Check out the results for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action on Friday night. To view photos of the Hatboro-Horsham/Upper Moreland game at Wells Fargo Center, please visit the Photo Gallery.
Hatboro-Horsham 51, Upper Moreland 42
Five games into this young 2013-14 season, it’s pretty evident who Hatboro-Horsham’s MVP has been thus far.
Zach Quattro, who has been the Hatters’ best offensive player by far this season, followed up a 24-point performance with a 26-point game in a 51-42 win over Upper Moreland in a game played at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.
In the first ever high school games played at the WFC before a 76ers game (the Hatboro-Horsham ladies took on Upper Moreland in the earlier game), Quattro ended up with 17 of his team’s 22 first half points as the Hatters opened up a 22-19 lead.
“Zach is just incredible,” Hatboro-Horsham coach Dennis Steinly said. “We rely on him so much for scoring and offensively, and he continues to put up numbers. His shooting percentage is not what it was last year, but I think that will get better and I think once he finds a rhythm, we’ll be able to look for him exclusively to get us going.”
The two teams played a fairly even opening half and third quarter, but a buzzer-beating shot by Billy Metzgar at the end of the third put the Hatters on top 37-35. The went on to outscore the Golden Bears 15-7 in the final quarter.
“I think the momentum from that buzzer-beater carried over into the fourth,” Steinly said. “We put the game away in the fourth quarter.”
The Hatters trailed after one quarter 12-9 but took a three-point advantage into the locker room. They outscored the Bears by eight in the fourth. Metzgar finished with seven points for Hatboro-Horsham, while Walt Kimble, who played excellent on both sides of the floor according to Steinly, finished with eight.
The Bears were led by Kevin McFall’s 14 points. Chris Corr added nine.
Regarding playing inside a 20,000-plus person arena and on an NBA floor, Steinly said his team was extremely excited.
“I think they all had a great time and it was amazing. It really was,” he said. “It was a great experience and I think everybody enjoyed it. It was a struggle early because of the environment and of course the court is different with the NBA three-point line throwing guys off, but once we settled in, we were good.”
The Hatters upped their record to 4-1 (2-0 SOL) while the Golden Bears fell to 2-3 (1-2).
Upper Moreland 12 7 16 7—42
Hatboro-Horsham 9 13 14 15—51
National Conference
Council Rock North 55, Truman 29
Council Rock North’s defense was on full display from the very start, holding visiting Truman to only 29 points in a 26-point win on Friday night.
Steve Nowmos had a very strong defensive night, while the guard trio of Chris Rowland, Josh McWilliams and Matt Margolis all played well covering the perimeter to help North to its first league win of the season.
“It was a big win, especially after the fact that we lost a home league game last Friday,” CR North coach Derek Wright said. “You want to take advantage of those types of games, so to get one back tonight was really important.
“We played excellent overall team defense tonight, and we executed our game plan and rebounded the ball very well, and it set a nice tone to start the game and carried throughout. Steve did a nice job of guarding the post, and our guards did a great job of coming in from the perimeter to rebound the ball very nicely.”
Offensively, Rowland led the way with 16 points. Nowmos and Will DeSautelle each added eight, while McWilliams tallied nine.
“We just distributed the ball well and had a good overall balance,” Wright said. “Offense always looks good when you make shots and we did tonight.”
Rock North and Truman are both 1-2 in league play.
Truman 8 9 2 10—29
Council Rock North 15 15 15 10—55
William Tennent 54, Bensalem 49
Senior Matt Alden hit three three-pointers and led the Panthers with 21 points in a 54-49 win over Bensalem on Friday night.John Ryan added 17 points and seven rebounds for Tennent.
Bensalem was led by Chris Kilcoyne, who scored 15 points while going 10-for-13 from the free throw line.
The Panthers , who trailed 13-10 at the end of one quarter, outscored the Owls 18-9 in the second to go into halftime with a 28-22 lead.
