Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. PW/Lower Moreland photos courtesy of Larry Small. CR South/CB South photos courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for galleries of both games. https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f582224377
SOL Liberty/Freedom Crossovers
Plymouth Whitemarsh 56, Lower Moreland 35
It was a big night for PW senior Qudire Bennett.
Not only was he the dominant player against Lower Moreland with 24 points, as the Colonials jumped up 16-2 in the first quarter and never looked back on the way to the 31-point win to remain unbeaten in SOL play, but Bennett also hit a personal milestone, scoring the 1,000th point of his high school career.
“It seems to be a year of milestones, and I’m so happy for him,” said PW coach Jim Donofrio. “At New Hope the other night, he was 39 away. Having done this before, it’s one of those weird things you don’t mention. Not with these guys. We’re navigating the game, we’re navigating his points, and he’s totally calm with it.
“We said, ‘Q, we’re probably going to try to get you to 24-26,’ and he said, ‘Okay,’ and he gets 25, and we pull him. I’m just impressed with his coolness.”
Bennett wasted little time before putting his name in the record books.
“Tonight, he gets it in the first half, and it has to be a 28-foot 3-point bomb for showmanship,” Donofrio said. “He knew it, and he didn’t rush it. He’s a very humble guy. We haven’t had a guy like him in a while.
“(Assistant coach) Chuck Moore was saying, he’s one of the best in the 1,000-point club of scoring inside and out. He scores everywhere. He’s just a scorer. Anytime a coach can get a scorer, you just enjoy it and appreciate it because he is fun to watch.
“I’ve been lucky enough to coach a number of scorers, and they’re great insurance policies. They just score. Chuck Moore did it. When they shoot, you expect it to go in. They make you look good, they really do.
“His teammates were so good with him, and that’s the fun of it this year. They really are jelling into a really nice team. You’re enjoying the journey.”
After the big first quarter Tuesday, PW pushed the lead to 40-12 by halftime before taking its foot off the gas in the second half. Chase Coleman complemented Bennett’s big night with 15 points.
The win improves PW to 10-2 overall (8-0 SOL). It plays at Springfield on Friday.
Lower Moreland (5-8, 5-3 SOL) looks to rebound Thursday with a nonleague game against MaST Charter.
Lower Moreland (35)
Ian Alicea 1 0-0 2; Tom Pryzblinski 3 1-1 7; Kevin Hegedus 2 3-4 7; John Kroll 1 0-0 2; Gabe Krutzinger 2 0-0 5; Mason Tammaro 1 0-0 2; Donato Incollingo 1 1-2 3; Nathan Fellah 1 5-6 7. Totals 12 10-13 35.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (56)
Jaden Colzie 2 0-0 4; Jimmy Flowers 2 0-0 4; Chase Coleman 6 0-0 15; Qudire Bennett 9 2-2 24; Jah Sayles 1 0-0 3; Lincoln Sharpe 2 0-0 4; Rodney Willis 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 2-2 56
Lower Moreland 2 10 13 10 – 35
PW 16 24 12 4 – 56
3-point goals: LM-Krutsinger; PW-Bennett 4, Coleman 3, Sayless
Hatboro-Horsham 50, Springfield Twp 47
The Hatters lost their leading scorer and top player, Noah Schlosser, to an injury in the first quarter, but they had a ton of players step up and lead the team to a much-needed three-point win over visiting Springfield.
“It’s been a big challenge,” said coach Rick Fedele, who earned his 200th career win, including three years at H-H after a long stretch at New Hope-Solebury. “Coming here, we were trying to create culture. Last year, we were 1-21 and losing most of our games by 20 points. We’ve been in every game this year. We had three straight overtime games.
“It’s a process. We’re trying to blend young guys in that don’t have a lot of experience, but we also have older guys who took a beating last year but worked hard in the offseason. They’re starting to figure it out.
“We tell them, ‘It’s your team, you own it.’”
When Noah Schlosser was poked in the eye and left the game four minutes into the game, H-H was without its best player. At that point however, others stepped up.
Kyle Dittus scored 17 points, but had a ton of help, including eight each from Vaughn Craig and Mason Bynum.
