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CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE
SOUDERTON 39, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 35 
The Indians set out to make it an interesting final week of play in the Continental Conference, knowing if they beat the Titans it would create a three-way tie for first place and would prevent South from clinching at least a share of the title.
“It’s our time” has been Souderton coach Pete Chimera’s mantra for the season.
“I’ve been saying it all along and I don’t think a lot of people believed we could put ourselves in this position,” the Indians’ first-year coach said.
Chimera may be right, and although the Indians weren’t favored to be atop the standings, they have positioned themselves to share top honors.
“We believed it from the beginning,” said Chimera, “But we knew it was going to be a war tonight. They have 10 guys that are all good and (Titans’ coach) Jason (Campbell) does a good job getting them to execute.”
In the first quarter, the Big Red did exactly what they set out to do and ended the quarter with a 13-6 advantage. The Titans outscored the Indians 7-5 in the second quarter to make it a 15-13 game at halftime.
“(John) Kanas was out the whole second quarter with foul trouble, but our bench did a great job and played great defense and hung in there,” said Chimera. “The second quarter, although not pretty, was key to hang in there.”
After holding only a two-point lead at halftime, the Indians knew it was time to execute on their game plan.
“We knew that 85 percent of their baskets come off penetration and we worked on not getting beat,” said Chimera. “And we got as many points as we could.”
With Kanas out a good portion of the third quarter, it was still a two-point game going into the pivotal final frame (24-22).
In the fourth quarter, the Indians had to maintain their lead, and they did, never allowing the Titans get ahead thanks to a solid defensive efforts that included limiting South’s Kevin Raymond to eight points,
“Anthony Williams had a nice solid athletic game,” said Chimera. “He played really good defense and covered Raymond most of the time, he kept him in front of him and did a great job rebounding and boxing out.”
Not only was Kanas hampered by foul woes, he also was the focal point of the Titans’ defense, which limited the high-scoring senior to just four points. In his absence, Brendan Wagner (17 points) and Austin Murphy (12 points) rose to the occasion.
“Brendan showed maturity,” said Chimera. “He fought through their physicality. They were really pounding him and pushing him every chance they got, but he hit some really nice jumpers for us.”
Chimera also commended the efforts of Steve Schaffer who was a key playmaker for Big Red.
“He did great job of penetrating and getting ball to Brendan (Wagner),” the Indians’ coach said of junior point guard.
Matt Scamuffo led the scoring for the Titans (10-3, 14-7 overall) with 11 points.
The Indians, who jumped into a three-way tie for first with the Titans and Hatboro Horsham, host Quakertown on Friday.
“We’re not done yet,” said Chimera. “It was a great win and we are super excited, but I don’t want it to be our highlight. I want to win in playoffs and make it to states.”
NORTH PENN 62, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 57 (OT)
The Knights stretched their late-season winning streak to six after topping the Bucks in an overtime thriller. The Bucks held an 18-16 lead after one quarter and upped that lead to 33-24 heading into halftime. The Bucks continued to add to their lead in the third quarter, upping their advantage to 51-38 heading into the final frame. But the Knights had been down this road before. Just last Friday at Hatboro, they overcame a late-game deficit to win in overtime.
True to form, the Knights had an explosive fourth quarter, holding the Bucks to only four points and scoring 17 to send the game into overtime. Poised with their recent experience in come-from-behind overtime victories, the Knights pulled out another thriller, outscoring the Bucks 7-2 in overtime.
Brian Coleman led the Knights’ attack with 13 points, which included a trio of three-pointers. The Knights balanced attack saw four players reach double figures - Stephan Brown (12 points), Jason Jones (11 points), Jin Lim (10 points) - while standout Mike Swanson was held to only nine points. The Bucks were led by Cal Reichwein and Sherrod Higginbotham, who scored 12 points each. The Bucks and the Knights now have matching league records (6-7) and are tied for fourth going into the final days of the regular season. The Knights close out league play by hosting Pennridge on Thursday while the Bucks travel to Hatboro Horsham on Friday.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 58, PENNRIDGE 37
The Patriots jumped ahead of the Rams in conference standings after a convincing 58-37 win on Tuesday night. The last time the Patriots and Rams matched up this season the Rams eked out a 40-39 win, but this time Matt Stauffer was unstoppable and led his team with a game-high 20 points, which included seven three’s.
