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Pennridge Tipoff Tournament
PENNRIDGE 73, GWYNEDD MERCY 48
The Rams are suddenly making scoring points look easy. For the second time in as many days, they surpassed the 70-point mark. In Saturday’s title game, the Monarchs were the latest victims.
“They’re a pretty solid team, so that was a good test for us,” coach Mike Elton said. “This helps us measure where we are.
“It really just comes down to – they’re working hard, they’re playing together. We’ve been talking a lot about confidence and believing in themselves, and it’s just working out. I’m really proud of them. It’s a long time coming.”
Sam Muredda and Emilee Cramer led a balanced Ram attack with 15 points each. Cramer was red hot from beyond the arc, connecting on five three-pointers while Muredda had three. Julia Kreider – on the heels of an 18-point effort in the Rams’ opener – added 13 points, and the junior transfer from Central Bucks West has been a welcome addition to the lineup and has made an immediate impact.
“It’s so great to have her – she’s such a great kid,” Elton said. “She integrated into the team really well, and she’s helping us.”
Ashley Gordon added 11 points and Sophie Cweiber had eight points, which included a pair of threes.
“We’ve had a healthy shooting percentage the last two days,” Elton said. “We’re getting a decent amount of threes, but we’re also mixing in a quite a few twos. I think transition-wise too – we’re kind of getting points everywhere.
“They’re all starting to click a little bit. A lot of it has to do with their confidence. They’re in a tough conference, and they’ve had some tough years. They have to start believing in themselves. They’re certainly putting in the work.”
The two teams were deadlocked 21-21 after one quarter, but the Rams outscored their visitors 38-11 over the next two frames.
“We’ve been working on our defense,” Elton said. “Again, it’s teamwork and communication.”
Evelyn Loughery helped spearhead the defense.
“She only had two points but she had responsibility for (Reganne) Flannery, who had a big game yesterday,” Elton said. “All her focus today was on defense, and she’s a good defender. She held Flannery to five points.”
Pennridge (2-0) will travel to Lansdale Catholic for a non-league game on Tuesday.
Gwynedd Mercy 21-5-6-16 48
Pennridge 21-18-20-14 73
Pennridge (73) – Corinn Mart 5, Sam Muredda 15, Sophie Cweiber 8, Julia Kreider 13, Evelyn Loughery 2, Ashley Gordon 11, Emilee Cramer 15, Kiersten Moyer 2, Emma Pyne 2.
HARRY S TRUMAN 72, FAITH CHRISTIAN 58
Daisha Campbell and Haniyyah Jones had themselves a day, combining for 64 points to lead a torrid offensive performance for the Tigers in Saturday’s consolation game. Campbell, a junior, led all scorers with 34 points while Jones, only a sophomore, added 30. Both were career highs.
“They went crazy,” coach Colette Munford said. “I told them, ‘Have patience and trust your teammates, and when you can and you see it, attack,’ and they were attacking.
“This is a confidence booster.”
Despite the Tigers’ aggressive play, they took just eight trips to the foul line while Faith took 24, connecting on 17.
“It almost distracted them, but I told them – ‘Don’t let it, please play through it,’” Munford said.
The Tigers led wire to wire, opening up an 18-12 lead after one quarter and 37-28 at halftime. They outscored Faith 37-30 in the second half.
The win came on the heels of a 76-40 loss to Gwynedd Mercy in Friday’s opening round.
“They were determined not to leave here 0-2,” Munford said. “They were so happy. Two times we had leads of 20-something, and Faith was catching up.
“The last timeout we had, I told them, ‘Listen, I told you all and you agreed – ‘We’re not leaving here 0-2. Please be patient and play this game the way we’ve been practicing.’
“The young kids stepped up. Dahlia Gumaa made her first basket, Leyla (Bayrum) made a basket, so that was a confidence booster for them and gave them a little more energy, and they pulled it out.”
The Tigers have good numbers this year with 17 players – enough for both a varsity and a jayvee. A pair of promising freshmen –Bayrum and Gumaa – each had a basket. Junior Kayla Becker added six points.
