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American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 42, NORRISTOWN 32
The Flying Cardinals found themselves in a dogfight with a pesky Eagles squad in the first half of Friday’s SOL opener. They took just an 18-14 lead into halftime but then took control of the game with a 15-8 third quarter surge.
Sparking the Cardinals’ third quarter run was Allison Chernow, who scored 11 of her 15 points in the frame.
Julie Cross led the Cardinals with 17 points and nine rebounds while Demi Balasa added 12 rebounds.
Upper Dublin (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham Tuesday for a key American Conference battle. Norristown (1-2, 0-1) will host Springfield.
Upper Dublin 8-10-15-9 42
Norristown 8-6-8-10 32
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 56, UPPER MORELAND 18
The Colonials used a solid defensive effort that was led by senior captain Alynna Williams, who forced the Golden Bears to turn the ball over early. The Colonials, according to coach Daniel Dougherty, were then able to convert those turnovers into transition points. The Colonials led 23-2 after one quarter and never looked back.
Williams led PW with 22 points and six steals. Freshmen Taylor O’Brien had a breakout game, contributing 18 points, four rebounds, three assists and five steals.
The Colonials also received contributions from senior captain Alison Spinelli (three points, five rebounds), junior guard Khadijah Hickson (four points, five rebounds) and freshman forward Ali Diamond (five points, six rebounds).
PW (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Upper Merion on Tuesday while Upper Moreland (1-1, 0-1) will travel to Wissahickon.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 23-13-10-10 56
Upper Moreland 2-5-7-4 18
Plymouth Whitemarsh (56) – Alynna Williams 22, Taylor O’Brien 18, Ali Diamond 5, Alison Spinelli 3, Khadijah Hickson 4, Suchsland 2, Coscia 2.
Upper Moreland (18) – Jenna Getz 5, Emily Zanine 4, Woodman 1, Green 2, Benge 6.
CHELTENHAM 54, UPPER MERION 46 (Thursday, Dec. 11)
Sophomore Ashley Jones scored 29 points and senior Amarri Trueheart added 10 to lead the Lady Panthers to a hard fought win over the Vikings on Thursday.
“It was close throughout,” said Upper Merion coach Tom Schurtz, whose team trailed by four with a minute remaining. “It never was in double digits.
“Two very athletic teams played tonight. You can never be happy with a loss, but we’ve played three very physical games in five days, so it was a little bit of dead legs for us at the end.
“Merion Mercy is a disciplined team. They pressed us the whole game. We came back against Penn Wood, a very athletic team, and then you finish the week with Cheltenham. There aren’t too many stretches where we’ll play three teams with their sights set on state tournament berths. This is a very tough part of our schedule.”
Jones was all but unstoppable for the Panthers. By halftime, she had 12 points, propelling Cheltenham to a 19-18 lead. She tacked on a pair of treys in a third quarter that saw Monet McGorda bury a three-pointer while Trueheart added four points to give Cheltenham a 33-29 advantage heading into the final frame. Jones scored 11 points in the final quarter, which included a 6-of-8 effort from the foul line.
Regie Robinson led the Vikings with 19 points while Jessica Michael added 15. Freshman Jordan Wilson added eight points.
“We showed a lot of promise,” Schurtz said. “Jessica Michael had three three’s in the second half, which really gave us a boost.
“For the first time in a couple of years, we’re a much more complete team. We have multiple players that can get a shot.”
The Vikings were without junior guard Anna Davis (ankle injury) for the better part of the game.
“She tried to give it a go tonight and really couldn’t,” Schurtz said. “That really hurt us because she’s such a calming influence out there as a three-year starter. She played maybe a quarter and just couldn’t go.
“I give her all the credit in the world because she loves her teammates, and she wrapped that ankle up and tried to give it a go but just couldn’t. That really limits us, especially against a team like Cheltenham that is so good at the guard spot. Basically, we were missing our best defender.
“Not having her on the floor tonight really put the onus on Jordan Wilson, as a freshman, to step up. I give Jordan a lot of credit.”
Wilson was 6-for-6 from the foul line.
“She made a couple of big buckets for us,” Schurtz said. “She played Trueheart the whole game, and that’s not an easy matchup. Trueheart is a very, very good senior, and you’re guarding her with a freshman.
“I thought as a team collectively – you can’t be happy with a loss, but I look at our team and say, ‘Hey, a lot of circumstances worked against us. Can we rebound from this? We play a good team on Tuesday. Can we put this behind us and move forward?’”
