By Scott Huff
Council Rock North SOL National Conference Champions
Council Rock North (19-1, 13-0) earned the conference crown behind a magnificent performance by junior Aaron Morgan as the Indians bested Bensalem (16-5, 10-3) – 55-43.Morgan – the Rock North point guard – scored 34 points for the Indians.
“Aaron was great tonight, but really we expect that of him,” said Council Rock North head coach Derek Wright. “He had a great mid-range game, and when we spread the offense in the second half, we made them guard him.
“He was able to take the ball to the basket and make clutch free throws in the final quarter,” added Wright. “He had an terrific overall game.”
The only other Indian in double figures was Charlie Anastasi with 11 points.
The lone scorer in twin digits for the Owls was Julian Hyden with 12 points.
Wright also gave his ‘bigs’ their props.
“John Raymon, Charlie Anastasi, and Arron Goodman didn’t score a lot of points, but they were terrific on the boards,” said Wright. “Bensalem is a very big and athletic team, and I don’t know that they got more than five offensive rebounds.
“To win back-to-back championships is very special,” added Wright. “And to be able to do it at Bensalem is very tough. This is the last time we will play in that gym, and I will miss it.
“We still have Neshaminy on Friday, and that is going to be a real good game,” added Wright. “They have a lot of talent, and if they score 91 points on us (see below) we are in a lot of trouble.”
Council Rock North 12 11 9 23 * 55
Bensalem 11 5 6 21 * 43
Council Rock North: Aaron Morgan 34; Charlie Anastasi 11; Arron Goodman 6; John Raymon 4. Total – 55.
Bensalem: Leo Vincent 7; Calvin Brown 9; Chris McMullin 2l Feliz Saade 8; Alex Agyedu 3; Julian Hyden 12; Davonte Newkirk 2. Total – 43.
Wow!
Neshaminy (18-3, 11-2) scored 91 points as the Redskins bounced back from their loss to Penn Wood with a 91-56 victory over Truman (8-12, 4-9).
The Skins had five players reach double digits with Mike McGarry leading the way with 19 points. Ryan Arcidiacono (16), Tyler Katz (15), Dave Baron (15), and Dwight Williams (11) all scored in twin digits for the winners.
Truman, though, had the game-high scorer in Merdic Green. Green scored 20 points to lead the Tigers.
Truman 13 8 17 18 * 56
Neshaminy 20 16 28 27 * 91
Pennsbury (7-13, 5-8) collected an overtime victory as the Falcons defeated visiting Council Rock South (7-13, 4-9) – 59-55.
Pennsbury featured a game-high 17-point performance by Zach Sibel, who also had 10 rebounds. Kieran Bolger scored in double figures for the Falcons with 10 points, and Chris Glennie, who added seven points, pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.
The Golden Hawks – who rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth period - were led in scoring by Christian Crane with a team-high 14 points. Justin Thomas added 10 points for Rock South.
Council Rock South 10 9 9 24 3 * 55
Pennsbury 7 19 10 16 7 * 59
SOL Continental Conference
Rams win a HUGE game
Pennridge (16-5, 10-3) will be playing for a piece of the Continental Conference championship after the Rams claimed a thrilling 57-53 double overtime victory over Central Bucks West (13-8, 8-5).
Pennridge will close the conference season at Quakertown (1-20, 0-13) on Friday night.
“It was a tremendous high school basketball game,” said Pennridge head coach Dean Behrens. “It was a one possession game for most of the night.
“We had our chances to win the game, and they had their chances,” added Behrens. “I can’t wait to look at the film of this one.”
Pennridge will now have an opportunity to something that a boys’ Ram basketball team has Never accomplished – win a championship.
“Right now we have to focus on Quakertown,” said Behrens of the struggling Panthers. “It will most likely be their Senior Night, and a win over us will surely make their entire season.”
Mike Guldin led the Ram offensive attack with a game-high 18 points, while Jared Schaffer scored 14 points and Andrew DeCew added 10 points for the winners.
Central Bucks West was led in scoring by Anthony Salvitti with 17 points, while Kevin Sweet (15) and Derek Dyer (11) each scored in double figures.
“Salvitti was tremendous,” said Behrens of the Buck point guard who fouled out near the end of regulation. “He seemed to do everything well for them.
“We haven’t beaten West since 2004,” added Behrens. “It was a good feeling.”
The Rams might have that championship feeling late Friday night.
CB West 18 7 9 9 8 2 * 53
Pennridge 13 11 10 9 8 6 * 57
CB West: Quinn Cox 4; Anthony Salvitti 17; Kevin Sweet 15; Derek Dyer 11; Seth Condi 2; Tyler Schechter 4. Total – 53.
Pennridge: Mike Guldin 18; Drew DeCew 10; Jared Schaffer 14; Andrew Lyons 4; Tim Abruzzo 5; Rocky Ferrier 6. Total – 57.
Knights win a HUGE game
North Penn (16-4, 10-3) will be playing for a piece of the Continental Conference championship after the Knights claimed a 65-55 victory over Souderton (13-8, 8-5).
