Check out the results for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. Photos of the CB West/CB South game are provided courtesy of Marge Bullock and can be viewed at the following link: http://www.margebullock.com/ Check back for Kimberly Supoko’s photos of the Norristown/PW game.
National Conference
PENNSBURY 38, WILLIAM TENNENT 31
The Falcons found themselves on the short end of a 14-11 score at halftime but outscored the Panthers 14-6 in the third quarter and 27-17 in the second half to earn their first win of the season.
Kate Mix had a huge third quarter to lead the Falcons’ charge, burying a pair of three-pointers and scoring eight of her 10 points in the frame. In the fourth quarter, Niasia Boone led the way with three baskets for six points.
Abby Wick led the visiting Falcons with 12 points and kept her team close with seven first-half points. Mix added 10 and Boone had nine.
For the Panthers, Kyla Gibson led the way with 12 points, and Kelly Scipione added eight. No other player had more than four points.
Pennsbury (1-11, 1-6 SOL) will host Abington on Thursday, and William Tennent (6-7, 2-5) will host Council Rock North on Thursday.
Pennsbury 4-7-14-13 38
William Tennent 5-9-6-11 31
Pennsbury: Abby Wick 12, Katie Wick 5, Niasia Boone 9, Kate Mix 10, Sydney Buell 1, Meredith Webber 1.
William Tennent: Kelly Scipione 8, Kyla Gibson 12, Sarah Richie 4, Jess Rutkowsky 2, Brianna Broccardi 2, Emily Vickalitis 3.
NESHAMINY 47, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 43
The Golden Hawks roared out of the gate to a 30-17 halftime lead only to watch the Redskins stage a heroic second half rally to earn the dramatic come-from-behind win.
“He has them playing pretty well,” coach Joe Lally said of Rock South coach Jason Rapp. “And we didn’t play well in the first half.
“The game was a tale of two halves. In the second half, I thought we did a better job on the boards, and we did a better job defending their guards. We just played better defense. We really wanted it more, but they really took it to us in the first half. They came out flying. They opened up a nice lead, and I’m proud of the kids and the way they fought back.”
The Golden Hawks – who led 16-8 after one quarter and upped that lead to 13 at the intermission – were sparked by the hot hand of Caroline McGovern, who buried four three-pointers and scored 12 of her game high 18 points in the first two quarters.
The Redskins found themselves staring at a 34-17 deficit early in the third quarter but outscored the Hawks 30-9 the rest of the way. Allison Harvey had five points in a third quarter that saw the ‘Skins outscore the Hawks 16-8. Devon Storms scored eight of her nine points in the second half – six in the final quarter. Morgan Goldenbaum, who led the ‘Skins with 11 points, also scored eight second half points.
“Morgan kind of carried us all night,” Lally said. “Tiara Porterfield and Devon Storms came to life in the second half.”
Porterfield finished with 10 points, and Brooke Mullin added eight for the ‘Skins.
In addition to McGovern, Payton Spadaccino also finished in double figures with 10 points while Christiana Deo added six.
Neshaminy (10-3, 7-0 SOL) will host Bensalem on Friday while Council Rock South (6-7, 4-3) will host Harry S Truman.
Neshaminy 8-9-16-14 47
Council Rock South 16-14-8-5 43
Neshaminy: Morgan Goldenbaum 11, Tiara Porterfield 10, Josafinne McIlvaine 2, Devon Storms 9, Emily Alexis 2, Allison Harvey 5, Brooke Mullin 8.
Council Rock South: Caroline McGovern 18, Payton Spadaccino 10, Kasey Schlupp 3, Rachel Millstein 1, Faith Turner 5, Christiana Deo 6.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 70, BENSALEM 33
The Indians wasted little time before taking control of Tuesday’s contest, opening a 17-9 lead after one quarter and extending it to 36-14 by the intermission. They outscored their visitors in each of the four quarters.
