Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Tuesday. Neshaminy/CR South photos courtesy of John Gleeson. Upper Dublin/Wissahickon photos courtesy of Michael Rice. Check back for a gallery of both games: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f382701921
SOL Colonial Division
Central Bucks East 61, Central Bucks South 58
Justin DiRoberto hit a put-back bucket with eight seconds remaining, and CB East went on the road to knock off rival CB South in a back-and-forth game.
“Justin DiRobert came up with another huge corner ‘3’ and his ‘and-1’ followup ended up being the game winner,” said Patriots coach Erik Henrysen. “He’s made it a habit of making big-time shots. We are only five games in and he’s done it now in three games so far. Justin also had momentum-killing ‘3s’ against (William) Tennent and (CB) West.”
CB South was looking for its first win of the season and played well most of the night, leading 30-28 at halftime and 46-37 after three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, however, Jacob Cummiskey scored 10 points for East, which outscored the Titans 24-12.
“We really struggled for three quarters, rebounding and defending,” Henrysen said. “We were down double digits. I have to give a ton of credit to the guys for the way they didn’t crack.
“Once the fourth quarter started, we were preaching how we had plenty of time to chip away. We didn’t panic and the guys began executing defensively”
Cummiskey finished with 21 points, as well as seven rebounds and six steals,. He also was 6-for-6 from the free throw line. As a team, East was 17-for-20 from the line.
Tyler Dandrea had 11 points for the Patriots, and Joey Giordano added 10. Kyle Berndt had eight points, five rebounds and three steals.
“Going on the road is tough in our league,” Henrysen said. “We will take the result and now shift our focus toward Friday.”
Tyler Meinel had 21 for CB South, while Dalton VanZanten added 14.
CB East (5-0, 2-0 SOL) hosts Pennridge on Friday.
CB South (0-4, 0-2 SOL) plays at CB West.
CB East (61)
Jacob Cummiskey 21, Joey Giordano 10, Kyle Berndt 8, Tyler Dandrea 11, Justin DiRoberto 8, Nolan Jacob 3.
CB South (58)
Flynn Carroll 2, Chris Granito 9, Tyler Meinel 21, Sean Rieber 1, Dalton VanZanten 14, Owen Wheeler 5, Dylan Valentine 6.
CB East 17 11 9 24 – 61
CB South 15 15 16 12 – 58
3-point goals: CBE-Dandrea, DiRoberto; CBS-Granito 2
North Penn 65, Central Bucks West 56
North Penn hit eight 3-pointers on the road and stayed unbeaten with the nine-point win over CB West on Tuesday.
The trio of Ryan Deininger (23), Norm Gee (15) and Teddy McAllister (15) combined for 53 points.
“We’ve been able to score pretty well the first two league games,” said Knights coach John Conrad. “We haven’t played defense particularly well or rebounded particularly well, but we’ve been able to score.
“When we were able to get stops, get out in transition, we were able to get out to a little bit of a lead. When (West) was able to score, they could set up their defense and were able to chip away, but we were able to convert on the offensive end and extend the lead a little bit.”
North Penn (3-0, 2-0 SOL) remained unbeaten with the win and plays at Souderton on Friday.
“It’s early, but I’m real happy with the chemistry,” Conrad said. “I’m happy the guys are playing for one another. I’m happy where we are from that standpoint. At this point, we’re looking for defensive consistency and to be more efficient offensively.”
CB West (0-5, 0-2 SOL) was led by Matt Engle’s 18 points, including 11 in the second half. Jackson Wisniowski scored 10 points in the second half.
The Bucks will look for their first win Friday at home against CB South.
North Penn (65)
Mario Sgro 1 2-2 4; Norm Gee 5 2-2 15; Teddy McAllister 5 3-4 15; Ryan Zeltt 2 0-0 4; Ryan Deininger 9 2-4 23; Corey Meade 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 9-12 65.
