Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ soccer teams in action Wednesday. CB East/Pennsbury photos provided courtesy of Darryl Rule of J&D Photography. Check back for a gallery: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f405978483 (Pennridge/CR North photos provided courtesy of Abbe Kiwak/Pennridge soccer)
SOL Liberty/Freedom crossovers
Hatboro-Horsham 4, William Tennent 1
Emma Levin is rolling and that was enough to snap the Panthers’ unbeaten start to the season.
Hatboro-Horsham’s stellar senior midfielder scored twice off set pieces and assisted the go-ahead goal as the Hatters became not only the first team to down Tennent, but also the first to put up multiple goals on them. However, just three minutes in, the Hatters found themselves trailing. Bailey Kasner gave Tennent the early lead.
“This was a big game for us, and the first half was not the best soccer for us,” HH coach Kelsey Daley said. “We really struggled everywhere on the field and let up a goal in the first three minutes, but we were able to tie it up 1-1 with a corner kick goal from Emma Levin at half.”
Levin’s goal wasn’t just any corner kick. The Towson recruit converted an Olimpico, bending her service from the corner spot directly into the net, the first of two pinpoint set piece goals for the afternoon.
“We made some changes and knew we had to come out better and that’s what we did in the second half,” Daley said. “We applied more pressure to the back line and our offense was able to generate more threats up top. Our defense played more calmly and smarter on and off the ball.”
Levin helped put the Hatters ahead early in the second half with an assist to Lily Harvey.
“Emma Levin dribbled from midfield to about the 18 yard line, beating multiple defenders to give a great through ball to Lily Harvey who finished a beautiful shot above the goalkeeper,” Daley said.
A foul by the Panthers would put Levin over the ball again a short time later. Positioned about 30 yards out, looking straight on at the goal, Levin drove her free kick over the wall with the ball dipping just enough to go over the keeper’s hands, clip the bottom of the bar and land over the goal line.
Hatboro-Horsham would ice it on another set piece.
“Our final goal came from a corner kick by Clara Walker, where Sarah Roesing crashed the net and was able to head the ball into the right upper 90,” Daley said. “It wasn’t the best game for us, but we were able to find ways to win.”
William Tennent (10-1, 8-1 SOL) visits Plymouth Whitemarsh at 3:30 on Friday. Hatboro-Horsham (8-3, 8-1) hosts Upper Moreland at 3:30 on Friday.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 1 3 – 4
WILLIAM TENNENT 1 0 – 1
Goals: HH – Emma Levin 2, Lily Harvey, Sarah Roesing; WT – Bailey Kasner
Abington 2, Lower Moreland 1
Not one hand went up to answer Rick Tompkins’ halftime question.
Of course, that was the answer the Ghosts’ coach had wanted to see after asking his players if they thought their first half was up to par. A little self-reflection, and a feisty Lower Moreland team, helped Abington come alive in the second half for a gutsy win Wednesday.
“Lower Moreland played very, very hard and got up on us early,” Tompkins said. “We were pretty resilient, I’ll give us that, but in the beginning, they beat us to every ball. They just out-hustled us, it was that simple.
“At halftime, my question was ‘who thinks we’re playing well?’ and no hands went up. They knew.”
The Ghosts are a crafty offensive team, so the Lower Moreland defense knew it would be challenged.
“Our back line worked really hard, and our goalie Sandra Malave had a really strong showing,” LM coach Todd Hill said. “Abington is a smart team who uses their free kicks well.”
The Lions, particularly Malave, earned plaudits from the opposing bench for their efforts.
“We really pressed them hard, but their defense was very strong, and their goaltender was excellent,” Tompkins said. “She made a lot of really good saves.
“Piper (McGinley) hit a free kick that was sick, it was like a dart, and she got up and pushed it over the bar.”
Lower Moreland capitalized on an Abington miscue to take a deserved lead to halftime. An errant pass sent the Lions in on goal, and it was a chance they wouldn’t miss.
