Check out the results for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action on Saturday. Photos provided courtesy of Lisa Henderson. To view photos of the Neshaminy/Conestoga game, please click on the following link: http://JSGarber.zenfolio.com/p733434280
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CHELTENHAM 70, FRANKFORD 66
Khalil White turned in a monster 26-point effort – which included three three-pointers – to lead Cheltenham to the title of the Panthers Tipoff Tournament. The senior guard was named MVP of the tournament.
“He made all-conference last year and is a three-year starter,” coach John Timms said. “He’s off to a great start with the tournament MVP – he had 26 tonight and 19 last night and is off to a very, very good offensive start.”
White was joined on the all-tournament team by Trevonn Pitts, who also had a big night with 15 points and eight rebounds.
The Panthers, who led 14-7 after one quarter, opened up a 35-25 lead at halftime only to watch Frankford battle back to make it a game down the stretch.
“It was a real good game,” Timms said. “We were up and they came back and made it a great championship game. We thought we had it won before we had it won.”
The tournament title was the first in Timms’ three years at the helm, and more importantly, it represented his team’s best start.
“My first year we started out 1-8, and last year we started out 2-6, so you’re talking about getting off to a very, very slow start,” the Panthers’ coach said. “We had to fight our way back to make the playoffs, so it was important for us to get off to a quick start this year.
“Right now everything seems to be on course with what we set out for this summer. We set out to win our first tipoff tournament, and I’m so elated for the guys. We set a small goal and were able to attain it. I think that’s big moving forward for the season.”
Frankford’s Francesco Compo, who finished with 16 points, also earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
Cheltenham (2-0) will open SOL play on Thursday at Upper Merion.
Frankford 7-18-20-21 66
Cheltenham 14-21-17-18 70
Cheltenham: Khalil White 26, Anthony White 7, Amad Bickley 1, Jack Clark 5, Maurice Valentine 2, Blair Brown 1, Rodney Carson 2, Justin Sutton 11, Trevonn Pitts 15
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 48, JENKINTOWN 39
The Patriots opened their season by captured the title of the 2015 Rabberman Tipoff Tournament at Council Rock South, opening up a 22-15 halftime lead and never looking back.
“It’s always important to get off to a good start,” coach Erik Henrysen said. “Having our guys healthy is a big plus.
“We’ve had a good start to the season in terms of practice, and it carried over into the games. Guys have matured off of last year, and of course, seeing Tommy Strasburger come back from football and kind of re-acclimate back to basketball has been a pretty quick process, so it’s been nice to see him get into a groove quickly.”
Strasburger and Elijah Seger both were named to the all-tournament squad. Strasburger shared team scoring honors with 11 points while Seger added 10. Justin O’Neil also finished with 11 points to go along with nine rebounds. Matt Pattyson added eight points and five assists while Ryan Plack added four points and six rebounds.
Central Bucks East (2-0) will host Upper Dublin in a non-league contest Tuesday.
Central Bucks East 9-13-10-16 48
Jenkintown 6-9-9-15 39
Central Bucks East: Tommy Strasburger 11, Matt Pattyson 8, Blake Peterson 4, Justin O’Neil 11, Elijah Seger 10, Ryan Place 4.
Jenkintown: Sobolewski 5, Mulvaney 7, Kolb 7, Madden 5, Robinson 11, Contoudes 4.
PENNRIDGE 56, METHACTON 32
The Rams took an 8-5 lead into the second quarter and then turned on the afterburners, outscoring the Warriors 22-2 to seize control of the game on their way to a title in the Pennridge Memorial Tipoff Tournament on Saturday night.
“The first quarter coach (Jeff) Derstine did a good job,” coach Dean Behrens said. “He was really trying to slow us down, and we’re trying to get in transition.
“We weren’t hitting shots. I still feel like we were playing pretty good defense. In the second quarter, I really thought our defense propelled our offense and allowed us to get some easy shots. I think the kids gained some confidence, and all of a sudden, we went on a 22-0 run. That demoralized them.”
