Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. Pennridge/CR South photos courtesy of John Gleeson. CB West/CR North photos courtesy of Tracy Valko. UM/Quakertown photos courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for galleries of all three games. All SOS photo galleries for BOYS’ BASKETBALL can be viewed by clicking HERE.
SOL Patriot/Colonial crossover
Bensalem 65. North Penn 59
Down three heading into the fourth quarter, Bensalem responded by out-scoring North Penn 20-11 over the final eight minutes.
“Every time we play North Penn it’s a battle,” said Owls coach Ron Morris. “It’s back-and-forth, tight games. They shot the ball really well. They’re a well-coached team. (John Conrad) does a great job. That’s another big win. These crossovers matter and our guys are taking care of business. Throw out the records, it’s going to be a war.”
Bensalem led 26-25 at halftime, but North Penn responded with a 23-point third, including 13 points from Ryan Deininger.
“We rebounded the ball well tonight,” Morris said. “Allen (Myers) was good on the rebounds, Aaron Sanders had a monster day on the glass, and he had a big block in the second half. We turned it over, came in on a fast break, Aaron jumped up and blocked it.
“Jeremy Rodriguez had 10 points in the third quarter. He hit back-to-back 3s and had a couple of nice finishes, which sparked us, because we came out in the second half flat. We got down six points and then Jeremy got rolling, gave us energy. Aaron had that block, and we were going inside to Allen (Myers) and he was finishing around the rim.
“We did shoot foul shots well in the fourth quarter. Our jump shots weren’t necessarily falling all game, but guys stepped up and hit foul shots.
Rodriguez finished with 16 to lead Bensalem in the scorebook, while Sanders had 15 and Myers 11. Rodriguez and Eric Gonzalez combined to go 6-for-6 in the fourth quarter from the free throw line.
“Eric Gonzalez had four points and all four were from the foul line in the fourth quarter, which was huge,” Morris said. “That’s what you want from your point guard. He was able to make foul shots, which we know he can make, so it was nice to see.
“Antonio Morris was a spark off the bench again with his defensive presence. He had a couple of buckets in the third quarter.
“Tra Edwards had probably his best all-around game tonight. He really got after it on the boards. Jack Wineburg again does all the little stuff – a couple blocks, a couple of tips, two big 3s. We didn’t necessarily shoot well, but they were timely shots we made from the outside.”
Deininger had 21 points for North Penn, and Joe Larkins chipped in with 13.
First-place Bensalem (10-2, 8-1 SOL) plays at Pennridge on Friday. North Penn (6-8, 4-5 SOL) hosts Council Rock North.
North Penn (59)
Mario Sgro 3 0-0 7; Terhan Wright 4 0-0 8; Norman Gee 0 1-2 1; Ryan Zeltt 2 0-0 5; Joe Larkins 5 3-5 13; Ryan Deininger 9 0-0 21; Milind Pulugura 1 0-0 3; Totals 24 4-7 59.
Bensalem (65)
Jeremy Rodriguez 6 2-2 16; Tra Edwards 3 0-0 7; Allen Myers 5 1-3 11; Eric Gonzalez 0 4-5 4; Aaron Sanders 6 2-3 15; Antonio Morris 2 0-2 4; Jack Wineburg 3 0-0 8; Totals 25 9-15 65
North Penn 15 10 23 11 – 59
Bensalem 17 9 19 20 – 65
Central Bucks East 78, Harry S Truman 52
Tyriq Toney-Bailey had a career night with 30 points, including six 3-pointers, as CB East snapped a four-game losing streak one night after a disappointing nonleague loss to Constitution Charter.
“In our loss yesterday, we finished with 26 turnovers,” said East coach Erik Henrysen. “We watched all 26 in film session today. We shot ourselves in the foot. Tonight, we played simple, and we played for each other. We did a much better job and cut our turnovers down to six.”
Toney-Bailey was the difference on the offensive side against Truman.
“Tyriq was awesome,” Henrysen said. “He hesitated on his first touch of the game and ended up traveling. After that moment I can’t remember another mistake. He was aggressive and confident. He finished with six ‘3s’ and 30 points.
