Check out the results for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. Quakertown/Phil-Mont and Tennent/New Foundations photos provided courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for photo galleries of both games.
William Tennent Holiday Tournament
WILLIAM TENNENT 38, NEW FOUNDATIONS 28
The Panthers found themselves staring at a five-point halftime deficit (18-13) but then found their stride on both ends of the court in the second half. Defensively, they limited New Foundations to just 10 points while scoring 25 of their own – which included a 17-point fourth quarter to close it out.
“Tonight I was really pleased with the way we came out in the second half,” coach Laura Whitney said. “The first half we came out real flat, picked up a couple of quick fouls, and we were playing from behind from the start.
“We had a nice little run to get it to within five. The second half we really amped up our defensive pressure, and we were able to create some havoc. We forced them to turn the ball over a lot. It was really our defense that gave us that spark that we needed. That seemed to settle us down on offense, and we were able to get better looks at the basket and take advantage of some driving opportunities. It was really a team effort.”
An indication of the Panthers’ defensive focus was the fact that Kviah Breazeale – after scoring 12 points in the first half – was held to just five in the second half.
“A big focus of ours this season is defense,” Whitney said. “I have a very young and inexperienced team.
“Our goal is to keep the other team to 40 points or under. In girls’ basketball, whatever team gets to 40 first usually wins. That’s our defensive philosophy. We just try to hone in on the defensive end, make it difficult for other teams so we can be competitive and stay in games.”
Emma Stanfield led a balanced Tennent attack with 11 points while Kelly Scipione added nine.
“Each game we’re looking to build off what we’ve been doing and carry that momentum forward and just try to get better each day,” said Whitney. “I keep stressing to the girls – I don’t think they realize or understand how tough our conference is. Four out of the seven teams in our conference are ranked in the state.”
Central Bucks South, North Penn and Central Bucks West are in the top 10 while Souderton is in the category of ‘others to watch.’
“I said to them after the CB South game, ‘We might not be getting the results we want to see as far as wins, but the progress we’ve made as a team and the fact that we’re hanging in there with these top ranked teams – we might not be putting a full game together, but we’re making it difficult for those teams,’” Whitney said. “That’s something that we have to be proud of and have to look at as a big success because it’s only going to help us.
“I think it actually helped us today because we didn’t come out real strong, and we had a little adversity, but we were able to overcome that in the second half. I think playing those tougher teams is only going to make us better later in the season, and as we go forward, it’s going to help us be a better team.”
William Tennent (2-5, 0-2 SOL) will face Quakertown in Wednesday’s title game at 7 p.m.
New Foundations 10-8-3-7 28
William Tennent 7-6-8-17 38
New Foundations (28) – Velez 2, Moody 2, Piano 1, Knight 4, DePaul 2, Breazeale 17
William Tennent (38) – Kelly Scipione 9, Kyla Gibson 5, Jenna Rodebaugh 4, Emma Stanfield 11, Brynn Evans 2, Jess Rutkowsky 2, Brianna Broccardi 2, Emily Vickalitis 2.
QUAKERTOWN 32, PHIL-MONT CHRISTIAN 27
Freshman Caitlin Rosenberger had a breakout performance for the Panthers, scoring all six of her team’s points in the first quarter and adding nine more in the second en route to a game-high 19 points.
“She’s a special kid, not just basketball-wise,” coach Brittany Remmey said. “She’s a really good athlete – field hockey, lacrosse, and she definitely excels at all three.”
Making Rosenberger’s performance especially significant was the fact that it came at William Tennent, alma mater of both of her parents.
“I asked her before the game – ‘Are you ready to dominate in your parents’ old gym?’ and she gave me a huge smile,” Remmey said. “She hits some outside three-point shots, she finished under the basket, and it was awesome to see her jump in the passing lanes, and a lot of her teammates did the same. Roni Best, Marina Cooke and then Sam Howard in the second half stepped up and did that as well.
“That helped put the other team on their heels and made them second guess their passes.”
The Panthers, who trailed 10-6 after one quarter, outscored the Falcons 14-9 in the second quarter to go into halftime with a 20-15 lead.
“It was just taking care of the basketball,” said Remmey. “We were beating ourselves in the first quarter. We were throwing the ball away.”
The two teams played to a 12-12 tie in the second half, but the Panthers’ big second quarter was more than enough to vault them into Wednesday’s title game.
