Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. CR North/Bensalem photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Pennsbury/Truman photos courtesy of Darryl Rule of J&D Photography. CB West/Quakertown photos courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for game photos galleries.
SOL National Conference
Council Rock North 50, Bensalem 42
In the stunner of the year in the SOL National, CR North handed conference champion Bensalem its first league loss of the season, at home on Senior Night.
“This was a total team win and one we all really wanted to get because it was our Senior Night and our six seniors have been super leaders this season,” said Indians coach Jesse Krasna. “We got contributions from so many different players on both ends of the floor and to beat a team like Bensalem you have to have guys step up because they are so talented and coach (Ron) Morris does such a good job highlighting his players’ 
talents.”
Bernie Parent led the Indians with 14 points, while Adam Mahtat had 11 and went 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Sean Mealey and Hunter Wan had seven points each. Jack Blum was also 4-for-4 from the line in the second half.
“For us, Hunter Wan has had some very good games this year but I think this was his best yet,” Krasna said. “We were without Luke Vliet, our starting point guard, so Hunter handled the ball more than he has all season and he showed what a gifted ball handler and playmaker he is. I don’t know how many assists he finished with, but it seemed like he made a great pass every time the ball was in his hands.
“Sean Mealey is so versatile. He did a little bit of everything for us – he hit two big threes for us, he defended bigger posts and he helped us break pressure throughout the game. When you have a forward that can handle the ball it is a huge weapon because it gives our guards a chance to rest.
“Andrew Stewart had an incredible game – he was blowing by his man to finish around the rim, dumping off nifty passes to his teammates and he defended with so much heart like he always does. Sean Clancy was a physical force and his interior defense and toughness on the backboard helped limit Bensalem’s inside game.”
The Indians led 20-19 at halftime and outscored the Owls 30-23 in the second half.
“Our underclassmen were tremendous in this one,” Krasna said. “Bernie Parent had several clutch baskets and free throws in the second half when Bensalem was making a run. He plays so under control and was a calming influence for us versus Bensalem’s intense ball pressure.
“We were without two of our bigs, junior Mikey Sylvester and senior Dan Egan, so we had two freshmen playing major minutes in Adam Mahtat and Jack Blum, and they really responded to the expanded role. They both played like seasoned veterans, hitting pressure free throws down the stretch and coming up with huge rebounds in key moments of the second half. Those two are growing up in front of our eyes.”
CR North (5-15, 2-9 SOL) closes out the National Conference portion of its schedule Thursday at rival Council Rock South.
“I am so proud of this group to be able to block out the past and continue to work hard every day,” Krasna said. “By doing so they put themselves in position to earn this win and finish the season off strong.”
Bensalem was led by James Ashford’s 16 points, while Travis Robinson was second on the team with nine points.
The Owls (17-5, 11-1 SOL) wrapped up their championship regular season and stand at No. 7 in the most recent District One Class 6A power rankings.
Bensalem 7-12-8-15 42
Council Rock North 8-12-11-19 50
Bensalem (42) – Travis Robinson 4 0-1 9; Justin Johnson 0 1-2 1 Aaron Sanders 2 1-2 7; Jeremiah Alexander 3 0-0 7; James Ashford 5 6-11 16; Luke Zeidler 1 0-0 2; Totals 11 8-16 42.
Council Rock North (50) – Bernie Parent 4 5-8 14; Andrew Stewart 2 0-1 4; Sean Mealey 2 1-2 7; Hunter Wan 3 1-2 7; Connor Rushing 1 1-1 3; Jack Blum 1 2-2 4; Adam Mahtat 2 7-8 11; Totals 25 17-24 50.
3-point goals- B-Robinson 1, Sanders 2, Alexander 1; CRN-Mealey 2, Parent 1
Pennsbury 68, Harry S. Truman 49
A huge first quarter put the Falcons in command for this one early, but on Senior Night, the team’s fast offensive start wasn’t what made this Senior Night special according to Pennsbury coach Bill Coleman.
