Check out the recaps for SOL boys/girls basketball teams in action Monday.
Boys
SOL American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 54, UPPER DUBLIN 53
Sophomore Zende Hubbard turned a Caelin Peters pass into a layup with four seconds remaining in regulation, propelling the visiting Colonials to the dramatic win over the Flying Cardinals.
“Somehow, some way, we have a two-point lead with three minutes to go, and then we’re down one with 20 seconds,” PW coach Jim Donofrio said. “It’s one of those things – you have two timeouts left, you have 20 seconds, they missed the front end of a free throw. We come down the floor down one – do you call timeout or don’t you?
“I’m holding off. I have ‘timeout’ right on the edge of my tongue. I’m watching and I’m watching, and it’s down to about eight. I decide to let it go. Caelin gets double teamed at the top of the key and finds sophomore Zende Hubbard with the ball in his hands with no one under the basket with six seconds on the clock and makes a right handed layup. The clock runs down to four, and they called timeout. They had to go full court and didn’t get anything at the end.”
The Colonials fell behind early but trimmed a double-digit deficit to seven at the end of one quarter, 20-13. Drew Stover’s eight points led the Cardinals who also got five from Bazel Brady. Peters kept the Colonials afloat with 10 of his game-high 25 in the first quarter.
“It’s a fascinating team,” Donofrio said. “We started off down about 17-8. We’re just a hair off with up-tempo, pressing and trapping. When we’re playing straight up defense, we’re a little young, and they have a 6-8 kid.
“We have no experience in how to take a lot of their stuff away. When in doubt, we’ve always cranked it up and got faster. We ended up being down early but had a one-point lead at halftime (32-31). We probably played 11 guys to figure out who had the right energy and right idea, so finally we locked in on five.
“We opened up the second half 45-40 and then give up seven straight points, so it’s just that inconsistency. I give Upper Dublin credit. They know we’re going to try and play up-tempo. It’s a cat and mouse game. They play a flat line defense, so there’s not a lot of lane penetration unless you’re experienced. We literally are just firing threes. Caelin is hitting some of his, but the other guys struggled.”
Peters had 22 points in the first half, including three three-pointers. The Colonials took a 43-40 lead into the final quarter when the Cardinals – behind nine points from Stover – outscored their visitors 13-11.
“Caelin Peters was terrific for the second straight game,” Donofrio said. “He probably had a double-double. He was terrific in a lot of spots, but because we had to up-tempo it virtually the entire game, we got in shape – I’ll say that.
“The idea is – they have two nice sized big guys inside. We have decent size, but we just don’t have the experience of how to position our bodies to make it tough. I’ve always believed that speed kills size as long as speed is really, really working.
“Execution-wise we have a lot to learn. This was a bit of a step back, but that’s to be expected. Again, there’s two phases in competing – the one is execution, the other is winning. You can be brilliant in a game and lose. You can be full of a lot of holes and figure out a way to win, so in that column, that may be more important than anything because we got in the mindset after we lost to Abington that we’ve got to turn this around, we’ve got to set a goal to get on a roll, and that would have really stopped it in its tracks if we had lost.
“I give the kids credit when it’s an off shooting night, when you’re a little bit off at everything – hey, it’s a nice win for you. We need W’s. We have four games in six days. We’ll go one at a time.”
Also for PW, Luke DiCianno and Zende Hubbard both added eight points.
Stover’s 23-point effort led the Cardinals. Brady finished with 12, and Will Mead had seven.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-8, 4-2 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday, and Upper Dublin (5-7, 1-5) will host Springfield Township Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 13-19-11-11 54
Upper Dublin 20-11-9-13 53
Plymouth Whitemarsh (54) – Caelin Peters 9 4-7 25; Luke DiCianno 3 0-0 8; Zuri Jerman 2 0-0 4; Zende Hubbard 4 0-1 8; Ray Tomassetti 1 0-0 2; Trey Jones 2 0-0 4; Teddy Rinck 1 0-0 3; Totals 22 4-8 54.