Bensalem 13 9 11 16-49
William Tennent 10 18 8 17-54
Pennsbury 59, Council Rock South 40 (Thursday, Dec. 19)
Pennsbury defeated visiting Council Rock South 59-40 on Thursday. The Falcons were led by Mekhi Bryant’s 22 points, while Cameron Jones finished with 14. Steve Chiotti added 11 for Pennsbury.
CR South was led by Tom Townsend, who finished with 15 points, while Dan Kockett added 12.
Pennsbury doubled up CR South in the first quarter 14-7 and took a 33-26 lead into halftime before outscoring the Golden Hawks 19-10 in the third quarter and cruising to victory.
Council Rock South 7 19 10 4—50
Pennsbury 14 19 8 18—59
Abington 60, Neshaminy 42Amir Hinton and Laz Macrides scored 13 points apiece for Abington as the Ghosts got past Neshaminy by a score of 60-42. Mark Bond also added 10. The Ghosts improved to a perfect 6-0 on the season with the win. They are 3-0 in conference play.
American Conference
Plymouth Whitemarsh 69, Wissahickon 56
Thanks in large part to junior guard Jimmy Murray, Plymouth Whitemarsh can now say that it is the only remaining team (out of eight) to still be undefeated in conference play.
Murray scored 27 points and added three rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots while leading the Colonials to a 69-56 win over Wissahickon at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School on Friday night.
Despite trailing 17-7 after one quarter of play, PW (4-1, 3-0) game roaring back, and led by two at the half. In the fourth, Murray got hot, scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter.
“This is a big win for us,” Murray said. “Wissahickon is a very good team, but we just came out on top.”
The win dropped the Trojans to 3-2 overall and one 2-1 in league play, while leaving PW all alone in first place.
“After the first quarter, I just said, ‘It’s a long game.’ We just scored 85 points the other night,” PW coach Jim Donofrio said. “Offensively, we don’t really need to get on guys. You maybe make a few adjustments, but you have to stay confident and keep them loose. Just believe a bit.”
Murray proved to Donofrio that he could believe in him, making nearly every shot he took in the final quarter when the two teams were still only separated by one possession.
Junior Andre Mitchell finished with 20 points and five assists for the Colonials, while TJ Minetola played solid defense, blocking three shots while bringing down eight rebounds. Brett Paul finished with 11 points.
“Right now, it’s important to get the win,” Donofrio said. “To be on an early roll is nice, but I’m actually trying to figure out where we are with confidence in big games. That’s what I like about us the most.”
Wissahickon 17 9 14 23—69
Plymouth Whitemarsh7 21 13 16—56
Cheltenham 52, Upper Dublin 41
CHELTENHAM WITHSTANDS LATE COMEBACK BID TO BEAT UPPER DUBLIN
By Jesse Bernstein for SuburbanOneSports.com
The way Cheltenham coach John Timms talked about his team, you’d have thought they’d lost.
“We’re immature,” said Timms. “In the fourth quarter, our inexperience shows.”
While the Panthers almost did cough up a lead that grew to as large as 13, they showed remarkable composure in withstanding a furious Cardinal comeback, winning 52-41 at Upper Dublin on Friday night.
Cheltenham’s pressing defense and superior athletes clearly caught Upper Dublin by surprise, as Cheltenham was able to hold their opponents to just 11 points in the first half, shutting down Upper Dublin’s star sophomore forward Simeon Fryer (in his first game back from a concussion). Khalil White stroked three 3’s in the first half and would finish with 11 to lead the Panthers.
Fryer came flying out of the gate in the second half, scoring seven of Upper Dublin’s 11 points in the third quarter, helping to cut the lead to 10 (32-22). The crowd was back into it, calls started going in Upper Dublin’s favor, and it seemed as though the Panthers were simply overmatched.