North Penn will close the conference season at Hatboro-Horsham (9-11, 5-8) on Friday night.
“It was a great Senior Night for the players,” said North Penn head coach Ron Hassler. “We have eight seniors, and seven played and all of them had good games.
“Sean Brooks, Matt Possanza, Dexter Shy, Janeus Somers, Tyler Houpt, Tom Scott, and Taylor Koffke all had a part in this win,” added Hassler of his senior group. “And (junior) Wes Brooks also had a good game for us.”
Wes Brooks fired home four three-point field goals to pace the North Penn scoring with 15 points. Shy added 14 points for the Knights, while Possanza (12) and Somers (10) also scored in twin digits for the winners.
“Dexter continues to raise the energy level with his return to the team from injury,” said Hassler. “We continue to look better every night.
“The players enjoy the practices, enjoy the hard work,” continued Hassler. “We can do some things now that we haven’t been able to do in the past.”
And that hard work could pay off in a conference title on Friday.
Souderton was led by the 19-point effort of Anthony Sergio while Mark Wonderling added 13 points and Ryan Connolly, 10 points.
Souderton 17 11 9 18 * 55
North Penn 18 17 10 20 * 65
Souderton: Ryan Connolly 10; Luke Moyer 4; Mark Wonderling 13; Dan Falencki 8; Anthony Sergio 19; Ry Yozallinas 1. Total – 55.
North Penn: Janeus Somers 10; Tom Scott 2; Tyler Houpt 5; Wes Brooks 15; Dexter Shy 14; Mark Possanza 12; Sean Brooks 7. Total – 65.
Around the SOL Continental Conference
Hatboro-Horsham (9-11, 5-8) broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter to secure a 51-41 conference win over Central Bucks South (5-16, 4-9).
The Hatters were led in scoring by Shane Cummings with a game-high 16 points. Zach Quattro added 13 points for H-H, while Travis Bryan scored 10 points for the Hatters.
The lone scorer in twin digits for Central Bucks South was Steve Schneider who scored a team-high 14 points.
Hatboro-Horsham 12 8 15 16 * 51
CB South 8 12 13 8 * 41
Central Bucks East (10-10, 7-6) snapped a five game losing streak with a 72-35 victory over Quakertown (1-20, 0-13).
The Patriots had three players score in double figures in the win. Liam Gallagher (13), DJ Beausejour (12), and Steve Topley (10) all scored in twin digits for the winners.
The Panthers were led in scoring by Steffan Spieker who scored a team-high nine points. John Landis added seven points for Q-town.
Quakertown 7 11 13 4 * 35
CB East 14 19 20 19 * 72
SOL American Conference
Trojans eject Cardinal ‘monkey’
Wissahickon (12-8, 6-5) snapped a five game losing streak against Upper Dublin (11-11, 4-8) with a 58-47 conference win over the Flying Cardinals.
“It was just an outstanding performance by the entire team,” said Wissahickon head coach Kyle Wilson. “There was a long stretch in the first half that if Mike Sheier wasn’t hitting a shot, Anthony McKie was hitting one. If Kyle Garrett was hitting one, Jordan Reed was hitting one.
“This was absolutely one of the best games that we played all season,” added Wilson. “And to do it in a meaningful game against a close rival was special.
“We made the extra pass on offense and we had great shot selection,” continued Wilson. “We moved the ball on offense, and we moved our feet on defense.”
Scheier – who had five 3-point field goals – finished with a game-high 18 points. Garrett added 12 points for the Trojans, while McKie and Reed each tallied 11 points for the winners.
Upper Dublin – which finished its American Conference schedule at 4-8 – was led in scoring by Darrell Harrison with 13 points. Khalil Owens finished in twin digits with 11 points.
“We finish our conference schedule with Cheltenham on Friday,” said Wilson. “We beat them the first half of the season, and they are going to tough to beat again.
“I told the players after the game that we have to play our best basketball from now on,” added Wilson. “There are only good teams left to play.”
Wissahickon 14 24 12 8 * 58
Upper Dublin 8 7 13 19 * 47
Wissahickon: Jordan Reed 12; Tanoh Kpassagnon 6; Mike Scheier 18; Kyle Garrett 12; Anthony McKie 11. Total – 58.
Upper Dublin: John Decamara 6; David Lerman 7; Khalil Owens 11; Matt Morgan 2; Darrell Harrison 13; Tyreek Magruder 6; Jared Zarwin 2. Total – 47.
Around the SOL American Conference
Cheltenham (14-7, 6-5) rallied from a seven point first period deficit to defeat visiting Upper Moreland (2-18, 0-11).
The Panthers had a double/double turned in by Nafis Walker who scored a game-high 19 points and hauled in 10 rebounds. Aaron McGlawn also scored in double figures for the winners with 13 points.
Upper Moreland had a team-high 18 points scored by senior guard Matt Worley to lead the Golden Bears. Josh Villanueva scored 12 points, while Dave Driscoll added 10 points for UM.
Upper Moreland 20 8 13 19 * 60
Cheltenham 13 21 16 17 * 67
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