CB West (56)
Charlie Cashman 1 2-2 5; Mike Fountain 1 0-0 2; Matt Engle 7 1-1 18; Bowen Gugger 2 1-2 5; Julian Phillips 3 1-28; Max McGlone 2 0-0 4; Max Slaymaker 2 0-1 4; Jackson Wisnowski 3 3-3 10. Totals 21 8-11 56.
North Penn 17 14 17 17 – 65
CB West 12 15 10 19 – 56
3-point goals:NP-Gee 3, Deininger 3, McAllister 2; CBW-Engle 3, Cashman, Slaymaker
Pennridge 60, Souderton 49
A big third quarter enabled Pennridge to pull away for its first league win of the season against rival Souderton on Tuesday.
“I think it was a six-point game at the half; it was like 25-19,” said Rams coach Dean Behrens. “We missed a couple of layups along the way. The kids were a little frustrated. I told them – to hold a team to 19, I’m happy. The offense will come.
“In the third quarter, we held them to six points. We outscored them 20-6 in the quarter, so we had all of the elements working in that third quarter.”
Matt Campione had a game-high 19 points to lead the Rams.
“Matt Campione set the defensive tone right away,” Behrens said. “They were running one of their set plays for (Nate) Hemsing, Matt picked it off and went down and scored. We talked about it yesterday and prior to the game. He held Hemsing to five points. I felt like we needed to keep him in check.
“Matt not only plays well offensively, but he’s all in defensively. Both ends of the floor, he’s full tilt, which is awesome.”
Xavier Peters added 12 points, while Jake Buesing finished in double figures with 10.
Souderton was led by James Blair with 16 and Jared Zimmerman with 13.
“I think it was big for us to get a win tonight,” Behrens said. “Last year, about this time, we started to get sick and we just started losing. We lost like seven in a row.
“I thought it was huge to win tonight. We play CB East Friday, and that’s going to be a tall task for us. To get our first league win, we’re 3-2 overall. I feel good about where we are, and I think the boys do too.”
Pennridge (3-2, 1-1 SOL) plays at East on Friday.
Souderton (1-3, 1-1 SOL) hosts North Penn.
Souderton (49)
Nate Hemsing 2 1-2 5; Jared Zimmerman 4 2-2 13; James Blair 6 0-0 16; Chanse Salone 4 0-0 9; Aiden Maue 2 0-0 4; Levi John 1 0-2 2. Totals 19 3-6 49.
Pennridge (60)
Caden Fisher 2 0-0 4; Jake Buesing 2 4-4 10; Gannon Perlini 2 3-4 7; Matt Campione 9 0-0 19; Xavier Peters 5 0-0 12; Tommy Cramer 1 2-2 4; Ryan Hass 1 0-0 3; Jacob Barbadoro 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 10-12 60
Souderton 7 12 6 24 – 49
Pennridge 10 15 20 15 – 60
3-point goals: S-Blair 4, Zimmerman 3, Salone; P-Buesing 2, Peters 2, Campione, Hass
SOL Patriot Division
Bensalem 54, Council Rock North 42
A big third quarter was the difference as Bensalem got key contributions off the bench on the way to the double-figure victory against visiting CR North.
“It’s a true team victory,” said Owls coach Ron Morris. “We have a saying that roles change, goals don’t, and it just shows every game within a game, anything can happen in any given moment, so you have to always be ready.
“Nate Cooper came in off the bench. We had foul trouble, and he did a great job defensively, and we just kind of rolled with him. We knew Jack (Blum) and Adam (Mahtat) were their two leading scorers, and we wanted to contain them. Nate had a big part in that tonight, and then he was able to get some putback layups. He hit a 3-pointer, so it was nice to see. He hasn’t played much this season, but he just stayed positive and was ready when his number was called.”
Eric Gonzalez scored a game-high 14 points, while Antonio Morris had 12 and Cooper finished with nine.
“Jack Wineburg had a big part in defense tonight,” Morris said. “He did a really nice job against Jack Blum. We were mixing Jack Wineburg versus Jack Blum and Adam Mahtat throughout the night, and he played well defensively.
“Eric Gonzalez and Antonio (Morris) were getting to the rim again. We score in different ways. We can get to the rim, we can shoot, but on any given night, we have to stay ready because you never know who’s going to be needed.”
