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National ConferenceCouncil Rock South 34, Neshaminy 21
Coach Monica Stolic had tired of listening to those who suggested the Golden Hawks were a one-woman squad.
“I just got done telling the girls how they’re stepping up, and we’re not a one-man team,” the Rock South coach said.
Alex Wheatley put up a pretty good argument that she is pretty close to a one-woman show in Friday’s win over the Redskins when she scored all but eight of her team’s points, finishing with 26 points in another stellar outing.
Wheatley had nine of Rock South’s 12 first-quarter points as the Golden Hawks sprinted to a 12-2 lead. She had all six of her team’s second quarter points as the Golden Hawks took an 18-8 lead into halftime.
“They’re struggling offensively, but they play very hard,” Stolic said of the Redskins. “They’re physical.”
Megan Schaefer accounted for five of Neshaminy’s six second-quarter points, prompting Stolic to switch to a three-two defense. Schafer scored just one point the rest of the way.
Jackie Gerth led the Redskins with seven points while Schafer had six.
The Golden Hawks are 8-2 in league play (12-4 overall) while the Redskins fell to 3-7 in the league (10-8 overall).
Abington 52, Pennsbury 36
Aiyannah Peal turned in a superb all-around outing to lead the Ghosts to a big win that snapped their two-game losing streak. The junior guard finished the game with 19 points to go along with six steals and five assists.
Teammate Jess Schmidt added 16 points despite foul woes that kept her on the bench for part of the second quarter. Sarah Listenbee contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Ghosts, who played their second game without senior point guard Chynna West (concussion).
The Ghosts found themselves staring at an 11-9 deficit at the end of one quarter but won the game with a 21-10 outburst in the second quarter.
“I was a little worried – we started out slow,” coach Dan Marsh said. “In the second quarter, we turned up the pressure a little bit.
“We have a defense that we call ‘code red’ to try and change the pace of the game. I knew this defense was going to be a little more important without Chynna. We were able to create some turnovers and get things going.”
A crucial play that was all but lost in the shuffle of the big win came when – after the Falcons had trimmed a once 10-point Abington lead to six – freshman Gigi Vitelli buried a trey in the closing seconds of the half to send Abington into halftime with a 30-21 lead.
“It was big because they had momentum going into halftime, and she kind of shut the door on that,” Marsh said.
The Ghosts’ coach pointed to senior guard Carli Fitzgerald – who finished with seven steals - as a key to his team’s ‘code red’ defense.
“She got us going,” Marsh said. “Obviously, getting the ball to Peal in the open court really opened things up for us.
“We started trapping and pressing them a little bit and changed the pace that way. Their freshman – Sajanna Bethea – kept them in the game.”
Bethea finished the game with 18 points.
“A lot of them were on offensive rebounds,” Marsh said. “I don’t think she got any in the second half.
“Jess Schmidt did a much better job on her in the second half. Pennsbury has been playing well. None of these games are going to be easy anymore.”
The Ghosts are 8-2 in the league (11-6 overall) while the Falcons fell to 4-6 in the league (6-11 overall)
Bensalem at William Tennent (Postponed)
Council Rock at Harry S Truman (Postponed)
Continental Conference
North Penn 43, Central Bucks West 39
Sophomore Lauren Crisler scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Maidens while Steph Knauer had another big day in the paint, contributing 13 points and 15 rebounds.
The Maidens led 15-7 at the end of one quarter and took a 24-10 lead into halftime before the Bucks staged a second-half comeback, outscoring the Maidens 17-9 in the third quarter and 12-10 in the fourth.
“They were winning 7-4 less than four minutes into the game,” coach Maggie deMarteleire said. “I called a timeout and said, ‘At this rate, they’ll score 50 points.’ After that, we buckled down and played really, really well the rest of the first quarter and the second quarter. The kids played awesome.”
That was followed by a second half that saw the Bucks have the better of play.
“The same thing happened when we played up there last year,” deMarteleire said. “The second half they came out and were extremely aggressive.”
The Maidens were without starter Emily Hagan (illness), and junior point guard Brenda McDermott was under the weather but did play.
“We were a little undermanned, and they played very aggressively, very physical,” deMarteleire said. “We didn’t handle it great in the third quarter. Hopefully, it will be a learning experience for tomorrow.”
The Bucks were led by Jen Fabian’s 13-point effort. Sam Colloi added 10 points.
While the Bucks fell to 5-4 in the league (7-8 overall), the Maidens improved to 7-2 in the SOL (11-4 overall).