“To be completely honest, we’ve been waiting for Tyriq to put together a game like this. Our guys aren’t all that shocked by his performance. He’s capable of scoring at this type of rate.”
There were contributions up and down the lineup, as 11 different players scored, including Aidan Weaver with eight and Kyle Berndt with seven.
“We really needed the response tonight and the guys came through in a big way,” Henrysen said. “Our bench was great.
“Joshua Lyzinski missed our last four games. He was nursing an ankle injury and returning from a concussion. His presence off the bench for us has been huge. We really missed him. Joshua brings the guys together. He had a steal and a dunk that really sparked us early.
“Ryan Lenahan also came through for us. He was great at finding open space against Truman’s zone and he did a great job distributing.”
Ethan Flail scored a game-high 32 points for Truman.
CB East (9-5, 5-4 SOL) is back in action Thursday night at Pennsbury. Truman (3-8, 1-6 SOL) plays at Pennridge on Wednesday.
Truman (52)
Franz Fabian 7, Makai Jackson 6, Blake Alverez 1, Ethan Flail 32, Shanbul Lewis 2, Khavier Adams 2, Mike Burns 2
CB East (78)
Jacob Cummiskey 2, Liam Cummiskey 3, Brett Young 5, Tyriq Toney-Bailey 30, Nick Rivera 6, Aidan Weaver 8, Ryan Lenahan 4, Joshua Lyzinski 6, Joey Giordano 5, Tyler Dandrea 2, Kyle Berndt 7
Harry S. Truman 12 12 13 15 – 52
CB East 15 27 22 14 – 78
3-point goals: HST-Flail 2, Fabian 1; CBE-Toney-Bailey 6, Weaver 2, L. Cummiskey 2, Berndt 1, Young 1
Central Bucks South 62, Pennsbury 55
CB South needed a win to keep its spot atop the SOL Colonial standings and came up with a big one against a Pennsbury team which was 4-0 in January.
“We made some adjustments with our defense. and I think it worked well as far as we matched up well in our zone defense,” said Titans coach Jason Campbell. “Communication was big for us defensively. In the first quarter, we didn’t play our best communication-wise. It took a reminder and I thought our guys responded well.
“Pennsbury is well-coached and they play all 32 minutes of defense, they play for each other and for their coach. It’s fun to watch as an opposing coach to see how they go all-out for 32 minutes. It’s impressive.”
South trailed 27-24 at halftime but outscored the Falcons 18-10 in the third to take control of the game.
“Joe Rooney had a really good game for us,” Campbell said. “He scored 18, 12 in the third quarter. Tyler Meinel was outstanding tonight, on both ends of the floor. He pushed it in transition and was able to find Joe Rooney underneath.
“Jay Macalindong played a strong game defensively. Aidan Van Zanten, off the bench was spectacular. He came up big in the fourth quarter, with six points. He really gave us a big lift.He filled in with Michael Farley out of the game in foul trouble.”
Aidan McCormack scored 17 points to lead Pennsbury while Ty Kocak added 15. McNeely also finished in double figures with 10 and had a team high nine rebounds. McCormack had seven boards and also had three assists.
CB South (9-5, 6-3 SOL) plays at Neshaminy on Friday. Pennsbury (7-2, 5-2 SOL) hosts CB East on Thursday.
Pennsbury (55)
Justin Hedges 6, Aidan McCormack 17, Connor Taddei 5, Evan McNeely 10, Teddy Mangan 2, Ty Kocak 15
CB South (62)
Jay Macalindong 8, Aidan Van Zanten 8, Joe Rooney 18, Chris Granito 6, Tyler Meinel 17, Michael Farley 5
Pennsbury 17 10 10 18 – 55
CB South 11 13 18 20 – 62
Central Bucks West 38, Council Rock North 33
Against a good CR North team, CB West won its second league game of the season thanks to a strong defensive effort on Tuesday.
