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Tim Ehst Holiday Tournament
Souderton 70, Dobbins Tech 43
Souderton made the short journey to Dock Mennonite on Tuesday and earned a spot in the championship game of the Tim Ehst Holiday Tournament with a convincing win over Dobbins Tech.
Nate Hemsing was the story of the day for the Indians, hitting eight 3-pointers – four in the third quarter – on the way to a 26-point game.
“It was just fun to watch,” said Indians coach Okoteh Sackitey. “I’m really happy for him. That was a special performance.”
Souderton broke open a close game in the second quarter to build a 36-22 lead at halftime and it never looked back in the second half on the way to the victory.
The Indians – who buried 14 3-pointers – had nine 3s in the opening half. Hemsing had three while James Blair and Chanse Salone both had two. Aiden Maue and Levi John each added one.
Blair added 17 points for Souderton, while Salone added 13.
“Blair, Chanse and (Jared) Zimmerman did a great job handling the full-court press,” Sackitey said.
Souderton (3-5) will play host Dock Mennonite in the championship game of the tournament on Wednesday (8 p.m.).
Dobbins (43)
Gabriel Galloway 2 0-0 4; Zachary Campbell 3 5-12 11; Saleem Hudson 2 1-2 6; Samuel Thomas 3 0-0 6; Kareem Diaz 4 1-3 9; Tyler Richardson 0 1-2 1; Jarrell Little 2 0-0 5; Damire Sherman 0 1-2 1; Totals 16 9-21 43.
Souderton (70)
Nate Hemsing 9 0-2 26; Jared Zimmerman 2 1-2 5; C.Kikinjo 0 1-2 1; James blair 4 7-8 17; Chanse Salone 4 3-3 13; Aiden Maue 1 0-0 3; Levi John 2 0-0 5; Totals 22 12-17 70.
Dobbins 13-9-12-9 43
Souderton 17-19-16-18 70|
3-point goals: Dobbins – Saleem Hudson, Jarrel Little; Souderton – Nate Hemsing 8, James Blair 2, Chanse Salone 2, Aiden Maue, Levi John.
Dick Dougherty Tournament
Bensalem 57, Lower Moreland 26
Defense was the difference early, as Bensalem held Lower Moreland to just seven first-half points on the way to the 31-point win in an opening
round game of the Dick Dougherty Tournament at Bensalem.
“It was a great team win tonight – we wanted to bounce back after a tough loss at the buzzer Thursday,” Bensalem coach Ron Morris said of his team’s 57-56 overtime loss to Neshaminy.
The host Owls led this one 15-3 after the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
Nine different Bensalem players scored in the game, led by Jack Wineburg, who had a career high 17. Eric Gonzalez added 13 and Jaidyn Moffitt 10.
“It was great to see senior Jack Wineburg shoot well tonight,” Morris said. “He set the tone early with 11 first-quarter points. He always does all the little things, so it’s also good to see him put the ball in the hoop. He deserves it.
“Micah White and Idris Savadogo did an awesome job on the boards. We enjoy this tonight and be ready for a very tough battle with Executive Education tomorrow.”
The Owls (7-1) will play Executive Academy Charter in Wednesday’s championship game. Executive Charter defeated Norristown in Tuesday’s other game.
Lower Moreland (3-6) takes on Norristown in the consolation game.
Lower Moreland (27)
Magill 1 0-0 3; Micah 1 0-0 2; Przybylinski 0 2-2 2; Hegedus 2 0-0 6; Barnette 1 0-0 2; Kroll 0 1-2 1; Tammaro 2 0-0 4; Incollingo 1 0-0 2; Fellah 2 0-2 4; Totals 10 3-6 26.
Bensalem (57)
Eric Gonzalez 4 2-2 13; Noah Morris 1 0-0 3; Micah White 1 0-0 2; Amir Drummond 1 0-2 2; Chrisian Lee 0 2-2 2; Antonio Morris 1 0-0 2; Jack Wineburg 5 4-6 17; Idris Salvadago 3 0-0 6; Jaidyn Moffitt 4 2-3 10; Totals 20 10-15 57.
