Check out the recaps of SOL girls’ basketball teams in action Friday. CB West/North Penn photos provided courtesy of Marge Bullock Photography (http://www.margebullock.com ) Pennsbury/Audenreid photos provided courtesy of Darryl Rule Photography of J&D Photography. Check back for a gallery.
SOL Continental
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 56, NORTH PENN 46
Maddie Burke – the first player to climb the ladder for the Bucks’ giddy cutting of the net – held up her piece of the net wearing a smile that told the story. It was a celebration the Penn State-bound sharpshooter and her teammates had their sights set on, and capturing sole possession of the program’s first SOL Continental Conference title since 2015 with a hard fought win over the Knights made for a memorable Senior Night.
“It’s an awesome feeling with my team,” Burke said. “We really bonded as a team over the past couple months, and it’s just great to get this achievement. We have a list of goals, and this was definitely one of them.”
The Knights hung tough, but the Bucks put to rest any thoughts of a North Penn comeback with a 40-second span that was highlight reel material. Burke – who was saddled with four fouls – re-entered the game with 3:59 remaining in regulation after the Knights had trimmed a once nine-point West lead to three.
It began with Burke finding a cutting Jess Broskey for an easy bucket. The Knights misfired at the other end, and Burke, who pulled down the rebound, walked the ball up the court and hit nothing but net off the dribble at the top of the circle.
Just like that, the Bucks led 51-43 with 3:19 remaining. Imani Plaza buried a three out of a North Penn timeout to pull the Knights within five, but Burke scored on a putback. Broskey put the finishing touches on the win with a three-point play after sophomore Emily Spratt saved a long pass from crossing the end line.
“It feels great – it feels great for so many reasons,” West coach Zach Sibel said. “Obviously, we set goals at the beginning of the season. We let the girls talk. None of our coaching staff – even though we had our goals, we didn’t say anything.
“Every single girl came in here with the same goals, the same mindset – play team basketball and win an SOL title, bring an SOL title to West. It hasn’t been here for a while. These girls deserve it.
The Bucks’ first-year coach went on to acknowledge his four seniors.
“You look at the career Maddie Burke has had,” Sible said. “You see Liv Irons and what she’s done in the offseason to get to where she is right now. Jess Broskey the same thing – worked so hard, and they deserve it. Maddy McGarry coming back and accepting her role and playing her role to the ‘t.’
“I know I just talked about the seniors, but every single girl down the line had the same idea. We told them we’re going to play team basketball – that’s how we’re going to do it, and that’s what happens. When a team comes together like this and plays with that kind of leadership, you can weather any storm.
“North Penn’s a great team. They’re well coached. They came in here and played a style of basketball we hadn’t seen in a good bit, maybe all year with the defense they were playing. We handled it every time with somebody else stepping up.”
The Knights led 18-14 after a Carley Adams basket with three minutes remaining in the half. Anna Blue erased that in a hurry with back-to-back 3-pointers. The Knights trailed by just a 25-23 score at halftime. Val McGriff had seven points and Alli Lindsay had six. Both had a pair of 3s.
“I think the name of the game, especially at halftime, was battling adversity,” Broskey said. “It’s a loud atmosphere in here, sometimes we let refs get into our heads, some bad plays – turnovers. It’s just battling adversity – that’s what it comes down to.
“We go into the locker room and coach Sibel’s exact words were, ‘Let’s leave this first half in here. Let’s show them what we have and protect our house.’”
The Bucks took a hit when Paige Gilbert, who was controlling the backboards, was whistled for her fourth foul with 4:31 remaining in the third quarter. With the Bucks clinging to a 38-37 lead after a McGarry 3, Burke was whistled for her fourth foul with 1:12 left in the third.
Spratt picked up the slack, reeling off six straight points in the final minute to put the Bucks on top 44-37.
“When one person is down, other people get going,” Irons said. “Emily has been doing that all season. She’s always the one to step up and get everybody else going in the locker room, on the court at practice.”
“She did awesome,” Burke said. “She really stepped it up and made big plays when we needed them.”