“Nikki Sahl took advantage of an Abington misplay and beat the goalie to the ball to place it in the back of the net,” Hill said.” Payge Lennon did a really good job dominating the middle of the field today.”
Taking the halftime message of not panicking to heart, the Ghosts came out and answered LM’s high press with pressure of their own. Within five minutes, it led to a corner kick and an equalizer from a usual target in an unusual manner.
“It was good to see Sara Kaeser get one off the corner. She’s a center back and she usually comes up for head balls but she picked up a rebound and just buried it,” Tompkins said.
Taking note of the excellent play by Malave between the posts, the Ghosts altered their plan of attack slightly after halftime.
“We thought if we kept playing the ball down the flank and brought it across, but away from the goaltender, we might have some success,” Tompkins said. “We scored the second goal when Harper (McGinley) took it all the way down to the endline, brought it back and waist-high, her sister volleyed it in.”
Lower Moreland couldn’t find another goal, but the Lions more than made the Ghosts work for their three points.
“As usual Morgan Pennisi was relentless in her attack and demanded lots of defensive attention. She did a good job distributing the ball tonight,” Hill said. “I am really proud of my girls, they played a really tough game today against a good Abington team.”
Aside from their one miscue, the Abington defense held firm and prevented the Lions from capitalizing on their advantage.
“Addison (Hayden) really did a good job controlling play in goal and kept us in it,” Tompkins said. “We played six different defenders tonight and they all did well.”
Lower Moreland (4-6, 2-6 SOL) visits Cheltenham at 3:30 on Thursday. Abington (7-2, 7-1) visits Springfield Twp at 3:30 on Friday.
ABINGTON 0 2 – 2
LOWER MORELAND 1 0 – 1
Goals: A – Sara Kaeser, Piper McGinley; LM – Nikki Sahl
Upper Dublin 5, Cheltenham 0
The Cardinals played for a second straight day and had the same outcome: a shutout win.
“We’ve been playing fairly well all year, we’ve just been inconsistent with finishing but we’re starting to have some people step up and take care of that for us,” UD coach John Topper said.
Bridget DiMartile has been a mainstay in front of goal for the Cardinals all year, and the freshman got her team off to a good start with a fourth minute goal on Wednesday. Abby O’Meara added a second 12 minutes later, the junior putting in another strong shift for Upper Dublin.
“Abby has made a concerted effort to make herself more dangerous offensively, even when she’s not in an advanced position,” Topper said. “She’s picked her spots well to get forward.”
Topper also complimented the play of Meg McMeel, who also added a goal, for giving UD max effort wherever she’s asked to play. The midfielder has primarily played more of a holding role but is still a threat, as her left-footed hit from outside the 18 on Wednesday proved.
“I think it’s a little bit of confidence, we’re putting some girls in better positions, but also some individuals who have decided that they need to step up,” Topper said. “We lost a lot of goals to graduation last year, so we knew it would be a bit of a feeling out process.”
Cheltenham came away with the loss, but coach Leah Matusow saw positives in her team’s performance.
“I thought we played stretches of good soccer today,” the Panthers’ coach said. “We had some players in different positions and made some positive adjustments on the field.”
Early in the season, the Cardinals got bit on set pieces but overall were solid defending in the run of play. Putting up back-to-back zeroes is a sign of the backs’ cleaning things up to prevent foes from a clear look at the goal.
“We’re just not giving up a lot of set piece opportunities,” Topper said. “That’s been a big change over the last week or so, we’ve been pretty strong defensively, we just got a little more disciplined.”
Upper Dublin is looking to close crossover play strong and hopefully carry it back into the second leg of SOL Liberty play. The Cardinals were on the wrong side of a few one-goal efforts, but they feel confident in playing against anyone in their division.
Kaelyn Wartman and Kirsten Clark rounded out the Cardinals’ scoring, with Clark netting her first varsity goal in her first varsity appearance.