Harry S Truman (1-1) will host New Hope-Solebury in a non-league game Monday.
Faith Christian 12-16-14-16 58
Harry S Truman 18-19-18-19 72
Harry S Truman (72) – Daisha Campbell 34, Haniyyah Jones 30, Kayla Becker 6, Leyla Bayrum 2, Dahlia Gumaa 2.
Galloping Ghosts’ Classic
ABINGTON 70, WEST CATHOLIC 62
As early-season wins go, they don’t get much bigger than this one. Not only did the Ghosts upend a West Catholic squad that advanced to the PIAA Class 2A state title game, they staged an inspired comeback to make it happen, rallying from an 11-point halftime deficit to earn the win in the title game of their own tournament.
“It was a (heck) of a game,” coach Dan Marsh said. “They had 40 points in the first half – they played out of their minds. They’re really good.”
What changed in a second half that saw the Ghosts outscore their visitors 41-21?
“Our defense,” Marsh said. “We forced them to take more contested shots, and we finished with a rebound.
“They were hurting us with offensive rebounds in the first half. When they did miss – which wasn’t much in the first half, they were getting second-chance points. This team is executing better in December than any team I’ve ever coached in 20 years.”
The Ghosts still trailed 59-56 with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when Tamia Wessels hit a pivotal shot.
“I ran a three-point play for Tamia,” Marsh said. “I told them, ‘We’re going to run this for Tamia, she’s going to tie the game, and we’re going to go on from there.’
“Tamia bangs the three, we tie the game, and we didn’t look back from that.”
Wessels finished with 18 points on the heels of scoring a game-high 19 one day earlier.
“She’s been tremendous,” Marsh said. “Her confidence is really going. She had a really great fall.
“Last year she got injured and never really recovered from it. This year she’s confident, and she knows she’s not coming off the floor. She’s just playing really well. She’s really stepped into those shoes of Sam Brusha.”
Wessels isn’t the only player who stepped into sizable shoes. Freshman Khalis Whiting – who had nine points and eight assists – has also stepped into a prominent role at point guard.
“Khalis, our point guard, has really stepped in as Britney James,” Marsh said. “And the other three (veterans) are a year better. I think our team is very similar to last year, and I think we can be as good, if not better.”
Also coming up huge for the Ghosts was senior Cam Lexow, who had an impressive double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five steals. She kept the Ghosts in the game with 10 second-quarter points.
“Cam is just unbelievable,” Marsh said of the University of Virgina-bound soccer star. “She doesn’t touch a basketball until November, and she comes in – I’ve told her all along she could be a Division I basketball player, but she doesn’t focus on it.
“She was just tremendous tonight. There’s nothing she doesn’t do – she shoots, she drives, she passes, she steals the ball. She’s just all over the place. She never came off the floor and was just unbelievable.”
Senior Kassondra Brown turned in what has become a routinely excellent performance, finishing with 21 points and 12 rebounds. She scored 14 of her points in the second half.
“Kassondra was frustrated a little bit and was able to fight through that frustration, which was awesome,” Marsh said. “She picked up her fourth foul and had to sit the majority of the third quarter, but we persevered through that third quarter without her, which was great.
“Hope Brouwer-Ancher is a junior who never played varsity, and she gave us some good minutes to be able to persevere through Kassondra being out.”
Marsh lauded his team’s execution down the stretch.
“I’m super proud of them,” the Ghosts’ coach said. “It wasn’t pretty, we still have a lot to work on, but we beat a very good team, and we had some adversity thrown at us.
“This group is just different. They all like each other, they get along, the chemistry is good. Kassondra sent me a text at the end of last year and apologized and said, ‘I promise next year I’ll come in and I’ll work hard and everyone will work hard,’ and they have. She did not like losing to Upper Dublin (36-31 in the state quarterfinals) the way we did. All the seniors are just focused on having a very successful season.”
Abington (2-0) will host Springfield Township on Friday to open play in the SOL American Conference.