McGarry turned a steal into a basket and a 46-37 West lead, but the Knights – sparked by four points from Val McGriff – cut that lead to 46-43 when Burke and Gilbert returned to the game, setting the stage for the Bucks’ strong finish. The celebration was about to begin.
“It was amazing,” McGarry said. “Just being Senior Night and coming together – we knew it was a big game, and we knew we had to push through and play our game.
“It really came down to defense. People stepped up tonight. We’ve been working really hard in practice, and I think it all came together.”
“Before the season started, before our first game, we made all of our team goals,” Broskey said. “We started with smaller ones like handle turnovers, make foul shots, and then we did our bigger ones. So far we’ve achieved every single one of them. “Honestly, I never even imagined cutting a net to win the SOL Continental Conference – that’s an amazing achievement.”
Burke led all scorers with 15 points – 10 in the first half. Broskey added 10 while Spratt and Gilbert both had eight. McGarry had seven and Blue added six.
For the Knights, McGriff led the way with 13 points while Lindsay and Plaza both had 10. Mullaly added seven.
Central Bucks West (16-3, 10-0 SOL) – third in the latest District One 6A power rankings – will travel to Bethlehem Catholic for a non-league game on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. North Penn (13-6, 6-4) – ninth in the power rankings – will be on the road at Central Bucks South Tuesday.
North Penn 9-14-14-9 46
Central Bucks West 12-13-19-12 56
North Penn (46) – Alli Lindsay 4 0-0 10; Rachel Dunn 2 0-2 4; Imani Plaza 4 0-0 10; Alaina Mullaly 2 2-2 7; Carley Adams 1 0-0 2; Val McGriff 5 1-2 13; Totals 18 3-6 46.
Central Bucks West (56) – Paige Gilbert 2 3-7 8; Olivia Irons 0 2-2 2; Anna Blue 2 0-0 6; Emily Spratt 4 0-0 8; Jess Broskey 4 1-1 10; Maddie Burke 5 2-2 15; Maddy McGarry 3 0-2 7; Totals 20 8-14 56.
3-point goals: NP – Alli Lindsay 2, Imani Plaza 2, Val McGriff 2, Alaina Mullaly, CBW – Maddie Burke 3, Anna Blue 2, Paige Gilbert, Jess Broskey, Maddy McGarry.
SOUDERTON 54, PENNRIDGE 37
The Indians seized early control of Friday’s game against their neighboring rival, opening up a 14-4 lead after one quarter and going into halftime with a 25-16 advantage. They added to that lead in the second half, outscoring the Rams 29-21.
“We’re playing well at the right time,” Souderton coach Lynn Carroll said. “We just want to keep this going and control our destiny in terms of districts right now.
“We have four kids coming off the bench who are all contributing, which does not happen most years, and everybody is playing their part, whatever their part should be. It changes from game to game. We have everybody doing what they’re supposed to be doing a good percentage of the time, and that’s leading to success right now. We want to keep doing this and continue to get better. Compared to December, we’re playing so much better, which I expected.”
Mikaela Reese had another big night for the Indians, connecting on 7-of-10 shots from the floor and finishing with 15 points. The senior captain also had five assists, five rebounds and five blocked shots.
The Indians had 20 assists on 23 field goals. Jordan Zimmerman had five assists, and Olivia Schneider had three.
“We’re being patient running our sets, we’re waiting for a really good look and playing with a lot of intelligence offensively,” Carroll said. “We only took six 3s. We were really getting to the basket on cuts. We were finding our teammates, getting them layups. Offensively, it was a lot about that.”
Freshman point guard Casey Harter shared game scoring honors with Reese, also finishing with 15 points. She connected on 7-of-11 shots from the field.
“Casey Harter again had a big night,” Carroll said. “She must be exhausted when games are over. She just works so hard offensively and defensively the entire time she’s in the game.
“The way Casey is playing – you can’t predict that kind of thing. You see them play against eighth graders, 13-year-olds, and you have no idea how they’ll play against 17-year-olds, but I knew she was good.”
The Indians’ coach credited the strong play of Hannah Alderfer, who had six points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists.
“She had a great game,” Carroll said. “The last time we played them Julia Kreider hurt us. She played really well and scored 24 points.