“Midway through the third quarter to early in the fourth, we built up a 10-point lead,” Fedele said. “We just missed a couple shots, and then the (Dylan) McKenzie kid for Springfield, he’s tough. He was able to get to the hole and score on us. They took the lead and were up three with three minutes left.”
At that point, Matt Wingen hit two free throws to get the Hatters within one, Dittus scored on a layup and Jake Grier put the game away with a pair of free throws.
“We made our foul shots at the end,” Fedele said. “Dittus came up huge. And Matt Winger was in foul trouble in the third quarter, so we brought in Vaughn Craig off the bench. He hit three buckets and grabbed six rebounds. Mason Bynum finished with eight. Our freshman Kenny Lutz had a couple key buckets.
“We’re young. We have two freshmen playing, a sophomore, and a junior, along with the seniors. Guys stepped up when we needed them. It was a complete team effort tonight.”
McKenzie had 17 points, four rebounds and two steals to lead Springfield. Brett Smith had 10 points and five rebounds and Trey Mapp eight points and two steals.
H-H (4-10, 3-5 SOL) plays at William Tennent on Friday.
Springfield (5-8, 1-7 SOL) hosts Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday.
Springfield (47)
Dylan McKenzie 5 7-9 18; Miles Goodwin 1 1-3 3; Brett Smith 4 2-4 10; Trey Mapp 4 0-1 8; Will Cooley 1 2-3 5; Will Hastings 1 0-0 2; Muneer Pigford 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 13-22 47.
Hatboro-Horsham (50)
Jake Grier 1 3-4 6; Kyle Dittus 5 6-11 17; Matt Wingen 1 3-4 5; Vaughn Craig 4 0-0 8; Mason Bynum 3 2-2 8; Ken Lutz 2 2-2 6. Totals 16 16-23 50.
Springfield 7 16 8 14 – 47
Hatboro-Horsham 10 12 14 14 – 50
3-point goals: S-McKenzie, Cooney; HH-Grier, Dittus
Wissahickon 63, Cheltenham 43
A week ago, Wissahickon was just 2-8.
Two big crossover wins later, and the Trojans are now 4-8, and with a lot of basketball still to play, they have a ton of confidence after Tuesday’s convincing win over Cheltenham.
“We got a needed great win (last) Tuesday against Upper Moreland,” said coach Kyle Wilson.
“We’ve got to follow up with a little momentum tonight. We know (Cheltenham) is a really good team, but we knew they lost to Upper Moreland and they lost to Abington; two teams that we beat.
“I know we’re a good team, but we haven’t put four quarters tonight, but this was a team we can match up with and the kids did a good job of staying focused.
“I give a lot of credit to the assistant coaches. They’ve been reinforcing a lot of concepts – playing for each other, sticking together, trusting each other, sacrificing themselves. Little by little, gradually things are coming together.”
Wisshickon led 16-15 after one, and then outscored the host Panthers 13-4 in the second to take control of the game.
Dom Vacchiano had 25 points to lead the way, including 11 points in the third and then 5-5 from the free throw line in the fourth.
Jaylon Williams added 18, Earl Stout 11 and Will Kirkpatrick nine points.
“Owen Coughlin and Will Kirkpatrick, two of our bigger guys, were tremendous on defense down low,” Wilson said. “(Cheltenham) is so good and crafty around the basket, and they did a great job of making things difficult for them.”
These last two wins have things looking up for the Trojans, but there’s also little room for error as they try to climb back into the division title race and toward a potential district playoff berth.
“We’ve been telling them, ‘If you don’t work together, you’re going to fall apart,’” Wilson said. “They guys understand that. No matter what the situation, stay together, don’t turn on each other. Everybody has ‘Trojans’ on their chest. Stick together. They’ve been buying into that concept.
“At 2-8, I’ve never been there as a coach. It was a little concerning. I knew we had talent, but we had to put a finger on what we needed to do to change.”
Josiah Hutson had 11 points to lead Cheltenham, which has lost four of its last five games.
“I put it on myself,” said Panthers coach Patrick Fleury. “I definitely have to prepare better. We will build the brand back. This year we’ve lost to teams we haven’t lost to in four or five years. I respect all of our opponents, but as the head guy, I’m not getting it done in terms of getting them to understand the importance of everything.