Danny Long (14 points) and Max Wagner (12 points) led a balanced Ram attack. Ryan Cuthbert added nine points, and Ryan Kinky, six points.
No Methacton player had more than six points in a contest that – after the first quarter – was played at a high tempo.
“They’re a little bit of a younger team, and you could see it in their eyes – their big kid was tired from running up and down the floor because we’re trying to play fast,” Behrens said. “We were able to come out the second half and continue playing well. We have 11 guys on the bench, and we played 11 guys. They played hard, and they played well together.”
The tournament title erased memories of last year’s opening round 76-65 loss to Saucon Valley.
“Our guys took care of business,” Behrens said. “They really wanted to win the tournament because of what happened last year.
“We went 25-5, but we were 0-1 to start the season. Last year we played the consolation game, and I was home by eight o’clock. This year Danny Long and Steve Lowry – our captains – kept the boys focused.”
Pennridge (2-0) will host William Tennent in a non-league game on Tuesday before beginning league play next Friday.
“Now the work begins – scouting and late nights figuring things out,” Behrens said.
Methacton 5-2-12-13 32
Pennridge 8-22-13-13 56
Methacton: Neaebauer 4, Pisano 2, Jones 3, O’Neil 3, Cardarelli 6, Cercho 6, Kerkering 2, Savage 2, Malachaowski 2, Trafefler 3.
Pennridge: Luke Nuneviller 5, Devon Balmer 4, Danny Long 14, Sean Yoder 2, Ryan Kinky 6, Kyle Yoder 2, AJ DeMarco 2, Ryan Cuthbert 9, Max Wagner 12.
ABINGTON 60, CHURCH FARM SCHOOL 27
Abington laid claim to its fifth straight title of the Galloping Ghosts Classic. The Ghosts took a 13-10 lead into the second quarter and stretched that to 22-15 by halftime. They blew the game wide open with a 25-4 third quarter and outscored Church Farm 38-12 in an overpowering second half effort.
Robbie Heath turned in a glittering 26-point effort to lead the Ghosts. Eric Dougherty added seven points, Eric Gibson had eight points, and Joe O’Brien and Brian Close both chipped in five points.
Abington (2-0) will travel to Bishop Carroll for a non-league contest on Tuesday.
Church Farm School 10-5-4-8 27
Abington 13-9-25-13 60
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 77, WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 59
The Colonials opened up their season with an impressive non-league win over the visiting Golden Knights. PW raced to a 22-7 lead after one quarter and took a 34-29 lead into halftime. The Colonials outscored their visitors 43-34 in a high-scoring second half.
Xzavier Malone turned in a monster 27-point effort and also shared the team lead with six steals to go along with five rebounds and four assists. Oakley Spencer contributed 13 points and six steals. Also finishing the game in double figures were Kevin Ashenfelter (11 points) and Ahmin Williams (10 points, six steals). Grady Minick chipped in with seven points, and Ahmad Williams, six points.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-0) will travel to Upper Moreland next Friday for its SOL opener.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 22-12-19-24 77
West Chester Rustin 7-18-16-18 59
Plymouth Whitemarsh: Grady Minick (7 points, 1 rebound, 1 block, 1 steal), Oakley Spencer (13 points, 3, rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals), Xzavier Malone (27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals, 4 assists), Kevin AShenfelter (11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal), Ahmin Williams (10 points, 2 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 assists), Cheo Houston (1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 steal), Ahmad Williams (6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal), Mike Lotito (2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist), Matt Walker (4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 assist), Naheem McLeon (2 rebounds), Devon Lawrence (1 rebound), Davon Burrell (1 assist)
West Chester Rustin: Ramirez 14, Loucks 8, Durtant 6, Nelson 14, Frazier 6, Pringle 4, Asaragus 7.
PENNSBURY 48, ST. JOE’S PREP 43
The Falcons used a superb team effort to defeat the Prep in a Scholastic Play by Play Classic contest at Widener University. Mark Flagg led the Falcons with 15 points while Addison Howard, Tyler Sessa-Reeves and Joey Monaghan each added seven points.
