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GIRLS SOCCER
Perkiomen Valley 2, Methacton 1 (OT)
Highlights: Mia Mileo scored the game-winner for Perkiomen Valley in overtime to take a 2-1 girls soccer victory over Methacton on Wednesday. Rain Boyd and Dorothy Chesshire set up the winning play at the 8:16 mark in the extra period.

After a scoreless first half, Rain Boyd delivered a low, hard-driven strike to put the Vikings up first with 30:46 to go in the second half. Just 36 seconds later, Katie Rozinsky tapped in the equalizer off a misclear.

Jules Sterchak recorded two saves for Perkiomen Valley. Riley McDonald (one save) and Mairi Smith (two saves) both worked the net for Perk Valley. Methacton was outshot 12-3 and the Vikings took eight corner kicks with none for the Warriors.
Methacton 0 1 0- 1
Perkiomen Valley 0 1 1- 2
SCORING
PV-Boyd, 30:46
M-Rozinsky, 30:10
PV-Mileo, 8:16 (OT)
Shots: PV 12, M 3
Saves: PV 2 (Sterchak), M 3 (McDonald 1, Smith 2)
Corners: PV 8, M 0

Upper Perkiomen 4, Phoenixville 1
Highlights: Upper Perk caught fire with three goals in an eight-minute span early in the second half to earn the PAC Frontier win and improve to 5-0.
Sarah Fisher, Mary Kate Sitko and Sara Edwards were on the mark in the run after Morgan Sweed tallied in the 39th minute to give UP a lead at the break.
Caroline Flick’s 68th minute free kick goal allowed the Phantoms to avoid the shutout.
Phoenixville 0 1 – 1
Upper Perkiomen 1 3 – 4
SCORING
UP-Morgan Sweed (Lauren Powers assist), 39th min
UP- Sarah Fisher (Sara Straub), 53rd min
UP- Mary Kate Sitko (Megan Cairns), 56th min
UP- Sara Edwards (Morgan Sweed), 61st min
Px-Caroline Flick (free kick), 68th min
Shots: UP 12, Px 2
Saves: UP-Ava Long 1; Px- 8

Pope John Paul 3, Pottsgrove 1
Junior Cameron Schuler found the net twice and the Golden Panthers enjoyed a strong start on the way to a PAC Frontier win Wednesday. Freshman Olivia Rubinich scored her first varsity goal and tallied an assist. Other assists for PJP came from juniors Sarah Boyce and Kira George.
Pottsgrove’s goal came from Emma Gonzalez, assisted by Brianna Thorum.
Pope John Paul II 2 1 – 3
Pottsgrove 0 1 – 1
Scoring
Goals: PJP-Cameron Schuler 2, Olivia Rubinich
PG-Emma Gonzalez
Assists: PJP-Rubinich, Boyce, George; PG-Brianna Thorum
Saves: PJP-Kyanni Escudero 8; PG-Ella Smith 7

Spring-Ford 8, Norristown 0
Behind a hat trick from Abby Nadeau and a pair of goals from Abby Huxta, Spring-Ford’s offense rolled in an 8-0 win over Norristown at home. Hannah Dennison and Izzie Pandorf both added goals while Liv Neild and Riley Reavy minded the net for the Rams without having to make a single save.

BOYS SOCCER
Methacton 2, Perkiomen Valley 0
Highlights: Braden Kavanaugh scored the first goal of the game off a scrum in the box, which proved to be enough for Methacton boys soccer in a 2-0 win over Perkiomen Valley. Brayden Ahlum added some cushion with a penalty kick goal with 24 minutes left in the game.
Methacton 1 1 – 2
Perkiomen Valley 0 0 – 0
Scoring
Goals: M-Braden Kavanaugh, Brayden Ahlum (PK)
Shots: M-9, PV-5
Saves: M-5 (Wyatt Stemler), PV-8 (Justin Angelo)
Corners: M-6, PV-1

Conrad Weiser 2, Daniel Boone 1
Highlights: Chad Brown put Daniel Boone on the board with a goal, but Conrad Weiser pulled out a 2-1 win after a penalty kick from Alex Tulli with 15 minutes remaining. Luke Harper assisted Brown’s goal and Gavin Rapp scored the other goal for the Scouts.