“It’s a good life lesson to understand that opportunity and moments change regularly, and if you want the highest result, the work and the attention to detail is imperative. People don’t wake up and win. Winning happens well before the game. You spend time preparing, but if the message or ideology isn’t permeating through the whole group, you’ll never really see success. Even though this is my first time in this role in the position I’m in, I wouldn’t trade it because the experience is invaluable and there’s a growing desire to maintain the brand we’ve built.
“Whether we’re in the Suburban One League or any other league, the importance of winning never changes, but there’s a way to do so. It usually is with everybody doing everything for the team before any one individual, and clearly, I haven’t done a great job of pushing that message and driving it home. I look internally. I don’t blame the kids. I tip my hat to the teams that have beat us. We just have a lot of work ahead of us, not only this year but my next 15-20 years coaching.”
Wissahickon (4-8, 4-4 SOL) hosts New Hope-Solebury on Friday.
Cheltenham (5-6, 4-4 SOL) plays at red-hot Upper Dublin on Friday.
Wissahickon (63)
Will Kirkpatrick 4 0-0 9; Jaylon Williams 7 3-3 18; Dom Vacchiano 10 0-0 25; Earl Stout 4 3-3 11. Totals 25 6-6 53
Cheltenham (43)
Harmon 1 0-0 2; Josiah Hutson 3 5-9 11; Yakeen Respes 3 1-1 7; Kamani Healey 1 4-5 7; Kevin Addison-Anderson 4 0-0 8; Malik Hughes 1 2-2 4; Nile Tinsey 1 0-0 2; Xavier Thompson 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 12-17 43.
Wissahickon 16 13 15 19 – 63
Cheltenham 15 4 14 10 – 43
3-point goals: W-Vacchiano 3, Kirkpatrick, Williams
Upper Dublin 59, Upper Moreland 47
Upper Dublin exploded with a 26-9 third quarter and that was the difference with the 12-point road win in a game played at Upper Moreland Middle School, due to water damage in the high school gym.
It was the sixth straight win for UD dating back to a six-point loss to division-leading Plymouth Whitemarsh on Dec. 20, and all six have been by double-figures.
The Flying Cardinals expected to be in for a tough game on Tuesday.
“They’re a good team,” said coach Derek Brooks. “Dan (Heiland) does a good job with them. They’re always well-coached, well-organized and they play the right way. And it’s never an easy place to win at. … It had a unique feel playing in a middle school gym. It’s almost like a travel atmosphere, very tight, not many people there, the court is smaller than a normal court.”
Upper Moreland started quickly too, building a 26-18 lead by halftime.
“We were down eight and not playing well at all on offense,” Brooks said. “Defensively we were fine, but we were turning the ball over and couldn’t make a shot.
“Fortunately, in the third quarter we exploded. We had 16 points in the first three minutes, got up and never looked back from there.”
Brady Fogle scored all 17 of his team-high points in the second half, including four 3-pointers.
DJ Cerisier scored nine points and led the team from his point guard position. Griffin Pensaene and Chris Kohlbrenner each had six points off the bench.
Upper Dublin (9-4, 6-2 SOL) hosts Cheltenham on Friday.
Upper Moreland (10-4, 4-4 SOL) was led by Alex Best with 14 points and Colson Campbell with nine. The Golden Bears host Quakertown on Friday.
Upper Dublin (59)
DJ Cerisier 3 2-2 9; Mason Pensabene 1 2-2 5; Ryan Mulroy 4 0-2 8; Brady Fogle 5 3-4 17; Seaton Kukla 3 1-1 8; Chris Kohlbrenner 3 0-0 6; Griffin Pensabene 1 4-4 6.
Upper Moreland (47)
Nigel Adamson 3 2-2 8; Alex Best 5 3-3 14; Jon Clark 2 0-0 4; Ralph Tyler 2 0-2 5; Sean Murphy 2 2-2 7; Colson Campbell 2 5-7 9.
Upper Dublin 7 11 26 15 – 59
Upper Moreland 12 14 9 12 – 47
3-point goals: UD-Fogle 4, Cerisier, M. Pensabene, Kukla; UM-Best, Tyler, Murphy
Quakertown 61, William Tennent 59
Miles Longacre scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as Quakertown went on the road and pulled off the upset over SOL Freedom Division-leading Tennent on Tuesday night.
