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Saturday’s Southeastern Pa. roundup: Sam Brown leads La Salle past Father Judge, 49-7

Saturday's top performances and highlights from around Southeastern Pa.

La Salle quarterback Jack Machita (right) and running back Sam Brown helped La Salle roll over Father Judge.
La Salle quarterback Jack Machita (right) and running back Sam Brown helped La Salle roll over Father Judge.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer

Sam Brown scored three times in the first quarter to lead La Salle to a 49-7 win over Father Judge on Saturday.

Brown had two rushing touchdowns, of 5 and 12 yards, before reeling in a 45-yard pass from Jack Machita to give the Explorers a 21-0 lead going into the second quarter. Machita finished the game with two touchdown passes, the second going to Liam Kennedy for 29 yards to end the first half with a 35-0 lead.

Mao Howell, Gavin Daly and EJ Wentz rounded out the scoring for La Salle with a rushing score apiece. Shane McGovern’s 17-yard touchdown pass from Mike Van Horn got the Crusaders on the board in the fourth quarter.

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Devin Bryant scored three touchdowns for the Academy of New Church in a 48-7 win over Lower Moreland.

Bryant’s first score came on a 22-yard rush to make it a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. His second score capped the 28-point quarter for the Lions, returning a punt for a 48-yard touchdown. He began the second quarter with a rushing score, making the lead 34-0. Jeb Brenfleck threw for two touchdowns, a 55-yard strike to Glenn Sabb II and a 9-yard score to Zach Brenfleck.

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Archbishop Wood beat Archbishop Ryan, 51-7. Max Keller threw two touchdowns and ran for another in the first half as the Vikings took a 44-0 lead at halftime.

Boys’ Soccer

Bobbo Chambers scored twice as Sun Valley beat Collegium Charter, 4-2. Brendan Purfield had three assists for the Vanguards. Nate McGinnis and Brandon Hinderhofer scored a goal each for Sun Valley. Dylan Bastian had both goals for Collegium.

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Max Emery netted two goals for Abington Friends in its 4-0 win over Friends Select.

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Holy Ghost Prep beat Pennsbury, 3-2. Ryan Alexander, Zach Posivak and Tyler Weimert scored for the Firebirds.

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Goals from Michael Hewes and Kyle Ketterer led Unionville to a 2-1 win over Spring-Ford.

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Central Bucks West shut out Pennridge, 2-0. Reed Thompson and Alan Zlotin had a goal apiece for the Bucks.

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Chris Comber and Chris Windecker netted goals for Downingtown East in a 2-0 win over Archbishop Wood.

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Warren Vanard scored twice, and Levy Menjivar-Sanchez had a goal for Doane Academy in its 3-1 win over Solebury School.

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PJ Milard provided the scoring for Conwell-Egan in a 2-0 win over Devon Prep.

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Giancomo Badalamenti’s second-half goal gave Pope John Paul II a 1-0 win over Penn Wood.

Girls’ Soccer

Lainey Owens’ goal gave Pope John Paul II a 1-0 double-overtime win over Phoenixville. Stacy Kormos had nine saves for the Golden Panthers, while Ella Stout had 11 for the Phantoms.

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Ellie Malek’s game-winning goal in overtime gave Strath Haven a 1-0 win over Avon Grove.

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Abington Friends beat Friends Select, 4-1. Alex Kieran, Lilli Wallace-Larkin, Ally Muller and Arianna Mills scored for the Kangaroos.

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Sara Bean and Ava Hennessy scored for Springfield Delco in its 2-1 win over Cardinal O’Hara.

Field Hockey

Riley Simon, Bailey Murphy and Cecilia Burg scored a goal each for Pottsgrove in a 3-1 win over Brandywine Heights.

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Dock Mennonite beat Quakertown, 2-0. Elle Bergey and Cedar Smith scored goals.

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Carley Stello’s goal off of a penalty stroke in the second half gave Great Valley a 1-0 win over Penncrest. Audrey Bassett had 19 saves for the Lions.