CR North was led by Blum, who scored 11, while Mahtat was also in double figures with 10.
Morris also had kind words of support for the CR North program and coach Jesse Krasna, who hasn’t been with the team due to the recent passing of his wife.
“We knew it would be tough tonight,” he said. “Council Rock North is a great program, and we know everything they’ve been through so far this year. They have a great group of kids. They’re battling. They’re going through something I’ve never been through.
“We appreciate everything we do have because you never know. It could be gone at any moment. We’re just happy that the kids are able to play basketball and be there for coach Krasna. He’s such a great guy and runs such a great program. The kids continue on, and they still play the same way even though (Krasna) wasn’t on the sideline, so I tip my hat to the kids and their staff. Tyler (Sessa-Reeves) is doing a good job in the interim role.”
Bensalem (4-0,2-0 SOL) plays again Thursday night at Pennsbury.
CR North (2-2, 1-1 SOL) is back in action Friday at rival CR South.
Council Rock North (49)
Tyler Rodowicz 3 3-6 9; Cole McCarthy 3 2-2 8; Micah Oxley 2 0-0 4; Adam Mahtat 4 2-2 10; Jack Blum 3 5-9 11; Totals 15 12-19 49
Bensalem (56)
Eric Gonzalez 5 2-3 14; Noah Morris 2 0-1 5; Micah White 2 1-2 3; Amir Drummond 1 0-0 2; Nate Cooper 4 0-0 9; Antonio Morris 4 4-7 12; Jack Wineburg 2 0-0 5; Idris Salvadago 2 0-2 4; Totals 21 7-15 54.
Council Rock North 6-16-10-10 42
Bensalem 14-11-17-12 54
3-point goals: Eric Gonzalez 2, Noah Morris, Nate Cooper, Jack Wineburg.
Neshaminy 44, Council Rock South 39
Less than 24 hours after an intense nonleague two-point win over Norristown, Neshaminy was back at it on Tuesday and started slowly, as CR South jumped
up by 18 by halftime.
The second half was a different story entirely as Neshaminy staged a remarkable comeback, rallying to get back into the game and pulling away for the five-point win.
“It was a very interesting game,” said Neshaminy coach Mark Tingle. “We were so flat on defense. Credit to (CR) South, they hit every open shot they had. It was 13-2 in the first quarter, and 30-12 at halftime. In the second half, they had seven in the third quarter and two in the fourth.”
South hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter and three more in the second quarter. Seven different players scored. It had just three field goals in the entire second half and only had two free throws in the fourth.
“It was one of those things,” Tingle said. “Yeah, we full-court pressed. We didn’t get into it as much in the first half because we didn’t score. We were full court the whole second half. 
Obviously, that led to a lot of made shots.”
Sean Curley scored 15 of his team-high 18 points in the second half, with three 3-pointers and he went 4-for-4 from the line. Nate Townsend had 15 points.
“Sean had a huge night for us again” Tingle said. “Emeer Coombs only had three points, but he gave us the energy boost we needed as far as pressuring the ball in the second half. He was all over the place.”
Matt Robinson had 12 points for the Golden Hawks, while Aiden Wallace finished with 11.
Neshaminy (4-1, 2-0 SOL) plays Friday night at Harry S. Truman.
CR South (1-3, 0-2 SOL) hosts rival CR North on Friday.
CR South (39)
Matt Robinson 4 2-2 12; Aiden Wallace 40-0 11; Timmy Rahill 2 0-0 5; Cole Delp 1 0-0 2; GeorgeO’Brien 2 0-0 5; Michael Burns 1 0-0 2. Callum Kockott 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 2-2 19.
Neshaminy (44)
Joey Zack 1 1-4 3; Ashton Lovelace 2 0-0 4; Emeer Coombs 1 0-0 3; Bolma Gobah 0 1-2 1; Sean Curley 5 4-4 18; Nate Townsend 7 0-1 15. Totals 16 6-11 44
CR South 13 17 7 2 – 39
Neshaminy 2 10 16 16 – 44
3-point goals: CRS-Wallace 3, Robinson 2, Rahill, O’Brien; N-Curley 4, Townsend, Coombs
Pennsbury 52, Harry S Truman 26
The Falcons bounced back from their league-opening loss to Neshaminy on Thursday, started quickly and blew out Truman on Tuesday.