West Catholic 24-16-5-17 62
Abington 13-16-20-21 70
West Catholic (62) – Tamiah Robinson 9, Amiyah Edney-Holmes 9, Sakara McIntyre 7, Ciani Montgomery 14, Daziyhana Wilson 9, Kyliah Singletary 14.
Abington (70) – Tami Wessels 18, Cam Lexow 20, Kassondra Brown 21, Miranda Liebtag 2, Khalis Whiting 9.
SOL Tipoff Tournament
UPPER DUBLIN 50, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 38
The Flying Cardinals continued their impressive start, improving to 2-0 with Saturday’s win. UD led 17-15 after one quarter and then outscored the Patriots 13-4 in the second quarter to go into halftime with a 30-19 lead. The Patriots made a late run, but the Flying Cardinals regained control.
“Last night was so clean – everything we did was exactly what we wanted, which is weird for a first game,” UD coach Morgan Funsten said of Friday’s 47-24 win over Central Bucks South. “Today was a little more sloppy. We didn’t think we were as good defensively as we should have been, and that’s why we thought we let them back in the game.
“We weren’t as good in our transition defense, but you don’t want to be perfect right now. You want stuff to work on. We’re excited to be 2-0, and we’re just going to keep trying to get better.”
For the Patriots, the game followed a similar pattern to their season opener against Neshaminy.
“There were three different times it looked like we put them away, and they fought,” Funsten said. “They’re dangerous. They’re going to score in spurts this year because most of their team can step out and shoot the three and they have posts who can finish. If those things complement each other well, they’re dangerous. They have a lot of talent.”
The Patriots pulled to within five with just under six minutes remaining in regulation (41-36), but the Flying Cardinals had an answer.
“Kara Grebe made a big basket for us and then Dayna Balasa made a three on back-to-back possessions to go from five back up to 10,” Funsten said.
Vargas – just back after a bout with pneumonia – turned in a glittering performance, finishing with 13 points, nine rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals.
“Jackie Vargas hasn’t practiced for the last nine days, but she played the last two games,” Funsten said. “She scored the first six points yesterday against CB South, and she wasn’t her typical self.
“Today she completely dominated the game. The stat that we always care the most about – just winning, but she was a plus-25 when she was out on the court. We – and I think everybody else in the world – knows how important Jackie Vargas is and how good she is, but she only sat out about five or six minutes, and in those five or six minutes she sat out, we didn’t do all that well.”
Vargas was one of four players in double figures for the Flying Cardinals. Sophomore Sarah Eskew also had 13 points, which included three three-pointers. She also had three rebounds. Grebe and Balasa both finished with 10 points. Grebe added four rebounds while Balasa had five assists. Jess Polin contributed two points, nine assists, three steals and three rebounds.
“We had great balanced scoring,” Funsten said. “I think we’ve always been a very unselfish group, but I think we took it to another level last year in the playoffs. This group is kind of picking up where we left off – always putting the team first, and every night you’re going to see a different high scorer and a different girl break out because of how unselfish the girls we have are.”
Gabby Wilga (13 points) and Caroline Pla (12 points) finished in double figures for the Patriots. Elyse Shine added nine points.
Upper Dublin (2-0) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham for Thursday’s SOL opener. Central Bucks East (0-2) will host Central Bucks West on Friday.
Upper Dublin 17-13-9-11 50
Central Bucks East 15-4-12-7 38
Upper Dublin (50) – Anajae Smith 2, Jess Polin 2, Kara Grebe 10, Sarah Eskey 13, Dayna Balasa 10, Jackie Vargas 13.
Central Bucks East ( 38) – Gabby Wilga 13, Caroline Pla 12, Emily Chmiel 2, Aubrey DeAngelis 2, Elyse Shine 9.
NESHAMINY 51, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 39
Brooke Mullin scored 18 points in a dominant first-half performance, propelling the Redskins to a 31-22 halftime lead on their way to the non-league win. In a preview of things to come, the Bucknell-bound senior torched the Titans for 12 points in the first quarter.
“Brooke was gigantic in the first half,” coach Joe Lally said. “She carried us.
