Check out the results for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. To view photos of the CB South/North Penn game, please visit the Photo Gallery.
American Conference
Upper Dublin 60, Norristown 44
Kevin Woods had a big night for Upper Dublin, topping all scorers with 17 points in a 50-44 win over Norristown on Monday at Norristown High School.
The Cardinals jumped out to a huge lead, going up 20-7 after one quarter and 34-16 at halftime.
Upper Dublin also received 13 points from Zach Greenberg, 12 from Matt Thompson and 11 from Simeon Fryer.
“It was a really huge win,” Upper Dublin coach Josh Adelman said. “To come out after the loss to Wissahickon and jump out so big early on was huge. We’ve been working hard in practice and we created turnovers, and it really boosted the confidence of the guys and that was huge.”
The Eagles saw Kip Patton lead the way with 15 points. Omar Jackson, Darryl Carr and Curt Lever all scored seven points for Norristown.
Upper Dublin 20 14 16 10—60
Norristown 7 9 17 11—44
Plymouth Whitemarsh 88, Cheltenham 53
Plymouth Whitemarsh was too much for Cheltenham to handle, as the Panthers fell to visiting PW by a score of 88-53 on Monday night.
The Colonials started out with a couple quick buckets and would lead from start to finish. The Colonials (3-1, 2-0) were led by Jimmy Murray’s 31 points, easily a game-high, while Manuel Herezi added 15. Andre Mitchell and Cameron Johnson added 14 and 11, respectively, while TJ Minetola scored eight.
The Panthers (1-4, 1-1) were led by Aaron Burton’s 21 points. Kevin Graham added eight.
The Panthers will look to rebound Wednesday night at Abington in a battle of non-conference teams.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 18 22 23 25—88
Cheltenham 12 17 16 8—53
Wissahickon 68, Springfield 37
Wissahickon senior Chase Wilson scored 10 points and added eight assists in what was an easy win for the Trojans on Tuesday night.
The Trojans jumped out to a big 22-8 lead after one quarter and never looked back.
Wissahickon (2-1, 2-0) was led by Chris Vila’s 15 points – nine of which came in the first quarter – while Todd Bentley added 15. Chris Carradorini also chipped in with 10.
Springfield was led by Larry Clark’s 17 in the losing effort.
Springfield 8 12 6 11—37
Wissahickon 22 17 16 13—68
Upper Moreland 47, Upper Merion 29
One night after a disappointing home loss to Norristown, Upper Moreland came out on fire and was able to get past Upper Merion, 47-29, on Monday night.
The Bears did most of their damage in the second quarter, playing superb defense while holding the Vikings to only two points in the period. The Bears pulled away late in the third and early in the fourth by eventually taking a 42-20 lead with four minutes to play in regulation.
The Bears were led by Chris Corr’s 13 points. Kevin McFall added nine, while Tommy Robinson added eight points and did a great job rebounding the ball on both ends of the floor.
The Vikings were led by David Stecz, who scored eight points.
Upper Moreland improved to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in conference play with the win, while the loss dropped Upper Merion to 1-2 and 0-2.
Upper Merion 9 7 2 11—29
Upper Moreland 10 13 8 15—47
Norristown 61, Upper Moreland 49 (Monday, Dec. 16)
Norristown pulled away in the fourth quarter against Upper Moreland and came out with a 61-49 win over the Bears on Monday night.
The Eagles (3-1, 2-0), who had not practiced since last Wednesday, were led by Darryl Carr, who came off the bench to record 12 points and eight rebounds. Carr didn’t enter the game until the second half, and knocked down all eight of his free throw attempts.
Curt Lever and Kip Patton added 13 and 12 points respectively for Norristown.
Norristown shot 18-for-23 from the line, including 12 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter alone.
In the loss, the Bears were led by Kevin McFall’s 15 points. James Martin added 11, while Chris Corr tallied nine.
Norristown 12 11 20 18—61
Upper Moreland 10 9 17 12—49
Continental Conference
Hatboro-Horsham 59, Souderton 58
Trailing by 10 points in the fourth quarter, things did not look good for a Hatboro-Horsham team looking to improve to 2-0 in conference play on the season.
But the Hatters started to climb back slowly. And then they climbed a little more and eventually they took a late four-point lead. The Hatters would go on to beat visiting Souderton, 59-58, on Tuesday night.
Leading the way for the Hatters was Zach Quattro, who scored 24 points. Chris Hobbs added 13 for Hatboro-Horsham, which improved to 3-1 overall with the win.
“We were down in the fourth and then we just started making shots,” Hatboro-Horsham coach Dennis Steinly said. “We went 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the fourth and then went up four and Chris (Hobbs) came up with some really big baskets there.”
The Indians hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer as time expired to bring the final score to within one point.
Souderton was led by Evan Slone’s 22 points, Carter Knight’s 14 and Jared Bernhart’s 13.
Jack Wingen played very well defensively for the Hatters, while also scoring seven points.
“Jack is a player who you just have to trust his instincts and his knowledge of the game,” Steinly said. “He’s a really heady player who understands the game.”
Up next for Hatboro-Horsham is something special – a meeting with Upper Moreland at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday afternoon, a boy-girl doubleheader featuring the first ever high school games played at the arena before a Philadelphia 76ers game.
