Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Monday.
SOL Liberty/Freedom crossover
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 69, LOWER MORELAND 30
Ten players contributed scoring for the visiting Colonials, who raced out of the gate to a 22-8 lead after one quarter and extended that to 39-13 by halftime.
Senior Mani Sanjid led the Colonials with 20 points. He scored 12 of them in the first quarter and 18 in the opening half. Jaden Colzie added 14 points, and Ben Marsico had eight. All three players buried a pair of 3-pointers. Jah Pendergrass-Sayles added seven points, and Michael Pereira had six points.
For the Lions, Carl Barnette led the way with 16 points, and John Kroll had eight. Both had a pair of 3-pointers.
The Colonials are 13th in the latest District 1 6A power rankings.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (12-7, 10-3 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham Tuesday, and Lower Moreland (6-12, 3-9) will host New Hope-Solebury Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 22-17-14-16 69
Lower Moreland 8-5-10-7 30
Plymouth Whitemarsh (69) – Tyriq Taylor 2 0-0 4; Jaden Colzie 5 2-4 14; Ben Marsico 3 0-0 8; Terron Davis 2 0-0 4; Mani Sajid 9 0-0 20; Michael Pereira 3 0-0 6; Ehab Ahmed 1 0-0 2; Josh Harris 1 0-0 2; Caleb Bridgeman 1 0-1 2; Jah Pendergrass-Sayles 2 2-2 7; TOTALS 29 4-7 69.
Lower Moreland (30) – Carl Barnette 7 0-0 16; Mason Tammaro 1 0-0 2; John Kroll 3 0-0 8; Nathan Fellah 2 0-4 4; T.Maloney 0 0-2 0; TOTALS 13 0-6 30.
3-point goals: PW – Jaden Colzie 2, Ben Marsico 2, Mani Sajid 2, Jah Pendergrass-Sayles; LM – Carl Barnette 2, John Kroll 2.
ABINGTON 68, SPRINGFIELD TWP 37
The Ghosts led by just two points after one quarter but blew the game wide open with a 26-point second quarter to go into halftime with a 40-23 lead on their way to the win in Monday’s crossover game.
Jeremiah Lee led the Ghosts with 16 points, five rebounds, four steals and five assists. Aaron Jones added 15 points – all in the first half. Both Lee and Jones had three 3-pointers. Khalid Jenkins added 11 points, and Xander Grasty had eight for the Ghosts, who put 11 players in the scoring column. Paul Glants contributed five assists.
For the Spartans, Brandon Thompson’s 16 points led the way. Aiden Hood added nine points and six rebounds.
Abington (14-4, 9-3 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin for a division showdown on Tuesday, and Springfield Twp (4-12, 1-10) will host Upper Moreland Tuesday.
Springfield Twp 12-11-7-7 37
Abington 14-26-18-10 68
Springfield Twp (37) – Cahlin Spearman 0 1-2 1; Bob Hartman 1 0-2 3; Aiden Hood 3 2-2 9; Branden Thompson 6 3-3 16; Kaiden Seivwright 1 1-2 3; Hunter Davis 1 0-0 3; Julian Ciasullo 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 13 7-11 37.
Abington (68) – Damon Rawls 0 2-2 2; Aaron Jones 6 0-1 15; Jaden Flournoy 2 0-0 4; Jeremiah Lee 5 3-5 16; Jake Manigault 0 1-2 1; Kamari Brasher 2 0-0 4; Lamar Pittman 0 1-2 1; Kellen Ingram 0 2-4 2; Xander Grasty 4 0-0 8; Khalid Jenkins 4 3-5 11; David Phillips 2 0-0 4; TOTALS 25 12-21 68.
3-point goals: Springfield Twp – Bob Hartman, Aiden Hood, Branden Thompson, Hunter Davis; Abington – Aaron Jones 3, Jeremiah Lee 3.
Non-league
NESHAMINY 49, CONESTOGA 48
Trailing by five with 15 seconds remaining in Monday’s non-league road game, things looked decidedly bleak for the Redskins, who somehow pulled off the improbable win.
Coach Mark Tingle describes the you-had-to-see-it-to-believe-it sequence.
“We had the ball, and Emeer Coombs hit a fallaway 3 right in front of our bench to cut it to two,” the Redskins’ coach said. “I had one timeout left, so I was able to call a timeout. There are six seconds left, they have the ball, and we’re down 48-46.