This one was back-and-forth throughout. Quakertown led by three at halftime, 32-29, and Tennent was up 44-43 after the third quarter.
Kyle Rosenberger had 15 points, including three 3-pointers and 12 points in the first half.
Ethan Tomlinson had 13 points and seven rebounds, including nine points in the second half.
Sam Wilkin dished out seven assists.
Kirby Mooney led Tennent with 21 points, including 11 in the first half, and then eight in the fourth quarter. He was 9-for-14 from the free throw line.
George Marion had 15 points, nine in the second half.
Quakertown (6-7, 3-5 SOL) has now won four of its last five games. It plays at Upper Moreland on Friday.
Tennent (9-4, 5-3 SOL) hosts Hatboro-Horsham on Friday.
Quakertown (61)
Miles Longacre 11 2-4 24; Sam Wilkin 0 2-2 2; Ethan Tomlinson 5 3-4 13; Anthony Callan 3 1-2 7; Kyle Rosenberger 6 0-0 15. Totals 25 8-12 61.
William Tennent (59)
Kirby Mooney 6 9-14 21; George Marion 7 0-0 15; Sean Devine 1 0-0 3; Chris D’Ambra 1 0-1 2; Imad Abunima 3 0-0 7; Danny Scheller 3 1-2 8; Luke Torok 1 0-0 3. Totals 22 10-17 59.
Quakertown 14 18 11 18 – 61
Tennent 17 12 15 15 – 59
3-point goals: Q-Rosenberger 3; WT-Marion, Devin, Abunima, Scheller, Torok
Abington 63, New Hope-Solebury 23
The Galloping Ghosts picked up 27 points off of their bench, as they led by 14 at halftime and then blew the game open with a 23-4 third quarter on the way to the 50-point crossover win over New Hope Tuesday.
Eleven different Abington players scored in the game, led by Jeremiah Lee with 12 points and six rebounds and Paul Glants with 11. Kellen Ingram added nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Jack D’Arco had three points and six rebounds.
Abington shot 37.2 percent (22-for-59) from the field and 21 percent (4-19) on 3-pointers. It grabbed 48 rebounds, including 16 on the offensive end.
The Ghosts (6-6, 6-2 SOL) improved to .500 for the first time this season. They hosts West Chester East in a nonleague game on Thursday.
New Hope (0-9, 0-8 SOL) plays at Wissahickon on Friday.
Abington (63)
Damon Rawls 0 1-2 1; Jeremiah Lee 5 1-5 12; Paul Glants 3 4-6 11; Kellen Ingram 3 3-5 9; Liam Rardin 2 0-1 4; Lathan Miller 2 0-1 4; Jack D’Arco 1 0-0 3; Aaron Jones 3 0-0 7; Dalton Cornell 2 2-2 6; Jaden Flourney 2 0-0 4; John Roberts 0 3-4 3; Totals 37 15-26 63.
New Hope-Solebury (23)
Heath Miller 1 0-0 2; John Wilson 1 1-3 3; Rocco Massimino 1 0-1 2; John Nettles 2 0-0 6; Matt Hanley 0 2-4 2; Liam Ross 3 0-1 6; Wil Keddie 0 2-2 2; Totals 8 5-11 23.
Abington 13-15-23-12 63
New Hope-Solebury 5-9-4-5 23
3-point goals: Abington – Jeremiah Lee, Paul Glants, Jack D’Arco, Aaron Jones; NHS – John Nettles 2, Liam Ross 2.
SOL Patriot/Colonial Crossovers
Pennridge 65, Neshaminy 62 (OT)
Matt Campione hit a pair of free throws late in overtime to make it a three-point game and then Xavier Peters blocked a would-be tying 3-point attempt as Pennridge emerged with the three-point home win on Tuesday.
“I thought it was a really well-played high school basketball game between two teams that just played as hard as they could and just left it all on the floor,” said Rams coach Dean Behrens. “It could have gone either way at any time. We got one more break than them, one more something. It was a heck of a high school game.”
It was back and forth. Neshaminy scored the first five points of the game and had a six-point lead at halftime. Its lead grew to as large as 10, but the second half was close all the way.
