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American Conference
Abington 15, Hatboro-Horsham 7
By Kyle Morhardt for SuburbanOneSports.com
Abington High School hosted the Hatboro-Horsham Hatters in the first league game of the season for both teams. Prior to the start of the contest, both the players on the field as well as the fans in the stands joined together to sing the national anthem due to microphone issues in an interesting, but heartwarming fashion.
The Hatters jumped out to an early 3-1 lead off the back of two goals by Sydney Rausa and a single goal by Gabby Acker. The Galloping Ghosts rallied back to an 8-4 halftime lead based on 27 first half shots and two goals from both Emma Garg and Casey McCallister. The second half was a one-sided story as Abington dominated the possession as well as the run of play with a commanding 7-3 second half.
Abington finished the game with 43 total shots as well as 18 face-offs won. On the score sheet for the Hatters was Sydney Rausa with three goals, three goals from Gabby Acker, a single goal from Carly Daley, and an assist by Morgan Crostarosa.
For the Galloping Ghosts, Sam McGee (three goals, two assists, one ground ball, nine draw controls) led the charge. Also making important contributions were Casey McCallister (three goals, one assist), Mikki Raymond (two goals, one assist, two caused turnovers, one ground ball, one draw control), Emma Garg (two goals, two caused turnovers, two ground balls), Cathy Staerk (one goal, one caused turnover, two ground balls, four draw controls), Kaley Enhow (three ground balls), Jules Greco (one goal, one caused turnover), Becca Gable (two ground balls), Lindsay Baer (two goals, one draw control) and Jordan Campbell (one ground ball).
Abington High School (5-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Springfield (Montco) High School for its next league game on Thursday. Hatboro-Horsham (0-4, 0-1) will host Norristown High School in a league contest on Thursday.
Hatboro-Horsham 4-3 7
Abington 8-7 15
UPPER DUBLIN 15, UPPER MERION 12
For the second time in as many days, the Flying Cardinals rallied from a halftime deficit to turn in a dominant second half effort. The Vikings took an 8-7 lead into halftime only to watch the visiting Cardinals open the second half with five unanswered goals. The Vikings scored three goals in the final two minutes of the game but ran out of time.
Hannah Reape (four goals, two assists, one caused turnover, one draw control) and Jessica Grodsky (five goals, one assist, one caused turnover, three draw controls) led the Cardinals. Also stepping up for UD were Lindsey Schreiber (two goals, two assists, six draw controls), Paige Lawton (two goals, one assist, one caused turnover), Nancy DeCamara (one goal, two assists, one ground ball, one draw control) and Caroline Wall (one goal, three draw controls).
Haley O'Malley led the charge for the Vikings with five goals, one assist and an interception. Riley O'Malley and Anna Davis both contributed two goals and one assist. Also contributing were Quinn O'Malley (one goal, two assists), Allison Shuster (one goal, one assist), Moly Weygand (one goal) and Francesca Lindelow (three assists).
Defensively for the Vikings, Karli Friend had two interceptions and a caused turnover, and Lizzy Goernemann also forced a turnover. Jordan Cabahug-Almonte had six saves in goal.
Upper Dublin (3-3, 1-1 SOL) will host Cheltenham on Thursday, and Upper Merion will be on the road at Upper Moreland.
Upper Dublin 7-8 15
Upper Merion 8-4 12
WISSAHICKON 14, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 5
Carolyn Wilde scored five goals and assisted on another to lead a balanced Trojan attack in Tuesday’s SOL opener for both squads. Shannon Stagliano added two goals and one assist, Emily Vervlied had two goals and two assists, Christina Tsiobikas contributed a pair of goals, Caty Santucci had one goal and two assists, and Sam Intieri added a goal.
“The girls worked well together as a team and played strong on both offense and defense,” coach Patty Kovacs said.
For the Spartans, Marley Berger had two goals and one ground ball, Lindsey Smith added one goal and two ground balls, Sophia Perry had one goal and one assist, Meredith Giordano contributed one goal and one ground ball while Meg Chandler had an assist to round out the scoring. Also contributing were Jameson Krewson (two caused turnovers, two ground balls, one interception), Emily Giampietro (one caused turnover, three ground balls, one interception), Gracie Woron (one ground ball, one interception), Emily Walsh (two ground balls) and Fiona Tran (one caused turnover).
Trojan goalie Kyra Myers was credited with six saves in goal.
Wissahickon (2-3, 1-0 SOL) will be on the road at Plymouth Whitemarsh on Thursday for an important conference matchup. Springfield (2-2, 0-1) will host Abington on Thursday.
National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 18, PENNRIDGE 7
The Titans – who are rapidly establishing themselves as the team to beat in the National Conference – opened up a 9-3 halftime lead and rolled to the decisive win over the visiting Lady Rams.
“Every single player contributed and we played as a entire unit,” South coach Janique Craig said. “We had some beautiful double teams that created a lot of caused turnovers. I was also very happy with our transitions, cuts and ball movement.
“Pennridge did a great job of getting the draw control at the start of the second half and continued to work hard and push us to the very end.”
