SOL Girls’ Basketball Wrap (2-3-18)

Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action on Saturday.

Non-league
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 66, MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 41
Becca Margolis reached a personal milestone when – five minutes into Saturday’s game – she nailed a 3-pointer that vaulted the senior point guard to the prestigious 1,000-point plateau.
Margolis finished with 14 points, and the Indians – less than 24 hours removed from a big win over Neshaminy – earned a no-doubt-about-it win.
“We played great,” coach Lou Palkovics said. “Pre-game, I was telling them, ‘Listen, I know last night was a great win, but you lose today and watching the Eagles game tomorrow isn’t as much fun.’
“It was 15-2 when Becca (Margolis) hit that three. She hit that three from six feet beyond the 3-point line.”
By the end of the first quarter, the Indians led 24-7, and they took a 37-12 advantage into halftime, dispelling any concerns that there might be a letdown after the preceding night’s win.
Margolis finished with 14 points to go along with six steals and six assists. Dana Bandurick had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. She also had two blocked shots and five assists.
Mackenzie Tinner led all scorers with 15 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals. Olivia Boyle added eight points and four steals.
Council Rock North (16-5, 9-2 SOL) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Tuesday night.
Mount St. Joseph 7-5-14-12 41
Council Rock North 24-13-16-13 66
Mount St. Joseph (41) – Lauren Vesey 6, Kelly Rothenberg 4, Taylor Sistrunk 2, Lauren Cunningham 5, Audrey Bryce 2, Grace Niekelski 12, Nora Denton 3, Alex Silvestri 3, Megan Dodaro 4.
Council Rock North (66) – Becca Margolis 14, Juliana Shields 2, Camryn Polinsky 2, Dana Bandurick 13, Sydney Blum 5, Olivia Boyle 8, Emma Benson 2, Kaelin Mealey 5, Mackenzie Tinner 15.

BENSALEM 63, AVON GROVE 43
The Owls capped a productive eight-day span by earning their third win in as many outings, and they wasted no time before taking charge, opening up a 16-0 lead before the Red Devils got on the scoreboard.
“By using good defense, we maintained control of the game to the end,” coach Don Bogan said. “The girls are playing their best basketball of the season.
“The girls are really working hard to play as a team, and as a result, they are playing the best team basketball in years.”
The Owls led 20-9 after one quarter and 34-12 at halftime on their way to the big win.
Leading the way on Saturday were a pair of sophomores – Halley Keenan and Chloe Munyon. The duo combined for 48 points with Keenan earning game scoring honors with 25. Munyon added 23 points. Alayna McSeed chipped in eight points and Sydney Bawuah had six. Bawuah also had 10 rebounds and five steals.  McSeed had nine rebounds. Emily Wineburg led the Owls under the backboards with 15 rebounds to go along with four blocked shots. Michaela Sit had nine rebounds.
Bensalem (6-12, 1-8 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Tuesday.
Avon Grove   9-3-13-18   43
Bensalem        20-14-16-13   63

ABINGTON 58, BOYERTOWN 31
The Ghosts opened up a 13-7 lead after one quarter and added to that with a 19-point second quarter to go into halftime with a commanding 32-14 lead over the defending PIAA 6A champion Bears. Absent from that state championship squad is Abby Kapp, the 2017 Miss Pa. Basketball who is now playing at Bucknell.
Three Abington players finished the game in double figures – Britney James, Kassondra Brown and Cam Lexow. Sam Brusha added 11 points.
Abington (14-5, 9-2 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Monday for a rematch of last year’s District One 6A title game.
Boyertown 7-7-11-6 31
Abington 13-19-14-12 58
Boyertown (31) – Victoria Boalton 8, Amber Marburger 6, Kylie Webb 8, Julia Smith 5, Sierra Landes 2, Jen O’Connor 2.
Abington (58) – Jordyn Allen 4, Britney James 12, Tamia Wessels 5, Cam Lexow 12, Kassondra Brown 12, Morgan Benson 2, Sam Brusha 11.

SOUDERTON 65, PENNRIDGE 20
Alana Cardona turned in a glittering all-around performance to lead the Indians to a convincing win over their neighboring rivals who were coming off an emotionally-charged win over Central Bucks West 24 hours earlier. The IUP-bound forward filled a stat line with 14 points, six rebounds, four steals and four blocks.
Megan Beaer added 13 points, which included three 3-pointers. Kate Connolly added 11 points while Tori Dowd had eight points and seven assists. Erica Stephens contributed six points off the bench.
Emilee Cramer’s five points led the Rams.
Souderton (18-2, 9-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Tuesday, and Pennridge (9-10, 3-7) will host William Tennent that same day.
Pennridge 2-8-3-7 20
Souderton 24-13-19-9 65
Pennridge (20) – Brooke Bachtle 4, Maddie Stolarski 3, Rose McCormick 2, Gil Anderson 2, Kriney 2, Gordon 2, Emilee Cramer 5.
Souderton (65) – Tori Dowd 8, Megan Bealer 13, Alana Cardona 14, Megan Walbrandt 5, Erica Stephens 6, Megan O’Donnell 2, Kate Connolly 11, Mikaela Reese 4, Diehl 2.

