Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Saturday. Upper Moreland/Upper Merion & New Hope/Towne Charter photos provided courtesy of Jon Sklut. CB East/Quakertown & Tennent/Pennridge photos courtesy of Karla Donohoe. Wissahickon/Germantown Academy photos courtesy of Kim Supko. Check back for galleries: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f226313402
6th Annual Golden Bears Boys Basketball Tipoff Classic
Upper Moreland 78, Upper Merion 56
The Golden Bears made it two in a row Saturday, claiming the tournament title with a solid win over Upper Merion.
“Getting out to a 2-0 start, it’s a great start to the season,” said UM coach Dan Heiland. “Playing Franklin Towne Charter was a good opener on Friday, and then playing against Upper Merion was a
good test early on to see where we stand. We’re improving, but we still have things to work on.”
Sophomore Colson Campbell scored 26 points, while Jon Clark added 22.
“It was a good group effort,” Heiland said. “Colson Campbell led us with 26, Jon Clark backed him up with 22. Those two guys combining for almost 50 is really good for us. And we had guys that were filling their rolls, doing their things, playing together and trusting each, other doing small things.
“Colson Campbell, really being the one guy back from last year to really get varsity minutes, did a tremendous job in the offseason getting ready, Jon Clark was probably our eighth or ninth guy off the bench. He’d didn’t get out there too much. But he did a good job getting ready to take on more of an offensive role.”
UM (2-0) has another nonleague game on Tuesday at Morrisville.
Upper Moreland (78)
J. Velez 1 0-2 3, N. Adamson 3 1-2 7, A. Best 4 3-6 12, J. Clark 8 6-9 22, S. Murphy 3 2-3 8, C. Campbell 7 12-12 26. Totals: 26 24-32 78
Upper Merion (56)
R. Wynne 1 0-0 2, D. Nelson 3 4-4 11, N. Smiley 1 2-4 5, B. Chessy 1 0-0 3, Q. Seals 2 0-0 5, C. Hirshorn 5 0-0 11, A. Cole 2 3-4 7, D. Swayze 1 2-4 4, J. Zimmerman 2 0-0 4, E. Davis 1 0-0 2, Y. Riley 1 0-1 2, Totals: 19 11-17 56
Upper Merion 15 8 13 20 – 56
Upper Moreland 18 14 23 23 – 78
3-point goals: UM – R. Tyler, S. Murphy; UMe-B. Leaks, J. Tippie
Oreland Lions Tournament
Springfield Township 56, New Foundations Charter 33
Dylan McKenzie spent the fall excelling on the football field as a standout running back for the Spartans. He’s proving to be equally dangerous on the hardwood. McKenzie scored 16 points to go with five rebounds and two steals, garnering tournament MVP honors as Springfield pulled away from New Foundations Charter to win Saturday’s championship game.
“He’s such a good kid, he’s such a competitor,” said Springfield coach Rob Fusaro. “This year, he’s taking more of a leadership role, especially verbally and even by his play – shooting the ball better from the outside and just expanding his game.
“He was the leader, he kept us in it. He’s just a great kid and a great player. I love coaching him. I can’t say enough about the kid.”
McKenzie and Trey Mapp combined for 17 points in the critical third quarter. Mapp, who transferred to Springfield as a senior, finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Freshman Johnny Nolal had nine points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. Both Mapp and Nolal earned all-tournament team honors.
“(Mapp) hasn’t played high school basketball for a couple of years,” Fusaro said. “He’s done a great job. He’s a great leader, he’s a great teammate, he’s a great scoring guard, and he did a really good job. He struggled a little bit in the first game, and then he accepted the challenge in the second game and really turned it on and gave us a great scoring punch.
“(Nolal) has done a really good job. We put him in the starting lineup as a freshman because he pretty much produces when he’s in there. He’s a great rebounder, he scores around the rim, he had five blocks. He does a great job. His motor keeps going the whole time, he’s a competitor, he’s a tough kid, and he just attacks everything.”’
For Springfield, starting the season 2-0 and defending their tournament title was a great way to start the season.
“It was good to get two quality wins against two solid teams, and just to have them all bought in together,” Fusaro said. “The bench was great as always. Everybody had the common goal of just winning each quarter, winning each possession and didn’t look past that we won it last year. They know their roles, they’ve done a great job doing what they need to do and supporting each other. It was a great weekend as a unit.”
