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First Quarter W-Williams kick return 97 (Kick failed), 11:47 NP makes splash in pool games has been close meaning Looking at the Cowboys histo- Second Quarter W-Williams run 3 (Conversion failed), 5:00 these teams typically take turns ry with Romo, a definite tight- T-Jamison 7 pass from Traczykiewicz, 0:03 The Reporter OLF 38; Pete Carter 39; Beau Fleming 40; Brian Rodda Third Quarter G 42; Pat Long 47. Total 244. shelling each other. ness seems to settle in the throat W-Williams run 8 (Stella kick), 7:30 The Eagles are just 6-4 in their area when the pressure is on. Fourth Quarter The Maidens had nine differ- W-Giedgowd run 3 (Kick blocked), 2:32 CB East 205, T ENNIS last 10 games against the Cow- And there will pressure when ent goal scorers as they splashed boys. The teams have split the these teams square off deep in TEAM STATISTICS their way to a win over Upper CBW WT North Penn 222 CR South 7, last six games. the heart, you know? First Downs 13 9 Merion 9-4 in girls water polo on Rushes-Yards 45-248 28-84 The Patriots were on fire in The Cowboys last week were For now the Eagles’ company Passing Yards -5 44 Tuesday.. every bit as dominant as the line sounds familiar. Total Offense 243 128 the SOL Continental match, Souderton 0 Comp-Att-Int 1-2-1 5-14-0 Caley Britton had one of the Eagles, laying a 28-10 whipping “Just another day in the of- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 goals and also keyed the defense making it tough for NP, but Zach The Indians struggled in the Penalties-Yards 5-40 1-5 Sevcik shot a 43 for the Knights. on the Cleveland Browns. fice,” offensive tackle Jon Ru- Punts-Avg. 1-31 3-30.7 with a couple of steals, and Erin non-conference match, but Thuy It should have been worse as nyan said before getting analyti- Par 36 Tien Vo was able to push her sec- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Meingossner made five saves for North Penn: Tyler Flagler 44; Brian Palm 45; Dan Tony Romo was intercepted in cal. “Well, you’ve got to win your RUSHING – CB West: Williams 16-79, Conrad 18- North Penn. The Maidens ran Robertson 44; Mark Grassie 46; Zach Sevcik 43. ond singles match to three sets 115, Barbon 5-30, Giedgowd 4-12, Houck 1-0. Total 222. the end zone and the Cowboys East games and it’s a big one Tennent: Roth 12-68, Aguirre 5-33, Brown 6-10, their unbeaten mark to 4-0. CB East: Russ Hartung 37; Tyler Hughes 39; Trey before falling to Faith Barlow. ran the clock out on Cleveland’s Monday night. This is the first Traczykiewicz 5 (-29). Erb 45; Austin Cinalli 44; Kevin Webb 40. Total Souderton is now 1-4. PASSING – CB West: Giedgowd 1-2-0-(-5). Ten- 205. doorstep. The Browns, by the one in the East and you’ve got to nent: Traczykiewicz 5-11-1-44. Risch 0-3-0-0. Singles: CRS - Julia Pollak (10) def S - Katelyn RECEIVING – CB West: Williams 1-(-5). Tennent: BOYS WATER POLO Baird (12) 6-0, 6-0; CRS - Faith Barlow (12) def S - way, would beat the Rams at win the East to move on in the Jamison 3-29-1, Hamlet 1-7, Malitsky 1-8. Thuy Tien Vo (11) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6; CRS - Ally Dossick least nine times out of 10 games. playoffs. It’s a big game because CD 223, (11) def S - Michelle Souder (10) 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: CRS - Julia Gomes (11) & Ashley Cove The Cowboys pounded on the it’s the next one.” North Penn 12, (10); def S - Lucy Godshall (12) & Colleen Keeler (11) 7-6, 6-2; CRS - Rebecca Langbein (9) & Jes- Browns with one of the biggest NOTES: McNabb is 10-5 start- LOCAL EVENTS Upper Perk 225 sica Ghoens (10); def S - Hope Comden (12) & Halie O’Brien (9) 6-0, 6-1; CRS - Rebecca Ghoens offensive lines ever seen, and the ing against the Cowboys, Ru- Wednesday, Sept. 10 Upper Merion 7 The Pioneers pulled out a (11) & Elizabeth Ku (12); def S - Stasha Sosnowicz Eagles will get the same thing. nyan 12-4 … CB Lito Sheppard Boys Soccer (9) & Emily Delp (9) 6-0, 6-1; CRS - Kristie Curran Central Bucks West at Quakertown, 3:30 p.m. Jack Else had three goals, and close one, with Mike Reeser fir- (12) & Natalie Chaykin (12); def S - Jessica Bren- The ground game put 167 rush- has intercepted Cowboys quar- Upper Dublin at Wissahickon, 3:30 p.m. nan (11) & Shannon Wilson (10) 6-1, 6-1 North Penn at Souderton, 3:45 p.m. Pat Dunigan and Sean McDo- ing the low score for Dock with a ing yards and three touchdowns terbacks in seven of his last eight Central Bucks East at Pennridge, 7 p.m. 43. on the Browns, Marion Barber starts against them, returning Girls Soccer nald each had two to lead the Wissahickon 7, Mt. Saint Joseph at Lansdale Catholic, 3:30 p.m. Knights’ offense in the victory. The Pioneers improved to 3-3 getting 80 yards, two TD’s and picks against Vinny Testaverde Gwynedd Mercy at Villa Joseph Marie, 3:45 p.m. overall and 2-2 in the Bicenten- Field Hockey C.J. Millonig had four saves in PW 0 some sore ribs. Rookie first- and Drew Bledsoe 100-plus Pennridge at Central Bucks East, 3:30 p.m. nial Athletic League. round pick Felix Jones added yards for scores … Eagles S Quakertown at Central Bucks West, 3:30 p.m. goal to preserve the win. Wissahickon at Upper Dublin, 3;30 p.m. North Penn evened its record CD--MIKE REESER 43, CLINT MARTIN 44, The Trojans were dominant in nine rushes for 62 yards. Brian Dawkins has picks in Souderton at North Penn, 3;45 p.m. DANA HALTEMAN 45, FORREST MUSSELMAN their shutout win over Ply- Methacton at Boyertown, 7:15 p.m. to 2-2, and has off until Tuesday, 45, KYLE MARTIN 46. Total 223. Like McNabb, who threw for three of his last four games ver- Girls Volleyball UPPER PERK - DOUG RITTER 44, DAN MILLER mouth-Whitemarsh. 361 yards and three TD’s in the sus the Cows … Cowboys edge Academy-Notre Dame at Gwynedd Mercy, 3:45 when the Knights travel to Penn- 44,PHILIP KNIGHT 45, AARON GAITHER 45, TYLER WILZ 47. Total 225. Singles: Claire Uhle (W) def. Lauren Rosenberg, p.m. ridge. 6-0, 6-0; Rachel Fein (W) def. Jessica Wang, 6-0, 38-3 win over the Rams, Cow- rusher DeMarcus Ware has Central Bucks South at Souderton,7 p.m. 6-0; Katie Kennedy (W) def. Carly Cottone, 6-1, 6- Boys Cross Country 0. boys counterpart Tony Romo dropped Eagles quarterbacks in Pottsgrove at Methacton, 3:30 p.m. Doubles: Sam Stutman/Anne Marie Devlin (W) had a big day. Romo completed four straight games, getting 4 1-2 Lansdale Catholic at Belmont Plateau, 4:15 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL LC 243, def. Alexandra Leshner/Rachel Patchen, 6-1. 6-0; Girls Cross Country Ramya Sivorumar/Monika Patel (W) def. Maria 24 of 32 attempts for 320 yards, sacks in that time … The Eagles Lansdale Catholic at Belmont Plateau, 3:25 p.m. Donnini/Jessica Friedman, 6-1, 7-5; Hanna Sa- one touchdown and one inter- cut CB Kyle Arrington from the Pottsgrove at Methacton, 3:30 p.m. Pennridge 3, Conwell Egan 244 deghipor/Carolyn Choi (W) def. Dani Fishman/ North Penn at Wissahickon, 3:30 p.m. Katie Wiedman, 6-3, 6-3; Natalie Koch/Michelle ception, the latter on a throw into practice squad and added un- Golf Balance paid off for the Cru- Yang (W) def. Rachel Snadercock/Amanda Central Bucks East at Pennridge, 3 p.m. Tennent 2 Kamen, 7-5, 6-4. the end zone. drafted rookie CB Jonathan Hef- Souderton at Perkiomen Valley, 3:15 p.m. saders in a crucial early-season Merion Mercy at Gwynedd Mercy, 3:30 p.m. Tight