Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Saturday. CR South/Tennent photos courtesy of John Gleeson. PW/Archbishop Wood photos courtesy of Greg Lindsay. Check back for galleries of both games. CLICK HERE to go directly to Suburban One Sports’ BOYS’ BASKETBALL GALLERIES.
Non-league
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 62, WILLIAM TENNENT 55
Tennent capitalized on seven trips to the foul line in the first quarter (the Panthers buried all seven) to open up an early 15-14 advantage. The Hawks erased that with a 21-14 second quarter to go into halftime with a 35-29 lead. The two teams basically exchanged baskets in a second half that saw the Hawks hold a 27-26 advantage.
Key players: Junior Lucian Mirc’s 24 points – which included six 3-pointers – led the Golden Hawks. Ryan Delp added 13 points – nine in the first quarter, and Anthony Sestito contributed nine points.
Tennent was led by Tre Stracuzzi (15 points) and Ayden Davis-Carter (12 points).
Council Rock South coach James Cassidy:
–The game: “It was a hard-fought game that we made a little bit harder on ourselves in the last two minutes. Tennent presents a unique challenge with how many 3s they shoot and make, and so I was proud of our guys for the most part for remembering the scouting report and bringing energy the morning after a big win the night before.”
–Props: “We hung in through some first half foul trouble. Senior guard Patrick Malone gave us really outstanding minutes; he did what he does best, which is play scrappy on defense, keep us settled in offense, and he was a senior leader for us. Additionally, Ryan Delp was a weapon once again, both in the mid-range and from 3.
“But we couldn’t have won the game without huge contributions from two juniors, Lucian Mirc and Anthony Sestito. Lu is a ‘bucket-getter,’ and now that he’s really getting comfortable playing in our half court sets he’s extremely dangerous. He went off for 24 today, and we needed all of them.
“Anthony has been fighting for minutes, and we just couldn’t take him off the court today given his defense, rebounding, and timely scoring, including a huge corner 3 in the second half.”
Up next: Council Rock South will face West Chester Rustin in an opening round game of the Garnet Valley Holiday Tournament on Saturday. William Tennent will travel to Council Rock North for a crossover non-league game on Monday.
William Tennent 15-14-14-12 55
Council Rock South 14-21-12-15 62
William Tennnet (55) – Braden Goldbert 10, Teegan Stanfield 7, Tre Stracuzzi 15, Scott Scheller 2, Ayden Davis-Carter 12, Mike Angely 2, Evan Eiler 7.
Council Rock South (62) – Ryan Haglund 2, Ryan Delp 13, Lucian Mirc 24, Brendan Balmer 5, Anthony Sestito 9, Owen McLean 4, Joey Madara 2, Pat Malone 3.
3-point goals: WT – Stanfield 2, Goldberg 2, Eiler, Stracuzzi; CRS – Mirc 6, Delp, Balmer.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 59, UPPER MERION 41
The Hatters rebounded from a loss to Upper Dublin less than 24 hours earlier to defeat the Vikings in a non-league contest Saturday, opening up a 13-3 lead after one quarter and never looking back.
As a team, the Hatters were 20-for-26 from the foul line for the game.
Key players: Kenny Lutz’s 20 points, which included an 8-for-10 effort at the foul line, led the Hatters. He scored 15 of those points in the second half. Jaden Thompson added 14 points – nine in the fourth quarter. He was 10-for-12 at the foul line. Shane Phillips added 11 points and led a balanced Hatter attack with seven in the first half. Nate Best had six points on a pair of second-quarter 3-pointers.
Hatboro-Horsham coach Bill Coleman:
“It was a good bounce back win after a tough loss last night to Upper Dublin
“We have to keep on grinding this out and commit to sticking to our game plan and defending for 32 minutes.”
–Props: “Kenny Lutz had a very good all-around game.”
Hatboro-Horsham 13-12-17-17 59
Upper Merion 3-11-5-22 41
Hatboro-Horsham (59) – Kenny Lutz 5 8-10 20; Nate Glenn 2 0-0 6; Jaden Thompson 2 10-12-14; Kevin Stroup 2 0-2 4; Shane Phillips 4 2-2 11; Tercha 1 0-0 2; Pierre 1 0-0 2; 17 20-26 59.
Upper Merion (41) – Norris 3 2-2 11; Robinson 1 0-0 2; Stewart 6 2-8 14; Alston 4 2-4 12; Williams 1 0-0 2; TOTALS – 15 6-14 41.
3-point goals: HH – Lutz 2, Glenn 2, Phillips; UM – Norris 3, Alston 2.
ARCHBISHOP WOOD 64, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 62
The Colonials had a shot for the game-winner in the game’s closing seconds but came up short in Saturday’s tightly contested contest.
PW, which trailed 18-7 after one quarter and 30-25 at the half, entered the fourth quarter on the short end of a 51-40 score. Sparked by 10 points from Mani Sajid and seven from Michael Pereira, the Colonials outscored the Vikings 22-13 but came up just short.
Sajid’s 28 points led the Colonials and included an 11-for-13 effort at the foul line. Pereira added 19 points.
Up next: The Colonials will be travelling to San Diego Dec. 26 to compete in a tournament.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 7-18-15-22 62
Archbishop Wood 18-12-21-13 64
Plymouth Whitemarsh (62) – Terron Davis 2 0-0 4; Mani Sajid 7 11-13 28; Michael Pereira 7 5-11 19; Buddy Denard 3 0-0 7; Micah Thompson 2 0-0 4; TOTALS 21 16-24 62
Archbishop Wood (64) – Dylan Powell 2 0-0 4; Caleb Lundy 5 5-6 16; Jayden Jenkins 7 0-0 15; Malakhi Warren 2 2-2 6; Brian Donahue 2 0-0 5; Brady Mac Adams 6 2-3 18; TOTALS 24 9-11 64.
3-point goals: PW – Sajid 3, Denard; AW –MacAdams 4, Lundy, Donahue, Jenkins.
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