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SOL Patriot Division
Pennsbury 65, Council Rock North 50
Tied at halftime, a 24-point third quarter was the difference for Pennsbury on Friday night, as it blew past Council Rock North to open the 2025 portion of the schedule.
Mike Roccograndi scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the second half for the Falcons.
Key Players: For Pennsbury, Grayson Gozum (13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Mike Roccograndi (20 points), Patrick Jajua (4 assists).
For CR North, Jack Curry (11 points, 4 3-pointers), Owen Crowne (11 points), Andrew O’Keefe (10 points).
Pennsbury coach Wes Emme on the win: “It was very, very competitive, back-and-forth in the first half. I think the pace of play to start was where North wanted it. Midway through the first quarter, we were able to get into the rhythm of the game a little bit.
The third quarter was an excellent quarter for us. We scored 25 points in the whole first half, and we had 24 in the third. That’s where the game kind of took off.”
–Props: “To me, it always starts on the defensive end. Grayson Gozum really triggered our defense, particularly on Grady Burt. He’s an excellent player, they’re a well-coached team, disciplined on offense, methodical. They had a couple of guys on the scouting report that we didn’t do a good enough job on – Jack Curry, who had four 3s.
“Max Manga was physical and tough around the rim. He kind of kept us in it, made some tough, physical finishes and we were able to hang around until we got our feet under us.
“Mike Roccograndi had 20, 15 in the second half. Patrick Jajua threw one of the best passes I’ve seen in high school basketball in a long while, three quarter court to Mike for a layup. That was impressive, especially for a freshman. Owen Hawkes gave us great minutes off the bench.”
Next up: Pennsbury (6-5, 3-1 SOL) will host Council Rock South Tuesday, and Council Rock North (2-7, 1-3) will be on the road at Harry S Truman Tuesday.
Pennsbury (65) – Mike Roccograndi 7 4-6 20; Grayson Gozum 3 6-6 13; Owen Hawkes 3 1-2 78; Mitch Primola 1 1-2 4; Sean Breslin 3 0-2 8; Patrick Jajua 2 2-2 6; Max Manga 4 0-0 8. Totals 23 14-20 65.
CR North (50) – Jack Curry 5 0-0 14; Josh Erman 2, Owen Crowne 5 0-0 11; Grady Burt 3 0-0 6; Dylan Kiefer 2 3-4 7; Andrew O’Keefe 4 2-2 10. Totals 20 5-6 50.
Pennsbury 9 16 24 16 – 65
CR North 11 14 10 15 – 50
3-point goals: P-Roccograndi 2, Gozum, Primola, Breslin; CRN-Curry 4, Crowne; CRN-Curry 4, Crowne
Council Rock South 53, Bensalem 49
Ryan Delp scored eight points in a critical third quarter and then went 5-for-6 from the free throw line in the fourth on the way to a 20-point night in CR South’s
huge home win over Bensalem in SOL Patriot play on Friday. The loss was the first in league play for the Owls.
Key Players: For CR South, Ryan Delp (20 points), MJ Thompson (12 points), Adam Elabed (10 points).
For Bensalem, Amir Drummond (17 points), Aidan Mayfield (12 points).
CR South Andrew Rogers said about the win: “Credit to our guys for just being ready. Bensalem has been playing really well. Credit coach (Ron) Morris, they always played hard and definitely do a lot of good things.
“We had a lot of guys give us good minutes today. I’m happy with their effort. We settled in a little bit, and our defense got us going. (Amir) Drummond is a really tough player. He puts pressure on the defense at all times, and he had a great game. Our guys had to make him work, and I thought they did that.
“We were able to get it up to seven, but (Bensalem) kept crawling back. But our guys fought and got stops when they needed to.
“Offensively, our guys played well. They were being aggressive but not forcing things.”
–Props: “Ryan Delp had 20 on the night, 15 in the second half. MJ Thompson had 12, all two-pointers. He was really aggressive and didn’t force anything. Adam Elabed, a senior, came off the bench and gave us great minutes. He did a great job as well.”