While the Lady Panthers (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Tuesday, the Vikings (2-2, 0-1) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh.
Cheltenham 8-11-14-21 54
Upper Merion 11-7-11-18 46
Cheltenham (54): Ashley Jones 29, Aigner Bookhard 2, Monet McGorda 3, Amarri Trueheart 10, Gabrielle Wright 6, Nashira Brown 4.
Upper Merion (46): Jordan Wilson 8, Regie Robinson 19, Jessica Michael 15, Tatiana Pleasant 4.
SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 38, WISSAHICKON 31 (Thursday, Dec. 11)
The Spartans set the tone early for Thursday’s win, opening up a 12-4 lead after one quarter and taking that eight-point lead into halftime (22-14). They maintained that advantage for the better part of the second half.
Molly Dugan had a big game for the Spartans, leading all scorers with 17 points while Jewell Ringgold added 11.
For the Trojans, Brittany Gelman had 10 points while Alisha Kelly added seven.
Springfield (2-2, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Norristown on Tuesday while Wissahickon will host Upper Moreland.
Wissahickon 4-10-6-11 31
Springfield 12-10-5-11 38
Wissahickon (31) – Jasmine Bishop 2, Lexi Carraddorini 5, Caroline Mack 2, Julianne Griffin 3, Brittany Gelman 10, Anna Morgan 2, Alisha Kelly 7.
Springfield (38) – Jayla Greene 5, Bailey Krewson 5, Jewell Ringgold 11, Molly Dugan 17.
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 53, NORTH PENN 45
The visiting Titans took a 24-21 lead into halftime over a depleted Maidens’ squad that is minus three of its top eight players. They turned up the defensive pressure in the third quarter, outscoring the Maidens 19-9 and 29-14 in the half to win going away.
“I think for our confidence we just needed to come out and play well,” South coach Beth Mattern said. “North Penn is in a tough spot. They have a lot of injuries, but those girls played hard.
“They’re a little short in numbers, but they really worked hard and hustled. They never gave up. We just needed to match that intensity and hopefully raise it a little bit.”
The Titans’ win came on the heels of a disappointing loss to Council Rock North on Wednesday.
“We played with more intensity than we did on Wednesday night,” Mattern said. “We had a little bit more jump in our step.
“We made a couple of real nice defensive plays that allowed us to get some transition baskets, and that kept us moving.”
Taylor Dunn led a balanced South attack with 10 points. Jordan Vitelli added nine, Haley Meinel had eight points and Emma Gardy, seven points. Chloe Entenberger had six.
“The main key was we had to keep (Mikaela) Giuliani off the boards,” Mattern said. “We had to control the boards, and we needed to score points.
“That’s kind of what our struggle has been. For us to do that kept us in the game and motivated. We ended up having nice balanced scoring, and that really helped.”
Vitelli and Courtney Dietzel were key under the basket.
“Both of them had some major rebounds for us,” Mattern said. “This was a good start to the league, but it’s one game, and we all know it’s a tough two months of league play, and you have to be ready every night.”
Taylor Putnam led the Maidens with 10 points, and Bri Hewlett added nine.
Central Bucks South (3-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday while North Penn will travel to Central Bucks East.
Central Bucks South 11-13-19-10 53
North Penn 9-12-9-5
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 42, PENNRIDGE 41
The Patriots won a thriller at Pennridge. Bridget Birkhead scored with 52 seconds remaining to break a tie. Both teams missed one-and-one opportunities before the Rams connected on one-of-two with 31 seconds remaining to make it a 42-41 game.
“They had the ball with eight seconds left,” East coach Liz Potash said. “They were going the length of the floor. We pressured them, and my freshman, Bailey McManus, tied them up, and that was the game.
“There were a lot of missed foul shots at the end. We missed the front end of three one-and-one’s.”
The Lady Rams led 11-9 after one quarter and took a 26-22 lead into halftime. The Patriots outscored the Rams 12-9 in the third quarter to make it a 35-34 game heading into the final quarter when they outscored their hosts 8-6.
“The story of the game was Bri Talbot and Bailey McManus’ defense in the second half,” Postash said. “They really shut down (Shelby) Schoonover and (Devan) Rimmer because those were the two that were hurting us in the first half.
“(Lydia) Konstanzer hurt us a little bit in the second half, but the story was Bri and Bailey really doing a nice job on those two in the second half.”