end Jason Witten led the ney (5-9, 190), formerly of Wissahickon at Upper Dublin, 3:30 p.m. The Pennridge volleyball Philadelphia Catholic League Cowboys with six receptions for Tampa Bay. At the University of Girls Tennis team hung on for a 3-2 win over match. Archbishop Prendergast at Lansdale Catholic, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 92 yards, Patrick Crayton had Tennessee Hefney, 23, had 10 3:30 p.m. William Tennent on Monday LC didn’t have anybody shoot Souderton at CB West, 3:30 six catches and Terrell Owens career interceptions and aver- Boys Water Polo night, taking the decisive game over 44, and Chris Wysocki had added five receptions, including aged 8.3 yards on 67 punt re- Pennridge at Perkiomen Valley, 6:45 p.m. by a count of 15-11. MSJ 3, Girls Water Polo the best score of the day with a a TD. turns. Pennridge at Perkiomen Valley, 5:45 p.m. Brittany O’Hara had 15 kills 37 to lead the green and gold. Thursday, Sept. 11 and three blocks for the Rams, The Crusaders (3-3-1 overall Gwynedd-Mercy 0 Boys Soccer and Eileen Applegate had five and 2-2 in the league) travel to Owen J. Roberts at Methacton, 4 p.m. Mount St. Joseph beat Gwyn- Faith Christian at Calvary Baptist, 4:45 p.m. kills and 10 digs in the non-con- North Catholic Monday. edd-Mercy Academy in straight Lower Moreland at Christopher Dock, 7:15 p.m. ference victory. at Center Square Hurricanes and Staal Girls Soccer Par 35 games, 25-14, 25-16, 25-22. Bishop McDevitt at Lansdale Catholic, 3:30 p.m. Pennridge (3-0) faces CB East LC: Chris Wysocki 37; Ben Demers 38; Michael GMA (1-2) hosts Notre Dame Methacton at Owen J. Roberts, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 7 p.m. Janinek 41; Alex Kirk 41; Jordan Janinek 42; Nick Field Hockey Donahue 44. Total 243. today at 3:45. Lower Moreland at Christopher Dock, 3:45 p.m. getting closer to deal Conwell Egan: Daulton George 38; Blaise Straka Mount Saint Joseph at Gwynedd Mercy, 3:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball Lansdale Catholic at West Catholic, 3:30 p.m. Council Rock South at Methacton, 3:30 p.m. Faith Christian at Calvary Baptist, 5:30 p.m. By JOEDY MCCREARY deal well before then, and natu- Central Bucks West at North Penn, 7 p.m. AP Sports Writer rally, that would be welcome Pennridge at Quakertown, 7 p.m. 76ers’ Cheeks gets another extension Golf news for coach Peter Laviolette, Owen J. Roberts at Methacton, 3 p.m. Central Bucks West at Souderton, 3:30 p.m. RALEIGH, N.C. — For a who has watched Staal blossom Plymouth-Whitemarsh at Wissahickon, 3:30 p.m. change, Eric Staal had a pretty Hatboro-Horsham at North Penn, 4 p.m. By CARYL KAUFFMAN “I think the whole dynamic Billy King as president and gen- from a first-round draft pick in Girls Tennis tame summer. 2003 into a point-a-game scorer, Lansdale Catholic at Archbishop Carroll, 3:30 p.m. Journal Register News Service has changed a little bit from last eral manager. The change of di- North Penn at Souderton, 3:30 p.m. There were no weddings for anchor of his No. 1 line and MVP Central Bucks East at Pennridge, 3:30 p.m. year till now,” he said. “You rection didn’t seem to bode well the Carolina Hurricanes’ All- Central Bucks West at Quakertown, 3:30 p.m. Last February, as the 76ers think about going into the season for Cheeks, who was in the last of last year’s All-Star game. Methacton at Perkiomen Valley, 3;30 p.m. Star center. No video-game “He’s one of the elite players Upper Dublin at Wissahickon, 3:30 p.m. began to make their move to- last year and you think about year of his original contract, but Christopher Dock at Calvary Christian, 3:45 p.m. cover shoots or rowdy bachelor in the game,” Laviolette