Mercury roundup (Sept. 6): Boyertown girls soccer overcomes Perkiomen Valley

GIRLS SOCCER

Boyertown 3, Perkiomen Valley 2

Highlights: Alina Friz, Harper Glennon and Madison Baker all scored unassisted goals to send the Bears past the Vikings in PAC Liberty action. Perkiomen Valley had its share of unassisted goals with Brianna Young and Giavanna Marciano finding the back of the net for the Vikings.

Boyertown outshot the Vikings 11-7 and held a 9-2 advantage in corner opportunities. Ciera Cameron amassed 16 saves for the Bears while Olivia Hulayew made eight for Perkiomen Valley.

Spring-Ford 2, Owen J. Roberts 0

Highlights: Thanks to goals by Sarah Hang and Meg Kurian, Spring-Ford put down a marker with a shutout win over the reigning PAC champion Wildcats on Wednesday.
Olivia Nield registered nine saves for the shutout while Mackenzie Hanley and Lena Ackerman turned in assists for Spring-Ford.

Pottsgrove 13, Pottstown 2

Highlights: Brianna Thorum and Cece Hires both scored hat tricks for the Falcons in a high-scoring onslaught in PAC Frontier play. Emily Sorg tallied a pair of assists and both Hayden Pysher and Gianna Rytel found the back of the net as well.

Phoenixville 2, Pope John Paul II 1

BOYS SOCCER

Phoenixville 3, Pope John Paul II 0

Highlights: Mike Cesarki earned his 100th career win as Phoenixville’s head soccer coach.

Norristown 2, Methacton 1

Highlights: Jonathan Hernandez and Steve Ruiz found the back of the net to lead Eagles past the Warriors in PAC Liberty play. Cole Kleger cut the game to one goal by scoring on a penalty kick for Methacton. Alex Azcona made four saves between the pipes for Norristown and Wyatt Stemler had seven.

Perkiomen Valley 2, Boyertown 1

Highlights: The Vikings jumped out to a two-goal lead before Macade Knoblauch cut the Bears’ deficit in half on a penalty kick in the final minute of the first half. Both teams battled in a scoreless second half.

Spring-Ford 5, Owen J. Roberts 0

FIELD HOCKEY

Boyertown 6, Owen J. Roberts 1

Highlights: Hannah Ulrich scored a hat trick in a PAC Liberty win for the Bears. Emily Ulrich scored a goal and tallied two assists. Elise Eves paced Boyertown’s offense with three saves and both Taylor Havrilla and Peyton Shellaway added a goal apiece as well.

Evie Wolters scored unassisted for the Wildcats. Boyertown outshot Owen J. Roberts 22-8 in shots and held an 11-6 advantage in corners. Addison Gailanese made three saves for the Bears and Jaz Campbell had six for the Wildcats.

Daniel Boone 3, Hamburg 0

Highlights: Liv Welker put away two goals and Haley Wagner added a goal to fuel the Blazers in a shutout of Hamburg. Marlee Fetrow tallied an assist while Daniel Boone held a 10-2 advantage in corner opportunities. Breanne Marchiano came up with four saves for Daniel Boone and Devon Frantz registered 13 in net for Hamburg.

Upper Merion 6, Pottstown 0

BOYS GOLF

Perkiomen Valley 189, Owen J. Roberts 205

(At Raven’s Claw Golf Course, par 36)

Perkiomen Valley: Ayush Patel 34; Alex Hall 34; Andrew Brendlinger 40; Clark Roynan 40; Luke Haas 41.
Owen J. Roberts: Erik Harken 36; Leif Matlack 38; Patrick Schlegel 43; Brody Calle 44; Noah Levengood 44.

Upper Perkiomen 205, Upper Merion 229

(At Macon’s Run GC, par 36)

Upper Perkiomen: Owen Brozoski 39; Branden Rozanski 40; Joe Carnesi 41; Cole Pierce 42; Connor Gehman 43.
Upper Merion: Jack Rogers 43; Amala Villivalam 46; Aiden McQuate 46; Jack McCarthy 47; David Peck 47.

