Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. Pennridge/Truman photos provided courtesy of Tracy Valko. CB East/CR South photos courtesy of Jon Sklut, and PW/Cheltenham photos courtesy of Larry Small. Check back for galleries of all three games: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f582224377
SOL Colonial/Patriot Crossovers
Souderton 65, Bensalem 54
A slow start wasn’t a deterrent, as Souderton scored 21 points in the second quarter to take control of the game, and they proceeded to put away SOL Patriot-leading Bensalem by a 65-54 final score.
“They settled in nicely after a slow start,” said Indians coach Okoteh Sackitey “They never panicked, and I’m proud of them for that.
“Our shots started to fall. We’ve been getting good looks for a while. We got good looks against Dock, the last game we dropped. We got good looks against CB East, the game we dropped before that. We knew that they would fall. Some of our younger guys getting varsity experience and them getting used to the varsity game and speed at this level, and that’s really helpful.
“Jared Zimmerman, Aiden Maue, Chanse Salone and Nolan Watkins are settling in and getting adjusted to the varsity game really well. As they’re getting more comfortable, that’s just making us better. We feel like we’re in a good place and take it one game at a time and win the next one.”
The two teams were deadlocked at 39-39 by the end of the third, setting the stage for a 26-point fourth quarter. James Blair fouled out in the fourth quarter, and Zimmerman, who had eight of his 10 points in the final frame, stepped in and took over the job of primary ball handler.
“He did great, he stepped up,” Sackitey said. “We stayed calm, we stayed poised, and took what the defense gave us. The kids made really good decisions and played well. They made foul shots, they got good looks, they got layups, they took care of the ball. We didn’t turn it over much at all this game. The kids were great, they were smart.
“We know that we’ve been playing well, we know that we’re a good team, and we were just hungry to get one. We’re just hungry to keep playing well and keep doing what we’re doing. We’re not getting too high, we’re not getting too low. We know what we’re capable. We were focused, we wanted to play a good game of basketball, and we did that.”
Nate Hemsing led a balanced scoring effort with 16, while Noah Watkins had 12.
“Nolan Watkins came in and gave us a spark and made really good plays, not just shooting the ball but attacking the basket,” Sackitey said. “He made good defensive plays, he knocked down free throws, and he cut really well off the ball. He sees the floor really well – he has a great basketball IQ, and he’s getting comfortable. This was a big game for him.”
Bensalem was led by Erik Gonzales’ 20 points, while Antonio Morris added 18 points.
“It was a tough crossover battle,” said Owls coach Ron Morris. “Souderton is a very well-coached team and are a very scrappy team. We knew coming in, they could shoot the ‘3’ well, and they did that.
“We didn’t play Bensalem basketball. This loss is on me to have us better prepared. We will learn and be ready for another war Friday.”
Souderton (4-6, 3-3 SOL) plays at Truman on Thursday. Bensalem (7-3, 4-2 SOL) plays at SOL Colonia leading CB East on Friday.
Souderton (65)
Nate Hemsing 5 1-2 16; Jared Zimmerman 4 2-4 10; Nolan Watkins 3 4-4 12; James blair 2 3-6 7; Chase Salone 3 3-5 9; Aiden Maue 3 0-0 6; Joey Childs 1 0-0 3; Levi John 1 0-0 2; Totals 22 13-21 65.
Bensalem (54)
Eric Gonzalez 8 0-1 20; Micah White 2 2-2 6; Amir Drummond 2 1-3 5; Antonio Morris 8 2-3 18; Jack Wineburg 2 0-0 5; Totals 22 5-9 65.
Souderton 6-21-12-26 65
Bensalem 14-10-15-15 54
3-point goals: Souderton – Nate Hemsing 5, Nolan watkins 2, Joey Childs; Bensalem – Eric Gonzalez 4, Jack Wineburg.
Central Bucks East 57, Council Rock South 47
CB East broke open a close game in the second quarter, led 28-12 at the half and 40–16 after three quarters on the way to the crossover win.