“We started Hannah, who starts some games, and she had two quick steals in the first half, four points in the first quarter and just played a good, solid game for us, especially in the first half. She’s a very good soccer player who also plays basketball, and she played really well.”
Olivia Schneider also finished the game in double figures with 10.
“We had big contributions from everybody,” Carroll said. “Olivia again played well – she was 4-for-6 from the field. Our team shot well, but a lot of our points were in the lane. You should shoot well if most of your points are in the lane.
“Shot selection – we’ve been working on being a little more patient, and we definitely were tonight.”
The Rams are without their floor general – point guard Corinn Mart (injury)
“Even on nights when she doesn’t score, she’s really important to them,” Carroll said.
Sophie Cweiber’s nine-point effort led the Rams while Grace Rosica and Katie Yoder both had eight points. Cweiber and Rosica both buried a pair of 3s.
Souderton (14-6, 6-5 SOL) – 13th in the latest District One 6A power rankings – will host Gwynedd Mercy in a non-league game on Monday at 5 p.m., and Pennridge (10-8, 4-6) – 17th in the rankings – will travel to Kennett for a non-league game on Saturday at 12:15 p.m.
Pennridge 4-12-13-8 37
Souderton 14-11-17-12 54
Pennridge (37) – Grace Rosica 3 0-0 8; Sophie Cweiber 2 3-4 9; Katie Yoder 2 4-4 8; Julia Kreider 1 0-0 2; Kiersten Moyer 2 0-0 4; Evelyn Loughery 1 0-0 2; Ryan Hodder 2 0-0 4; Totals 13 7-8 37.
Souderton (54) – Jordan Zimmerman 1 1-1 3; Olivia Schneider 4 2-4 10; Casey Harter 7 0-2 15; Hannah Alderfer 2 2-2 6; Hayley Fenchel 1 0-0 2; Mikaela Reese 7 0-1 15; Alexis Stefanowicz 0 0-1 0; Julia Shaughnessy 1 1-1 3; Totals 23 6-12 54.
3-point goals: Pennridge – Grace Rosica 2, Sophie Cweiber 2, Souderton – Casey Harter, Mikaela Reese.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 52, QUAKERTOWN 26
Emily Chmiel had another big game for the Patriots. The junior center scored a game-high 21 points in three quarters of action. She scored 14 in 
the first half to propel the Patriots to a 28-8 lead.
Mia Salvati added 10 points – eight in the first half, and Shayne Leray contributed seven points in the fourth quarter, including the game’s only 3.
For the Panthers, Carolyn Sipprell led the way with seven points while Katie Catalano added six.
Central Bucks East (14-6, 7-4 SOL) – 11th in the latest District One 6A power rankings – will travel to St. Basil Academy for a non-league game Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Quakertown (4-15, 0-10) will host Central Bucks West Tuesday.
Quakertown 6-2-10-8 26
Central Bucks East 9-18-15-10 52
Quakertown (26) – Carolyn Sipprell 2 3-4 7; Abigail Dickson 1 0-0 2; Katie Catalano 2 2-4 6; Laney Mitchell 2 1-2 5; Kayla Horning 1 0-0 2; Alexis Miccuci 1 0-0 2; Abigail McClaskey 1 0-0 2; Totals 10 6-10 26.
Central Bucks East (52 – Shayne Leray 3 0-0 7; Katie Finnan 1 0-0 2; Devon Burns 0 2-4 2; Gabby Wilga 1 0-0 2; Mia Salvati 5 0-0 10; Elise Duffy 0 2-2 2; Emily Chmiel 9 3-4 21; Aubrey DeAngelis 1 1-2 3; Totals 20 11-16 52.
3-point goals: CBE – Shayne Leray.
SOL American
UPPER MORELAND 72, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 30
What a difference a day makes.
Twenty-four hours after scoring just 33 points in a loss to William Tennent, the Golden Bears doubled that output in a big win over the Spartans.
“I feel that last night’s loss was a low point in our season,” UM coach Matt Carroll said. “It wasn’t that we lost because Tennent is a really well-coached team, but it was just how we played and coached the entire game.