“With 35 seconds left in regulation, we were trying to hold it for one last shot, and we turned it over,” Behrens said. “They got the ball and had a chance to win, luckily we survived that and got it to overtime.
“We went up six, but they never went away and cut it to one with 11 seconds left.”
Campione scored a game-high 26 points, and Tommy Cramer added 12. Gannon Perlini had nine points, while Peters and Ryan Hass had eight points each.
“I thought it was a really big win for our guys,” Behrens said. “We went to Pennsbury on Thursday, got out 8-0 and felt good. Then, we couldn’t put the ball in the basket. We only scored 35 points total. The kids were down about that coming off winning four games in a row.
“We’ve practiced very well, consistently. They’ve bought in and have been playing hard for each other.
“Tonight, Matt Campione had 26, but Gannon Perlini gave us nine points off the bench. Ryan Hass has eight off the bench. We had great production off the bench. Xavier was having issues; he was a little under the weather with a stomach bug, and Marley Steward came off the bench and gave us good minutes at a crucial time at the point guard spot. I’m really pleased with the guys off the bench.”
Nate Townsend had 20 points to lead Neshaminy, while Sean Curley had 16 and Emeer Coombs nine.
Pennridge (8-5, 4-4 SOL) next plays Friday at home against Council Rock North.
Neshaminy (7-6, 4-4 SOL) plays at Souderton on Friday.
Neshaminy (62)
Joey Zack 3 0-0 6; Ashton Lovelace 3 0-0 7; Emeer Coombs 4 0-0 9; Sean Curley 5 5-6 16; Nate Townsend 9 2-3 20; Guy Horton 1 2-2 4; Ryan Meehan 0 0-2 0. Totals 25 9-13 62.
Pennridge (65)
Caden Fisher 1 0-0 2; Gannon Perlini 3 0-0 9; Matt Campione 11 2-2 26; Xavier Peters 4 0-1 8; Tommy Cramer 5 2-2 12; Ryan Hass 3 0-0 8. Totals 27 4-5 65.
Neshaminy 16 14 13 10 9 – 62
Pennridge 13 11 14 15 12 – 65
3-point goals: N-Lovelace, Coombs, Curley; P-Perlini 3, Campione 2, Hass 2
Pennsbury 45, Souderton 33
A 19-0 run in the second quarter and a whole lot of quality defense was the difference in this one, as SOL Patriot leading Pennsbury went on the road and stifled Souderton by the 45-33 final score.
The Indians managed just 12 first-half points and had just one field in the critical second quarter.
“We were actually down 8-2,” said Falcons coach Wes Emme. “That’s becoming a bit of a trend, unfortunately, but we went on a 19-0 run in the second quarter to take control of the game, triggered by our defense. We had a good lead at halftime and felt good about what we were doing.”
Ty Kocak had seven first quarter points and nine of his game-high 14 came in the first half.
Souderton never quite went away in the second half, but Pennsbury was able to stay in control and put it away in the fourth quarter.
“To Souderton’s credit, they adjusted offensively and were able to handle our defense better. They hung with us the majority of the rest of the second half.”
Emme credited the play of Ryan Zuckerman and Kocak on the backboards, and on the defensive end.
“I think we just take away air space,” he said. “We do a good job of guarding and guarding without fouling at the point of attack. We want to make the offensive player feel us.
“I think our players have just been so locked in on that end of the floor. To their credit, they’ve bought into how we have to win on a nightly basis.”
Connor Taddei was also in double figures with 11 points and three 3-pointers, while Mike Roccograndi added nine.
The win was the seventh in a row for Pennsbury (9-3, 6-2 SOL), which has a big game at home against SOL Colonial leading Central Bucks East on Thursday.
Souderton (5-8, 4-4 SOL), was led by Nate Hemsing and James Blair with 10 and nine points, respectively. It hosts Neshaminy on Friday.
Pennsbury (45)
Teddy Mangan 2 0-0 5; Roccograndi 3 2-4 9; Connor Taddei 4 0-0 11; Eric David 1 0-0 2; Ty Kocak 6 2-4 14; Ryan Zuckerman 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 4-8 45.
