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SOL Liberty Division
Upper Dublin 56, Wissahickon 48
In another thriller, first-place Upper Dublin survived a scare against rival Wissahickon – which held its annual Silent Night – in spirited environment and in front of a packed house on the road.
“I think they’ve done it three years in a row,” said UD coach Derek Brooks. “We play there the second time, and they have a quad-header, with the two JV games and varsity girls and varsity boys. It’s an awesome environment. The kids love it, it’s intense and delivered on all facets tonight.”
On the court, UD started fast, building an 8-0 lead, but Wissahickon bounced back, and it was just a 22-20 game at halftime.
“Credit to Wissahickon, they kept battling,” Brooks said. “It was back and forth, basically, the entire game. We had just enough good possessions in a row at the end to pull it out. It was a closer game than eight. It was two or four points the entire game.”
Ryan Mulroy scored 12 of his game-high 18 in the third quarter for the Cardinals.
“Ryan Mulroy had an awesome third quarter,” Brooks said. “He put the team on back and willed us with some really tough basketball, with how hard he played.”
Also for UD, Chris Kohlbrenner finished with nine points, as did Idris Rines.
“We’ve amped up our pressure and we’ve done a really good job executing, forcing teams to play fast,” Brooks said. “We practice fast. I think we’ve really done a good job of that since the beginning of the year.
“Tonight, we shot 4-for-20 from 3s. We didn’t have our best shooting night, but it still feels good to be able to pull out the win. You’re going to have nights like this. Not every game is a 30-point win. We knew adversity was coming and I’m happy with how the guys handled it in a tough environment.”
Wissahickon was led by Dom Vacchiano with 17 and Brayden Ryan with 14.
“In front of a packed house, Wissahickon and Upper Dublin, cross-town rivals, did battle as would be expected,” Wissahickon coach Kyle Wilsons said. “The lead changed hands in the second, third and fourth quarters, but when the smoke cleared, UD was victorious.
“Dom Vacchiano had 17 and Brayden Ryan added 14, but Ryan Mulroy’s 18 was the difference maker for UD.
Upper Dublin (15-3, 11-1 SOL) will host Abington on Tuesday.
Wissahickon (7-11, 6-6 SOL) will host Quakertown for its Senior Night on Tuesday.
Upper Dublin (56)
Kobe Bazemore 2 0-4 4; Chris Kohlbrenner 4 1-2 9; Brady Fogle 3 0-0 8; Ryan Mulroy 8 1-1 18; Idris Rines 3 3-4 9; Noah Cohen 1 1-2 3; Brandon Altman 0 2-2 2; Jason Castronuevo 1 0-0 3.
Wissahickon (48)
Michael Maltin 1 0-4 2; Brayden Ryan 6 0-0 12; Nico Vacchiano 2 1-2 6; Caj Jones 1 2-2 5; Gabe Lassiter 1 0-0 2; Josh Palutis 1 0-0 2; Dom Vacchiano 5 5-6 17.
Upper Dublin 14 8 18 17 – 56
Wissahickon 11 12 13 12 – 48
3-point goals: UD-Fogle 2, Mulroy, Castronuevo; W-D. Vacchiano 2, N. Vacchiano, Ryan 2, Jones
Plymouth Whitemarsh 78, Quakertown 66
Sophomore Mani Sajid had a career night with 42 points, and Plymouth Whitemarsh won a wild one at Quakertown on a Friday night that saw the teams combined for 144 points, 93 of which came in the second half.
They also combined for 45 free throws, as the Colonials went 21-for-29 from the line for the game.
PW trailed 11-9 after one, came back to lead 27-24 at halftime, and then took control in the third. Up 49-34 heading into the fourth, PW put the game away with 29 points, but Quakertown countered with 32 points of its own.
Sajid was the story. He was good in the first half, scoring 13 points. He followed that with nine more in the third, and then an amazing 20 points in the fourth. In those final eight minutes, he was 16-for-16 from the line.
