Check out the results for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Monday. Pennridge/CR South photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of action photos.
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 18, NESHAMINY 1
The Patriots celebrated their seven graduating seniors with a convincing win over the Redskins. All five active seniors – two are injured – tallied at least a goal for the Patriots with Erin McGovern contributing two goals and two assists. Senior Mackenzie Boyle scored two and added an assist. Fellow seniors Julia Gleason, Bella Ridolfi and Stephanie Ott each had one goal.
Sophomore Quinn Ferry led the Patriots with four goals and five assists for a nine-point game. Sophomore Riley Forman had three goals and two assists while junior Brigitte Bishop had a hat trick. Sophomore Katie Powell scored one goal and Kieran Fink chipped in an assist for the Patriots, who raced out of the gate to a 13-1 halftime lead.
Freshman Fiona Henderson turned in a glittering performance in goal, stopping nine of 10 shots she faced for a .900 save percentage.
Central Bucks East (7-3, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Wednesday night for a key conference battle. Neshaminy (4-5, 0-3) will host Pennridge on Wednesday.
Neshaminy 1-0 1
PENNRIDGE 12, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 6
The Rams and Golden Hawks found themselves deadlocked 3-3 after a low-scoring first half. The second half was another story entirely as the Rams erupted for nine goals.
“Our attack finally started seeing the open cutter,” Pennridge coach Karen Schnurr said. “We moved the ball faster and found the open players. We also dominated the draw, winning almost all of them in the second half.
“Missing four starters, the team stepped up and worked together as an entire team to come out with the win.”
Morgan Wahlers led a balanced Ram attack with three goals and one assist. She also had six draw controls. Macy Price had a team-high nine draw controls to go along with two goals and an assist.
“Morgan and Macy did a tremendous job on the draw, dominating and winning almost every draw,” Schnurr said.
Casey Hefner had two goals and two assists, and Jenna Lund added two goals and one assist. Aubrey Maher contributed a pair of goals while Jill Csaszar had one.
Pennridge goalie Alexa Machado recorded 10 saves.
Pennridge (4-4, 1-2 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy on Wednesday, and Council Rock South (3-3, 1-2) will be on the road at North Penn on Wednesday.
Pennridge 3-9 12
Council Rock South 3-3 6
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 22, PENNSBURY 12
If you like offense, then Central Bucks High School was a good place to be Monday afternoon. Pennsbury and CB South combined for 34 goals and 69 shots, with 22 and 44 of those belonging to the home team.
If you don't like math, that added up to a 22-12 Central Bucks South victory. Pennsbury trailed 7-1 at one point and 11-4 at the half but would get within four in the second half.
Kasey Dietzel had a busy night for the Titans, scoring eight goals and assisting on four others for a 12-point night. She also had 23 draw controls in a dominant performance. Anna Green also had a 12-point night, scoring nine goals and assisting on three others. Francine Richick added four goals while Deanna Bongarzone and Erin Mayeros both had one. Lauren Robinson recorded eight saves for the Titans.
Lily Nolan led Pennsbury with five goals, while Annie Price had three goals, one assist and eight draw controls. Freshman Maddie Spratt had her first career four-point game with two goals and two assists, and Emelie Curtis had a goal and three assists for four points as well. Nell Webber also had a goal, and Brooke Weaver had an assist, while Natalie Smith made 12 saves.
Central Bucks South (7-3, 2-2 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Wednesday, and Pennsbury (5-3, 2-2) will host Souderton on Thursday.
Pennsbury 4-8 12
Central Bucks South 11-11 22
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 15, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 2
Finley Ueland had a hand in five goals, scoring three and assisting on two others, while Maddie Maio had three goals and one assist to lead a balanced West attack. Emma Haring had a four-point night with one goal and three assists. Adding two goals each were Abby Natoli and Dani Dundas. Casey Reichwein, Chloe Miller Russo, Kelly O’Callaghan and Liv Fitzgerald each had one goal. Julia Carey had one assist.
“We had lots of contributors today,” coach Tara Schmucker said. “Emma Haring did a nice job of feeding, and Julia Carey had a solid performance as well as Lucy Varner, who had two ground balls and two caused turnovers.”
Lauren Ring recorded two saves in goal in the win.
Grace Vliet and Rebecca Ripans each scored a goal for the Indians.
Central Bucks West (10-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Wednesday at 7 p.m., and Council Rock North (0-5, 0-3) will be on the road at Central Bucks South on Wednesday.
SOL American Conference
SOUDERTON 16, UPPER MORELAND 9
Riley McGowan and Sarah Goodwin had big nights for the Indians. Both scored five goals and added a pair of assists for seven-point games. Goodwin also had 12 draw controls as the Indians had the better of play from the outset, opening up an 11-4 halftime lead.
Carlie Doughty added three goals, one assist and three draw controls. Adding one goal each were Avery Doughty, Randi Hess and Kate Connolly. Connolly also had an assist while Hess had a caused turnover. Kylie Norbeck added an assist.
Juliana Borisow had four draw controls while Liz O’Hara had one. Kayla Moyer was credited with two caused turnovers. Contributing one caused turnover each were Anna Anello, Ceci Puente and Jackie DeAviz.
Souderton goalie Lauren Scott was credited with 11 saves in the win.
Souderton (6-4, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Wednesday, and Upper Moreland (8-3, 2-2) will be on the road at Springfield Township on Wednesday.
Upper Moreland 4-5 9
Souderton 11-5 16
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 16, CHELTENHAM 2
The Spartans seized early control of Monday’s game, opening up a 14-1 halftime lead on their way to the no-doubt-about-it win.
Ellie Hamilton (4 goals, 4 assists, 3 draw controls, 1 caused turnover) and Lindsey Smith (4 goals, 3 draw controls, 1 ground ball) led the Spartans. Ella Marino added three goals and two ground balls while Allie Cottone had two goals and one ground ball. Adding one goal each were Emily Walsh (2 ground balls), Charlotte Henry (one caused turnover) and Lauren Corrado (one assist). Sophia Perry had a pair of assists.
Gracie Woron helped anchor the defense with two ground balls and one interception. Ellie Lynch and Molly McGoldrik both had two ground balls. Maddie Yoder (one draw control, one ground ball) and Jaden Callands (one caused turnover) also contributed.
Springfield Township (6-5, 1-3 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Wednesday, and Cheltenham (0-8, 0-4) will be on the road at Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday.
Springfield Township14-2 16
Cheltenham 1-1 2
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 14, QUAKERTOWN 1
Nine players contributed scoring for the Colonials, who remained perfect in SOL play. Ali Diamond led a balanced attack with three goals and one assist, and Sophie Kolkka added two goals and an assist. Vic Betterly and Kennedy Reardon both connected on a pair of goals while Lexi Petrakis and Sarah Putsch had one goal and one assist each. Adding one goal each were Haley Zygmunt and Lucy Sullivan.
“Lexi Petrakis did well with the draws,” coach Ellen Reilly said.
The game featured a special milestone as Betterly scored her 100th career goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-3, 4-0 SOL) will be on the road at Methacton Tuesday for a non-league contest. Quakertown (1-9, 1-3) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Wednesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 10-4 14
Quakertown 0-1 1
Non-league
STRATH HAVEN 9, NORTH PENN 3
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