Tucker Griffin made eight saves in net for the Blazers, twice as much as Conrad Weiser goalkeeper Joe Dolinsky. Daniel Boone took six shots and two corners. Conrad Weiser made eight shots with five corners.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Spring-Ford 18, Boyertown 40
1. Ryan Kovaleski (SF) 16:38; 2. Aiden Voth (BT) 16:54; 3. Jacob Delgado (SF) 16:55; 4. Jack Stanick (SF) 16:58; 5. Ethan Tharp (SF) 17:08; 6. Gus Smith (SF) 17:16; 7. Ethan Meraldo (BT) 17:34; 8. Lucas Famous (BT) 17:50; 9. Spencer Bellaire (SF) 17:55;10. Jedd King (SF) 17:56

Methacton 15, Norristown 48
Highlights: Evander Lackman was well ahead of the field and the Warriors had nine of the top 10 finishers in a PAC victory.
1. Evander Lackman (Meth) 17:06, 2. Matthew Sandner (Meth) 17:30; 3. Charlie Reith (Meth) 17:45; 4. Akhil Yeluri (Meth) 19:23; 5. Quinn Kumfert (Meth) 19:33; 6. Tyler Rifkin (Meth) 19:36; 7. Zif Zeja (Nor) 19:44; 8. Ben Freese (Meth) 19:48; 9. Nathaniel Leano (Meth) 19:55; 10. Nate Alex (Meth) 20:23

Phoenixville 26, Upper Merion 32
Despite the Vikings’ Charlie Helfand outdueling Kyle Padilla to the finish, Phoenixville’s depth won the day in a close PAC meet Wednesday.
1. Charlie Helfand (UM) 17:57; 2. Kyle Padilla (Px) 18:01; 3. Anthony Tornambe (UM) 18:02; 4. Will Brennfield (Px) 18:20; 5. Mark Drayton (UM) 18:21; 6. Jacob Cross (Px) 18:26; 7. Declan Woodall (Px)18:56; 8. John Hamid (Px) 19:25; 9. Ryan Pratte (Px) 19:30; 10. Keshav Vyas (Px) 19:30.

Upper Perkiomen 27, Pope John Paul II 29
1. Roman Macedo (UP) 18:21; 2. Oscar Luna (UP) 18:32; 3. Jack McNicholas (PJP) 18:49; 4. Jon Kuzmission (UP) 18:52; 5. Ryan Edde (PJP) 19:14; 6. Ben Sensinger (UP) 19:21; 7. William Godshall (UP) 19:26; 8. Aiden Radcliffe (PJP) 19:29; 9. Evan Snyder (UP) 20:08; 10. Christ Shermer (UP) 20:18.

Pottsgrove 19, Pottstown 44
In Pottsgrove’s first home meet of the season, Daniel Korman and Xavier Walker paced the Falcons in a PAC duel win over Pottstown.
1. Daniel Korman (PG) 19:27; 2. Xavier Walker (PG) 19:42; 3. Derek Gebhart (PT) 19:57; 4. Owen Mountz (PG) 20:04; 5. Isaac Kumpf (PG) 20:28; 6. Dawud Barnes (PT) 22:03; 7. Cole Strunk (PG) 22:24; 8. Adam Alaoui (PT) 23:25; 9. Jordan Raudenbush (PG) 23:52; 10. Mason McClellan (PG) 23:57.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Boyertown 26, Spring-Ford 31
1. Caley Kuestner (SF) 21:04; 2. Alyssa Albanese (BT) 21:14; 3. Eva Montayne (BT) 21:43; 4. Ava Hensley (SF) 21:52; 5. Abigail Duersch (SF) 22:05; 6. Tamara Engler (BT) 22:16; 7. Eva Gaisbauer (BT) 22:18; 8. Gabrielea Martin (BT) 22:23; 9. Lillian Dasilua (BT) 22:35; 10. Ryann Short (SF) 22:48