Kyle Berndt had a big night for the Patriots, scoring a team-high 19 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists.
Tyler Dandrea (14) and Justin DiRoberto (12) were also in double figures for East, while Miles Demby had four points and 10 rebounds.
Senior Matt Robinson spearheaded a 31-point fourth quarter for CR South. He finished with 20 points, with five 3-pointers in the fourth.
CB East (11-1, 6-0 SOL) hosts Bensalem on Friday.
CR South (3-7, 1-5 SOL) plays at CB West on Friday.
CB East (57)
Tyler Dandrea 14, Justin DiRoberto 12, Kyle Berndt 19, Nolan Jacob 2, Dhruv Mukund 2, Miles Demby 4, Nick Condo 2, Caleb Lyzinski2
CR South (47)
Matt Robinson 20, Timmy Rahill 7, Gabe Cerulli 8, Jordan Getz 2, Justin McCloskey 2, Evan Bidwell 6, George O’Brien 2
CB East 15 13 12 17 – 57
CR South 10 2 4 31 – 47
3-point goals: CBE-Berndt 4, DiRoberto 2, Dandrea; CRS-Robinson 6, Bidwell 2
Central Bucks South 45, Neshaminy 38
For most teams, the holiday break is a chance to possibly get away as a team, play different opponents in tournaments.
For CB South, it was able to get in its home gym and practice.
“We were finally able to have some practices,” said first-year coach Louie Ditri. “We only played one game. We weren’t in a tournament. We’ve played a lot of games – 10 games before Christmas. We were able to get four practices in, kind of get back to basics, go over everything, and fine tune some things.
“We haven’t played four quarters yet, but tonight we were close. It was scary the last couple of minutes, fighting their pressure. (Neshaminy’s) got a nice full-court press, and we struggled a little bit.”
The Titans were able to put the game away late for the 45-38 win over a Neshaminy team that is tied for first in the SOL Patriot.
The key to the win was on the defensive side.
“Our guys did what we asked,” Ditri said. “They ran the plays and played better defense. Sean Rieber and Owen Wheeler did a nice job defensively against their two best players. And Tyler (Meinel) did a great job on (Neshaminy leading scorer Sean Curley).
“We were just playing good defense. We held them to 18 at the half, and they only scored five in the third quarter. Our team defense was excellent tonight.”
Offensively, Wheeler led the Titans with 13 points, while Meinel had 11, including eight in the first half. Dalton VanZanten had eight points.
Neshaminy had just nine field goals for the game, and struggled from the free throw line (16-for-29) as well. Emeer Coombs led Neshaminy with 11 points.
CB South (3-8, 3-3 SOL) looks two make it two straight as it hosts Council Rock North on Friday. Neshaminy (7-4, 4-2 SOL) hosts North Penn on Friday.
Neshaminy (38)
Joey Zack 0 4-6 4; Ashton Lovelace1 3-4 5; Emeer Coombs 4 1-4 11; Bolma Gobah 1 0-0 3; Guy Horton 1 1-2 3; Sean Curley 1 4-6 7; Nate Townsend 1 3-8 5. Totals 9 16-29 38.
CB South (45)
Kyle Klein 0 1-3 1; Flynn Carroll 3 0-0 6; Dalton VanZanten 4 0-0 8; Chris Granito 2 2-2 6; Owen Wheeler 5 3-4 13; Tyler Meinel 5 1-2 11. Totals 19 7-11 45.
Neshaminy 7 11 5 15 – 38
CB South 12 11 10 12 – 45
3-point goals: N-Coombs 2, Gobah, Curley
Council Rock North 51, Central Bucks West 48
Jack Blum went 6-for-6 from the free throw line as CR North held off CB West in the fourth quarter for the three-point home win on Tuesday.
Adam Mahtat had a big night in the paint and beyond the arc for the Indians, as he finished with a game-high 21 points, including a pair of third quarter 3-pointers.
Oliver Schaefer had nine points, all on 3-pointers, including two in the second quarter, as North went from six down after one to six up, 30-24, the half.