Mackenzie Tinner turned in a solid all-around effort for the Indians, leading all scorers with 19 points to go along with five rebounds, one steal and one assist. Dana Bandurick added nine points, four rebounds, one steal and one assist while Becca Margolis and Sydney Blum both contributed eight points. Margolis also had 10 assists and one steal as she orchestrated the Indians’ offense from the point. Hannah Weiler led the Indians under the backboards with eight rebounds to go along with three steals, two blocks and two assists. Freshman Olivia Boyle chipped in with five points, four rebounds and one steal.
Bensalem was led by the 11-point effort of Lyric Lewis, who connected on three three-pointers – all in the first quarter. Samantha Werth added 10 points, which included a pair of treys.
Council Rock North (6-6, 5-2 SOL) will be on the road at William Tennent on Thursday, and Bensalem (5-7, 2-5 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy on Friday.
Bensalem 9-5-8-10 33
Council Rock North 17-19-21-13 70
Bensalem: Samantha Werth 10, Destiny Rogers 1, Lyric Lewis 11, Julie Rymarczuk 2, Savannah Jordan 6, Victoria Yorgey 1, Michaela Sit 2.
Council Rock North: Becca Margolis 8, Camryn Polinsky 4, Megan Haggerty 9, Tara McGuigan 2, Kaelin Mealey 2, Juliana Shields 2, Dana Bandurick 9, Olivia Boyle 5, Sydney Blum 8, Mackenzie Tinner 19, Hannah Weiler 2.
ABINGTON 63, HARRY S TRUMAN 21
The visiting Ghosts controlled play from start to finish, opening up a 21-8 lead after one quarter and taking a 35-8 lead into halftime.
Sammy Lochner (16 points) and Leah Simmons (15 points) led the Ghosts. Lizzie O’Leary added nine points, and Sam Brusha had six.
Darnella McMillan had 11 points to lead the Tigers, and Sabria Lytes added eight in a contest that saw just three Truman players contribute scoring.
Abington (9-4, 6-1 SOL) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Thursday night, and Truman (3-9, 1-6) will travel to Council Rock South on Friday.
Abington 21-14-19-9 63
Harry S Truman 8-0-5-8 21
Abington: Kassondra Brown 4, Tamia Wessels 2, Leah Simmons 15, Lizzie O’Leary 9, Sammy Lochner 16, Miranda Liebtage 2, Cameron Lexow 4, Britney James 5, Sam Brusha 6.
Harry S Truman: Briana Cliney 2, Sabria Lytes 8, Darnella McMillan 11.
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 51, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 32
The Bucks like nothing better than turning a game into a track meet, capitalizing on their speed to get easy transition baskets while frustrating their opponents into costly turnovers.
On Tuesday, the Titans beat the Bucks at their own game.
“We missed so many inside shots,” West coach Terry Rakowsky said. “We’re just so young, and they sort of did what we’ve done for a couple of years. When you push teams beyond what their capabilities are – you don’t make those little shots, we don’t fundamentally play defense, we don’t fundamentally make the right pass.
“They’re good. They play good defense, they didn’t turn it over, they made their shots, and when you do that, you’ll be able to win most games.”
The Titans scored on their first four possessions and led 8-3 after sophomore Mackenzie Ehresman buried a pair at the foul line.
They were just getting started.
After an Ehresman putback, Taylor Dunn connected on a pair from the foul line, and when Haley Meinel turned a Jordan Vitelli pass off a West miss into a fast break basket and a three-point play, the Titans led 18-3.
“We know we have to control the tempo,” Vitelli said. “Coming in, we knew that they were a running team, and we either had to slow them down or pick up our tempo against them.
“We always focus on our defense, and tonight our defense won the game for us.”
The Bucks made it an 18-12 game after freshman Izzy Treon scored on a strong drive to the hoop in the closing seconds of the opening quarter. Back-to-back baseline jumpers by senior Makenzie Mason to open the second quarter pulled the Bucks to within two with 6:36 remaining, but those would be their last points of the half.
A three-pointer by freshman Alexa Brodie upped the Titans’ lead to five, and when Chloe Entenberg turned a steal into a layup, the Titans led 23-16 with five minutes remaining. The only basket the rest of the way came on a Meghan Kuypers fast break after an Ehresman rebound on the defensive end, sending the Titans into halftime with a 25-16 lead.