said. Gwynedd Mercy at Merion Mercy, 3:45 p.m. ward an Eastern Conference what we accomplished. Now in early February the tide Boys Water Polo parties, either. “He’s young, he’s gifted. (Con- playoff berth, Maurice Cheeks you’re thinking about having this turned. The Sixers won 16 of 20 Wissahickon at Souderton, 6:30 p.m. Instead, he spent the past five tract talks are) something that Pennridge at Upper Merion, 6:45 p.m. was rewarded with a one-year chance of having a good basket- games to battle back to .500 and Girls Water Polo months dealing with the linger- happens between management Wissahickon at Souderton, 5:30 p.m. contract extension. ball team. put themselves in position to Pennridge at Upper Merion, 5:45 p.m. ing disappointment of missing a and players, but I don’t think After guiding the team to the “I’ve always put the expecta- make the playoffs. second straight postseason while anybody would be disappointed Friday, Sept. 12 playoffs for the first time since tions on myself to try and help “You have to be a little lucky,” Football 2005, the head coach has agreed also discussing with Carolina’s to see Eric Staal be here and play Upper Moreland at Lansdale Catholic, 7 p.m. our team be as best it can be. Cheeks said of surviving the tur- Souderton at Roman Catholic, 7 p.m., S. Philly to a contract that will take him moil. “When I first got here it front office a contract extension out his whole career here.” super site And certainly when you add cer- Pennridge at Plymouth-Whitemarsh, 7 p.m. through next season as well as to keep the young face of the Staal, who had 100 points tain pieces it gives you that didn’t go exactly the way I want- Wissahickon at Central Bucks West, 7 p.m. this one. Hurricanes with them for the three seasons ago in leading the Methacton at Boyertown, 7 p.m. added excitement and that belief ed it to go right away. As time Saint Joseph’s Prep at North Penn, 7:30 p.m. “We had been talking about it moved on I had another year to foreseeable future. Hurricanes to their first Stanley Boys Soccer that you can be this very good Lansdale Catholic at Conwell-Egan, 3:30 p.m. not long after the season,” try to work that out and then General manager Jim Ruther- Cup, bounced back from a disap- basketball team. That’s always Norristown at Wissahickon, 3:30 p.m. Cheeks said. “A lot of things Allen was gone and Chris was ford has said he hoped to have a pointing-by-his-standards 2006- Central Bucks South at Souderton, 3:45 p.m. been my thought pattern, but it’s Central Bucks West at North Penn, 3:45 p.m. were going on this summer so it gone and then they just got re- new deal for his 23-year-old star 07 season with 38 goals and 44 Pennridge at Quakertown, 7 p.m. even more so now.” Girls Soccer took a little time because of all tooled a little bit. Fortunately I by the start of training camp assists in 2007-08. That followed Villa Maria at Gwynedd Mercy, 3:45 p.m. Cheeks was named head the things that were happening, was able to stay and work next week. And while few details a busy summer in which he got Field Hockey coach of the Sixers in 2005, but Lansdale Catholic at Conwell-Egan, 3:30 p.m. but I’m excited about it.” through it. You’ve got to be a lit- have emerged publicly, Staal married, endured an embarrass- Souderton at Central Bucks South, 3:30 p.m. things didn’t immediately go his North Penn at Central Bucks West, 3:30 p.m. And why not? After all, he took tle lucky and I was a little lucky.” said the talks are anything but, ing arrest following his noisy Quakertown at Pennridge, 3:30 p.m. way. The team, led by Allen Iv- a team with few veterans from That he was open to sugges- well, stalled. bachelor party