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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Sophomore guard Jimmy Murray (Plymouth Whitemarsh) scored eight points – including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc – in Moravian’s 105-92 win over DeSales University on Tuesday night.
Amir Hinton (Abington) scored a career-high 27 points in Lock Haven’s 91-70 win over Carlow on Tuesday. Hinton was 12-of-17 from the floor and hit one 3-pointer. He added six rebounds.
Senior Ryan Charity (Pennsbury) recorded a career best five steals to go with nine points in Cabrini’s 76-75 loss at the University of Scranton on Tuesday.
Freshman Tracy Simsick (Souderton) scored 12 points off the bench in Moravian’s 105-92 win over DeSales University on Tuesday.
Josh McWilliams (Council Rock North) scored a career-best 20 points in McDaniel’s 90-84 loss to Penn State-Schuylkill on Sunday. In Tuesday’s 84-52 loss to Johns Hopkins, McWilliams scored 17 points.
Junior Zach Quattro (Hatboro-Horsham) contributed 12 points and three blocks while Zack Muredda (Pennridge) finished with nine points in Ursinus College’s 80-53 win over Haverford on Tuesday.
Arron Goodman (Council Rock North) scored 21 points in Gwynedd Mercy’s 91-73 win over Baruch on Saturday in the 2016 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. In Tuesday’s 78-64 win over Marywood, Goodman contributed 13 points and eight rebounds.
Matt Penecale (Abington) scored 14 points and dished out eight assists in West Chester’s 94-92 win over Bowie State on Saturday.
Junior Steve Ciotti (Pennsbury) contributed nine points, two assists and a steal in DeSales University's 105-92 loss to Moravian on Tuesday night.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Sophomore Deja Rawls (Abington) dished out a team-high five assists to go along with eight points in Siena’s 71-63 victory over Colgate on Tuesday night.
Philadelphia University forward Erin Maher (North Penn) was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s basketball rookie of the week for the week ending Nov. 20. Maher averaged a team-best 19.0 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.0 blocks in a week that saw the Rams fall to CACC foe Goldey-Beacom (56-50) and defeat Lincoln (65-59). Against Goldey-Beacom, Maher played 25 minutes in a reserve role and led the team with 18 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocked shots. Maher made her first career start in the win over Lincoln, recording a career-high 20 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in 34 minutes of action. Maher was ranked fifth in the CACC in scoring with a team-best 15.8 points per game. She also was third in made 3-pointers (12), seventh in made field goals (24), and 12th in 3-point shooting (41.1 percent).
Alynna Williams (Plymouth Whitemarsh) poured in a career-high 17 points and dished out three assists in Philadelphia University’s 78-66 non-conference loss to East Stroudsburg on Tuesday night.
Senior Lauren Crisler (North Penn) scored a team-high 13 points in American University’s 59-58 overtime loss to Georgia State on Friday at the San Juan Shootout in Daytona Beach. The North Penn graduate was 4-for-6 from the floor and 5-for-7 from the free throw line. In Thursday’s 87-81 loss to VCU, Crisler put up 14 points and a team-high six rebounds. In last Sunday’s 63-59 loss to La Salle, Crisler led the Eagles with 18 points, shooting 7-for-13 from the field.
Freshman Cassidy Quattro (Hatboro-Horsham) contributed 15 points and nine rebounds in Washington College’s 77-70 loss to Swarthmore on Tuesday in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams. In last Sunday’s 56-51 loss to Susquehanna in the championship game of the Pepsi Tip-Off Tournament, Quattro had 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. The Hatboro-Horsham graduate was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Junior Kaitlin Kelly (Pennsbury) scored nine points in DeSales University’s 78-74 win over Moravian on Tuesday night. In last Sunday’s 67-58 loss to St. Vincent, Kelly had 10 points.
Aigner Bookard (Cheltenham) scored 13 points in Cairn University’s 82-68 loss to Penn State Abington on Monday.
Freshman Lydia Konstanzer (Pennridge) collected seven points, six rebounds and four assists – including the game-winning helper – in Ursinus College’s 35-34 win over Haverford on Tuesday night.
Freshman Devan Rimmer (Pennridge) led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points in 22 minutes of action in Widener’s 95-68 win over Marywood on Tuesday. She also had five rebounds and three steals.
Steph Knauer (North Penn) contributed 15 points and six rebounds in Shippensburg’s 72-63 win over University of the Sciences on Sunday.
Vicky Tumasz (North Penn) buried a pair of shots from the foul line to seal Chestnut Hill’s 49-45 win over Bloomsburg University on Tuesday. She also had five rebounds and a team-high five steals.
