H-H bests UD, stays atop American

HATBORO-HORSHAM 3, UPPER DUBLIN 0 >> Hatboro-Horsham blanked Upper Dublin, 3-0, Friday afternoon to maintain it’s onegame lead over Quakertown at the top of the Suburban One League American Conference standings.

Alex Crim threw a complete game for the Hatters and struck out eight batters, the fifth consecutive shutout for Hatboro-Horsham.

Eric Jester knocked in two runs to break a scoreless tie in the fourth inning and Ryan O’Donnell picked up an RBI in the fifth to make it 3-0.

Colin Kennedy led the Hatters with three hits. Hatboro-Horsham 3, Upper Dublin 0 Hatboro-Horsham 0002100—3 Upper Dublin 0000000—0

QUAKERTOWN 8, SPRINGFIELD 3 >> Quakertown scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning to spark an 8-3 SOL American win over Springfield Friday afternoon. Quakertown 8, Springfield 3 Springfield 0030000—3 Quakertown 502010x—8

Colby Rush and Joe Robinson each knocked in a run in the top of the fourth inning to lift Pennridge over William Tennent, 2-1, in SOL Continental action Friday afternoon.

Rams pitcher Andrew Mayhew threw a complete game and the only run he allowed was unearned in the bottom of the sixth inning. He struck out 14 batters and allowed three hits. Pennridge 2, William Tennent 1 Pennridge 0002000—2 William Tennent 0000010—1

WP: Andrew Mayhew LP: Sliwka

JENKINTOWN 11, THE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 >> Jenkintown cruised to a Bicentennial Athletic League Consitution win over The Christian Academy, 11-1, Friday afternoon.

Gavin Lafferty led the Drakes with four hits and three RBI. He also struck out eight batters in four innings on the mound.

Softball

UPPER MORELAND 8, WISSAHICKON 2 >> Upper Moreland handled Wissahickon, 8-2, Friday afternoon in SOL American action.

The Golden Bears are fighting for a spot in the District 1 Class-6A playoffs. They entered the week No. 13 in the unofficial power rankings and the top 20 teams make the playoffs.

District 1-AAA Boys Tennis

UPPER DUBLIN DUO IN SEMIS >> No. 1 seed Bryan Szayna/ Danny Katz of Upper Dublin clinched a spot in states and advanced to the semifinals Friday. The Cards duo held of Owen J Roberts’ Holden Smith and Brandon Miller, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.

North Penn’s Frank Yanni and Brijai Varma couldn’t get past the quarterfinals, falling to No. 2 seed Greg Zlobinsky and Issac Rockower of Abington, 6-4, 6-4.

With five teams now qualifying for states, Yanni and Varma are still alive for a bid.

Action continues today at the Healthplex in Springfield.

Boys Lacrosse

COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 7, ABINGTON 4 >> Council Rock South scored three goals in the fourth quarter to secure a 7-4 win over Abington Friday afternoon.

Casey Hesdon led Abington with two goals and Reece Gibbs make six saves. Council Rock South 7, Abington 4 Council Rock South2 1 1 3 — 7 Abington 1 1 1 1—4

Abington stats: Reece Gibbs - 6 saves, Casey Hesdon - 2g, 1a, 3gb, Jack Kurtz 1g, 5gb, Dominic Ricciardi - 1g, 1gb, Ryan Herman - 1a, 4gb, Nate Rose - 4gb, Kevin Fitzgerald - 3gb, Marco McAfee - 3gb, Nevin Baer - 2gb, Sean Wink - 2gb

ARCHBISHOP WOOD 17, CONWELL-EGAN 12 >> Rhys Vaughn scored seven goals to lead Archbishop Wood over Conwell-Egan, 17-12, in Philadelphia Catholic League play Thursday.

Tim Brandenburg added six goals and five assists for the Vikings. Brian Graham made eight saves in net. Archbishop Wood 17, Conwell-Egan 12 Archbishop Wood 5 4 6 2 — 17 Conwell-Egan 1 2 3 6 — 12

Archbishop Wood stats: Brian Graham 8 saves, John O’Hara 1 save, Tim Brandenburg 6G 5A 4GB, Rhys Vaughn 7G 1A 1GB, Dakota Taylor 2G 3GB, Colin Moore 1G 3A, Matt Arcidiacono 1G 2GB, Brian Kinkade 1A. Conwell-Egan stats: K. Shaffer 3G 1A, S. Schurr 3G, M. Traber 2G, T. Mitchell 1G 2A, C. McCarthy 3A.

WISSAHICKON 14, UPPER MORELAND 1 >> The Wissahickon boys lacrosse team dominated Upper Moreland, 141, Thursday night.

The Trojans improved to 6-3 in Suburban One League American Conference play with the win and are in fourth place.