“It started with me and it trickled down. The best thing about coaching this team is there’s never a doubt that the girls will bounce back and the coaches will be ready to work again. I randomly check Hudl to see who is watching film, especially after a tough game and two of our senior leaders watched over 30 minutes on their own. We had girls at the gym by 4:00 and earlier to get up shots before the 5:30 JV game. After games like Thursday, we can either feel bad for ourselves or move on and get better. I never question that our girls will do the latter.”
The Golden Bears scored 23 points in the first quarter. Bean Hughes, who scored three points in a rare off night against Tennent, led the charge with nine first-quarter points. Kaiya Herb and Emma Meakim both added five, and Hannah Finn had four. By halftime, UM had a 41-18 lead. EmmyFaith Wood and Meakim both had six points in the quarter.
Wood added 10 points in a 21-point third quarter as the Golden Bears rolled to the win.
“Tonight our plan was to go, go, go,” Carroll said. “I didn’t care who took the ball out of bounds or who brought it up. We just wanted to attack their zone before they got set up. We got a lot of easy baskets in transition. Kaiya Herb set the tone and attacked the basket early. Bean was big in the first half for us with 12 points five rebounds and three steals.
“EmmyFaith usually comes off the bench in the first couple minutes and she didn’t come in until the second quarter because it was hard to take our starters out. Once she came in she made up for lost time! We had 22 total assists and only eight turnovers. We know every game is different and what worked today may not work later on in the season but we desperately needed a game like today and the girls were great from start to finish.”
Wood led all scorers with 21 points while Hughes had 15 and Meakim added 13. Finn finished with eight and Herb had six for the Golden Bears.
Rileigh Serroni’s 13 points led the Spartans.
Upper Moreland (11-9, 7-5 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh Tuesday, and Springfield Township (2-16, 0-12) will be on the road at Delaware County Christian for a non-league game Saturday at 3 p.m.
Springfield Township 6-12-10-2 30
Upper Moreland 23-18-21-10 72
Springfield Township (30) – Annie Coll 0 0-4 0; Raya Davis 1 0-0 2; Rileigh Serroni 4 5-6 13; Maddie Yoder 1 3-6 5; Emily Smith 1 1-4 3; Emily Guicheteau 2 0-0 5; Emma Cawley 1 0-0 2; Totals 10 9-20 30.
Upper Moreland (72) – Kaiya Herb 2 2-5 6; EmmyFaith Wood 7 2-2 21; Emma Meakim 5 1-4 13; AbbyEllen Wood 1 0-0 2; Bean Hughes 6 1-2 15; Hannah Finn 4 0-0 8; Kiera Coyle 2 0-0 5; Kylie Gaul 1 0-0 2; Totals 27 6-13 72.
3-point goals: Springfield – Emily Guicheteau, UM – EmmyFaith Wood 5, Emma Meakim 2, Bean Hughes 2, Kiera Coyle.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 63, CHELTENHAM 45
The Hatters raced out of the gate to a 17-3 lead, and the Lady Panthers – who scored 37 points in the middle two quarters – came roaring back but never could make up the ground they lost.
“I was so impressed with Cheltenham’s spirit tonight especially coming off a tough loss last night,” Hatters’ coach Dennis Steinly said of the Lady Panthers 52-19 loss to CB South Thursday. “We jumped up on them 17-3, but they battled back to within six points in the second half. Fortunately, we were able to make enough free throws to hold them off.”
The Hatters took 42 trips to the foul line and converted 26 of them into points. They were 12-for-18 in the first half. Emily Thomas – whose 18 points led the Hatters – was 13-for-20 at the foul line. Alice Hall added 14 points, and Jess Howard also finished in double figures with 10. Cam Ryan had nine points, and Caroline Shegogue added eight.
I’m proud of my team for the way they maintained their composure and dug down to pull this game out,” Steinly said. “I was half-kidding when I said it was the closest 18-point victory I’ve ever seen.
“Emily Thomas played a strong game on both ends of the floor, and she had some big rebounds when Alice (Hall) was in foul trouble. Alice picked up fouls in the first half and didn’t play much of the second quarter. Then she picked up two fouls back to back in the third so that caused some trouble for us.