Jaden Colzie was PW’s other double-figure scorer with 11 points.
Ethan Tomlinson had quite the night for Quakertown, with 30 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter. He was 10-for-12 from the free throw line.
Anthony Callan scored nine points.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (11-7, 9-3 SOL) will travel to Lower Moreland for a crossover game Monday.
Quakertown (7-11, 3-9 SOL) will be on the road at Wissahickon Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (78)
Jaden Colzie 4 1-3 11; Ben Marsico 1 0-0 3; Terron Davis 2 1-1 5; Jack Hayes 0 2-4 2; Mani Sajid 12 16-18 42; Michael Pereira 1 0-0 2; Ehab Ahmed 2 0-0 4; Josh Harris 1 0-1 2; Jah Pendergrass-Sayles 2 1-2 5; Will Pereira 1 0-0 2; Totals 26 21-29 78.
Quakertown (66)
Kyle Rosenberger 4 0-0 8; Miles Longacre 4 0-2 8; Anthony Callan 4 0-0 9; Ethan Tomlinson 10 10-12 30; Tanner Clancy 1 2-2 5;Trae McCray 1 0-0 2; Gavin Mushrush 1 0-0 2; Matt Thomas 1 0-0 2; Totals 26 12-16 66.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9 18 22 29 – 78
Quakertown 11 13 10 32 – 66
3-point goals: PW – Jaden Colzie 2, Mani Sajid 2, Terron Davis; Quakertown – Anthony Callan.
Abington 51, Hatboro-Horsham 46
Still looking for its first league win, Hatboro-Horsham led after three quarters on the road against Abington Friday night and was on the verge of a huge Liberty Division upset.
But the Galloping Ghosts found their stride in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Hatters 19-8 to take control of the game and put the game away.
Aaron Jones had 15 points, four rebounds, four steals and four assists to lead Abington. He scored 12 of his points in the fourth quarter, and in one sequence scored five straight points when the Ghosts were down by six.
Jeremiah Lee had 11 points and eight rebounds. Damon Rawls finished with three assists and two steals, and two points – all in the critical fourth quarter.
The Ghosts didn’t shoot the ball well, from the field or the free throw line. They were 19-for-43 (44.1 percent) from the field, 2-for-14 from 3-point range and 11-for-30 from the free throw line.
The night also included celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Abington boys’ basketball team that captured the state title with a 53-48 win over Peabody High School.
H-H was led by Shane Phillips, who hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points. Ryan Smith and Kenny Lutz had 12 points each.
Abington (13-4, 8-3 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham (2-12, 0-10 SOL) will be on the road at Plymouth Whitemarsh Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham (46)
Ryan Smith 5 2-4 12; Kenny Lutz 3 6-9 12; Amir Crews 0 1-2 1; Vaughn Craig 2 0-0 4; Shane Phillips 6 1-2 17; Totals 16 10-17 46
Abington (51)
Damon Rawls 1 0-1 2; Aaron Jones 5 4-5 15; Jaden Flournoy 1 0-0 2; Jeremiah Lee 4 2-8 11; Jake Manigault 2 0-2 4; Paul Glants 1 2-4 4; Kamari Brasher 1 0-0 2; Kellen Ingram 1 0-2 2; Xander Grasty 1 2-4 4; Khalid Jenkins 1 1-4 3; Totals 19 11-30 51.
Hatboro-Horsham 10-12-16-8 – 46
Abington 10-13-9-19 – 51
3-point goals: H-H – Shane Phillips 4; Abington – Aaron Jones, Jeremiah Lee.
SOL Patriot Division
Bensalem 58, Council Rock North 51
It wasn’t always pretty, but Bensalem had a big third quarter and held on to get past CR North on the road for a win that clinches at least a share of the Patriot Division title for the Owls.