Quakertown was without starting point guard Maggie Garlick but received a lift, according to Remmey, from freshman Brianna Leftkoski. Only four player contributed scoring for the Panthers, who received six points from senior center Jill Martin.
Quakertown (2-4, 0-2 SOL) will face William Tennent in Wednesday’s title game at 7 p.m.
Quakertown 6-14-5-7 32
Phil-Mont 10-5-6-6 27
Quakertown (32) – Roni Best 5, Marina Cooke 2, Caitlin Rosenberger 19, Jill Martin 6.
Phil-Mont (27) – Rennix 3, Tipton 11, Jackson 7, Price 4, Johnson 2.
Ridley Holiday Tournament
PENNSBURY 40, STRATH HAVEN 24
Sydney Buell and Kate Mix turned in double-digit scoring performances to ignite the offense, and the defense took care of business at the other end of the court. The end result was a convincing opening round win for the Falcons.
“Strath Haven is kind of in the same boat as we are in terms of working so many newer girls into the lineup,” coach Frank Sciolla said. “We’ve been solid in most of our games this year defensively, and tonight we took them out of some of the things they were trying to do offensively.
“Syd Buell shot the ball well, and Kate Mix did a nice job of getting the ball to the basket.”
Buell led the Falcons with 14 points while Mix added 11. Mary Miller contributed eight points.
Pennsbury (3-3, 0-2 SOL) will face Ridley in Wednesday’s title game.
“Tomorrow we get to play a Ridley team that has really good size and toughness on their home floor, so it will be another great experience for our crew,” Sciolla said.
Pennsbury (40) – Sydney Buell 14, Kate Mix 11, Mary Miller 8, Meredith Webber 3, Dani Cady 4.
Upper Merion Holiday Tournament
WISSAHICKON 27, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 25
The Trojans displayed a flair for the dramatic, breaking a 25-25 tie when Carly Fadel’s putback fell through the net at the buzzer. The stage was set for Fadel’s late-game heroics when the Golden Hawks converted both ends of a one-and-one to knot the score with less than a minute remaining.
As soon as his team crossed the midcourt stripe, Wissahickon coach Rodney Cline called a timeout to set up an offensive play with instructions to take the ball to the basket with 12 seconds remaining and then crash the boards.
“Julianne Griffin penetrated off the screen and roll, her shot hits off the backboard,” Cline said. “We get the rebound with five seconds, we put the ball back up again, we don’t make it, three seconds, we put the ball back up again, we don’t make it. Another rebound, we put the ball up, the ball’s in the air, the buzzer goes off and the ball goes in. One of the referees said, ‘No good,’ and the other said, ‘It’s good.’”
After a meeting of the referees, the shot was ruled good, and the Trojans find themselves in Wednesday’s title game.
“One of our goals this year was to crash the offensive glass, and the girls are really executing and doing the little things,” Cline said. “I’m just so happy for the girls – the effort and the poise in the tough situations we’ve been in the last three or four games. I was so happy to overcome some adversity. They deserved it.
“To play 10-11 girls and be able to do that was very rewarding. We had a coach (at the game) that really praised how hard we played and how we did the fundamentals tonight like boxing out. Our girls did the little things tonight. Let’s enjoy it and be ready to go for tomorrow.”
Victoria Selverian led the Trojans with 13 points while Peyton Spadaccino had a big game for the Golden Hawks, finishing with a game high 14 points.
Wissahickon (2-4, 0-3 SOL) will face Upper Merion in Wednesday’s title game while Council Rock South (3-3, 1-1) will take on Kennett in the consolation game.
Wissahickon 5-4-10-8 27
Council Rock South 9-1-6-9 25
Wissahickon (27) – Brianna Tilghman 4, Jasmine Bishop 2, Lexi Carradornin 2, Hilma Meiby 1, Julianne Griffin 1, Victoria Selverian 13, Carly Fadel 4.
Council Rock South (25) – Peyton Spadaccino 14, Emma Jones 3, Claudia Steinmetz 1, Faith Turner 2, Allison McGowan 3, Hannah Binder 2.
Downingtown West Holiday Tournament
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 60, NAZARETH ACADEMY 27
Sparked by eight points from Haley Meinel and six from Alexa Brodie, the Titans raced out of the gate to a commanding 20-9 lead after one quarter. They extended that lead to 35-14 by halftime and led 52-17 heading into the final quarter.
Meinel scored a game-high 20 points in three quarters of action while Brodie added 11. Lindsay Scott added eight points and Meghan Kuypers had six in a contest the Titans owned from start to finish.