Souderton (33)
Nate Hemsing 3 2-2 10; James Blair 4 0-0 9; Chanse Salone 2 0-0 5; Aiden Maue 1 2-2 4; Levi John 2 0-0 5. Totals 12 4-4 33.
Pennsbury 12 14 9 10 – 45
Souderton 8 4 13 8 – 33
3-point goals: P-Taddei 3, Mangan, Roccograndi; S-Hemsing 2, Blair, Salone
Bensalem 45, Central Bucks West 39
Antonio Morris and Eric Gonzalez scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, as Bensalem emerged late with the six-point win on the road against CB West in a crossover game on Tuesday.
“CB West is a very, very well-coached team,” said Owls coach Ron Morris. “They’re super disciplined. They run good sets, they play really good defense, they pack it in.
“It was a great team victory all the way through. After losing a tough one Friday, and to come back to make that road trip to Central Bucks again, the win is a big deal to us. It was a good all-around team victory.”
Eric Gonzalez, Antonio Morris and Micah White were a combined 7-for-9 from the foul line in the fourth quarter. White was 4-for-4 from the line in final minute to seal the Bucks’ fate.
“I can’t say enough about how good Micah White has been playing,” Ron Morris said. “He guards the best player on the other team, and he’s been rebounding like crazy. He’s had double-digit rebounds three or four games in a row, and he made four huge foul shots at the end. Antonio (Morris) made two at the end, and we were able to hold on.
“Antonio had a really good night. He had two ‘3s’, one in the first half and one in the second half, and both were at times when we needed a shot, so it was good to see that. He was getting to the rim, and he had a real nice pass to Jack (Wineburg) when we were up two in the fourth quarter, and Jack finished.
“We have a saying in our program, ‘Roles change, goals don’t,’ and the cool thing about this team is somebody new steps up every game. Last game, Jaidyn Moffitt had a monster game offensively, and tonight, we were kind of stale in the first half, and we were looking for a spark. Jack got in foul trouble, so we put Nate Cooper in, and he sparked us.
“We started pressing, and defensively, in the second half, we held them to single digits in both quarters. We really tightened it up defensively, and offensively, we were able to get crucial buckets.”
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Owls.
“We’ve been working real hard trying to keep the kids positive,” Morris said. “We had a tough period of three losses in a row, but we just continue to work hard, and good things will end up happening. Tonight we saw that.”
CB West was led by Matt Engle’s 14 points and 10 points by Michael Fountain.
Bensalem (8-4, 5-3 SOL) hosts Central Bucks South on Friday.
CB West (5-10, 3-6 SOL) is on the road Friday at Harry S. Truman.
Bensalem (45)
Eric Gonzalez 4 4-5 14; Noah Morris 1 0-0 2; Micah White 1 4-4 6; Amir Drummond 0 1-2 1; Nate Cooper 1 2-2 4; Antonio Morris 5 4-5 16; Jack Wineburg 1 0-0 2; Totals 13 15-18 45.
CB West (39)
Matt Engle 4 5-5 14; Julian Phillips 0 1-2 1; Charlie Cashman 2 0-1 5; Sam Jankowskii 3 0-0 6; Michael Fountain 5 0-0 10; Max McGlone 1 0-0 2; Totals 15 6-8 39.
Bensalem 8-10-12-15 45
CB West 10-14-6-9 39
3-point goals: Bensalem – Eric Gonzalez 2, Antonio Morris 2; CBW – Matt Engle, Charlie Cashman.
North Penn 48, Council Rock North 43
North Penn saw an early lead slip away and were forced into a half-court game, but in the end emerged with the five-point road win at CR North.
“We got out to a 13-4 lead, but (CR North) kept chipping away,” said Knights coach John Conrad. “They actually took the lead in the fourth quarter, but we ran off the last six points to secure the win.
“It wasn’t pretty, but our kids played tough.”
Late, North Penn’s Ryan Deininger scored on an and-one, Ryan Zeltt converted off the assist from Teddy McAllister and Norm Gee knocked down a pair of free throws.
“(CR North) had long possessions on the offense end, were able to score and then set up in the 1-3-1 (zone) and we had a hard time getting transition baskets,” Conrad said. “Everything was in the half court. They’re well-coached. It was not easy by any stretch, but our kids gutted one out.”