Lower Moreland 3-4-9-10 26
Bensalem 15-18-17-7 57
3-point goals: LM – Hegedus 2, Magill; Bensalem – Eric Gonzalez 3, Jack Wineburg 3, Noah Morris.
Cactus Jam
Central Bucks East 78, South Delta (Canada) 24
The Patriots traveled to Phoenix, Ariz,. for the Cactus Jam and they were dominating in their opening game, dispatching South Delta Secondary School, a team from Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada.
East overmatched its opponent from the start, building a 25-9 after one and 42-16 at halftime.
The Patriots had 25 steals as a team with 11 different players scoring.
Kyle Berndt led the team with 13 points, while Jacob Cummiskey was also in double figures with 11. Tyler Dandrea had eight points and seven rebounds. Nolan Jacobs also had eight points.
CB East (9-0) will play Central Catholic (Ohio) in the semifinal round at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
CB East (78)
Joey Giordano 7, Jacob Cummiskey 11, Dhruv Mukund 3, Tyler Dandrea 8, Miles Demby 4, Justin DiRoberto 6, Kyle Berndt 13, Nolan Jacob 8, Nolan Behm 3, Ryan McDonald 6, Justin Panaia 5
South Delta (24)
Kade Clayton 11, Corbin Hunter 2, Finlay McConnell 9, Will Anderson 2
CB East 25 17 23 13 – 78
South Delta 9 7 4 4 – 24
3-point goals: CBE-Mukund, Berndt, Panaia, Giordano; SD-Clayton, McConnell
Salisbury Holiday Tournament
Quakertown 45, Salisbury 34
Shorthanded and coming off of back-to-back losses before Christmas, Quakertown played well Tuesday night against host Salisbury and pulled out an 11-point win to earn a spot in Wednesday’s championship game.
“We were up by 15, then (Salisbury) made a run, but we ended up closing it out,” said Panthers coach Tony DaCosta. “We only had eight guys at practice (Monday) with everybody getting sick. But for the most part – I think looking forward there are things we can always do better, but I can’t complain. They gutted it out, got the win and are playing in the championship game tomorrow night.”
Ethan Tomlinson scored 18 points to lead Quakertown, while Miles Longacre had 12 and Kyle Rosenberger 10. Longacre (11) and Tomlinson (10) combined for 21 in the first half.
“We lost to Hatboro(-Horsham) on a fluky play at the end, and then we lost to Abington really bad,” DaCosta said. “It was a rough two games, but I’m glad we kind of bounced back tonight.”
Quakertown (3-6) will play unbeaten Saucon Valley in the championship game Wednesday (7:15 p.m.).
“I’ve looked at a lot of their film,” DaCosta said. “I think they’re undefeated; they’ve got a nice team. We’ve got our work cut out for us. Hopefully, with another day, and a couple more hours, it will give us time to recuperate.”
Quakertown (45)
Miles Longacre 5 1-3 12; Ethan Tomlinson 8 2-4 18; Kyle Rosenberger 4 1-2 10; Tanner Clancy 10-0 3; Aidan Burgy 0 2-2 2. Totals 18 6-11 45.
Salisbury (34)
Jairo Suarez 1 0-0 2; Lucas Graver 1 0-0 3; Andrew Grejda 1 0-0 2; Jack Foley 2 0-0 4;Jake Zellin 6 0-0 13; Thomas Lovelidge 4 1-3 10.Totals 15 1-3 34.
Quakertown 8 17 10 10 – 45
Salisbury 6 9 8 11 – 34
3-point goals: Q-Longacre, Tomlinson, Rosenberger; S-Graver, Zellin, Lovelidge
Haverford Holiday Tournament
Council Rock North 48, Kennett 29
CR North opened the Haverford Holiday Tournament red hot right from the start, as it jumped up on Kennett 11-2 after one quarter and 25-8 at halftime.