“We’ve been close a lot,” said Bucks coach Adam Sherman. “This game didn’t have that little spurt that has hurt us in some of our losses. We played good team defense to limit them. Our guys did a nice job defensively.”
The Bucks took an 18-14 lead into halftime and then exchanged baskets with the Indians in the second half.
Donte Mancini led West with 14 points, while John Lee and Mike Fountain added seven points each.
“I thought Donte Mancini really played well,” Sherman said. “He played at a nice tempo and finished well.”
It was West’s second straight win after back-to-back one-point losses to Bensalem and Council Rock South.
“We’re hoping this is a turning point for us,” Sherman said. “A lot of our losses were by 1, 2, 3 points. We’ve been one point away from winning a lot of these games.”
Bernie Parent scored 20 of CR North’s 33 points.
West (3-10, 2-6 SOL) plays at Harry S. Truman on Friday. CR North (9-4, 4-3 SOL) is on the road at North Penn Friday.
CR North (33)
Bernie Parent 20, Adam Mahtat 4, Jack Blum 6, Ryan Burkett 3
CB West (38)
Matt Engle 4, Nick Tenaglia 1, Donte Mancini 14, Colin McKenna 2, Bowen Gugger 3, John Lee 7, Mike Fountain 7
CR North 7 7 7 12 – 33
CB West 9 9 7 13 – 38
Pennridge 55, Council Rock South 49
On the road, Pennridge came up with its best win of the season thanks to a solid defensive effort against CR South.
“I actually think we did well on the defensive end,” said Rams coach Dean Behrens. “We did a great job on defensive rotations and kept their
tracer hand up. I’d like to think we forced Council Rock South not to shoot well from the field. We were fortunate to catch them on a night where they didn’t shoot the ball consistently. And I thought we rebounded well on their missed shots.”
Pennridge led this game by 17 points with 3 minutes, 50 seconds remaining, but turnovers and an offensive resurgence by the Golden Hawks saw it get as close as five points before the Rams eventually put it away.
”We were bit with the turnover bug the last four minutes,” Behrens said. “We hung on for dear life. All the shots (CR South) missed the first 28 minutes; they started hitting them the last four minutes. With 50 seconds left, they cut it to five and it’s a ball game. We were leaking oil, but give our guys credit, they overcame it and found a way to win.
“Saturday, we played Haverford, a really good team, and I thought we played well, but the last four minutes, the turnover bug destroyed us and cost us that game.”
Matt Campione led the Rams with 15 points, while Justin McCormick added 13.
Behrens is hoping this win can be the start of a strong stretch run.
“We’ve been snake-bit a little bit,” he said. “A lot of that has been because of us. In three phases – our foul shooting, turnovers and offensive rebounds – they were concerns going in and they bit us and bit us hard. Hopefully, they’re learning from some of these mistakes.
“We have a lot of guys inexperienced at varsity level and they’re gaining that experience. I hope it pays off these last eight games. They keep competing. I think they’re frustrated being 3-11. They know the success we’ve had over the last 12 years and are frustrated by that. But these last eight games, we can make things respectable.”
Anthony Burns led CR South with 13 points, while Matt Robinson and Shane Dawson added 12 points each.
Pennridge (3-11, 1-7 SOL) is back at it Wednesday at home against Harry S. Truman. CR South (7-7, 3-6 SOL) plays at Souderton on Friday.
Pennridge (55)
Justin McCormick 5 0-0 13; Justin Nichols 1 1-3 3; Matt Campione 6 2-2 15; Jake Buesing 1 0-0 2; Xavier Peters 1 0-0 2; Tommy Cramer 5 0-0 10; Ryan Hass 1 0-0 2; Jude D’Agostino 4 0-0 8. Totals 24 3-6 55.
Council Rock South (49)
Anthony Burns 3 5-6 13; Matt Robinson 5 0-0 12; Gavin Stock 1 0-0 2; Shane Dawson 5 1-4 12; Gavin Holloran 5 0-0 10. Totals 19 6-10 49.
