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SOL Colonial Division
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 74, NORTH PENN 62
Dhruv Mukund hit five 3-pointers in the first half and scored a team-high 18, as CB East started quickly and remained unbeaten with the solid road win over North Penn.
“We started off with 24 points in the first quarter and hit a ton of 3s,” said coach Erik Henrysen. “At halftime, we had nine 3s, and we were just shooting the ball well. Coming off Souderton – we only hit four 3s, which was our season low – so we really shot the ball well early.
“Dhruv Mukund had 14 in the first quarter, and he got us off to a great start, but it was shared throughout the team. Guys were finding open looks, and we were knocking them down.”
CB East – which led by just two after one quarter – led this one 41-31 at halftime and North Penn was able to stay within striking distance but could never get over the hump.
“Credit to North Penn, they kept coming,” Henrysen said. “They play fast, and when they get out in transition, they’re really tough. Even though we tried to slow them down, they could really get out in the open court, and they gave us a problem.”
Mukund also finished with six rebounds and six assists.
Jacob Cummiskey – who surpassed the 1,000-point plateau – scored 16 for the Patriots, to go along with three rebounds and three assists, while Justin DiRoberto and Nolan Behm were also in double figures with 14 points each. Behm had four rebounds and four assists, DiRoberto four rebounds and Tyler Dandrea five assists.
Ahmaar Godhania led North Penn with 22 points, including four 3-pointers, while Corey Meade added eight, and Norm Gee and Tre Simpson scored 12 points each.
Central Bucks East (8-0, 5-0 SOL) will host Council Rock South in a crossover game Thursday.
North Penn (4-4, 3-2 SOL) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Thursday.
CB East (74)
Jacob Cummiskey 16, Dhruv Mukund 18, Bryce Lolas 3, Tyler Dandrea 7, Justin DiRoberto 14, Nolan Behm 14, Miles Demby 2
North Penn (62)
Ahmaar Godhania 22, Norm Gee 12, David Onyeanusi 2, Corey Meade 14, Tre Simpson 12
CB East 24 17 16 17 – 74
North Penn 22 9 18 13 – 62
3-point goals: CBE-Mukund 5, DiRoberto 4, Behm 2, Lolas, Dandrea; NP-Godhania 4, Gee 2
Cummiskey reaches 1,000-point milestone
Jake Cummiskey put his name in the program’s record books.
With one minute remaining in the Patriots’ contest at North Penn, the Central Bucks East senior connected on a mid-range jumper off the dribble. The basket vaulted him to the 1,000-point milestone.
“It was just a special night for him, and he’s a special player,” East coach Erik Henrysen said. “Throughout the early part of tonight’s game, he got his teammates involved. He only needed 12 points to get to a thousand, and it can alter your game a little bit, but he was still finding guys for open shots and still creating for his teammates.
“That’s pretty much Jake in a nutshell. He’s playing for his teammates, playing for the win, and he’ll do whatever it takes.”
Cummiskey has been a contributor since he was a freshman.
“He’s a player that has just experienced a ton of success, and we’ve really benefitted from having him with us,” Henrysen said. “Even in his freshman year, he was the sixth man for us but finished all-league and had some heroics in the playoffs. Since then, we’ve kind of hitched our wagon to him.”
Cummiskey is the first East boys’ player to accomplish reach the 1,000-point milestone since Bryan Scott did it in 1999, and he is the first in Henrysen’s tenure at the helm.
“It’s been a while,” the Patriots’ coach said. “Joe Jackman would have gotten it, but that was the COVID year, and he finished with 950 points.”
Cummiskey scored 16 points in East’s win over the Knights – – six in the first half and then eight in the third quarter when he connected on the historic basket.
SOUDERTON 43, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 42
Chanse Salone made a big free throw late to give the Indians a one-point lead, and in the game’s final seconds, Danny Dyches came up with a big block to preserve Souderton’s thrilling win over CB West on Tuesday night.
“It was a good team effort,” said Indians coach Okoteh Sackitey. “I was really happy with how we stayed together. There were a lot of chances for us to collapse or for us to give up. I think we did a really good job of keeping the next-play mentality.