“We knew we were going to get their best shot,” said coach Ron Morris. “Coach (Derek) Wright does an awesome job. We knew he’d have them motivated and prepared.
“It was ultimately such a great team victory. We knew it wouldn’t be easy, and to be able to say at worst, we are league co-champs is something very special. We don’t take that lightly.
“Again, we knew we were going to take their best punch. We had to really buckle down in that third quarter and make sure we got stops and rebounds and we really did.”
CR North played well in the first half led by seniors Oliver Schaefer and Grady Burt, who combined for 23 points in the half. The Indians led the first-place Owls 32-29 at halftime.
“You could tell they were trying to take away Antonio and Noah (Morris) on the perimeter, and that opened Jaidyn Moffitt, who scored the first six points for us,” Ron Morris said. “Noah also got going in the first quarter. Antonio did a good job in the first half. Being one of our leading scorers, he didn’t press the issue. He facilitated because they were trying to take him away, but Jaidyn was a mismatch down low.
“Defensively, we gave up too many offensive rebounds in the first half. We made some adjustments at halftime. We challenged them at halftime – ‘If you want to be a championship team, you have to be able to face adversity and respond to it,’ and they did a great job with that.”
A 15-4 third quarter for Bensalem ultimately gave it all the momentum necessary to take this one over.
“That was a real difference maker,” said. “We had guys come in off the bench. Jahmir Chatman again came in and gave us really solid minutes. Idris Savadago came off the bench and gave us good minutes again. We were able to get stops in the fourth quarter when we needed to.
“As always, we enjoy this tonight and prepare for another war on Tuesday versus Pennsbury.”
Moffitt finished with 22 points to lead the Owls, while Noah Morris hit three 3-pointers and added 11.
The Owls were 7-for-15 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, and had 27 free throws in the game, compared to just 4-for-6 for CR North.
CR North was led by Schaefer’s 20 points and 18 from Burt.
Bensalem (14-2, 11-0 SOL) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Tuesday.
Council Rock North (6-11, 4-8 SOL) will travel to Council Rock South Tuesday.
Bensalem (58)
Antonio Morris 1 5-6 7; Noah Morris 4 0-0 11; Micah White 1 1-1 3; Amir Drummond 2 2-6 6; Nate Cooper 1 0-0 2; Jahmir Chatman 2 3-6 7; Jaidyn Moffit 8 5-8 22. Totals 19 16-27 58.
CR North (51)
Grady Burt 8 2-4 18; Oliver Schaefer 8 2-2 20; Jack Curry 3 0-0 7; George O’Keefe 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 4-6 51
Bensalem 17 12 15 16 – 58
CR North 15 17 4 15 – 51
3-point goals: B-N. Morris 3; CRN-Schaefer 2, Curry
Neshaminy 59, Council Rock South 40
On Senior Night, all five of the Neshaminy seniors got in the scorebook. But one – Nate Townsend – scored a lot, accounting for 29 points as the Redskins picked up their second big win in as many nights, this time in the division over CR South. One night earlier, they defeated SOL Colonial leader Central Bucks East.
Townsend finished with five rebounds and four steals as well.
Emeer Coombs had 11 points and four assists. Fellow seniors Jeff Walker (4), Guy Horton (3) and Ryan Meehan (2) also scored.
“Great all-around win on Senior Night,” said coach Mark Tingle. “We took the lead early in the first quarter and didn’t look back.”
CR South never got untracked offensively, with no player scoring more than six points.
Neshaminy (11-7, 8-5 SOL) will be on the road for a non-league game at Conestoga on Monday.
Council Rock South (9-7, 6-5 SOL) will travel to Pennridge for a crossover game Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
CR South (40)
Timmy Rahill 1 4-4 6; Gabe Cerulli 3 0-0 6; Mike Burns 2 2-4 6; George O’Brien 1 0-2 2; Jordan Getz 2 0-0 4; Spencer Kredo 2 1-1 5; Ryan Krepich 0 2-2 2; Ryan Delp 2 0-0 5; MJ Thompson 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 9-13 40.
