Mercury roundup (Sept. 13): Freshmen connection sends Phoenixville girls soccer past Upper Merion

GIRLS SOCCER

Phoenixville 2, Upper Merion 0

Highlights: The freshmen connection of Mckenzie Parise and Avary Carr put Phoenixville on top for good in a PAC Frontier victory Wednesday. Both rookies, Parise assisted Carr with about 6 minutes left in the first half for the game’s opening goal. Molly Cirone (assisted by Ella Ballow) put the game out of reach for Phoenixville, which out-shot Upper Merion 13-5.

Vikings keeper Olivia Smith made eight saves while counterpart Emine Ulcay needed two saves for the clean sheet.

Pope John Paul II 7, Pottstown 0

Highlights: Cam Schuler led the Golden Panthers with two goals while six found the back of the net altogether. Jen Todd scored on a penalty kick as Ella Nesspor, Kaila Tate, Sophia Paul and Camryn Love added a goal each. Schuler, Nesspor and Kira George tallied assists. Kyanni Escudero came up with five saves and Brinley Steele made four.

Perkiomen Valley 6, Norristown 0

Highlights: Lena Ackerman scored twice for the Vikings while Leah Watson, Molly Kennedy, Meg Kurian and Hannah Dennison found the back of the net as well. Sarah Hang (two assists), Jewel Kershner and Erin Buckley tallied assists. Olivia Nield made two saves in net while Riley Reavy had one.

Spring-Ford 6, Boyertown 0

BOYS SOCCER

Upper Perkiomen 5, Pottsgrove 0

Highlights: Matthew Fisher (two goals, assist) and Ethan Barr (three assists) figured in on three goals each and Logan Watkins was on the double fueling Upper Perk’s PAC Frontier win over Pottsgrove Wednesday.

Jackson Smith rounded out UP’s scoring while goalkeeper Evan Sands registered the shutout with the assistance of center backs Luke Gerstenberg and Drew Neely, and fullbacks Tanner Heckman, Brandon Godshall, and Cavin McGonigle. Cavin McGonigle also had an assist for the Tribe.

Perkiomen Valley 4, Norristown 1

Highlights: The Vikings took a two-goal lead into halftime behind scoring plays from Nathan Brown and Sean Schoeniger. Christian Campbell and Brown dialed Perkiomen Valley’s lead up to 4-0 before Jonathan Hernandez put the Eagles on the board with a penalty kick goal. Chris Saboe-Moore had an assist for the Vikings. Perkiomen Valley outshot Norristown 13-3 and held a 4-2 advantage in corners.

Phoenixville 1, Upper Merion 0

Spring-Ford 2, Boyertown 0

Pope John Paul II 9, Pottstown 3

FIELD HOCKEY

Pope John Paul II 12, Pottstown 0

Highlights: Katie Nilles and Sarah Mink put up four goals and one assist apiece in a PAC Frontier win over the Trojans. Grace Mondillo scored a hat trick and Anna Jane Schiele added a goal. Abby Simmers and Reese McCoy both tallied an assist each.

Phoenixville 5, Upper Merion 0

Highlights: Maggie Daly led the Phantoms with two goals. Natalia Thomas, Bridget Kelly and Gabriella Capelli all added a goal each. Kylie Moore paced the offense with four assists. Corinne Bull and Abby Dahms combined in the cage for the clean sheet.

Perkiomen Valley 8, Norristown 0

Upper Perkiomen 10, Pottsgrove 0

BOYS GOLF

Phoenixville 198, Pottsgrove 227

Phoenixville: Will Linko 36; Dale Mackay 39; Cole Geiger 42; Morgan Thompson/Declan McCoy 44.
Pottsgrove: Doug Raggazino 40; Charlie Potpinko 42; Braydon Hires/Carter Burg 45, Asher Hofstaedter 55.

