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National Conference
ABINGTON 3, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 1
Abington has battled a myriad of injuries and lineup changes through the first few games of the new season. But it didn’t stop the Ghosts from beating Council Rock South on Wednesday for the first time in coach Rick Tompkins’ tenure as Abington coach.
The Ghosts scored three first half goals and held off a hard charging South squad in the second half to claim their first league win of the season.
Issy Mugnier gave the Ghosts the lead with a long distance shot that found its way past the South keeper. Kailey Horton scored next to give the Ghosts a 2-0 lead. Mugnier added a second goal before the end of the half, and the Ghosts led 3-0 at the break.
The second half was a different story. The Golden Hawks scored quickly to open up the half, but the Abington backline stood tall.
“Our defense played very well. They really shut them down,” Tompkins said.
The Ghosts have dealt with a lot of injuries to open the season. On Wednesday, midfielder Julia Guarini went down with a broken nose and no timetable has been set for her return. The injuries have forced Tompkins to rearrange his formation on the field. In spite of that, he believes the chemistry is there.
“They’re a work in progress,” the Ghosts’ coach said. “That group has only been playing together for two games because Kathryn Gerhard came off the bench and then got injured. Toni Washington and Marissa Heath are solid—I know every game I’m going to get a maximum effort from those two.”
Gethard is now back and provided a much-needed spark on the defensive end for Abington. Tompkins said his captains—Washington, Guarini, and Maddie Doyle—have been crucial in steadying the team.
Another test is on the horizon for Abington (2-2, 1-2 SOL) on Friday against Bensalem.
“We’ll find out Friday [how much Wednesday’s win means,]” Tompkins said. “If we take care of business against Bensalem, then I’d say it had some value, but if they don’t turn in a good effort, then it doesn’t mean a whole lot.”
The Golden Hawks (3-1, 2-1 SOL) will battle William Tennent Friday
Council Rock South 0 – 1 – 1
Abington 3 – 0 – 3
PENNSBURY 4, BENSALEM 3
Unbeaten Pennsbury narrowly slipped by Bensalem on Wednesday afternoon.
The Falcons jumped out to an early lead. Hope Drewes got Pennsbury on the board with an unassisted goal in the 17th minute. Five minutes later Drewes assisted a goal by Jenna Peters. In the 30th minute, Meredith Webber scored with an assist from Lizzy Kirk. The Falcons took a 3-0 lead into the break.
But the Owls roared back in the second half. Tori Yorgey scored for Bensalem in the 60th minute with an assist from Liz Slivinski.
Pennsbury answered quickly with an unassisted goal just two minutes later from Kelly Amador. Bensalem wouldn’t go away, though.
In the 63rd minute Julia Rymarczuk scored with an assist from Destiny Rogers. Rogers found Rymarczuk again in the 69th minute to cut the Falcons lead to one. It wasn’t enough, though, and Pennsbury avoided the upset defeat.
Pennsbury (4-0, 3-0 SOL) meets up with Truman on Friday and Bensalem (1-4, 0-3 SOL) will head to Abington.
Pennsbury 3 – 1 – 4
Bensalem 0 – 3 – 3
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 9, HARRY S. TRUMAN 0
Council Rock North defeated Harry S. Truman behind a pair of hat tricks.
Tori Hill scored once in the first half and twice in the second half to lead the way for the Indians. Sydney Allen also scored three times for North. Kayla Robinson, Caitlin Duffy and Becca Margolis also contributed goals in the winning effort.
CR North (2-2, 1-2 SOL) will meet Neshaminy Friday afternoon in Newtown, and the Tigers (0-5, 0-3 SOL) will face Pennsbury at home.
Harry S Truman 0 – 0 – 0
Council Rock North 1 – 8 – 9
NESHAMINY 8, WILLIAM TENNENT 1
In a battle of undefeated National Conference teams, Neshaminy came out on top behind a strong effort from Gabby Farrell.
Farrell got things started in the 13th minute with a goal, using an assist from Jackie Ziegler. In the 34th minute, Alyssa Tobin hooked up with Farrell to make it 2-0 Neshaminy.
Fiona McDonald scored off a pass from Brooke Mullin with 50 seconds left in the first half to give Neshaminy a three-goal lead at intermission.
Thirty-one seconds into the second half, Farrell completed her hat trick off another pass from Ziegler. In the 46th minute Ziegler scored one of her own, unassisted. Farrell added her fourth goal in 62nd minute.
