GA wraps up spring break trip

GERMANTOWN ACADEMY IN MYRTLE BEACH >> GA baseball spent last week in Myrtle Beach at The Ripken Experience facility, going 1-6 on the trip, dropping four one-run games. The Patriots’ lone win came in their opener, a 10-0 victory over Riverside High School (OH), followed by three consecutive one-run defeats. Six of the seven teams GA faced came from the state of Ohio, the seventh opponent was PA-based Peters Township. Ben Werkheiser hit two home runs on the trip and drove in four runs while Drew Yuskevich drove in six combined runs in games against Riverside and Tallmadge,

Germantown Academy 10, Riverside High School 0 (Mar. 28) WP: Jack Poplizo. GA: Mike Patterson 2 RBI; Drew Yuskevich 4 RBI Lake Center Christian School 2, Germantown Academy 1 (Mar. 28) LP: Nick Picariello. GA: Jake Dianno RBI Bishop Watterson 4, Germantown Academy 3 (Mar. 29) LP: Luke Dion. GA: Ben Werkheiser HR, 2 RBI Anthony Wayne 6, Germantown Academy 4 (Mar. 29) LP: Dakota Barbest. Tallmadge 10, Germantown Academy 3 (Mar. 30) LP: Colton Neidzielski. GA: Drew Yuskevich 2 RBI Peters Township 12, Germantown Academy 8 (mar. 31) LP: Miles Love. GA: Ben Werkheiser HR, RBI; Vince Capone 2 RBI Butler 3, Germantown Academy 2 LP: Luke Dion. GA: Vince Capone RBI; Ben Werkheiser RBI

Softball

PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 11, CHELTENHAM 4 >> Kayla Yeager struck out seven Panthers as she led the Colonials to a win in SOL American play, Monday afternoon. Jen Byrne went 3-for-5 with three runs scored while Josee Tassoni drove in three runs and scored twice on a 2-for-4 showing at the plate. Gina Fazio had two hits, an RBI and also scored.

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Girls Lacrosse

METHACTON 17, SPRING-FORD 12 >> Daria Lucchesi scored four goals, Jackie Cerchio had a four-point afternoon and five other Warriors found the back end of the net in Monday’s win over PAC rival Spring-Ford. Aubrey Hazlett scored two goals and assisted four others for Methacton. Methacton 17, Spring-Ford 12

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Goals-assists: M - Alana Cardaci 3-1, Jackie Cerchio 2-2, Daria Lucchesi 4-0, Aubrey Hazlett 2-4, Addy Borkowski 1-1, Anna Price 2-0, Julie Byrne 3-0; SF Cam Jones 4-0, Liv Yeagle 2-2, Lauren Mensch 2-0, Mae Doyle 2-0, Jillian Quigley 1-1, Cassie Marte 1-1, Anja Sweeney 0-1. Saves: M - Rachel O’Toole 12

WISSAHICKON 11, PENNSBURY 5 >> Carolyn Wilde and Emily Vervlied each scored four goals to pace the Trojans on offense. Vervlied also scooped up 10 ground balls while Sam Intrieri had eight and Wilde seven as part of a very energized effort. Goals-assists: W - Emily Vervlied 4-0, Carolyn Wilde 4-0, Sam Intrieri 2-3, Caroline Marta 1-0, Brooke Berry 0-2, Kelly Dickson 0-1, Lauren Donofrio 0-1. Ground balls: W - Vervlied 10, Intrieri 8, Wilde 7, Dickson 4, Marta 4, Hannah Havrilla 3, Megan DeGroat 3, Naomi Bram 2, Caroline Testa 2.

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 16, DANIEL BOONE 2 >> The Spartans got a balanced effort all over the field in a lopsided victory Mondya afternoon. Goals-assists: ST - Lindsey Smith 6-0, Ellie Hamilton 4-2, Rachel Harmon 1-0, Jameson Krewson 1-0, Charlotte Henry 0-1, Sophia Perry 0-2, . Ground balls: ST - Hamilton 3, Smith 4, Emily Giampietro 2.

Boys Lacrosse

GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 10, SOUTHERN LEHIGH 7 >> Five players split the bill scoring for the Patriots, who improved to 3-3 on the season. Southern Lehigh threatened in the fourth quarter but the Patriots held on. Brad Palmer led GA with four scores while Tony Rosato went 7-for-15 on faceoffs and netted two scores. Goals-assists: GA - Brad Palmer 4-0, Tony Rosato 2-0, Gunnar Bogorowski 2-0, Gavin Derham 1-2, Wills Jordan 0-2, Andrew Towne 1-0, Justin Connors 0-1. Saves: GA - LeRoy Moser 7

Boys Tennis

WISSAHICKON 7, SPRINGFIELD 0 >> The Trojans were without three of their top five players but powered their way to a clean sweep over the Spartans on Monday. Singles: 1. David Weiss (W) d. Kyle Bookman 6-1, 6-1; 2. Chris Leiter (W) d. Will Schmidt 6-0, 6-1; 3. Connor Laux (W) d. Kyle Smith 6-4, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Sam Langman/Josh Baker (W) d. Ben Zimmerman/Jacob Freedman 6-4, 6-2; 2. Anthony Lee/Jack Racine (W) d. Josh Fischer/Drew Cavanaugh 6-3, 6-1; 3. David Huang/Alex Richman (W) d. Nathan Siegel/Charlie Ball 6-1, 6-3; 4. Mike O’Farrell/Sam Barsch (W) d. Alex Cevantes/Jose Houa 5-0

METHACTON 7, NORRISTOWN 0 >> The Warriors didn’t drop a single game to the Eagles in their PAC matchup, Monday. Singles: 1. Subhanik Purkayastha (M) d. Matt Piccari 6-0, 6-0; 2. Alan Shen (M) d. Josh Siegle 6-0, 6-0; 3. Adam Zhang (M) d. Doje Toussaint 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: 1. Krishna Suraesh/Harshna Santhanam (M) d. A. McBean/Hernandez 6-0, 6-0; 2. Matt Zhang/ Max Markowitz (M) d. Te/Tzeukis 6-0, 6-0; 3. Krishna Pillutla/Russel Hall (M) d. Amore/Mincarelli 6-0, 6-0; 4. Aaron Zhang/Joshua Lui (M) d. Garcia/Castavers 6-4, 6-0

Boys Volleyball

ARCHBISHOP WOOD 3, UNIONVILLE 0 >> The Vikings swept the Indians 2523, 25-20, 25-19 in a nonleague contest on Monday.