“It was very balanced, but our defense was really key,” coach Bill Coleman said. “They scored seven points in the fourth quarter, but we held them to four for the longest time before they hit a three when we were already up eight.
“Our defense was solid, and we were able to rebound the ball pretty well. We kept the tempo in our favor and that was huge.”
Pennsbury was up one at halftime, and the two teams were tied 36-36 heading into the final quarter when the Falcons took over at both ends of the court.
“We were able to take advantage of some things we saw offensively and roll with it from there,” Coleman said. “This was huge for our young guys.
“Summertime is not really indicative of how you’re going to end up playing during the fall and winter. Expectations are high. We always are put against high level teams because of last year.
“We struggled early on in the summer and have progressed. We’re not even close to being ready, but it was a good step, and I’m so proud of all the guys who worked their tails off to get to that point. Now we have to remain focused and work on the next day ahead.”
Pennsbury (1-0) will host Abington in the SOL opener for both teams on Thursday.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 61, SPRING-FORD 53
The Titans swept both games of the SOL-PAC-10 Challenge, defeating the Rams in a game played at Central Bucks West on the heels of a big win over Pottstown Friday night.
Seniors Tim Waddington and Chris Hones led a balanced Titan attack with 16 and 14 points, respectively. Ian Vogt and Nate Robinson each added nine points.
Central Bucks South (2-0) will host Conwell Egan in a non-league contest on Wednesday.
Central Bucks South: Alex Karras 2, Nate Robinson 9, Tom Doyles 2, Nate Johnston 4, Ian Vogt 9, Ryan Joerger 5, Tim Waddington 16, Chris Hones 14.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 75, POTTSTOWN 60
The Bucks made it a clean sweep for the SOL in the SOL-PAC-10 Challenge, sprinting to an early lead over the Trojans and rolling to their second win in as many days. West led 23-9 at the end of one quarter and took a 39-31 lead into halftime. The Bucks outscored the Trojans in both the third and fourth quarters.
Erich Hohlenleitner turned in an impressive double-double, finishing with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Bill Power added 13 points while Luke Irons and Ben Riegel had nine each. Connor Lynch and Jake Reichwein both scored eight points, and Cal Reichwein had six points, four assists and four steals.
Central Bucks West (2-0) will travel to Quakertown for its SOL opener on Friday night.
Pottstown 9-22-13-16 60
Central Bucks West 23-16-17-19 75
Pottstown: Edwards 17, Brown 20, Hall 5, Washington 3, Tinson 4, Diamond 5, Smith 4, Gregory 2.
Central Bucks West: Luke Irons 9, Cal Reichwein 6, Bill Power 13, Erich Hohlenleitner 19, Connor Lynch 8, Ben Riegel 9, Jake Reichwein 8, Shane Harrison 2, Zach Paley 1.
QUAKERTOWN 91, ROXBOROUGH 85 (OT)
Griffin Schmidt is playing on a bum knee, but don’t try telling Roxborough that. The senior sharpshooter lit up the net for 43 points in a brilliant offensive showing in the consolation game of the Radnor Tournament.
Griffin connected on 12-of-23 shots from the floor and also buried 17-of-21 from the foul line. For good measure, he had nine rebounds and four assists.
“We were just running like crazy in the beginning – he was getting layups, he was getting jump shots,” coach Kevin Keeler said. “He only hit two threes.
“He’s been fighting tendinitis in his knee. We’ve been holding him out of a lot of practices, so he’s not in really good shape, and he was dying in this kind of game. I had to pull out a little bit, but he just had it going – inside drives, getting to the foul line. He did it all and shot over 50 percent from the field. I told him after the game – I’ve been coaching for 33 years and this might be as crazy as I’ve seen. I was proud of him.”
Schmidt’s 43-point effort is the most by a Quakertown player since Dave Young scored 47 points against Hatboro-Horsham on Feb. 15, 1980.