“Olivia Broome has been a stalwart in the back, she rarely comes off the field and does a great job as a center back,” Topper said. “Peyton Ward has really stepped up and found her confidence. Kirsten Clark got her first varsity minutes and in addition to her goal, she was dangerous quite a few other times.”
Cheltenham has rebounded well with a consistent effort in every game this year and with a quick turnaround to make up a Freedom Division game Thursday, Matusow was looking for more of the same.
“Upper Dublin capitalized on our miscues and took advantage of their opportunities,” the Cheltenham coach said. “We need to do a better job with the little things and have another opportunity to do that tomorrow.”
Cheltenham (2-8, 0-8) hosts Lower Moreland at 3:30 on Thursday. Upper Dublin (3-4-2, 2-4-2) visits New Hope-Solebury at 3:30 on Friday.
UPPER DUBLIN 2 3 – 5
CHELTENHAM 0 0 – 0
Goals: UD – Bridget DiMartile, Abby O’Meara, Kaelyn Wartman, Meghan McMeel, Kirsten Clark
Quakertown 4, Upper Moreland 3 (OT)
A team-wide resolve powered Quakertown to a dramatic overtime win Wednesday.
Trailing 2-0 at the break, the Panthers first rallied to tie the game, then had to score again late just to force overtime before finally emerging with the winner.
“After being down 2-0 at half, we just challenged the girls to stay positive and be aggressive,” Panthers coach Jon Gingrich said. “The team was our spark today. They kept playing and didn’t let the score get in their heads.”
Kyra Favors put in another strong effort for UM, the forward bagging the opening goal four-and-a-half minutes in off a Brooke Lobban assist, then doubling the lead shortly before half assisted by Lizzie Walker.
“We played a really solid first half to this game, the entire team was connecting and we were able to capitalize on two of our eight dangerous opportunities,” Golden Bears coach Lisa Benvenuto said. ” We had some good ball movement through our middle, and we dominated the possession.”
The Bears knew a different Quakertown team would be coming out of the half, but the Panthers weren’t in a mood to be stopped regardless.
Ashlyn Calabria didn’t need long to reset the playing field. The junior got Quakertown on the board in the 51st minute off an assist by Grace Maceri, then tied it up about six minutes later off a beautiful through ball by sophomore Faith Greenday.
A swap from a flat four to stopper/sweeper defensively helped Quakertown negate some of Upper Moreland’s speed up top, but ultimately the Bears were able to break through one more time off the foot of Willow Taylor.
“With about thirteen minutes in regulation, we scored our third goal taking the lead,” Benvenuto said. “Willow and Brooke were able to connect after some great ball movement from our midfield.”
Quakertown’s commitment to staying after the game paid off when a foul in the box awarded the Panthers a penalty kick in the 78th minute. With minimal time left on the clock, Jewel Renshaw converted from the spot to tie it 3-3.
“In overtime, junior Kayla Glaeser won it unassisted off a putback of a keeper save,” Gingrich said.
While UM put forth a worthy effort, the Bears knew they needed to make more of the chances they had. They’ll have to rebound quickly with a match against the SOL Liberty leaders up next.
“Into the overtime we had the first two shots and could not net them while Quakertown did,” Benvenuto said. “A tough loss for our side. We will need to regroup quickly and use what we learned today in our matches to come.
“Gracie Costello, our goalie, played a tremendous game. She had 12 saves and got a hand on every Quakertown shot.”
Quakertown emerged with the three points, but it was not a result the Panthers took lightly.
“Upper Moreland was really on their game today,” Gingrich said. “They were fast up top and physical, they made it extremely hard for us the entire game.”
Upper Moreland (5-5, 3-5 SOL) visits Hatboro-Horsham at 3:30 on Friday. Quakertown (2-6-1, 2-6-1) hosts Cheltenham at 3:30 on Friday.
