Check out the results for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action.
WILLIAM TENNENT 56, BENSALEM 26
The Panthers raced out to a 19-9 lead and took that nine-point lead into the intermission, although the Owls trimmed that lead to one before Tennent closed out the half with an 8-0 run.
“I was really disappointed with our energy and effort last game (a loss to Pennridge), so prior to the game, I challenged our girls to see how they were going to respond,” coach Laura Whitney said. “Overall, the effort and energy was much better, but as a coach, you are always looking at things to improve.”
The Panthers outscored the visiting Owls 28-7 in the second half.
“I thought early in the second quarter we started to get sloppy and careless with the ball and rushed our offense,” Whitney said. “We did a much better job in the second half of slowing down and being patient. We had better ball movement and got quality shots.
“Defensively, we did a better job of pressuring the ball, but more importantly, we limited them to one shot and rebounded well.”
Kyla Gibson led the Panthers with 16 points, and Kelly Scipione added 12. Emma Stanfield had eight points, and Paige Schmidt contributed six.
For the Owls, Haley Keenan led the way with 11 points.
William Tennent (4-7, 0-4 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Tuesday, and Bensalem (2-9, 0-4) will host Abington Tuesday.
“This is a busy week for us with four games and two of them being tough conference opponents,” Whitney said. “Hopefully, we can take some of the confidence we gained tonight and use it as momentum for the rest of the week.”
Bensalem 10-9-4-3 26
William Tennent 19-9-16-12 56
Bensalem (26) – Haley Keenan 11, Anna Dean 5, Sydney Bawauh 4, Chloe Munyon 4.
William Tennent (56) – Kelly Scipione 12, Kyla Gibson 16, Emma Stanfield 8, Bryn Evans 8, Jess Rutkowsky 2, Brianna Broccardi 2, Paige Schmidt 6, Emily Vickalitis 2.
Non-league
SOUDERTON 51, OWEN J ROBERTS 37
The Indians controlled play from the opening tap in Monday’s non-league game, opening up a 14-9 lead after one quarter and outscoring the Wildcats 15-5 in the second quarter to go into halftime with a 29-14 lead.
Sami Falencki scored all 11 of her points in the opening half, connecting on three threes – two in a second quarter that saw her score eight points. Alana Cardona scored eight of her game-high 14 points in the first half. Megan Walbrandt added six points.
Walbrandt finished with 10 points while Megan Bealer added seven.
Souderton (7-3, 2-2 SOL) will host William Tennent on Tuesday.
Owen J Roberts 9-5-6-17 37
Souderton 14-15-16-6 51
Owen J Roberts (37) – Camryn Glenn 8, Maddie Albaugh 1, Olivia LeClaire 11, Kylie Cahill 9, Hannah Clay 1, Darby Stuart 4, Diana Rantz 3.
Souderton (51) – Megan Bealer 7, Alana Cardona 14, Megan Walbrandt 10, Curran O’Donnell 4, Sami Falencki 11, Megan O’Donnell 1, Kate Connolly 4.
Sunday, Jan. 8
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 50, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 31
Any thoughts that the Titans might have a letdown after Thursday night’s big win over North Penn were put to rest in a hurry in Sunday’s contest against the Vikings at the University of the Sciences.
Haley Meinel and Meghan Kuypers both scored eight points in a first quarter that saw the Titans race to a 21-13 lead, and they never looked back. By halftime, Meinel had 18 points and Kuypers had 12. South took a 32-18 lead into the intermission and coasted to the non-league win.
Meinel led all scorers with 20 points, and Kuypers finished with 12. Lexi Edwards added eight points while Alexa Brodie contributed six.
Central Bucks South (11-0, 4-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
Central Bucks South 21-17-9-3 50
Perkiomen Valley 13-5-7-6 31
Central Bucks South (50) – Lindsay Scott 1, Natalie DeSandro 1, Meghan Kuypers 12, Haley Meinel 20, Alexa Brodie 6, Maddie McShane 2, Lexi Edwards 8.
Perkiomen Valley (31) – Hanan Richmond 5, Bridgette Bonjo 6, Kelly Owens 3, Megan Jonassen 11, Taylor Hamm 6.
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