Senior forward Aaron Burton had some second thoughts on that, and, buoyed by his 6 points, all from the line, Cheltenham exploded for 20 points in the fourth quarter, never letting the lead grow smaller than three.
Fryer, who led Upper Dublin with 16 points, threw down a one-handed slam in traffic that had everyone in the gym on their feet. However, a crucial carrying call with 1:04 to go that was followed by a quick Cheltenham layup sealed Upper Dublin’s fate, and the Cardinals could only foul and hope for a few misses for the last minute.
“We’re still learning how to close games,” Timms said. “If they continue to close like they did tonight, they’re going to be just fine.
Cheltenham improves to 2-4, while Upper Dublin drops to 2-2.
Cheltenham 11 13 8 20-52
Upper Dublin 6 5 11 19-41
Upper Dublin
2-Barrett-0 points
3-Abel-0 points
5-Woods-13 points, 5/6 FT
10-Thompson-2 points, 2/2 FT
15-Weiss-0 points
25-Conran-3 points, 1/2 FT
30-Stover-2 points, 0/1 FT
31-Fryer-16 points, 6/9 FT
32-Greenberg-3 points, 1/2 FT
33-Fields-2 points
44-Santerian-0 points
Cheltenham
2-White-11 points, 2/2 FT
3-Franks-4 points, 0/1 FT
4-Wheeler-0 points
5-White-1 point, 1/2 FT
10-Coleman-5 points
11-Coleman-10 points, 2/5 FT
13-Valentine-0 points
23-Burton-9 points, 7/8 FT
24-Nixon-0 points
33-Myarick-1 point, 1/2 FT
35-Brown-0 points
42-Graham-3 points
43-Sutton-8 points
50-Mack-0 points, 0/2 FT
55-Bates 0 points
Upper Merion 56, Springfield 45
Upper Merion got an important home win thanks in large part to Semik Patel, who finished with 13 points to lead the Vikings.
CJ Reinert scored 11 for Upper Merion, while Ryan Brennan and David Stecz added 10 and eight, respectively. Brennan and Stecz both sank a pair of three-pointers.
Springfield was led by Larry Clark’s 14 points. Malik Ball added 13, while Deon Johnson added six.
Springfield 13 14 4 14—45
Upper Merion 15 9 12 20—56
Continental Conference
Souderton 53, Central Bucks West 49
Carter Knight scored 19 points while leading Souderton to a four-point win over Central Bucks West on Friday night.
The Indians set the early tone by taking an 11-7 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 24-19 lead into halftime. They upped that lead to 38-26 heading into the fourth quarter and then withstood a late West rally as the Bucks exploded for 23 points in the fourth quarter.
Steve Shaffer added 11 points for Souderton, while Evan Slone chipped in with seven.
Pat Kelley led CB West with 20 points, while Cal Reichwein tallied seven. Evan Dunn scored six.
The win was the first of the league season for the Indians (3-3, 1-2 SOL) , and the loss was the first of the SOL season for the Bucks (4-2, 2-1).
Souderton 11 13 14 14-53
Central Bucks West 7 12 7 23-49
Central Bucks South 71, Quakertown 42
Ryan Tagliamonte led Central Bucks South with 20 points in a 71-42 win over Quakertown on Friday night.Bryce Dobisch added 13 points for CB South, while Paul Weeks added 11.
Quakertown was led by Griffin Schmidt, who finished with 18.
The Titans improved to 2-1 in league play (3-4 overall) while the Panthers are 0-3 in the league (1-5 overall).
Central Bucks East 46, North Penn 40
Central Bucks East got a big road win when it went into North Penn on Friday night. Tommy Strasburger led the Patriots with 14 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals. Included in his 14 points were three three-pointers, including a trey that helped East take the lead in the second quarter. Teammate Ben Kardane added eight points and five assists.
The win was the first of the season for the Patriots, who are now 1-2 in the league (1-3 overall). The Knights also are 1-2 in league play (1-4 overall).
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