“They inbound the ball, and they decided to throw it deep. Nate Townsend was able to get a steal in the air, came down and threw it to Emeer, who got fouled, so the ball went side out with .6 seconds left. I had no timeouts, couldn’t draw anything up. Literally, it was just – pass it to someone open, catch it and shoot it. He passed to Emeer, who was probably two feet or so beyond the 3 at the top of the key – he chucked it up, and it went in. It was amazing.”
The win over a Conestoga squad that was 14th in the District 1 6A power rankings vaulted Neshaminy from 20th to 18th in what will be a 24-team field.
“We’re playing our best basketball right now, and we’re getting some big wins over good teams,” Tingle said.
The game was an uphill battle for the Redskins, who battled foul woes the entire night.
“We were down 12-10 at the end of the first quarter, but we had three guys with two fouls each,” Tingle said. “We were in foul trouble, and they took an 8-0 lead into the half.
“We came out, and we went on a 9-0 run to start the third, and we actually went up 29-28. It was back and forth, and towards the end they pulled away a little bit. Down five with 15 seconds left, you don’t really think you’re going to get much. You just keep playing, and it worked out in a crazy way.”
Coombs buried four 3s and finished with a game-high 24 points. He scored 11 of those points in the fourth quarter. He also had four rebounds. Townsend added 10 points and four assists. Logan Gale had seven points, and Max Currie had six points and five rebounds. Guy Horton led the defense with four steals.
The key to this one, according to Tingle, was simple.
“Just not giving up,” the Redskins’ coach said. “Conestoga is a very good team. They have some very good quick guards. They share the ball. It was just – keep plugging away.
“I thought our defense really stepped up. We held them to 20 points in the second half, we got some timely turnovers, we decided to attack a little more and we shared the ball.”
Neshaminy (12-7, 8-5 SOL) will travel to Harry S Truman on Tuesday.
Neshaminy 10-10-11-18 49
Conestoga 12-16-7-13 48
Neshaminy (49) – Emeer Coombs 9 2-3 24; Max Currie 3 0-0 6; Guy Horton 1 0-0 2; Logan Gale 3 1-1 7; Nate Townsend 4 2-2 10; TOTALS 20 5-6 49.
Conestoga (48) – Ben Robinson 7 1-3 16; Rowan Miller 3 1-2 7; Brendan Styer 3 1-2 8; Weston Fryberger 2 0-0 5; Sam Gibbs 1 0-0 3; Cory Hogan 3 2-3 8; Landon Ross 0 1-2 1; TOTALS 19 6-12 48.
3-point goals: Neshaminy – Emeer Coombs 4; Conestoga – Ben Robinson, Brendan Styer, Weston Fryberger, Sam Gibbs.
POPE JOHN PAUL II 58, UPPER MORELAND 56 (OT)
The Golden Bears fell in overtime in hard-fought-non-league game.
Colson Campbell’s 18 points led UM and included three 3-pointers. Sean Murphy added 14 points, and Brayden Martin had six.
UM trailed 24-19 at halftime but erased that deficit with a 16-11 third quarter. The two teams, exchanged baskets in the fourth quarter, and the stage was set for overtime where PJP held an 8-6 advantage.
Upper Moreland (11-8, 8-5 SOL) will travel to Springfield Twp on Tuesday.
Upper Moreland 13-6-16-15-6 56
Pope John Paul II 12-12-11-15-8 58
Upper Moreland (56) – Nate Best 2 1-2 5; Alex Best 2 1-1 5; Colson Campbell 6 3-4 18; Anthony Carson 2 0-0 5; Sean Murphy 4 6-7 14; Brayden Martin 3 0-0 6; Larry Hughes 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 20 12-16 56.
Pope John Paul II (58) – Dom Demito 7 2-2 17; Ayden Wise 2 0-1 4; Braden Reed 6 1-2 14; Caleb Zavertnik 5 1-1 13; Bradey Bass 2 0-0 4; Chase Mondillo 2 0-0 6; TOTALS 24 4-6 58.
3-point goals: UM – Colson Campbell 3, Anthony Carson; PJP – Chase Mondillo 2, Caleb Zavertnik 2, Dom Demito, Braden Reed.
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