“We’ve had a weird start,” said first-year Pennsbury coach Wes Emme. “We started with two games in the tipoff tournament (at Hatboro-Horsham), we had a week off and then played our league rival on the road. That was the first big game for a lot of the guys on our roster. It was a good experience, a good wakeup call, a good opportunity to see a good team.
“We had several big practices over the weekend. We were prepared for tonight and had a good performance.”
Pennsbury led 16-6 after on and 33-12 at halftime.
Ty Kocak had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
“He basically got wherever he wanted to go on the court and in transition,” Emme said. “He was also able to find guys and create for others. He’s going to have to score a lot for us to be successful, but we can be even better if he can create for other guys.”
Connor Taddei added nine points.
“Mike Roccograndi had a good performance off the bench,” Emme said. “Guys like Danny Cohen, he hasn’t made a bunch of shots yet, but we have confidence in him. Sam Callahan played well for us off the bench. Our point guard, Teddy Mangan, he’s kind of an unheralded star for us. He triggers our offense and plays good defense too.”
Wyatt Spinks had 10 points for Truman.
Pennsbury (2-2, 1-1 SOL) has its home opener Thursday against Bensalem. They will be having the program’s annual toy drive, and will also honor former player Joey Monaghan, who passed away in September.
Truman (1-3, 0-2 SOL) hosts Neshaminy on Friday.
Pennsbury (52)
Teddy Mangan 2 0-0 5, Mike Roccograndi 1 1-2 4, Danny Cohen 2 0-0 4, Sam Callahan 0 2-2 2, Connor Taddei 3 2-2 9, Mitch Primola 0 0-1 0, Ty Kocak 8 3-4 19, Simon Dlugi 0 1-4 1, Sean Faust Jr. 1 0-0 2, Ryan Zuckerman 3 0-1 6; Totals 20 9-16 52.
Truman (26)
Wyatt Spinks 4 0-1 10, Khalil King 1 0-0 2, Gavin Burns 1 0-0 2, Tre Watson 0 2-2 2, Abraham Batalks 2 1-3 5, Davae Vaughn 0 3-4 3, RJ Cox 0 2-4 2; Totals 8 8-14 26.
3-point goals: P-Taddei, Roccograndi, Mangan; HST-Spinks 2
SOL Liberty Division
Plymouth Whitemarsh 83, Quakertown 63
After a close first half, Plymouth Whitemarsh turned it on, pushed its leads to double figures and finished off host Quakertown for the league win on the road Tuesday night.
“We have guys that can score, but we’re still very much a work in progress overall,” said PW coach Jim Donofrio. “It’s certainly interesting when you have kids who the year before are on your team and then they’re not allowed to be in the playoffs. So while we look like we have returning guys, to be able to play under pressure, they’re all such happy-to-lucky guys.
“Defensively, we’re nowhere near what we need to be. Right now, we’re relying on offensive prowess to replace our expectation of great defense, and that’s got to come back a little bit. We don’t quite have a killer (instinct) yet, and the kids don’t understand they’re going to need it.”
Chase Coleman had 29 points for the Colonials, while Jaden Colzie had 15 and Qudire Bennett was also in double figures with 13.
“Qudire Bennett got in foul trouble early,” Donofrio said. “He got three fouls in the first half, and he lost the first half. Jaden Colzie and Chase Coleman just picked up the pace, and we have a young man – Lincoln Sharpe, and I think he might have had 12 rebounds. He just is a workhorse, he keeps things alive. Jah Sayles had a really nice steady game.”
Quakertown was led by Sam Wilkin, who scored 21 and Miles Longacre, who added 15.
