Check out the recaps for SOL boys/girls basketball teams in action Monday.
Non-league
Boys
HATBORO-HORSHAM 44, SOUDERTON 43
It had been a long time between wins for the Hatters, who won their first two games of the season but didn’t taste victory again until Monday night. That win wasn’t assured until the Indians’ three for the win clanged off the rim as time expired.
“We certainly needed it,” coach Ed Enoch said of a win that snapped a 10-game skid. “It’s been a long season. To get that win today – even ugly as it was, it was good to see the kids in the locker room afterwards happy and celebrating because it’s been about a month since we’ve been there. It was important.”
It hasn’t helped the Hatters’ cause that they have been without their big man, Jake Schalki, who is battling a stress fracture in his foot, and they suffered a setback before Monday’s game even started when they were assessed a technical for a Jackson Treski dunking during warm-ups.
“We got down 5-0 as a result of that, and (Treski) never got in the game,” Enoch said. “That set us back too, so we played a freshman, Logan Fischer, who was our 6-1 center today, and he played the whole game. I’m very proud of him.”
The Hatters rebounded nicely from their early 5-0 hole to lead 14-8 after one quarter. They took a 24-16 lead into halftime and still led 36-29 heading into the final quarter.
“We had control of the game,” Enoch said. “We were up 10 in the fourth period, but we’ve struggled to finish things off.
“We’ve had leads in a lot of games in the fourth quarter, and we end up missing a couple of foul shots, turning the ball over, taking a couple of shots at the wrong time. Little things like that add up, and we did them again today. Souderton had a chance at the buzzer. Thank God it didn’t go in. If it goes in, we lose. Give them credit. They didn’t quit, they kept battling, but we should have put the game away.”
Khalid Johnson’s 17points led the Hatters. Solomon McNair added 12. N’Gianni Cerisier added seven points, and Jack Marvin had six.
“Khlid Johnson made a number of very important shots,” Enoch said. “Jack Marvin made a real big three with about two-and-a-half minutes to go in the game. He had two threes, and his second one was at a real critical time.”
For Souderton, Andrew Vince finished with a game-high 18 points. Mekhi Williams had 13, and Sami Chouiraf chipped in with six.
Hatboro-Horsham (3-10, 0-6 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday, and Souderton (4-10, 1-4) will be on the road at Quakertown Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham 14-10-12-8 44
Souderton 8-8-13-14 43
Hatboro-Horsham (44) – Khalid Johnson 17, Solomon McNair 12, N’Gianni Cerisier 7, Jack Marvin 6, Josh George 2.
Souderton (43) – Andrew Vince 18, Mekhi Williams 13, Sami Chouiraf 6, Zachary Thatcher 3, Jack Towsen 3.
PENNRIDGE 63 , SPRING-FORD 53
The visiting Rams found themselves on the short end of a 28-21 score at halftime with Jon Post and Sean Yoder combining for 11 points in the opening two quarters. The second half – well, that was another story entirely. Yoder and Post flat out took over the game, combining for 37 points to lead the Rams to the impressive come-from-behind win. Yoder scored 20 of his game-high 26 after the intermission while Post scored 17 of his 22 in the second half.
“We got down 12 in the second quarter, and Sean Yoder got in foul trouble,” coach Dean Behrens said. “We were down seven at the half, and we came out and cut it to four and they get it back to 11.
“Jon Post took over in the third quarter. He had 14 points in the third quarter alone. John Dominic hit two big threes for us (one in each half). It was amazing – it was almost a 20-point swing, and that’s a good team.”
Post – according to the Rams’ coach – was a tough matchup in the paint.
“He hit a three early, but they were switching on all screens, and we thought we could get Jon the ball inside, and he really used his ball fakes well – they got lifted a couple of times on them,” Behrens said. “He was high percentage inside, did not miss many chippies, and he’s got a big kid hanging on him.
“He got their team off-balance. He really felt it tonight. We kept trying to feed him the ball, and he was also able to facilitate. When they were doubling him, he was able to kick it out, and we swung it around. The good news for us was we had a lead late. We were leaking a little bit of oil – it was a four-point game, but we were able to maintain. We hit some foul shots down the stretch. When you get Sean Yoder on the line, that’s always a good thing.”
Yoder had 11 points in the fourth quarter, which included a 4-for-4 effort at the foul line.