Jack Blum and Adam Mahtat combined for 19 points in the first half.
“Our guys played really hard,” said Indians assistant coach Tyler Sessa-Reeves. “Jack Blum did a great job of being aggressive tonight. Adam played well and finished around the basket well.”
Kennett managed just one field goal and two points in the first quarter.
“We were able to crash the offensive glass hard and it gave us some extra opportunities,” Sessa-Reeves said. “Everybody stepped up tonight and played their role.”
Blum was the high scorer with 19 points, while Mahtat finished in double figures with 12.
The Indians (4-3) take on host Haverford on Wednesday night (7 p.m.)
CR North (48)
Matt Hendrickson 1 0-0 2; Vaughn Vanderslice 0 0-1 0; Tyler Radowicz 1 0-0 3; Riley Haggarty 1 0-0 3;Cole McCarthy 2 1-2 5; Micah Oxley 1 1-2 4; Adam Mahtat 6 0-0 12; Jack Blum 7 4-4 19. Totals 19 6-9 48.
Kennett (29)
Halakos 3 2-2 8; Pelletier 4 2-2 11; Freebarry 1 0-0 2; Cardozo 2 0-0 4; Lower 2 0-0 4; Schumacher 1 0-0 2.
CR North 11 14 13 10 – 48
Kennett 2 6 10 11 – 29
3-point goals: CRN-Radowicz, Haggarty, Oxley, Blum; K-Pelletier
Haverford High 55, Council Rock South 41
CR South fell behind early and could never quite get over the hump and back into the game, falling to the host team in the Haverford Holiday Tournament.
Timmy Rahill was the top scorer for the Golden Hawks with nine points, while Matt Robinson finished with nine.
The Golden Hawks (2-5) will be back at Haverford Wednesday against Kennett (5 p.m.)
CR South (41)
Matt Robinson 8, Aiden Wallace 2, Timmy Rahill 9, Jordan Getz 2, Gabe Cerulli 4, Cole Delp 2, Justin McCloskey 7, Michael Burns 3, Ray Haglund 1, Evan Bidwell
Haverford (55)
Brian Warner 19, Tom Wright 8, Gorman Bright 2, George Seidman 19, Kevin Garner 7
CR South 6 10 11 14 – 41
Haverford 14 12 12 17 – 55
3-point goals: CRS-Robinson 2, Rahill, McCloskey, Burns, Bidwell; H-Werner 2, Seideman2
Perkiomen Valley Holiday Tournament
Methacton 72, Wissahickon 63
Wissahickon dug itself a big hole in the first half and trailed 40-24 at halftime but fought back and made it a game in the second half before coming up short against Methacton in a first-round game at the Perk Valley Holiday Tournament.
The Trojans trimmed the Warriors lead to 61-57 with four minutes remaining in regulation. It was still a five-point game with less than a minute remaining (66-61), but they would get no closer.
Earl Stout had a big second half for the Trojans, scoring 10 of his team-high 16 points in the final two quarters. Dom Vacchiano added 13 points, Jaylon Williams added 12 and Andrew Slackman finished with nine points.
The Trojans (2-5) are back in action Wednesday (6 p.m.) against host Perk Valley.
Wissahickon (63)
Will Kirkpatrick 3 0-0 6; Jaylon Williams 5 0-0 12; Brayden Ryan 2 0-0 5; Owen Coughlin 0 2-2 2; Andrew Slackman 4 0-2 9; Dom Vacchiano 4 4-7 13; Earl Stout 6 4-4 16.