UPPER MORELAND 50, CHESTER CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 11
The Golden Bears won their seventh straight game on Saturday, and this one was over almost before it began. Behind a pair of Caitlin Corr threes, the Golden Bears opened up a 16-4 lead, and the gap only widened in a second period that saw the Bears go on a 19-0 tear to go into halftime with a 35-4 lead. Corr accounted for 11 of those points.
The Golden Bears outscored their visitors 15-7 in the second half.
Corr led all scorers with 11 points while Kaiya Herb had nine and Phoebe Longstreth had eight. Hannah Finn and Cassidy Murphy both had six points.
Upper Moreland (10-9, 6-6 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Tuesday.
Chester Charter School of the Arts 4-0-4-3 11
Upper Moreland 16-19-11-4 50
Chester Charter (11) – J. Harper 4, D.Byrd 5,. Thomas 2.
Upper Moreland (50) – Emma Meakim 2, Phoebe Longstreth 8, Caitlin Carr 11, Kaiya Herb 9, Hannah Finn 6, Kelley Leighton Cassidy Murphy 6, Meredith Marsteller 2.

GREAT VALLEY 38, WISSAHICKON 35
Trailing by as many as 11 in the third quarter, the Trojans rallied to knot the score by the end of the third quarter and led by two late in the fourth only to watch the Patriots rally for the win.
“It would have been huge (to win), and that’s why it hurts so much,” said coach Rodney Cline, whose team trailed 26-19 at halftime. “They made every shot – they shot 50 percent from the field. Our shooting percentage was at 24 percent into the half.”
The Trojans came to life in the second half, outscoring the Patriots 11-4 in the third quarter.
“The girls ramped up defensively,” Cline said. “Our first four minutes of the second half is the time we come out – we recharge our batteries and we come out focused even more. From Victoria (Selverian) to Bri (Tilghman), Anna Schools, collectively as a team, we just played as a unit and ramped up the energy.
“We forced 24 turnovers – 16 in the second half, so we ramped it up. We were scoring in transition. They play a zone, so it slows our game down, but we continued to attack the basket. Some things didn’t go our way. We got a shot off with seven seconds to go. We were inbounding the ball underneath the basket. We got a shot off. It went in and out, and we lost.”
Briana Tilghman led the Trojans with 12 points. Carly Fadel had eight and Sydney Ott, seven points.
Wissahickon (9-11, 8-4 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Tuesday.
Great Valley 16-10-4-8 38
Wissahickon 11-8-11-5 35
Great Valley (38) – Annalise Porreca 13, Tessa Liberatosciolli 6, Sullivan 2, Sadie Buzan 10, Amanda Heins 5, Emma D’Imperio 2.
Wissahickon (35) – Anna Schools 4, Brianna Tilghman 12, Sydney Ott 7, Victoria Selverian 4, Carly Fadel 8.

JENKINTOWN 58, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 46
The Golden Hawks came up short in Saturday's non-league game against Class 1A powerhouse Jenkintown.
"I've been around boys and girls high school basketball for a while, and some of the best teams in the state are in smaller classes," coach Blair Klumpp said. "When you have a strong culture and build from the lower levels and have girls that play together for years, it translates to the high schooll level.
"They're a good team that returned five starters from a good run last year. He (coach Jim Romano) has done a great job of sustaining success, and his girls deserve a lot of credit. We made several runs tonight and got stops and scores, and they just eventually answered with a shot any time we got within arm's length."
The Drakes led 16-12 after one quarter and took a 38-23 lead into halftime. The Hawks outscored the Drakes 23-20 in the second half.
"We did a great job on the backboards, especially from the second quarter on," Klumpp said.
Bailey Vetter led the Hawks under the boards with 10 rebounds. Emma Jones and Allison McGowan had eight each. Claudie Steinmetz had five rebounds.
"We got out in transition and played our tempo," Klumpp said. "We struggled from the foul line (9-for-24), and that hurts in a game that was a seven-point game with over a minute left with the ball.
"I have been preaching playing four quarters of effort no matter the score, and we did that tonight. The positives are there to move forward and build on if we choose to do so. It won't be measured in wins and losses, but there are some foundation pieces of building a successful program from a work ethic and effort standpoint.
"We have three games left, and I'd like to see the effort and approach continue to trend upward in those games."
Nicole Blaustein (13 points) and Steinmetz (10 points) led the Golden Hawks. Hannah Binder had eight points, and Allison McGowan had seven points.
Jenkintown's Jen Kremp led the Drakes with 22 points.
"She's a nice player," Klumpp said. "She's known as a good shooter, but she's really good all around.
"I was happy with how we competed for four quarters this game. They were 18-1 (now 19-1), they're a very good team and well coached. People get caught up in classification, but to me that stuff is overblown."
Council Rock South 12-11-8-15 46
Jenkintown 16-22-4-16 58
Council Rock South (46) – Claudia Steinmetz 10, Bailey Vetter 4, Emma Jones 4, Nicole Blaustein 13, Allison McGowan 7, Hannah Binder.
Jenkintown (58) – Jen Kremp 22, Mia Kolb 5, A.Kremp 4, Natalia Kolb 9, Areyva 7, A.Mulvaney 11.