Tennent got on the board in the 65th minute. Rebecca Smith scored off a free kick from Sarah Richie for the Panthers’ lone goal.
McDonald completed a hat trick for herself in the final ten minutes. In the 73rd minute she scored unassisted, and in the 78th minute, she scored with an assist from Riley Nyhus.
Neshaminy (3-1, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Council Rock North on Friday for a 3:15 game. Tennent (3-2, 2-1 SOL) will play Council Rock South on Friday.
William Tennent 0 – 1 – 1
Neshaminy 3 – 5 – 8
Continental Conference
NORTH PENN 2, QUAKERTOWN 1 (OT)
North Penn needed one more minute than regulation would allow to get by Quakertown in a night matchup that North Penn coach Jim Dehner said “could have gone either way.”
Allison Williams scored a minute into overtime to give the Maidens a 2-1 victory.
Williams got North Penn on the board at the end of the first half, connecting with 40 seconds remaining to put the Maidens up 1-0 at the intermission.
Julia Taylor scored in the 56th minute for the Panthers, setting up extra time where Williams won it for the Maidens.
Hannah Lambert made five saves in goal for North Penn, and Morgan Small had three saves for Quakertown.
“Allison Williams started the scoring and also able to finish it for North Penn in overtime,” Dehner said. “Defensively, the team was able to play well fighting off a quick attack from Quakertown.”
The Maidens (3-3, 1-2 SOL) grabbed their first conference win and will meet CB West in Doylestown on Friday. Meanwhile, Quakertown will go to Hatboro-Horsham for a league contest Friday.
North Penn 1 – 0 – 1 – 2
Quakertown 0 – 1 – 0 – 1
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 7, HATBORO-HORSHAM 1
Central Bucks East dispatched of Hatboro-Horsham to stay undefeated.
Hannah Zach scored first in the fifth minute off an assist from Emma Loving. In the 14th minute, Loving made it 2-0 with a goal assisted by Kate Schlotter. Loving added another in the 21st minute with an assist coming from Abby Brown. A minute later, Brooke Zarzycki got in on the action with a goal off a delivery from Zach. Andrea Jakubowski connected to bring the lead to 5-0, using an assist from Hayley Smigley in the 39th minute.
In the second half, the Patriots got their final goal from Isabel Hunter, assisted by Jakubowski.
CB East (4-0, 3-0 SOL) takes the win and will square off with CB South on Friday, while Hatboro-Horsham (0-4, 0-3) will host Quakertown.
Hatboro-Horsham 0 – 1 – 1
Central Bucks East 6 – 1 – 7
PENNRIDGE 4, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2
Pennridge got out to an early lead and didn’t look back in a key conference matchup with Central Bucks South.
The Rams led 1-0 at the end of the first half. Melissa Lyon scored in the 21st minute with an assist coming from Savanna Harrison.
In the second half, Harrison found Kennedy Peace in the 49th minute for a goal to stretch the Rams’ lead to two. Not long after, in the 55th minute, Erin Stevenson scored on a penalty kick.
Piper Zimmerman added another Pennridge goal in the 61st minute.
The Titans did put together a rally towards the end of the game. Aleksa Peev and Courtney Taylor scored to narrow the deficit to two, but it was too late and the Rams held on for the win.
The Rams (3-1, 2-1 SOL) head to Souderton for another tough Continental game, while CB South (2-1, 2-1 SOL) stays at home for a meeting with undefeated CB East.
Pennridge 1 – 3 – 4
Central Bucks South 0 – 2 – 2
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 4, SOUDERTON 2
Mary Kate Vinkler turned in a remarkable four-goal performance to lead the Bucks to the important conference win over an Indian squad that had not lost a game in the young season. Ellie Manca had a pair of assists, and Lindsay Morgan and Maddie Billingsley both chippen in an assist as well.
Tori Dowd had two goals for the Indians. Ellie Andrade assisted one of the goals.
In net, Souderton goalie Grace Connelly made three saves, and Jenny Sutorious made two saves for West.
Central Bucks West (2-2, 2-1 SOL) will host North Penn on Friday, and Souderton (4-1, 2-1 SOL) will host Pennridge.
Souderton 1 – 1 – 2
Central Bucks West 2 – 2 – 4
American Conference
SPRINGFIELD 2, CHELTENHAM 1 (OT)
Springfield came out on the right side of a tight overtime thriller with Cheltenham.
Katherine Nelson scored in the tenth minute to put the Spartans on the board first. Emily Giampetro got the assist, and it stayed 1-0 through the first half.