“We were up five a couple of different times. We all wanted to turn five into 10 and break it open, but we just couldn’t. Credit to CB West for always fighting back. It was a grind, and we know it’s going to be a grind against a team like CB West. It’s never easy.”
Souderton had the ball with a chance to go up late with the score tied at 42.
“There was under a minute left, and No. 2 on their team (Matt Engle) was playing good defense on Chanse Salone and forces a five-second call,” Sackitey said. “So we had a turnover.
“Chanse responded in such a mature way and just got on to the next play on defense. He and Nolan Watkins had someone in a trap around half court, and we forced a turnover. Chanse took it to the rim and got fouled on a layup attempt with about seven seconds left. He missed the first and hit the second. That’s such a big deal. Those free throws are not guaranteed, none of them, so that was a big free throw.”
The Bucks, however, had one last chance to win it themselves.
“They were trying to score off the sideline out of bounds,” Sackitey said. “They set a screen, and the guy was coming off a screen into a pull-up and Danny just stepped up and had a real solid block, a game-winning block. It was great to watch. It was a huge, huge play for us.
“He has a lot of plays that are big plays for us that may not always be points, whether it’s a block or a rebound or it’s a screen. He does a lot of the little things that don’t necessarily show up. That was a big time game-winning block.”
The Indians held an 8-6 edge after one quarter and took a 19-18 lead into halftime, but the Bucks connected on four 3s and outscored the Indians 16-12 in the third quarter to make it a 39-34 game. They didn’t go away in the fourth quarter, but the Indians prevailed.
Salone finished with 14 to lead the Indians offensively, while Bill Sackor and Watkins also finished in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
For CB West, Engle had 14 and Roman Kulesa 11 points.
Souderton (5-3, 3-2 SOL)) will host Bensalem in a crossover game Thursday.
Central Bucks West (4-3, 2-3 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Friday.
Souderton (43)
Chanse Salone 5 2-4 14; Trey Bui 1 0-0 2; Bill Sackor 5 1-2 11; Nolan Watkins 4 0-1 10; Danny Dyches 3 0-0 6.
CB West (42)
Matt Engle 6 0-0 14; Roman Kulesa 4 0-0 11; Sam Janikowsiki 3 0-0 6; Aidan Kimberly 1 0-0 2; Dan Gallagher 3 0-0 6; Jackson Wisniowski 1 0-0 3.
Souderton 8 11- 12 12 – 43
CB West 6 12 16 8 – 42
3-point goals: S-Watkins 2, Salone; CBW-Kulesa 3, Wisnowski
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 57, PENNRIDGE 52
CB South needed a win Tuesday night, and a quick start sent it on its way against visiting Pennridge, as the Titans earned a five-point victory.
“Our two Achilles heels have been slow starts and rebounding,” said Titans coach Louis Ditri. “We got out to a 16-6 lead in the first quarter, and we did a good job on the glass. That combination helped us tonight.”
South’s lead was 30-22 at halftime, as it led the whole way but couldn’t quite but away the pesky Rams.
Dan Gies had 16 points for the Titans, while Ben Harrison scored 15 points.
“(Pennridge’s Dean Behrens) is a great coach,” Ditri said. “The rest of the three quarters, they outscored us. That’s how good of a coach he is, he had those kids scraping. We kept them at bay in that regard.
“We stayed the course. We’re young and inexperienced, so every game is a learning block for us.”
In addition to Gies and Harrison, Ditri pointed out the defensive effort of Alex Shahin on Pennridge standout Xavier Peters.
Peters did lead Pennridge with 21 points, while Rownan Smith added 12.
Central Bucks South (2-6, 1-4 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy on Thursday.
Pennridge (1-6, 1-4 SOL) will be on the road at Harry S. Truman on Thursday for a crossover game.
Pennridge (52)
Rownan Smith 3 3-4 12; Xavier Peters 6 7-8 21; Kyle Richards 1 0-0 2; Dylan Horton 1 0-0 2; Charlie Rising 3 2-4 8; Jake Barbadoro 1 3-3 5; Ryan Schwind 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 17-21 52.
CB South (57)
Cole DiEmidio 1 0-0 2; Alex Shahin 2 3-4 8; Dan Gies 5 3-6 16; Kyle Moyer 4 0-0 9; Ben Harrison 4 7-10 15; Brett Barrett 2 0-0 4; Dylan Valentine 1 1-2 3. Totals 19 14-22 57.
