Central Bucks East notched a bounce-back win in Tuesday’s playback game. CB East/Garnet Valley photos provided courtesy of Tracy Valko.
District 1 6A playback games for 5th through 8th place
#4 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 61, #8 GARNET VALLEY 51
It was raining 3s at Central Bucks East on Tuesday, and no one was more effective from beyond the arc than senior Kyle Berndt, who buried seven 3-pointers for a team-high 21 points.
“He was just being aggressive,” East coach Erik Henrysen said. “Kyle’s so unselfish that we are constantly asking him to be more selfish in terms of looking for his shot and being aggressive. He doesn’t need much room. He’s 6-6, he’s big and tall and long, and he can get his shot. We’ve been encouraging him to let it go whenever he has that small opening.”
Jake Cummiskey added three triples in a contest that saw the Patriots bury 12 3-pointers.
The win for district seeding was a significant one for the Patriots.
“Especially after the disappointment against Downingtown West, an emotional loss where we felt we didn’t play our best and left a lot on the table,” Henrysen said of his team’s 64-46 loss in Friday’s quarterfinal contest. “I think it was important to respond, and our senior leadership of Kyle Berndt really came through big early on.”
The Patriots raced out of the starting gate to a 23-15 lead after one quarter and took a 36-25 lead into halftime. Berndt accounted for 18 points of those points with six 3s in the half. The Jaguars trimmed four points off that lead in the third quarter, but the Patriots were in command on their way to the win.
“I was pleased with our overall response,” Henrysen said. “We responded early to Garnet putting some pressure on us on the defensive end.
“I thought we gave up eight early points on poor decision making on the defensive end. Although our offense got us
going, regrouping after a timeout defensively just to go over a couple of key things we felt like Garnet was going to try to look to exploit – that response and refocus was important.”
In addition to scoring 21 points, Berndt pulled down six rebounds. Dhruv Mukund shared the team lead under the boards with six rebounds. Cummiskey, who finished with 17 points, also had five rebounds and four assists to go along with eight points. Tyler Dandrea also was in double figures with 12 points and added five rebounds and three assists.
The Patriots connected on 7 of 12 from the foul line while the Jaguars were 2-for-4 from the charity stripe.
Central Bucks East (23-5, 14-2 SOL) will host #10 Upper Darby Friday in a playback game for fifth place.
Garnet Valley 15-10-17-9 51
Central Bucks East 23-13-13-12 61
Garnet Valley (51) – Logan McKee 10, Max Koehuer 12, Jake Sniras 24, Ryan Feccenda 5.
Central Bucks East (61) – Joey Giordano 3, Jacob Cummisky 17, Dhruv Mukund 8, Tyler Dandrea 12, Kyle Berndt 21.
3-point goals: GV – Logan McKee 2, Max Koehuer 2, Jake Sniras; CBE – Kyle Berndt 7, Jake Cummiskey 3, Dhruv Mukund, Joey Giordano.
#10 UPPER DARBY 71 #6 NORTH PENN 68
North Penn lost a close one over a tough Upper Darby squad in Tuesday’s playback game.
The Knights, who led by three after one quarter, took a 32-31 lead into halftime, but the Royals outscored their hosts 19-13 in the third quarter to go on top 40-35 heading into the final frame. North Penn scored 23 points in the final quarter, but the Royals scored 21, and the Knights were unable to make up the ground they lost in the third quarter.
Ryan Deininger’s 16 points led a balanced Knight attack that saw four players finish in double figures. He scored eight of those points in the fourth quarter. Ahmaar Gohania and Corey Meade both added 14 points. Included on Gohania’s 14 points were four 3-pointers. Meade scored 10 points in the second and third quarters combined – five in each quarter. Noman Gee added 11 points.
North Penn (19-8, 12-4 SOL) will host #8 Garnet Valley Friday in the seventh place game.
Upper Darby 13-18-19-21 71
North Penn 16-16-13-23 68
Upper Darby (71) – Khysir Slaughter 5 2-2 14; Nadir Myers 7 0-0 18; Shaun Cain 1 0-0 3; Yassir Joyner 6 4-7 16; Niymire Brown 7 6-9 20; TOTALS 26 12-18 71.
North Penn (68) – Ahmaar Gohania 5 0-0 14; Mario Sgro 1 0-0 2; Norman Gee 4 2-2 11; Ryan Zeltt 2 0-0 6; Lee Hammond 0 1-2 1; Ryan Deininger 7 2-2 16; Corey Meade 6 2-4 14; Nicholas Hoffman 2 0-0 4; TOTALS 27 7-10 68.
3-point goals: UD – Nadir Myers 4, Khysir Slaughter 2, Shaun Cain; NP –Anmaar Gahania 4, Ryan Zeltt 2, Norman Gee.
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