Check out the results for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action on Friday night.
National Conference
NESHAMINY 44, ABINGTON 36
On a night when Megan Schafer was battling a stomach virus and Maddie Murry was blanketed by the Ghosts’ defense, sophomore Morgan Goldenbaum stepped up and scored 19 points.
“We did feel we could get the ball to Morgan, and Morgan could take her player,” coach Joe Lally said. “She did a great job on the perimeter.”
Sarah Oliveira also had a big night for the Redskins with 10 points and eight rebounds. Despite being under the weather, Schafer contributed six assists, six rebounds and two steals.
“That’s a great night for any kid,” Lally said. “Megan played, but she wasn’t herself, but she’s just awesome to have in the lineup because she has the heart of a champion.”
Once again, the Redskins received contributions from their unsung heroes.
“Stephanie Donohue doesn’t score but has eight boards,” Lally said. “They did do a good job on Maddie Murry. They knew she’s been playing well, but she still had seven rebounds and a handful of steals. She played a nice game.”
The Redskins led 10-8 at the end of one quarter, but the Ghosts rallied to knot the score 19-19 at halftime. Neshaminy won it with a 15-7 third quarter.
“I think we were more aggressive in our press,” Lally said. “We made a slight adjustment. We thought we were backing up a little bit too much instead of moving forward. We run variations of our press, and we wanted to be more aggressive.
“We went into the fourth quarter with an eight-point lead, and it’s a credit to the kids – they never gave it back.”
Deja Rawls led the Ghosts with 13 points while Michael Harris added 12.
The win gives the Redskins (12-2, 8-0 SOL) a two-game lead in the loss column over the second place Ghosts (10-6, 7-2).
“It was a good win, but there’s a lot of work left,” Lally said. “A lot of good teams to play in the second half.
Abington 8 11 7 10-36
Neshaminy 10 9 15 10-44
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 52, PENNSBURY 41
The Golden Hawks led 12-6 after one period and exploded for 20 second-quarter points to go on top 32-14 at the intermission on their way to the big win.
“We shot the ball pretty well, and we got out in transition on them,” coach Monica Stolic said. “We did a good job on the boards.
“I told the girls before the game – you know what, we can beat this team. I have watched the game film. We were down three with 30 seconds to go, and they made two foul shots to go up five. We turned it over and fouled, and we lost by seven.”
Taylor Dillon led the Golden Hawks with 20 points while Allison Taub added 12 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists. Taub also was assigned the task of defending Falcon standout Sajanna Bethea, who was limited to 14 points and fouled out with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
“She did a good job,” Stolic said of Taub. “I think she always had this capability, but it was a confidence thing. The more she’s playing, she’s becoming more comfortable on the court.”
Emily DeAngelis had 10 points.
The Golden Hawks are 4-5 in league play (5-11 overall) while the Falcons fell to 6-3 and third place in the league standings (7-8 overall).
Council Rock South 12 20 11 9-52
Pennsbury 6 8 6 21-41
WILLIAM TENNENT 54, BENSALEM 29
Senior Nikki Alden contributed a double-double to lead the Panthers, scoring 14 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Kyla Gibson led all scorers with 15 points while Emily Wasserleben added 12 points.
The Panthers jumped out to a commanding 18-5 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 38-16 lead into halftime.
The Owls were led by the 11-point performance of Bridget Watson.
While the Owls fell to 0-8 in the league (1-13 overall), the Panthers improved to 4-4 in league play (10-5 overall).
Bensalem 5 11 5 8-29
William Tennent 18 20 12 4-54
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 85, HARRY S TRUMAN 50
The Indians sprinted to a 24-9 lead at the end of one quarter and never looked back on their way to the big win.
Junior Jessica Gerber exploded for 24 points to lead the Indians while Madison Attanasio added 10 and Tara Garfield, eight. Michaela Finneyfrock and Taylor Polinsky led the Indians under the backboards with seven rebounds each. Finneyfrock also had four points, four steals and two assists, and Polinsky had three assists and three points. Katie Budny had eight points, two rebounds, three steals and four assists.
For the Tigers, senior Khristaijah Jackson led the way with 25 points while Jasmyn Wilson added 11 and Jayda Campbell, nine points.
The Indians upped their record to 5-4 (7-7 overall) while the Tigers fell to 1-9 in the league (4-12 overall).
Harry S Truman 9 15 12 14-50
Council Rock North 24 14 27 20-85
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 66, SOUDERTON 60 (OT)
Revenge is sweet.
The Bucks hadn’t forgotten their 62-57 loss at the hands of the Indians earlier this season in a game that saw both Mackenzie Carroll and Corrinne Godshall foul out.
Both rebounded to play starring roles in Friday night’s rematch. Godshall, who scored just two points in an uncharacteristic performance in the first meeting, exploded for 17 points, and she had a huge game under the backboards, pulling down a team-high 11 rebounds.