“Jess Howard and Caroline Shegogue did a good job on (Umayrah) Sulayman in the second half, and I was especially happy with Graceanne Griffis defense off the bench.”
Umayrah Sulayman’s 16-point effort led the Lady Panthers. She scored 14 of those in an impressive second quarter. Assata Robinson added 10 points, and Maycie Cedeno had seven.
“We battled hard but just couldn’t get over the hump,” Cheltenham coach Ben Bowman said. “Hatboro made shots when they needed it. I’m proud of the effort of our girls.”
Hatboro-Horsham (11-9, 7-5 SOL) – 19th in the latest District One 6A power rankings – will travel to Abington Tuesday, and Cheltenham (6-14, 2-10) will be on the road at Springfield Township Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham 17-21-11-14 63
Cheltenham 3-21-16-5 45
Hatboro-Horsham (63) – Emily Thomas 2 13-20 18; Cam Ryan 3 3-4 9; Carolin Shegogue 2 3-5 8; Ava McKinney 1 0-0 3; Jess Howard 3 4-9 10; Graceanne Griffis 0 1-2 1; Alice Hall 6 2-2 14; Totals 17 26-42 63.
Cheltenham (45) – Maycie Cedeno 2 1-2 7; Assata Robinson 5 0-1 10; Taylor Johnson 3 1-2 7; Umayrah Sulayman 4 7-12 16; Tyrina Ragsdale 1 0-3 2; Nailah Johnson 1 0-0 2; Kyla Ogden 0 1-2 1; Totals 16 10-22 45.
3-point goals: HH – Emily Thomas, Caroline Shegogue, Ava McKinney, Cheltenham – Maycie Cedeno 2, Umayrah Sulayman.
ABINGTON 64, WISSAHICKON 37
In what is certainly a rare occurrence, three Abington players finished Friday’s game with a double-double. Freshman Jaida Helm led the way with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Sophomore Khalis Whiting had 13 points and 11 assists while freshman Krysten Brown had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Cire Worley also had 14 points for the Ghosts, who led 15-11 after one quarter and opened the game up with a 17-point second quarter to go into halftime with a 32-18 lead. Whiting and Brown led the way with nine points each in the half. Helm had seven. The Ghosts outscored the Trojans 32-19 in the second half.
“It was a great team effort with a lot of energy,” Abington coach Dan Marsh said of the win.
Abington (9-10, 7-5 SOL) – 20th in the latest District One 6A power rankings – will host Governor Mifflin in a non-league game Saturday at 5 p.m. Wissahickon (7-12, 4-8) will travel to Council Rock South for a non-league game Monday at 7 p.m.
Abington 15-17-19-13 64
Wissahickon 11-7-11-8 37
Abington (64) – Cire Worley 14, Krysten Brown 11, Allison Holden 2, Jaida Helm 15, Maura Day 4, Amanda Jackson 5, Khalis Whiting 13.
Wissahickon (37) – Lily Hyatt 8, Anna Schools 10, Leah Dubin 2, Kylie Friedman 4, Lauren Fadel 2, Julia Verrier 11.
SOL National
PENNSBURY 61, AUDENRIED CHARTER 45
The Falcons celebrated senior night with a no-doubt-about-it non-league win and honored the team’s three seniors – Mary Miller, Mackenzie .jpg)
Rooney and manager Grace Ramirez.
“Senior Night is always emotional, but in this case, it was a little bit different because these girls started with me,” coach Frank Sciolla said. “Mackenzie and Mary were on this journey together. They were two different types of girls.
“Mary had always played basketball, and Mackenzie we ripped out of a classroom because we were trying to get numbers. You’re really pleased that they have been such a big part of this renaissance.”
Miller celebrated Senior Night by turning in a glittering double-double, finishing with a career-high 23 points to go along with 10 rebounds.
“She has stepped up this year,” Sciolla said. “We’ve had a couple people fill the Cami (Wiegand) void, and she definitely has. She was big and made some shots.”
Rooney also was in the starting lineup for the Falcons, who led 18-3 after one quarter.
“It was a very strange game,” Sciolla said. “We were up 18-3 after one, and you pretty much figured it was going to be a squash, but we had a lot of foul trouble, it was really physical.
