Check out the results for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action Friday night. To view photos of the North Penn/Upper Dublin game, please visit the Photo Gallery.
UPPER DUBLIN 59, NORTH PENN 39
By Mike Prince
When you get balanced scoring and a solid defensive effort, things generally go your way.
Upper Dublin got both on Friday night, helping the Cardinals to an 11-0 run to start the game and a 16-point first half lead in the season opener for both squads.
In the end, the all-around effort gave the Cardinals a 59-39 win over the Knights in the second game of Upper Dublin’s boys’ basketball Cardinal Classic Tournament at Upper Dublin High School.
The Cardinals were led by Marc Conran, who finished with 14 points, while Zach Greenberg and Kevin Woods added 13 and 12, respectively.
“Our scoring was great tonight,” coach Josh Adelman said. “We had guys who stepped up and played great. We had guys like Kevin (Woods) doing things, whether he was scoring or giving it to Ryan Stover or (Zach) Greenberg. Our balanced scoring was tremendous today.”
Upper Dublin’s defense was superb as well, holding North Penn to only 25 points through the opening three quarters.
After the 11-0 run to open the game, Upper Dublin continued to build on its lead, putting up 16 points in the second quarter to capture a 29-14 halftime lead. In the third, the Cardinals continued their balanced scoring effort, increasing their lead to 17 after 24 minutes of play.
Upper Dublin closed things out with a 17-point fourth quarter to run away with the 20-point victory.
“It was just a great effort,” Adelman said. “We really came out as a team and played tremendous team basketball and I think we really owned the boards, which was great. We had opportunities to push the ball down the floor and get some easy baskets and with that came confidence.”
North Penn (0-1, 0-0) was led by senior Jason Jones, who finished with nine points. Senior Noah Melchior added six, while Aaron Dean and Joseph Richards each tallied five.
Upper Dublin (1-0, 0-0), which will now prepare for a home meeting with Conestoga in the tournament’s championship game on Saturday night, also received six points from Matt Thompson and five apiece from John Barrett and Ryan Stover.
North Penn will have to go back to the drawing board and try to figure out what went wrong on Friday night.
“Well, if the kids weren’t ready, that’s on me,” North Penn coach John Conrad said. “They weren’t ready, so that’s on me. We certainly got outworked, but as I said, we didn’t have them ready to play earlier and that starts with us.”
North Penn (39) – Melchior 3 0-0 6; Jones 3 0-0 9; Coleman 1 3-4 5; Dean 1 2-2 4; Hakim 1 0-3 5; Richards 1 3-4 5; Lim 1 2-3 4; Shue 1 0-0 2; Lord 1 0-1 2. Totals: 13 10-17 39.
Upper Dublin (59) – Conran 7 0-0 14; Greenberg 6 1-2 13; Woods 4 4-5 12; Santerion 0 0-0 0; Thompson 3 0-0 6; Weiss 1 0-0 2; Abel 0 2-2 2; Barrett 2 1-3 5; Stover 2 1-2 5; Fields 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 9-14 59.
Three-point goals: Jones 3.
North Penn 5 9 11 14—39
Upper Dublin 13 16 13 17—59
ABINGTON 64, WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 48
Abington clamps down on the Warriors in victory
By Jesse Bernstein for SuburbanOneSports.com
In the Galloping Ghosts’ season opener, senior Amir Hinton’s 20 points and junior Lazaros Mackrides’ stellar interior defense were the keys in shutting down West Chester Henderson.
Hinton’s 20 led all scorers. For Abington, junior guard Matt Penecale added 13 points and a bevy of slick passes, Mackrides finished the game with 11 points, and sophomore guard Jordan Neely added eight of his own.
The first half was sloppy but tight, and each time the Ghosts seemed like they were about to pull away, Henderson turned to their leaders, senior Mark DiMatteo and junior Colin Costello. They finished the half with 13 points between them, and Abington led only 26-22 at the break.
While his defensive presence would be more noticeable throughout the game, Mackrides did pour in a quick six first quarter points. On Mackrides’ defense, Abington coach Charles Grasty said, “That’s what we expect from Laz. That’s what he’ll do, he’ll extend the floor for us, he’ll knock down some shots.”
The third quarter was a nightmare for Henderson, as they were outscored 17-7. Penecale scored six points in the quarter, and Mackrides sent three shots flying away from the rim, eliciting big cheers from the crowd.
The fourth quarter featured a parade of subs for both teams, and Abington took the first round game of their annual Ghost Tip-Off Classic, advancing to Saturday’s championship game against Wissahickon at 4 pm.