Neshaminy (59)
Gabe Meehan 1 0-0 2; Emeer Coombs 3 4-5 11; Ryan Meehan 0 2-2 2; Max Currie 2 0-0 4; Guy Horton 1 1-2 3; Jeff Walker 2 0-0 4; Logan Gale 2 0-0 4; Nate Townsend 12 4-6 29. Totals 25 9-15 59.
CR South 4 8 12 16 – 40
Neshaminy 16 10 15 18 – 59
3-point goals: CRS-Delp; N-Meehan 2, Coombs, Townsend
Pennsbury 64, Harry S Truman 25
A huge first half on the road was the difference, as Pennsbury started fast and cruised to a Patriot Division win over Truman Friday.
The Falcons outscored the Tigers 20-5 in the first quarter, led by Teddy Mangan’s nine points, and then in the second quarter pushed the lead to 44-19 at halftime.
Mangan and Mike Roccograndi led the way for Pennsbury with 15 points each, while Grayson Gozum and Connor Taddei had eight points each. Taddei also contributed six rebounds and five assists. Simon Dlugi had three blocks, and Mangan had four assists.
Truman was led by Jaden Luchansky with 11 points.
Pennsbury (9-10, 6-7 SOL) will host Bensalem on Tuesday.
Harry S Truman (1-15. 0-12 SOL) will host Central Bucks South in a crossover game Saturday at 2 p.m.
Pennsbury (64)
Teddy Mangan 5 3-4 15; Mike Roccograndi 3 8-8 15; Danny Cohen 2 1-3 6; Grayson Gozum 4 0-0 8; Connor Taddei 3 2- 8; Eric David 0 1-2 1; Connor Tyrrel 0 1-2 1; Tyler Boraski 1 0-0 3; Simon Dlugi 3 1-2 7. Totals 21 17-23 64
Truman (25)
Tre Winton 1 0-0 2; Jaden Luchanksy 3 2-2 11; Brandon Armond 2 1-2 6; Davae Vaughn 0 2-2 42; Aaron Nathan 1 0-0 2; Adul Diallo 1 1-3 3. Totals 8 6-13 25.
Pennsbury 20 24 16 4 – 64
Truman 5 14 6 0 – 25
3-point goals: P-Mangan 2, Roccograndi, Cohen, Boraski; HST-Luchansky 3, Armand
SOL Colonial Division
Central Bucks West 77, North Penn 63
Up by just two at halftime, CB West scored 50 points in the second half, including 29 in the third quarter to blow past North Penn in a key Colonial Division game on Friday night.
“We were able to put together a couple of stops, which was really important,” said Bucks coach Adam Sherman. “North Penn was trying to force turnovers, and that gave us opportunities to punish them, and we were able to take advantage of it.
“Guys were scoring well. The game felt much faster than we normally do, but that was a credit to North Penn.”
Julian Phillips scored 23 points to leda the Bucks, including five 3-pointers. Sam Jankowski had 19 points, Roman Kulesa 17 and Matt Engle 12.
“Julian Phillips went off from outside and really shot the ball well,” Sherman said. “Sam Jankowski was really effective all over the court. He rebounded well, he scored well inside and even hit a 3, and Roman Kuleski gave us extra points too.
“Offensively, it wasn’t a problem. The problem was trying to get them to get stops. It was almost like, ‘Hey guys, you forgot. We play defense,’ but they were really doing a good job scoring the ball.”
North Penn was led by Ahmaar Godhania, who had five 3-pointers and scored 22 points. Corey Meade had 15 and Norm Gee 13.
Central Bucks West (14-5, 8-5 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks South on Tuesday.
North Penn (8-9, 8-4 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
North Penn (63)
Ahmaar Godhania 9 3-3-5 22; Norman Gee 4 4-4 13; Aiden Atkinson 1 0-0 2; Corey Meade 5 5-10 15; Tre Simpson 1 2-2 4; Totals 20 14-21 63.