Blum also finished with nine points.
CB West had chances but made just two field goals and scored only nine points in the fourth quarter.
Julian Phillips led West with 14 points, with four 3-pointers and eight points in his team’s big third quarter. Matt Engle had three 3-pointers and 13 points. Mike Fountain added nine.
CR North (7-3, 4-2 SOL) is on the road Friday night at CB South.
CB West (3-9, 1-5 SOL) looks to bounce back Friday against Council Rock South at home.
CB West (48)
Charlie Cashman 1 0-0 2; Mike Fountain 3 3-4 9; Matt Engle 4 2-3 13; Bowen Gugger 1 2-4 4; Julian Phillips 5 0-0 14; Colin McKenna 1 0-0 2; Trey Reed 1 1-3 3; Jackson Wisniowski 1 0-0 3.
CR North (51)
Oliver Schaefer 3 0-0 9; Tyler Rodowicz 2 0-0 4; Cole McCarthy 2 0-0 5; Adam Mahtat 8 3-5 21; Jack Blum 1 7-8 9; Luke Blum 1 1-3 3.
CB West 16 8 15 9 – 48
CR North 10 20 13 8 – 51
3-point goals: CBW-Phillips 4, Engle 3, Wisniowski; CRN-Schaefer 3, Mahtat 2, McCarthy
Pennridge 53, Harry S Truman 19
The Rams jumped up 29-9 at halftime and cruised in the second half to the 34-point home win against Truman.
Gannon Perlini led Pennridge in scoring with 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Matt Campione had 12 points. In all 11 different Rams scored.
Pennridge (7-4, 3-3 SOL) plays at Pennsbury on Thursday. Truman (1-9, 0-6 SOL) hosts Souderton on Thursday night.
Truman (19)
Kahalil King 1 0-0 2; Khavier Adams 1 0-2 2; Erik Nieves 2 0-1 4; Aaron Nathan 0 2-2 2; Ernest Jallah 2 0-0 5; Tre Winton 2 0-0 4. Totals 8 2-5 19.
Pennridge (53)
Marley Steward 1 0-1 2; Jake Buesing 1 1-1 3; Gannon Perlini 6 0-0 15; Matt Campione 5 1-3 12; Xavier Peters 1 0-0 2; Charlie Rising 0 3-4 3; Tommy Cramer 1 2-8 5;Ryan Hass 1 0-0 3; Tom Costa 1 0-0 2; Dylan Horton 2 2-2 6; Sam Crognale 0 0-2 0. Totals 19 9-21 53.
Truman 3 6 6 4 – 19
Pennridge 10 19 18 6 – 53
3-point goals: HST-Jallah; P-Perlini 3, Campione, Cramer, Hass
Pennsbury 66, North Penn 61
Ty Kocak had a huge first half and visiting Pennsbury handled North Penn’s pressure to post an exciting five-point crossover win on Tuesday.
“As a staff, we love how North Penn plays,” said Falcons coach Wes Emme. “They come at you in waves. We looked at them in scouting and said this team is very, very difficult to defend. How fast they play is going to be a really big challenge for our team.
“But our guys were extremely resilient. It was a great performance down the line. Any time we can get a win, I’m happy, but I’m worn out coaching against that team.”
Ryan Deininger scored 14 of his team-high 19 points to help North Penn get out fast, scoring 20 points in the first quarter and building an early lead.
“They kind of jumped us in the first quarter,” Emme said. “But we were able to settle in after the first quarter. The Deininger kid, and the (Teddy) McAllister kid, they just made shots. How fast they play and how confident they play kind of caught us off guard. Our guys had to adjust a little bit.”
Pennsbury came right back, took the lead late in the second quarter on a Mike Roccograndi 3-pointer, only to see Deininger tie it up with a half-court bank shot at the buzzer.
The Falcons then settled in and took the momentum in the third quarter. They jumped ahead by as much as 12 points, only to see North Penn whittle it down to three, before Pennsbury’s Connor Taddei finished the game off on the free throw line.