“First, I want to thank (Truman coach Tyrone Lewis) for letting me get Xavier Barron in to start the game,” Coleman said. “X had a bad knee 
injury in preseason and getting him the start and a layup at the beginning of the game made our Senior Night even more special for our guys.”
The game was also important for Pennsbury in that it was a “must win” situation as the team continues its pursuit of a spot in the District One Class 6A Tournament. The Falcons went into Tuesday in the No. 27 spot in a tournament field that eventually will include 24 teams.
“We have been fighting for our playoff life for about five games now and just need to finish strong,” Coleman said. “We shot the ball really well and were able to get contributions from everyone who went in.
“I’m happy for our seniors, they were able to defend the Nest to get a win at home for their Senior Night.”
Pennsbury scored 29 points in the first quarter and by halftime had a commanding 43-20 lead. Collin Connor led all scorers with 15 points, while Shane Simmons added 12 and Kyrie Miller nine. In all, 11 different players scored and as a team, the Falcons shot 42 percent (11-for-26) from 3-point range.
Pennsbury (10-11, 6-5 SOL) likely needs to win its regular-season finale Thursday, at rival Neshaminy, to secure a spot in districts.
Truman (4-16, 2-9 SOL), which was led by TJ Rogers’ nine points, will close its season out Thursday night at home against William Tennent.
Truman 15 5 10 19-49
Pennsbury 29 14 16 9-68
Truman (49) – Winton 3 0-0 7; Santiago 2 0-0 6; Clark 3 0-0 7; Holden 1 0-1 2; Templeman 2 0-0 6; Vargas 2 0-0 5; Rogers 4 0-1 9; Leonhauser 1 0-0 2; Johnson 1 0-0 3; Law 1 0-1 2; Collins 0 0-3 0. Totals 20 0-6 49.
Pennsbury (68) – Shane Simmons 5 0-0 12; Kyrie Miller 3 3-4 9; Colling Connor 5 2-2 15; Amir Johnson 1 0-0 2; Xavier Barron 1 0-0 2; Cooper Arnold 3 0-0 8; Evan McNeeley 1 0-0 3; BaShaun Glover 1 0-0 3; Evan Reichard 2 0-0 5; McCormack 1 0-0 3; Liam Donnelley 3 0-0 6. Totals 26 5-6 68.
3-point goals: HST-Santiago 2, Templeman 2, Winton 1, Clark 1, Vargas 1, Rogers 1, Johnson 1; P-Connor 3, Simmons 2, Arnold 2, McNeely 1, Glover 1, Reichard 1, McCormack 1
Council Rock South 52, William Tennent 49
Needing a win to help secure a spot in the District One Class 6A playoffs, CR South started strong and then held off a Tennent charge in the fourth quarter for the three-point win on Tuesday.
Luke Meakim and Kevin McNamee had 14 points each to lead the Golden Hawks. Meakim hit three 3-pointers, while Meakim scored six key points in the fourth quarter. Luca Baratta also had three 3-pointers and finished the game with 13 points.
CR South (14-7, 7-4 SOL) entered Tuesday in the No. 19 position in the District One power rankings, so the win likely secures its spot in the 24-team tournament that starts next week. The Hawks host rival CR North on Thursday.
Tennent (11-10, 5-6 SOL) was led by Daulton Zeaman, who had five 3-pointers and 17 points, while Derrik Cosenza finished with 12. The Panthers started the day at No. 22, but has now lost four straight games, with a critical road game Thursday at Harry S. Truman remaining.
William Tennent 9 12 8 20-49
CR South 19 8 12 13-52
Tennent (49) – Jay Stanfield 1 1-1 3; Daulton Zeaman 5 2-2 17; Josiah Johnson 1 0-0 2; Sean Haus 2 0-0 6; Michael Scheller 2 1-2 5; Derrik Consenza 6 0-0 12; Bryce Lockett 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 4-5 49.
CR South (52) – Jack Rebholz 4 0-0 8; Joe Purcell 1 0-0 3; Luka Baratta 5 0-0 13; Luke Meakim 4 3-4 14; Michael Stewart 0 0-2 0; Kevin McNamee 7 0-0 14. Totals 21 3-6 52.