“We got eight or nine (players) in the game, but Quakertown is big, they’re better than their record,” Donofrio said. “They returned a lot of guys, they play very fundamental, so the danger in the game is that you have some speed and we have some size too, but it’s speed versus size. They’re trying to control the paint. They have kids doing a nice job of getting downhill.
“The concern is when we try to get a little quicker with some things and pressure, we lose our discipline, and we over pursue. When you over pursue and you don’t get the steal, you don’t get the turnover, big physical guys are going to win the 50-50 battle, and the next thing you know, they’re walking in for layups.
“We have a confidence about us that’s also a little too loose, but you know what, it’s three weeks into the season. To lose a week of preseason is unbelievably frustrating. We’re still trying to learn things. I’m sure a lot of teams are. It’s going to take until January.”
PW (3-1, 2-0 SOL) returns home to play Hatboro-Horsham on Friday.
Quakertown (0-4, 0-2 SOL) looks for its first win Friday at Wissahickon.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (83)
Jaden Colzie 4 5-5 15; Jimmy Flowers 2 1-2 5; Chase Coleman 11 7-9 29; Mani Sajid 1 0-0 2; Qudire Bennett 5 2-2 13; Jah Sayles 3 0-0 8; Lincoln Sharpe 4 1-2 9; Rodney Willis 1 0-0 2.
Quakertown (63)
Miles Longacre 6 3-4 15; Sam Wilkin 7 6-6 21; Ethan Tomlinson 5 2-2 12; Anthony Callan 1 2-3 3; Kyle Rosenberger 3 0-0 7; Colin Ficco 1 0-1 3.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 17 21 21 22 – 83
Quakertown 17 8 18 20 – 63
3-point goals: PW-Colzie 2, Sayles 2, Bennett; Q-Wilkin, Rosenberger, Ficco
Upper Dublin 61, Wissahickon 42
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Eight different players scored for Upper Dublin, which led 31-19 at the half and upped that lead to 18 points in the third. Seaton Kukla had nine of his 12 points in the first half.
“This was against a rival,” said first-year coach Derek Brooks. “We’re new to the rivalry, the coaching staff, but we have so many returning players. It was a big deal to a lot of them. Last year, they split with Wissahickon and each team won on the road. Tonight, we wanted to make sure we did the job at home.
“(Wissahickon coach Kyle Wilson) does a great job with them there. They always run their stuff well. We tried to prepare as much as we could. Any time you can win by 19 against a good team, we’ll take it.”
Brady Fogle also had 12 points, while Mason Pensabene added nine and DJ Cerisier chipped in with eight.
“It was strange being at home,” Brooks said. “We only have eight home games this year, because of tournaments and we have two nonleague games on the road. So, it was good to be back at home. It was a big night. We wanted to make sure we were prepared and ready. It was a great environment, a packed house.
“We got off to a great start. We jumped up 8-0, but it was an up-and-down game from there. We would build a lead, they would fight back. Credit to Wissahickon, they kept fighting the whole time.”
For Wissahickon, Earl Stout scored a team-high 17, 10 of which came in the first half to help keep his team in the game. Jaylon Williams scored all 10 of his points in the second half.
Upper Dublin (3-2, 2-0 SOL) hosts Abington on Friday.
Wissahickon (1-3, 1-1 SOL) looks to bounce back against Quakertown at home on Friday.
Wissahickon (42)
Kirkpatrick 1 2-3 4; Jaylon Williams 3 2-4 10; Ryan 2 0-0 4; Slackman 1 2-2 4; Dom Vacchiano 1 0-0 3; Earl Stout 8 1-4 17. Totals 16 7-13 42.
Upper Dublin (61)
Mason Pensabene 3 2-2 9; Brady Fogle 3 4-4 12; DJ Cerisier 4 0-0 8; Ryan Mulroy 3 0-4 6; Seaton Kukla 4 3-3 12; Kobe Bazemore 0 2-2 2; Idris Rines 2 2-2 6; Chris Kohlbrenner 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 13-17 61.