Pennridge 6 16 14 16 – 52
CB South 16 14 13 14 – 57
3-point goals: P-Smith 3, Peters 2; CBS-Gies 3, Shahin, Moyer
SOL Patriot Division
BENSALEM 46, NESHAMINY 44
Jayden Moffitt made it a two-point game on the free throw line late, and then a 3-point attempt by Neshaminy’s Nate Townsend rimmed out, as Bensalem emerged with the two-point win in a thriller on Tuesday night.
“This is a really good rivalry when Bensalem and Neshaminy get together,” Bensalem coach Ron Morris said. “I think over the last three years every game has been decided by a possession or two or less. A lot of our players and their players have played together. I coached a bunch of their kids through AAU or travel basketball over the years.
“So the players know each other, and everyone gets a little more excited. The gym was rocking tonight – both student sections were loud. It’s a great atmosphere. We tell our guys – this is what you play high school basketball for, for these types of games. We were very fortunate coming out on the good end of it.”
The Owls, who trailed 11-9 after one quarter, still trailed by one at halftime (21-20).
“We had guys in foul trouble in the first half,” Morris said. “We had three guys with two fouls each in the first half. We got guys off the bench that just gave us great minutes.
“Jahmir Chatman came in – the kid’s just a dog. He gets after it, he’s fearless, and he gave us really good minutes.”
The Owls outscored the Redskins 15-10 in the third quarter and went into the final quarter with a 35-31 advantage.
“Our brand of basketball is built on defense, and we got two huge stops in the fourth quarter at the
end of the game,” Morris said. “They had two possessions, and they came up scoreless. That’s a credit to our guys buying in, playing good defense, sticking to the game plan and just being ferocious on the defensive end, getting rebounds.
“Jaidyn Moffitt was in foul trouble all night, but he was crucial in the fourth quarter. He made some foul shots, got some big rebounds. Emeer (Coombs) was giving us problems, but Noah (Morris) made him work for everything he got. We got a huge steal down the stretch. Noah was guarding him, Antonio (Morris) came and stole the ball, went down for a layup and a crucial momentum swing, and we really held tight in the fourth quarter.”
Antonio Morris had 14 points to lead the Owls, while Amir Drummond had 13 points, including 7-for-10 from the free throw line.
“We made enough offensive plays,” Morris said. “Antonio and Amir scored for us. Antonio made some big shots. Noah only had five points. They game planned obviously to take Noah away and not let him shoot, but Noah’s five points were crucial. He had a big three in the third quarter, and he had a fast break layup in transition. He just beat guys down the court, finished strong. It was good to see.
“Amir Drummond continues to be a spark for us as our sixth man. He just brings a lot to the table. It was a true team victory. Nate Cooper’s defense was awesome. I know Nate (Townsend) scored 18, but Nate made him work for everything he had, and it doesn’t go unnoticed.”
Neshaminy was led by Townsend’s 18 points, while Emeer Coombs had 16.
“We knew coming in that Emeer and Nate are really good players, and we wanted them to work for everything they got,” Morris said.
With the win, the Owls are 5-0 after the first go-round in division play and have a one-game lead over second place Council Rock South heading into crossover games.
“It was a great win,” Morris said. “We like the start, but we understand we have a lot of work ahead of us and will continue to work every day.”
Bensalem (5-1, 5-0 SOL) will be on the road at Souderton for a crossover game on Thursday.
Neshaminy (5-4, 2-3 SOL) will host Central Bucks South Thursday.
Neshaminy (44)
Emeer Coombs 6 3-4 16; Ryan Meehan 1 0-2 3; Max Currie 2 0-0 4; Jason Leiva 0 2-2 2; Guy Horton 0 1-2 1; Nate Townsend 6 5-8 18. Totals 15 11-17 44.
Bensalem (46)
Antonio Morris 5 4-4 14; Noah Morris 2 0-0 5; Micah White 3 0-0 6; Amir Drummond 3 7-10 13; Jahmir Chatman 1 0-1 2; Jayden Moffitt 1 4-6 6. Totals 15 15-21 46.