“They were finding it tough to guard her anywhere on the floor. She had a great first half, and again, they’re all playing hard.”
Also coming up big for the Redskins was senior Allison Harvey, who scored 14 points on the heels of a two-point game in the opener.
“It was definitely nice to see her bounce back,” Lally said. “We believe in her. Shooters have off nights. Alli’s a shooter, and between the coaches and the teammates, we all have confidence in her.”
Kristin Curley, the Redskins’ floor general, added 11 points.
“Kristin Curley, overall, is running the ship well,” Lally said. “When she went out of the game with three fouls in the third quarter, you could see things get a little bit dicey and how much she means to us.
“We’re executing on the offensive end, we’re putting the ball in the basket. Every day we’re just trying to become a better defensive team. That’s where the kids are focused.”
Alexa Brodie led the Titans with 19 points and Taylor Hinkle added 14 in a contest that saw just three South players contribute points.
“There were times today where we did a really nice job on Brodie, and there were times when we didn’t so well,” Lally said. “It’s execution.
“I’ll take two wins over these two schools. I’ve never had them before.”
Neshaminy (2-0) will travel to Cardinal O’Hara for a non-league game Wednesday, and Central Bucks South (0-2) will travel to Coatesville on Monday.
Central Bucks South 16-6-6-13 39
Neshaminy 22-9-8-12 51
Central Bucks South (39) – Taylor Hinkle 14, Mackenzie Erb 3, Alexa Brodie 19, Sofia Sonnet 2.
Neshaminy (51) – Emily Tantala 1, Brooke Mullin 20, Kristin Curley 11, Alexis McCoy 5, Allison Harvey 14.
Hatters’ Basketball Tipoff Classic
PENNSBURY 43, HATBORO-HORSHAM 18
It’s been quite some time since the Falcons last brought home some hardware from a tournament, but the tide is beginning to turn under third-year coach Frank Sciolla, and Saturday’s title was another validation of the team’s improved play.
The Falcons didn’t exactly get off to a fast start and found themselves trailing 7-5 after one quarter. They regrouped and outscored their hosts 16-2 to go into halftime with a 21-9 lead. They added to that lead in the second half en route to the tournament crown.
“I don’t know the last time we won a tournament,” Sciolla said. “In the previous two years, we won our first game and then played the host team in the next game, and we weren’t ready.
“We felt good about tonight. Talent-wise, we have more than Hatboro. They’re a team that’s going to be building. They have a new coach that got a late start. He’s got a couple of really good freshman. One in Alice Hall, a post who can really rebound and is a really smart kid.
“The game started slow again. We can really shoot the ball this year, but we got off to a really slow start. They were packed into a zone, and we just weren’t patient. We eventually started pushing it out and were able to win the game. Every experience for us is new. You can say it’s new to the kids that are new to the program, but it’s even new for Kate Mix. She has seen growth.”
Cami Wiegand led the Falcons with 12 points on four three-pointers. She also had five rebounds. Freshman Nicole Pompili added 10 points with three three-pointers while freshman Ava Sciolli had eight points, seven rebounds and three assists. Kate Mix had six points, and Bella Arcuri had five assists and three steals to go with four points.
“One of my assistant coaches, Sean Ryan, said something really good today,” Sciolla said. “He said, ‘I know there are enormous expectations on these freshmen, but we have to remember – they’re freshmen.’
“That was a good check for me because I had these kids in the AAU world and you see the level of talent that they’re playing, which is off the charts. You expect the same things of them you might expect of a 17-year-old. It was good to look at that win tonight through the eyes of Kate, who’s a senior, and of a girl like Nicole Pompili who made three threes for us and really opened up that zone, who’s just a ninth grader.”
Pennsbury (2-0) will host Mastery Charter North in a non-league game Tuesday.
“We have a really interesting dynamic – we’re playing Tuesday night against Mastery Charter North, who has been a long-time Public League power,” Sciolla said. “They’re coming up to Pennsbury, and I know our community has not seen anything like that in terms of that type of a team in a non-league game at home.