The Rams outscored Spring-Ford 23-17 in the third quarter, but according to Behrens, it wasn’t the offense that turned the game around.
“I think it was our defense,” the Rams’ coach said. “We gave up 53 points, which is not terrible. They were hitting a lot of shots. In the fourth quarter, our defense really dug in.”
The Rams outscored Spring-Ford 19-8 in the pivotal fourth quarter.
“They have a kid, Noah Baker, who is a very good basketball player,” Behrens said. “We held him to 17, which is a good night, but he didn’t go off completely. They hit some threes early.
“We were down 6-0 to start the game on two threes off of probably one of the craziest jump balls I’ve ever seen that was jumped, tipped up, rolling around, Luke Yoder is on the floor, guys are diving on him, the ball is not being caught. I’m thinking it’s backcourt, I’m thinking it should be a re-jump because it’s a tie-up. Finally, the ball gets into Spring-Ford’s hands, the kid shoots it and hits a three. I’m thinking, ‘Are you kidding me?’”
Behrens needn’t have worried. His team outscored the host Rams 42-25 in the second half to win going away.
“I feel like going out there on a Monday night –it was a good win for us,” the Rams’ coach said. “We have to turn it around tomorrow to play North Penn, which will be a task for us to play back-to-back especially with that energy.”
Pennridge (12-2, 4-1 SOL) will host North Penn on Tuesday.
Pennridge 13-8-23-19 63
Spring-Ford 16-12-17-8 53
Pennridge (63) – Luke Yoder 3, John Dominic 6, Sean Yoder 26, Trent Fisher 3, Pat Gillespie 3, Jon Post 22.
Spring-Ford (53) – Tre Medearis 6, Tyler Seilingo 9, Ryan Hagan 3, Patrick Kovaleski 4, Noah Baker 17, Robert Bobeck 14.
Girls
WISSAHICKON 65, FELS 21
The visiting Trojans, who trailed by two at the end of one quarter, outscored Fels 27-4 in the second on their way to the convincing win. They allowed just nine points over the final three quarters.
Anna Schools had a huge day for the Trojans, finishing with a game-high 26 points. Kelly Prestipino added eight, Julia Verrier had seven and Libby Kunzier chipped in with six.
The Trojans were once again without senior Brianna Tilghman, who has been out of the lineup with concussion symptoms for the past several games.
“People are stepping up and taking on different roles,” coach Rodney Cline said. “It just changes the whole dynamic.
“Defensively, our scheme is fine, but we could put even more pressure with her there. Teams put a better defender on her, which alleviates pressure on the other girls, and it gives them an opportunity to score. Roles have changed.
“It’s definitely a big blow without her there, but we’re confident in our girls. The girls are going to step up, and we’re looking forward to the rest of the season. When we get her back, it will be a plus because other girls will have built confidence and we can move forward.”
Wissahickon (4-7, 2-4 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland on Tuesday.
Wissahickon 10-27-14-14 65
Fels 12-4-4-1 21
Wissahickon (65) – Lily Hyatt 4, Anna Schools 26, Kelly Prestipino 8, Rebecca Selverian 4, Kelly Dickson 4, Sam Comonitski 2, Libby Kunzier 6, Lauren Fadel 4, Julia Verrier 7.
Fels (21) – Burrell 4, Bethel 14, Montgomery 3.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 70, CENTRAL 10
The Colonials won their 11th game of the season on Monday. They led by three after one quarter and then blew the game wide open with a 26-2 second quarter. They outscored Central 48-2 in the middle two frames, 63-6 over the final three quarters after opening up a 7-4 lead after one quarter.
Freshman Jordyn Thomas led a balanced attack with 10 points, and freshman Lainey Allen added nine. Four players – Ally Zolty, Kaitlyn Flanagan, Fiona Gooneratne and Mackenzie Leszcynski – contributed eight points each. Anna McTamney had seven in a contest that saw 11 players put their names in the scoring column.
The Colonials connected on seven three-pointers.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (11-2, 4-2 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 7-26-22-15 70
Central 4-2-0-4 10
Plymouth Whitemarsh (70) – Ally Zolty 8, Kaitlyn Flanagan 8, Fiona Gooneratne 8, Mackenzie Lesczynski 8, Leah Kaye 3, Gabby Cooper 2, Brooke Felgois 1, Anna McTamney 7, Lainey Allen 9, Jordyn Thomas 10, Lily Belle McGrorty 3.
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