Pennridge 10 12 16 17 – 55
CR South 10 8 8 23 – 49
3-point goals: P-McCormick 3, Campione 1; CRS-Burns 2, Robinson 2, Dawson 1
Neshaminy 76, Souderton 64
Offenses took over in Tuesday’s contest as Neshaminy went on the road and torched Souderton for 76 points and a strong second half that put the game away.
“It was 36-33 at the half,” said Neshaminy coach Mark Tingle. “They made a ton of shots.
“We played well. (Souderton) runs zone – everything they do is zone, half-court, full-court – and we were very patient and didn’t take many bad shots. That led to a lot of layups throughout the game.”
Neshaminy outscored Souderton 22-9 in the third quarter.
Nate Townsend finished with 15 points and added nine assists. Evan Esposito was the team’s high scorer with 19, while Emeer Coombs added 16 and Kade Benjamin,10 points.
James Blair led Souderton scorers with 16 points, while Chris Towsen added 11.
Neshaminy (7-4, 6-2 SOL) plays New Foundations Charter in a nonleague game Wednesday. Souderton (9-5, 4-5 SOL) hosts Council Rock South on Friday.
Neshaminy (76)
Joey Zack 4 1-2 9; Evan Esposito 7 5-7 19; Emeer Coombs 5 3-4 16; Kade Benjamin 5 0-0 10; Nunzio Zydzik 0 0-1 0; Sean Curley 2 3-4 7; Nate Townsend 7 0-1 15. Totals 30 12-19 76.
Souderton (64)
Jay Bonnet 3 2-3 9; Chris Towsen 5 0-0 11; James Blair 6 0-0 16; Aleks Smith 2 4-4 8; Paul Vince 3 0-0 8; Levi John 3 2-2 8; Chase Scheuren 1 2-2 4. Totals 23 10-11 64.
Neshaminy 14 22 22 18 – 76
Souderton 15 18 9 22 – 64
3-point goals: N-Coombs 3, Townsend 1; S-Blair 4, Vince 2, Bonnet 1, Towsen 1
SOL Liberty/Freedom crossover
Cheltenham 57, Wissahickon 49
Its first loss of the season seemed like a real possibility for much of this one for Cheltenham, but the Panthers rallied from down 12 points in the second half for the eight-point win over rival Wissahickon.
Cheltenham outscored the Trojans 20-8 in the fourth.
“Defensively, we’ve just got to get better,” said coach Patrick Fleury. “We have to continue to stick to the principles. Our coaching staff tonight was amazing. They made a lot of great switches because there was a lot of things going on. We have a lot of guys who have a lot of knowledge, so they worked their magic and carried me tonight and the kids did too.
“They were down, they met adversity, and they fought, which is a testament to them and just where they’re from – which is Cheltenham.
“We had a couple of our seventh- and eighth-grade kids there, and they were able to witness our first game of, not true adversity, because North Penn was tough. With 11 minutes left, we were down 12. To come back as a unit was impressive. They banded together. It was a testament to the kids and their upbringing in the community of what it’s like when the kids stick together.”
The game actually started out on a high note for the Panthers, who led 12-4 early only to watch Trojans rally to go on top 28-24 at halftime.
“Wissahickon is definitely a playoff team in the district,” Fleury said. “To have that one their home floor and to battle back when they could have easily folded and packed it in, they were able to find the focus in the second half with a sense of urgency.
“We know we have a lot of things to work on, but it was good that in the face of adversity they dug down and understood the importance of staying together. If they’re able to do that from start to finish, then we’re talking about a group being special, but individually, we’ll struggle every time. I hope we learned that we want to stay away from that as much as possible. We’re stronger together than we are individually. That’s the only way to go about the season, and the creed we want to live by.”
Rasheem Deary had 16 points and five rebounds, while Brandon Bush finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. Josiah Hutson had 15 points and four steals. Kevin Addison-Anderson had six rebounds, and Justin Savage added four rebounds.
“(Addison-Anderson is) a kid we’re very high on,” Fleury said. “He’s very high with potential, and he’s going to be a major player for us in years to come. Today, he fought through a tough JV game and came in in the latter stages of the game and gave great minutes.