Perkiomen Valley 196, Pope John Paul II 220

(At Bella Vista GC)

Pope John Paul II: Ryan McQuarrie 42, Jack Kessler and Miller Finklemeier 44, Kevin Bleam and Liam Canning 45.
Perkiomen Valley: Clark Roynan 36, Andrew Brendlinger 38, Ayush Patel & Alex Hall 40, Jacob Rotay 42.

Tulpehocken 222, Daniel Boone 231

(At RCC)

Tulpehocken: Zach Neuin 52; Mashal Wessner 54; Zach Crampton 55; Ethan Beidler 61.
Daniel Boone: Chase Cleaver 53; Danny Spotts 56; Zach Hasara/Jake Schappell 61.

GIRLS GOLF

Boyertown 192, Hatboro Horsham 238

(At Twin Ponds GC)

Boyertown: Kamryn Pier 45; Hailey Schildt 47; Riley Pier 49; Katia Holmes/Jordyn So 51.
Hatboro Horsham: Mina Cho 47; Haley Wallach 58; Alison Kim 63; Zaina Abed 70.

Perkiomen Valley 159, Spring-Ford 186

(At Spring Hollow)

Perkiomen Valley: Saloni Patel 36; Abigail McCorkell 38; Meredith Imes 41; Yackanicz 44.
Spring-Ford: Alie Adams 35; Mary McNelly 49; Sousan Hejazi 50; Devon Armor 52.

GIRLS TENNIS

Upper Merion 7, Boyertown 0

Singles: Chloe Doan (UM) def. Clemence Terryn, 1-6, 6-4, 10-6; Lily Hamric (UM) def. Isabella Ingrassia, 6-2, 6-4; Addie Eaton (UM) def. Jordan Parker, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles: Brooke Puglisi/Izzy Greenberg (UM) def. Lila Schmid/Cassidy Nuss, 6-2, 6-0; Colette Egan/Ishita Singh (UM) def. Alivia Adamski/Abby Johnston, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-8; Manavi Singh/Melanie Evitts (UM) def. Julia Burger/Bianca Samuel, 6-2, 6-2; Brenna Ryan/Alina Hernandez (UM) def. Shannon Samony/Samantha DiPompeo, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Upper Perkiomen 6, Pottsgrove 1

Singles: Hope Thompson (UP) def. Rachel Lilliendahl, 6-0, 6-2; Alaina Hathaway (Pg) def. Barron Strouse, 6-0, 6-1; Alexis Smith (UP) def. Samiyah Cousins, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles: Carly Heiser/Lacey Dunn (UP) def. Samantha Mohollen/Qiyaamah Brame, 6-2, 6-4; Brianna Maglio/Sarah Quinones (UP) def. Jaclyn McPhillime/Paige Petersen, 6-4, 6-2; Kylie Graves/Sophia Lynam (UP) def. Alexis Beale/London Jerry, 6-1, 6-0; Michelle Chan/Leah Hunsinger (UP) def. Haley Harner/Ava Reicher, 6-2, 6-0.

Unionville 5, Methacton 2

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Perkiomen Valley 26, Methacton 31

1. Ian Johnson (PV) 15:50, 2. Nate Boyer (PV) 16:52; 3. Brock Yoder (M) 16:53; 4. Charlie Reith (M) 16:55; 5. Cooper Hey (PV) 17:13; 6. Alex Corbin (PV) 17:20; 7. Matthew Sandner (M) 17:24; 8. Colin O’Donnell (M) 17:37; 9. Nathan Alex (M) 17:51; 12. Max Tancini (PV) 18:07.

Phoenixville 15, Pottstown 50

1. Ben Imburgia (PX), 21:33; 1. Keshav Vyas (PX), 21:33; 3. Owen Young (PX), 21:50; 4. Jack Pozun (PX), 22:12; 5. Reed Gleba (PX), 22:33.

Pope John Paul II 19, Pottsgrove 42

1. Oscar Luna (PJP), 18:59; 2. Bryon Castro (PG), 19:11; 3. Ryan Edde (PJP), 19:23; 4. Jack McNicholas (PJP), 19:44; 5. Danny Schiele (PJP), 20:30.