Neshaminy 11 10 16 7 – 44
Bensalem 9 11 15 11 – 46
3-point goals: N-Coombs, Meehan, Townsend; B-N. Morris
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 42, PENNSBURY 41
Andrew O’Keeffe scored off an offensive rebound with 10 seconds remaining to give CR North the final advantage, as the Indians held on and knocked off Pennsbury on Tuesday.
“It was at Pennsbury, which is always a difficult place to play,” said Indians coach Derek Wright. “It was one of those typical loud and enthusiastic Pennsbury games. It was a real satisfying win. I’m real happy for the guys. It’s been a tough little stretch. They’re having to learn a lot real quickly. Everything is new for them.
“Sometimes you have to see to believe. I had hoped they would start to see a little bit of success. We think it can occur over time, but it’s not going to be overnight. It was definitely gratifying for them.”
The win didn’t come easy for CR North, as Pennsbury started quickly and went up 10 at halftime.
“Pennsbury made a bunch of shots early in the game,” Wright said. “We didn’t play really well, but we did compete in the first half, which we were pleased about. We talked at halftime about that. Their competitiveness at least kept them in the game.
“We started off really well in the third quarter. Oliver Schaefer made some great plays for his teammates at the beginning of the third quarter, which closed the gap, and we defended much better in the second half.”
It came down to the final sequence, as O’Keeffe had the huge offensive rebound and bucket, and defensively, the Indians made the big stop when needed.
“They were up one with about 40 seconds left,” Wright said. “We had called a timeout to get ourselves set. We moved the ball really well. Pennsbury did a great job defending, and we took a tough shot and missed it, but Andy O’Keeffe was in the right place at the right time and got the offensive rebound and put it back with about 10 seconds left.
“They called a timeout. We did a good job making it difficult for them to bring the ball up the floor. They had to call another timeout, and they had the ball side out of bounds with about two seconds left. Connor Taddei had a shot from the corner. It was a tough shot, but from where we were standing, it looked like it was on line, which it was, but it was just short. Jack Curry, who was on him, did a nice job and contested it well and made it a difficult shot.”
O’Keeffe led the Indians with 13 points and seven rebounds, and Grady Burt added 12.
“Andy had a big game,” Wright said. “This is only his second game back. He had been injured. It was a great coming out party for him. His teammates looked for him well in the second half.
“Grady Burt hit some big shots in the second half. He was fouled on a 3 and made all three foul shots. He hit another 3 in the fourth quarter that was big in keeping the game tight. He finished with three rebounds, and we like to keep him on the glass as well.”
Also for the Indians, Tyler Rodowicz contributed eight points and seven rebounds.
Taddei (11) and Danny Cohen (10) were in double figures for Pennsbury.
Council Rock North (3-4, 2-3 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks West Friday.
Pennsbury (4-4, 2-3 SOL) will host North Penn in a crossover game on Thursday.
CR North (42)
Grady Burt 4 3-3 12; Oliver Schaefer 1 0-1 3; Jack Curry 1 1-3 4; Tyler Rodowicz 3 0-0 8; Riley Haggerty 1 0-2 3; Andrew O’Keeffe 6 0-0 13. Totals 16 5-9 42.
Pennsbury (41)
Teddy Mangan 3 0-0 9; Mike Roccograndi 1 3-4 5; Danny Cohen 4 1-1 10; Grayson Gozum 0 2-4 2; Sam Callahan 0 2-2 2; Conner Taddei 4 0-0 11; Simon Dlugi 1 0-0 2; Max Manga 0 0-2 0. Totals 13 8-13 41.
CR North 12 4 16 9 – 42
Pennsbury 19 7 11 4 – 41
3-point goals: CRN-Burt, Curry, Rodowicz, Haggerty , O’Keefe; P-Mangan 3, Taddei 3, Cohen
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 60, HARRY S TRUMAN 36
CR South hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter, ended up with 20 points total and rolled from there to the Patriot Division win over Truman.
Timmy Rahill had a big game for the Golden Hawks with 23 points, including five 3-pointers. He had 15 points in the first half.
Jordan Getz (11) and Ryan Werluk (10) were also in double figures for the Hawks.