Springfield Township will travel to William Tennent for Friday’s SOL opener.
New Foundation Charter (33)
Mohammad Abusiam 4 0-0 8; DaShawn Lofton 1 0-0 2; TJ Donahue 4 3-6 11; Calvin Mombrum 2 0-0 4; Gene Phanor 1 1-2 5; Mike Ross 0 1-2 1; Julian Becker 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 5-10 33.
Springfield (56)
Johnny Nosal 3 3-4 9; Dylan McKenzie 5 5-7 16; Brett Smith 2 3-5 7; Trey Mapp 8 0-0 17; Will Hastings 1 0-0 2; Aiden Hood 2 0-0 5. Totals 21 11-16 56.s
New Foundations 8 7 12 6 – 33
Springfield 13 8 21 14 – 56
3-point goals: S-McKenzie, Mapp, Hood
Phoenixville Tipoff Tournament
Council Rock South 54, Kennett 42
Matt Robinson scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as CR South bounced back from a one-point loss to Harriton on Friday to get past Kennett 54-42 in the consolation game of the Phoenixville Tipoff Tournament.
“He’s been huge, obviously,” said Golden Hawks coach Andrew Rogers of Robinson. “He’s our lone guy back with significant varsity experience. He was a key player for us last year. This year, he does everything for us. He’s stepped into a new role as the focal point for us. He’s also one of our best defenders, our best overall rebounder. He’s the glue for us.”
Aidan Wallace and Cole Delp had nine points each for the Hawks. George O’Brien had six assists, four rebounds and three steals.
“It was a good bounce-back for us,” Rogers said.. “We have a lot of new guys getting varsity minutes. We really just kept plugging. We were down early and fought back.
“A lot of our guys gave us good energy. We have a lot of guys new to varsity, adjusting to the speed of playing varsity. It was good for us. We’re a work in progress. We defended and rebounded a lot better than (Friday).”
CR South (1-1) plays at Bensalem in its SOL Patriot opener on Friday.
Council Rock South (54)
Matt Robinson 8 4-5 23; Aiden Wallace 4 0-2 9; Timmy Rahill 0 2-2 2; Justin McCloskey 2 2-2 6; Cole Delp 2 5-6 9; Callum Kockott 1 0-0 2; George O’Brien 0 2-2 2. Totals 17 15-19 54.
Kennett (42)
Halarus 2 0-0 4; Pelletic 4 3-4 15; Freebury 2 0-0 4; Mechan 1 0-0 3; Caurozo 1 1-2 4; Schiminew 4 4-6 12. Totals 14 8-12 42.
CR South 7 14 14 19 – 54
Kennett 13 13 16 10 – 42
3-point goals: CRS-Robinson 3, Wallace; K-Pelleric 4, Caurozo, Mellan
Pennridge Memorial Tournament
Central Bucks East 66, Quakertown 49
Joey Giordano scored 11 of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as CB East held off Quakertown to finish the Pennridge Memorial Tournament at 2-0.
“We got off to a great start,” said Patriots coach Erik Henrysen. “I think it was 17-1. Defensively, we did a great job of calling out pretty much our assignments. We did a lot of switching. With a quick turnaround from Friday to Saturday afternoon, our guys did a good job of executing without a ton of time to prepare.”
Giordano also had eight rebounds to lead his team in that category.
“Giordano is really tough,” Henrysen said. “He’s a senior point guard, comes from an awesome family of competitive athletes. He and his brothers, Anthony and Nick, have had a whole lot of success at East. Today, he kind of saw the game through in the fourth quarter.”
Kyle Berndt had 15 for East, along with six assists and five rebounds. Justin DiRoberto scored 10 of his 14 in the second quarter and Jacob Cummiskey 11. Dhruv Mukund also had eight rebounds.
Quakertown was led by Miles Longacre with 18 and Ty Wilkin with 14.
East (2-0) is back home on Tuesday with another nonleague game, against Upper Dublin.
Quakertown (0-2) is off until Friday when it opens up its SOL Liberty Division schedule at home against Upper Dublin.
