These talented high school athletes ushered in October with epic performances as they look to pile up the wins in the final few weeks of the regular season. Forget about the Phillies and read about the local sports heroes who come through in the clutch.
Check out the best performances of the week then cast your votes for the Girls Athlete of the Week and Boys Athlete of the Week.
Top Performances in Girls Soccer:
Hailey Sarzynski, Conwell-Egan
The Thomas Jefferson University commit scored the game-winning goal late in the second half to give the Eagles a huge 2-1 victory over top PCL team and defending state champion Archbishop Wood. It was the Eagles' first win over Wood in the modern era.
Avery Bellano, Germantown Academy
The sophomore scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Patriots a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame de Namur in an
Inter-Academic League match.
Alexis Valenzuela, Gwynedd Mercy
The senior scored two goals to lead the Monarchs to a win over AACA rival Mount Saint Joseph.
Alyssa Eroh, Conwell-Egan
She scored two goals to lead the Eagles to a win over PCL opponent Cardinal O’Hara, the team’s third straight league victory.
Mia Battoni, Palisades
The senior scored goals in a 3-1 win over Northern Lehigh.
Molly DiMartino, Lansdale Catholic
The freshman had a goal and an assist to lead the Crusaders to a 2-0 win against defending PCL champion St. Hubert’s.
Addie Hermann, CB West
She scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Pennsbury.
Emily Mallory, Quakertown
The freshman scored twice in the Panthers’ 6-0 win over Upper Moreland.
Gabriella Howley, Pennridge
She scored the game-winning goal late in the second half to give the Rams a 1-0 victory over CR North.
Lexi Cohen, Hatboro-Horsham
She had a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over New Hope-Solebury.
Alana Brandt, Hatboro-Horsham
The freshman keeper made four saves against New Hope-Solebury to record her first shutout and first varsity win in goal.
Hannah Beckett, Souderton
She tallied four goals in the first half as Souderton topped Bensalem 11-0.
Tara Monahan, Lansdale Catholic
She scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Archbishop Carroll.
Paige Simpson, Lansdale Catholic
The goalie recorded two straight shutouts against PCL opponents Saint Hubert’s and Archbishop Carroll to secure a pair of close wins. LC improved to 4-1-1 in the PCL after finishing last season 3-6 and is in second place with three games to go.
Lani Bachmann, North Penn
She assisted on three consecutive goals to open the Knights’ game against Cheltenham in a 7-0 win.
Miranda Duncan, Bensalem
The goalie recorded a clean sheet to secure the Owls’ second win of the season, a 2-0 victory over Hatboro-Horsham, and their first shutout of the season.
Shylee Williams, Quakertown
She scored twice in the second half to secure a 4-3 win over Pennsbury.
Top Performances in Boys Soccer:
Milan Jagielnicki, Lansdale Catholic
He scored the game-winning goal against Archbishop Wood to give the Crusaders a huge 1-0 victory in the tightly contested PCL.
Christian Johnson, Dock Mennonite
Johnson scored the lone goal of the game to give the Pioneers an exciting 1-0 non-league win against Pennridge. He also scored the go-ahead goal in a 2-0 win over BAL opponent Faith Christian.
Beck Walton, CB West
Walton scored three goals to lift the Bucks to a 4-3 win over Hatboro-Horsham.
Karam Alkoudsi, North Penn
He scored the lone goal of the game to give the Knights a 1-0 win over New Hope-Solebury.
Matt Brozyna, CR North
He scored the game-winning goal in a tough outing against Abington, giving CRN a 1-0 victory in a matchup between two teams ranked in the top five of the District One 4A standings. He also had two goals in a 4-1 win over CB South.
Will Loudon, CR North
Loudon anchored the defense as CR North faced defending state champion Abington, helping to secure a shutout in the 1-0 win.
Tyler Jaskelewicz, CB South
He had a goal and an assist in the Titans’ 2-1 win over Springfield.
AJ Pisoni, Souderton
He scored twice in the opening minutes to lead Souderton to a 4-0 win over Cheltenham.
Chase Esposito, Bensalem
Esposito’s dominant season continued as he tallied three goals and an assist in a win over Plymouth Whitemarsh, and three goals and an assist in a win against Quakertown.
Jason Purdum, Pennsbury
The goalie was put to the test against Hatboro-Horsham, where he made several difficult saves and recorded a shutout in the Falcons’ 2-0 win.
Nate Steinberg, Quakertown
He scored three times against Harry S. Truman, giving the Panthers a 3-0 win.
Dom Veitz, Abington
The junior goalie recorded a shutout against previously unbeaten Springfield, making several impressive saves in the 2-0 win.
Zak Yurchshyn, Abington
He scored the go-ahead goal in the second half, dealing Springfield its first loss of the season as the Ghosts won 2-0.
Monty Jawawdeh, Neshaminy
He had two goals and one assist in a 4-0 victory over CB East.
Top Performances in Field Hockey:
Sunny Draper, Quakertown
The Boston University recruit reached a major milestone in the Panthers’ 3-1 win over Pennsbury when she scored her 200th career point. Draper had a goal and an assist. Draper’s accomplishment was achieved in just three seasons – after scoring 30 goals as a sophomore, Draper missed her entire junior year due to injury. Earlier in the week, Draper had three goals and three assists in a win over Lower Moreland.
Genevieve Gajan, Germantown Academy
The senior had a goal and an assist in a win over Academy of the New Church. The College of William & Mary commit had 99 career points ahead of this week’s games.
Kendall DeLuca, Gwynedd Mercy
The Northwestern University commit scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of play to give the Monarchs a 3-2 victory over longtime rival Mount St. Joseph.
Mary Newman, Archbishop Wood
She scored three goals in the Vikings’ PCL win over Archbishop Ryan.
Ella Marchesi, CB South
She scored two of the Titans’ goals, including one that turned out to be the game-winner, in a 4-3 victory against Wissahickon.
Brynn Bonargo, CB East
The Wagner College commit had a memorable outing on Senior Night, scoring all three goals in a 3-0 win against Bensalem. Against William Tennent, she contributed three goals and three assists in the 10-0 win.
Ryan Burdette, Pennsbury
The Rider University commit led the Falcons to a second-half comeback against Souderton. After trailing 2-1, Burdette scored twice and assisted on two more goals to secure the 5-3 win.
Devon Crowley, North Penn
She scored twice and dished out two assists in the Knights’ win against CR South.
Ella Ricci, Pennridge
The Rams’ goalie recorded two saves to secure a shutout against Harry S. Truman while reaching 100 career saves.
Dylan Smith, Pennridge
The freshman scored her first career varsity goal against Harry S. Truman, as the Rams picked up their first win of the season. In the following game, Smith scored three goals in a win over Cheltenham.
Devon Doyle, Abington
She scored back-to-back goals in the third quarter to give the Ghosts a 3-1 win over William Tennent.
Aliana D’Angelo, Hatboro-Horsham
The junior scored three goals in a win over Cheltenham.
Top Performance in Boys Golf:
Jake Jaffe, CB South
The junior won the Suburban One League boys golf championship, posting an impressive 5-under-par 66 at Five Ponds. Jaffe, who had finished 12th in the tournament last year, finished six strokes ahead of the two second-place golfers. In addition, his round of 66 tied the course's tournament record.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Which athletes made the biggest impacts last week in Bucks County sports?