Aaron Nathan scored 15 points to lead the host Tigers.
Council Rock South (5-2, 4-1 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks East for a crossover game Thursday.
Harry S Truman (0-7, 0-5 SOL) will host Pennridge on Thursday.
CR South (60)
Jordan Getz 5 1-1 11; Ryan Werluk 4 1-2 10; Mike Burns 1 0-0 3; Timmy Rahill 7 4-7 23; MJ Thompson 1 2-2 5; Ryan Delp 1 0-0 2; Ray Haglund 1 1-3 3; George O’Brien 1 0-0 2.
Truman (36)
Tre Winton 2 0-1 4; Jaden Luchansky 3 1-2 9; Brandon Armond 1 0-0 3; Aaron Nathan 4 6-12 15; James Cook 1 0-0 3; Adul Diallo 0 2-2 2; Shaq Chapman 1 0-0 2.
CR South 20 1 10 12 – 60
Truman 6 12 12 4 – 36
3-point goals: CRS-Rahill 5, Worluk, Burns, Thompson; HST-Luchansky 2, Armond, Cook
SOL Liberty Division
WISSAHICKON 61, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 53
There are a lot of new faces in the lineup for Wissahickon this season, so only two – Dom Vacchiano and Brayden Ryan – were on the floor when Plymouth Whitemarsh knocked the Trojans out of playoff contention in the final game back in February.
Tuesday, the Trojans earned a bit of payback and did so impressively with a huge upset of a PW team which was coming off a huge win on Friday.
“I really felt excited for Brayden Ryan and Dom (Vacchiano),” said Wissahickon coach Kyle Wilson. “Last year, our last game of the season, we played PW. If we’d won, we were in the playoffs, and if we lost, we were done. We led the entire game, and (PW’s Jaden) Colzie hit two big 3s down the stretch. They won, and that was that.
“For Dom and Brayden, who are our only two returning varsity players, they had this game on their schedule, but after taking one on the chin to Abington, I think our guys were second guessing themselves. But they bought in all week and listened to the game plan. We changed the lineup and went with Josh Palutis, who played as a sophomore but didn’t play last year because he was focusing on baseball. It gave us an extra ball handler.”
The contest started with a dominant first quarter that saw the Trojans pitch a shutout and lead the Colonials 12-0 after eight minutes.
“That was a little bit of talent and luck,” Wilson said. “They struggled to find their shot, and we took advantage of making sure shots were one and done, so that helps.
“We preached to our guys, the last few weeks we’ve been scoring in the 60s, except for the one game against Downingtown, and I said, ‘Guys, we can’t keep giving up 70-some points.’ I didn’t expect to shut anybody out for a quarter, but our guys listened, we had a great practice yesterday.
“I looked at our first quarter. We had 12 points, but it was from six different guys. We just shared the ball and took advantage of different opportunities. because they put so much pressure. They’re just trapping and pressing so much. They just force you to play basketball, and thank goodness our playmakers continue to make plays, at least enough to get the victory.”
Down 31-10 at halftime, PW made a run in the second half but could never quite catch the Trojans.
“In the second half, PW fought like I’ve never seen a team fight before,” Wilson said. “They cut the lead to 10. We were doing everything we could. Even in the fourth, we were on our heels the whole time.
“We had just taken a quick shot with a minute-something. At that point, we had a six-point lead, and we said, ‘We don’t need a quick shot.” With under a minute, Colzie came down and hit a 3 to pull them within three. We beat the press, came down and tried to work the ball. I’m pretty sure they were thinking they’d get another steal because we had turned the ball over a few times.
“Dom (Vacchiano) seems to find a way to come up with big shot after big shot. He raised up from the corner, our fans were right behind him. It’s one of those, the coach is like ‘We don’t need that – yes,’ and it gave us a six-point lead. They came down and tried to get up a shot that we were able to stop. They fouled, and we were able to extend the lead, but it was really a nice team effort.”
Dom Vacchiano led all scorers with 21, while Ryan added 14 and Nico Vacchiano had 10 points.
The Colonials were led by Mani Sajid’s 17 points, while Colzie added 12.