Kocak was dominant in the first half especially for the Falcons. He scored 11 points in the first quarter and 17 of his game-high 21 in the first half.
Mangan added 12 and Roccograndi had 10. Taddei had nine points and was 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to help salt away the win.
North Penn’s Deininger scored 14 of his team-high 19 points in the first half, including nine in the first quarter. Norm Gee led the offensive charge in the fourth, scoring 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Mario Sgro added nine points.
Pennsbury (7-3, 4-2 SOL) moved into a four-way tie atop the SOL Patriot standings. It hosts Pennridge on Hall of Fame night on Thursday.
North Penn (5-4, 3-3 SOL) plays at Neshaminy on Friday.
Pennsbury (66)
Teddy Mangan 5 0-0 12; Mike Roccograndi 4 1-1 10; Danny Cohen 2 2-4 7; Sam Callahan 1 1-2 3; Connor Taddei 1 6-6 9; Ty Kocak 9 3-5 21; Ryan Zuckerman 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 13-18 66.
North Penn (61)
Mario Sgro 3 3-5 9; Norm Gee 5 2-2 15; Teddy McAllister 2 2-2 7; Ryan Zeltt 3 0-0 7; Deininger 8 1-2 19; Corey Meade 1 0-0 2; Robbie Sulkuly 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 8-11 61.
Pennsbury 13 20 15 18 – 66
North Penn 20 13 7 21 – 61
3-point goals: P-Mangan 2, Roccograndi, Cohen, Taddei; NP-Gee 3, Deininger 2, McAllister, Zeltt
SOL Liberty/Freedom Crossovers
Abington 57, Upper Moreland 47
Coming off of two blowout losses over the holidays, Abington returned to league play and its first crossover against Upper Moreland.
The Ghosts got things headed in the right direction with a solid effort on both ends of the floor on the way to a 57-47 win.
“We were struggling,” said Abington coach Charles Grasty. “It was clear, we were struggling. I just didn’t think we were getting after it like we should have. I think we have talent. It was hard to figure these guys out. It’s a great group. All these guys are awesome kids. They give me all the right answers, but it just wasn’t carrying over. Hopefully, it will. We’ll see.
“To beat a tough Upper Moreland team like that. I thought we came out with the effort that we need, and, hopefully, we’ll go from there.”
Upper Moreland led this one 26-21 at the break, but a 19-9 third quarter changed the momentum all in the Ghosts’ favor and they rolled from there to the win.
Kellen Ingram scored eight of his team-high 19 in the critical third quarter. He also grabbed five rebounds.
Jeremiah Lee also finished with 19 points, as well as 10 rebounds and four steals. He had six points in the pivotal third quarter.
Abington shot 37.2 percent (22-for-56) from the field, including 11-for-31 in the first half. It was also just 1-for-12 from the free throw line in that stretch.
Aaron Jones came off of the bench to score a career-high eight points for the Ghosts.
“Aaron Jones did a really good job for us tonight,” Grasty said. “He came in – he’s playing a lot of the guard position, and that’s always hard for us in our program because they get yelled at the most. He’s been taking it, and he’s been learning, and I thought tonight he responded really well.”
As a team, the Ghosts grabbed 30 rebounds, 16 on the offensive end.
They were whistled for 24 fouls in the game – 14 in the first half, and with 2:17 remaining in the opening quarter, they picked up their 10th foul.
“In our guys’ defense, we changed up a few things that we wanted to do defensively,” Grasty said. “I thought we were a step slow. Instead of getting where we needed to get defensively, we were using our hands a little too much and our bodies. There were a couple of block calls.
“It was something new we threw out yesterday, practiced it for a day and wanted to see how they responded. I thought overall they did okay, but we’re a long way away.”
Upper Moreland was led by Alex Best with 14 points, and Jon Clark added eight points. Abington (4-6, 4-2 SOL) plays at rival Cheltenham on Friday. UM (10-2, 4-2 SOL) takes on Wissahickon.