West Chester Henderson 11 11 7 19-48
Abington 14 -12 17 21-64
ABINGTON
2-Young-0/1 FT
3-Neely-8 points, 2/6 FG, 4/4 FT
11-Walker-1 point, 1/2 FT
12-Penecale-13 points, 6/12 FG, 3/4 FT
15-Jefferson-2 points, 1/1 FG, 0/2 FT
21-Mackrides-11 points, 4/5 FG, 1/2 FT
22-Hinton-20 points, 8/14 FG, 2/3 FT
24-Porter-0/1 FG, 0/2 FT
32-Wessels-1 point, 1/2 FT
33-Bond-1 point, 0/3 FG, 1/2 FT
42-Brown-3 points, 1/1 FG, 1/2 FT
43-Gaines-4 points, 2/2 FG, 0/2 FT
WEST CHESTER HENDERSON
1-Ramirez-7 points, 2/6 FG, 2/6 FT
2-Bady-5 points, 2/5 FG, 1/3 FT
3-Goldfine-5 points, 5/6 FT
10-DiMatteo-9 points, 3/4 FG, 3/6 FT
13-Vermail-3 points, 1/1 FG
30-Smith-4 points, 1/2 FG, 2/2 FT
32-Costello-13 points, 4/5 FG, 4/5 FT
41-Richard-2 points, 1/3 FG
55-Huber-0/1 FG
NORRISTOWN 47, STATE COLLEGE 38
Opening a season by traveling roughly three hours to State College is no coach’s dream, but Norristown certainly made it worth it on Friday night.
“It was good. It was a nice trip,” Norristown coach Mike Evans said.
Long road trip aside, Evans was in high spirits as his Eagles had just completed a 47-38 win over host State College in the State College Tipoff Tournament near the campus of Penn State University on Friday night.
The win puts the Eagles (1-0, 0-0) into tomorrow’s tournament championship game with North Allegheny, which will be played at 3:30 p.m.
Norristown was led by Chris Evans’ 15 points, while Curt Lever added 11.
“Chris established his inside presence tonight and it was the difference in the game,” Evans said. “He’s really unstoppable down there and he played well tonight.”
Norristown outscored State College 12-4 in the first quarter and 12-7 in the second.
Despite having to deal with a bit of snow on the trip up, Evans said, “it was good to get away for a little bit.
“For the first game with a young team, these guys played well and they got their first taste of winning. It wasn’t pretty, but they found a way to win at the end, which is good. We just have to learn to play the game better.”
Norristown 12 7 7 16—47
State College 4 7 9 18—38
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 61, GEORGE SCHOOL 26
The Golden Hawks sprinted to a 22-6 lead at the end of one quarter on their way to the decisive win in the opening round of their own tournament on Friday. Will Faccenda scored seven of his team-high nine points in the first quarter on a night that saw 10 players get in the scoring column for Rock South. Mike Stock and Jack Wheatley each added eight points while Dan Buchnick and Dean Blank both had seven.
George School 6 5 11 4-26
Council Rock South 22 10 15 14-61
CENTRAL 77, CHELTENHAM 63
Aaron Burton led the Panthers with 21 points and 11 rebounds in the losing effort, while Jeremiah Coleman finished with 12 for Cheltenham. The Panthers came back and actually took a 58-56 lead at one point, but Central regained the lead and ended the game on a 19-7 run to cruise to the victory.
Central 19 20 11 27—77
Cheltenham 11 17 22 13—63
SPRINGFIELD 54, NEW FOUNDATION CHARTER 44
The Spartans earned a win In the first round of the Oreland Lions Tournament at Springfield High School on Friday night. They were led by Larry Clark’s 17 points, while Malik Ball added 12. Brendan Dugan scored eight points for Springfield, while Justin Hill added six.
Springfield will now face Phil-Mont Christian in the tournament’s championship game Saturday night at 8.
New Foundation Charter 9 20 2 13-44
Springfield 12 7 21 14-54
UPPER MORELAND 45, LOWER MORELAND 42 (OT)
Upper Moreland’s Chris Corr hit a game-winning three-pointer as time expired in overtime to give the Bears a 45-42 over Lower Moreland on Friday night at Lower Moreland High School.
In a back-and-forth game throughout the night, the Bears fought back from six points down in the fourth quarter to force overtime. In the extra period, Corr’s three-pointer accounted for the only points scored.
The Bears (1-0, 0-0) were led by Kevin McFall’s 10 points and James Martin’s 10. Corr finished with nine – all on treys – while Lower Moreland (0-1, 0-0) was led by Danny Duffy and Dillan Morganstein, who scored 15 and 11 points, respectively.