Wissahickon (3-4, 3-2 SOL) will host William Tennent on Friday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (4-2, 4-1 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham for a crossover game Friday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (53)
Jaden Colzie 5 2-5 12; Ben Marsico 2 0-0 5; Jack Hayes 2 0-1 5; Mani Sajid 5 3-4 17; Josh DeJesus 1 0-0 2; Josh Harris 1 0-0 2; Jah Pendergrass-Sayles 3 1-2 9. Totals 19 6-12 53.
Wissahickon (61)
Brayden Ryan 5 3-3 14; Nico Vacchiano 4 2-2 10; Caj Jones 3 1-2 8; Josh Palutis 2 4-5 8; Dom Vacchiano 7 4-6 21. Totals 21 14-18 61.
PW 0 10 24 19 – 53
Wissahickon 12 19 13 17 – 61
3-point goals: PW-Sajid 4, Marsico 2, Sayles 2, Hayes; W-D. Vacchiano 4, Jones, Ryan
UPPER DUBLIN 78, HATBORO-HORSHAM 58
Ryan Mulroy dominated the first quarter, as Upper Dublin jumped out quick against Hatboro-Horsham Tuesday, shaking off Friday’s loss to Plymouth Whitemarsh with a solid 20-point win.
Mulroy finished with a game-high 22 points, 14 of which came in the first quarter.
Brady Fogle did most of his damage in the second quarter with 11 points, as he finished with 14 for the game. Kobe Bazemore was also in double figures with 10. UD had 11 3-pointers as a team.
H-H was led by Shane Phillips, who had 18 points.
Upper Dublin (6-1, 4-1 SOL) will host Springfield Twp in a crossover game Friday.
Hatboro-Horsham (2-6, 0-5) will be on the road at La Salle for a non-league game Thursday.
Upper Dublin (78)
Kobe Bazemore 2 4-4 10; Chad Kohlbrenner 0 2-2 2; Brady Fogle 5 1-1 14; Ryan Mulroy 8 6-7 22; Idris Rines 2 1-2 7; Brandon Altman 3 0-0 8; Noah Cohen 2 0-0 5; James Castronuavo 2 0-0 5; Anthony Oliveira-Schultz 1 0-0 2; Horace Jackson 0 1-2 1; Justin Ragsdale 1 0-0 3.
Hatboro-Horsham (58)
Ryan Walter 1 0-0 3; Ryan Smith 3 0-0 6; Brad Davis 2 0-0 4; Sean McCue 4 2-3 10; Amir Crews 2 2-3 6; Jaden Thompson 1 3-5 5; Vaughn Craig 3 0-0 6; Shane Phillips 7 2-2 18.
Upper Dublin 23 21 19 15 – 78
H-H 12 11 17 18 – 58
3-point goals: UD-Fogle 3, Bazemore 2, Rines 2, Altman, Cohen, Oliveira-Schultz, Rigberg; HH-Phillips 2, Walter
ABINGTON 57, QUAKERTOWN 36
The visiting Panthers stayed within striking distance for three quarters, trailing by just four at halftime and seven heading into the final quarter, but any doubts about the outcome were put to rest when the Ghosts closed out the game with a 21-7 fourth quarter.
Eleven players contributed scoring to a balanced Abington attack. Point guard Damon Rawls was the lone player in double figures with 12 points, which included a 5-for-6 effort at the foul line in the fourth quarter. Aaron Jones stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Jon Roberts had nine points – including a monster dunk, six rebounds and two blocks. Jeremiah Lee – who had a pair of foul shots but did not connect on his first bucket until early in the fourth quarter – also filled the stat sheet with seven points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one blocked shot. Jaden Flournoy had eight rebounds, two steals, one block and four points.
Abington shot 18-for-46 from the floor (39.1 percent) and 3-for-14 from beyond the arc (21.4 percent). The Ghosts had an impressive outing at the foul line, shooting 18-for-24 (75 percent).
Abington (7-2, 3-2 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland for a crossover game on Thursday.
Quakertown (3-5, 1-4) will host Lower Moreland on Friday.
Quakertown (36)
Sam Wilkin 3 0-0 6; Kyle Rosenberger 2 2-4 6; Miles Longacre 3 3-3 10; Anthony Callan 1 3-4 5; Ethan Tomlinson 1 2-5 4; Jameson Sykes 1 1-2 3; Colin Ficco 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 23 11-15 36.