“Ava (Sciolla) took a punch to the left eye. She sat out a big part of the second quarter, but she got it back together and was able to play in the second half. They scored 20 points in the second quarter, which is not normal game against us.”
The Falcons took a 34-23 lead into halftime. Miller accounted for 17 of those points, which included three 3s and a 4-for-4 effort at the foul line. Pennsbury outscored its visitors 27-22 in the second half. Sciolla accounted for 15 of those points.
“I will say – I do think we’re tired,” coach Sciolla said. “We had a ton of games, and the other piece is you’re throwing some inexperienced girls that are ninth and 10th graders into the fire. They’re doing well, but at times, we’ve been a little bit choppy, and we’re going to have to get that together down the stretch here.”
Sciolla scored 21 points, including a pair of 3s, in just over three quarters. Kiley Haws added nine points – seven in the second quarter.
“They played a tough game, but Mary (Miller) was tremendous,” Sciolla said. “We got good leadership from Bella (Arcuri), who had five assists and really handled their fullcourt pressure.
“Ava (Sciolla), a number of times tonight when they were making a little run – several times she made that run-killing shot that stemmed the momentum, and then we were able to get control.”
Pennsbury (16-3, 9-1 SOL) will host New Hope-Solebury in a non-league game Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Audenreid 3-20-13-9 45
Pennsbury 18-16-15-12 61
Audenreid (45) – Ashley Wiggins 1 0-0 3; Naja Lamsden 5 3-4 16; Jenelle Ransom 3 2-2 10; Amani Coursey 1 0-3 2; Kaiyani Burrell 2 0-0 4; Destiny Epps 3 2-6 10; Totals 15 7-15 45.
Pennsbury (61) – Ava Sciolla 9 1-2 21; Abbi Nassivera 1 1-2 4; Kiley Haws 3 2-3 9; Bella Arcuri 2 0-1 4; Mary Miller 8 4-4 23; Mia Spinelli 0 0-3 0; Totals 23 8-15 61.
3-point goals: Audenreid – Naja Lamsden 3, Jenelle Ransom 2, Destiny Epps 2, Ashley Wiggins, Pennsbury – Mary Miller 3, Ava Sciolla 2, Abbi Nassivera, Kiley Haws.
NESHAMINY 67, WILLIAM TENNENT 20
Kristin Curley scored 28 points to lead the visiting Redskins to the no-doubt-about it win.
The Redskins, who led 15-3 after one quarter, took a 34-9 advantage into halftime. They outscored the Panthers 22-3 in the third quarter.
“I loved our team defense,” Neshaminy coach Joe Lally said. “Kristin Curley played great at both ends of the floor.”
In addition to Curley, Kelli Kowalick had 11 points, and Emily Tantala had nine. Olivia Scotti chipped in six points.
For the Panthers, Olivia Kaczmarek had seven points- all in the second half, and Hannah Reimel had six.
Neshaminy (14-6, 11-0 SOL) has just one game remaining on its conference schedule – a date with Pennsbury next Thursday. The Redskins will host St. Elizabeth (Del.) in a non-league game Saturday at 2:30 p.m. William Tennent (7-12, 2-8) will travel to Council Rock South on Thursday.
Neshaminy 15-19-22-11 67
William Tennent 3-6-3-8 20
Neshaminy (67) – Sydney Tryon 1 1-2 3; Emily Tantala 4 0-0 9; Kacie Sienko 1 1-2 3; Olivia Scotti 3 0-2 6; Kristin Curley 13 0-0 28; Kelli Kkowalick 5 0-0 11; Taylor Gurysh 2 0-0 4; D.Roskos 1 1-1 3; Totals 32 3-7 67.
William Tennent (20) – Olivia Kaczmarek 2 2-2 7; Hannah Reimel 2 0-0 6; Chase Dubzak 0 1-2 1; Kirsten Scott 2 0-0 5; Kailyn Hansen 0 1-2 1; Totals 6 4-6 20.
3-point goals: Neshaminy Kristin Curley 2, Emily Tantala, Kelli Kowalick, WT – Hannah Reimel, Olivia Kaczmarek, Kirsten Scott.
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