East jumped out to an early 15-12 lead, which they increase to 24-16 by intermission. In the third quarter, the Patriots added to their lead, outscoring the Rams 14-11 to go on top 38-27, and in the final frame, they put the game out of reach with a 20-10 effort. Brendan McLaughlin also added twin figures for the Patriots in the victory with 13 points. The Rams were led by Jeff Garner who scored 15 points and Alex Krivda who chipped in 12 points. The Patriots moved into fifth place in the conference, upping their record to 5-8 in the league (10-11 overall). The Rams saw their record drop to 4-9 SOL (9-12 overall).
HATBORO-HORSHAM 58, QUAKERTOWN 38
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
NORRISTOWN 69, WISSAHICKON 48
The Eagles were determined to get revenge for their 55-54 loss to Wissahickon in January, and in addition to revenge, the conference title would be in the bag with a win on Tuesday.
“They were confident coming in today,” said coach Mike Evans. “After our loss to Wissahickon before, they wanted to play them again.”
The Eagles seized early control, outscoring the Trojans 18-11 in the first quarter.
“We went on a little run in first quarter,” said Evans. “We kept playing our defense and caused some turnovers that got our offense going.”
In the second quarter, both teams went a little cold and the Trojans held an 8-7 advantage after Chase Wilson scored all eight of the teams’ points on his way to 25 for the day.
The Eagles blew open the close game with a 26-15 third quarter. Josh Johnson led the charge, scoring 11 of his team-high 19 points in the frame. He also had 10 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots.
“Johnson played big tonight, offensively and defensively,” said Evans. “We pulled away in the third, and he was key in that run to put the game away. He made two monster dunks in a row and got the momentum going our way.”
Jahbri Hargrove also helped pace the offense with 18 points, and Luke Kelley added 12 points and seven assists while BJ Gordon had five assists in the pivotal game.
The Eagles (12-1) guaranteed themselves sole possession of the National Conference title while the Trojans (9-4) fell to third place.
“I told them ‘Enjoy the night, stay hungry, don’t settle, and come ready to work tomorrow in practice,’” said Evans. “We have to finish out strong especially with playoffs right around the corner.”
CHELTENHAM 60, UPPER MERION 42
The Panthers staked out a 28-13 lead over the Vikings in the first half. David Stecz, who had a standout performance for the Vikings with 17 points, helped trim that lead to 36-30 heading into the pivotal final quarter. The Panthers found their rhythm once again and put the game away, outscoring the Vikings 24-12 to pick up a win that gave them sole possession of second place in the standings.
The Panthers were led by senior point guard Aaron McGlawn who had a big day, racking up 22 points and six assists. Aaron Burton also made important contributions in the victory, posting a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds and chipping in five assists. Riece Jenerette added double digits for the Vikings, whose league record fell to 2-11 (7-13 overall), with 12 points. The Panthers upped their league record to 10-3 (13-8 overall).
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 70, UPPER DUBLIN 55
The Colonials and Flying Cardinals were knotted 14-14 after one quarter, but in the second quarter, the Colonials went on a scoring tear, outscoring the Cards 24-10 to go into halftime with a 38-24 lead. The Cards cut the deficit to 49-38 heading into the final frame, but the Colonials closed out the game strong with a 23-17 fourth quarter, burying 13-of-14 shots from the foul line in the frame. Defensively, the Colonials forced 20 turnovers, and offensively, four players reached double digits. Anthony McKie led the scoring with 19 points, followed by Andre Mitchell who scored 17 points; Dee Bennett added 11 points and Chase Rodgers collected a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Cardinals, whose record dropped to 4-9 in the league (6-12 overall), were led by the 20-point effort of Kevin Woods along with Simeon Fryer and Andrew Carber who each added 11 points. The Colonials improved their SOL mark to 7-6 (9-10 overall) and are currently fifth in the conference standings.
