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TOWAMENCIN — On Tuesday night, the North Penn men’s water polo team painted a vivid picture of how they spent their summer vacation.
The Knights, who played in the Junior Olympics in California during their break, have become a very cohesive group this season, and their bond is shown in the water.
“I’ve been to California, I’ve been in the Spring League and the Summer League. It’s been a good experience. Said after the One League battle.”Last year, only two seniors graduated. And we’re all good friends, so the chemistry is great. The atmosphere is good.”
After a solid performance at the Jumpstart tournament at Wilson, the Knights went all out for much of the league schedule.
The North Penns took a 3-0 lead in the opening minutes, led 8-1 after a quarter, and completed a sweep of the night’s doubleheader with a 19-9 win over Big Red. The NP women won 12-6 early in the night.
“The boys are starting to figure themselves out. We had a good summer at the Junior Olympics in California, so we had a lot of games,” said NP coach Jason Grubb. “We are starting in a decent place.
“We started some games late this year.
Nathan Rawa scored 6 goals, had 1 assist and 4 steals.
![North Penn's Aidan Faikish played an all-around game on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 (Kev Hunter/MediaNews Group), leading the Knights through the Suderton area.](http://i0.wp.com/www.thereporteronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0782.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
Faikish added 4 goals, 2 goal assists, 4 steals and blocked shots.
“I wanted to pick up the pace,” Faikish said. “I like how we started.”
Andrew Davis (hat-trick) and Brayden Kemezis (2 goals) were also key weapons for the strong Knights, with additional contributions and goals from Mason DiMauro, Lance Engel, Owen Fritz and Danny Mitchell respectively.
![North Penn's Zoe Welsh made 15 saves in the win over the Southerton area (Kev Hunter/MediaNews Group).](http://i0.wp.com/www.thereporteronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0769.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
Big Red pushed in the second half, but the Knights maintained control.
The North Pen Girls also got off to a hot start.
The offense produced seven first quarter goals. Balance was key to the attack.
Many hands worked, with Emma Raser and Anna Evans each scoring hat-tricks.
“The girls are coming. After two early losses to Wilson this year, they’ve been working hard to fix the issues they’ve had in the last few games,” Grubb said.
![Southerton area coach Daniel Fleck speaks with the team after their game against North Penn (Kev Hunter/MediaNews Group).](http://i0.wp.com/www.thereporteronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0773.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
Holding off Big Red, North Pen pushed to a 9-3 lead by the break.
Fiona Law and Malin Clark scored two points each, while Brena Mancini and Charlie Shaw scored one.
Grubb said: We have a lot of good senior management and a lot of strong and fast kids. So they are definitely pushing now.”
![North Penn will be watching the action during the match against Southerton (Kev Hunter/MediaNews Group).](http://i0.wp.com/www.thereporteronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0777.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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