Check out some of the results for SOL basketball teams in action on Thursday. To view photos of the Souderton/Truman and Wissahickon LC boys’ games, please visit the Photo Gallery.
Boys
SOUDERTON 55, HARRY S TRUMAN 42
The Indians – sparked by seven points from Jared Bernhart - held a slim 14-13 lead at the end of one quarter. They extended that lead to 28-24 by halftime. Carter Knight accounted for 12 of the Indians’ 14 second-quarter points and scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the opening half.
Souderton outscored Truman 11-8 in the third quarter, and this time it was Evan Slone who had the hot hand, accounting eight of his team’s points. The Indians took a 39-32 lead into the final quarter when they sealed the Tigers’ fate with a 16-point explosion. Charlie Corraro scored all eight of his points in the quarter.
In addition to Knight’s big performance, Slone also finished in double figures with 16 while Bernhart added 10.
Truman was led by the 13-point effort of Tramere Adams while Tyquan Law added 10 points and Dyese Hunt, eight points.
While the Tigers will face Lansdale Catholic in Friday’s consolation game at 1:30, the Indians will take on Wissahickon in the 4:30 p.m. title game.
Harry S Truman 13 11 8 10-42
Souderton 14 14 11 16-55
WISSAHICKON 66, LANSDALE CATHOLIC 46
Sparked by seven points from Chris Vila, the Trojans sprinted to a 14-6 lead at the end of one quarter. They took a 28-23 lead into half, outscoring the Crusaders 17-14 in the second quarter. Chris Carradarini had eight points in the second quarter and 11 in the opening half.
Chase Wilson took his turn in the third quarter, scoring eight of his game-high 20 points in the frame. He led a parade to the foul line in the fourth quarter, connecting on 8-of-12.
While Wilson led all scorers, Carradarini and Villa also turned in big performances, both finishing with 16 points. LC was led by the 11-point effort of Andrew Riviello while Brian Rafferty added 10 points.
Wissahickon will face Souderton in Friday’s title game at 4:30 p.m. Friday while the Crusaders will face Truman in the 1:30 p.m. consolation game.
Lansdale Catholic 6 17 9 14-46
Wissahickon 14 14 19 19-66
Girls
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 54, LAKE TAYLOR 53
Trailing by five points with 90 seconds to play in Thursday’s opener in the Boo Williams Holiday Tournament in Hampton, Va., the Bucks appeared to be in serious trouble, but they staged a heroic rally to earn the win over the defending Virginia Class AAAA champions.
“They were holding the ball, and we started to trap them,” coach Terry Rakowsky said. “We turned them over a couple of times when they were trying to hold the ball.”
It was junior Mackenzie Carroll’s three-pointer with 30 seconds remaining that put the Bucks on top 54-53. Lake Taylor had a pair of opportunities to take the lead, but the Bucks came up with back-to-back defensive stands.
“It was back and forth the whole game,” Rakowsky said. “We were up five and down five. It was a great game. It was awesome.”
Carroll finished with 16 points while teammate Nicole Munger led the Bucks with 17 points. Corrinne Godshall added 14 points and eight rebounds.
“This is huge,” Rakowsky said of the win. “They are very athletic.
“They were jumping over top of us with their athleticism, and they got a lot of putbacks. They had good size, and we had a tough time on the boards. It was a big win in that it was a down and dirty game. We were up and down. We stayed close in the first quarter, and that was one of our goals until we could get acclimated.”
The Bucks return to action on Friday night when they will face South Lake (Va.) at 9 p.m.
SOUDERTON 51, SOUTHERN LEHIGH 34
Playing at noon the day after Christmas is not an especially easy thing to do, and the Indians got off to a decidedly slow start in Thursday’s opening game of the Wissahickon Holiday Tournament.
“I think we all felt slow coming off of Christmas because everyone ate a little too much,” senior Allison Gallagher. “We get it done each year luckily. I think it’s just mental.”
Gallagher certainly showed no signs of post-holiday lag, scoring seven points in the first quarter and finishing with a game-high 24 points. She also had seven rebounds, five steals and four assists in an all-around stellar performance.