QUAKERTOWN 0 3 1 – 4
UPPER MORELAND 2 1 0 – 3
Goals: Q – Ashlyn Calabria 2, Jewel Renshaw, Kayla Glaeser; UM – Kyra Favors 2, Willow Taylor
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1, Springfield Twp 1 (OT)
A spirited battle between the Spartans and Colonials ended without a winner but not a lack of effort.
“They were very physical and energetic,” Springfield coach Marissa Conover said. “I thought the game was played well on both sides.”
Kaleigh Evans, who just announced her college commitment to Ursinus, provided the lone goal of the day for the Spartans.
“Grace Dailey had a lot of great saves for us today,” Conover added.
The Colonials got a goal from senior Devyn Cohen thanks to an assist from freshman Maddi Lazaroff. PW had won six straight, but still gained a point in the table with the crossover matches counting toward league standings.
After dropping their last game to Hatboro-Horsham, the Spartans were looking to get back on track, but also settled for a point.
“I am disappointed we didn’t come up with the win, but I am so proud of them. We have a lot of great talent and strong athletes this year,” Conover said. “Once you get momentum going, it’s good energy that fuels the players to want to win. And I love that my girls want to win.”
Springfield Twp (6-2-2, 5-2-2 SOL) hosts Abington at 3:30 on Friday. PW (7-1-2, 6-1-2) hosts William Tennent at 3:30 on Friday.
SPRINGFIELD TWP – 1
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH – 1
Goals: ST – Kaleigh Evans; PW – Devyn Cohen
Wissahickon 7, New Hope-Solebury 0
A Lannah Werynski hat trick paced the Trojans to a group effort win.
Werynski, who coach Chris McDaniels said capped the hat trick with a nice chip of the keeper, was one of five players to deposit a goal Wednesday. Aulii Simmers, Ellie Stein, Lucy Greenstein and Lila Marcinak also finished in front of goal as the Trojans won their third in a row.
“Good team win,” McDaniels said. “We moved the ball nicely at times.”
New Hope-Solebury ((1-8, 1-7 SOL) hosts Upper Dublin at 3:30 on Friday. Wissahickon (3-6-1, 3-5-1) visits Lower Moreland at 3:30 on Friday.
SOL Colonial/Patriot crossovers
Bensalem 4, Central Bucks South 3
The scoreboard didn’t reflect it, but at halftime, the Bensalem coaches thought their players were doing things right.
It was just all happening on the wrong side of the field. Once the Owls migrated across the midfield line, their good work yielded positive results and a chaotic second half that spilled into an late finisher
“South had us on our heels and pinned us on our side of the field, so we had to let them know what they were doing and the way they were possessing the ball was fine, they were just doing it in the wrong locations,” Crawford said. “We basically told them to do what you’re doing, but on the other side of the field to break that back line.”
The Titans pounced early, scoring a goal 12 minutes in and another at the 27-minute mark of the first half. It was the tenacity that CB South played with that stood out to Crawford most, the Bensalem coach giving plenty of props to the opponent.
“They’re very aggressive around the net,” Crawford said. “When they have their eyes set on the ball, they’re going to attack it. It’s a talented bunch.”
Crawford called it a collective team effort in the second half that helped turn the tide of the game. This year’s team has grown in its ability to play through adverse moments and the Owls were determined to get back into the match after halftime.
Danika Roche, who had a rough season a year ago battling concussion issues, gave Bensalem the spark it needed. She used an assist by Caitlin Groves to open the scoring for Bensalem about 10 minutes into the second half.
“Once we put that ball in, the girls’ confidence really grew,” Crawford said. “We had a few opportunities in the first half, we just didn’t do anything with them.”
Roche followed the opener with a second goal, hitting and connecting on a shot from outside the 18. For Crawford, who has coached Roche at several stops over the years, it was a rewarding showing.
“She’s such a nice kid, it’s nice to see her finally get success,” Crawford said. “She was out most of last year fighting concussions, so good to see her start to get her legs underneath her.”