“I’m going back to the days of the pep band. We’ll have a band there, and we’ll make it a pretty cool atmosphere.”
Pennsbury 5-16-14-8 43
Hatboro-Horsham 7-2-6-3 18
Pennsbury (43) – Madison Donovan 2, Bella Arcuri 4, Kate Mix 6, Mary Miller 1, Nicole Pompili 10, Ava Sciolla 8, Cami Wiegand 12.
Bristol Tipoff Tournament
UPPER MORELAND 39, MORRISVILLE 11
The Golden Bears opened up a 13-0 lead after one quarter and that lead grew to 28-4 by halftime on their way to the convincing win in Saturday’s title game.
“The girls came out really strong from the start,” coach Matt Carroll said. “We really emphasized playing fast offensively but keeping down turnovers and playing full-court defense without fouling.
“Those two things aren’t easy to do but we finished the game with 12 team fouls and 10 turnovers. Defensively we made it really difficult for Morrisville to run anything.”
The Golden Bears had 16 team steals, led by Kaiya Herb’s four and Bean Hughes’ five.
“Our defense led to offense and our big halftime lead allowed us to work on specific things in the second half,” Carroll said.
Phoebe Longstreth led all scorers with 12 points. Her seven first-quarter points jumpstarted the Golden Bears. Hughes and Emma Meakim added eight points each.
Hughes won tournament MVP, finishing the tournament with 24 points, 24 rebounds and 12 steals.
Upper Moreland (2-0) will travel to Lower Moreland for a non-league game Tuesday.
Morrisville 0-4-7-0 11
Upper Moreland 13-15-7-4 39
Morrisville (11) – Graham 2, Brielle Lindsey 4, Enijah King 3, Destiny McCall 2.
Upper Moreland (39) – Phoebe Longstreth 12, Kathryn Morrow 1, Katie Opferman 3, Emma Meakim 8, AbbyEllen Wood 2, Bean Hughes 8, Hannah Finn 5.
William Tennennt Tipoff Tournament
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 56, WILLIAM TENNENT 17
The Indians owned Saturday’s title game from the outset. The Panthers did not get on the scoreboard until just 18 seconds remained in the opening quarter. By that time, the Indians had seized control, opening up a 22-2 lead after one quarter and taking a 40-5 advantage into the intermission.
Sydney Blum led a balanced attack with 12 points. Dana Bandurick added 10 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, five assists and a blocked shot in limited playing time. Olivia Boyle had six points, four assists and three steals. Camryn Polinsky added eight points while Jill Hopkins and Emma Benson both contributed seven.
Haley Crossley scored 11 points to lead the Panthers while Hannah Reimel added six.
Council Rock North (2-0) will host Pennsbury in the SOL opener for both squads on Thursday. William Tennent (1-1) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham for a non-league game Tuesday.
Council Rock North 22-18-16-0 56
William Tennent 2-3-2-10 17
Council Rock North (56) – Camryn Polinsky 8, Sydney Blum 12, Olivia Boyle 6, Jill Hopkins 7, Dana Bandurick 10, Emma Benson 7, Abby Jones 6.
William Tennent (17) – Hannah Reimel 6, Haley Crossley 11.
5th Annual Wildcat Tipoff Classic
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 60, CHELTENHAM 49
Three Golden Hawks players finished Saturday’s consolation game in double figures with Nicole Blaustein’s 17 points leading the way. Blaustein was named to the all-tournament team.
“I was really, really happy with this win,” Rock South coach Blair Klumpp said. “Obviously, the result is desired, but we went 2-0 in a tipoff tourney last year, and I feel much better with where we are at as a team today. I told them before the game it was going to be physical. We answered the bell. We were focused from the tip and really executed well.
“We led from start to finish and didn’t turn the ball over late, especially in the fourth. We handled their run with poise, toughness and structure. We have been working on these things, and the girls deserve all the credit for implementing what we were practicing.
“I also can’t speak enough to the work my staff has done daily – from film breakdown, to skill breakdown and explanation, we have really invested into getting this group to buy into what we want to do, and so far, we look like a different team.”
