By Scott Huff
Central Bucks East (4-5, 3-2) had both another victory and another hero as the Patriots collected a dramatic 50-48 Suburban One League Continental Conference victory over Central Bucks South (2-9, 1-4).The latest East hero was 6-foot, 3-inch junior Ryan O’Neil, who tipped in a missed Patriot shot at the buzzer to secure the win. O’Neil finished the game with a team-high 14 points.
“We don’t seem to make anything easy,” said Central Bucks East head coach Erik Henrysen. “We are a team of unselfish players, and we’re finally starting to put some good things together.”
The last two games have been very good things for CB East. In addition to the thriller over district rival South, the Patriots edged district rival Central Bucks West (6-4, 2-3) – 52-50 – as Matt Stauffer scored on an offensive putback with 1.5 seconds left.
“We want to continue the momentum of the last two games going into Friday’s game with Quakertown (1-9, 0-5),” said Henrysen. “CB South might not have a great record, but they have a good team. Right now they’re a team that has been finding ways to lose.”
And right now, the Patriots have been finding ways to win.
Central Bucks East 10 15 14 11 - 50
Central Bucks South 13 18 11 6 - 48
Central Bucks East: Steve Topley 6; DJ Beausejour 9; Lou Panella 2; Scott Shields 4; Liam Gallagher 6; Matt Stauffer 9; Ryan O’Neil 14 – Total – 50.
Central Bucks South: Jake Cramer 4; John Flaherty 2; Chris Veal 7; Dave Knox 4; John Staman 10; Will Sasser 2; Steve Schneider 15. – Total – 48.
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North Penn (9-1, 4-1) won its sixth straight game as the Knights slayed visiting Quakertown (1-9, 0-5) – 63-38.
North Penn led 29-18 at intermission and cruised to the win. The Knights were led in scoring by Matt Possanza with 22 points, while Sean Brooks scored 13 points.
The lone scorer in double figures for the Panthers was Corey Jorgensen who scored a team-high 12 points.
Central Bucks West (6-4, 2-3) held off determined Hatboro-Horsham (4-6, 1-4) and edged the Hatters – 52-51.
CB West had three players score in twin digits as Tyler Schechter scored a team-high 15 points. Derek Dyer (14) and Kevin Sweet (11) also scored in double figures for the winners.
Hatboro-Horsham had a pair of double figure scorers in Mike Brown (19) and Travis Bryan (10).
Pennridge (11-1, 5-0) defeated Souderton (7-4, 4-1) - 72-59 – check out game story in SuburbanOneSports.com
Suburban One League National Conference
Pennsbury (4-7, 2-3) is beginning to adjust to new head coach Bill Coleman’s system as the Falcons flew to a 61-51 SOL National Conference win over host Truman (4-6, 2-3).
“We are getting there,” said Coleman. “There is a huge difference between myself and (last year’s head coach) Frank (Sciolla), and the players are still getting used to the up-tempo game that I want to play.
“We got some good pressure on Truman, and that created some turnovers and easy baskets,” added Coleman. “We need to have that fullcourt pressure if we are going to compete.”
Falcon guard Kieran Bolger continues his wonderful season with a 25-point explosion against Truman.
“I am so proud of the effort that Kieran has played with the last few games,” said Coleman. “He is the focal point of every team’s defense, and he continues to our best scorer.
“Zach Sibel is our blue-collar worker and he had a good game off the boards,” added Coleman of his 6-2 forward. “We either ask him to play the best player on the other team, or the biggest player.”
Sibel scored 17 points for the Falcons.
Pennsbury led 42-28 at the half and was never seriously threatened.
The Tigers were led in scoring by Shaun Miller with 14 points, while Merdic Green added 10 points for HST.
Truman 14 14 9 14 - 51
Pennsbury 19 23 5 14 - 61
Truman: Daveed Ransome 4; Shaun Miller 14; Dan Harris 4; Merdic Green 10; Lamont Waters 4; Mike Mantah 2; Mike McGuire 9; Antony Griffin 2; Dequan Ashley 2. – Total – 51.
Pennsbury: Kieran Bolger 25; Shawn Pepper 3; Chris Glennie 4; Jerrel Burke 4; Zach Sibel 17; Kris Hassell 6; Jon Evans 2. - Total – 61.
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Neshaminy (8-1, 4-1) rebounded from its lone loss of the season to defeat William Tennent (3-8, 0-5) – 65-41.
Junior Ryan Arcidiacono scored 20 points and handed out eight assists for the Skins, while junior guard Tyler Katz scored 13 points and had eight steals. Dwight Williams scored in twin digits for the Redskins with 14 points.
William Tennent – which led 15-10 at the close of the first period – was led in scoring by Cole Weber with a team-high 10 points. Jack Rauchut scored nine points for the Panthers.
Bensalem (9-2, 5-0) won its eighth straight game as the Owls held off Abington (4-8, 0-5) – 46-44.
Bensalem sophomore Leo Vincent scored a team-high 12 points for the Owls, while Calvin Brown added 11 points.
Abington – which took a 3-point shot at the buzzer that missed – was led in scoring by DJ McFadden with a game-high 22 points.
The Council Rock North (8-1, 4-0) @ Council Rock South (4-5, 2-2) game will be played Wednesday – 1/12/11 - @ 7:30 pm.
Suburban One League American Conference
Wissahickon (6-5, 2-2) bolted to a 19-6 first period lead and defeated host Upper Merion (5-6, 1-3) – 67-54.
“We got a little sloppy in the second half of the game,” said Wissahickon head coach Kyle Wilson. “But you have to give (Upper Merion guard) James Mobley a lot of credit. He had an outstanding game.”
Mobley torched the Trojans for a game-high 28 points.
“He was making shots three and four feet behind the three-point line,” said Wilson. “Usually, we let players shoot from there, but he continued to make them, and we had to go out and play him there.”
Wissahickon was led in scoring by the tandem of Jordan Reed and Mike Scheier with 19 points each.
“We have a lot more weapons now that Jordan is back in the lineup,” said Wilson in reference to Jordan missing games due to a concussion. “He can play above the rim. He had two monster dunks in that first period.”
It was a real good period for the Trojans – and it translated into a real good victory.
Wissahickon 19 16 15 17 - 67
Upper Merion 6 12 21 15 - 54
Wissahickon: Jordan Reed 19; Mike Scheier 19; Anthony McKie 9; Gordon Bentley 3; Kyle Garrett 8; Jabari Kibler 6; Jordan Freed 3. - Total – 67.
Upper Merion: James Mobley 28; Pat Stringfield 2; Tom Fairel 5; Ed Chimillio 5; Tim Vandereest 3; Dallas Chesky 9; Naim Cheeseboro 5. - Total – 54.
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Norristown (11-1, 5-0) remained unbeaten in conference play with a 58-43 victory over Cheltenham (8-3, 2-2).
The Eagles flew to a commanding 32-10 lead at the half and soared to the easy win. Aaron Webb led Norristown with 17 points, while Maleek Williams added 15 points for the winners.
The Panthers had a single player in twin digits as Nafis Walker scored a team-high 10 points.
Upper Dublin (7-6, 1-4) won its first conference game as the Flying Cardinals flew to a 73-60 victory over visiting Upper Moreland (1-9, 0-4).
John Decamara led Upper Dublin with an 18-point performance, while Khalil Owens and Tyler Magruder each scored 13 points.
Matt Worley scored a game-high 22 points for the Golden Bears, while Scott Smith scored in double digits with 16 points.
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