and they still are — a really, really good football team. That’s a big win for us.”
Up next: Central Bucks East (3-1) will host undefeated Pennridge next Friday.
“It’s a big night,” Donnelly said. “It’s a ‘Greene Out’ and we are going to have the official dedication of the press box in memory of Coach Larry Greene. The Larry Greene Memorial Press Box will be unveiled.”
Neshaminy (2-2) will host Central Bucks South on Friday.
Central Bucks East 7-7-14-7 35
Neshaminy 7-7-7-0 21
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 37, ABINGTON 6
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It had been a rough three weeks for the Titans.
Three games against three challenging opponents had resulted in three straight losses.
On Friday night, the Titans certainly didn’t look the part of an 0-3 squad, opening up a 37-0 halftime lead over a 2-1 Abington squad and rolling to the win in the conference opener for both teams.
“What we told the kids is that we take each week one week at a time, and our goal is to continuously improve,” South coach John Cataldo said. “We knew that we had a very challenging non-conference schedule.
“We looked back on our losses and said, ‘What can we learn from that?’ We’re going to take what we learned, build on it and just continue to grow. Our goal is to improve each day. If we do that and focus one week at a time, then the results will take care of themselves.
“That was evident tonight.”
Just over a minute into the contest, Colin White ripped off a 74-yard touchdown return and the Ttians – after the Oliver Woodcock PAT – led 7-0. Woodcock’s 36-yard field goal upped the Titans lead to 10-0 after one quarter.
The Titans blew the game wide open in a 27-point second quarter. The fun began with quarterback Trent Haviland scoring on a 33-yard keeper. Then it was Haviland connecting with Andrew Rizzo on a 16-yard touchdown.
“He really played with confidence tonight,” Cataldo said of his sophomore QB. “I think as the season evolves, he’s going to get more and more confidence.”
Haviland isn’t new to the varsity. He started nearly every game as a freshman at cornerback before taking over at quarterback this fall.
“He’s a tremendous athlete,” Cataldo said. “Now, since he’s playing quarterback, he actually hasn’t been playing much defense, but he’s an outstanding defensive back as well.
“Our offense executed probably better than we have all season. We really did a nice job.”
Later in the second quarter, Josiah Leicht hauled in a 29-yard touchdown pass from Haviland that gave the Titans a 30-0 advantage, and they weren’t finished yet. Jake Blum returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and a 37-0 halftime lead.
Blum also intercepted a pass while Colin White added another interception.
“Jake Blum had an excellent game defensively,” Cataldo said. “He’s a leader in our secondary.
“He’s a new player this year. He’s coming out as a senior, a first-year player, and he’s been tremendous. Usually someone comes out as a senior, maybe they contribute on special teams. This guy has come in, really embraced his role and become a leader in our secondary.”
Central Bucks South was equally effective defensively. Only a late touchdown prevented the Titans from getting a shutout, and the Ghosts managed just 145 total yards of offense.
“Defensively, I’ve got to attribute it to our box,” Cataldo said. “Linebacker Javin Kube had a great performance. Our outside linebacker Sonny Wade had some big hits on defense, and our secondary was very sound – we had multiple interceptions. We executed at all three levels.
“We felt like going through the challenge of the non-conference schedule would help us in conference play. I think tonight is something that we can continue to build off of.”
White led the Titans’ ground game with three carries for 79 yards. Gavin Graham added 72 yards on six carries. For the game, the Titans had 25 carries for 250 yards for an average of 10 yards a carry. Haviland completed three of six passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side, Kube and Dylon Varanavage both had a hand in five tackles with Kube contributing one tackle for a loss while Veranavage recovered a fumble.
Abington’s lone touchdown came in the game’s final minute when Kai Taylor scored on a two-yard carry.
Up next: Central Bucks South will be on the road at Neshaminy Friday, and Abington will travel to Pennsbury Friday.