Rimmer finished with 14 while Schoonover had 10, but 17 of their 24 points came in the first half. Rimmer also had five rebounds, five steals and two assists. Konstanzer also had 14 points (eight in the second half) to go along with 12 rebounds. Kaeli White had five assists.
Birkhead led the Patriots with 13 points, and Grace Stewart had 10 points and eight rebounds.
“The whole game was close,” Potash said. “I think it hurts them to not have Ashley George (injury), but Schoonover, Rimmer and Konstanzer are nice players.”
CB East (3-1, 1-0 SOL) will host North Penn on Tuesday while the Rams (3-1, 0-1) will travel to Central Bucks West.
Central Bucks East 9-13-12-8 42
Pennridge 11-15-9-6 41
Pennridge (42) – Monika Brill 3, Lydia Konstanzer 14, Devan Rimmer 14, Shelby Schoonover 10.
SOUDERTON 40, HATBORO-HORSHAM 27
Scoring points has not come easily for the Indians, who managed just 49 points in their last two games combined in losses to Allentown Central Catholic and Abington. That trend continued in the opening half of Friday’s SOL opener at Hatboro.
The Hatters – sparked by eight points from Cassidy Quattro – took a 17-15 lead into halftime.
“A big problem in the first half was we were taking shots that weren’t the kind of shots we want,” coach Lynn Carroll said. “It was quick possessions and too many turnovers that were leading to points for them or more opportunities for points.”
Things changed in the second half, and it was freshman Tori Dowd giving the Indians a shot of confidence by nailing back-to-back shots from the outside to open the third quarter.
“It wasn’t all about taking the first shot,” Dowd said. “It was about getting the good shot, the wide open shot.”
The Hatters came back to knot the score 19-19 after Haley Seifert turned an Amanda Brett steal into an easy bucket, but then Krista Schneider went to work.
The junior guard, who led the Indians with 11 points, scored on a drive, and after a Hatters’ miss, she connected on a three-pointer. Schneider’s rebound on the defensive end set up a three-pointer by Sami Falencki, and just like that, the Indians led 27-19.
“In the second half, we had a little bit more composure, and on almost every possession started taking really good shots, higher percentage shots, shots we were comfortable about,” Carroll said. “That was huge.
“The two of them combined – Tori and Krista – in that stretch found ways to finish. They were taking the right shots, the shots that were made available.”
The Indians, who took a 31-21 lead into the final quarter, iced the win with some clutch foul shooting down the stretch. Olivia Kaunert (10 points) was 4-for-4 from the line in the fourth quarter while Dowd, who added seven points, was 3-for-4.
“Tori – the way she takes care of the ball at the end of the game, and she makes foul shots at the end of the game,” Carroll said. “For a freshman point guard, she plays with the poise of someone much older.”
The Indians were once again without senior captain Sarah Derstein (injury).
“We’ve had to change our offense around because we were usually more post oriented with Sarah,” Schneider said. “Without her, we’re more guard oriented, and once she comes back, I think we’ll be better all around.”
“The game will definitely improve with her out there on the court,” Dowd said. “It will be way more intense, and we’ll be ready to go.”
Seifert led the Hatters with 11 points while Quattro had 10 – just two in the second half.
“We helped more (on defense) because she was basically their best player,” Schneider said. “Once we were able to help Olivia (Kaunert) who was guarding her, it got a lot easier.”
The Indians (2-2, 1-0 SOL) will return to action Saturday when they host Perkiomen Valley in a non-league contest at 1:30 p.m. Hatboro will travel to Lower Moreland on Monday.
Souderton 6-9-16-9 40
Hatboro-Horsham 8-9-4-6 27
Souderton (40) – Tori Dowd 7, Krista Schneider 11, Alana Cardona 2, Olivia Kaunert 10, Marissa Sandone 3, Sami Flencki 5, Mia Sherer.
Hatboro-Horsham (27) – Amanda Brett 2, Cassidy Quattro 10, Haley Seifert 11, Rachel Helton 2, Diamond Black 2.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 83, QUAKERTOWN 27
Nicole Munger scored 26 points – which included a pair of three-pointers – and also had seven rebounds and seven steals while teammate Corrinne Godshall added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bucks, who led 26-6 after one quarter, received 11 points from Mackenzie Carroll while Makenzie Mason chipped in with nine and sophomore Carolyn Maio, eight points.
Julia Gomez led the Panthers with eight points.
The Bucks (3-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Pennridge on Tuesday while the Panthers (0-3, 0-1) will host Souderton.