Wissahickon 7 12 14 9 – 42
Upper Dublin 17 14 16 14 – 61
3-point goals: W-Williams 2, Vacchiano; UD-Fogle 2, Pensabene, Kukla
Abington 56, Hatboro-Horsham 49
After a rough three games to start the season, Abington was back home Tuesday and took care of Hatboro-Horsham for its first win by a 56-49 final score.
Jeremiah Lee had 23 points and three steals, while Kellen Ingram added 17 points, eight rebounds and one block. Paul Glantz was also in double figures with 11 points.
Point guard Damon Rawls had four assists, three steals and did not commit a turnover.
The Ghosts shot 38.4 percent (20-for-52) from the field and were 3-for-9 from on 3-pointers. They had seven turnovers as a team. Abington’s three losses were to teams that were a combined 9-2
H-H was led by Noah Schlosser with 14 points, Kyle Dittus with 12 and Jack Grier with 11.
Abington (1-3, 1-1 SOL) next plays at Upper Dublin on Friday.
H-H (0-6, 0-2 SOL) plays at Plymouth Whitemarsh Friday.
Hatboro-Horsham (49)
Jake Grier 5 0-1 11; Noah Schlosser 7 0-3 14; Kyle Dittus 4 0-0 12; Ken Lutz 1 2-2 5; Matt Wingen 1 2-3 4; Mason Bynum 1 0-2 2; Vaughin Craig 0 1-2 1; Totals 19 5-13 49.
Abington (56)
Damon Rawls 1 0-0 3; Jeremiah Lee 10 1-2 23; Paul Glantz 3 5-7 11; Kellen Ingram 5 7-8 17; Aaron Jones 1 0-0 2; Totals 20 13-18 56.
Hatboro-Horsham 8-11-16-14 49
Abington 13-15-12-16 56
3-point goals: HH – Jake Grier, Ken Lutz, Kyle Dittus 4; Abington – Damon Rawls, Jeremiah Lee 2.
SOL Freedom Division
Cheltenham 57, Lower Moreland 48
Yakeen Respes scored nine of his team-high 15 points in the first quarter, as Cheltenham survived a back-and-forth battle with host Lower Moreland in a SOL Freedom Division game on Tuesday night.
“It was a hard-fought game,” said Panthers coach Patrick Fleury. “As a unit, we have to find our purpose and continue to maintain it. A lot of that falls on me. I just need to be better, but I’m definitely proud of the fight they had. They continue to need to be tested and pushed.
“We’re a young team, and the moment that we fall into being a whole unit rather than playing in spurts is the moment we will see the results we want. And that’s on me that we keep the main thing the main thing, and we don’t veer off from that team goal.”
Cheltenham overcame a tough night from the free throw line, going 12-for-23, including 6-for-13 in the first half.
Lower Moreland trailed by 11 after one, but outscored Cheltenham 14-7 in the second quarter. The Panthers were able to push their lead back to double figures in the third.
Kevin Addison-Anderson scored 11 points for Cheltenham, while Josiah Hutson and Malik Hughes had eight points each.
Junior Carl Barnette had a huge game for Lower Moreland, hitting six 3-pointers on the way to a 27-point night. He had 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Cheltenham (3-2, 2-0 SOL) hosts William Tennent in another key division game on Friday.
LM (0-3, 0-2 SOL) hosts Calvary Christian in a nonleague game on Wednesday.
Cheltenham (57)
Josiah Hutson 2 3-3 8; Yakeen Respes 6 2-3 15; Kamani Healey 1 3-3 5; Kevin Addison-Anderson 4 3-6 11; Osei Johnson 0 1-2 1; Malik Hughes 4 0-4 8; Nile Tinsley 2 0-1 5; Peyton McClendon 1 0-0 2.
Lower Moreland (48)
Tom Przybylinski 2 2-2 7; Kevin Hegedus 3 1-3 8; Carl Barnette 10 1-2 27; John Kroll 0 0-2 0; Gabe Krutzinger 1 0-0 3; Donato Incollingo 1 0-0 3.