and was pictured Wissahickon at Norristown, 3:30 p.m. erson and Chris Webber, missed Owen J. Roberts at Methacton, 7:15 p.m. 18-30 to 40-42 and the playoffs. tions from Stefanski, who saw “They know I want to be here, on the cover of the “NHL 08” Girls Volleyball the playoffs. Then, in the fall of Calvary Baptist at Sacred Heart, 3:45 p.m. Now, after president Ed Stefans- the team’s youth and athleticism they know that I really enjoy the video game. Christopher Dock at North Penn, 5 p.m. 2006, Cheeks and Iverson Golf ki has rebuilt the roster, starting and favored an uptempo style, area and love the organization,” His performance prompted Bristol at Christopher Dock, 3 p.m. with All-Star Elton Brand and clashed, and Iverson, the face of didn’t hurt. Wissahickon at Methacton, 3 p.m. Staal said Tuesday. “It’s just a captain Rod Brind’Amour to Villa Maria at Gwynedd Mercy, 3:30 p.m. continuing with veteran depth the franchise for 10 seasons, was “Over the course of my time matter of finding the (common) proclaim of Staal that, “I don’t Girls Tennis traded. Bottoming out at 5-19, Lansdale Catholic at Christopher Dock, 3:45 p.m. like Kareem Rush, Royal Ivey here, Coach Cheeks and I have ground that works. I think we’re see any reason he can’t be talked Souderton at Perkiomen Valley, 3:30 p.m. and Theo Ratliff, there’s no the Sixers finished 2006-2007 developed an excellent working Cheltenham at Central Bucks West, 3:30 p.m. getting close as we move for- about with the Sidney Crosbys Methacton at North Penn, 3:45 p.m. question in most minds that the with a 35-47 record. relationship, one which I look ward, but it’s not something that and (Evgeni) Malkins when it’s Saturday, Sept. 13 Last season began much like Boys Soccer Sixers are on the upswing. forward to continuing with him I am pressing or that’s going to all said and done, because he is Methacton at Haverford School, 11 a.m. That of course raises expecta- the previous one, but the rocky as we move forward in an effort Field Hockey bother me when the season that good, I think.” North Penn at Methacton, 10 a.m. tions, but that’s something start resulted in a change at the to achieve our collective goals,” Gwynedd Mercy at Nazareth Academy, 10 a.m. starts. It’s not. I’ll be ready to Still, Staal insisted he didn’t Perkiomen Valley at Christopher Dock, 7:15 p.m. Cheeks can deal with. top with Stefanski replacing Stefanski said in a statement. play as if it was done.” spend his offseason thinking Girls Volleyball Lansdale Catholic at Quakertown Invitational, 8:30 Staal is entering his fifth sea- about those statistics, but about a.m. son with the Hurricanes and the this one: The two points in the GAMES final year of a three-year con- Southeast Division standings tract he signed in 2006 that will that kept Carolina out of the pay him $5 million in 2008-09 be- playoffs once again, making the Continued from Page C1 CIRCLES fore he is eligible for restricted Hurricanes the only team to free agency after the season. miss the postseason two straight Neither team could shake the SOL Continental contest today at The Indians again came out Both sides expect a long-term years after winning the Cup. Continued from Page C1 other after that, as they traded 7 p.m. quick in game took. The held a 9- off between one-point leads and North Penn, still searching for 3 early lead, but the Maidens JV squad last year.” ties. The Maidens would go its first victory, will look for the again crawled back into it, as Lansdale Catholic travels to ahead twice late — 22-21 and 24- breakthrough in a conference North Penn took a 15-14 advan- Conwell-Egan on Friday, and 23, but both times Souderton home game against