Central Bucks East 59, Pennridge 27
The Patriots – despite connecting for just one field goal - led 9-6 at the end of one quarter, and they put some distance between themselves and the Rams with a 14-3 second-quarter scoring burst to go into halftime with a 23-9 lead. Melissa Remmey led the charge, scoring eight of her game-high 14 points in the second quarter.
In the second half, the Patriots outscored the Rams 36-18, which included a 20-5 fourth-quarter explosion that saw reserves Laura Asezting and Emily Kiersnowski both score five points.
Kiersnowski finished the game with eight points in a contest that saw 11 East players get into the scoring column.
The Rams were led by the six-point efforts of Jen Cooley and Jordan Rimmer.
The Patriots remain perfect in league play (9-0, 13-2 overall) while the Rams continue to search for their first win (0-10 SOL).
Central Bucks South 61, Quakertown 28
Souderton 59, Hatboro-Horsham 41 (See complete game story on www.SuburbanOneSports.com)
American Conference
Upper Dublin 56, Plymouth Whitemarsh 48
In a battle for second place in the American Conference standings, the Flying Cardinals jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on the way to their big win. Sophomore Curtrena Goff led the way with 16 points while Jen Myers and Taylor Bryant each had 15 points.
“It’s tough to win over there any time, but they have been playing pretty good as a team,” coach Vince Catanzaro said. “We were up 20 points at one point in the second half.
“It got pretty ugly at the end, but I still give PW credit. They’re playing better as a team. Even though we came out and played very well, they stuck to their guns. Give them a lot of credit for making their shots and working hard.”
Both teams entered the game with identical 6-2 records in SOL play.
“This was huge,” Catanzaro said. “First of all, you have three days we didn’t practice. The kids had midterms today, and now we have to travel to PW after they win six in a row and are licking their chops.”
The Flying Cardinals led 18-8 at the end of one quarter and took a 30-19 lead into halftime.
“We jumped right on them right away,” Catanzaro said. “It was unusual for us to come out like that.
“We played well as a team, moving the ball. It wasn’t just one person. Tori Waters and Jen Myers did some great rebounding.”
Upper Dublin was without Lauren Rothfeld (concussion).
“Kayla McAneney started and did a great job,” Catanzaro said of his freshman guard. “She didn’t score, but she played great ‘D.’
“Maya (Thomas) played very well for them, and (Erin) Martin just shot well. Gabby Schumacher made some three’s. Their crowd got into it every time they made something happen.”
Martin and Schumacher led the Colonials with 14 points each. Martin also had a team-high nine rebounds. Lex Borkowski added eight points and six boards for PW.
The Flying Cardinals upped their league mark to 7-2 (14-3 overall) while the Colonials, who saw their six-game winning streak snapped, fell to 6-3 in the league (10-6 overall).
Norristown 69, Upper Moreland 43
The Eagles earned a hard-fought win over the Golden Bears, exploding for 47 second-half points to turn a 22-21 halftime lead into the big win.
Tyshay Britten led a balanced Norristown attack with 15 points while Brianna Hedgepeth added 11 points and Nicole Graham and Sydney Morse, 10 points each. Precious Tempson contributed nine points.
Erin Dixon led the Golden Bears with 11 points while Lindsay Walder added 10.
While the golden Bears fell to 0-8 in the league (3-13 overall), the Eagles improved to 3-6 in the SOL (8-10 overall).
Wissahickon 31, Pope John Paul II 24
The Trojans jumped out of the gate to an 11-3 lead at the end of one quarter but then struggled to find their offense the rest of the way.
“It was an interesting game,” coach Jerry Hartman said. “We were up 11-1 at one point and then we couldn’t make a shot. They were playing pretty nice defense.
“We couldn’t put the ball in the basket, whether from the free throw line or from the floor.”
Pope John Paul II took a 24-23 lead late in the game, but sophomore Rachel Stone made a clutch three-pointer to put the Trojans on top by two. After a miss by their visitors, the Trojans went on top 28-24 when Kim Schwemmer buried a pair from the foul line. Schwemmer and Strong were 5-for-6 from the free throw line down the stretch.
“We’re young,” said Hartman, who starts three sophomores. “We’re playing well, we’re playing hard.”
Stone, Schwemmer and Sierra Eskridge led the Trojans with eight points each. The win was the second in as many outings for the Trojans, who were coming off an overtime win over Norristown.
With the win, the Trojans even their record at 8-8.
Cheltenham 73, Upper Merion 37
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