Check out the results for SOL boys’ basketball teams in action on Saturday.
ABINGTON 59, WISSAHICKON 48
Amir Hinton might not be a household name to fans of Abington basketball.
It’s a safe bet it won’t be long before he will. At least if his performance in the Ghosts Tipoff Classic is any indication.
Hinton followed Friday’s 20-point effort with a 22-point showing in Saturday’s title win over Wissahickon. He walked away with tournament MVP honors.
“It keeps me going – nights like this keep me going,” Hinton said. “I’m very grateful.”
As for his new role on the varsity – according to Hinton, it’s been a natural fit.
“I feel very comfortable with my guys,” he said.
The Ghosts struggled early on in Saturday’s title game, falling behind 16-8 at the end of one quarter. Point guard Chase Wilson, who matched Hinton’s 22-point effort, came out of the gate on fire, scoring 11 points in the first quarter which included three three-pointers.
Wilson did not score in a second quarter that saw the Ghosts outscore the Trojans 17-10 to go into halftime trailing by just a 26-25 score.
“We stepped it up on defense,” Hinson said. “That was going to help us get going.
“We know they have good shooters, very good shooters, and we just came out, sucked it up on defense, and it paid off.”
Hinton, who had 10 first-half points, buried a pair of threes in the second quarter while teammate Matt Penecale had seven of his 16 points in the frame.
“Wissahickon is a good team,” coach Charles Grasty said. “They shot the heck out of the ball in the first half – they had five threes.
“We came in at halftime, and we talked to them – these guys shoot from all over the court, and they make them. They have really good guards, and their big men battle for them.
“I told coach (Kyle) Wilson – he gets everything out of his guys. They jumped out on us.”
Behind 10 points from Hinton, the Ghosts outscored the Trojans 20-8 in the third quarter to go on top 45-34.
“In the third quarter, we came out and played extremely smart,” Grasty said. “We played extremely well.
“We played as a team. We were able to get some easy baskets in transition the way we like to, and we were able to jump on them.”
The Trojans didn’t go down quietly, trimming the Ghosts’ lead to five after three-pointer by Wilson, but a basket by Abington’s Lazaros Mackrides upped the Ghosts’ lead to 53-46.
After a Trojan miss, Chris Carradorini came up with a steal and layup to make it a 53-48 game with 2:11 remaining, but the Trojans would get no closer the rest of the way.
Grasty was not surprised to see the Trojans battle to the final horn and tipped his hat to coach Wilson.
“Honestly, I would love to see one of his practices to see how he gets everything out of his guys,” the Ghosts’ coach said. “
While the Trojans saw their record drop to 1-1, the Ghosts upped theirs to 2-0.
“This was very important,” Hinton said. “We won our first game last night, and we wanted to keep it going at home.”
SOUDERTON 41, CHURCH FARM SCHOOL 40
Senior Jared Bernhart – who measures in at 6-6 - came up huge for the Indians in the paint, scoring 15 points and earning MVP honors as Souderton captured the title of the Church Farm Tipoff Tournament.
“He had the game of his career,” coach Pete Chimera said. “He had a career-high 15, and he was unstoppable down low.”
Also coming up big in the paint was Evan Slone, who pulled down 14 rebounds to go along with six points.
“We just kind of dominated from that point,” Chimera said of his team’s performance under the basket. “Our guards are really good but so are their guards, and they kind of neutralized each other.
“They have a terrific player (Tyler Ofsay) who had 26 in the first round and scored 18 against us last year as a junior. We held him to six points. We did a nice job defensively.”
Keeping Ofsay under wraps was Steve Shaffer, who also handed out six assists.
“We played a lot of zone in the second half, but in the first half, Shaffer was the guy who had him,” Chimera said. “I think he’s the best defender in our league, and he continues to be great, and he has to handle the ball for us.”
The Indians jumped out of the gate to a 7-0 start and led 17-10 at the end of one quarter.
“The kids were so confident,” Chimera said. “We talk all the time about being poised, and they are.
“I kept saying to them, ‘I think we’re a better basketball team, but they’re better athletes,’ and usually the better basketball team wins. We just had to stay poised. They are tremendous athletes, and they are good basketball players too.”
Souderton took a 24-18 lead into halftime and still led 34-26 heading into the fourth quarter when CFS made a run. The Indians led by three down the stretch, and CFS made it a one-point game with a two-point basket at the buzzer.
