Check out Black Bear Lacrosse Club recaps for SOL boys’ lacrosse teams in action Monday.
National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 5, NORTH PENN 2
Ben Snyder made 14 saves and was supported by a defensive effort that collected 33 ground balls and caused 13 turnovers as Central Bucks East topped North Penn 5-2 in a defensive battle between National Conference opponents.
Following a scoreless first quarter, North Penn scored twice in the second quarter to take a 2-1 lead into halftime. But the Patriots held the Knights scoreless in the second half while finding the net 4 times to earn the victory.
Thomas Williams led the Patriots with 2 goals. David Brown provided a strong defensive effort with 5 ground balls and 4 caused turnovers.
By the numbers: Central Bucks East: Thomas Williams (2 goals, 1 GB), Adam Volm (1 goal, 2 GB), Michael Smallwood (1 assist), Ryan Williams (1 goal, 4 GB), Jack Williams (1 goal, 1 GB), Evan Riley (1 assist, 1 GB, 1 CTO), Ryan Atkinson (1 GB), David Brown (5 GB, 4 CTO), Luke Walters (3 GB, 2 CTO), Ben Bridegum (2 GB, 2 CTO), Tristan Smith (2 GB, 2 CTO), Jackson Jagoda (3 GB, 1 CTO), Rowen Coverdale (7/11 FO, 5 GB, 1 CTO), Ben Snyder (14 saves; 87.5% save pct, 3 GB).
Up next: North Penn (5-4, 2-4 SOL) will look to shake off the loss and get back in the win column when it hosts nonleague opponent West Chester Henderson at 7 pm today. East (7-3, 3-1) will host Radnor in a nonleague contest at 4 pm Wednesday.
Central Bucks East 0 1 2 2 – 5
North Penn 0 2 0 0 – 2
American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 13, UPPER MORELAND 4
Upper Dublin remained undefeated in American Conference play, turning aside Upper Moreland 13-4 in Monday’s matchup. Matthew Shohen led the Cardinals with 7 points on 4 goals and 3 assists. Michael Pileggi added a hat trick for Upper Dublin, while Ben Shervin made 6 saves to earn the win in net.
By the numbers: Upper Dublin: Nate Brown (2 goals), Matthew Shohen (4 goals, 3 assists), Michael Pileggi (3 goals), Matthew Miller (1 goal, 1 assist), Ryan Simons (1 goals), Will Hoffmann (1 goal, 1 assist), Aarush Pillai (1 assist), Reily McLaughlin (1 goal), Jacob Reif (2 assist), Ben Shervin (6 saves).
Up next: The Cardinals (5-5, 4-0 SOL) will visit Ridley for a nonleague matchup at 7 pm today. The Golden Bears (7-3, 1-3) host West Chester East at 3:45 pm Wednesday.
Nonleague
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 11, ABINGTON 5
Central Bucks South put together a well-rounded effort in Monday’s nonleague game at Abington and came away with an 11-5 victory. The Titans held Abington scoreless in the first half while building a 5-0 lead heading into halftime.
Alex Fessler led the Titans with 3 goals and 2 assists, while Luke Sidwar added a hat trick for South.
By the numbers: Central Bucks South: Jack Auerbach (1 goal, 2 assists), Zach Doer (2 goals, 1 assist), Alex Fessler (3 goals, 2 assists), Braedan Surina (2 goals, 2 assists), Luke Sidwar (3 goals), Evan Federsal (1 assist), Blake Bernstein (4 GB, 10/19 FO), Marcello DiPrinzio (2 GB), Chase Horniak (2 GB, 1 CTO), James Vargasson (5 GB, 2 CTO), Brayden Shahan (9 saves), Brady Kelly (6 saves).
Central Bucks South coach John Kurek: "It was a hard-fought game by both teams. The boys came out and really wanted to set the tone of the game. They executed well and played together, and they pulled out a solid victory against Abington."
