Check out the results of SOL girls’ basketball teams in action on Friday. To view photos of the Souderton/PV game and Truman/Wissahickon games, please visit the Photo Gallery.
HARRY S TRUMAN 49, WISSAHICKON 46
The Tigers sprinted out of the gate to a 20-13 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 29-24 lead into halftime in Friday’s opening round of the Wissahickon Holiday Tournament.
“We fullcourt pressed and then fell back into the 3-2, and it was just aggressive, we moved fast and we were able to score,” Truman coach Collette Munford said of her team’s strong start. “The second quarter was still the same, but our shot selection started getting off, and we weren’t boxing out as much.
“That’s where that young mentality comes in – we’re winning, we start throwing up garbage and getting lazy. We had the pep talk at halftime, which I thought would have worked, and we come out and score two points in the whole (third) quarter.”
The Trojans outscored the Tigers 11-2 in the third quarter to go into the final quarter with a 35-32 lead, but the Tigers staged a late rally to eke out the win.
“I was doing a lot of subbing,” Munford said. “My bigs got into a lot of foul trouble, and I had to sit them.”
Leading the offensive charge for the Tigers were a trio of young players. Sophomore Jayda Campbell led a balanced attack with 12 points while freshman Darnella McMillan added 11 points and sophomore Daeja Moore had 10 points. Sabria Lytes had six points.
“I’m pleased for the most part,” Munford said. “Out of all the games we’ve played, we should have won more than we have. The reason why we lost is because of us – we shoot ourselves in the foot.
“It’s our foul shots, it’s not boxing out and (missing) our putback layups. I don’t know how many easy layups we missed because they still go full speed. They don’t know how to downshift. I’m talking about a young group here, so I’m teaching them how to downshift like you’re driving a stick shift. You can’t go from one end to the other still doing 100. You have to downshift two gears and lay it up.
“It’s those things that are shooting us in the foot. I tell them and they know it – layups and foul shots, and that’s what is killing us.”
Alisha Kelly led the Trojans with 12 points while Daria Earland added 10 and Brittany Gelman, nine points. Lexi Carradorini had seven.
While Wissahickon (1-7) will face Souderton in Saturday’s consolation game at 12 noon, the Tigers (4-5) will face Perkiomen Valley in the title game at 3 p.m.
“I told them before the game today, ‘It’s a holiday tournament, and at the end of the day, it’s basketball. Go have fun and play the game,’ and they did,” Munford said. “It got ugly in the third quarter, but they pulled it out.”
Harry S Truman 20-9-2-18 49
Wissahickon 13-11-11-11 46
Harry S Truman (49) – Darnella McMillan 11, Daeja Moore 10, Jayda Campbell 12, Jasmyn Wilson 2 Rickea Boyd 4, Sabria Lytes 6, Tykira Rogers 3, Briana Cliney 1.
Wissahickon (46) – Daria Earland 10, Brittany Gelman 9, Alisha Kelly 12, Sydney Ott 4, Julianne Griffin 4, Lexi Carradorini 7.
PERKIOMEN VALLEY 47, SOUDERTON 35
The Indians led 7-4 after one quarter only to watch the Vikings respond with a 23-10 second quarter tear to go into halftime on top 27-17. They added to that lead with an 11-7 third quarter on their way to the win in the opening round of the Wissahickon Holiday Tournament.
Krista Schnieder led the Indians with 14 points, which included a 5-for-7 effort at the foul line. Tori Dowd, Alana Cardona and Olivia Kaunert each had four points.
KT Armstrong and Megan Jonassen led the Vikings with 19 points each.
Souderton (3-7) will face Wissahickon in the Saturday consolation game at 12 noon.
Perkiomen Valley 4-23-11-9 47
Souderton 7-10-7-11 35
Perkiomen Valley (47) – Katie Leahy 2, KT Armstrong 19, Kelsey Giese 5, McKenna Kohler 2, Megan Jonassen 19.
Souderton (35) – Tori Dowd 4, Krista Schneider 14, Alana Cardona 4, Olivia Kaunert 4, Noelle Noble 2, Marissa Sandone 2, Sami Falencki 5.
DOWNINGTOWN EAST 50, PENNRIDGE 45
The Lady Rams hung tough in Friday’s opening round game of the Boyertown Holiday Tournament. They led 14-12 after one quarter but then were outscored 12-8 in the second quarter. The Rams trailed 24-22 at the intermission.
The Cougars used a 17-11 third quarter to go on top 41-33 and withstood a Lady Rams’ rally in the fourth quarter.
Devan Rimmer had a big game for the Rams, scoring 22 points to go along with five steals and three rebounds. Shelby Schoonover added 11 points, seven rebounds, three steals and one assist while Lydia Konstanzer added 10 points, six rebounds, three steals and one assist.
The Lady Rams (4-4) will face Daniel Boone in Saturday’s consolation game at 3 p.m.
Pennridge 14-8-11-12 45
Downingtown East 12-12-17-9 50
Pennridge (45) – Monika Brill 2, Lydia Konstanzer 10, Devan Rimmer 22, Shelby schoonover 11.
IMHOTEP 53, CHELTENHAM 41
The Lady Panthers hung with a powerful Imhotep team for one half, trailing 26-23 at the intermission after rallying from a 15-9 deficit at the end of one quarter to outscore Imhotep 14-11. Imhotep used a 15-6 third quarter burst to break open the close game.
Ashley Jones led all scorers with 19 points – connecting on five shots from beyond the arc. Amarri Trueheart added 12 points for the Lady Panthers (5-2)
Cheltenham 9-14-6-12 41
Imhotep 15-11-15-12 53
Cheltenham (41) – Ashley Jones 19, Monet McGorda 4, Amarri Trueheart 12, Gabrieelle Wright 5, Nashira Brown 1.
Imhotep (53) – Dejah Reynolds 18, Bianca Dunham 17, Lorna Caesar 2, Mayah Kitchen 4, Taylor Scruggs 3, Brittany Hinton 4, Etreece Adams 2, Allissia Green 3.
BISHOP SHANAHAN 33, NORRISTOWN 28
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