Central Bucks West (77)
Matt Engle 3 6-8 12; Bowen Gugger 1 2-2 4; Roman Kulesa 6 3-6 17; Sam Jankowski 9 1-1 19; Julian Phillips 8 2-4 23; Dan Gallagher 1 0-0 2; Totals 28 14-22
North Penn 15 10 18 20 – 63
Central Bucks West 20 7 29 21 – 77
3-point goals: NP – Ahmad Godhania 5, Norman Gee; CBW – Julian Phillips 5, Roman Kulesa 2
Central Bucks East 62, Central Bucks South 38
There have been some cracks in the armor for first-place CB East this week, with losses to rival CB West on Tuesday and then Neshaminy on Thursday. The Patriots were still in first place in the Colonial Division, but they needed to snap out of their recent funk. and there was no better place to start than at rival CB South on Friday night.
A big first half set the tone early in this one for CB East, as they went up 14-7 after one and 30-16 by halftime, cruising to the big win in the second half.
“We ended the week on a high note after feeling like we didn’t play our best Tuesday and then against (Thursday),” said coach Erik Henrysen. “We needed a complete team effort and that is exactly what we got.”
On both ends of the floor, the Patriots were solid with a balanced scoring effort on offense and holding CB South to just 38 points on the defensive end.
Dhruv Mukund led East with 13 points, to go with eight rebounds and three steals. Tyler Dandrea had 11 points. Jake Cummiskey had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists. Justin DiRoberto had five steals.
“I thought we returned to playing for each other,” Henrysen said. “We made a point that we needed to stop trying to do too much. We played too tight earlier in the week. Tonight, the boys got back to playing simple read and react basketball.
“We have three division games left and we hope that tonight is the beginning of a momentum boost.”
CB South was led by Dylan Valentine and Ben Harrison with nine points each.
Central Bucks East (15-4, 10-3 SOL) will host Pennridge on Tuesday.
Central Bucks South (5-12, 3-8 SOL) will be on the road at Harry S Truman for a crossover game on Saturday at 2 p.m.
CB East (62)
Jacob Cummiskey 10, Dhruv Mukund 13, Bryce Lolas 8, Tyler Dandrea 11, Justin DiRoberto 1, Nolan Behm 7, Miles Demby 5, Caleb Lyzinski 4, Quinn Slack 3
CB South (38)
Kyle Moyer 3, Ben Harrison 9, Brett Barrett 3, Cole DiEmidio 4, Jackson Braun 2, Dylan Valentine 9, Dan McCusker 1, Alex Shahin 2, JD Kollock 5
CB East 14 16 10 19 – 62
CB South 7 9 11 11 – 38
3-point goals: CBE-Mukund 2, Lolas 2, Dandrea; CBS-Kollock, Valentine, Moyer
Souderton 47, Pennridge 38
When it comes to Souderton-Pennridge, it’s never easy, no matter what the records. The first time the rivals played, the Rams pulled out their first SOL victory. Friday, again it was close and again Pennridge played well, but this time, the Indians used a big fourth quarter to pull away for the big nine-point win, which helps them keep their district playoff hopes alive.
“I’m really proud of how the kids responded all night,” said Souderton coach Okoteh Sackitey. “It was Pennridge’s Senior Night, so they had a nice crowd. The crowd was excited, and the players were playing with a lot of passion.
“The stories tonight are how we responded to falling behind and how good we played defense. We held them to 38, and when the game was on the line in the fourth quarter, we got a couple of crucial stops that turned into offense.”
All night, it was back and forth. Pennridge led after one quarter.
“Pennridge got out to 10-3 lead in the first quarter, and Clinton Kikongo hit a big 3 to cut that to 10-6,” Sackitey said. “We settled in after that and we were able to get it to 12-9 at the end of the quarter, but when it’s 10-3, that could get out of hand.