Abington 0-0-0-6 6
Central Bucks South 10-27-0-0 37
NORTH PENN 35, PENNSBURY 7
(Game info provided courtesy of Andrew Robinson X: @ADRobinson3)
Dick Beck isn’t big on personal milestones, so when he notched win number 250 of a stellar coaching career, he was unimpressed. Actually, he was completely unaware that tonight’s win was his 250th. 
“I had no idea,” the Knights’ coach said. “When the kids tried to dump water on me after the game, I was like, ‘Why the (heck) are you dumping water on me?’
“I’m going to be as honest as I can be – I don’t care.”
Beck was – and always is – far more interested on the outcome of the game than he is on counting wins, and Friday’s was another big one for the Knights, who led 35-0 after one quarter.
“It was one explosion after another – kickoff return and then them fumbling the kickoff and then us returning a fumble,” Beck said.
The Knights’ first TD was set up by a long kickoff return by Jaxon Suttie and was capped with quarterback London Evans connecting with Will Rittenhouse on a 14-yard TD pass.
The Falcons fumbled the ensuing kickoff that was recovered by North Penn, giving the Knights a short field that resulted in a nine-yard touchdown run by Rylei Gray. Then it was Sal Colella returning a Falcon fumble 40 yards for a touchdown and a 21-0 lead with nine minutes till remaining in the first quarter.
“The last two weeks in a row Sal Colello has had a big fumble return,” Beck said. “He had a big one last week and another one this week.”
Kai Corgin hauled in a 46-yard touchdown pass from London, and in the closing seconds of the opening quarter, Gray took it to the house from 47 yards, giving the Knights a 35-0 lead that stood until Pennsbury’s Henry Garlits scored on a one-yard plunge early in the fourth quarter.
“I was really happy with the way we played defense,” Beck said. “I thought we were very explosive defensively. Our ‘D’ line created some havoc, and that was really nice.”
Comprising the Knights’ defensive line were Johaun Luke, Jamal Bell, Tycho Bueters and Reese Pereira.
“I thought those guys did a really nice job tonight,” Beck said.
Up next: North Penn will travel to Central Bucks West Friday for a key conference battle, and Pennsbury will host Abington.
Pennsbury 0-0-0-7 7
North Penn 35-0-0-0 35
SOL Continental Conference
SOUDERTON 14, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 13
Souderton needed a win.
After three straight losses to teams with a combined 9-0 record, the Indians could ill afford to lose a fourth straight. They made sure that didn’t happen, surviving a second-half Rock South rally as well as an injury to starting quarterback Brett Pollock..
“This was huge, especially after they beat us last year and won the title,” Souderton coach Ed Gallagher said. “It was good to get our first league win tonight, and our kids battled.”
Souderton built a 14-0 halftime advantage before Pollock suffered an ankle injury and was unable to play in the second half. Sophomore Brandon Alderfer, who also starts on defense, took over at quarterback.
“It was certainly a battle of attrition,” Gallagher said. “They had some guys out; we had some guys out. We looked really good in the first half. We were up 14-0, and Brett Pollock hurt his ankle and couldn’t go in the second half.
“Then we had a couple kids cramping up, and it became a little crazy.”
The game became especially tense late.
With 2:16 remaining in regulation, Council Rock South pulled to within 14-13 after a four-yard touchdown run by Jerry Rogers, but Chris Gonce saved the day, blocking the ensuing extra point attempt to preserve the lead.
Gonce has quietly been making an impact throughout the season.
“Chris is one of our captains,” Gallagher said. “He’s one of those unsung guys. He’s probably our best offensive lineman. He’s had a really good first four games at guard, but you never hear about guards.
“He’s made some plays defensively in a couple of our games, and then all of a sudden he came up with a big one tonight.”
Souderton still needed to run out the clock, and Caleb Moyer helped make sure the Golden Hawks never got another opportunity.