“We just did such a great job on their shooters,” Chimera said. “They couldn’t get a shot off and eventually penetrated and made a shot with .2 seconds left.
“We missed some foul shots in the fourth quarter. There was a sequence where we missed the front end of two one-and-ones.”
Joining Bernhart on the all-tournament team was Carter Knight, who had eight points.
The Indians are 2-0 on the young season.
“This was huge,” Chimera said. “We’re inexperienced, and other than Shaffer, we don’t have a lot of experience, so it was important for these guys to get a win early against a team like that to know that we could compete.
“It was painful, but I liked that we were tested at the end. We played good defense, we identified where their shooters were, and we got out on the shooters. It was just a good game in the maturation process for us because that’s what we need to do. The more games we have like that, the better we’re going to be.”
Souderton 17 7 10 7-41
Church Farm School 10 8 8 13-40
QUAKERTOWN 56, UPPER PERKIOMEN 41
Sophomore Griffin Schmidt was one a three players in double figures for the Panthers, scoring a game-high 15 points. Juniors Lucas Schan (12 points) and Kevin Norvaisas (10 points) also finished in double digits. Mark Repsher added nine points and Brian Rejniak had eight. Jake Perrine closed out the scoring with two points for the Panthers, who evened their record at 1-1.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 51, POTTSTOWN 39
The Bucks used an 18-6 third quarter scoring tear to turn a 23-19 halftime deficit into a 37-31 advantage. They went on to outscore the Trojans 14-8 in the fourth quarter to earn the win in the SOL-PAC-10 Challenge.
Senior Jared Kelly led a balanced West attack with 13 points. Pat Kelley added 11 points and Kyle Salvitti, 10 points. Cal Reichwein had five points and Luke Irons, four, for the Bucks, who evened their record at 1-1.
Pottstown 16 7 8 8-39
Central Bucks West 13 6 18 14-51
PENNSBURY 66, WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 54
Cameron Jones had a monster night for the Falcons, scoring a game-high 30 points. Mekhi Bryant also had a big game, adding 20 points.
HATBOROO-HORSHAM 43, SOUTHEASTERN YORK 36
Zach Quattro scored 20 points to lead the Hatters to the win in the consolation game of the Carlisle Tipoff Tournament. He also earned a spot on the all-tournament team. David Robinson and Walt Kimble each added six points.
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 62, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 58
The Lions opened up a 22-11 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 30-18 lead into halftime of the title game of the Rabberman Tournament. Sparked by nine points from Dean Blank, the Golden Hawks outscored the Lions 24-18 in the third quarter but still trailed 48-42 in a game that was an uphill battle from the outset.
Blank finished with 19 points while Mike Stock added eight. Will Faccenda, Matt Stewart and Jack Wheatley each chipped in with six points for the Golden Hawks, who fell to 1-1.
New Hope-Solebury 22 8 18 14-62
Council Rock South 11 7 24 16-58
LANSDALE CATHOLIC 60, PENNRIDGE 58
The Rams lost a heartbreaker to LC in the title game of their own tournament. Steve Lowry led Pennridge with 18 points while Zach Muredda had 16 and Joe Molettiere, 13 points. Pat McClatchy added seven points for the Rams.
LC led 16-15 at the end of one quarter and took a 31-29 lead into halftime.
SPRING-FORD 65, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 56
Matt Scamuffo had another big night for the Titans, scoring a game-high 23 points. David Drea added nine points and Bryce Dobisch, six points. Josh Brodie, Mason Kummer and Tim Waddington each had five points for the Titans, who saw their record drop to 1-1.
FRANKFORD 67, CHELTENHAM 53
Aaron Burton had another big game for the Panthers, contributing 16 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to hold off a Frankford squad that held a 47-33 rebounding advantage and managed to create 22 turnovers.
Frankford led 14-10 at the end of one quarter and extended that lead to 30-22 by halftime. The Panthers spent the rest of the game playing catch-up.
Cheltenham 10 12 19 12-53
Frankford 14 16 19 18-67
CONESTOGA 54, UPPER DUBLIN 29
MARTIN LUTHER KING 78, WILLIAM TENNENT 48
GLEN MILLS 44, HARRY S TRUMAN 39
PHIL-MONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 54, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 34
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