“I think we work really well as a team, and we just know our strengths as players,” Ehresman said. “We know when to push up the floor and where to go and where to hit everyone as they go up the floor.”
It was still a nine-point game after Dunn found Melissa Veal for a basket, and when Kuypers buried a three-pointer at the buzzer ending the third quarter, the Titans led 38-26.
A Mason three to open the fourth quarter made it a nine-point game, but Vitelli answered with a nifty drive. Tricia DeCasare stretched the Titans’ lead to 42-29 by burying both ends of a one-and-one only to watch Mason trim the Titans’ advantage to 10 with her second three of the quarter. DeCesare calmly answered with a baseline three-pointer of her own, and there would be no more comebacks for the Bucks in this one.
“I was banking on my senior leadership,” South coach Beth Mattern said. “We do like to get out there and run, and I’m not afraid to sub.
“I thought Meghan and Tricia DeCesare both hit big threes, but Meghan’s buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter was huge momentum.”
Ehresman led the Titans with 10 points while Vitelli and Kuypers both had eight in a contest that saw nine South players get into the scoring column.
Mason led all scorers with 12 points to go along with a game high eight rebounds and one steal while Maggie Rakowsky added seven points, four rebounds and two steals. Maddie Maio had six points and three rebounds. Freshman Tori Abelson had five rebounds, four points and one steal. Treon added three rebounds and two steals.
For the young Bucks, it was a learning experience.
“You have to execute in practice all the time, so when the game is going crazy, all you really know is one thing,” coach Rakowsky said. “They pushed us beyond tonight what fundamentally our young kids were able to do.
“They didn’t turn it over, they made open shots, they rebounded enough, and it’s not even that they turned us over – their pace turned us over. It’s just a matter of our kids getting better and faster and working harder in practice on executing those little things.”
Central Bucks South (10-3, 6-1 SOL) will travel to North Penn Thursday for a battle with the first place Lady Knights. Central Bucks West (9-4, 5-2) will be on the road at Quakertown on Friday.
Central Bucks West 12-4-10-6 32
Central Bucks South 18-7-13-13 51
Central Bucks West: Maddie Maio 6, Makenzie Mason 12, Tori Abelson 4, Maggie Rakowsky 7, Izzy Treon 3.
Central Bucks South: Taylor Dunn 5, Chloe Entenberg 5, Jordan Vitelli 8, Mackenzie Ehresman 10, Haley Meinel 5, Melissa Veal 2, Alexa Brodie 3, Tricia DeCesare 5, Meghan Kuypers 8.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 50, SOUDERTON 45
The Patriots opened up a 13-4 lead after one quarter, but the Indians outscored their visitors 15-10 in the second quarter to make it a 23-19 game at halftime. A 16-11 third quarter sent the Patriots into the final quarter with a 39-30 lead, and they withstood a late Souderton comeback attempt.
Grace Stewart and Bri Talbot led a balanced East attack with 12 points each. Bridget Birkhead added nine points and Kyra Scaliti had eight.
For the Indians, Tori Dowd and Marissa Sandone both had 12 points. Alana Cardona and Megan Walbrandt each added eight points. Dowd also had five rebounds, five steals and five assists, and Cardona led the Indians under the boards with nine rebounds.
Central Bucks East (8-5, 4-3 SOL) will be on the road at Pennridge on Friday, and Souderton (5-8, 2-5) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday night.
Central Bucks East 13-10-16-11 50
Souderton 4-15-11-15 45
Central Bucks East: Bridget Birkhead 9, Kyra Scaliti 8, Bailey McManus 5, Melanie Wetzel 4, Bri Talbot 12, Grace Stewart 12.
Souderton: Tori Dowd 12, Alana Cardona 8, Megan Walbrandt 8, Marissa Sandone 12, Liz O’Hara 5.