“He broke off a big run,” Gallagher said. “He got down to about their 20. We were able to run a play and then take a knee and the time ran out. It was huge having him back.”
That Moyer was on the field at all was significant.
He suffered a frightening neck injury in the season opener against Spring-Ford and was taken to the hospital.
“He had some issues with the vertebrae, and they said he was going to need surgery,” Gallagher said. “The next day, they got a second look at the scans, and they put him in a neck brace for two weeks (instead).
“You figure he still will have to sit out for a little bit till he gets reacclimated. He got the brace off last Friday. All of sudden Monday he came in and said the doctor cleared him. We eased him into practice as the week went on, and I didn’t want to put too much of a load on him, but he wanted the load on him. I wasn’t going to deny him. He went out and played great.”
Moyer also was an offensive catalyst in the first half. The Indians took a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter after a three-yard keeper by Pollock, and later in the same frame, Moyer broke a 70-yard touchdown run to put the Indians on top 14-0 at halftime.
The Golden Hawks cut that lead in half when Rogers scored on a 13-yard run, setting the stage for a rally that fell just short.
For an Indians’ team that entered the game with their collective backs against the wall, it was an impressive response to a tough start to the season.
“It’s the kids – they battled,” Gallagher said. “They knew the three teams we played the first three weeks were 9-0 going into tonight. We played three pretty good teams, and we were competitive in all three games.
“We’re 1-0 in the league, and that’s all that matters.”
Up next: Souderton will host Council Rock North on Friday, and Council Rock South will host Quakertown Friday.
Council Rock South 0 0 0 13 — 13
Souderton 0 14 0 0 — 14
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 44, QUAKERTOWN 8
(Game information courtesy of Ed Morlock X: @emor09)
Plymouth Whitemarsh coach Dan Chang might have had an idea this was going to be another good night for his football team.
Mike Giangiulio gave an early glimpse of things to come when he raced 73 yards for a touchdown. Then it was quarterback Cole Reilly finding James Cain for a three-yard touchdown to spot the Colonials a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
By halftime, that lead had grown to 35-0 and included two more Giangiulio touchdowns – the first when he returned a fumble 37 yards for a TD and the second on a one-yard run. Reilly also connected with Aiden Orensky for a 55-yard touchdown.
“Aiden had a 55-yard touchdown reception where he breaks like six tackles, and one of our back-up running backs – Santino Cavello – came in and ran for 95 yards and a touchdown in the second half,” Chang said. “Jaiden James at corner had a great interception.”
As debuts go, PW had a spectacular one in its first game in the SOL Continental, going on to defeat the Panthers 44-7, and if you’re counting, the Colonials have now scored 153 points in four games.
With one lopsided win after another, it would be easy for the Colonials to become complacent.
“That’s definitely something we have talked about,” Chang said. “Specifically, I addressed that after the game tonight is that I’ve been around some really good teams, and I’ve been around some really great teams. One of the big differences is the great teams know that there’s a standard that we expect to play to every week.
“Regardless of who it is that we’re playing, there’s a standard that we expect from all those guys every night in terms of effort and execution. If we can hold to that standard, then the results are what they are. That’s how we prepare, that’s how we play, and I think that’s important to kind of keep us rolling on track.”
Reilly threw for around 100 yards and two touchdowns, and as a team, the Colonials ran for 220 yards.
Chang also singled out Alex Kriebel, whose contributions at middle linebacker may not always show up among the team’s offensive highlights.
“Alex Kriebel at our middle linebacker has not gotten the highlights that he should,” Chang said. “His leadership and control of our defense is just driving that defense, and tonight, I thought he played one of his best games defensively.”
Quakertown’s lone score came late in the fourth quarter on an 18-yard touchdown run by Logan Camacho. The two-point conversion was successful.