Gee led a balanced scoring effort for the Knights with 13, including three 3-pointers in the first half and then 4-for-4 from the line. McAllister and Deininger had 10 points each.
CR North was led by Jack Blum, who scored 25 points and was 13-for-14 from the foul line.
North Penn (8-4, 5-3 SOL) hosts CR South on Thursday.
CR North (7-6, 4-4 SOL) plays at Pennridge on Friday.
North Penn (48)
Mario Sgro 2 0-0 4; Norm Gee 3 4-4 13; Teddy McAllister 4 1-1 10; Ryan Zeltt 3 0-0 7; Ryan Deininger 3 3-3 10; Corey Meade 2 0-0 4.
CR North (43)
Oliver Shaefer 2 0-0 5; Vaughn Vanderslice 1 1-3 3; Tyler Radowicz 1 0-0 2; Micah Oxley 3 0-0 6; Jack Blum 6 13-14 25; Luke Blum 0 2-2 2.
North Penn 13 13 11 11 – 48
CR North 11 13 12 7 – 43
3-point goals: NP-Gee 3, McAllister 2, Zeltt, Deininger; CRN-Schaefer
Central Bucks South 53, Council Rock South 37
CB South went on the road Tuesday night, jumped up on host CR South early and then blew the game wide open in the third quarter on the way to the 16-point win.
The Titans led 12-5 after one and 22-17 halftime. A 16-6 third quarter put the game out of reach.
Tyler Meinel had a game-high 16 points for CB South, including 11 in the first half. Dalton Van Zanten had 15 points, including eight in the third quarter.
Flynn Carroll added 10 points, including 4-for-6 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter.
CR South finished with seven 3-pointers, and only five two-point field goals, while going 6-for-14 from the free throw line.
Timmy Rahill led the Golden Hawks with 11 points.
CB South (5-9, 5-3 SOL) has won three straight crossover games and will play at Bensalem on Friday.
CR South (3-11, 1-8 SOL) is back in action Thursday at North Penn.
CB South (37)
Kyle Klein 0 2-2 2; Kyle Moyer 1 0-0 2; Dylan Valentine 1 0-0 2; Flynn Carroll 3 4-6 10; Dalton VanZanten 7 1-1 15; Chris Granito 1 1-2 4; Tyler Meinel 6 4-6 16; Sean Rieber 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 12-17 53.
Council Rock South (37)
Timmy Rahill 4 0-0 11; Michael Burns 2 3-4 8; Matt Robinson 2 0-0 6; Jordan Getz 3 1-3 8; Aiden Wallace 0 0-2 0; Gabe Cerulli 1 2-5 4. Totals 12 6-14 37.
CB South 12 10 16 15 – 53
CR South 5 12 6 14 – 37
3-point goals: CBS-Granito; CRS-Rahill 3, Robinson 2, Burns, Getz
Central Bucks East 50, Harry S Truman 22
CB East outscored Truman 19-2 in the second quarter, as Jake Cummiskey and Joey Giordano combined for 16 of the Patriots points in the quarter on the way to the win over visiting Truman.
CB East had a big game defensively, finishing with 22 steals. Giordano had seven steals.
Cummiskey had four dunks in the first half.
Cummiskey finished the game with 13 while Giordano and Tyler Dandrea were second on the team with eight points. Twelves different players scored.
The Patriots (13-1, 8-0 SOL) plays at Pennsbury on Thursday.
Truman (1-11, 0-8 SOL) hosts CB West on Friday.
Truman (22)
Khavier Adams 2, Aaron Nathan 6, Tre Winton 7, Adrian Jackson 2, Davae Vaghun 1, Randolph Cox 4
CB East (50)
Joey Giordano 8, Jake Cummiskey 13, Dhruv Mukund 5, Miles Demby 2, Justin DiRoberto 4, Kyle Berndt 2, Nolan Jacob 2, Tyler Dandrea 8, Bryce Lolas 1, Caleb Lyzinski 2, Nolan Behm 1, Justin Panaia 2
Harry S. Truman 10 2 2 8 -22
CB East 15-19-10-6 – 50
3-point goals: HST-Winton; CBE-Cummiskey, Mukund
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