UPPER MORELAND GOLDEN BEARS 75, SPRINGFIELD 59
The Golden Bears earned a convincing win over the Spartans in their final home game of the regular season. The two teams were tied 15-15 at the end of the opening quarter, but the Bears started to pull away in the second quarter, opening up a 30-26 lead by halftime. Led by the hot hand of Matt Kohn, who scored a career-high 30 points, the Bears pulled away in the second half with a 45-23 advantage to claim the victory. Kevin McFall also had a strong showing, scoring 14 points for the Bears who upped their record to 7-6 SOL (11-10 overall) to remain in fourth place. Billy Dahm (20 points), Chris Stone (19 points) and Matt Krewson (14 points) led the Spartans who fell to 1-12 in the league (6-15 overall).
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ABINGTON 52, PENNSBURY 48
The Ghosts clinched the National Conference championship, rallying from a 22-18 deficit to earn the win.
“I give credit to Pennsbury,” said Abington coach Charles Grasty. “They made us play their style basketball. They slowed us down and we couldn’t get going.”
The Ghosts started to turn the tide in the third quarter with four forced turnovers that put the momentum back on their side.
“We got a couple deflections, a couple of easy baskets, we pressed them a little bit, and forced some turnovers for two-on-one’s and three-on-two’s,” said Grasty.
The Ghosts held a 34-31 lead at the end of three quarters and maintained their lead for the duration.
Matt Penecale scored a game-high 12 points to lead the Ghosts.
“Penecale had a very good second half,” said Grasty. “He really stepped up for us, got some deflections, and got them out of rhythm.”
Anthony Durham (eight points) and Jordan Simmons (11 points) also contributed.
“We feel like we have more weapons,” said Grasty. “If we share the ball and get our guys out, we have a nice mix of weapons - guys that can really shoot it and guys that can get to the basket.”
One of those weapons is Anthony Lee.
“He played extremely well,” Grasty said. “He had a couple big layups at crucial times and did a good job on rebounding.”
The Falcons were led offensively by the efforts of Pierson Burton (11 points) while Cameron Jones and Shawn Pepper each chipped in 10 points. The Falcons (7-6 SOL, 13-7 overall) fell into a fourth place tie with Truman.
Although the Ghosts (12-1, 17-4) clinched the league title, they know this is hardly the end of the road.
“We have to stay focused, we know what it takes,” said Grasty. “We know how hard we have to work. They are ready and they are excited and want to see how far we can take it.”
WILLIAM TENNENT 68, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 51
The Panthers opened up a 16-6 lead in the opening frame, setting the stage for their victory over the Golden Hawks. The Panthers maintained their lead through the second quarter and went into halftime with a 32-23 advantage. Mike Wasserleben led the Panthers with 18 points, which included a 6-for-6 effort from the line. Vinnie Case matched the game-high 18 points and added seven rebounds while Matt Alden also had a standout performance for the Panthers scoring 16 points. Connor Spornak (12 points, 8 rebounds) rounded out the scoring as the fourth member of the double-digits club. The Hawks were led by the 16-point effort of Christian Crane and Will Faccenda who added 11 points. Both teams even up their SOL records at 4-9 heading into Friday’s final regular season game.
BENSALEM OWLS 62, TRUMAN TIGERS 47
The Owls now sit alone in third place in the National Conference after drubbing the Tigers in their final home game of the regular season. The game started off with an exciting milestone as Leo Vincent buried a three-pointer that vaulted him to the 1,000-point milestone. Vincent scored 17 points for the day to go along with 11 rebounds for the double-double.
The Owls seized early control, outscoring the Tigers 35-17 in the first half and never looking back. Donnie Reed
also had a big game for the Owls, scoring a team-high 19 points. The Tigers were led by the 21-point effort of Lucas Waters while Merdic Green added 12 points. The Owls’ record improved to 8-5 SOL (12-8 overall) while the Tigers saw their record drop to 7-6 in the league (11-10 overall).
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 68, NESHAMINY 30
Tuesday’s CR North/Neshaminy game was an SOL Featured Game. A complete game story is posted on the web site.
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