Taylor Thames (North Penn) had a career-high four steals in Kutztown’s 62-50 loss to Washburn on Friday in the final game of its Thanksgiving break trip to Puerto Rico. In Thursday’s 74-70 loss to Saint Edwards, Thames made an and-one layup with 28 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime. She finished the game with 11 points, three rebounds and three steals.
Freshman Jordan Vitelli (Central Bucks South) scored a career-high 13 points off the bench in University of the Sciences 72-63 loss to Shippensburg on Sunday, knocking down five-of-eight shots, including three-of-five from beyond the arc.
Alysha Lofton (Central Bucks South) scored 10 points in No. 19 Albright’s 64-50 win over Neumann on Tuesday.
Freshman Makenzie Mason (Central Bucks West) contributed seven points, four rebounds and four assists in Scranton's 81-37 win over Wilkes on in the final game of the Cross-Country Challenge on Sunday. In Tuesday's 83-23 win over Cabrini, Mason had nine rebounds and four points.
FOOTBALL
Sophomore running back Josh Adams (Central Bucks South) broke a 74-yard carry on the first play from scrimmage in Notre Dame’s 45-27 loss to USC on Saturday. Adams finished the game with 180 yards on 17 carries, averaging 10.6 yards per carry. Saturday’s performance marks the eighth time the sophomore has recorded a 100-yard rushing game in his career and his fourth time this season. Adams continues to supply big plays for the offense as his 74-yard run in the first quarter is his fifth career run of 60-plus yards.
Senior defensive ends Tanoh Kpassagnon (Abington) and Bryan Osei (Abington) both had career highs in sack totals in No. 9 Villanova’s 31-21 win over Saint Francis on Saturday in the second round of the Division I Football Championship. Kpassagnon had 2.5 sacks among his five total tackles while Osei had two solo sacks. Senior running back Javon White (Souderton) had 31 yards on seven rushes.
Chestnut Hill’s Michael Marino (Wissahickon) was named the All-Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) Freshman of the Year. He also garnered All-CSFL Honorable Mention. The freshman quarterback directed Chestnut Hill to a 2-5 record in their second season of CSFL competition, ranking second in passing attempts (195), third in total yards (1,101), fourth in passing yards (1,044), fourth in completions (86), tied for fourth in passing touchdowns (7), fifth in yards-per-game (149.1), sixth in touchdowns (8), seventh in yards-per-completion (12.1) and ninth in yards-per-attempt (5.4). His best performance of the year led the Griffins to a 29-24 victory over Cornell University on Sept. 30 when he threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns. He completed 21-of-38 passes and ran for a touchdown as well to garner the league’s Player of the Week award on Oct. 4.
MEN’S SWIMMING
Cabrini senior Chris Moore (Hatboro-Horsham) finished eighth in the 200 backstroke at the Diamond City Classic last Sunday.
Arcadia junior Jacob Schellinger (North Penn) was the runner-up in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:08.03 at the Diamond City Invitational on Sunday. Freshman Mark Preedy (William Tennent) was seventh in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.97.
Gettysburg freshman Ogden Leyens (Upper Dublin) was named the Centennial Conference Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the week ending Nov. 20. Leyens continued his impressive debut season by contributing to six wins in a pair of Centennial duals. In a 53-32 win at McDaniel College, he swam the anchor leg of the winning 200 medley relay (1:41.12) and took top honors in the 100 free (47.60). He then picked up four wins in a 152-110 victory over Ursinus College, taking top honors in both the 200 free (1:43.71) and 500 free (4:52.55) and helping the Bullets pick up wins in the 200 medley relay (1:36.61) and 400 free relay (3:12.74). His two individual wins against Ursinus came by a combined five seconds. For the season, Leyens owns the top time in the Centennial Conference in the 500 free (4:44.04). He is also second in the 200 free (1:43.71) and third in the 100 free (47.60).
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Cabrini freshman Sarah Eplett (Plymouth Whitemarsh) was part of the seventh place 400 freestyle relay at the Diamond City Classic last Sunday.
Junior Sydney Szopo (Upper Moreland) finished first in the 1-meter dive with 221.40 points in La Salle’s 163-122 loss to Penn on Tuesday. Olivia DiStefano (North Penn) was part of the Explorers’ first place 200 free relay that posted a time of 1:41.12.
WRESTLING
Philip Torresani (Hatboro-Horsham) pinned Garrett Lockwood at the 5:26 mark in Elizabethtown’s 31-18 loss to Lycoming at the Lycoming Quad last weekend. Torresani won two matches by forfeits.
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