3-point goals: WT-Zeaman 5, Haus 2; CRS-Baratta 3, Meakim 3, Purcell 1
SOL Continental Conference
Pennridge 65, Central Bucks East 50
Up five at halftime, Pennridge pulled away in the second half to clinch back-to-back Suburban One League Continental Conference championships with the road win on Tuesday.
“Winning the division, I’m really excited for the boys,” said coach Dean Behrens. “I don’t think a lot of people thought we would win division this year. It’s well deserved. It’s an unselfish group. They play hard in games, play hard in practice. I can count on one hand how many poor practices they’ve had.
“Most of the boys were on team last year, but didn’t really get to play in playoffs. They came to practice every day, didn’t complain, helped guys get better last year. Now, it’s their turn. They saw what it takes, and step one is to try to win the division. I’m really pleased for them.”
Christian Guldin hit four 3-pointers and led the Rams with 16 points. Trent Fisher and Anthony Phillips had 12 points each, while Luke Yoder had 10 and Colin Post eight.
“Trent Fisher was a dominant force inside for us, offensively and defensively,” Behrens said. “He had blocked shots, rebounds. I know he had a double-double, and he probably had five or six blocks too.
“Anthony Phillips came off the bench for us and had 10 points. I thought that was huge. We had foul trouble in the second quarter and Colin Post and Luke Yoder were on the bench. Colin Monahan and Ryan Benscoter came off the bench and gave us great minutes. We extended our lead when they were on the floor. It was a great team effort, really.”
The Rams (16-5, 9-2 SOL) have one game remaining Thursday night at home against North Penn. They are currently in the No. 8 position in the District One Class 6A power rankings.
Any thoughts of a mini-shooting slump that resulted in a league losses two weeks ago are long forgotten.
“I told the boys this last week, ‘One good shooting game and we’re back,’” Behrens said. “We played Souderton Friday and it wasn’t a great game. We shot poorly, they shot poorly. We played Haverford on Saturday, and it just clicked for us. That confidence offensively was back. You add that to defensive prowess and I think we’re a pretty good team.”
CB East (13-9, 7-5 SOL) was led by Tyler Young with 16 points and Jason Markowitz with 13. The Patriots hit 10 3-pointers as a team. It was the final game of the regular season for the Patriots, who are currently the No. 12 team in District One.
Central Bucks East 17 8 10 15-50
Pennridge 19 11 17 18-65
Pennridge (65) – Trent Fisher 12, Christian Guldin 15, Colin Post 8, Luke Yoder 10, Connor Pleibel 3, Ryan Benscoter 5, Anthony Phillips 12
CB East (50) – Joe Jackman 7, Jason Markowitz 13, Jack Hamilton 9, Anthony Giordano 4, Tyler Young 16, Christian Rivera 1
3-point goals: P- Guldin 4, Phillips 2, Fisher, Plebel; CBE-Markowitz 4, Hamilton 2, Jackman 2, Young 2
Central Bucks South 50, North Penn 48
Both teams treated this one like a playoff game as both need wins to qualify for the District One Class 6A playoff field, and CB South emerged with the two-point road victory thanks to a 15-foot jumper by senior Alex Dietz with one second remaining on the clock.
Dietz finished with 24 points and seven rebounds, and when the game was on the line in the fourth quarter, he came up huge for the Titans.
“Alex was Alex tonight,” said Titans coach Jason Campbell. “He wanted it. There’s been a couple games that were close, last second shots and unfortunately – maybe it’s my fault – but we didn’t get him the ball. Teams played really good defense on him and some other guys took the shot and unfortunately it didn’t go in for a couple of games.
“Tonight, once we got the ball in Alex’s hands, I knew what he was going to do. He’s going to make sure it went down to the very end and take his shot. The shot that he hit is a shot that he’s won (games) for us in the past.”
CB South trailed at one point in the third quarter 32-19, as North Penn was dominating inside, led by 6-foot-6 senior center Matt Swanson, who finished with 19 points and nine rebounds. But the Titans chipped away, with two key 3-pointers by Nick Wursta off the bench and another by point guard Evan D’Orazio as they pulled within two by the end of the quarter.