Upper Moreland (47)
Nigel Adamson 1 0-0 2; Alex Best 5 3-6 14; Jon Clark 1 5-12 8; Ralph Tyler 1 2-2 4; Sean Murphy 2 2-4 7; Colson Campbell 1 2-4 5; Corey Ellison 3 1-2 7; totals 14 15-32 47.
Abington (57)
Damon Rawls 0 0-1 0; Jeremiah Lee 8 2-7 19; Paul Glants 0 1-2 1; Kellen Ingram 6 7-10 19; Liam Rardin 1 -0 2; Kamari Brasher 2 0-0 4; Jack D’Arco 3 2-3 8; Totals 22 12-23 57.
Upper Moreland 13-18-9-7 47
Abington 14-12-19-12 57
3-point goals: UM – Alex Best, Jon Clark, Sean Murphy, Colson Campbell; Abington- Jeremiah Lee.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 74, Cheltenham 58
In a rivalry crossover game, it was the Colonials – behind the glittering 30-point effort of Qudire Bennett – notching the win that was closer than PW coach Jim Donofrio would have liked until his team’s 27-point fourth quarter.
“After blinking on Friday night against West Chester East, you don’t quite know,” the PW coach said of his team’s loss in the Play by Play Classic. “The team on paper is a talented team, but fortunately or unfortunately for the kids, we’ve had experience with some really good teams, and these kids gets judged up against that. They are sometimes slow to take in what we tell them to do. The Cheltenham game is an emotional game. They play fiery and emotionally, and our guys want to respond to it, and our message tonight was, ‘You can’t’ This is not – I’m going to protect my personal pride in lieu of the team.”
“If you’re winning a game by 10 or 12 points, that’s not a lot, so you have to be really, really disciplined on defense. We were okay, but we had to really clamp them down in timeouts. We had a nice defensive stance, and Qudire (Bennett) gets a breakaway and gets the first dunk of his career, and within three seconds, Cheltenham has a layup at the other end. Celebrate on film later. We’re still so young experience-wise. We’re only up 12, we’re not up 27. That’s the stuff you try and ready them for to appreciate that basketball turns on a dime. I was little stressed tonight on those ideas.”
The Colonials, who led 15-9 after one, took a 30-20 lead into halftime, and it was still a 10-point game heading into the final quarter.
“Cheltenham is not going to quit, they’re going to keep pushing, and it’s still a 10-point game with five minutes to go, and you finally start to play solid defense and contest shots, and now you’re getting runouts for layups, and now the lead is 20, but it’s taking too long to get to that discipline,” Donofrio said. “I sound like a nothing’s-good-enough coach, and I should be ‘Nice win, nice performance,’ but you just want the best for them, that’s all. I do like how we fight, and I love how we woke up offensively as the game went on. This was an important win.”
In addition to Bennett, Chase Coleman had 21 points, Jaden Colzie added 10 points, and Jimmy Flowers chipped in six.
“Jimmy Flowers was terrific tonight,” Donofrio said. “He’s a great story. Sitting on the bench all last year, he just kind of came to us out of the blue. All of a sudden, light bulbs are going on, and you can’t take him out of the game. He blocks two 3-point attempts and a layup attempt, and he’s just hustling all over the floor. He’s a heck of an athlete. That’s your moment.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-2, 6-0 SOL) will travel to New Hope-Solebury on Friday, and Cheltenham (5-4, 4-2) will host Abington Friday.
Cheltenham (58)
Josiah Hutson 3 3-4 12; Yakeen Respes 1 2-2 4; Kamani Healey 1 7-8 9; Kevin Addison 2 2-4 6; Malik Hughes 6 0-0 12; Craig Metcalfe 3 0-0 7; Nile Tinsley 1 1-2 3; Thompson 1 2-2 4.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (74)
Jaden Colzie 4 2-2 10; Jimmy Flowers 3 0-0 6; Chase Coleman 9 3-8 21; Qudire Bennett 11 5-6 30; Lincoln Sharpe 1 3-3 5; Rodney Willis 1 0-0 3.