Groves, a senior, had a solid match with a goal and two assists that included the helpers on the team’s opening goal and the eventual winner. She also put the Owls ahead 3-2, finishing an assist by Mikayla Donahue just a few minutes after Roche had tied it.
“She’s extremely athletic and extremely talented,” Crawford said. “She’s been playing well all season, she’s just been unlucky getting the ball in the back of the net.”
To CB South’s credit, the Titans fought back and tied the game 3-3 just three minutes after Bensalem had gone ahead, wrapping up a wild six-plus minute spell of soccer.
The real turning point however, came soon after when a foul call gave the Titans a penalty kick opportunity. South wasn’t able to convert on the attempt, giving Bensalem a lifeline.
“That kind of gave us a spark, like ‘this is our game,'” Crawford said.
Even the ending was a little crazy, with Sarah O’Neil punching in the winner with less than a minute to play off an assist by Groves off a Bensalem corner kick.
In a match like Wednesday’s, there is no shortage of contributors. Even on a day where they gave up three goals, Crawford pointed out his team’s defensive group led by keper Haley Esposito.
“They got three on her, but she played an amazing game,” Crawford said. “Our center backs, they’re always, always solid for us. Devon Bell, Julia Leibig and Vanessa Shay, we depend a lot on them.
“We got Peyton Miller back from injury, she’s our vocal leader. Most of my team is quiet but she’s so uplifting to the team the way she talks to everybody, she’s a class kid.”
The win was a good rebound for Bensalem after three losses, all on the road, last week. Crawford said the time off helped and even though they lost to CB West last Thursday, the Owls players came away confident in their play.
“You can’t do anything without the team and that’s what we’re trying to teach,” Crawford said. “If somebody makes a mistake, we’re there to pick them up. If one person scores, we all score. You can win a game even if you’re not winning the scoreboard, if you go out and give everything you can possibly give, you’re going to be more successful than if you’re not.”
Bensalem (5-5, 5-4 SOL) visits North Penn at 3:30 on Friday. CB South (4-4-1, 3-4-1) visits Harry S Truman at 3:30 on Friday.
BENSALEM 0 4 – 4
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1 2 – 3
Goals: B – Danika Roche 2, Caitlin Groves, Sarah O’Neil
Pennridge 3, Council Rock North 0
While it didn’t directly show up on the scoresheet, the play Tori Angelo made embodied the Rams’ efforts on Wednesday night.
“She didn’t have to get to the goal line, but she did, and got off a hard cross that hit the post and gave us a favorable bounce,” Rams coach Audrey Anderson said. “It was another of those things where that little bit of extra work these girls are willing to do makes a big difference.”
Anderson, who collected her 201st win as Rams head coach, is admittedly a fan of Council Rock North forward Mia Cairone’s game. That is, except when her team has to try and slow down the junior and her 0-to-60 in one touch burst.
The task of containing the Penn State recruit fell mainly to the Rams’ center back pairing of seniors Hannah Primwhere and Syracuse-bound Anna Croyle.
“When they played the ball, they were always trying to find her, so we felt confident if we could win the first ball, we could limit her touches,” Anderson said. “Anna and Hannah were outstanding back there, if one won it with their head, our midfield was there to win the second ball. With Anna and Hannah both collapsing on Mia, she didn’t have anywhere to go, but that still didn’t stop her from getting free once or twice in the first half.
“She is so good, there’s no build-up speed, it’s like she gets the ball and she’s fast. She is a fun player to watch.”
Pennridge’s depth was also a major part of Wednesday’s win. In the midfield, the Rams went five deep with Addy Mills and Jessie Moylan spelling the starting trio of Ava Kiwak, Sophie Craig and Liv Grenda throughout the match.
“When you have 12 seniors, you know next year you’re not going to have them, so it’s important for the other girls to get these minutes,” Anderson said. “I felt in the midfield, we were able to connect and keep our composure. We didn’t give the ball away in the middle third, I was really, really happy with our midfield tonight.”