“Josiah (Hutson) was solid with 15 points and set the table well. Nasir Edens, defensively, is our best player, and he kept us level.
“Rasheem (Dearry) struggled early. He had zero in the first half. All of his 16 came in the second half.”
Josh Twersky had 14 to lead Wissahickon, while Jaylon Williams added 13 – all in the second half. Earl Stout also finished in double figures with 10 points.
Cheltenham (11-0, 7-0 SOL) hosts New Hope-Solebury on Friday. Wissahickon (8-5, 4-3 SOL) plays at Upper Dublin Thursday.
Cheltenham (57)
Rasheem Deary 6 0-0 16; Josiah Hutson 5 3-4 15; Kamani Healy 1 0-0 2; Nasir Edens 0 0-1 0; Brandon Bush 6 4-5 16; Justin Savage 3 2-4 8; Kevin Addison-Anderson 0 0-1 0. Totals 21 9-14 57.
Wissahickon (49)
Gabe Lassiter 1 0-0 2; Josh Twersky 5 4-4 14; Jaylon Williams 5 2-3 13; Morgan Wilson 1 0-0 2; Dom Vacchiano 3 0-0 8; Earl Stout 5 0-0 10. Totals 20 6-7 49.
Cheltenham 14 10 13 20 – 57
Wissahickon 10 18 13 8 – 49
3-point goals: C-Deary 4, Hutson 2; W-Vacchiano 2, Williams 1
New Hope-Solebury 35, Hatboro-Horsham 24
With a tough defensive effort, New Hope-Solebury won its first league game of the season with the crossover win over Hatboro-Horsham.
“It was easily our best defensive game of the year,” said Lions coach Derek Brooks. “Our guys did a really good job of following the game plan. We mixed it up and I think that helped our guys stay a little more active. We’ve had games where we did a good job defending but were bad defensive rebounding. Tonight was one of our better defensive rebounding nights.”
Sophomore Miles Demby had 17 points and a strong night on the boards, as did Liam Ross, who came off the bench and played well.
“It’s been challenging at times,” Brooks said. “Losing can really weigh on kids. We’re a young team and we’re a small school, and sometimes small schools get beat up by bigger schools and that mentality goes throughout the entire school.
“All of our coaches have stayed positive. The kids are working hard and chipping away at things. This was an important game to them. Last year, obviously against old coach (Rick Fedele, who is now coaching at H-H) it was a really close game, and I think part of tonight was getting one for last year’s group.
“And our JV team won, and that’s the first win since I’ve been there. I think (the JV) had a 14-game losing streak. It was really good for the program to have a 2-0 night.”
H-H shot 26 percent (10-for-38) from the field and just 4-for-21 in the first half. Noah Schlosser scored 16 of the Hatters’ 24 points.
New Hope (2-12, 1-7 SOL) plays at undefeated Cheltenham on Friday. H-H (1-12, 1-7 SOL) plays at Lower Moreland.
New Hope-Solebury (35)
Jon Wilson 0 0-2 0; Charlie Albano 1 3-3 5; Justin Lehman 1 0-0 2; Dylan Hildebrandt 1 2-2 4; Miles Demby 7 1-1 17; Liam Ross 1 2-4 4; Hanley 1 0-0 3. Totals 12 8-12 35.
Hatboro-Horsham (24)
Jake Grier 1 0-0 2; Noah Schlosser 6 3-5 16; Kyle Dittus 1 0-0 2; Matt Wingen 2 0-0 4. Totals 10 3-5 24.
New Hope 9 5 11 10 – 35
Hatboro-Horsham 6 5 10 3 – 24
3-point goals: NHS-Demby 2; HH-Schlosser 1
Upper Dublin 50, Lower Moreland 39
The Flying Cardinals shook off a rough first quarter and over the next three, shut down Lower Moreland defensively on the way to the 11-point crossover win.