“Definitely proud of how they responded to that. They hit us first, but the response was everything.”
At halftime, Souderton was up 24-21, and then after three quarters, the Rams pulled back in front 32-31.
“That was tough to lose the lead in the third, so to be able to respond to that and keep fighting the way we did was huge,” Sackitey said. “We got up four, and at that point we started holding the ball. They got the ball back and cut it to two, we missed a shot, and then we got a stop, so they had the ball in the fourth quarter with two minutes left, and they had a chance to tie it up, but we got a stop and then another stop.
“When we were up two, Bill Sackor got a steal and then took it coast-to-coast for an and-one finish to put us up five, so that was big.”
Sackor scored 18 to lead the Souderton offense, while Kikonjo added 10.
Charlie Rising and Kyle Richards had 10 points each for Pennridge.
“Defensively, it was a good team effort,” Sackitey said. “Everyone was doing their jobs. I do have to give a big shoutout to Thaddeus Harter. He came off the bench and gave us big minutes when Danny Dyches picked up his second foul in the second quarter. Thaddeus came in and had a massive block, just a huge block on defense for us, and that got us going because we turned that block into offense. That was a game-changing moment.”
Souderton (9-9, 7-5 SOL) will host North Penn on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Pennridge (3-14, 2-9 SOL) will host Council Rock South in a crossover game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Souderton (47)
Chanse Salone 2 0-2 5; Bill Sackor 7 3-6 18; Clinton Kikonjo 3 1-2 10; Nolan Watkins 2 2-2 8; Danny Dyches 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 6-12 47.
Pennridge (38)
Rownan Smith 1 0-0 3; Tom Costa 3 0-0 6; Cole Gehlert 2 0-0 6; Kyle Richards 4 0-0 10; Charlie Rising 5 0-0 10; Jake Barbadoro 1 1-2 3. Totals 16 1-2 38.
Souderton 9 15 7 16 – 47
Pennridge 12 9 11 6 – 38
3-point goals: S-Kikonjo 3, Watkins 2, Salone, Sackor; P-Gehlert 2, Richards 2, Smith
SOL Freedom Division
William Tennent 65, Upper Moreland 54
Senior Kirby Mooney stayed red-hot, including an impressive night from the free throw line, as William Tennent used a big first half to jump ahead of visiting Upper Moreland and ended up with the key Freedom Division win on Friday.
Mooney finished with a game-high 28 points. He went 15-for-16 from the free throw line.
Chris D’Ambra hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 points for the Panthers, while Imad Abunima was also in double figures with 11 points.
UM was led by Colson Campbell with 15 points, Sean Murphy with 12 and Alex Best with 10.
William Tennent (12-6, 9-4 SOL) will be on the road at Cheltenham Tuesday.
Upper Moreland (11-7, 8-5 SOL) will travel to Pope John Paul II for a non-league game Monday.
Upper Moreland (54)
Nate Best 3 1-1 7, Alex Best 3 1-2 10, Colson Campbell 5 5-9 15, Anthony Carson 1 0-0 2, Jimmy Perce 0 1-2 1, Sean Murphy 6 0-0 12, Brayden Martin 0 2-4 2, Larry Hughes 1 3-4 5.
William Tennent (65)
Kirby Mooney 6 15-16 28, Chris D’Ambra 4 3-5 15, Sean Devine 1 2-2 5, Imad Abunima 5 0-0 11, Tony Pople 2 0-2 6.
Upper Moreland 19 10 18 7 – 54
William Tennent 24 19 10 12 – 65
3-point goals: UM-Best 3; WT-D’Ambra 4, Mooney, Devine, Abunima
New Hope-Solebury 53, Springfield Twp 51 (OT)
It’s been a while since New Hope-Solebury’s last win, and Friday night, the Lions put it all together and knocked off rival Springfield in dramatic fashion, with key late shots in regulation and then in overtime.