GIRLS GOLF

Perkiomen Valley 175, Hatboro-Horsham 208

Perkiomen Valley: Abigail McCorkell 40; Meredith Imes 40; Saloni Patel 46; Nadia Yackanicz 49.
Hatboro-Horsham: Mina Cho 46; Haley Wallach 50; Sarah Howard 51; Alison Kim 61.

Phoenixville 175, Boyertown 198

(At Turtle Creek GC)

Phoenixville: Kate Roberts 34; Kaley Roberts 37; Ella Drewer 51; Molly Kotes 53.
Boyertown: Kamryn Pier 47; Riley Pier 48; Jordan So 49; Peyton Heimbach/Hailey Schildt 54.

GIRLS TENNIS

Owen J. Roberts 7, Pope John Paul II 0

Singles: 1. Allison Root (OJR) def. Mia Zernick, 6-0, 6-1; 2. Alexis Withers (OJR) def. Alana Swartz, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Isabel Withers (OJR) def. Ally Mooney, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Maya Evans/Sophie Vu (OJR) def. Molly Houchins/Victoria Wagner, 4-6, 6-4, 11-9; 2. Olivia Hoffmaster/Olivia Seuffert (OJR) def. Karly Brescia/Bridget Ward, 6-3, 6-4; 3. Silja Bauwe/Luisa Stahlhuth (OJR) def. Lorina Bunton/Madison Young, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; 4. Jenny Wu/Lindsey Lustig (OJR) def. Leah Wallin/Hope Whitehouse, 6-4, 6-4.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Pope John Paul II 3, Pottsgrove 0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-9)

Highlights: Setter Madison Monahan earned her 1,00th career assist while tallying 17 in a sweep for Pope John Paul II in PAC Frontier action. Hutton Cordrey led the Golden Panthers with nine kills, six digs and seven service points. Maeve Gallagher tacked on seven kills, Natalie Ricevuto added six and Norah Busch provided four.

Bria Daly made five assists and Reece Benner had three. Gabriella Cooper came up with 10 digs, Cindy Jin made five and Merideth Oister had four. Sophia Benincasa earned 10 service points, Gabriella Manza accounted for eight and Gabriella Cooper had six.

Avery Gleason led the Falcons with five kills and helped Pottsgrove’s defensive efforts alongside Maeva McNamara and Braylin Lewis.

Upper Merion 3, Upper Perkiomen 0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-21)

Highlights: Anne Gerstenberg led Upper Perkiomen with five kills, two digs and an ace while Ava Steinman posted five kills and three digs.

Methacton 3, Perkiomen Valley 2 (20-25, 27-29, 25-12, 25-20, 15-6)

Highlights: Kayla Ginther led the charge with 10 kills and six aces in a five-set win for the Warriors. Jacque Rizzuto posted nine kills and two aces while Ellie Baldwin put up five kills and three blocks. Methacton now sits at 2-0 both in the PAC and overall.

Phoenixville 3, Pottstown 0

Spring-Ford 3, Owen J. Roberts 0

Boyertown 3, Norristown 0

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Upper Perkiomen 21, Pope John Paul II 34

Top three: 1. Roman Macedo (UP) 12:26; 2. John Kuzmission (UP) 12:30; 3. Oscar Luna (PJP) 12:42.

Phoenixville 25, Upper Merion 33

Top three: 1. Will Brennfleck (P) 13:55; 2. Dante Churchville (UM) 14:00; 3. Kyle Padilla (P) 14:10.

Perkiomen Valley 19, Owen J. Roberts 40

Top three: 1. Ian Johnson (PV) 10:45; 2. Nathan Boyer (PV) 11:07; Oscar Lorenzi (OJR) 11:07.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Upper Perkiomen 19, Pope John Paul II 50

Top three: 1. Abigail Rowland (UP) 14:04; 2. Mary Kate Zollers (PJP) 14:06; 3. Marin Landis (UP) 14:32.

Phoenixville 17, Upper Merion 44

Top three: 1. Anna Carruthers (P) 16:03; 2. Zoe Cimo (P) 16:38; 3. Josie Reed (P) 16:45.

Owen J. Roberts 26, Perkiomen Valley 34

Top three: 1. Jane Kratz (OJR) 12:15; 2. Sienna Miller (PV) 12:22; 3. Allison Matasich (PV) 12:23.