The Golden Hawks, who led 12-8 after one quarter, took a 28-15 lead into halftime. The two teams exchanged baskets in the second half, and the Lady Panthers couldn’t make up the ground they lost.
“Our defense really jumpstarted us today,” Klumpp said. “Nicole provided some good ball pressure within our system that led to transition opportunities. Carley Irvin again was a catalyst on defense, communicating and just knowing where to be.”
The Golden Hawks’ coach credited the play of his bench.
“We received contributions from the five girls off the bench this weekend,” Klumpp said. “Montanna Chambers provided a spark on both ends of the floor. Jenna Culp was really good today. She worked hard and battled through being a little banged up. She continues to do everything we are preaching."
Culp connected on 7-of-10 shots at the foul line, including 5-of-6 in the fourth quarter.
“Chelsea Jameson and Ryann Szydlik provided valuable bench minutes today as well," Klumpp said. "This is on the heels of Riana Szydlik giving us some good spot minutes Friday night. That group has been practicing really well and pushing the girls in front of them which has made us better. Emily Helmich is another one who didn’t get any time this weekend but really sets the tone at practice pushing girls to give maximum effort.”
In addition to scoring 17 points, Blaustein also led the defense with six steals. Hannah Binder added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Bailey Vetter had seven rebounds, five points and three assists. Montanna Chambers had 10 points, Culp added nine and Irvin, seven. Irvin also had three assists.
“Hannah Binder managed a double-double while battling foul trouble,” Klumpp said. “If we buy into what we want to do, we can be very competitive.
“Our guards provided great ball pressure. Blaustein had six steals and forced several other jump balls and helped control the tempo late. I thought Irvin had a fantastic weekend. She played really good minutes both ends of the floor and is really becoming an extension of our staff on the floor.
“Bailey Vetter, Culp and Broaddus played well – good defense on their big girl (Williams). I am very pleased with the overall team effort. We have a busy week upcoming and need to have a strong practice Monday and build off this weekend.”
Cheltenham was led by the double-digit scoring efforts of freshman Umayrah Sulayman (14), Madison Rorer (12) and Kelia Holmes (10). Yanisha Dormil added seven points.
“Another slow start and sloppy play leads to another loss,” coach Ben Bowman said. “We worked hard in the second half but fell short by 11.”
Council Rock South (1-1) will travel to Wissahickon for a non-league game Tuesday, and Cheltenham (0-2) will host Upper Moreland in its SOL opener Friday.
Council Rock South 12-16-16-16 60
Cheltenham 8-7-16-18 49
Council Rock South (60) Chambers 10, Bailey Vetter 5, Carley Irvin 7, Nicole Blaustein 17, Jenna Culp 9, Hannah Binder 12.
Cheltenham (49) – Kelia Holmes 10, Kai Williams 4, Madison Rorer 12, Yanisha Dormil 7, Cashmear Moore 2, Umayrah Sulayman 14.
Oreland Lions Tournament
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 49, PHIL-MONT CHRISTIAN 34
Sparked by the stellar 27-point effort of Grace Barraclough, the Spartans defeated neighboring Phil-Mont in Saturday’s consolation contest. The Spartans opened up an early lead and then fought off a third-quarter run by Phil-Mont, closing out the game with a solid fourth quarter.
“It was a good team effort on both ends of the floor,” coach David Giordano said. “Grace played well today and had help and contributions from Maddie Yoder. Sydney Hannings, Emil Giucheteau provided balanced scoring and team rebounding.”
Springfield Township (1-1) will travel to Abington for Friday’s SOL opener.
Phil-Mont Christian 8-813-5 34
Springfield Township15-10-10-14 49
Phil-Mont Christian (34) – Nigella Jones 2, DeAnn Otero 9, Ariana price 6, Delago 3, Zaria Priestly 5, Grace Gilchrist 9.
Springfield Township (49) – Grace Barraclough 27, Leajah Sistruck 2, Rileigh Serroni 1, Maddie Yoder 4, Emily Smith 6, Emily Guicheteau 5, Sydney Hannings 4.