Central tage. Souderton would manage faces powerhouses Archbishop would pull even. Bucks West 7 p.m. Thursday. to take back the lead and held on Wood and Archbishop Carroll The Indians would put away Souderton held a 16-10 lead in the rest of the way for a 25-18 later this month. North Penn after tying the game game one, but the Maidens used win. ——— at 24, as they claimed the last a 9-1 run to take the lead at 19- Souderton 3, North Penn 1 While making a save shortly two points, the final one coming 17. The Indians reclaimed the North Penn 25 18 22 24 —1 before the game ended, Malley Souderton 21 25 25 26 — 3 on a Coll kill. advantage at 20-19, however, North Penn: Bib Willits 8 kills; Jenae Moxie 7 kills; was kicked in the ribs by a K-K Miranda Sergas 19 digs; Jessyca Stoler 23 as- Souderton tries to keep its per- North Penn grabbed six of the sists. player going for the ball. He fect record intact today at it last seven points to win the open- Souderton: Jess Coll 13 kills, 10 digs; Devon stayed on the ground for several Sparks 9 kills, 11 digs; Brianna McMichael 10 digs; hosts Central Bucks West in a er 25-21. Sam Terrell 7 aces. minutes, but turned out to be fine. ... The Wolverines are mostly underclassmen. The new program will enter the PAC-10 KENDRICK after consolidation. ... LC is in the Northern Division of the Continued from Page C1 PCL, which is one of the strong- est soccer divisions in the state. home team down 1-2-3 in the bat of Josh Willingham, the Phils 7.63 ERA in his last 10 starts and LANSDALE CATHOLIC 6, ninth. trailed 4-0. 1-4 with an 11.35 in his last six. KENNEDY-KENRICK 0 All that almost ended well did The 24-year-old’s night The good news for the Phillies: Kennedy-Kenrick 00—0 not begin so in South Philadel- Lansdale Catholic 24—6 wouldn’t get any easier. Ken- with two off-days built in to their LC goals: Tyler Jerome, unassisted (13th minute); phia. drick followed the same pattern final two-and-a-half weeks of the Kevin Day, unassisted (32nd); Sean Rooney, assisted by Day (45th); James Pinder, assisted by In his first start since a Labor in the second as the first, retiring season, they’ll only need a fifth Rooney (56th); Rooney, assisted by Joe Lasch- Day massacre in Washington, enski (74th); Laschenski, assisted by Day (76th). the first hitter only to watch the starter two more times. The first Shots: K-K 3, LC 18. Kendrick (11-9, 5.44) killed both next four reach base. comes Sunday. Saves: Nicholas Gremminger (KK) 11, Mike Sher- idan (LC) 1, Liam Malley (LC) 2. his ERA and likely his chances at Back-to-back doubles from J.A. Happ, who took over for getting another start this season. pitcher Chris Volstad and Rami- Kendrick Tuesday, may have E-mail Christiaan DeFranco Eight days after yielding six rez, a walk to John Baker and a moved to the front of a short line at cdefranco@thereporteron- runs on eight hits to the Nation- three-run home run to Jorge of possible replacements, unless line.com. als, Kendrick was worse vs. the Cantu put Kendrick and the you really believe Phils manage- For more on soccer and other Fish. Phillies in a 7-1 hole. ment will hand the ball to Adam sports, check out his blog di- He retired leadoff hitter Han- Kendrick’s night — and pos- Eaton in September or were rectly at cdsportsnotebook.blog- ley Ramirez but allowed the next sibly his season — ended with huddled in an office trying to fly spot.com, or access it through four batters to reach. When Ken- the Cantu long ball. The belea- top-prospect Carlos Carrasco in The Reporter website at there- drick finally recorded the sec- guered right-hander is 3-6 with a porteronline.com. ond out, on a sacrifice fly off the from Venezuela.