Abington (57)
Damon Rawls 3 5-6 12; Jeremiah Lee 2 3-4 7; Aaron Jones 3 2-2 9; Kellen Ingram 1 0-0 2; Jaden Flournoy 1 2-2 4; Jon Roberts 4 1-2 9; Kamari Brasher 2 0-0 4; Khalid Jenkins 0 2-4 2; Jake Manigault 1 2-2 4; David Phillips 0 1-2 1; Lamar Pittman 1 0-0 3; TOTALS 18 18-24 57
Quakertown 7-10-12-7 36
Abington 13-8-15-21 57
3-point goals: Q-Miles Longacre; A-Damon Rawls, Aaron Jones, Lamar Pittman.
SOL Freedom Division
WILLIAM TENNENT 67, LOWER MORELAND 45
Coming off a disappointing nonleague loss to Holy Ghost Prep on Saturday, Tennent was looking for a big bounce-back game and got just that.
The Panthers played great defense and blew open a close game with a huge second half against Lower Moreland.
“It was a huge game for us,” said Panthers coach Robert Mulville. “We were coming off a loss on Saturday – we looked at film and said, ‘We’ve got to work on some things. We have to take care of the ball and try to defend better.’ It was nice to kind of follow through on those goals.”
Up 27-22 at halftime, the Panthers outscored the Lions 20-10 in the third quarter to stretch the lead.
“Lower Moreland came out tough,” Mulville said. “They did play an overtime game last night (a win over Holy Ghost Prep). I think we were able to tire them out a little bit, playing back-to-back nights.
“I was pleased with our defense and ball handling. We had 24 turnovers Saturday. We only had three tonight.”
Kirby Mooney finished with 21 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and four assists for Tennent.
Sean Devine had 14 points, and was strong on the defensive end, and Imad Abunima also finished with 14 points.
John Kroll led all LM scorers with 17, while Nathan Fellah added 11.
William Tennent (4-4, 3-2 SOL) will be on the road at Wissahickon on Friday for a crossover game.
Lower Moreland (4-3, 2-3 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Friday.
Tennent (67)
Kirby Mooney 7 6-6 21, Chris D’Ambra 1 2-2 4, Sean Devine 5 2-2 14, Luke Torok 0 1-2 1, Imad Abunima 6 0-0 14, Tony Pople 2 0-0 6, Andrew Curtis 1 0-0 2, Tre Stracuzzi 2 0-0 5
Lower Moreland (45)
Carl Barnette 2 0-0 4, Nathan Fellah 4 3-7 11, Kevin Hegedus 2 0-2 6, John Kroll 6 3-5 17, Mason Tammaro 2 0-0 4, Zachary Kendall 1 0-0 3
William Tennent 14 13 20 20 – 67
Lower Moreland 11 11 10 13 – 45
3-point goals: WT-Devine 2, Abunima 2, People 2, Mooney, Stracuzzi; LM-Hegedus 2, Kroll 2.
UPPER MORELAND 63, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 25
Colson Campbell scored 20 points, as Upper Moreland dominated this one from the start, building a 41-17 lead by halftime and never looking back.
The Golden Bears led 18-10 after one quarter, but outscored New Hope 23-7 in the second quarter, and for good measure, 13-2 in the third.
Sean Murphy and Jaydon Cybok added eight points for UM.
Upper Moreland (6-3, 4-1 SOL) will host Abington in a crossover game on Thursday.
New Hope-Solebury (0-7, 0-5 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Friday.
Upper Moreland (63)
Javier Velez 1 3-4 5; Nate Best 2 0-0 4; Alex Best 3 0-0 7; Colson Campbell 7 3-4 20; Anthony Carson 2 0-0 5; Aidan Tuffy 1 0-0 2; Sean Murphy 4 0-0 8; Alex Costanzo 1 0-0 2; Jadon Cybok 3 0-0 8; Larry Hughes 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 6-8 63.