“We won by 11 but that is a scary team – a team that beat Wiss last week, that nearly beat Bensalem and Norristown,” UD coach Chris Monahan said. “They have five kids on the floor at any time that can make ‘3s.’ They press, and they’re fast and relentless. They never stop, and they didn’t tonight.
“We knew coming in we had to guard the 3-point line, and in the first quarter they had four 3s, so we didn’t do a good job on that, but I think we were able to settle in after the first quarter defensively. They only had one more three for the rest of the game. We held them to six points in the second quarter.
“We were down at the end of the first, and going into halftime, we led by four, and a lot of that was defense. We were able to keep them out of the paint for the most part, and we were able to contest their 3s, which they were still taking, and we were able to get a hand up.”
UD led 28-24 at halftime and then in the third quarter was able to stretch the lead.
“Seaton (Kukla) ended up with his 17, but a lot of those were easy layups around the rim that were created by Colin (O’Sullivan), by DJ (Cerisier), by Chris Kohlbrenner, by Griffin Pensabene,” Monahan said. “Really, a difference-maker tonight in the second half was Mason Pensabene, who doesn’t get a lot of minutes for us but is a tremendous athlete and a great on-ball defender. He gave (John) Kroll a really difficult time. He set the tone for us defensively in the second half. He made a big three in the third quarter at a big time. He was a guy coming off the bench that was really a catalyst in the victory.”
Kroll’s 14 points led the Lions. Braden Alicea added 10 and Brian Brant ahd seven.
First-place Upper Dublin (10-3, 7-1 SOL) hosts Wissahickon in a key SOL Liberty game on Thursday night.
Lower Moreland (5-7, 4-3 SOL) plays at Quakertown on Friday.
Lower Moreland (39)
Braden Alicea 4 0-0 10; Brian Grant 3 0-0 7; Mike Pennisi 1 0-0 2; Gabe Krutsinger 1 0-0 2; John Kroll 5 2-4 14; Ian Alicea 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 2-4 39.
Upper Dublin (50)
DJ Cerisier 3 0-0 6; Chris Kohlbrenner 1 0-0 2; Mason Pensabene 1 0-0 3; Colin O’Sullivan 3 0-0 8; Ryan Mulroy 1 0-0 2; Griffin Pensabene 2 1-2 5; Elliot Johnson 3 1-2 7; Seaton Kukla 7 3-4 17. Totals 21 5-8 50.
Lower Moreland 18 6 8 7 – 39
Upper Dublin 16 12 12 10 – 50
3-point goals: LM-B. Alicea 2, Kroll 2, Grant 1; UD-O’Sullivan 2, M. Pensabene 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 77, William Tennent 43
Qudire Bennett scored 15 points in the first half, and Jaden Colzie had 15 in the third quarter, as Plymouth Whitemarsh led from start to finish to blow out Tennent on Tuesday night.
The Colonials led 17-11 after one and 34-21 at halftime.
Bennett scored 24 points to lead PW for the game, while Colzie added 21.
Tennent was led by Kirby Mooney’s 22 points.
PW (8-5, 6-2 SOL) plays at Upper Moreland on Thursday.
Tennent (3-8, 3-5 SOL) hosts Abington on Friday.
William Tennent (43)
Jeremy Henry 2 2-2 6; George Marion 1 1-1 3; Kirby Mooney 9 3-5 22; Isaiah Dawson 1 1-1 3; Connor Fithian 1 0-0 2; Tim Stanfield 1 0-0 3; Brandon Beluch 0 0-2 0; Zach Stanfield 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 9-13 43.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (77)
Zende Hubbard 2 1-2 5; Jaden Colzie 9 0-0 21; Marshall Baker 3 0-0 7; Jah Sayles 1 0-0 3; Trey Jones 1 0-0 2; Rob Vinson 1 0-1 2; Evan Ring 1 0-0 3; Taji Hubbard 1 0-0 2; Qudire Bennett 10 3-3 24; Pat Flynn 1 0-0 2; Rodney Willis 3 0-0 6. Totals 33 4-6 77.