Bensalem coach Ron Morris: “This is our second game in a month at three o’clock. As we teach our kids, you have to be mentally tough and control what you can control, and that’s out of our control what time we play.
–The game: “We were right there. It was a great battle. Andrew has done a great job building the program. They’re a good basketball team. Coming in, we knew MJ Thompson is one of the better players in our league and (Ryan) Delp. I thought we did a decent job defensively at times, but they made us pay for every mistake. That’s a credit to them being well coached and good basketball players.
“Delp hit some 3s. Every time we lost him for half a second, he buried a 3, and they were crucial ones.
“The third quarter really got away from us. We weren’t playing Bensalem basketball the way we normally play. In the fourth quarter, we battled. We had a 3 go in and out when we were down three. At that point, we just couldn’t overcome the deficit we were in.
“We’re going to learn from it and build off that fourth quarter intensity and continue to grow as players and people. We have to continue to work,
continue to grind. It doesn’t get any easier. As I always tell the kids, no one is going to feel bad for us, no matter what time we play. Whether it’s three o’clock or seven o’clock, you have to come ready, and you have to adjust, and that’s what we’ll continue to do and get ready for another war on Tuesday.”
–Props: “Amir had another decent all-around game. (Aidan) Mayfield finished around the basket. It was nice to have Mikey Kramer and Christian Lee back. Jacob Eberhardt continues to give us solid minutes as well.”
Next up: Council Rock South (5-4, 2-2 SOL) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Tuesday. Bensalem (6-4, 3-1) will host Neshaminy Tuesday.
Bensalem (49) – Jahmir Chapman 1 1-2 3; Aidan Mayfield 4 4-5 12; Christian Lee 1 0-0 2; Amir Drummond 7 3-4 17; Michael Kramer 3 0-1 6; Aidan Corbett 1 0-0 2; Kobe King 1 0-0 2; Jacob Eberhardt 2 0-0 5. Totals 20 8-12 49.
CR South (53) – MJ Thompson 6 0-0 12; Ryan Wekluk 2 0-0 4; Ryan Delp 5 8-9 20; Ray Haglund 0 1-2 1; Joey Madula 1 1-2 3; Pat Malone 1 1-2 3; Adam Elabed 4 0-0 10. Totals 19 11-15 53.
Bensalem 15 6 13 15 – 49
CR South 13 8 20 12 – 53
3-point goals: B-Eberhardt; CRS-Delp 2, Elabed 2
Neshaminy 62, Harry S. Truman 45
Logan Gale scored 10 of his game-high 22 points in the first quarter, as Neshaminy jumped out early and led the whole way in this one to earn a convincing Patriot Division win over Harry S. Truman.
Key Players: For Neshaminy, Logan Gale (22 points), Jason Leiva (14 points), Jason Gilardi (11 points).
Neshaminy coach Mark Tingle: “We went up early and kept the lead throughout the game. We were up eight at halftime, 10 in the third quarter and got it up to 25 in the fourth.
“We didn’t shoot well early, and I thought that helped Truman, but we played great defense throughout the game, and then later, we got hot pretty quickly. We were passing the ball, getting layups and open looks.
“In general, it definitely was a team win. We shared the ball and got good looks, and played good team defense.”
Next up: Neshaminy (6-6, 2-2 SOL) will travel to Bensalem Tuesday, and Harry S Truman (4-6, 1-3) will travel to Norristown for a non-league game Saturday at noon.
Truman (45) – Jaden Luchansky 3 0-0 8; Davae Vaughn 2 0-4 4; Dwayne McCoy 2 0-0 4; Julian Rodgers 0 2-2 2; Tre Winton 1 0-0 3; Zymere Dixon 1 0-0 3; Icole Quiremale 1 0-0 2; Dyson Brown 1 2-2 4; Slahuddi Roberts 5 5-7 15.
Neshaminy (62) – Jason Leiva 5 2-3 14; Eriq Gold 3 0-0 7; Zach Stewart 0 0-2 0; Logan Gale 8 3-5 22; Shane West 1 0-0 2; Cadenn Amati 1 0-0 2; Max Currie 2 0-1 4; Jason Gilardi 5 0-1 11.