The 91 points is believed to be the most since the Panthers scored 100 in a win over Hatboro-Horsham in the early 90s. It is the most points scored by a Keeler-coached team.
“It was pretty wild,” the Panthers’ coach said.
Quakertown scored 23 points in each of the first two quarters en route to a 46-34 halftime lead, and Keeler and his players certainly couldn’t have seen overtime coming when they opened up an 18-point lead in the second quarter.
“They just hitting threes out of nowhere, and we couldn’t stop them,” he said. “They got the lead with less than a minute. With 20 seconds, we were down two, and JR Grimmage put a putback in to tie it up, and they missed a last-second shot.
“In overtime, we took care of business. It was an interesting high school basketball game.”
Also finishing the game in double figures were Charles Ervin (19 points) and Ryan Harrison (11 points). Grimmage and and Nick Drosnock both added seven on a night that saw the Panthers connect on 26-of-38 from the foul line.
Quakertown (1-1) will host Emmaus in a non-league contest on Wednesday.
Quakertown 23-23-16-15-14 91
Roxborough 20-14-23-20-8 85
Quakertown: JR Grimmage 7, Howard 2, Mestayer 2, Charles Ervin 19, Griffin Schmidt 43, Ryan Harrison 11, Nick Drosnock.
Roxborough: Alexander 20, Hammond 23, Wright 13, Woodard 6, Washington 5, Williams 3, Dunbar 13, Sprul 2.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 53, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 49
The Golden Hawks used a big fourth quarter to earn the come-from-behind win over the Lions in the consolation game of their own Rabberman Tipoff Tournament.
Leading the late-game charge were Alex Nordenholt and Austin Thomas – both connected on clutch three-pointers and both scored five points in the fourth quarter. Mike Stock was 4-of-6 from the foul line in the frame for the Golden Hawks, who trailed 36-35 entering the final quarter after battling the Lions to a 23-23 halftime tie.
Nordenholt led the Golden Hawks with 19 points, which included three three-pointers. His two three-pointers in the opening quarter helped propel the Hawks to a 15-12 lead at the end of one quarter. Nordenholt scored eight points in the third quarter and 13 of his 19 in the second half. Thomas finished with 13 points, which included three treys. Stock added eight points and Kevin Newbert and Kenny Brightcliffe had six each.
The Lions – who buried nine three-pointers – were led by the 26-point effort of Lane Mayes.
Council Rock South (1-1) will host Harry S Truman in its league opener on Wednesday night.
New Hope-Solebury 12-11-13-13 49
Council Rock South 15-8-12-18 53
New Hope-Solebury: Dylan Waterman 9, Lane Mayes 26, Brendan Shadle 9, Kevin Dougherty 1, Nick Garritano 4.
Council Rock South: Austin Thomas 13, Alex Nordenholt 19, Kevin Newbert 6, Ryan McNamee 1, Mike Stock 8, Kenny Brightcliffe 6.
WISSAHICKON 54, UPPER DARBY 48
The Trojans rebounded from Friday’s loss to Abington to defeat Upper Darby in the consolation game of the Galloping Ghosts Classic.
Wissahickon outscored Upper Darby 8-3 in the second quarter to break a 12-12 tie and go into halftime with a 20-15 lead. The Trojans outscored the Royals 18-14 in the third quarter and then withstood a fourth quarter comeback attempt.
Noah Curran led the Trojans’ attack with 17 points to go along with six rebounds while Alex Tappen added 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Zach Reiner led the Trojans under the boards with 11 rebounds – seven defensive – to go along with eight points and four assists. Michael Howard added seven points.
Wissahickon (1-1) will host Liberty in a non-league contest on Tuesday.
Wissahickon 12-8-18-16 54
Upper Darby 12-3-14-19 48
Wissahickon: Noah Curran 17, Alex Tappen 14, Zach Reiner 8, Michael Howard 7, Zach Gelman 4, Shane Ford 2, Marlyn Johnson 2.
