By Scott Huff
Council Rock South (6-6, 3-3) catapulted to a 21-6 first period lead and held off a comeback by Pennsbury (4-8, 2-4) to defeat the Falcons 45-40.
The Suburban One League National Conference game was played at Council Rock South.
“That first period was rough – extremely rough,” said Pennsbury head coach Bill Coleman. “The turnovers in the first quarter killed us, and it seemed like they converted on every one of those turnovers.
“But I have to give my kids credit, though, they made a game of it by the end,” added Coleman as the Falcons closed to within three points in the fourth quarter. “But the clock just ran out.”
Council Rock South had a huge effort turned in by Justin Thomas. Thomas scored a game-high 18 points and matched that total with 18 rebounds.
Pat Silverthorn also scored in twin digits for the Golden Hawks with 10 points while Mike DiPaolo had 11 steals to go along with five points.
Kieran Bolger has led Pennsbury in scoring for most of its games this season. However, Rock South held the talented Falcon guard to just five points.
“They did a great job of taking Kieran out of a lot of our sets,” said Coleman. “But we were still able to compete without a great contribution from him, and that was a good sign.”
Pennsbury 6 9 14 11 - 40
Council Rock South 21 5 19 9 - 45
Pennsbury: Shawn Pepper 9; Chris Glennie 6; Kieran Bolger 5; Zach Sibel 10; Jerrel Burke 8; Kris Hassell 2. – Total – 40.
Council Rock South: Andrew Cohen 4; Mike Dipaolo 5; Pat Silverthorn 10; Justin Thomas 18; Christian Crane 3; Zach Fitzgerald 5.
Neshaminy Clips Holy Ghost Prep
Neshaminy (9-1) catapulted out to a 16-6 first period lead and held off Holy Ghost Prep (8-6) to win a 52-45 contest.
The non-league game was played at Neshaminy.
“We were very patient in the first period and getting good looks at the basket,” said Neshaminy head coach Jerry Devine. “But in the second period we got a little sloppy defensively, and we had too many one pass possessions on offense.
“We attacked the basket much better in the second half,” continued Devine. “Dwight Williams carried us on his back in the third quarter and scored 11 (of his 15) points.”
Tyler Katz led the Skins in scoring with 17 points, while Ryan Arcidiacono scored 12 points for the winners.
“Holy Ghost is very well coached and is a quality basketball team,” said Devine. “This was a nice win for us.”
Holy Ghost Prep 6 14 10 15 - 45
Neshaminy 16 7 15 14 - 52
Holy Ghost Prep: Jim McDade 7; James Deluca 6; Tyler Juchno 15; Tim Lazorko 4; Mike Destefano 10; Jeff Ainsley 3. Totals – 45.
Neshaminy: Tyler Katz 17; Dwight Williams 15; Ryan Arcidiacono 12; Michael McGarry 8. - Totals 52.
Rock And Roll
Council Rock North (9-1, 5-0) remained unbeaten in conference play as the Indians rolled to a 66-50 win over district rival Council Rock South.
The Suburban One National Conference game was played on Wednesday (1/12/11) at Council Rock South.
Rock North was led in scoring by Arron Goodman who scored a game-high 23 points. Aaron Morgan added 14 points, while Charlie Anastasi scored in twin digits with 10 points.
Rock South was led in scoring by Justin Thomas with 18 points, while Christian Crane scored in double figures with 12 points. Thomas gathered in 12 rebounds for the Golden Hawks.
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