NORTH PENN 55, HATBORO-HORSHAM 35
The Lady Knights raced to an 18-3 lead after one quarter and extended that to 34-12 by halftime on their way to their seventh win without a loss to close out their first half of conference play.
Once again the Lady Knights displayed the balance that has made them such a dangerous squad. Sam Carangi led the way with 13 points, and three of her teammates – Mikaela Giuliani, Jess Huber and Bri Hewlett – each added 10 points. Irisa Ye had seven.
For the Hatters, Cassidy Quattro had a team high 13 points to go along with eight rebounds. Haley Seifert added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. She also led the defense with five steals. Julia Thornton added six points and five assists.
North Penn (11-2, 7-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Thursday night. Hatboro-Horsham will host Souderton on Thursday.
North Penn 18-16-13-8 55
Hatboro-Horsham 3-9-13-10 35
North Penn: Irisa Ye 7, Mikaela Giuliani 10, Bri Hewlett 10, Sam Carangi 13, Jess McKenzie 2, Mia Melchior 3.
Hatboro-Horsham: Bergen Sims 2, Erin Wingen 2, Cassidy Quattro 13, Haley Seifert 12, Julia Thornton 6.
PENNRIDGE 40, QUAKERTOWN 28
The Lady Rams opened up a 15-4 lead after one quarter and took a 25-8 lead into halftime. Devan Rimmer scored 10 of her game high 13 points in the half while Gillian Anderson added five. The visiting Panthers held a 20-15 scoring edge in the second half.
Also for the Lady Rams, Lydia Konstanzer added eight points, Anderson had seven while Brooke Bachtle contributed six.
Marina Cooke led the Panthers with eight points, and Jill Martin added six.
Pennridge (8-5, 3-4 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Friday, and Quakertown (3-9, 1-6) will host Central Bucks West on Friday.
Quakertown 4-4-10-10 28
Pennridge 15-10-14-1 40
Quakertown: Brooke Alwine 2, Sam Howard 2, Maggie Garlick 2, Spenser Gray 2, Olivia Morano 2, Marina Cooke 8, Meghan Klee 4, Jill Martin 6.
Pennridge: Brooke Bachtle 6, Gillian Anderson 7, Rose McCormick 5, Devan Rimmer 13, Lydia Konstanzer 8,Emilee Cramer 1.
American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 45, NORRISTOWN 40
PW moved into sole possession of third place in the SOL American Conference, thanks to its impressive win over the visiting Eagles in the final game of the first go-round.
“It was such an exciting night,” said PW coach Daniel Dougherty. “There were a lot of fans there. It was our Alumni Night tonight, and this is the last year we play Norristown because they’re leaving our league. It’s always been a nice rivalry. We have a lot of respect for Vince (Catanzaro) and his kids. He’s done a tremendous job with that program since taking over.
“It was a fun PW-Norristown game. It was a great way to end the rivalry on our court. It was just a great high school basketball game. We had probably 30 alumni back, so it was a great atmosphere and a great win for our kids.”
Taylor O’Brien led the charge for PW, leading all scorers with 26 points and picking up the slack in the absence of Ali Diamond (injury).
“Gia Schweitzer stepped in – she played almost the entire game and made solid decisions out there,” Dougherty said. “Norristown was trying to pressure us, but Taylor O’Brien was just unstoppable.”
The Colonials opened up a 17-12 lead after a high-scoring first quarter and took a 30-25 lead into halftime.
“We tried mixing up our defenses a little bit in the first half, and Norristown hit six three-pointers in the first half,” Dougherty said. “In the first half, almost no one could miss. It was back and forth”
The Eagles outscored the Colonials 10-6 in the third quarter to go into the final quarter trailing by just one 36-35.
“Norristown was able to start playing a little more aggressively on defense, and they made a run back at us,” Dougherty said. “We had the lead the entire game, and in the fourth quarter, Norristown took the lead (37-36), and we went on a 9-0 run to go on top 45-37.
“Everyone contributed. Lauren Coscia hit two huge free throws at the end of the game to stretch it from a three-point game to a five-point game. Taylor O’Brien iced it with a couple more free throws.”