“Corrinne is a monster on the boards,” junior Peyton Traina said. “She gets rebound after rebound after rebound. It’s crazy. She had an awesome, awesome rebounding game. Everybody is great at their role, and it’s great to know you can shoot, and someone is there to get the rebound.”
Carroll, meanwhile, added 12 points – 10 in the pivotal first half. Junior point guard Nicole Munger led the Bucks with 18 points, 15 of them after halftime. Traina added 12 points to a balanced West attack.
For Souderton, senior Katie O’Connor scored a game-high 19 points while junior Sarah Derstein added 12 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and three assists. Allison Gallagher had 10 points, and Bianca Picard added eight points but was hobbled for the better part of the game and left the gym on crutches with an ice pack on her foot.
“Bianca is in a lot of pain,” coach Lynn Carroll said. “She refused to come out. She was in a lot of pain, but she was determined to stay in there and try to help her team win.”
Sparked by seven points from Mackenzie Carroll and five from Godshall – who had four rebounds in the quarter, the Bucks opened up an 18-11 lead at the end of one quarter.
“We had some real good rhythm offensively in the first quarter,” West coach Terry Rakowsky said.
West took a 29-23 lead into halftime.
“I thought we were executing well in the first half offensively and defensively when it was five on five until the shot went up,” Carroll said. “They had three or four offensive rebounds on a possession, and that got us in a hole. Ultimately, that was the difference maker.
“In an overtime game when you give that many second chance opportunities, obviously each one of them matters.”
In the third quarter, it looked like the Bucks were ready to blow the game wide open. Munger connected on a pair of three-pointers, and when Traina hit a three late in the quarter, the Bucks led 48-35.
The Indians answered with a 12-0 run that was capped when O’Connor buried a three-pointer to make it a 48-47 game with five minutes remaining in regulation. The Indians took their first lead since the opening seconds of the game when Derstein buried both ends of a one-and-one with 1:19 remaining (52-51). Traina sank one-of-two from the foul line to knot the score, and the Indians had a chance to win it in regulation, but Picard’s three-point attempt fell just short.
“Souderton is always a very disciplined team,” Traina said. “We knew they would keep fighting and wouldn’t give up.”
A steal and layup by Traina in the opening seconds of overtime gave the Bucks a lead they would never lose.
“We have been working real hard when we get either Maggie (Rakowsky) or Mackenzie (Carroll) hard up on the ball – we think we have that advantage, and we’re trying to get our guys to go for it,” coach Rakowsky said. “Peyton made a great play and finished real well.
“I thought she did a great job today with hustle, rebounding, everything. She played an overall very, very good game. I’m very proud of her.”
While Peyton’s theft to open OT stole the spotlight, not to be ignored the was relentless defensive effort of freshman Maggie Rakowsky on Souderton’s guards at the top.
“Defense is huge, and picking up Maggie this year as a freshman is unbelievable,” Traina said. “She’s a great, great addition to our team.
“Her defense is crazy. I know me, Munger and Kenzie hate playing against her in practice because she is just unbelievable at defense.”
“I love defense,” Rakowsky said. “That’s my thing. I just love the feeling of shutting down a player, and I feel as though when I play defense, it brings the energy up.
“I play defense on the ball, and my teammates come and steal it when she passed it.”
Rakowsky’s performance did not go unnoticed by her opposition.
“She’s quick,” coach Carroll said. “Her speed really, really helps. She’s the kind of kid – you can see she’s committed to playing defense. Whatever her assignment is – she is 100 percent committed to accomplishing whatever she was set out there to do.”
While Souderton saw its league record fall to 5-4 (11-5 overall), the Bucks improved to 7-2 in the league (14-3 overall).
Souderton 11 12 16 13 8-60
Central Bucks West 18 11 19 4 14-66
NORTH PENN 40, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 31
The Patriots led 6-5 at the end of one quarter as both teams struggled out of the gate. The Lady Knights showed signs of life in the second quarter, outscoring the Patriots 13-8 to go into halftime with an 18-14 lead. They added to that lead with an 11-5 third quarter and never looked back.
“They played pretty good defense on us,” coach Maggie deMarteleire said. “We turned the ball over probably the most we’ve turned it over the whole year.
“We played pretty good defense though too. We had a hard time with (Courtney) Webster. She ended up with 17 for them.”
Webster scored her game-high 17 despite sitting out a good portion of the second quarter after picking up her second foul.
“She played well, and Karoline White played well,” deMarteleire said. “We were really struggling offensively.
“They were winning 10-5 in the second quarter, but a couple of plays happened, and our kids picked it up. It wasn’t any one person – it was a team effort.”
Vicky Tumasz led the Lady Knights with 13 points, and Mikaela Giuliani added eight.
“I was pleased with the way Mikaela played, and Vicky was steady as always,” deMarteleire said. “Our two freshmen coming off the bench (Jess Huber and Irisa Ye) gave us pretty good minutes tonight.”