“Allison filled up the stat sheet,” coach Lynn Carroll said. “She contributed across the board at both ends. She defended their best player for 32 minutes, and I think sometimes as a coach, you’re a little concerned about having a really good offensive player defend somebody else’s player because you don’t want them to get worn down. You need them to score, you need them to do things offensively. I think Allison could play three basketball games in a row and never get tired. She did everything for us tonight.”
The Indians found themselves deadlocked with the Spartans 7-7 late in the first quarter but closed out the frame with baskets from Gallagher and Sarah Derstein to go on top 11-7.
The Spartans never really threatened the rest of the way.
“This game - every year it’s one of our ugliest,” Carroll said. “I don’t know if it’s the time of the day. I don’t know what it is, but we seem to have to struggle through these games.
“I told them in the locker room – I don’t think we win if we don’t get contributions from a lot of the kids that came off the bench today.”
Hannah Bergey’s nine-point effort off the bench in the second half was especially significant.
“Hannah was 4-for-6 from the field, and one of her six was a prayer at the end of the second quarter,” Carroll said. “She made some nice plays on both ends of the court. I’m really happy for her. I think she was a big part of the reason we won the game.
“We weren’t shooting well, and we needed to get to the basket.”
The Indians – who connected on just 2-of-13 from beyond the arc – took 11 shots from three-point range in the first half, burying just one. In the second half, they attacked the basket against the Spartans’ aggressive man defense, and they led 30-19 after Gallagher penetrated and dished to Noelle Noble for a three-point play. A Gallagher driving basket was followed – after a Noble block on the defensive end - by a Katie O’Connor runner that put the Indians on top 34-22.
The Spartans made it a 34-25 game after Madelene McDonald, who finished with 17 points, completed a three-point play. Bergey converted a layup at the end of the Spartans’ press, but McDonald answered with a bucket at the other end. Bergey all but sealed the Spartans’ fate when she buried a three-pointer to put the Indians on top 39-27.
“I try to definitely do good on defense and look for the drive,” Bergey said. “When team’s overplay, it’s easier to get the drive. Allison and I like to drive a lot. They were aggressive, which led to easy baskets for us.”
The Indians took a 40-27 lead into the fourth quarter and coasted to the win and have a date for Perkiomen Valley in Friday’s title game at 3 p.m.
“I can’t wait for tomorrow,” Bergey said.
The Indians will be playing for their third consecutive tournament title.
Souderton 11 11 18 11-51
Southern Lehigh 7 7 13 7-34
PERKIOMEN VALLEY 39, WISSAHICKON 27
The Trojans trailed by just an 11-7 score at the end of one quarter, but they were outscored 12-5 in the second, allowing the Vikings to take a 23-12 lead into halftime on their way to the win.
Daria Earland led the Trojans with 10 points while Britt Gelman added six. The Vikings were led by the 22-point effort of K.T. Armstrong.
While the Vikings will face Souderton in Friday’s 3 p.m. title game, the Trojans will take on Southern Lehigh in the consolation game at noon.
Perkiomen Valley 11 12 11 5-39
Wissahickon 7 5 9 6-27
NORTH PENN 58, WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 21
Wilmington Christian was no match for the Lady Knights in Thursday’s opening round game of the Boardwalk Classic in Wildwood, N.J. The Lady Knights led 11-0 at the end of one quarter and took a 26-6 lead into halftime. A 21-8 scoring burst in the third quarter put the Lady Knights on top 47-14 en route to the easy win.
Freshman Jess Huber led a balanced attack with 12 points. Vicky Tumasz also finished in double figures with 10 points. Freshman Irisa Ye had nine points and Erin Mayer, seven points. Mikaela Giuliani and Bri Cullen both chipped in six points for the Maidens, who will face Neshaminy in Friday’s all-SOL title game at 4:30 p.m.
Wilmington Christian0 6 8 7-21
North Penn 11 15 21 10-58
NESHAMINY 38, OCEAN CITY 23
Senior Sarah Oliveria led the Redskins with 14 points while teammate McKenna Mullin added 10 and Morgan Goldenbaum, eight points. Megan Schafer had six points for the Redskins, who led 14-5 at the end of one quarter and never trailed.
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