Grenda, who netted the game-winner against CR North in last year’s district playoff thriller, similarly left an imprint on Wednesday’s outcome. The Dayton commit scored a goal and assisted on another, combining on both with fellow senior Lindsey Balmer.
Balmer, who recently committed to West Chester, is increasing her role after an early season injury had her sidelined. The versatile speedster had an assist last week and kept it going on Wednesday.
“For Lindsey to come back with the impact she had tonight against a good team, I think it’s only going to help her moving forward,” Anderson said.
Moylan tallied the third goal off an assist by Gabriella Howley.
Pennridge (9-0-1, 8-0-1 SOL) visits Council Rock South at 3:30 on Friday. CR North (5-3-2, 4-3-2) hosts Souderton at 3:30 on Friday.
PENNRIDGE 1 2 – 3
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0 0 – 0
Goals: P – Liv Grenda, Lindsey Balmer, Jessie Moylan
Council Rock South 1, North Penn 0
The Knights had been in very good form heading into Wednesday’s clash.
On top of three wins and a draw in their last four, the Knights had the advantage of playing under the home lights at Crawford Stadium. The Golden Hawks knew it was a tough task, but they were able to scrap out a quality result.
“Our girls know that in division and crossover games, records kind of go out the window because every team is tough,” CR South coach Nick Heim said. “Especially going away at night, we know it’s a battle.”
Heim credited the Knights’ talented pieces and felt it took a good 10 minutes before his side was able to find its footing and settle in. All said, it was an even and scoreless first 40 minutes, giving the Hawks a window to make some tweaks.
“They have some dangerous pieces so at half time we made some adjustments on defensive strategy,” Heim said. “We moved some pieces in the front end and talked about forward runs and where we thought we could attack.”
Senior Cam Blatz is pretty good at attacking from anywhere, so about 15 minutes into the second half, the forward did just that to create the fixture’s lone score.
“Lily Bross found Cam Blatz on a great ball and Cam calmly finished it past a charging goalie,” Heim said. “They threw numbers up late and to the girls’ credit they grinded out a solid win.”
The final 25 minutes were a battle of attrition, with the Hawks doing all they could to counter North Penn’s advances and the growing number of Knights making the foray forward to seek an equalizer.
“I thought Maggie Kane made some great halftime adjustments for us in the back and Abby Rozengarten gave us a great spark in the middle of the field,” Heim said. “Ella Mayberry was terrific in goal picking off big balls and made one point blank save late.
“It wasn’t pretty down the stretch but a win is a win.”
North Penn (3-5-1, 3-4-1 SOL) hosts Bensalem at 3:30 on Friday. CR South (5-3-1, 4-3-1) hosts Pennridge at 3:30 on Friday.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0 1 – 1
NORTH PENN 0 0 – 0
Goals; CRS – Cam Blatz
Neshaminy 1, Souderton 0
It took some extra soccer to find a winner on Wednesday, thanks in large part to a Souderton defense that wasn’t eager to concede much.
“It was a game where you have to show up ready to play, and Souderton showed up excited to play the game,” Neshaminy coach Josh Van Reed said. “They made things difficult for us in the final third and we had some good chances at goal that we missed and a couple others where their keeper made some very big saves.”
Souderton coach Ian Smith felt it was a collectively strong effort by the entire back line.
‘In the first half, I thought our defense looked really well-organized,” Smith said. “Hailey Rohr and Jule DeCaro kept good shape in the middle and were stepping and covering at the right times, and Paige Geiger and Avery Carroll were locking it down on the outside as well.
“Jules Purvy also did a good job rotating in at outside back for a few shifts as well. I thought Paige in particular really stood out and did a great job of stepping at the right time and winning every ball that came her way.”
Conversely, Neshaminy’s defense was up to task as well. Van Reed noted the first goal every match is to minimize the opposition’s chances to score and with Wednesday’s game shaping up to be low-scoring, that edict became more important.