Upper Moreland 13 14 5 10 3—45
Lower Moreland 13 14 11 4 0—42
WISSAHICKON 49, FATHER JUDGE 37
Wissahickon’s Todd Bentley led the way with 21 points to help lead the Trojans to a 49-37 win over Father Judge in the opening round of the Ghost Tipoff Classic at Abington High School on Friday night.
Bentley knocked down eight shots while hitting 4 of 6 free throws. Chris Vila also had a big night for Wissahickon, scoring 15 points while knocking down a pair of treys. Chase Wilson added 11 points, connecting on 11-of-12 free throws. The Trojans led by three at the half before breaking the game open with an 11-4 advantage in the third quarter.
Wissahickon (1-0, 0-0) will now advance to Saturday’s championship game at 4:30 at Abington.
Wissahickon 11 12 11 15—49
Father Judge 11 9 4 13—37
PENNRIDGE 65, SAUCON VALLEY 51
Pennridge started strong and finished strong in a 65-51 win over Saucon Valley in the opening round of the Pennridge Memorial Tipoff Classic. The Rams (1-0, 0-0) were led by Zach Muredda’s 21 points, which included three baskets from the outside. Joe Molettiere finished with 16 points, while Mike Tararowicz added 13 for Pennridge, which led 17-10 at the end of one quarter. Dan Long chipped in with eight.
Saucon Valley 10 13 17 11—51
Pennridge 17 14 15 19—65
RIDLEY 41, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 40
Central Bucks East led the entire game until the final 1.5 seconds in a heartbreaking 41-40 loss to Ridley. CB East outscored Ridley 14-1 in the first quarter and led late, but Ridley hit a game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds to come out on top. CB East was led by Ben Kardane and Brendan McLaughlin, each of whom finished with eight points.
Central Bucks East 14 9 7 10—40
Ridley 1 16 10 14—41
SOUDERTON 48, PERKIOMEN SCHOOL 28
Souderton outscored the Perkiomen School 29-10 in the second half en route to a 48-28 win in the opening round of the Church Farm School Tipoff Tournament.
The Indians were led by Carter Knight’s 12 points. Steve Sosnowicz added eight for Souderton, while Steve Shaffer chipped in with seven. Leading by only one point after the first half, Souderton came out in the third quarter and outscored Perkiomen 13-2 to take a commanding lead. The Indians added to that lead with a 16-8 advantage in the fourth quarter.
The Indians will face Church Farm in the tournament’s championship game on Saturday night at 7:45.
Souderton 7 12 13 16—48
Perkiomen School 11 7 2 8—28
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 64, POTTSTOWN 51
Central Bucks South defeated Pottstown 61-51 in the first round of the Suburban One/Pac-10 Challenge at Spring-Ford High School.
The Titans (1-0, 0-0) trailed by 10 points after one quarter before fighting back and capturing the double-digit victory. Matt Scamuffo led CB South with 28 points – 20 of which came in the second half – while Bryce Dobisch and Dave Drea added eight points each. CB South outscored Pottstown 23-5 in the fourth quarter in the come-from-behind win.
Paul Weeks also added seven for the Titans, who will play Spring-Ford Saturday at 3 p.m.
Pottstown 16 10 20 5—51
Central Bucks South 6 15 20 23—64
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 71, DOBBINS 49
Junior guard Andre Mitchell turned in a dazzling offensive performance, connecting on 12-of-19 shots from the floor to record a career-high 35 points. His 15 points in the third quarter paced the Colonials to the big victory.
HARRITON 75, QUAKERTOWN 59
Quakertown lost its season opener to Harriton by a score of 75-59 in a non-conference meeting between the two teams in the opening round of the Southern Lehigh Tournament on Friday night. The Panthers went down big early on and never recovered, as the Rams led 28-13 after just one quarter of play.
Quakertown’s offense came alive late, however, scoring 23 points in the fourth quarter. Harriton was led by Alex Shippen’s 18 points and Tas Dixon’s 11 points, four assists, six rebounds and four steals.
Quakertown 13 14 9 23—59
Harriton 28 15 17 15—75
SPRING-FORD 69, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 54
Spring-Ford defeated Central Bucks West by a score of 69-54 on Friday Night in the opening round of the Suburban One/Pac-10 Challenge at Spring-Ford High School on Friday night.
HARRY S TRUMAN 79, PALMER 63
ARCHBISHOP RYAN 58, BENSALEM 38
MECHANICSBURG 63, HATBORO-HORSHAM 42
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