Methacton (72)
Anthony Daddazo 10-0 2; Jason Lagana 1 1-2 4; Sal Iemmello 4 1-3 11; Evan Spang 1 1-2 4; Cam Chilson 6 6-6 20; Alex Herman 4 3-6 11; Matt Christian 6 2-2 18; Preston Hall 0 2-3 2. Wissahickon 13 11 20 19 – 63
Methacton 19 21 18 14 – 72
3-point goals: W-Williams 2, Slackman, Vacchiano; M-Lagana 3, Iemmello 2, Chilson 2, Christian 4
Perkiomen Valley 61, North Penn 37
The Knights had few answers early for Perk Valley’s Casey Sadler, fell behind by double-digits in the second quarter and could never claw back into the game in the second half.
Sadler scored 11 points in the first quarter, finished with 28 for the game and hit five 3-pointers. Perk Valley led 30-17 at halftime and then that led grew to 48-23 by the end of the third quarter.
Corey Meade was North Penn’s top scorer with eight points.
The Knights (4-3) look to rebound Wednesday (4:30 p.m.) back at Perk Valley against Methacton.
North Penn (37)
Ahmaar Godhania 1 0-0 3; Norm Gee 2 0-0 5; Teddy McAllister 2 0-0 5; Lee Hammond 1 0-0 2; Ryan Deininger 3 0-0 6; Corey Meade 3 2-4 8; Robbie Sukaley 1 0-0 2; Tre Simpson 3 0-0 6.
Perkiomen Valley (61)
Thear 3 0-0 7; Hansen 1 1-2 4; Sadler 10 3-6 28; Murphy 1 0-0 3; Shawaluk 3 0-0 6; Nelson 2 1-2 6; Target 3 0-0 7.
North Penn 8 9 6 14 – 37
Perk Valley 13 17 18 13 – 61
3-point goals: NP-Gee, McAllister; PV-Sadler 5, Thear, Hansen, Murphy, Nelson, Target
Over The River Holiday Classic
Princeton Day School (NJ) 55, Springfield Twp 50
In the opening game of the Over the River Holiday Classic at South Hunterdon (N.J.) on Tuesday, Springfield led through the first three quarters, but stumbled in the fourth, losing a close one to Princeton Day (NJ).
Dylan McKenzie was nearly unstoppable for the Spartans, scoring 27 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
Springfield – sparked by 15 points from McKenzie – led 27-23 at the half, and 42-35 after three, but the Spartans were outscored 20-8 in the decisive fourth quarter.
Also for the Spartans, Brett Smith and Sam Greenfield scored six points each, while Miles Goodwin finished with five points and seven rebounds.
Springfield (3-4) will play in the consolation game of the tournament Wednesday at 3:45 p.m.
Princeton Day (55)
Jaden Dublin 8 3-9 19; Mason McQueen 2 0-0 5; Jordan Owns 2 4-4 9; Rafael Moore 1 0-0 3; Jaden Hall 4 4-4 16; Adam Stewart 0 2-2 2; Bram Silva 0 1-4 1; Totals 17 14-23 55.
Springfield Township (50)
Johnnie Nosal 0 0-2 0; Dylan McKenzie 9 7-8 27; Miles Godwin 2 1-1 5; Brett Smith 3 0-2 6; Trey Mapp 2 0-0 4; Sam Greenfield 2 0-0 6; Totals 18 8-13 50.
Princeton Day 10-13-12-20 55
Springfield Twp 10-17-15-8 50
3-point goals: Princeton Day – Jaden Hall 4, Mason McQueen, Jordan Owens, Rafael Moore; Springfield – Dylan McKenzie 2, Sam Greenfield 2.
Pete & Jameer Nelson Classic
Academy of the New Church 68, Abington 39
Abington ran into a buzz-saw Tuesday, falling behind in the first half against powerhouse ANC and falling by 29 points in the Pete & Jameer Nelson Classic at Cristo Rey High School in Philadelphia.
The Galloping Ghosts struggled with turnovers, committing a team-record 28 for the game and 17 in the first half. They trailed by just five after one, but ANC blew it open with a 17-4 second quarter and went up 31-14 by halftime.
Jeremiah Lee finished with 12 points, seven of which came in the fourth quarter.
Josh Young had seven points, three steals and three blocks.