“It was all second half,” Campbell said. “Our discussion, you would think I would be in there yelling and screaming, but I kept a low demeanor and asked them some questions. Did we push the ball in transition? The answer was no. Are we blocking people out? Are we getting rebounds? The answer was no.
“So I asked them, ‘What are you going to do? Are you going to do these things in the second half and give yourself a chance to win? This is a playoff game.’”
North Penn ended up trailing by as many as five in the fourth, but rallied late itself, tying the game on a bucket in the lane by junior Josh Jones with 18 seconds remaining.
D’Orazio finished with nine points for CB South, while Wursta and Michael Farley had six points each.
“One of our guys (Josh Conseletti) wasn’t able to play in the second half with an injury,” Campbell said. “Nick Wursta started the second half and had some big 3s for us. He played really well and set the tone for us. We had Josiah Harrison come in and he gave us great minutes in the transition offense, coming up with some boards and boxing people out. Those are things that don’t show up in the boxscore.”
The win improved the Titans to 11-10 overall (6-5 SOL), with one game remaining Thursday at CB West. They are currently occupying the No. 24 position in the 24-team District One Class 6A field.
North Penn was led by Swanson’s 19 points, while Jones had 12 and Mike Chaffee added 10. The Knights (8-13, 4-7 SOL) entered Tuesday at No. 26, and now need to win Thursday at conference champ Pennridge and hope for some help if they want a shot at the postseason.
Central Bucks South 10 5 21 14-50
North Penn 13 13 12 10-48
CB South (50) – Mike Waltrich 1 0-0 2; Evan D’Orazio 3 2-2 9; Alex Dietz 11 1-3 24; Nick Wursta 2 0-0 6; Michael Farley 2 2-5 6; Josh Consoletti 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 5-10 50.
North Penn (48) – Josh Jones 6 0-1 12; Joe Larkins 1 1-2 3; Mike Chaffee 5 0-2 10; Rob Carangi 1 0-0 2; Matt Swanson 8 3-5 19; Carter Houlihan 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 4-10 48.
CB South 10 5 21 14 – 50
North Penn 13 13 12 10 – 48
3-point goals: CBS-Wursta 2, D’Orazio 1, Dietz 1, Consoletti 1
Central Bucks West 56, Quakertown 49
The Bucks and Panthers were deadlocked 9-9 after one quarter, but the Bucks outscored the Panthers 17-7 in the second quarter to go into 
halftime with a 26-16 lead.
Mika Munari scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as CB West got past Quakertown in the second to-last conference game for both teams.
Also for the Bucks, Jack Neri had 10 points and four rebounds, Owen Haney had nine points and Danny Miller finished with five points and 12 rebounds.
Jack Gordon and Matt Tuley had 15 and 14 points, respectively, for Quakertown.
CB West (14-7, 7-4 SOL) is currently in the No. 10 spot in the District One Class 6A power rankings with the home finale with CB South on deck for Thursday night.
Quakertown (2-18, 0-11 SOL) closes out its season at Souderton on Thursday.
Quakertown 9 7 11 22-49
CB West 9 17 7 23-56
Quakertown (49) – Matt Catalano 3 1-2 9; Kayden Roley 2 0-2 5; Jack Gordon 5 4-6 15; Jake Hallowell 1 0-0 2; Matt Tyley 6 1-3 14; Luke Bauser 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 6-13 49.
CB West (56) – Mika Munari 6 6-10 18; Owen Haney 1 6-8 9; Teddy Spratt 2 0-2 4; Jack Neri 2 4-4 10; Danny Miller 1 2-2 5; Andrew Lindenmuth 0 1-2 1; Joe Monahan 1 0-0 2; Shea Lare 2 0-0 4; Danny Fountain 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 19-28 56.
3-point goals: Q-Catalano 2, Roley 1, Gordon 1, Tuley 1; CBW-Neri 2, Haney 1, Miller 1, Fountain 1
SOL American
Abington 66, Hatboro-Horsham 40
Shooting 56 percent from the field, Abington won its fifth straight game with the convincing win over Hatboro-Horsham. Up 26-15 at the half, the Galloping Ghosts put the game away with a 24-7 third quarter.