“It should be fun,” said Steinly, whose school has sold nearly 600 tickets already. “The players are looking forward to it. I think it will be something they’ll remember forever. Win or lose, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
Hatboro-Horsham 17 12 9 21—59
Souderton 16 15 14 13—58
Central Bucks South 70, North Penn 63
Matt Scamuffo had himself quite a night on Tuesday at Central Bucks South High School. Not only did the senior guard score nine points in overtime, go 6-for-7 from the free throw line in the extra period and lead his team with 25 points, but he managed to complete a four-point play late in the fourth quarter to put the Titans on top at the time.
The final result was a 70-63 overtime win for the Titans (2-3, 1-1) over North Penn.
Scamuffo was fouled at the top of the key and then sank his free throw to put CB South up 63-60. The Knights would fight back, however, forcing overtime. Scamuffo took care of everything in the extra session.
“Matt has been tremendous all season long,” CB South coach Jason Campbell said. “He’s good at being able to create his own shot and set shots up for other guys. He was extremely clutch tonight and he finished the game for us. You could just see that he wanted to win it.”
Thus far on the season, Scamuffo has scored less than 20 points only one time – an 18-point game against Pennridge.
Bryce Dobisch also had a big night for the Titans, scoring 15 points. Paul Weeks and Chris Hones added nine and eight, respectively.
Hones, who had been dealing with a concussion, was seeing his first game action of the season. With his starting center back, Campbell said it makes a world of difference to his team on both ends of the court.
“It’s really good to have him back. He provides us with depth,” the Titans’ coach said. “Now that we can bring David Drea off the bench and have him come and make a basket for us or play some good post defense, this offers as other options. For a sophomore, Chris Hones is going to be a real nice player and having him back is huge.”
North Penn was led by James Edwards’ 14 points. Brian Coleman and Joe Richards each added 11, while Jason Jones scored seven.
With a very tough game with Father Judge coming up, Campbell believes his team gained a lot of confidence from Monday night’s win.
“This is a big win. We haven’t been healthy and we had some guys back and it was huge,” the Titans’ coach said. “North Penn has a lot of guys back from last year and they have some experience, and we’ve been struggling the last few games, but we came out and played well. This game should give us more confidence and help us prepare for Thursday’s tough game.”
North Penn 14 16 16 11 6—63
Central Bucks South 11 17 19 10 13—70
Central Bucks West 67, Central Bucks East 51
Central Bucks West received 18 points from Kyle Salvitti in a 67-51 win over Central Bucks East on Tuesday night.
The Bucks also got 15 points from Cal Reichwein, who knocked down 9-of10 free throws. Pat Kelleyand Evan Dunn both scored 10.
CB East was led by Brendan McLaughlin, who scored 17. Brendan O’Neil and Tommy Strasburger each scored 12.
Salvitti knocked down three three-pointers en route to his game-high point total.
Central Bucks West 12 14 19 22—67
Central Bucks East 6 6 13 26—51
Pennridge – Quakertown
Tuesday night’s scheduled game between Pennridge and Quakertown has been rescheduled due to inclement weather and poor driving conditions. The two teams will face off in a rescheduled game this Thursday night at 7.
National Conference
Council Rock South 59, Harry S. Truman 51Despite some poor play in the middle of the game, Council Rock South started strong and finished strong and hit its shots when it needed to most.
Will Faccenda hadn’t done much until the fourth quarter when he tallied nine of his 13 points to help lead the Hawks to a 59-51 win over host Harry St. Truman on Tuesday night.
Truman was led by Tyquan Law’s 17 points and Tramere Adams’ 12 in the losing effort.
CR South, which was led by Matt Stewart’s 20 points (four three-pointers), improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play with the win.
“It was huge,” CR South coach John Easterly said of the win. “It was a league game and an away game and it’s a great environment to play in. Our seniors really stepped up tonight and played with a sense of urgency and you could see how badly they wanted it. It was good to see.”
The Hawks received 12 points from Dean Blank, while Maurice Towner brought down nine defensive rebounds.
“Maurice was huge for us defensively and that was big for us,” Easterly said. “We had Dan Knockett, our senior guard, spending the night guarding their best player in Law the whole game. He still scored, but that’s just the kind of player he is, but Dan made it tough for him the entire night.”
Eric Gallo also played well defensively, taking two charges on the night.
Council Rock South 20 9 9 21—59
Harry S. Truman 11 9 19 12—51
Neshaminy 46, Bensalem 42
Neshaminy was led by Jaylen Pickett’s 24 points and eight rebounds in a 46-42 win over Bensalem on Monday night. Picket hit a pair of free throws with 4.6 seconds to play to put the Redskins up by four and ice the game.
The win was the Redskins first in SOL play since they defeated Council Rock South on Jan. 27, 2012.
The Redskins will host Abington on Friday night in their next game, while the Owls will look to rebound from the loss with a game at Glen Mills on Thursday.
Abington 48, Council Rock North 28
Abington’s defense was on full display on Tuesday night, as the Ghosts defeated visiting Council Rock North, 48-28.
The Ghosts were led by Laz Macrides, who knocked down four of his first five three-point attempts in the first half and finished with 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal while helping Abington (5-0, 2-0) to its fifth consecutive win to start the season.
The Ghosts went on a 9-0 run in the second quarter and continued to play shutdown defense against the Indians (1-3, 0-2), who were led by Chris Rowland’s nine points. No CR North player reached double digits in scoring.
Abington also received 12 points, four steals and four assists from Amar Hinton, while Matt Penecale chipped in with eight points and four assists. Jordan Neely hit a pair of treys and added eight points for the Ghosts.
Council Rock North 8 4 8 8—28
Abington 16 11 10 11-48
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