Pennsbury picked up a win in SOL boys’ basketball action Thursday. Pennsbury/Truman photos provided courtesy of Darryl Rule of J&D Photography. Check back for a gallery of photos.
SOL National Conference
PENNSBURY 68, HARRY S TRUMAN 42
The Falcons raced out of the starting gate to a 26-7 lead after one quarter, and they extended that to 42-17 by halftime en route to their fifth win without a loss in conference play.
Gary Francis turned in another glittering performance for the Falcons, finishing with a double-double that included a game-high 28 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Collin Connor added 14 points and two steals. Charlie Nuschke had a big day under the boards, leading the Falcons with 12 rebounds. Cooper Arnold added nine points and three rebounds while Kyrie Miller had six points, two rebounds and two steals.
For the Tigers, Gaige Vargas was the lone player in double figures with 11. Terrance Rogers added six points. Javeer Peterson led the Tigers under the boards with five rebounds.
The Falcons connected on 48 percent of their shots from the floor (23-for-47) while Truman was 12-for-49 (24 percent).
Pennsbury (6-5, 5-0 SOL) will travel to Pocono Mountain West on Saturday for a non-league game. Harry S Truman (4-9, 1-4) will host Phoenixville on Saturday.
Harry S Truman 8-10-10-15 42
Pennsbury 26-16-11-15 68
Harry S Truman (42) – Donald Imo 1, Kashun Holden 9, Javeer Peterson 3, Gaige Vargas 11, Terrance Rogers 6, Jordan Fant 3, Treszon Chapman 4, Leonohauser 5.
Pennsbury (68) – Dakota Kitchen 3, Kyrie Miller 6, Collin Connor 14, Gary Francis 28, Amir Johnson 3, Cooper Arnold 9, Charlie Nuschke 5.
Non-league
PERKIOMEN VALLEY 64, SOUDERTON 46
The Vikings opened up an early lead, jumping on the Indians for 23 first-quarter points. They took a 35-21 advantage into halftime and never looked back.
Andrew Vince led a balanced attack with 10 points, Zachary Thatcher had eight while Brian Reiner and Sami Chouiraf both had six. Mekhi Williams chipped in six points.
Souderton (4-9, 1-4 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham in a non-league game Monday.
Souderton 12-9-11-14 46
Perkiomen Valley 23-12-13-16 64
Souderton (46) – Andrew Vince 10, Zach Thatcher 8, Brian Reiner 7, Sami Chouiraf 7, Mekhi Williams 6, Jack Towsen 3, Tommy Doughty 3, Dominic Natale 2.
Perkiomen Valley (64) – Tyler Strechay 21, Zack Krause 14, Ian Streeper 9, Kameron Parks 6, AJ Hansen 6, Blaise Blomstrom 3, Bryce Streeper 2, Aidan Gansz 2, Mike Dougherty 1.
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