UPPER MORELAND 58, WILLIAM TENNENT 45
The Golden Bears defeated the Panthers in Saturday’s consolation game of the Hatters Tipoff Tournament. Leading the charge for the Bears were captains Brendan O’Donnell and Damian Washington. O’Donnell finished with a game-high 20 points while Washington added 16 points, which included four three-pointers.
The two teams were deadlocked 11-11 after one period, but the Golden Bears seized control with a 15-4 second quarter tear. The Bears outscored the Panthers 35-13 in the second and third quarters combined.
Tennent was led by the 10-point effort of Pat McCauley while Anthony Woodard added nine points.
Upper Moreland (1-1) will host Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in a non-league game on Thursday while William Tennent (0-2) will travel to Pennridge for a non-league game on Tuesday.
Upper Moreland 11-15-20-12 58
William Tennent 11-4-9-21 45
Upper Moreland: Brendan O’Donnell 20, Damian Washington 16, Ryan Coyle 4, Noah Swift 2, Casey Decker 3, Brett Brossman 2, Mike Lyons 5, Shane Stone.
William Tennent: Anthony Woodard 9, Maher 4, Pat McCauley 10, Matt Berndlmaier 2, Brendan Carter 7, Lucas 7, Rivers 1, Alford-Baxter 5.
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 34, BISHOP McDEVITT 30
Larry Clark – who was sidelined last season with a torn ACL – is making up for lost time. The Springfield senior put the Spartans on his shoulders in Saturday’s consolation game of the Oreland Lions Tournament and willed his team to a win.
“We were down the whole game,” said coach Gary Nolan, whose team trailed 19-10 at the intermission. “We were down the whole fourth quarter, and then Larry Clark tied it with a little over a minute to go.
“We took the lead with about 15 seconds left, and it was Larry Clark. They came down, and they missed a shot, and Larry Clark rebounded. He got fouled, hit the two fouls shots to put us up four, and that was the game.”
Clark led all scorers with 22 points. Ryan Daly added six points while Ian Frasca had five.
“I only played six guys,” said Nolan, who is minus four players – three starters. “Instead of playing six I’d be playing 10. We are very much undermanned right now. I’ll take a win any way I can get it.”
Springfield (1-1) will host Jenkintown in a non-league game on Wednesday.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN 60, BENSALEM 44
Ryan opened up a 20-6 lead after one quarter on its way to a non-league win over the Owls, who were led by the 11-point effort of Anthony Greene. Richard Dean and Brian Quarterman each added eight points. Wade Roberts had six points.
Bensalem (0-1) will open SOL play on Wednesday when the Owls will host Neshaminy.
Bensalem 6-12-12-14 44
Archbishop Ryan 20-15-18-7 60
Bensalem: Brandon Vaughn 4, Richard Dean 8, Anthony Greene 11, Wade Roberts 6, B. Jones 2, Brian Quarterman 8, Taco Douglas 5.
Archbishop Ryan: Austin Slawter 3, Isiah Brockington 17, Matt Kulalkouskis 8, Austin Chabot 9, Fred Killian 8, Chris Guest 2, Chris Palantino 3, Bryant 4, Taylor 4, Cahoe 2.
STATE COLLEGE 57, NORRISTOWN 43
The Eagles – who were without Roy Green (injury) – fell behind 13-7 after one quarter of Saturday’s consolation game of the State College Tipoff Tournament and spent the rest of the game playing catch up.
Kether Massiac and Tyrique Lyons led the Eagles with 10 points each. Lyons also had six rebounds. Darryl Carr (seven points, seven rebounds) and Amir Carter (seven points, six rebounds) also contributed.
Norristown (0-2) will host Perkiomen Valley in a non-league contest on Wednesday.
Norristown 7-8-14-14 43
State College 13-14-15-15 57
SIMON GRATZ 71, SOUDERTON 59
LOWER MORELAND 53, HATBORO-HORSHAM 37
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