Phoenixville 16, Upper Merion 47
Highlights: Kenzie Padilla and Anna Carruthers stuck together ahead of the field and got the Phantoms off to a winning start in the PAC season.
1. Kenzie Padilla (Px) 20:04; 2. Anna Carruthers (Px) 20:04, 3. Nevaya Carl (Px) 20:12; 4. Alyssa Cunningham (Px) 21:15; 5. Anna Fleischer (UM) 22:20; 6. Josie Reed (Px) 22:43; 7. Liza Barbash (Px) 22:43; 8. Madeline Witcoski (Px) 22:44; 9. Sicily Thompson (Px) 23:40; 10. Caitlin Olleachan (Px) 24:04.

Methacton 16, Norristown 50
1. Catherine Koran (M) 22:04; 2. Juliana Trigone (M) 22:20; 3. Carolin Cherekos (M) 22:56; 4. Molly Thomas (M) 23:08; 5. Lila Day (N) 23:59; 6. Emily Yeh (M) 24:28; 7. Annebelle Caldwell (M) 25:05: 8. Elizabeth Steiner (M) 25:09; 9. Brianna Christmann (M) 25:27; 10. Molly Keegan (M) 26:06.

Pottsgrove 15, Pottstown 48
In her first varsity cross country race, Lauren Vaughan came in second place while Pottsgrove took its first home meet of the season in a PAC win over Pottstown. Senior Noelle Barone took first overall.
1. Noelle Barone (PG) 24:52; 2. Lauren Vaughan (PG) 26:22; 3. Mia Bolman (PG) 26:36; 4. Arya Mapp (PG) 27:46; 5. Riley McLaughlin (PG) 29:21; 6. Alina Mapp (PG) 29:08; 7. Lily Fetterman (PT) 30:15; 8. LaRayna Rosado (PT) 30:22; 9. Layla Mountz (PG) 30:47; 10.

FIELD HOCKEY
Spring-Ford 10, Norristown 0
Highlights: Maddie Friend’s second-quarter hat trick broke things open as the Rams cruised to a PAC win over the Eagles Wednesday.
Spring-Ford 1 4 3 2 – 10
Norristown 0 0 0 0 – 0
SF-Emma Reinert 1:45 assisted by Maddie friend
Second quarter
SF-Maddie Friend, 9:25
SF-Maddie Friend (assisted by Hailey Mozi), 5:03
SF-Maddie Friend, 2:35
SF-Nina Scott (assisted by Maddie Friend) 1:05
3rd quarter
SF-Marina Granieri (assisted by Sydney Hudak) 7:23
SF-Riley Czapor 6:05
SF-Marina Granieri, assisted by Morgan Evak, :38
4th quarter
SF-Riley Czapor 4:55
SF-Marina Granieri :50
Saves: SF-Katie McCreary 1; N-Azzure Smith 14

Boyertown 2, Owen J. Roberts 0
Highlights: Katelyn Dulin and Peyton Shellaway both found the back of the cage to lift Boyertown field hockey to a 2-0 PAC win over Owen J. Roberts. The Bears led 1-0 at the half and outshot the Wildcats 11-4. Sarah Yoder made 11 saves for Boyertown while Katja Larsen recorded two for Owen J. Roberts. The Bears took six corners to the Wildcats’ five.

Upper Perkiomen 1, Phoenixville 0
Highlights: Julia Traynor set up Ashlyn Gatto for the game’s lone goal and reigning PAC champion opened its league season with a win Wednesday.
Emma Lajeunesse saved all five shots she faced for the shutout.

Methacton 2, Perkiomen Valley 0
Highlights: Carmela Maro handled all the Warriors’ scoring and Emily Drake and Natalie Drake combined for the shutout Wednesday.
Aubrey Kilgore made 16 saves and Cassidy Romano had a defensive save for PV.

BOYS GOLF
Boyertown 202, Pottsgrove 243
At Hickory Valley
Pottsgrove (243): Cooper Simon 39, Koda Browne 44, Dylan Penot 50, Broyden Hires 51, Carter Burg 54.
Boyertown (202): Chase Dillman 36, Deven Bhatia 39, Bryce Derstine 42, Will Swartley 42, Josh Bardsley 43, Kyle Reigner 43.