Kellen Ingram had eight points and six rebounds. Kamari Brasher finished with four points and four boards.
Abington (3-4) next plays Friday morning (11 a.m.) in a nonleague game against The Haverford School.
ANC (68)
Deywilk Tavarez 4 0-2 9; Jarell Keel 2 4-6 8; Nolan Waldon 4 1-2 11; Bahsil Laster 5 6-8 18; Dior Carter 4 3-4 11; Trey Medley 3 2-2 9; Wade 1 0-0 2; Totals 23 16-24 68.
Abington (39)
Jeremiah Lee 4 2-4 12; Paul Glants 1 0-0 2; Josh Young 2 2-2 7; Kellan Ingram 3 2-3 8; Liam Sardin 0 0-1 0; Mari Brasher 2 0-0 4; Aaron Jones 1 0-0 2; Lathan Miller 2 0-2 4; Totals 15 6-12 39.
ANC 15-16-17-20 68
Abington 10-4-12-13 39
3-point goals: ANC – Nolan Waldon 2, Bahsil Laster 2, Deywilk Tavarez, Trey Medley; Abington – Jeremiah Lee 2, Josh Young.
Phillipsburg (NJ) Holiday Tournament
Phillipsburg (NJ) 58, Hatboro-Horsham 51 (OT)
Hatboro-Horsham trailed by 10 at halftime and still trailed by 10 to start the fourth quarter but battled back to force overtime against host Phillipsburg on Tuesday night, but in the extra session, the Hatters ran out of gas and lost 58-51.
H-H outscored Phillipsburg 18-8 in the fourth quarter. Noah Schlosser scored eight of his team-high 17 in the quarter, while sophomore Mason Bynum came off the bench, hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored all eight of his points in the second half.
Kyle Dittus added 12 points for the Hatters as well.
H-H (1-8) will take on Bangor in the consolation game of the tournament on Wednesday.
Hatboro-Horsham (51)
Jake Grier 3 0-1 6; Noah Schlosser 6 4-6 17; Kyle Dittus 5 0-0 12; Matt Wingen 1 4-4 6; Mason Bynum 2 2-2 8; Vaughn Craig 1 0-0 2.
Phillipsburg (58)
Ameer Hewan 5 0-1 10; Matt Scerbo 8 4-7 21; Andrew Martin 4 5-8 13; Darius McNair 2 4-8 8; Jason Martinez 2 0-2 4; Jayveon Jackson 1 0-0 2.
H-H 9 9 11 18 4 – 51
Phillipsburg 17 11 11 8 11 – 58
3-point goals: HH-Dittus 2, Bynum 2, Schlosser; P-Scerbo
Non-league
Spring-Ford 43, Central Bucks South 26
Coming out of a long weekend, CB South struggled mightily on the offensive end in this one and ended up on the short end of a 43-26 final score against Spring-Ford.
The Titans failed to score more than eight points in any quarter and managed just 11 total in the second half after trailing by just four points at halftime.
Flynn Carroll was South’s leading scorer with eight points.
The Titans (2-8, 2-3 SOL) return to action Tuesday with an SOL cross-over game against Neshaminy.
CB South (26)
Daniel McCusker 0 1-2 1; Dylan Valentine 3 0-0 6; Flynn Carroll 3 1-2 8; Chris Granito 1 1-2 3; Jack Carver 1 0-0 2; Tyler Meinel 2 0-0 4; Sean Rieber 1 0-1 2. Totals 11 3-7 26.
Spring-Ford (43)
Campbell 4 2-2 11; Nguyen 1 2-2 5; Zollens 2 1-2 5; McKenna 2 0-0 5; Little 1 1-2 3; Kelly 3 2-4 8; Lewis 1 2-3 4; Rose 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 10-15 43.
CB South 8 7 6 5 – 26
Spring-Ford 13 6 13 11 – 43
3-point goals: CBS-Carroll; SF-Campbell, Nguyen, McKenna
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