Cheltenham 19 7 16 15 – 57
Lower Moreland 8 14 7 19 – 48
3-point goals: C-Respes, Tinsley; LM-Barnette 6, Przybylinski, Hegedus, Krutsinger, Incollingo
Springfield Twp 43, New Hope-Solebury 37
Springfield trailed after three quarters, but a 20-point fourth was the difference as it pulled out a division win over New Hope-Solebury.
“After halftime, we challenged them a little bit, and they picked up the challenge and the schemes we were trying to do,” said Spartans coach Rob Fusaro. “It was all about them performing on the court.”
Sophomore Aiden Hood scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter. He also had four rebounds.
“He stepped up pretty well,” Fusaro said. “He’s been playing really well. He had two big ‘3s’ and was strong with the ball. He made some good plays down the stretch.
“He transformed his whole game from last year to this year. He was a reserve JV guy. He’s a real worker. He does everything we ask him to do. Anything we ask him to improve on he does. He’s strong, he can shoot, he can handle the ball under pressure. He’s done a very, very nice job. Hopefully, he’s going to keep improving.”
Dylan McKenzie had a team-high 15 points to go along with five steals and five rebounds.
“Dylan (McKenzie) was solid,” Fusaro said. “He made some good plays, hit some free throws that helped us finish it up. Brett Smith controlled the ball. It was a good overall win as a unit.”
The Spartans went 10-for-14 from the line in the fourth quarter, after going 5-for-13 the rest of the game.
New Hope trailed 12-10 at the half, and then had a big third quarter, including four 3-pointers, to take a 24-23 lead into the fourth quarter. Liam Ross scored 10 of his team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter. John Nettles and Matt Hanley had two 3-pointers each.
Springfield (3-1, 1-1 SOL) next plays on Friday, at home against Upper Moreland
New Hope (0-3, 0-2 SOL looks for its first win at Lower Moreland.
Springfield (43)
Johnny Nosal 0 0-3 0; Dylan McKenzie 3 9-12 15; Brett Smith 2 4-10 8; Trey Mapp 1 0-0 2; Sam Greenfield 1 0-0 3; Will Hasting 0 2-2 2;Aidan Hood 4 0-0 11. Totals 11 15-27 43.
New Hope-Solebury (37)
John Wilson 3 0-0 7; Rocco Massamino 1 0-0 3; John Nettles 2 0-0 6; Matt Hanley 2 0-0 6; Liam Ross 6 3-7 15. Totals 14 3-7 15.
Springfield 4 8 11 20 – 43
New Hope 2 8 14 13 – 37
3-point goals: S-Hood 3; NH-Nettles 2, Hanley 2, Massamino, Wilson
William Tennent 80, Upper Moreland 63
Tied at halftime, William Tennent exploded offensively in the second half, outscoring previously-unbeaten Upper Moreland 46-29 over the final two quarters.
Nine different Tennent players scored, led by George Marion, who scored 20 points. Kirby Mooney added 16, Evan Devor had 13 points and three 3-pointers, and Isiah Dawson had 12 points and two 3-pointers.
Upper Moreland was led by Colson Campbell, who scored 28 points, and Nigel Adamson, who added 14.
Tennent (3-1, 2-0 SOL) has a big game Friday night at Cheltenham.
Next up for UM (4-1, 1-1 SOL) is a road nonleague game at Interboro on Wednesday.
William Tennent (80)
Kirby Mooney 6 3-7 16; Isiah Dawson 3 4-7 12; George Marion 9 1-5 20; Sean Devine 2 0-0 6; Chris D’Ambra 2 1-1 6; Tony Pople 1 0-0 3; Luke Torok 1 0-0 3; Evan Devor 5 0-0 13; Tyler Laurin 1 0-0 2.
Upper Moreland (63)
Nigel Adamson 6 2-4 14; Alex Best 3 0-4 8; Jon Clark 3 4-4 10; Ralph Tyler 1 0-0 2; Sean Murphy 0 1-2 1; Colson Campbell 8 11-14 28.
William Tennent 18 16 22 24 – 80
Upper Moreland 14 20 16 13 – 63
3-point goals: WT- Devor 3, Dawson 2, Mooney, Marion, Devine, D’Ambria, People; UM-Best 2, Campbell
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