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By Scott Huff
Suburban One League Boys Soccer
North Penn opened its SOL Continental Conference season with a stunning 3-0 victory over visiting Central Bucks East.
“The score may not have been indicative of the game, CB East is always the favorite in our (conference) and a win over them is special,” said North Penn head coach Paul Duddy. “It is very early in the season, and there is still a whole lot of soccer to play this year.”
The Knights may not see a better game this season from senior Curtis Washburn. Washburn scored the first two goals of the game for North Penn and assisted on the third goal. Jamie Bonner – who assisted Washburn on the first Knight score – scored the final goal of the game for the winners.
“Curt has a great deal of speed, and in this game he played with great tenacity,” said Duddy. “His first goal really swung the game in our favor, and his second goal was huge.”
The big swing in the game came around the 20-minute mark of the second period when senior goaltender Dylan Elger – who recorded eight saves for the Knights – came out of net and stopped a great scoring chance for the Patriots. Less than a minute later, Washburn scored his first goal.
“The game was very evenly played up until that point,” said Duddy. “But after Dylan made that save – and Curtis scored that goal – we seemed to handle their pressure much better.
“I was glad that we were able to play the game on the turf – there was no way we could have played any other way,” added Duddy. “We were anxious to play, and getting a win over CB East was a great way to start the season.”
Central Bucks East Patriots 0 0 - 0
North Penn Knights 0 3 - 3
Central Bucks West opened its SOL Continental Conference season witha 2-1 victory over visiting Souderton.
The Bucks and Big Red played to a 1-1 first half deadlock. The goal scorer for West was Joel Klapper, while the lone goal scorer for Souderton was Andrew Stacey.
Central Bucks West scored the only goal of the second half to secure the win. Tyler Sabiyak scored the game winner at the 65-minute mark on an assist from Brian Werner.
Souderton Big Red 1 0 - 1
Central Bucks West Bucks 1 1 - 2
Council Rock North opened its SOL National Conference season with a 5-2 victory over visiting William Tennent.
The Indians took a 2-0 first half lead and scored three more goals in the second half to win going away.
“We did some good things to get this win,” said Council Rock head coach Wendell Beres. “It’s always nice to get a league win, and I think there are some things that we are going to do better.”
Alec Neumann and Chris Kulczytzky each scored a pair of goals for Rock North, while Dalton Andrusko scored a single goal for the winners.
“We scored three goals on direct throw-ins, one on a penalty kick, and one on an individual effort by Alec on his second goal,” said Beres. “We were able to put the ball in the net.”
Council Rock North Indians 2 3 - 5
William Tennent Panthers 0 2 - 2
Wissahickon opened its SOL American Conference season with a 3-0 victory over visiting Plymouth Whitemarsh.
The Trojans assumed a two-goal lead in the first half on scores by freshman Devon Memis and senior Dan Matthews. Joe Farrell sealed the deal with a second half goal.
Wissahickon split the goaltending duties between sophomore Neal Guaglinone and freshman John Carroza.
“We did some things well in the first half, but I thought the game might have been played too slow,” said Wissahickon head coach Stuart Malcom. “We increased the tempo in the second half, but PW played very well in the second half.
“We have some things that we have to work on,” added Malcom. “We should get better.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials 0 0 - 0
Wissahickon Trojans 2 1 - 3
Upper Dublin opened its SOL American Conference season with a 5-0 victory over visiting Cheltenham.
The goal scorers for the Flying Cardinals were Brian Schaefer, Dan Demchick, Drew Yekel, John Roos, and Zach Arnold.
Cheltenham Panthers 0 0 - 0
Upper Dublin Cardinals 3 2 - 5
Suburban One League Girls Soccer
Central Bucks East opened its SOL Continental Conference season on Tuesday with a 1-0 overtime victory over visiting North Penn.
“This was a great turnaround win for our team,” said Central Bucks East head coach Paul Eishold. “Last year we came in sixth place, and to beat North Penn is a great start for us.”
The key factors in the Patriot win were a trio of very young players. Freshman Danielle DeMichael scored the game winner at the two-minute mark of the first overtime, sophomore Annie Axenroth controlled the game from the midfield, and sophomore goaltender Paige Marcinkowski registered the shutout with four clutch saves.
“Danielle is a real quality player, and I was not at all surprised that she could come up with the big goal in the overtime,” said Eishold. “These kids have shown an ability to work hard and play with a lot of passion.
“We played the game with a great deal of confidence and a desire to be successful,” continued Eishold. “And today we were successful.”
North Penn Maidens 0 0 0 0 - 0
CB East Patriots 0 0 1 0 - 1
Pennridge opened its SOL Continental Conference season with a 2-0 victory over visiting Central Bucks South.
The goal scorers for the Rams were Sarah Wiley and Stevi Parker – both goals were assisted by Megan Shenk and both came in the second half during the 60th and 70th minutes. Ashley Schoellkopf was strong in net as she recorded the shutout victory.
“Pennridge is a great team with a great tradition,” said CB South head coach Joe Bocklett. “They scored two nice goals, but I was happy with the way that we played the game.
“I told my assistant coaches that it didn’t feel like we lost the game,” added Bocklett. “We are still a work in progress, but I thought that we played with both confidence and passion.”
Pennridge outshot the Titans 8-7 and had a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Central Bucks South Titans 0 0 - 0
Pennridge Rams 0 2 - 2
Central Bucks West opened its SOL Continental Conference season with a 5-1 victory over Souderton.
Council Rock South opened its SOL National Conference season withan 8-1 victory over Truman.
Paige McDowell paced the Golden Hawk attack with three goals, while Erica Crozier, Taylor Dillon, Sarah Moore, Rebecca Daves, and Kelsey Pressler each scored single goals. The lone goal scorer for the Tigers was Kaylin Barry.
Upper Dublin opened its SOL American Conference season witha 1-0 victory over Cheltenham.
“It was a good game for us, but Upper Dublin deserved to win the game,” said Cheltenham head coach Mark Woodcock. “We played very consistent and made very few mistakes. It was the closest that we have played Upper Dublin in the five years that I have been coaching here.
“Both Jackie Krevitz and Marissa Gorman played great games,” added Woodcock. “We played well, but Upper Dublin really controlled the second half of the game.”
Upper Dublin Flying Cardinals 0 1 - 1
Cheltenham Panthers 0 0 - 0
Council Rock North opened its National Conference season with a 6-0 win over William Tennent. Sarah Schidell scored a pair of goals to lead the Indians. To read PhillyBurbs.com soccer beat writer Stuart London's complete story, visit the following link: http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/newtown/cr-north-routs-tennent-in-sullivan-s-debut/article_26044856-2b3b-5c31-9e94-c4aee8422eef.html
Plymouth Whitemarsh opened its SOL American Conference season with a 1-0 victory over Wissahickon.
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