Truman 9 6 11 19 – 45
Neshaminy 14 9 13 26 – 62
3-point goals: HST-Luchansky 2, Winton, Dixon; N-Gale 3, Leiva 2, Gold, Gilardi
SOL Colonial Division
Central Bucks East 48, Central Bucks West 47
AJ Molnar had a huge steal on defense and then cashed in with the game-winning shot with three seconds remaining, as CB East survived a back-and-forth struggle with rival CB West on the road Friday night.
CB East was coming off of winning the Cactus Jam tournament in Arizona over the holidays.
“We had to pull out three tough games in Arizona,” said coach Erik Henrysen. “I thought it was a good trip for us. We stuck together and found ways to win those games. I’d like to think that had something to do with us finding a way to win tonight.”
It was another close loss for CB West, which has six losses by four or fewer points.
Key Players: For CB East, Nolan Behm (19 points, 4 steals), Shane O’Hara-Jamison (10 points, 4 assists).
For CB West, Roman Kulesa (16 points), Connor Chuo (13 points).
CB East coach Erik Henrysen said about the win: “It was a crazy game. I thought early on we didn’t defend all that well. Then, we came out in the third quarter and did a job. It was kind of a tale of two different halves of basketball. Scoring early was easy to come by. Late, things got tight, and it was back and forth.”
–Down the stretch: “We got up two, but credit to West, they responded, and one of their guys hit a big 3 late to go up one. With about 22 seconds left, AJ Molnar came up with a big steal. We were trapping full court, he got the steal, and we were able to call timeout.
“West had a couple timeouts to burn, they burned one, and then Behm found AJ on the wing, he had a great drive to the basket and scored with about 3.8 seconds left.”
–Props: “Behm was definitely the adult on the court tonight. He’s bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic it seems like in all of our games. It’s nice to
have that weapon at all times. I thought Shane had some big buckets for us. Molnar, obviously, had some big plays for us late.”
Next up: Central Bucks East (9-2, 2-2 SOL) will host Notre Dame in a non-league game Saturday at noon. Central Bucks West (4-9, 0-4) will be on the road at Pennridge Tuesday.
CB East (48) – Connor Mekanik 1 0-0 2; Shane O’Hara-Jamison 3 3-3 10; Henry Bartchak 0 2-2 2; Graham Smith 2 0-0 5; Nolan Behm 9 1-2 19; AJ Molnar 2 0-0 4; Keegan Marascio 3 0-0 6.
CB West (47) – Roman Kulesa 6 2-2 16; Max Milillo 3 0-0 7; Dan Pellegrini 4 0-0 8; Connor Chuo 5 0-0 13; Isaiah Rubenstein 1 1-1 3.
CB East 14 16 6 13 – 48
CB West 16 17 2 12 – 47
3-point goals: CBE-O’Hara-Jamison, Smith; CBW-Kulesa 2, Chuo 3, Milillo
Central Bucks South 63, Pennridge 44
A fast start was key for CB South on Friday night, as the Titans won their ninth straight game with the solid win over visiting Pennridge in Colonial Division play.
The Titans, who had eight 3-pointers, led 35-19 at halftime.
Key Players: For CB South, Connor Thompson (13 points), Ben Harrison (11 points), Danny Gies (10 points).
For Pennridge, Xavier Peters (19 points), Rownan Smith (14 points).
CB South coach Louie Ditri on the win: “We had a very strong first half, both offensively and defensively. We were up 35-19 at the half. Pennridge had a strong third quarter. Peters started to get hot – he’s a great player – they cut it to eight at the end of the quarter, but we had a strong fourth to put the game away.
–Props: “We played 10 guys and all 10 contributed. We ran a deep bench and their bench was short. I told the guys I thought being able to play 10 tonight really helped us.
“Connor Thompson led us in scoring with 13, but our defensive effort – a lot of our guys were strong. All 10 guys really contributed tonight, in all fashions.