Cheltenham 9 11 19 14 – 58
PW 15 15 19 27 – 74
3-point goals: C-Hutson 2, Metcalffe; PW-Bennett 3
Hatboro-Horsham 54, New Hope-Solebury 20
Jake Grier scored 11 points in the first quarter, sending the Hatters on the way to the big win over visiting New Hope on Tuesday.
Grier finished with a team-high 15 points.
Noah Schlosser also finished in double figures with 11 points – seven in the first quarter – while Kyle Dittus hit three 3-pointers and scored nine for the H-H.
New Hope played from behind from the start and struggled to score, managing just one field goal and two points in the second and third quarters combined.
Rocco Massimino scored eight points to lead the Lions.
With the win H-H improved to 3-9 overall (2-4 SOL) with a road game at Lower Moreland on Friday. NH-S (0-7, 0-6 SOL) hosts Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday.
New Hope-Solebury (20)
John Wilson 1 2-2 4; Rocco Massimino 3 0-0 8; John Nettles 1 2-2 5; Matt Hanley 0 1-2 1; Liam Ross 1 0-0 2.
Hatboro-Horsham (54)
Jake Grier 7 0-0 15; Noah Schlosser 5 0-0 11; Kyle Dittus 3 0-0 9; Matt Wingen 0 1-2 3; Jack Joyce 1 0-0 3; Mason Bynum 2 0-0 4; Ken Lutz 2 1-2 5; Shane Phillips 2 0-0 4; Shawn McHugh 1 0-0 2.
NH-S 7 0 2 11 – 20
H-H 21 9 11 13 – 54
3-point goals: NHS-Massimino 2, Nettles; HH-Dittus 3, Grier, Schlosser
Lower Moreland 56, Quakertown 38
Short-handed Lower Moreland started off playing good defense in this one and that carried over the rest of the way, as the Lions led start to finish and blew out the visiting Panthers for a 18-point crossover victory,
“I’ll tell you, we’ve been hit with the injury bug,” said LM coach Seth Baron. “We had one starter get hurt over the break, another guy was sick and another kid was hurt three or four weeks ago, so we’re down to a short bench.
“But Ian Alicea and John Kroll did a great job handling their pressure. They were able to get deep, inside the free throw line and kick it outside.
“On defense, we played the two-three zone pretty efficiently. Our forwards covered a lot of ground and so did (Alicia) and (Kroll) up top.”
Kroll led the way with two 3-pointers in the first as LM jumped up 17-3 after one and 29-11 at the half.
Tom Pryzblinski scored a team-high 14 for the Lions, while Kroll had 13 and Alicea 11 points.
Sam Wilkin led the Panthers with 11 points, while Miles Longacre scored nine points.
Lower Moreland (4-7, 3-3 SOL) plays host to Hatboro-Horsham in another crossover game on Friday. Quakertown (4-7, 1-5 SOL) looks to bounce back Friday at home against Springfield.
Quakertown (38)
Miles Longacre 4 1-1 9; Sam Wilkin 4 0-0 11; Ethan Tomlinson 3 0-0 6; Anthony Callan 0 1-2 1; Kyle Rosenberger 2 0-0 5; Tanner Clancy 2 0-0 6. Totals 15 2-3 38.
Lower Moreland (56)
Ian Alicea 5 0-0 11; Tom Pryzblinski 6 2-4 14; Kevin Hegedus 2 0-0 6; John Kroll 5 1-2 13; Gabe Krutzinger 2 0-0 5; Donato Incollingo 2 0-0 4; Nathan Fellah 1 1-1 3. Totals 23 4-7 56.
Quakertown 3 8 14 13 – 38
Lower Moreland 17 12 15 12 – 56
3-point goals: Q-Wilkin 3, Clancy 2, Rosenberger; LM-Hegedus 2, Kroll 2, Alicea, Krutzinger
Upper Dublin 71, Springfield Twp 49
Starting fast was key for the Flying Cardinals as they went up by as many as 14 points in the first quarter and then 30-15 by half, and in the end, they had little trouble with Springfield on Tuesday night.