Central Bucks South (7-0, 3-0 SOL) will face Downingtown West in Wednesday’s title game at 7:30 p.m.
Central Bucks South 20-15-17-8 60
Nazareth Academy 9-5-3-10 27
Central Bucks South (60) – Lindsay Scott 8, Natalie DiSandro 5, Meghan Kuypers 6, Madi Aldinger 2, Haley Meinel 20, Aexa Brodie 11, Maddie McShane 3, Sofia Sonnet 2, Lexi Edwards 3.
Nazareth Academy (27) – Sydney Corcoran 3, Becca Rhoades 3, Kalie Soulby 1, Maggie Dykan 16, Melissa Clark 3, Stephanie Marina 1.
Robert Hopf Memorial Basketball Tournament
SACRED HEART 51, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 47 (2 OT)
The Spartans lost a heartbreaker in an opening round game Tuesday. After a slow start that saw them trailing 8-3 at the end of one quarter, the Spartans rallied to go into halftime with a 16-15 lead. Springfield took a 27-19 lead into the final quarter only to watch Sacred Heart rally to knot the score with an 18-10 quarter. Both team scored six points in the first overtime, and Sacred Heart won it with an 8-4 edge in the second OT.
Molly Dugan (15 points) and Grace Barraclough (13 points) led the Spartans. Mary Kate Smith added nine points.
Springfield (3-4, 2-2 SOL) will face Upper Moreland in Wednesday’s consolation game at 2 p.m.
Sacred Heart 8-7-4-18-6-8 51
Springfield 3-13-11-10-6-4 47
Sacred Heart (51) – Kayleigh Doyle 5, Eileen Piombino 19, Jaycee Webster 9, Sami Smith 4, Caitlin Hughes 4, Kyra Quigley 12
Springfield (47) – Molly Dugan 15, Jameson Krewson 2, Mary Kate Smith 9, Siana Wynn 4, Grace Barraclough 13, Rileigh Serroni 3, Brielle Pratt 1.
Boardwalk Classic – John Carlson Memorial Bracket
ARCHBISHOP RYAN 49, HATBORO-HORSHAM 31
The Ragdolls opened up a 20-5 lead after one quarter and took a 36-8 lead into halftime. The Hatters trailed 47-14 heading into the final quarter when they outscored the Ragdolls 17-2.
Bergen Sims led all scorers with 17 points. She also had a team high eight rebounds. Kylie Halko pulled down seven rebounds for the Hatters.
Hatboro-Horsham (4-5, 3-1 SOL) will face Downingtown East in Wednesday’s consolation game at 9:15 a.m. Penn Charter defeated Downingtown East 35-29.
Archbishop Ryan 20-16-11-2 49
Hatboro-Horsham 5-3-6-17 31
Archbishop Ryan (49) – Lawson 4, McLaughlin 2, Glenn 7, Russell 10, Cashman 6, Moore 13, McCurdy 7.
Hatboro-Horsham (31) – Bergen Sims 17, Julia Thornton 3, Kylie Halko 2, Lexi Brett 2, Katie Fisher 5, Syd Kemp 2.
JENKINTOWN 57, UPPER MORELAND 29
The Drakes had just too much firepower for the Golden Bears. Sparked by nine points from sophomore Mia Kolb and six on a pair of three-pointers from Ashley Kremp, the Drakes opened up a 25-6 lead after one quarter and took a 38-11 lead into halftime on their way to the opening round win.
Brianna Hughes led the Golden Bears with nine points while Caitlin Corr and Noelle Woodman both added seven.
The Drakes were sparked by their two sets of twins. The Kremp twins – juniors Ashley and Jennifer – combined for 23 points with Jennifer sharing game scoring honors with 13. The Kolb twins – sophomores Mia and Natalie – combined for 20 points. Mia finished with 13.
Upper Moreland (0-8, 0-3 SOL) will face Springfield in Wednesday’s consolation game at 2 p.m.
Upper Moreland 6-5-8-10 29
Jenkitown 25-13-15-4 57
Upper Moreland (29) – Phoebe Longstreth 1, Caitlin Corr 7, Hannah Stainback 1, Brianna Hughes 9, Noelle Woodman 7, Maura Casey 2, H.Finn 2.
Jenkintown (57) – Jennifer Kremp 13, Mia Kolb 13, Georgia Griffin 2, Ashley Kremp 10, Natalie Kolb 7, Caroline Arena 5, Amelia Mulvaney 7.
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