After connecting on six threes and 25 points in the first half, the Eagles – who finished with eight treys – had just 15 points and two three-pointers in the second half.
“We told the girls – ‘Let’s keep making them make threes in the second half,’” Dougherty said. “They cooled off, and we cooled off too.”
The Eagles were saddled with foul woes, and the Colonials made it hurt, burying 21-of-28 from the charity stripe. No one did more damage at the line than O’Brien, who was a near-perfect 14-for-16.
The Colonials also received clutch performances from Coscia (10 points) and Laurel Suchsland (nine points).
Norristown was led by the 15-point effort of Patti Fortescue. Lauren Fortescue added nine points while Beyonce Collins and Destiny Milan each had six points.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-4, 5-2 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland on Friday, and Norristown (9-5, 4-3) will be on the road at Upper Dublin on Thursday.
Norristown 12-13-10-5 40
Plymouth Whitemarsh 17-13-6-9 45
Norristown: Beyonce Collins 6, Patti Fortescue 15, Taijah James 4, Lauren Fortescue 9, Precious Milan 6.
Plymouth Whitemarsh: Taylor O’Brien 24, Gia Schweitzer 2, Laurel Suchsland 9, Lauren Coscia 10.
UPPER DUBLIN 56, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 42
Josie Barrett had a hot hand from beyond the arc in Tuesday’s game at Springfield, burying four three-pointers and leading the Flying Cardinals with 16 points to go along with a team high five steals.
Ashley Barber added 11 points and nine rebounds while Maggie Weglos contributed eight points and six rebounds. Allison Chernow added seven points and 10 assists, Demi Balasa had six points and seven rebounds, and Nicole Kaiser had seven points and three rebounds.
For the Spartans, Molly Dugan had big night, leading all scorers with 21 points. Maura Ryan added nine points.
“It was a tough game,” Springfield assistant coach Laurie Kristiniak said. “The girls worked hard.”
Upper Dublin (11-2, 7-0 SOL) will host Norristown on Thursday night, and Springfield (4-9, 2-4) will host Wissahickon on Friday night.
Upper Dublin 15-9-20-12 56
Springfield 12-4-9-17 42
Upper Dublin: Nicole Kaiser 7, Josie Barrett 16, Allison Chernow 7, Demi Balasa 6, Maggie Weglos 8, Ashley Barber 11, Hannah Reape 1.
Springfield: Grace Barraclough 5, Molly Dugan 21, Emily Giampietro 5, Maura Ryan 9, Siana Wynne 2.
CHELTENHAM 67, WISSAHICKON 46
Gabbi Wrights had a big night for the Lady Panthers, scoring 20 points and pulling down eight rebounds. Ashley Jones had 19 points and six assists while Danielle Brown added a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds. D’ajah Bouchereau contributed seven points.
The Lady Panthers had only a 16-12 lead after one quarter and took a 27-22 lead into halftime. They exploded for 25 third-quarter points to go into the final quarter with a commanding 52-30 lead on their way to the win. Jones and Wright both had six points in the third quarter while Bouchereau had five.
Wissahickon was led by the 10-point effort of Daria Earland. Julianne Griffin added eight points, and Lexi Carradorini and Brianna Tilghman both had six points.
Cheltenham (10-2, 6-1 SOL) will travel to Upper Merion on Thursday night, and Wissahickon (0-11, 0-7) will be on the road at Springfield on Friday.
Cheltenham 16-11-25-15 67
Wissahickon 12-10-8-16 46
Cheltenham: Joniece Baldwin 3, Ashley Jones 19, Savannah Roberts 4, D’ajah Bouchereau 7, Danielle Brown 10, Mia Leonard 4, Gabrielle Wright 20.
Wissahickon: Brianna Tilghman 6, Jasmine Bishop 2, Daria Earland 10, Carolina Mack 2, Sydney Ott 3, Julie Weber 5, Julianne Griffin 8, Victoria Selverian 1, Keanna Haney 3, Lexi Carradorini 6.
UPPER MERION 49, UPPER MORELAND 26
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