Next up: Central Bucks South (9-3, 4-0 SOL) will be on the road at Souderton Tuesday, and Pennridge (5-5, 1-3) will host Central Bucks West Tuesday.
Pennridge (44) – Rownan Smith 7 0-0 14; Marley Steward 2 0-0 4; Xavier Peters 6 6-6 19; Ryan Schwind 1 1-4 3; Connor Murray 0 2-2 2; Ryan Flood 0 2-2 2. Totals 16 11-14 44.
CB South (63) – Cole DiEmidio 1 0-0 2; Alex Shahin 2 0-0 4; Brett Barrett 3 0-0 7; Nick Zakrzewski 0 1-2 1; Danny Gies 3 1-2 10; Shane Farrell 2 0-0 5; Connor Thompson 4 3-4 13; Ben Harrison 4 2-3 11; Keyode Adebayo 3 0-1 6; Leo Nedwid 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 7-12 63.
Pennridge 10 9 17 8 – 44
CB South 19 16 9 19 – 63
3-point goals: P-Peters; CBS-Gies 3, Thompson 2, Barrett, Farrell, Harrison
Souderton 62, North Penn 40
Souderton came out firing from 3-point range, eventually blowing open a close game in the second half to defeat rival North Penn by 22 in SOL Colonial play.
The Indians finished with seven 3-pointers, including three in the first quarter and four in the third quarter.
Key Players: For Souderton, Chase Salone (18 points), Thaddeus Harter (16 points), Nolan Watkins (10 points).
For NP, Ahmaar Godhania (19 points – 5 3-pointers), Aiden Atkinson (13 points).
Souderton coach Okoteh Sackitey: “I was proud of the team for just staying the course when some things didn’t go our way in the first quarter. We had some shots not fall, and we had a few too many turnovers, but I’m proud of how we didn’t panic, and we regrouped at halftime and got ready for another big third quarter.
“It always feels good to get a win in the Colonial.”
–Props: “Chanse Salone took over the game in the third quarter. He had 12 points in the quarter. We were up 30-25 with six minutes left in the third – then Chanse scores three 3s in four possessions, and we go on a 20-4 run. There was a stretch where he hit back-to-back deep 3s near the top of the key, he was getting steals, and he had a nice and-one finish at the rim also. That was a big turning point because we were up five at halftime. It was a close game. He really helped break it open.
“It was a bit of an explosion. The defense was firing on all cylinders as well. We turned some defense into offense. Thad (Harter) hit a big 3 in the third quarter, a turnover turned into two points for Nolan Watkins, Grady Kovach had a big and-one.”
Next up: Souderton (8-2, 4-0 SOL) will host Perkiomen Valley in a non-league game Saturday (1:30 pm). North Penn (4-9, 1-3) will be on the road at Central Bucks East Tuesday.
North Penn (40) – Ahmaar Godhania 6 2-3 19; Lee Hammond 1 0-0 2; Aiden Atkinson 6 0-2 13; Nolen Foust 1 0-0 2; JC Wood 0 1-2 1; Wyatt Martin 1 1-3 3; Totals 15 4-10 40.
Souderton (62) – Chanse Salone 6 3-3 18; Trey Bui 1 0-0 2; Nolan Watkins 4 0-0 10; Nate Rusike 4 0-0 9; Thaddeus Harter 7 0-0 16; Grady Kovach 2 3-3 7; Totals 24 6-6 62.
North Penn 12-11-13-4 40
Souderton 13-15-24-10 62
3-point goals: NP – Ahmaar Godhania 5, Aiden Atkinson; S – Chanse Salone 3, Nolan Watkins 2, Thaddeus Harter 2.
SOL Liberty Division
Plymouth Whitemarsh 80, Abington 58
Mani Sajid had 34 points, including six 3-pointers, jump-starting the Colonials in a big first quarter, as they jumped up big and blew past Abington in Liberty Division play on Friday night.
Key Players: For PW, Mani Sajid (34 points), Michael Pereira (9 points), Buddy Denard (9 points).