Upper Merion 27, Upper Perkiomen 29

1. Anthony Tornambe (UM) 17:40, 2. Dante Churchville (UM) 17:46, 3. Roman Macedo (UP) 17:56, 4. John Kuzmission (UP) 18:45, 5. Ben Sensinger (UP) 19:04, 6. Ray Mayo (UM) 19:08, 7. Nick Albini (UM) 19:16, 8. William Godshall (UP) 19:23, 9. Kaden Dennis (UP) 19:45, 10. Gavin Dunn (UP) 19:48

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Perkiomen Valley 20, Methacton 39

1. Sienna Miller (PV) 18:36; 2. Allison Matasich (PV) 19:01; 3. Molly Thomas (M) 19:58; 4. Emerson Whetstone (PV) 20:34; 5. Claire Mages (PV) 22:03; 6. Julian Trigone (M) 23:35; 7. Sasha Benowitz (M) 23:39; 8. Abby Replogle (PV) 23:56; 9. Brylyn Curfman (PV) 23:58; 10. Nyawira Brown (PV) 24:12; 11. Elizabeth Steiner (M) 24:40; 15. Ashley Hermus (M) 26:10.

Pope John Paul II 22, Pottsgrove 35

1. Mary Kate Zollers (PJP), 22:47; 2. Elsa Lucas (PG), 23:00; 3. Grace DiBricida (PJP), 23:22; 4. Sophia Zajkowski (PJP), 24:49.

Upper Perkiomen 18, Upper Merion 43

1. Abigail Rowland (UP) 20:54, 2. Maren Landis (UP) 21:39, 3. Amelia Loney (UM) 22:57, 4. Reagan Miles (UP) 23:36, 5. Nadia Frydlewicz (UP) 23:18, 6. Lauren Donahue (UP) 23:45, 7. Maggie Milkowich (UP) 24:11, 8. Morgan Lawson Moll (UM) 24:28, 9. Eva Fleischer (UM) 24:31, 10. Amy Rohl (UP) 25:18.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Pope John Paul II 3, Pottstown 0 (25-7, 25-1, 25-7)

Highlights: Haley Maloney (six kills), Brooke Collins (five kills) and Josie Arezina (four kills) led the Golden Panthers in a straight-set win over the Trojans. Anna McCarel and Sophia Benincasa both made three digs apiece. Bria Daly tallied 17 assists while Natalie Ricevuto provided six. Lexy Wright had 16 service points while both Reece Benner and Benincasa accounted for 10.

Upper Merion 3, Phoenixville 0 (25-13, 25-8, 25-5)

Highlights: Upper Merion won in straight sets. For Phoenixville, Kristen Brown had two kills and two digs, Kailey Hudy served two aces, tallied 10 assists and had five digs, Gianna Buce had five digs and two aces while Zoe Monson had one ace and four digs.

Pottsgrove 3, Upper Perkiomen 1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18)

Highlights: Avery Gleason provided 15 service points, seven kills, an assist and a block, plus several digs to lead the Falcons to a four-set PAC Frontier win. Riley Eisenhard provided 12 service points, served five aces, had five kills and made three blocks.

Raelyn Eisenhard (four service points) served an ace with four kills, four assists and four blocks. Sophia Reinhart (11 service points) had two aces, a kill and 13 assists. Ava Kauffman (six service points) had two aces, three kills and an assist. Braylin Lewis and Maeve McNamara had several digs on the defensive front.

Spring Ford 3, Boyertown 2 (23-25, 25-11, 30-32, 25-23, 15-4)

Highlights: Lauren McKeon logged 15 kills and six digs for the Bears. Sabrina Falzone posted 17 digs with two aces while Ava Hurter registered 13 kills, 11 digs and two aces. Sydney Scheck amassed 21 assists and nine digs. Kyra Weiswender made 15 digs and Jenna Christmas provided 13 assists.