CB East (66)
Jacob Cummiskey 11, Joey Giordano 18, Kyle Berndt 15, Tyler Dandrea 4, Dhruv Mukund 1, Justin DiRoberto 14, Nolan Jacob 2
Quakertown (49)
Sam Wilkin 6, Miles Longacre 18, Ethan Tomlinson 6, Kyle Rosenberger 3, Anthony Callan 2, Ty Wilkin 14
CB East 17 17 14 18 – 66
Quakertown 1 15 16 17 – 49
3-point goals: CBE-Cummiskey 3, Giordano, Berndt, DiRoberto 3; Q-S. Wilkin
William Tennent 78, Pennridge 66
Kirby Mooney and George Marion combined for 22 points and went 12-for-12 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, as Tennent rallied
to get past host Pennridge and bounce back from a tough loss to CB East on Friday.
“I thought we played well last night,” said Panthers coach Robert Mulville. “CB East last night, I think, just made some more plays than we did and hit foul shots down the stretch. I told them, if we play the way we played in the second half last night, hopefully, good things will happen.
“We played better down the stretch and made some good things happen.”
Mooney finished with 26 points, while Marion added 25. Isaiah Dawson finished with 11 points.
“We had some pretty good senior leadership,” Mullville said. “Of the guys on the floor for us in the fourth quarter, they were all guys that got meaningful minutes last year. It’s nice having some of that senior leadership, and from Kirby, being a junior.”
Pennridge jumped up 19-8 after one quarter and it was 36-31 at halftime. The critical fourth quarter saw Tennent outscore the Rams 29-16.
“We knew both games would be tough going in,” Mulville said. “Obviously, we would have liked to get both, but getting a split gives us a little bit of confidence of what we can do going forward. There are still things we need to improve on, but I think, as a team, they’re buying into what we’re telling them.”
Sophomore Xavier Peters had 26 points for Pennridge.
Tennent (1-1) hosts Springfield in its SOL Freedom opener on Friday.
Pennridge (1-1) plays at Owen J. Roberts in a nonleague game Tuesday.
William Tennent (78)
Kirby Mooney 8 9-10 26; Isaiah Dawson 4 1-1 11; George Marion 9 6-7 25; Imad Abunima 3 0-0 8; Luke Torok 1 0-0 3; Evan Devor 2 0-0 5. Totals 27 16-18 78.
Pennridge (66)
Caden Fisher 2 0-0 4; Jake Buesing 2 2-2 8; Griffin Perlini 2 0-0 4; Matt Campione 4 4-5 12; Xavier Peters 9 7-9 26; Jake Cramer 5 2-4 12. Totals 24 15-20 66.
William Tennent 8 23 19 29 – 78
Pennridge 19 17 14 16 – 66
3-point goals: WT-Dawson 2, Aburima 2, Mooney, Marion, Torok, Devor; P-Buesing 2, Peters 1
9th Annual Jim Church Classic
Upper Dublin 52, Souderton 39
The Flying Cardinals bounced back from a loss Friday to go up double digits on Souderton in the first half on the way to the win in the Jim Church Classic consolation game.
Ryan Mulroy led UD with 17 points. Brady Fogle added 14.
“Ryan Mulroy was awesome on both ends all weekend,” said UD coach Derek Brooks. “He made the all-tournament team. Brady Fogle shot the ball well from the outside. Mason Pensabene played great ‘D’ and did a good job distributing the ball for open looks.”
Souderton was led by Nate Hemsing, who scored 18 points and James Blair with 16.
Upper Dublin (1-1) plays at CB East on Tuesday.
Souderton (0-2) hosts CB South in its SOL Colonial opener on Friday.
Upper Dublin (52)
Mason Pensabene 2 1-2 7; Brady Fogle 4 2-2 14; Ryan Mulroy 7 3-3 19; Seaton Kukla 3 0-0 7; Kobe Bazemore 1 0-2 2; Idris Rines 1 0-0 3..
Souderton (39)
Nate Hemsing 5 6-9 18; Jared Zimmerman 1 1-2 3; Kikenso 1 0-0 2; James Blair 6 2-2 16.
Upper Dublin 16 15 12 9 – 52
Souderton 10 9 12 8 – 39
3-point goals: UD-Pensabene 2, Fogle 4, Mulroy 2, Kukla, Rines
Hatboro-Horsham Tipoff Tournament
Pennsbury 60, Hatboro-Horsham 43
Connor Taddei scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of 3-pointers, as Pennsbury pulled away from H-H in the third place game of the Hatters’ Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.