“Emerson Rooney, Cassidy Tweedie, Carly Hock Smith and Sierra Cofer did a good job of taking away chances and making things difficult,” Van Reed said. “Keeper Alexis Barnes helped keep a clean sheet.”
The second half played as a back-and-forth stalemate, both teams generating enough to pose a threat before being ultimately stopped by the opposing defensive unit.
“Neshaminy was able to create a few chances, and I thought our goalkeeper Emily Dick did a great job of coming up with some crucial saves and getting off her line to cut things off at the right time,” Smith said. “We had a few half chances going forward in the second half. Nicole Schulingkamp had one or two that could’ve bounced her way, but Neshaminy ended up defending well and stopping the threat, and we weren’t able to capitalize on our other half-chances.”
Neshaminy felt the same about its opportunities up top.
“A lot of good work up top with Bryn Taylor and Bri Garyah, we just couldn’t seem to find that final touch to break the ice in regulation,” Van Reed said.
Heading into the extra frame, the Neshaminy huddle focused on playing simple and keeping calm when the opportunity came, but also looking to stay aggressive chasing that opportunity. It only took a couple minutes into overtime for that to unfold.
“Abby Collins collected a ball at midfield and played a silky through ball to Bri Garyah down the middle with time and space and she put the game away,” Van Reed said. “You rely on players like those two to come through in tough games when things aren’t always going right.
“Today they stepped up when it counted.”
Neshaminy (4-4-1, 4-4-1 SOL) welcomes Central Bucks East at 3:30 on Friday. Souderton (2-7, 1-7) goes to Council Rock North at 3:30 on Friday.
NESHAMINY 0 0 1 – 1
SOUDERTON 0 0 0 – 0
Goals; N – Bri Garyah
Central Bucks West 7, Harry S Truman 0
Seven different Bucks registered a goal in Wednesday’s win.
“Great contributions from our two freshman Olivia Barrett and Amber Madden on the outside getting crosses into the box,” West coach Bree Benedict said. “Emma Ojert was rock solid in the back with Olivia Notaro.”
Madden put a cap on the day’s scoring, following Eva Wierzbowski, Kate Weyer, Courtney O’Donnell, Savannah Davey, Rian Detweiler and Andrea Friel.
“First clean sheet for Alyssa Loria who shared the game with Cam Nocito in goal,” Benedict said.
Benedict also cited the play of Harry S Truman senior Isabella Dias.
“She brought great energy and intensity to her team,” Benedict said.
Truman (0-9, 0-9 SOL) hosts Central Bucks South at 3:30 on Friday. West (8-1, 8-1) hosts Pennsbury at 3:30 on Friday.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST – 7
HARRY S TRUMAN – 0
Central Bucks East 8, Pennsbury 1
A big outing from Jessie Bernabe powered the Patriots on Wednesday.
The winger tallied a hat trick, netting the first, third and final goals of the game.
East’s freshman trio of Ava Mignon, Mia Forney and Keira Sleicher all notched a goal apiece and Lauren Curry rounded out the Patriots’ tallies.
While the Falcons came out on the wrong side, first-year coach Jenna Peters highlighted her team’s second half tally.
“Ashlyn McEwing took on a player down the field and earned us a corner. Ashlyn took the corner and played a great ball for Izzy DiMatia to volley it in off the scramble in the box,” Peters said. “We may have conceded more goals than we wanted and didn’t earn the result we wanted, but in the second half and even a few moments in the first half when we were high pressing we earned some chances but were not able to put them away.
“I saw a few sparks throughout the game from us where I saw the team we are and can be and it just needs to be more consistent.”
CB East (7-2-1, 5-2-1 SOL) visits Neshaminy at 3:30 on Friday. Pennsbury (2-8, 2-6) travels to Central Bucks West at 3:30 on Friday.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 5 3 – 8
PENNSBURY 0 1 – 1
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