New Hope (25)
Heath Miller 1 0-0 2; John Nettles 1 0-0 3; Rocco Massimino 1 0-2 3; Jonathan Gormley 1 0-0 3; Nicholas Rieder 0 1-2 1; Liam Ross 5 1-3 11; Alexander Shukakidze 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 2-7 25
Upper Moreland 18 23 13 9 – 63
New Hope 10 7 2 6 – 25
3-point goals: UM-Campbell 3, Cybok 2, A. Best, Carson; NHS-Nettles, Massimino, Gormely
CHELTENHAM 62, SPRINGFIELD TWP 38
In its final game before a difficult stretch of crossover games, Cheltenham improved to 5-0 in Freedom Division games with a solid thumping of Springfield on Tuesday.
The Panthers led by just seven at halftime, 32-25, but took care of business in the second half, outscoring the Spartans by a 30-13 margin.
Eleven different Panthers scored points in a balanced effort, led by freshman Kamal Mason with 11 points and Mark Hill with 10.
Springfield was led by Bob Hartman and Aiden Hood with 10 points each. Hood also had eight rebounds and four assists. Brendan Thompson had seven points and five rebounds. Cheltenham (7-1, 5-0 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh in a crossover game Friday.
Springfield Twp (1-6, 1-4 SOL) will be on the road at Upper Dublin on Friday.
Cheltenham (62)
Kamal Mason 4 1-3 11; Josiah Hutson 1 1-2 3; Mark Hill 4 0-1 10; Aidan Wilson Worley 3 0-0 7; Kevin Addison 3 2-2 8; Chris Harmon 1 1-2 4; Osei Johnson 2 0-0 5; Asante Johnson 2 0-0 5; Nile Tinsley 1 0-0 2; Michael Abellard 1 0-0 3; Patrick McClendon 3 0-0 6.
Springfield (38)
Bob Hartman 5 0-4 10; Aiden Hood 4 0-2 10; Brandon Thompson 2 3-6 7; Will McLaughlin 2 0-0 5; Will Cooney 1 0-0 2; Julian Ciasullo 2 2-2 4.
Cheltenham 16 16 14 16 – 62
Springfield 10 15 6 7 – 38
3-point goals: C-Hill 2, Worley, Harman, O. Johnson, A. Johnson, Abellard; S-Hood 2, McLaughlin
Non-league (Monday, Dec. 18)
LOWER MORELAND 67, HOLY GHOST PREP 61 (OT)
The Lions won an overtime thriller at Holy Ghost Prep on Monday, outscoring the Firebirds 11-5 in OT. They did most of their damage the foul line, connecting on 9-of-16. Kevin Hegedus had the lone field goal in OT.
Both teams came out of the gate on fire, and it was a 21-21 game after one quarter. Carl Barnett ignited the Lions’ offense, burying three 3 pointers and scoring 14 of his team’s points. Mason Tammaro had six points in the quarter.
The Firebirds took a 30-29 lead into halftime and still led 44-42 heading into the final quarter when the Lions rallied to knot the score. John Kroll was a catalyst in the fourth quarter, scoring nine of his game high 25 points in the frame. Included in those nine points was a perfect 4-for-4 effort at the foul line as well as a 3-pointer. Tammaro also had five points in the quarter, including a three.
In addition to Kroll, Barnette and Tammaro both had 17 points with Barnette scoring all of his points in the first half to keep LM close.
Lower Moreland 21-8-13-14-11 67
Holy Ghost Prep 21-9-14-12-5 61
Lower Moreland (67) – Carl Barnette 6 1-2 17; Mason Tammaro 6 4-6 17; Kevin Hegedus 2 1-2 6; John Kroll 5 13-20 25; Zachary Kendall 0 0-2 0; Nathan Fellah 1 2-2 4; TOTALS 19 21-32 67.
Holy Ghost Prep (61) – Zachary Sharlin 6 1-3 16; Adam McDonald 4 1-6 10; Robert Segarich 3 0-2 8; Mark Stendardo 1 0-0 3; Adrien Varella 9 2-4 22; Liam Duffy 1 0-0 2;; TOTALS 24 4-15 61.
3-point goals: LM – Carl Barnette 4, John Kroll 2, Mason Tammaro, Kevin Hegedus; HGP – Zachary Sharlin 3, Robert Segarich 2, Adrien Varella 2, Adam McDonald, Mark Stendardo.
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