For Abington, Kyler Pickron (14 points), Paul Glants (10 points).
Plymouth Whitemarsh coach Jim Donofrio: “We played well. Right now, I’m back in the phase with our guys of focusing more on us because if we don’t wake up defensively and understand what this really requires, it’s not going to matter. We’ve had to raise the detailed intensity of what we need to do defensively, and the kids responded tonight for maybe 60 percent of the night, and that’s progress.
“You’re half the season in, and everybody gets excited about rankings – it’s irrelevant. We went out to Tempe, and against the best team out there (an 80-63 loss to Garfield, WA), we still showed how young we are with inexperience. Coming back and practicing on New Year’s Day, the talk was – you have three games coming up. We’re not ready experience-wise, so we’re going to have to will ourselves to get ready. How much do you really want to win? How much do you want to believe you represent the hype you were given in the offseason because we’re not matching it. We’re not close. And how much do you really want to be disciplined while playing hard because we’re playing hard, but we’re lunging. We’re taking what I say as a suggestion instead of what has to be fact.
“We weren’t overly joyous in the locker room afterwards because I know happiness softens these guys way too much. I had to be the corporate boss saying, ‘Sorry, you have to work late tomorrow – you have to work over the weekend.’ It’s fun to win a high school game and play well. It’s really fun to wake up at the end of the season having maybe accomplished something special, and that requires respecting every little detail right now. We played well, but that scoring spread occurred because of focusing on every defensive possession. Up until tonight, I could not say this team was even close to the best defensive teams I’ve had. Still a work in
progress.”
–Sajid shines: “Mani has had the biggest challenge. This is a talented kid. High level Division 1 coaches aren’t wrong, they know what talent is. Most people, especially competitive people, look for something to have an edge about. You work better as Rocky than you do as Apollo Creed a lot of the time. It takes a very rare person at any age to want to have a bull’s eye on their back and own it. That’s a Michael Jordan, that’s a Serena Williams, that’s unique people, and Mani might be there someday, but to a be a 16-year-old kid and be praised as much as he’s been, which has put a huge target on his back – he started the season trying to figure out this new role he was given. Everyone knows him.
“They’re paying so much attention to you that you probably have in your head that you’ve got to be brilliant every night, so there’s a whole lot of stuff he has to go through, and he’s going to be so much better for all of this after this junior year. He is starting to realize how tough he is mentally and physically, but you’re in a fight. These guys are going to come at you, no matter who you’re playing. All of a sudden, he’s at another level, realizing ‘okay, I’m being held, okay, I’m being doubled, and I’m still starting to make plays.’ Now, he’s going to get even greater.
“Tonight, he had a look in his eyes like ‘You know what, I am tired of letting this affect me. Let me be me,’ and he started the game off with two deep 3s, and he was him. It’s one thing for people to tell you you’re a star. It’s another thing to learn how to own it. He’s going through that. Once he goes through that, there’s going to be very little people are going to be able to do.”
–The five: “Usually how you win is with a core five. No one’s established themselves as the five, and that’s
a problem. Tonight, we found a five, and they owned a lot of time because you have to let that chemistry gel. They were understanding how much it really takes in a defensive possession to force hard shots. If we get that, then we’re worthy of talk of maybe having a strong run here. I was really happy with that. I am sometimes the Grinch who stole Christmas right now. I really don’t want to be. We can’t exactly jump up and down for joy after this win tonight because in less than 24 hours you’re in Coatesville, and 48 hours later, you’re facing Upper Dublin. The mindset right now is – this is a lot of business for the next three games.”
–Props: “Michael Pereira was a beast. Jack Hayes was terrific just being this jack of all trades who does everything. Every time we make a mistake, he comes back and steals a ball, gets an offensive rebound, tips the ball to his team. He was working. Caleb Bridgeman was very solid, and if that starts to happen, if really inexperienced guys start to buy in to how tough they are and how confident they can be on both ends of the ball, we’re going to be a much different look the end of January.”