Up next: Plymouth Whitemarsh will return to action Friday, Oct. 7 when the Colonials will travel to Souderton. Quakertown will be on the road at Council Rock South Friday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 14-21-9-0 44
Quakertown 0-0-0-8 8
Non-league
UPPER DUBLIN 25, HATBORO-HORSHAM 7
Upper Dublin finally had something to celebrate Friday night.
After opening the season with three straight losses while battling what seems like an endless string of injuries, the Cardinals – also very young – broke through for their first victory.
“You can just tell our whole morale has changed around here,” UD coach Bret Stover said. “The win makes things go a lot better. It’s so much easier to come to practice after you win, and hopefully we’ll see
the benefits the next couple weeks.”
The Cardinals had opportunities to take command of the game early on but were stopped four times inside the Hatboro-Horsham 10, including twice on fourth-and-one from the 1-yard line.
“Hats off to them – they did a great job stuffing us,” Stover said.
Upper Dublin finally got on the scoreboard in the second quarter on a 26-yard field goal by Duncan Boyd, a soccer player who had never played football before this season.
Quarterback Lawson Tyler turned a broken play into the game’s first touchdown, scoring from 11 yards out with 13 seconds remaining in the half to send the Cardinals into the locker room with a 10-0 advantage.
“We dropped the snap, and Lawson picked it up and somehow found his way into the end zone,” Stover said.
Neither team scored in the third quarter before Upper Dublin pulled away in the fourth. Tyler connected with Braeden Skahan on a 10-yard touchdown pass and later found Jabriel Epps for another score as the Cardinals stretched their advantage to 25-0.
Epps also made his presence felt defensively.
“I think tonight might have been his coming-out party,” Stover said the senior transfer from Cheltenham. “He had an interception, a touchdown, a couple pass breakups. I’m excited for him.”
Upper Dublin’s defense controlled the game until Hatboro-Horsham scored late against the Cardinals’ young reserves.
“Our defense really played well tonight,” Stover said. “We really handled them until the last drive.”
Stover credited several players for leading the Cards’ defensive effort.
“Ty Greenberg and Tyler O’Sullivan — they’re my two linebackers — played phenomenal 
in the middle,” Stover said. “Braeden Skahan at outside linebacker played really well for us. Dylan Moody played really well in the secondary.
“We had a kid come out of nowhere who was forced into a start -Tahir Long, and he made three or four textbook, wrap-them-up tackles, and we were like, ‘Wow. Let’s go!’”
The performance was particularly encouraging considering how many young players Upper Dublin has had to put on the field.
“We started eight underclassmen on defense and nine underclassmen on offense,” Stover said. “It’s going to be good for the future.”
On Friday night, the Cardinals were happy simply to put their three-game losing streak behind them and experience a win.
“We only have eight seniors,” Stover said. “I feel bad for Lawson and O’Sullivan because they worked all their life for their senior year.
“But they’re taking it well. They’re good leaders, and they get it. The win makes things go a lot better. Now morale will pick up. Hopefully, we’ll see the benefits the next couple of weeks.
Next up: Upper Dublin (3-1) will travel to Bensalem on Friday, and Hatboro-Horsham will host Lower Merion in a non-league game Friday.
Upper Dublin 0-10-0-15 — 25
Hatboro-Horsham 0-0-0-7 — 7
BENSALEM 6, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0 (OT)
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Non-league
LOWER MORELAND 7, WILLIAM TENNENT 6
The Panthers took a 6-0 lead when Tony Canales scored on a six-yard run, but that lead disappeared when the visiting Lions answered with a touchdown and extra point later in the quarter. That would be the extent of the scoring for both squads.
Up next: William Tennent will host New Hope-Solebury in a non-league game, and Lower Moreland will be on the road at Jenkintown.
Lower Moreland 0-0-7-0 7
William Tennent 0-0-6-0 6
UPPER MORELAND 21, PENN WOOD 12
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WISSAHICKON 14, CHICHESTER 13
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SPRINGFIELD TWP 27, BRISTOL 6
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