Central Bucks West 26-28-14-15 83
Quakertown 6-4-10-7 27
Central Bucks West (83)- Laura Roth 2, Mackenzie Carroll 11, Peyton Traina 4, Makenzie Mason 9, Abigail Spratt 5, Corrinne Godshall 12, Nicole Munger 26, Meghan Tillger 4, Maggie Rakowsky 2, Madeleine Maio 8.
Quakertown (27) – Makenna Kressley 2, Spenser Gray 2, Megan Lynn 3, Joelle Simeu 2, Olivia Morano 2, Marina Cooke 4, Julia Gomez 8, Meghan Klee 4.
National Conference
NESHAMINY 82, BENSALEM 51
Maddie Murray and Morgan Goldenbaum led a balanced scoring attack with 21 and 19 points respectively.
Senior Kiana Bussey added 14 points, and sophomore Devon Storm also was an impact player, contributing nine points, nine rebounds, eight assists, seven steals and four blocked shots. For the second time in three games, all 12 players saw action for the Redskins.
“We’re building from our youth,” coach Joe Lally said.
The Redskins led 23-15 after one quarter and then turned up the defensive pressure, limiting the Owls to just four points in the second quarter as they opened up a 38-19 halftime lead.
“In the second quarter, I thought we did a better job on Lyric Lewis,” Lally said. “She got a couple of three-point baskets in the first quarter, and we did a better job in the second quarter of containing her.”
Lyric Lewis led the Owls with 23 points.
Neshaminy (2-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Abington on Tuesday while Bensalem (2-2, 0-1) will host Council Rock South.
Bensalem 15-4-16-16 51
Neshaminy 23-15-19-25 82
ABINGTON 63, PENNSBURY 17
Abington sprinted to a 23-3 lead after one quarter and took a 42-12 lead into halftime on its way to the convincing win.
Sophomore Liz O’Leary continues to make her presence felt, contributing 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Deja Rawls had 10 points, seven assists and five steals while Leah Simmons added 10 points.
Abington (3-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Neshaminy on Tuesday while Pennsbury (1-3, 0-1) will travel to Council Rock North.
Abington 23-19-14-7 63
Pennsbury 3-9-1-4 17
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 66, WILLIAM TENNENT 48
The Panthers gave the visiting Indians all they could handle for three quarters, but the Indians closed out the game with a 25-5 scoring explosion in the fourth quarter – including a 12-0 run to end the game – to earn the convincing win. The Indians were a perfect 15-for-15 from the foul line in the fourth quarter with senior captain Jessica Gerber connecting on 8-of-8.
Coming up big for the Indians were senior Tara Garfield, who led all scorers with 21 points, and freshman Becca Margolis, who added 16. Both had hot hands from the outside with Garfield burying five three-pointers and Margolis, three treys. The duo combined for all 22 of Rock North's points in the third quarter.
Gerber added 11 points, and Hailey Burns had nine.
For the Panthers, freshman guard Kelly Scipione led a balanced attack with 10 points while Alyssa Christiansen and Kyla Gibson both had nine. Angie Pomponio had eight points.
The two teams combined for 56 foul shots with the Indians connecting on 24-of-30 while the Panthers converted 18-of-26.
Rock North (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Pennsbury on Tuesday while Tennent (2-2, 0-1) will travel to Harry S Truman.
Council Rock North 8-11-22-25 66
William Tennent 13-5-25-5 48
Council Rock North (66) – Becca Margolis 16, Tara Garfield 21, Jessica Gerber 11, Michaela Finneyfrock 6, Samantha Saifer 2, Emily Mackin 1, Hailey Burns 9.
William Tennent (48) – Angie Pomponio 8, Alyssa Christiansen 7, Kelly Scipione, Kyla Gibson 9, Sarah Richie 3, Rachael Ebert 2, Nicole Long 5.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 62, HARRY S TRUMAN 40 (Thursday, Dec. 11)
Shannon Taub led the Golden Hawks with a game-high 26 points, which included 12 in the first quarter. She also had six rebounds and three steals. Senior Cara Barlow added 11 points, and sophomore Payton Spadaccino turned in a superb all-around effort, contributing eight points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and six steals to finish with an unorthodox double-double.
For the Tigers, Jayda Campbell led the way with 20 points.
The Golden Hawks (2-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Bensalem on Tuesday while the Tigers (1-2, 0-1) will host William Tennent.
Harry S Truman 10-11-10-9 40
Council Rock South 22-17-10-13 62
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