Next up: Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-2, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Coatesville for a non-league game Saturday (5 pm). Abington (7-4, 2-2) will host Quakertown Tuesday.
Abington (58) – Kyler Pickron 5 3-3 14; Faizon Garland 3 0-0 8; Xander Grasty 4 1-1 9; Leo D’arco 2 0-0 5; Michael O’Rourke 1 0-0 3; Zion Hospedales 2 1-2 5 Josh Scarpello 1 0-0 2; Paul Glants 4 1-2 10; M.Lucas 0 2-2 2; Totals 22 8-10 58.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (80) – Tyriq Taylor 3 0-1 6; Jack Hayes 2 3-4 7; Terron Davis 2 0-0 5; Mani Sajid 12 4-4 34; Michael Pereira 4 1-1 9; Ehab Ahmed 1 0-0 2; Buddy Denard 3 2-3 9; Caleb Bridgeman 3 0-0 6; Zhaiden Gray 0 0-2 ; Will Pereira 1 0-0 2;Totals 31 10-15 80.
Abington 7 16 14 21 – 58
PW 24 13 23 20 – 80
3-point goals: A – Faison Garland 2, Kyler Pickron, Leo D’arco, Michael O’Rourke, Paul Glants; PW – Mani Sajid 6, Terron Davis, Buddy Denard.
Upper Dublin 59, Hatboro-Horsham 24
Ryan Mulroy and Upper Dublin set the tone in this one, as the Flying Cardinals went on the road and blew out Hatboro-Horsham in the first 2025 league game for both squads.
Mulroy scored seven points in a 13-5 first for UD, which grew that lead to 32-11 by halftime.
Key Players: Ryan Mulroy (13 points), Kobe Bazemore (10 points), Idris Rines (10 points), Horace Jackson IV (10 points).
UD coach Derek Brooks said: “I was very happy with the effort from our guys tonight after not playing for a week. They were focused mentally and were in attack mode. We started the game pressing, and I thought Hatboro-Horsham did a pretty good job of handling it and we were a little lucky that they just missed some open shots at the start of the game.
“We did a better job as the game went along, getting good contests and getting rebounds on the offensive man. I thought we were consistent all night, executing our stuff and hitting the open man, it was a team effort.
“In the second, third and fourth quarter, I thought our half-court defense was really good. Ryan Mulroy led the way with his typical energy leading to 13 points. Kobe Bazemore did a great job of attacking the rim and choosing when to finish and when to kick the shooters, Horace Jackson gave us a nice offensive punch off the bench. I thought his energy stood out as the game went along. Idris Rines, as he always does, did a good job of taking what the defense gives him.
“The rest of the guys who played also chipped in. It was a complete team win. Overall, I’m happy with the performance tonight, especially with a big opponent coming up on Tuesday with PW.”
Next up: Upper Dublin (11-1, 4-0 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh Tuesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (4-8, 1-3) will be on the road at Wissahickon Tuesday.
Upper Dublin (59) – Kobe Bazemore 4 2-2 10; Noah Cohen 2 0-0 4; Ryan Mulroy 6 0-0 13; Idris Rines 4 1-2 10; Justin Ragsale 2 0-0 4; James Castronuovo 2 1-3 5; Reilly McLaughlin 1 1-1 3; Horace Jackson IV 4 0-1 10. Totals 25 5-9 59.
Hatboro-Horsham (24) – Ryan Smith 2 2-3 7; Jaden Thompson 2 0-0 4; Shane Phillips 4 2-2 13.
UD 13 19 21 6 – 59
H-H 5 6 7 6 – 24
3-point goals: UD – Jackson 2, Mulroy, Rines; H-H- Phillips 3
Wissahickon 67, Quakertown 56
After a series of heartbreaking losses, the Trojans got back in the win column with a 67-56 win at Quakertown
The Trojans took the lead at the end of the first (15-11) and held off several Quakertown runs to seal the victory in the final period. Wissahickon took a 30-24 lead into halftime and a 50-43 advantage after three quarters.