Courtney Dietzel (five goals, two assists) and Sarah Poli (four goals, three assists) both had a hand in seven goals. Courtney Taylor contributed three goals and one assist. Tori Wigand and Kasey Dietzel both had two goals while Kristen Berntsen had one goal and one assist. Anna Green added one goal and Molly Sullivan chipped in one assist.
For the Lady Rams, Grace Loughery scored four goals, and Jen Rodzewich had a pair. Casey Hefner added a single goal.
Erin Putnam was credited with eight saves in goal for the Titans.
Central Bucks South (5-1, 3-0 SOL) is off until next Tuesday when the Titans will travel to Quakertown. Pennridge (4-3, 1-2) will host Quakertown on Thursday.
Pennridge 3-4 7
Central Bucks South 9-9 18
NORTH PENN 12, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 9
Bri O’Donnell was close to unstoppable, scoring six goals and added three assists in a huge offensive performance for the Maidens, who rallied from a 5-4 halftime deficit to outscore the visiting Patriots 8-4 in the second half.
“It was the perfect matchup for her,” coach Heather Mellow said of her diminutive offensive weapon. “They had some bigger girls playing against her, and she would either draw a foul that put her in a good position or she was just ducking under them and going right around them.
“She’s small and quick, and they couldn’t stop her.”
Another key was the Maidens’ ability to control the draw – they won 17 with Chloe Novak accounting for 10 of those.
“Chloe Novak was getting the draws, and when she didn’t get them, someone else was,” said Mellow. “It was a nice overall team effort again.”
The Maidens were down a player for six minutes, the result of yellow cards, but defenders Emily Suzuki, Mikayla Barrow, Brynne Schoppe, Hannah Alexander and Kaitlyn Varilla limited the Patriots to just one goal during that span.
“We went defensive heavy when we went man down,” Mellow said. “I made sure we had four defenders in there.
“Emily Suzuki is basically our voice back there, and she does a great job. Mikayla Barrow does a great job back there, but by the second half, I moved her to offense because they were focusing on Jenn DeLongis and double teamed her every time she touched the ball.
“This was a much better performance for my team. We’ve had some really good performances, but they’d melt down for short periods. This was a good performance. They’ve been really hungry for a big win. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. We only beat them 8-7 last year, so I knew they were going to be a good game again.”
Also for the Maidens, Julia Keffer gave the attack a lift with four assists. Kaitlyn Phifer added two goals and Victoria Brauenle had one goal and one assist. Contributing one goal each were Jenn DeLongis, Sam Tossona and Mikayla Barrow. Novak chipped in an assist.
For the Patriots, Whitney Dietz had a hat trick in a strong performance. Riley Donnelly, according to coach Kelly White, also played well, finishing with three goals and one assist. Katelyn Stout had two goals and one assist, and Maggie Vetter added one goal and two assists.
“Sara Donnelly played stellar defensively,” White said.
North Penn goalie Michelle Dyck was credited with eight saves.
“She had some key saves for us,” Mellow said.
Anna Rosenquist turned away 11 of 23 shots she faced for the Patriots.
North Penn (3-3, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West for a key conference game on Thursday (5 p.m.). Central Bucks East (2-4, 0-3) will host Pennsbury on Thursday.
Central Bucks East 5-4 9
North Penn 4-8 12
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 15, PENNSBURY 1
Dani Dundas – one of eight West players to find the net – had five goals and assisted on another to lead a balanced attack. Bryn Boylan added a hat trick while Finley Ueland added two goals and two assists. Casey Reichwein contributed a goal and two assists and Olivia Fitzgerald added a goal and an assist. Meghan Darcy, Chloe Miller-Russo and Katie Holt each added a single goal.
The Bucks opened up an 11-0 halftime lead on their way to the decisive conference win.
“We came out strong and had some more confidence and certainly less turnovers than in other games,” coach Tara Schmucker said. “Bryn Boylan and Meghan Darcy had key roles in helping us get or maintain possession with three draws each and nine and six ground balls respectively.
“Everyone contributed and the connections and execution continues to improve.
Lily Nolan accounted for the Falcons’ goal. Amanda Kenrick recorded nine saves in goal for the Falcons.
Lauren Devlin was credited with five saves in a winning effort in goal for the Bucks.
Central Bucks West (3-2, 2-0 SOL) will host North Penn on Thursday while Pennsbury (0-4, 0-3) will be on the road at Central Bucks East Thursday.
Pennsbury 0-1 1
Central Bucks West 11-4 15
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 16, SOUDERTON 14
The Indians found themselves staring at an 11-5 halftime deficit, and although they battled gamely, outscoring the Magic 9-5 in the second half, they never could make up the ground they lost in the first half.
Leah Goodwin and Krista Schneider both scored three goals. Goodwin also had an assist. Sarah Goodwin added two goals and two assists while Carlie Doughty had two goals and an assist. Katie Halteman added two goals. Kate Mardi had one goal and one assist, and Megan Walbrandt scored one goal.
Souderton (3-3, 3-0 SOL) is off until next Tuesday when the Indians will be on the road at Council Rock North.
Mount St. Joseph 11-5 16
Souderton 5-9 14
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