“We came out of the gate awesome,” said Upper Dublin coach Derek Brooks. “I couldn’t have been happier. It was 22-8 and 22-11 after one after they hit a shot at the buzzer.
“It was a good start to finish for us. Our effort was awesome. It was like our guys were shot out of a cannon. Our full-court press caused a lot of havoc, created a lot of turnovers and we got easy looks.”
Brooks singled out senior Mason Pensabene for his play on the defensive end.
“Mason Pensabene was phenomenal tonight,” Brooks said. “On the court, he was our leader. He had a ton of steals and a ton of assists. He sets the tone emotionally for us.”
Ryan Mulroy led UD with 20 points. Brady Fogle had four 3-pointers and 16 points, and Seaton Kukla with 10.
Dylan McKenzie had 20 points, 11 in the first quarter, and five rebounds to lead Springfield. Trey Mapp added 12, all in the third quarter.
UD (7-4, 4-2 SOL) hosts red-hot William Tennent on Friday. Springfield (4-6,1-5 SOL) is on the road again Friday, at Quakertown.
Springfield (49)
Dylan McKenzie 20, Miles Goodwin 1, Brett Smith 6, Trey Mapp 12, Sam Greenfield 5, Will Cooney 5.
Upper Dublin (71)
DJ Cerisier 11, Mason Pensabene 4, Ryan Mulroy 20, Brady Fogle 16, Seaton Kukla 10, Chris Kohlbrenner 2, Griffin Pensabene 4, Idris Rines 2, Jalen Wells 2
Springfield 11 9 16 13 – 49
Upper Dublin 22 13 22 14 – 71
3-point goals: S-McKenzie 2, Mapp 2, Greenfield, Cooney; UD-Fogle 4, Cerisier
William Tennent 71, Wissahickon 58
Riding a four-game win streak after huge back-to-back wins against Neshaminy and Holy Ghost Prep in a tournament last week, William Tennent showed few signs of rust on Tuesday night.
Especially not junior sharp-shooter Kirby Mooney.
“He had a big first half,” said Panthers coach Robert Mulville. “He had 19 points in the first half and 10 in the second half for 29. It was a big night for him, but other guys stepped up too. Isaiah Dawson was in double figures and George Marion was one rebound and one assist away from a triple double.”
Tied after one, Tennent took control and went up 10 by halftime. That lead was 22 at one point in the second half, only to see the Wissahickon get as close as 14 at the start of the fourth, but the Panthers remained in control the rest of the way.
“It was nice,” Mulville said. “(Wissahickon’s Kyle Wilson) is a great coach. He always has those guys prepared. To come out and get that first crossover win is a great feeling for us.”
Tennent (8-2, 5-1 SOL) moved into first place with the win, combined with losses by Cheltenham and Upper Moreland. It plays at Upper Dublin on Friday. Wissahickon (2-8, 2-5 SOL) plays host to Upper Moreland on Friday.
Wissahickon (58)
Will Kirkpatrick 1 2-4 4, Jaylon Williams 5 0-0 11, Brayden Ryan 3 1-2 7, Brendan Queenan 1 0-0 2, Owen Coughlin 4 0-0 8, Andrew Slackman 1 0-0 2, Dom Vacchiano 5 0-0 12, Earl Stout 5 2-5 12
William Tennent (71)
Kirby Mooney 9 9-10 29, Isiah Dawson 6 0-0 13, George Marion 4 0-0 10, Sean Devine 1 2-2 4, Tony Pople 1 0-0 3, Danny Scheller 1 0-0 2, Evan Devor 3 0-0 6, Tyler Laurin 2 0-0 4
Wissahickon 15 15 11 17 – 58
Tennent 15 25 15 16 – 71
3-point goals: W-Vacchiano 2, Williams; WT-Mooney 2, Marion2, Dawson, Pople
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