Manir Waller led a balanced scoring effort with 12 points, to go along with nine rebounds, six steals and five assists. Waller now has 58 steals for the season. Rob Bell added 11 points, three steals and five assists. In all, 12 different Abington players scored in the game, including senior Ramsey Biolliott, who had six, his first points of the season.
The Ghosts (12-9, 10-3 SOL) are securely in the District One Class 6A playoff field, having started the night at No. 14. They host SOL American champ Cheltenham on Thursday.
Hatboro-Horsham (1-20, 0-13 SOL) was led by Zehier Cheeze’s 16 points, while Jack Marvin added 10. The Hatters’ season finale is Thursday at Plymouth Whitemarsh.
Abington 13 13 24 16-66
Hatboro-Horsham 7 8 7 18-40
Abington (66) – Rob Bell 5 0-0 11; Oreck Frazier 3 0-0 6; Manir Waller 5 1-3 12; Joey Brusha 2 0-0 5; AntoineEllis 0 2-2 2; Sam McFarlane 3 0-0 6; Caleb Baker 1 0-0 2; Karim Boyd 3 0-0 6; Connor Fields 1 1-2 3; Kyle Wilson-Bailey 1 2-2 4; Adam Shinn 1 0-0 3; Ramsey Billiott 2 1-2 6; Totals 27 7-11 66
Hatboro-Horsham (40) – DJ Cerisier 0 1-2 1; Zehier Cheeze 5 6-8 16; Logan Fischer 1 0-0 2; Jack Marvin 4 1-2 10; Ben Schlosser 2 0-0 4; Wingen 1 0-0 2; J. Joyce 1 0-0 3; Colin O’Sullivan 1 0-0 2; Totals 15 8-12 40.
3-point goals: A-Bell 1, Waller 1, Brusha 1, Shinn 1, Billiott 1; HH-Marvin 1, Joyce 1
Wissahickon 60, Upper Dublin 37
Needing a win, Wissahickon started quickly with an 18-point first quarter and never looked back in taking out Upper Dublin on Tuesday.
“We told our guys, ‘Playoffs begin tonight, and that’s a reality for us,’” coach Kyle Wilson said. “Upper Moreland, I know they lost tonight, but they’re playing good basketball. You don’t want to have to go in Thursday night, have to beat them and then cross your fingers on Sunday hoping that things work out your way.
“We knew tonight and Thursday are really big games for us against two really good teams, so each night we’re trying to continue to advance and play tougher each night.”
The quick start was important, as Harrison Williams scored the first eight points in the first quarter and Matt Compas added six, and by the time the first eight minutes were up the Trojans held a 18-9 lead.
“We said we had to get out to a good start because Upper Dublin is a talented team, but we felt guard-wise we had better guards,” Wilson said. “If we had a lead, we could force the floor to be spread a little more, force them to come out and open up lanes for us to drive and kick.
“(Drew) Stover is such a tough player. He puts up 20-something some nights, 30 other nights. We knew we couldn’t let him have a big night. We were fortunate tonight that all four of our forwards were healthy.
“Josh Twersky had just been cleared when we played them the first time, so we knew we couldn’t throw him out there first game. He literally got the OK from his parents and got the OK from his doctor the day we played Upper Dublin, so we knew we really couldn’t use him.
“We knew Stover could foul out three big guys, and we had to really watch how we were playing. I was really impressed with the job they did fronting and helping down on the post with him. To hold him to 10 points was an amazing job between Stef Lowry and Carmen Ostroski.
“Carmen is such a solid shot blocker, and he had four or five blocks tonight. It changes what guys do around the hoop because you always have to wonder, ‘Where is this guy and how far is going to smack my shot?’ He has that presence around the rim that makes it tough guys to come to the hoop at times.”
Compas led the Trojans with 22 points, including 14 in the second half, while Williams finished with 14 points and D’Shan Love added 10.
Wissahickon is in the No. 25 position in what will be a 24-team District One Class 6A playoff field by Sunday. It hosts Upper Moreland in another critical game on Thursday.