The Maidens maintain their stronghold on first place in the conference standings with an 8-1 record (14-2 overall) while the Patriots fell to 5-4 in the league (10-5 overall).
Central Bucks East 6 8 5 12-31
North Penn 5 13 11 11-40
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 55, QUAKERTOWN 31
Coach Beth Mattern - in her seventh year at the helm - notched win number 100 as head coach at CB South. Senior Lauren Mosher scored 20 points to lead the Titans while teammate Alysha Lofton added 12 points and Taylor Dunn had five points.
Ashlee Ruzicka led the Panthers with 14 points while Meghan Klee had seven.
The Titans are 7-2 in league play (14-3 overall) while the Panthers fell to 0-9 in the league (1-14 overall).
Central Bucks South 17 11 20 7-55
Quakertown 4 16 7 4-31
PENNRIDGE 49, HATBORO-HORSHAM 39
Ashley George and Devan Rimmer had big nights for the Lady Rams. George scored 15 points, which included a 6-for-6 effort at the foul line. She also had four offensive rebounds. Rimmer added 12 points, including a 5-of-8 effort at the charity stripe. She also had four rebounds and two steals. Lydia Konstanzer added seven points, and Shelby Shoonover had six. All told, the Lady Rams converted 19-of-33 from the foul line.
The Rams improved to 4-6 in league play (6-10 overall) while the Hatters fell to 1-9 in the league (1-14 overall).
American Conference
UPPER MERION 55, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 28
Shekema Gentles spent the better part of the season playing for the Vikings’ junior varsity, but when given the opportunity, the Vikings’ center seized the moment.
On Friday night, in just the second start of her career, Gentles – who was filling in for Eryn Brady - rewrote the school’s record book when she pulled down 32 rebounds to go along with 20 points.
In two varsity starts, Gentles has 53 rebounds. Her 32-point effort under the boards comes on the heels of last Saturday’s 21-rebound effort against Souderton. Gentles actually broke the previous mark of 18 rebounds against Souderton but then shattered her own record.
“I don’t even know how to explain it,” coach Tom Schurtz said. “She’s a tremendous athlete who’s becoming a better basketball player.
“She’ll miss her own shot, but it’s okay because she just keeps getting the rebounds. She had a great game tonight.”
In Friday’s win, Gentles teamed with fellow post Tatiana Pleasuant for 30 points and 45 rebounds with Pleasant collecting 10 points and 12 rebounds in a big day of her own.
“As a team, we’re looking for a new identity, and as a program, we’re changing our approach,” Schurtz said. “It’s been a process, and you’re starting to see that come together hopefully at the right time.
“We’re getting better. We’re hoping to continue to improve. We’re excited. Eryn will be back in the rotation next week.”
Veronica Asman led the Spartans with 13 points. Jewell Ringgold added five points.
The Vikings upped their record to 5-4 in league play (9-7 overall) while the Spartans fell to 1-8 (4-12 overall).
Springfield 9 9 6 4-28
Upper Merion 12 10 12 21-55
UPPER DUBLIN 57, CHELTENHAM 37
Regan Gallagher and Julie Cross turned in impressive double-doubles in Friday’s win. Gallagher finished the game with 18 points and 11 rebounds while Cross added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jackie Lillo also had a big game, scoring 12 points and pulling down nine rebounds.
For the Lady Panthers, freshman Ashley Jones scored 15 points. Teammates Amarri Trueheart and Monet McGorda both chipped in with six points.
Upper Dublin led 12-6 at the end of one quarter and took a 28-19 lead into halftime. The Cardinals led 38-28 heading into the final quarter when they blew the game wide open with a 19-9 surge.
The Flying Cardinals are 9-1 in league play (15-2 overall) while the Lady Panthers saw their record drop to 5-4 in the league (9-6 overall).
Cheltenham 6 13 9 9-37
Upper Dublin 12 16 10 19-57
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 44, WISSAHICKON 33
The Colonials celebrated Senior Night with a hard fought win over a gritty Trojan squad. PW led 12-5 at the end of one quarter, but the Trojans answered with an 11-8 second quarter to make it an 18-15 game at the intermission. Both teams scored eight points in the third quarter, and the Colonials closed it out with a 16-9 fourth quarter.
Senior Rachel Konowal broke open the close game with drives to the basket and a 4-for-4 effort at the foul line. She finished with 10 points. Asia Baker, who was battling illness, led the Colonials offensively and defensively. She scored a game-high 15 points. Alynna Williams added 11 points.
For the Trojans. Britt Gelman and Daria Earland led a balanced attack with seven points each. Shannon Stagliano and Lexi Carradorini both had six points.
The Colonials are 8-1 in league play (13-2 overall), and the Trojans are 1-8 in the league (3-11 overall).
Wissahickon 5 11 8 9-33
Plymouth Whitemarsh 12 8 8 16-44
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