“Nico Vacchiano led all scorers with 26 points, and he received nice support from Ben Schwartz and Michael Martin with 10 each,” Wissahickon coach Kyle Wilson said.
The two teams combined for 14 3-pointers. The Trojans had five – three by Vacchiano and two from Ben Schwartz. For the Panthers, who had nine, Sam Wilkin led the way with three while Trae McCray and Aiden Burgy each had two. Jameson Sykes and Mason Rush both had one.
Key Players: Wissahickon’s Nico Vacchiano led all scorers with 26 points and 4 steals, Michael Martin added 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ben Schwartz also had 10 points.
Sam Wilkin led Quakertown with 20.
Next up: Wissahickon (3-6, 1-3 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham Tuesday, and Quakertown (1-9, 0-4) will travel to Abington Tuesday.
Wissahickon 15-15-20-17 67
Quakertown 11-13-19-13 56
Wissahickon (67) – Mason Stelzer 1 1-2 3; Chase Neumeister 1 0-4 2; Michael Maltin 5 0-0 10; Chris Lee 0 1-2 1; Owen Haughey 1 7-8 9; Nico Vacchiano 9 5-7 26; Grant Ajemian 0 0-2 0; Ben Schwartz 3 2-4 10; Delmar Taliafaro 3 0-1 6; TOTALS 23 16-30 67.
Quakertown (56) – Trae McCray 3 2-2 10; Jameson Sykes 4 2-2 11; Aiden Burgy 3 0-0 8; Gavin Mushrush 1 0-0 2; Sam Wilkin 7 3-6 20; Mason Rush 1 0-2 3; RJ Ficco 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 20 7-12 56.
3-point goals: W – Nicol Vacchiano 3, Ben Schwartz 2; Q – Sam Wilkin 3, Trae McCray 2, Aiden Burgy 2, Jameson Sykes, Mason Rush.
SOL Freedom Division
Upper Moreland 60, Springfield Twp 59
Down two in the closing seconds, after a miss in the lane, Jadon Cybok shook off a tough shooting night with the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining, as Upper Moreland came back to beat Springfield in dramatic fashion on Friday night.
“We got the ball into Colson Campbell’s hands on the right wing and drove the baseline,” said UM coach Dan Heiland. “Got cut off, so he passed to Larry Hughes coming down the lane, shot hits back rim, Cannon Campbell hits it out to Anthony Carson, who makes a great pass to Jadon Cybok at the top of the key and he hits nothing but net.”
Key Players: For UM, Colson Campbell (15 points), Larry Hughes (13 points), Jadon Cybok (10 points);
For Springfield, Bob Hartman (18 points, 4 rebounds), Julian Ciasullo (13 points), Brandon Thompson (11 points, 3 blocks).
UM coach Dan Heiland on the win: “It was not one of our best games, but our kids hung around. We had the lead early, but Springfield took control the majority of the game. The kids kept battling, trusting it, and made some big shots in key moments down the stretch.”
–Jadon Cybok: “He had some looks earlier in the night, but the shots weren’t falling like they typically do for him. We were preaching to keep shooting the ball as good shooters do. He was getting frustrated, but he hit one early in the second half and then hit another big one to win the game.”
–Props: “Jadon made some buckets, Larry Hughes was big off the glass and on the post. I want to say he had almost all in the second half. In the fourth quarter, Colson Campbell had some nice drives to the basketball, strong, finished through contact and got to the foul line.
“Our bench, Alex Costanzo gave us great minutes the whole game. Larry got in foul trouble and Alex stepped in and did some nice things for us offensively and defensively. Cannon Campbell, a freshman, came off the bench, and got some offensive rebounds.
“It wasn’t pretty, wasn’t our best, but I’ll take a win any way we can. Springfield is a good team. They play hard and executed their coaches’ gameplan.”
Next up: Upper Moreland (9-2, 3-1 SOL) will host Pottsgrove in a non-league game Saturday (1:30 pm). Springfield Twp (7-3, 2-2) will travel to Calvary Christian Academy Monday for a non-league game.
