It seemed like yesterday that the boys soccer season was getting underway. Now only two full weeks of the regular season remain and the title hunt is on for several teams.

Among them are Taylor Bensel and Upper Darby and Dennis Zonchar and Strath Haven, pictured. Zonchar, a UD transfer, and the Panthers fell to the Royals this week and lost some serious ground in the Central League race.

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In the notebook, we look at another playoff contender in Archbishop Carroll, whose defense has been the reason for their success.

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Elsewhere, Marple Newtown's Anthony Pezzotti, one of the county's leading goalscorers, has seen an uprise in his play. One reason in particular? Pezzotti credits a summer trip to Brazil where he worked on his skills.

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ON THE GRIDIRON
Another week into the football season and the Daily Times has you covered. We staff every game that features a Delco team, and this weekend was no different.

Video and a story from the game of the week - Garnet Valley 21, Haverford 14 - are available just by clicking the links. John Lohn, our deputy sports editor, has you covered.

In other games:

• Chester took down Interboro, 27-20, for the first time in 11 years
• Cardinal O'Hara, without Corey Brown, eked past Roman 21-14
• Academy Park topped Penn Wood, 33-13, for its first league win
• Episcopal Academy stayed unbeaten, 33-0, by taking its act to Delaware
• Ridley kepts its focus in a 43-0 rout of Harriton
• Sun Valley got rolled by W.C. Rustin, 34-6
• Strath Haven needed its backfield in a 41-20 win over Springfield
• Upper Darby couldn't counter Conestoga's D in a 19-0 shutout

There are three more games today, so stay close to the Daily Times for the latest.

Saturday was a huge day for three Delaware County teams, which scored big-time nonleague wins.

Delaware County Christian: I was at the Delco Christian/Springfield game, where the Knights staked a 2-0 win behind goals by Andrew Crisanti and Sean Ellsworth. DC looked like a formidable team, one that could challenge for the Bicentennial Athletic League title in its first season under that banner. The Knights have a huge game this week against defending champ Holy Ghost Prep Tuesday that could dictate the league.

Archbishop Carroll: The Patriots erased a halftime deficit to beat La Salle, 4-2, on the road. Ryan Flynn, Nick Szalejko and Andrew Bulman all scored in the second half. The Explorers are considered one of the titans of the bigschool division of the Catholic League, so that's a huge notch in the Patriots' belt.

Marple Newtown: The Tigers took down Harry S Truman, 3-1, on the strength of Anthony Pezzotti's pair of goals. It never hurts to beat a school with two times the enrollment of your school.