5TH Annual Jim Church Classic
ST. BASIL 44, SOUDERTON 26
The Indians scored just six points in the second half of Saturday’s title game – all from the foul line, taking away any chance they had of defending a title they owned.
There were early signs of trouble for the Indians when they managed just seven points in the first quarter and trailed 13-7. They made up some ground in the second quarter and trailed by just a 22-20 score at the intermission. That’s as close as they would get the rest of the way as the shots stopped falling.
Megan Walbrandt, Megan O’Donnell and Mikaela Reese scored six points each to lead the Indians.
Walbrandt and senior Megan Bealer were named to the all-tournament team.
St. Basil’s Denae Carter, who scored 20 points in the title game, was named tournament MVP. She was joined on the all-tournament team by teammate Casey Remolde.
Souderton (1-1) will host Coatesville in a non-league game Tuesday at 8 p.m.
St. Basil 13-9-11-11 44
Souderton 7-13-2-4 26
St. Basil (44) – S. Remolde 5, Grant 3, White 3, Deal 2, C.Remoldo 11, Carter 20.
Souderton (26) – Megan Bealer 3, Megan Walbrandt 6, Curran O’Donnell 5, Megan O’Donnell 6, Mikaela Reese 6.
Non-league
WISSAHICKON 51, CONSTITUTION 34
The Trojans started their season on a strong note. They led by just a 9-7 score after one quarter but then outscored their visitors 32-15 over the next two to seize control of the game.
“We get out in transition well, and we create turnovers,” coach Rodney Cline said. “Defense has always been our identity, and I have a group this year – they work hard.
“They play together on the defensive end, they anticipate. Because we’re undersized, we have to play to our strengths, and that’s our speed and our athleticism. As the program continues to grow, the IQ of the girls is growing as well.”
Anna Schools was one of three Trojan players in double figures, leading all scorers with 15 points. Lauren Fadel added 13 while Brianna Tilghman had 10 points.
“When you have high percentage opportunities, instead of just shooting jump shots, it makes it easier to get kids in double figures, and you spread the ball around,” Cline said. “Because we are undersized, we know we have to play a certain way. We make the extra pass, and we’re good teammates to one another. Sometimes we make too many extra passes, but I’d rather take that than not.
“We missed a lot of layups today. There’s definitely room for improvement for us. You want to play well and win. Sometimes you’d rather lose and play really well. The girls played well. I thought it was a great first outing for them. We’re still building that chemistry and cohesion, the first-game jitters, especially at home, and I’m just proud of how we played. We know what we need to work on.”
Wissahickon (1-0) will host Council Rock South in a non-league game on Tuesday.
Constitution 7-8-7-12 34
Wissahickon 9-14-18-10 51
Constitution (34) – Tomlin 2, Johnson 14, Turner 7, Blount 11.
Wissahickon (51) – Lilly Hyatt 6, Anna Schools 15, Brianna Tilghman 10, Lauren Fadel 13, Macey Segal 2, Rebecca Selverian 4, Gabby Zeber 1.
OLEY VALLEY 40, QUAKERTOWN 39
It was another heartbreaker for the Panthers, who trailed by one heading into a second quarter but outscored their visitors 14-9 to go into halftime with a 20-16 lead. They still led by one heading into the final quarter when they were outscored 13-11.
Kimmy Best led the Panthers with 10 points, which included a pair of three-pointers. Laney Mitchell and Fallon Grandinetti both added seven points for the Panthers.
Quakertown (0-2) will host Harry S Truman in a non-league game on Tuesday.
Oley Valley 7-9-11-13 40
Quakertown 6-14-8-11 39
Oley Valley (40) – Williamson 12, Freed 5, Kline 2, Hetrick 14, Kramer 4, Biehn 3.
Quakertown (39) – Abigail Dickson 2, Kimmy Best 10, Laney Mitchell 7, Kayla Horning 4, Morgan Sipprell 4, Katie Offner 2, Emma Pizzullo 1, Alexis Miccuci 2, Fallon Grandinetti 7.
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