It was also the first win for Falcons coach Wes Emme.
Ty Kocak added 12 points and 11 rebounds and was named to the all-tournament team.
Jake Grier scored 13 for H-H and also made the all-tourney team.
Northeast High defeated Paul Robeson in the tournament championship game 55-33.
Northeast’s Bobby Perry was the MVP. Also making all-tourney were Northeast’s Darrius Gaeta and Tysheem Johnson and Elijah Bryant from Paul Robeson.
Suburban One/PAC Challenge
Perkiomen Valley 50, Central Bucks West 27
CB West only trailed by four at halftime, but managed only five points in the second half, as Perk Valley pulled away for the big win in a game played at CB South.
Mike Fountain, Max McGlone and Matt Engle had six points each for West, which was shut out in the fourth.
Perk Valley’s Julian Sadler scored 15.
West (0-2) has another nonleague game Tuesday, at home against Haverford High.
Perkiomen Valley (50)
Jacob Harken 1 0-0 2; Mason Thear 3 0-0 6; Luke Hansen 2 1-2 5; JT Brady 1 0-0 3; Julian Sadler 7 1-1 15; Ryan Murray 2 0-0 5; Kyle Shawaluk 1 0-2 5; Shane Nelson 1 0-0 2; Hadi Iskandaron 1 0-0 2; Morgan McKinely 3 2-2 8. Totals 22 4-7 50.
CB West (27)
Cashman 1 0-0 3; Mike Fountain 3 0-0 6; Max McGlone 3 0-0 6; McKenna 0 1-21; Slaymaker 1 1-2 3; Gugger 1 0-0 2; Matt Engle 3 0-0 6. Totals 12 2-4 27.
Perk Valley 6 16 12 16 – 50
CB West 10 12 5 0 – 27
3-point goals: PV-Hansen, Brady, Murray
Pope John Paul II 48, Central Bucks South 47
Tyler Meinel scored 15 points, but CB South lost another close one, this time to Pope John Paul II in a SOL/PAC Challenge game at South on Saturday.
Dan McCusker added 10 for the Titans.
CB South (0-2) goes on the road Tuesday to play Penn Wood in a nonleague game.
Pope John Paul II (48)
Demito 9, Rogers 17, Zavertnik 3, Bass 10, Mondillo 7, Robinson 2
CB South (47)
JD Kollock 3, Dan McCusker 10, Flynn Carroll 6, Dalton Van Zanten 4, Chris Granito 6, Owen Wheeler 3, Tyler Meinel 15.
Conwell-Egan Tipoff Tournament
Conwell Egan 81, Harry S. Truman 35
Truman fell behind early in this one against an aggressive Conwell-Egan team, which is coached by former Tigers’ coach Tyrone Lewis.
Truman was led by Wyatt Spinks, who scored 17 points.
Aiden Mondragon had 11 points in the first quarter and a game-high 24 points for the host Eagles.
Truman (1-1) is back in action Friday with a SOL Patriot game against Council Rock North.
Triangle Club Tipoff Tournament
Germantown Academy 61, Wissahickon 57
Jaylon Williams scored 25 points, but it was not enough as Germantown Academy held off Wissahickon in the third-place game of the Triangle Club Tipoff Tournament.
Also for the Trojans, Earl Stout had 19 points and Dom Vacchiano added 10.
Wissahickon trailed 27-22 at halftime and 42-36 after thee and never went away, but couldn’t quite catchup up to the Patriots.
GA was led by Bryce Rollerson’s 23 points.
La Salle defeated Norristown 49-37 in the championship game.
Wissahickon (57)
Jaylon Williams 8 1-1 25; Brayden Ryan 1 3-4 6; Dom Vacchiano 4 0-1 10; Earl Stout 7 5-8 19; Andrew Slackman 1 0-2 2. Totals 21 9-16 57.
Germantown Academy (61)
Bryce Rollerson 7 11-14 23; Luke Topley 2 1-2 5; Flinn Brooks 2 0-0 6; Tyler Nolan 2 2-2 6; Bryce Presley 1 3-4 5; Ellis Johnson 6 1-2 13. Totals 19 18-24 61.
Germantown Academy 16 11 15 18 – 61
Wissahickon 11 11 14 21 – 57
3-point goals: GA-Brooks 2; W-Williams 4, Ryan, Vacchiano
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