“You hate to look at that board, but you know how big that game is,” Wilson said. “If we win, we should, by the numbers, hopefully be in. It’s a playoff game for us again Thursday.”
Bazel Brady led Upper Dublin with 13 points, while Stover had 10. The Flying Cardinals (9-12, 3-10 SOL) close out their season Thursday at Springfield.
Wissahickon 18 12 14 16-60
Upper Dublin 9 14 9 5-37
Wissahickon (60) – DShan Love 4 0-0 10; Harrison Williams 6 1-1 14; Stefan Lowry 3 0-1 6; Josh Twersky 2 0-0 4; Jackson Intrieri 1 0-0 2; Matt Compass 9 0-0 22; Carmen Ostrosky 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 1-2 60.
Upper Dublin (37) – Williamd 2 1-2 6; Brady 5 3-4 13; Stover 4 2-3 10; Pulian 0 0-2 0; A. Johnson 2 0-0 6; R.Johnson 1 0-2 2. Totals 13 6-11 37.
3-point goals: W-Love 2, Williams 1, Compass 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 69, Upper Moreland 55
A big fourth quarter was the difference as PW won a must-win game and put itself in good position to earn a spot in the upcoming District One Class 6A playoffs.
“Light bulbs are slowly going off,” coach Jim Donofrio said. “Upper Dublin’s game was high energy for us. You just don’t know what to expect when you’re having an up and down year and kids are learning, but something’s gone on in the last week. I think the Abington loss away had a serious effect on our guys.
“We were brutally honest with them and told them, ‘There’s a real good chance you’re not making the playoffs for the first time in over three decades. Do you want to be that team?’
“We kind of raised our energy at practice and said, ‘It’s going to have to be an all-out mentality.”
Caelin Peters finished with a game-high 25 points, including four 3-pointers, and when the game was on the line, he had eight in the fourth quarter. Luke DiCianno had 20 points, while Jaden Pryce ended up with six of his eight points coming in the critical 22-11 fourth quarter.
“It’s amazing to me how kids improve on all teams over the course of the season,” Donofrio said. “We took Upper Moreland very seriously with great respect. They’ve grown up in a month. As they say in baseball, it was a crooked score when we played them the first time (a 76-33 PW win), and unless you’re really a superstar team, it’s hard to do that twice to anybody.
“It was a playoff atmosphere high school basketball game, and I loved how our kids responded. It was a 22-11 fourth quarter. We just kept plugging away with the pressure. They’re listening better, they’re changing the paces up. We weren’t making big plays offensively, but there’s something about the style that over 32 minutes you find a crack in the wall of the other team.
“With three minutes to go in the game holding about seven, it went from seven to 15 in about a minute. To be honest, I haven’t seen that all year. I’m happy for the kids because I have been relentless with the criticism, and they keep hanging in there. To see them smiling after a game and singing on the bus ride home is okay with me.”
The Colonials took a 33-28 lead into halftime but led by just a 47-44 score heading into the final quarter.
“They really put a lot of ideas together,” Donofrio said. “I took Luke DiCianno out of the game with about five minutes to go and said, ‘If you’re not going to raise your game, I’m not going to put you back in. You’ve got to raise your game.’ I put him back in a minute later, and he was unreal.
“What we envisioned might be back in April finally showed itself in a five-minute stretch in the fourth quarter. They brought a lot of heat in the fourth, and the fact that we punched back – that was a huge change for us tonight.
“Good for the kids. That doesn’t mean I’m predicting anything for Thursday night. In a long season of frustration against a high level schedule, the fact that we went over to Upper Moreland and showed great respect and focus for the game, you could have looked back on that last game score and fallen asleep. To their kids’ credit, to lose two key players and actually keep getting better themselves, it was a really, really impressive thing to see from both teams.
“It was a really well-played playoff level intensity game. Caelin Peters raised his game in a big way. Jaden Pryce raised his game. He just struggled a week ago and didn’t play against Abington.