Up next: South (4-5, 1-2 SOL) hosts Downingtown West at 6:30 pm Wednesday. Abington (5-6, 2-2) returns to action when it visits Strath Haven at 3:30 pm April 22.
Central Bucks South 3 2 4 2 – 7
Abington 0 0 2 3 – 6
SOUDERTON 12, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 7
Souderton led 6-2 at halftime and cruised to a 12-7 victory over Plymouth Whitemarsh in Monday’s nonleague game.
Owen Kleppinger’s seven-point game led the Indians and included four goals and three assists. Ty Sauerwald added three goals and three assists.
Souderton’s Peyton Bannak was dominant at the face-off X, winning 20 of 23 face-offs. He also had nine ground balls.
Souderton goalie Andrew Rivera was credited with nine saves.
Jack Cooper led the Colonials with 3 goals and 2 assists.
By the numbers: Souderton: Owen Kleppinger (4 goals, 3 assists), Ty Sauerwald (3 goals, 3 assists), Logan Blair (2 goals, 1 assist, 4 GB), Max Ryon (1 goal, 1 CTO, 3 GB), Oliver Brewer (1 goal), Dan Trumbore (1 goal), Trey Bui (1 assist, 2 GB), Chris Touhey (1 assist, 1 GB), Jackson Hirschmann (1 assist, 3 GB), Liam Murray (1 CTO, 5 GB), Chris Lewis (1 CTO, 1 GB), Dylan Brun (1 CTO, 3 GB), Alex Benfield (4 GB), Logan Cornes (4 GB), Peyton Bannak 20/23 FO 9 GB), Andrew Rivera (9 saves)
Plymouth Whitemarsh: Jack Cooper (3 goals, 2 assists), Owen Cababe (1 goal, 1 assist, 2 CTO), Scott Marguilies (1 goal, 1 assist, 1 GB), Hayden Domers (1 goal, 2 CTO, 2 GB), Sean Herron (1 goal), Dylan Ippolito (1 goal), Isaiah Bainbridge (4 CTO, 7 GB), Jackson Budin (1 CTO, 2 GB), Dylan Imperial (1 CTO, 2 GB), Luke Wynne (1 CTO, 1 GB), Chase Rarrick (1 CTO), James Piacitelli (1 GB), Mason Best (12 saves, 1CTO, 1GB).
Up next: The Colonials (4-5, 4-0 SOL) will visit Strath Haven at 6 pm Wednesday. Souderton (11-1, 6-0) returns to action at home against Neshaminy at 3:30 pm April 23.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1 1 2 3 – 7
Souderton 3 3 3 4 – 12
PENNSBURY 9, PENNINGTON 8
Pennsbury overcame a 2-goal deficit after one quarter to go into halftime with a 6-4 lead but found itself deadlocked heading into the final period when the Falcons pulled out a thrilling 9-8 victory on Monday.
After Pennington took an 8-7 lead in the fourth quarter, the Falcons responded when Trent Becker scored his second of the game off an assist from Jake Kalinowski.
John Curtis’ fifth goal of the game held up as the game-winner, scored with about 4 minutes left in the game. Curtis added 1 assist, while Jaden Beach made 10 huge saves to earn the victory in the cage.
By the numbers: Pennsbury: John Curtis (5 goals, 1 assist), Trent Becker (2 goals, 2 assists), Jake Kalinowski (1 goal, 2 assists), Brady Gehlhoff (2 assists), Matt Minogue (1 goal), Logan Thorne (1 assist), Luke Flannery (9/21 FO), Jaden Beach (10 saves).
Pennsbury coach Dean Curtis: “Our offense came alive in the second quarter and did a great job holding possession to give the defense a breather. Credit to Pennington for winning the ground ball battle in the third to even the game at 7 heading into the fourth.”