“It was a typical New Hope-Solebury-Springfield Township basketball game,” said New Hope coach Mike Connors. “It was huge. I tell the guys all the time, ‘You work just as hard as any other team in the (SOL).’
“The kids were ecstatic, of course. It was a hard-fought game. I was happy with the fact that they did it executing off of timeouts and off of free throw situations.”
New Hope trailed by 10 after one quarter and 27-22 at halftime, but in the second half, the game went back and forth. Still trailing by three late, Rocco Massimino hit a 3-pointer to tie it up for the Lions and force overtime.
Tied late in overtime, Liam Ross scored with five seconds to play to put New Hope up by two, only to see Springfield get a good-look at a game-winner that fell out.
Connors pointed out big games from Ross, Massimino, John Nettles and point guard Heath Miller.
Brandon Thompson had a huge game for Springfield with 26 points. Aiden Hood had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Bob Hartman finished with eight points and five boards.
Springfield Twp (4-11, 1-9 SOL) will travel to Abington for a crossover game on Monday.
New Hope-Solebury (1-11, 0-10 SOL) will be on the road at Lower Moreland on Tuesday.
New Hope (53)
Heath Miller 6 0-0 16; John Nettles 5 0-0 13; Rocco Massimino 2 3-4 9; Liam Ross 6 2-11 14; Skukakid 0 1-2 1. Totals 19 6-17 53.
Springfield (51)
Bob Hartman 2 3-4 8; Aiden Hood 3 3-8 10; Brandon Thompson 8 3-6 21; Julian Ciasullo 1 1-2 4; Kaiden Savwright 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 11-22 51.
New Hope 9 13 11 13 5 – 53
Springfield 16 11 6 15 3 – 51
3-point goals: NHS- Miller 4, Nettles 3, Massimino 2; S-Thompson 2, Hartman, Hood, Ciasullo
Cheltenham 35, Lower Moreland 34
Osei Johnson converted a layup with five seconds remaining, and first-place Cheltenham survived a huge upset bid on the road at Lower Moreland.
Trailing 13-8 after one quarter, LM controlled the pace of the game and clamped down on defense, outscoring the Panthers 6-0 in the second quarter to take the lead at halftime. That lead was up to 23-18 after three quarters.
“We did not play well,” said Cheltenham coach Patrick Fleury. “Credit to Lower Moreland. They were a large part of that reason. They controlled the game.”
In the fourth quarter, however, the Panthers got back in it, scoring 17 points in the final eight minutes and overtaking the Lions with Johnson’s game-winning layup.
Josiah Hutson finished with a game-high 14 points, including two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Kevin Addison-Anderson finished with 11, nine in the fourth quarter. Johnson had eight points.
“It was our fourth game of the week,” Fleury said. “That’s not an excuse, it’s a reality. For us, this is not where we want to be or where we need to be.”
Lower Moreland was led by Mason Tammaro with nine and John Kroll with eight.
Cheltenham (13-4, 10-2 SOL) will host William Tennent on Tuesday.
Lower Moreland (6-10, 3-8 SOL) will be on the road at MaST Charter on Saturday for a non-league game at 1:30 p.m.
Cheltenham (35)
Josiah Hutson 5 1-1 14; Kevin Addison-Anderson 5 1-3 11; Osei Johnson 3 0-0 8; Nile Tinsley 1 0-0 2; Totals 14 2-4 35.
Lower Moreland (34)
Carl Barnette 2 0-0 5; Mason Tammaro 4 1-2 9; Kevin Kegedis 1 4-4 6; John Kroll 4 0-0 8; Nathan Fellah 2 2-3 6; Totals 13 7-9 34.
Cheltenham 13-0-5-17 35
Lower Moreland 8-6-9-11 34
3-point goals: Cheltenham – Josiah Hutson 3, Osei Johnson 2; LM – Carl Barnette.
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