Perkiomen Valley 192, Owen J. Roberts 198
At Kimberton GC
Perkiomen Valley (192): Andrew Brendlinger 36, Ayush Patel 37, Evan Lichtenstein 38, Clark Roynan 40, Shea Fusco 41.
OJR (198): Stefania Fedun 33, Erik Harken 36, Luke Riefenstahl 41, Brody Calle 42, Grady Jones 46.

Spring-Ford 191, Phoenixville 217
Phoenixville (217): Jake Geiger 42, Dane Leopold 42, Ryan Jasudowicz 43, Will Linko 45, Luke Delisi 45.
Spring-Ford (191): Charlie Ferrise 35, Jake Blackmore 37, Chris deHaan 39, Luke Fazio 40, Jaden Minter 40.

Upper Perkiomen 221, Upper Merion 222
At Westover Golf Club (par 37)
Upper Perk (221): Michael Sharadin 41, Ethan Smith 43, Branden Rozanski 44, Zack Silver 46, Justin Engle 47
Upper Merion (222): Jack Rogers 40, Aubrey Schuebel 44, Alyssa Schuebel 45, Jack McCarthy 46, Amala Villivalam 47

Germantown Academy 221, Hill School 254

GIRLS GOLF
Spring-Ford 152, Methacton 221
At Linfield National (par 35)
Spring-Ford: Nicole Yun 34, Alie Adams 38, Morgan Kunze 40, Cierra Griffith 40
Methacton: Kate Thomas 42, Julia Sala 54, Alexis Cohn 62, Shivani Joshi 63

GIRLS TENNIS
Owen J. Roberts 5, Upper Perkiomen 2
Singles: Allison Root (OJR) def. Hope Thompson, 6-0, 6-1; Alexis Withers (OJR) def. Maddy Dyer, 6-0 6-2; Isabel Withers (OJR) def. Emily Vogel, 6-0 6-1.
Doubles: Addison Rennells & Emi Sensinger (UP) def. Sophie Vu & Maya Evans, 6-3, 7-5; Ava Sellers & Lauren Koster (OJR) def. Makena Clemens & Mady Frantz 6-4 4-6 7-5; Alayna Phillips & Jada Leidy (UP) def. Sila Bauwe & Katie Balzano 7-6 (2), 6-2; Olivia Hoffmaster & Olivia Seuffert (OJR) def. Erin Weber & Carly Heiser, 6-3, 6-2

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Methacton 3, Perkiomen Valley 1 (25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 25-22)
Mandy Baldwin made a team-high 14 kills for Methacton in a 3-1 girls volleyball win over Perkiomen Valley. Kayla Ginther added 10 kills and Rachel Pettine put up 30 assists and four aces. The Warriors improve to 4-0 with a 2-0 conference record.

For Perk Valley, Naomi Clauhs drilled a pair of aces with 14 kills, two blocks and four digs. Olivia Wusinich recorded 14 assists with eight digs, two aces and one kill. Quinn Boettinger added four blocks and two kills.

Pope John Paul II 3, Pottsgrove 0 (25-16, 25-9, 25-15)
PJP won in straight sets while being led by Bella Honick (18 service points, 15 digs) and Jillian Cobaugh and Elizabeth Beehler with seven kills apiece. For Pottsgrove, Raelyn Eisenhard had 4 assists, Chelsea Wasdick accumulated 7 digs, and Marissa Leamy and Riley Eisenhard contributed 2 kills each.

Upper Merion 3, Upper Perkiomen 0 (25-16, 25-6 & 25-6)
In the first-ever meeting between both schools on the volleyball court, Upper Merion defeated Upper Perkiomen in straight sets. Caitlin Daywalt tacked on a career-high eight aces with 24 assists. Despina Kourtidis also enjoyed a career-high six kills.

Sophia Schweikert made 12 kills on 15 swings and Amber Chang logged 11 service points with three aces. Senior outside hitter Gabby Canete served five aces, also a career-high.

Owen J. Roberts 3, Phoenixville 0