—On the fourth quarter comeback: “They scored the first goal of the fourth quarter and then Jake Kalinowski had a nice feed to Trent Becker in transition to tie it up. Luke Flannery did a great job for us at the faceoff X today with Chris Sarver getting key ground balls late. John Curtis had the game-winner with about 4 minutes left after some good ball movement by the offense to get their defense out of position. This was a great team effort to pull out the win.”
Up next: The Falcons (6-2 3-1 SOL) are right back in action at 4:30 pm Tuesday when they welcome Lawrenceville for nonleague game.
Pennsbury 2 4 1 2 – 9
Pennington 4 0 3 1 – 8
HATBORO-HORSHAM 12, ARCHBISHOP WOOD 0
Anderson Kirby turned aside 6 shots and posted the rare shutout as Hatboro-Horsham posted a 12-0 blanking of nonleague opponent Archbishop Wood on Monday.
Kirby was supported by the stellar faceoff work from Shane Phillips (8-of-9 faceoffs) and Thomas Gartland (4-of-5), while Victor Wikins led the attack with 3 goals and 1 assist.
By the numbers: Hatboro-Horsham: Victor Lasher (2 goals), Max Mariano (1 goal, 2 assists, 3 GB), Sam Troisi (1 goal), Victor Wikins (3 goals, 1 assist, 2 GB), Darius Graziani (2 goals), Vinny Graziani (2 goals), Shane Phillips (1 goal, 8/9 FO), Brett Yorko (3 GB, 3 CTO), Quinn Fullmer (2 GB, 2 CTO), Erich Rein (3 GB), Joey Magnin (3 GB), Thomas Gartland (4/5 FO), Anderson Kirby (6 saves).
Up next: The Hatters (8-3, 3-1 SOL) return to action when they host Neshaminy at 7 pm Monday.
Hatboro-Horsham 6 5 1 0 – 12
Archbishop Wood 0 0 0 0 – 0
PENNRIDGE 21, QUAKERTOWN 7
Rocco Fanelli scored six goals and assisted on another. His seven-point game led the Rams while Carson Tomey (2 goals, 4 assists) and Kevin Matthews (4 goals, 2 assists) both had six-point games.
Cole Nitterour had a big night at the faceoff X, winning 10 of 12 faceoffs.
By the numbers: Carson Tormey (2 goals, 4 assist), Rocco Fanelli (6 goals, 1 assist), Kevin Matthews (4 goals, 2 assist), Levi Souder (1 goal, 1 assist), Sean Leuthe (1 goal, 1 assist), Reid Moyer (2 goals), Ryan O’Shea (1 assist), Colin Manville (1 assist), Gage Gottshalk (1 goal, 1 assist), Harrison Cranage (2 goals, 1 assist), Emmerick Tasker (1 goal), Shawn Matthews (1 goal), Jack Stupakis (1 assist), Cole Nitterour (1g, 10/12 FO), Calvin McGuire (4 saves), Evan Vandermark (6 saves)
Up next: Pennridge (10-1, 5-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Monday, and Quakertown (2-6, 1-4) will be on the road at Archbishop Ryan for a non-league game Tuesday..
Quakertown 2-0-3-2 7
Pennridge 9-9-1-2 21
PENNCREST 11, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 4
Central Bucks West held tough for one half against a strong Penncrest squad, taking a 4-4 deadlock into halftime. But Penncrest outscored the Bucks 7-0 after the break to pull away and hand the visiting Bucks 11-4 defeat in a non-league contest on Monday.
Luke Fisher led the Bucks with 2 goals.
By the numbers: Central Bucks West: Luke Fisher (2 goals), Michael Rafalowski (1 goal, 1 assist), Ben Greenspan (1 goal, 3/10 FO), Kevin Mallon (1/6 FO), Kanen Patel (7 saves).
Up next: The Bucks (6-4, 1-2) will visit Central Bucks South at 7 pm April 23.
Central Bucks West 2 2 0 0 – 4
Penncrest 1 3 3 4 – 11
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