“For the kids to realize that you can’t even celebrate with three minutes to go, you have to keep grinding. All my coaches are looking at the numbers. All I knew was we had to win tonight to feel a lot better about things.”
PW (10-11, 8-5 SOL) finds itself in the No. 21 position of what will be a 24-team field when the brackets are filled out on Sunday. The Colonials host Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday.
Upper Moreland was led by Matt Tiernan, who had 14 points, while Jourdan Gregg added 12 and Tyler Ibbotson 11. The Golden Bears (14-6, 7-6 SOL) have two games remaining, at Wissahickon on Thursday and home in a nonleague game against Sun Valley on Saturday night. They are currently No. 8 in the Class 5A power rankings.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 17 16 14 22-69
Upper Moreland 12 16 16 11-55
Plymouth Whitemarsh (69) – Peters 9 3-5 25; DiCianno 8 3-4 20; Hubbard 2 0-0 4; Pryce 4 0-1 8; Tomassetti 1 0-0 2; Harris 3 0-0 8; Glover 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 6-10 69.
Upper Moreland (55) – Byron Hopkins 2 2-2 6; Jourdan Gregg 4 4-6 12; McKie Walker 2 0-1 4; Jake Tiernan 3 0-0 8; Matt Tiernan 7 0-1 14; Tyler Ibbotson 4 0-0 11. Totals 22 6-10 55.
3-point goals: – PW- Peters 4, Harris 2, DiCianno 8; UM-Ibbotson 3, J. Tiernan 2
Cheltenham 74, Springfield Township 41
Having wrapped up the SOL American Conference title last week, the Panthers are playing for power points this week, and Tuesday easily dispatched of Springfield in Cheltenham’s final home game of the regular season.
It was highlighted by the fact that it was Senior Night.
“This 2020 class with nine seniors that stayed and played with us is instrumental in everything that Cheltenham is currently and moving forward,” coach Patrick Fleury said. “Zahree (Harrison) started for us tonight, so we took a 10-second violation. Just him coming back and everybody staying with us will forever be cherished. I am grateful and indebted to this class.
“It has been everything and more just coaching them and being around them and having that relationship. I love them. They are everything to me and for us. Not that anybody else isn’t important, but this is a class I was able to recruit from Cedarbrook. So, if you think of that whole process, they played seventh grade together, they played eighth grade together – they won their tournament there – and then they stayed with each other for six years. I’ve seen them for all six of those years.
“It is unreal. This group is unreal. The class itself it’s unreal from the football aspect to the seniors that we have. The Class of 2020, as a teacher, I’m in awe of who they are. They’ve been a blessing to be around daily.”
Cheltenham jumped ahead early lead Tuesday with a 28-9 first quarter and by halftime its lead was up to 49-15.
David Pope and Jaelen McGlone scored 14 points each to lead the Panthers. Pope hit four 3-pointers in the game, while McGlone finished with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Also, Travis Coleman had 10 points and seven steals, while Sean Emfinger ended up with 10 points and seven rebounds. Brandon Scott had nine points, seven rebounds and four steals, while Frank Saintildor had three blocks and three steals.
Cheltenham (19-2, 13-0 SOL) looks to close out a perfect league season on Thursday at second-place Abington. It currently is No. 4 in the District One Class 6A power points.
Springfield (6-14, 2-11 SOL) was led by Gabe Harris, who scored 17 points. It is No. 3 in District One Class 4A, with a home game Thursday against Upper Dublin remaining in the regular season.
Springfield Twp 9-6-17-9 – 41
Cheltenham 28-21-13-12 – 74
Springfield Twp (41) – Amir Williams 6, Jay Joseph 1, Ethan Hamilton 2, Matt Leibfreid 5, Andrew Kennedy 4, Austin Maggioncalda 4, Gabe Harris 17.
Cheltenham (74) – Travis Coleman 10, Brandon Scott 9, Brandon Hawkins 2, Justin Savage 3, Saleem Payne 6, David Pope 14, Jaelen McGlone 14, Mike McClain 2, Sean Emfinger 10, Nasir Andino 3, Lou Liedtka 1
Nonleague
Coatesville 77, Neshaminy 61
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