Upper Moreland (60) – Alex Costanzo 3 0-0 7; Nate Best 4 0-0 9; Colson Campbell 5 5-8 15; Anthony Carson 1 0-0 2; Larry Hughes 6 1-1 13; Jose Hernandez 1 0-0 2; Jadon Cybok 3 2-2 10; Cannon Campbell 0 2-4 2. Totals 23 10-15 60.
Springfield (59) – Brandon Thompson 5 1-1 11; Bobby Hartman 6 3-6 18; Jack McGuckin 1 0-0 2; Chadrack Kiamba 1 0-0 2; Aiden Hood 4 3-4 11; Julian Ciasullo 5 3-3 13; Will McLaughlin 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 10-14 59.
Upper Moreland 13 13 12 22 – 60
Springfield 14 12 18 15 – 59
3-point goals: UM-Cybok 2, Costanzo, Best; S-Hartman 3
Cheltenham 58, New Hope-Solebury 11
A quick start and a thorough defensive effort was more than enough for Cheltenham Friday night, as the Panthers went on the road and were too much for New Hope-Solebury in Patriot Division play.
Cheltenham led 16-3 after one and 33-5 at halftime. It held New Hope to just three field goals in the game, and only two players scored points for the Lions.
Key Players: For Cheltenham, Jaden Mosley (12 points), Mark Hill (10 points).
Next up: Cheltenham () will host Springfield Twp Tuesday, and New Hope-Solebury () will travel to William Tennent Tuesday.
Cheltenham (58) – Chris Harman 3 0-0 8; Christopher Jones 1 2-2 4; Mark Hill 5 0-2 10; Osei Johnson 1 0-0 2; Salim Kelly 2 0-0 4; Kendall Jackson 1 1-1 3; Isais Vargas 0 0-2 0; Jaden Mosley 5 0-0 12; Justin Ezeukwu 1 2-2 4; Micah Mills 1 0-0 2; Eisa Kelly 2 0-0 5; Tyree Martin 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 5-9 58.
New Hope (11) – John Nettles 2 3-6 9; Rocco Massimino 1 0-0 2. Totals 3 3-6 11.
Cheltenham 16 17 11 14 – 58
New Hope 3 2 6 0 – 11
3-point goals: C – Harmon 2, Moseley 2, Kelly; NHS-Nettles 2
William Tennent 65, Lower Moreland 29
William Tennent came out firing on all cylinders, nailing six 3-pointers in the first quarter to jump up big and the Panthers cruised to the big win over Lower Moreland on Friday night.
Tennent hit 10 3-pointers on the night, led by Braden Goldberg, who had four – all in the first half – on the way to his game-high 12 points.
Key Players: For Tennent, Braden Goldberg (12 points), Luke Torok (11 points), Tony Pople (10 points).
Next up: William Tennent (5-5, 2-2 SOL) will host New Hope-Solebury Tuesday, and Lower Moreland (2-7, 1-3) will host Bristol in a non-league game Saturday (1:30 pm).
Tennent (65) – Matt Weigner 1 0-0 2; Tre Stracuzzi 2 0-0 5; Luke Torok 4 1-1 11; Ryan Bula 1 0-0 2; Braden Hahn 2 0-0 5; Scott Scheller 2 0-0 5; Jayden Bright 2 2-3 6; Teegan Stanfield 1 1-1 3; Joe Hebling 1 0-0 3; Braden Goldberg 4 0-0 12; Tony Pople 4 1-2 10; Ray Greener 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 5-7 65.
Lower Moreland (29) – Tristan Vizcarrondo 2 2-4 7; Tom Maloney 3 4-8 10; Jonathan John 1 0-0 2; Chase Carroll 1 0-0 2; Luke Wheeler 3 0-0 8. Totals 10 6-12 29.
Tennent 25 18 15 7 – 65
Lower Moreland 7 7 9 6 – 29
3-point goals: WT-Goldberg 4, Torok 2, Stracuzzi, Hahn, Scheller, Pople; LM- Wheeler 2, Vizcarrondo
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