“[She made] a great run up the left side and just shot it right pass the goalie on the ground, a perfect corner shot,” coach Suzette Wolf said of Nelson’s goal
Twenty minutes into the second half, Cheltenham tied it up with a goal from Dana Shelton, setting the stage for overtime.
“I felt like we were dominating a lot of the game, but then all of a sudden, it switched,” Wolf said. “They started putting some passes together, they were finding the open man on us. It was a nice evenly matched game.”
Five minutes into overtime, Springfield center back Lindsay Smith made the most of a free kick opportunity. From about 30 yards out, Smith drilled in the game-winner into the upper netting, capping off a big victory for the Spartans.
“It was a nice win because they’re always so well coached,” Wolf added. “Lindsay Smith played incredible the whole game. Nothing was getting past her today. It was just a real solid game for her as well as my other two outside defenders – Julie Kelly and Samantha Wynne.”
Wolf also lauded the relentless play of freshman Sarah Potocki at center forward.
“She must have had 20 shots that just either went to the goalie or went wide,” the Spartans’ coach said. “She was muscled off the ball because of her size and the physical strength of Cheltenham, but she hung in there and played a tough game for us.”
Both teams will be back in action Friday. Springfield (2-1, 2-1 SOL) will play Upper Moreland and
Cheltenham (2-2, 1-2 SOL) will go on the road to Norristown.
Springfield 1 – 0 – 1 – 2
Cheltenham 0 – 1 – 0 – 1
UPPER MERION 4, NORRISTOWN 1
Upper Merion defeated Norristown, thanks to a big game from Robyn Rhindress.
Rhindress scored three goals for the Vikings—a hat trick—to lead the way. Her goals came in the 16th, 23rd and 60th minutes. Mikayla Yatso added another Viking goal in the 65th minute.
Julia Loane made six saves in goal in the shutout win for the Vikings.
Upper Merion (1-4, 1-2 SOL) wins their first game of the season and will travel to Wissahickon Friday. Norristown (0-3, 0-3 SOL) will play a home game against Cheltenham.
Upper Merion 2 – 2 – 4
Norristown 0 – 1 – 0
WISSAHICKON 3, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 0
Wissahickon took home a shutout victory over American Conference opponent Plymouth Whitemarsh.
After surviving some early pressure from the Colonials, the Trojans got on the scoreboard when Rachel Coleman connected on a rocket from the top of the 18 in the 28th minute. Coleman took a pass from Krysta Memis.
In the second half, Memis found Talia Abrahams on a through ball, and Abrahams finished it off with another Trojan goal. In the 77th minute, Maddie Elwell – who worked hard with eight shots in the frame –hit the back of the net with a carry and work around past the keeper at the six to make it a 3-0 lead for Wissahickon. It stayed that way until the end.
“It was a great team effort,” coach Shannon Creamer-Franke said. “It was an excellent game by backs Mary Matthews, Anna Wild, Emily Vervlied and Jasmine Bishop.
“Krysta Memis also had a stellar game with two assists to her credit.”
Wissahickon (3-1, 3-0) remains unbeaten in American Conference play and will play Upper Merion on Friday. Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-2, 2-1 SOL) has a home matchup with Upper Dublin.
Wissahickon 1 – 2 – 3
Plymouth Whitemarsh 0 – 0 – 0
UPPER DUBLIN 6, UPPER MORELAND 0
There’s no stopping Tori Hoffner lately.
Or Upper Dublin for that matter.
The Flying Cardinals stayed hot Wednesday afternoon shutting out Upper Moreland, 6-0.
Hoffner scored three goals to lead Upper Dublin. Becca Watson, Paige Lawton and Sizzy Lawton added a goal each in the winning effort.
The Flying Cardinals jumped out to an early lead as Hoffner’s first goal came in the second minute of play. Upper Dublin led 4-0 at halftime.
“She’s got a great mix of athleticism and composure in front of the goal,” Upper Dublin coach John Topper said of Hoffner. “She’s smart on the ball, hard working, and has come to understand when to run at defenders and when to lay the ball off and bring her teammates into play.”
That makes eight goals in four games for Hoffner.
Upper Dublin (4-0, 3-0 SOL) stays unbeaten and will play again Friday at Plymouth Whitemarsh. Upper Moreland (0-4, 0-3 SOL) will go to Springfield for an afternoon game.
Upper Dublin 4 – 2 – 6
Upper Moreland 0 – 0 – 0
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