William Tennent 11 10 9 13 – 43
Plymouth Whitemarsh 17 17 28 15 – 77
3-point goals: WT-Mooney 1, Stanfield 1; PW-Colzie 3, Baker 1, Sayles 1, Ring 1, Bennett 1
Upper Moreland 52, Quakertown 39
A 3-2 first quarter was a sign this one was going to be a battle and Upper Moreland emerged with the 13-point win in a cross-division game.
“(Quakertown was) coming off a couple of back-to-back wins,” said UM coach Dan Heiland. “They beat New Hope and then rallied from 14 down against Tennent on Friday, so they had to feel momentum going into this week. And they’re always a well-coached, physical team. That’s the style it was.”
UM turned it on offensively after the first quarter, with 12 points in the second, 17 in the third and 20 in the fourth, led by senior Matt Tiernan, who scored 19.
“Defensively, in the first half, they did a great job rebounding, limiting Quakertown’s second-chance opportunities,” Heiland said. “We made some adjustments at halftime, the guys listed and started executing. We were getting great looks.
“Matt Tiernan had a bunch of points around the rim and guys giving him the ball. Bo Meakim made three ‘3s’ tonight. Byron Hopkins didn’t light up the scoreboard, but did a fantastic job distributing the ball. Tonight wasn’t his night for scoring, but he distributed the ball and that was a big part of why we won.”
Tiernan finished with 19 points, while Sean Dallahan added 10 and Meakim nine points.
Quakertown was led by Miles Longacre with 14 and Ty Wilkin with 11.
Upper Moreland (8-4, 4-4 SOL) hosts Plymouth Whitemarsh on Thursday. Quakertown (4-10, 2-7 SOL) hosts Lower Moreland on Friday.
Upper Moreland (52)
Sean Dallahan 10, Byron Hopkins 6, Nigel Adamson 2, Bo Meakim 9, Rashim Lancit 5, Matt Tiernan 19, Colson Campbell 1
Quakertown (39)
Sam Wilkin 5, Ethan Tomlinson 2, Ty Wilkin 11, Miles Longacre 14, Max Morris 3, Brendon Ruzicka 4
Upper Moreland 3 12 17 20 – 52
Quakertown 2 7 12 18 – 39
3-point goals: UM – Meakim 3, Dallahan 1, Lancit 1; Q-S. Wilkins 1, T. Wilkins 1, Morris 1
Abington 54, Springfield Twp 43
Derrius Lucas was a perfect 10-for-10 from the field, scoring a game-high 24 points as Abington won its fourth straight game, shaking off a slow start to blow past Springfield on Tuesday night.
Lucas finished 8-for-8 on two-point attempts, 2-for-2 on 3-pointers and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. He also grabbed six rebounds, blocked a shot and took a charge on defense.
As a team, the Galloping Ghosts shot 42.5 percent from the field and were 6-for-19 from 3-point range. Jeremiah Lee scored 10 points, Connor Fields had five points and six rebounds and Fhenyx Scutt dished out six assists.
Springfield was led by Harry Rittenhouse, who scored 12 points.
Abington (7-4, 6-2 SOL) plays at William Tennent on Friday. Springfield (6-6, 2-6 SOL) hosts Hatboro-Horsham.
Springfield Twp (43)
Dylan McKenzie 2 4-4 9; Ben Cooney 3 1-2 7; Brett Smith 3 1-1 7; Harry Rittenhouse 3 6-8 12; Kyle Smythe 3 0-1 8; Totals 14 12-16 43.
Abington (54)
Connor Fields 2 1-2 5; Fhenyx Scutt 1 0-0 3; Paul Glants 1 0-0 3; Jimmy Marino 0 2-2 2; Jeremiah Lee 4 2-3 10; Damon Rawls 2 0-0 6; Kellen Ingram 0 1-2 1; Derrius Lucas 10 2-2 24; Totals 20 8-11 54
Springfield Twp 16 3 11 13 – 43
Abington 11 14 13 16 – 54
3-point goals: S – Kyle Smythe 2, Dylan McKenzie; A – Derrius Lucas 2, Damon Rawls, Paul Glants, Fhenys Scutt.
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