Upper Dublin (53) – Jason Williams 1 0-0 2; Bazel Brady 5 2-5 12; Drew Stover 10 0-1 23; Will Mead 3 1-1 7; Aidan Pullian 2 1-1 5; Amare Johnson 1 2-2 4; Totals 22 6-10 53.
3-point goals: PW – Caelin Peters 3, Luke DiCianno 2, UD – Drew Stover 2.
Non-league
MALVERN PREP 85, CHELTENHAM 79
The Panthers scored 31 points in the second quarter, rallying from an early 21-14 deficit to go into halftime with a 35-34 advantage. They suffered a major setback early in the third quarter, and Malvern Prep capitalized.
“Jaelen McGlone gets called for a foul, his fourth, and then he picks up a technical, so he sits for the rest of the game,” Cheltenham coach Patrick Fleury said. “They’re a good team, but obviously, with Jaelen McGlone, we’re a different team.”
Justin Moore led the Panthers with a game-high 23 points to go along with four steals. McGlone finished with 12 points and also was a force under the boards with eight rebounds.”
“He had 12 points and eight rebounds in just over two quarters,” Fleury said. “The game changed literally.
“Justin Moore played well, Saleem Payne came in and played well. Travis Coleman gave us energy. Brandon Hawkins and Mike McClain stepped in.”
Saleem Payne added six points, five assists and four steals for the Panthers, who were without Brandon Scott because of illness.
Cheltenham (12-2, 6-0 SOL) will travel to Abington Tuesday for a key conference battle.
Cheltenham 14-31-17-17 79
Malvern Prep 21-13-23-24 85
Cheltenham (85) – Rasheem Dearry 1, Travis Coleman 8, Justin Moore 23, Brandon Hawkins 5, Saleem Payne 6, David Pope 5, Jaelen McGlone 12, Mike McClain 6, Sean Emfinger 13.
Malvern Prep (79) – McElwee 4, Spencer Cochran 12, Kieves Turner 20, Lonnie White 9, Brock Dudek 9, Rahdir Hicks 14, Keith Carra 4, Francis Oschell 10.
PERKIOMEN VALLEY 40, SOUDERTON 33
The Indians, who led 9-6 after one quarter, took a 19-15 lead into halftime. The Vikings trimmed two points off that lead in the third quarter, but the Indians still led 30-28 heading into the final frame when their shots stopped falling.
Jason Price’s nine points led the Indians, and Jack Towsen had eight points.
Souderton (8-6, 2-3 SOL) will be on the road at Quakertown on Tuesday.
Perk Valley 6-9-13-12 40
Souderton 9-10-11-3 33
Perk Valley (40) – Lapetina 18, Parks 11, Kohler 5, Gansz 4, Dougherty 2.
Souderton (33) – Jason Price 9, Jack Towsen 8, Brian Reiner 5, Sami Chouiraf 4, Evan Kutzler 4, Ben Murawski 3.
HARRY S TRUMAN 64, MaST CHARTER 24
The Tigers capped a girls/boys doubleheader with a no-doubt-about it non-league win, the team’s second in a row.
“It was a great team win,” Truman coach Tyrone Lewis said. “It was our defense that got it going, holding them to 24 points.”
Kayshawn Clack led a balanced attack with 10 points to go along with three steals. Tyriq Montgomery added eight points and eight rebounds.
Harry S Truman (2-9, 0-4 SOL) will travel to William Tennent on Tuesday.
Girls
Non-league
HARRY S TRUMAN 52 MaST CHARTER 44
Senior Daisha Campbell – who was recognized for reaching the 1,000-point milestone between games – scored a game-high 16 points to lead three Tigers in double figures. Nai Nai Keys collected a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Hannah Smith contributed 12 points. Secret McCleve added six points and a team-high 13 rebounds.
The Tigers held a tenuous 13-12 lead after one quarter but scored just five points in an unusual second quarter.
“Daisha got hit in the eye, and she didn’t want to come out, so we crossed over half court, and they didn’t want to press us, they didn’t want to man us,” coach Collette Munford said. “I told her to cross over half court, and she stood in front of the score table and dribbled the ball for five minutes, and they never came out of their zone.
“We got to 30 seconds, we attacked, we got it to Nai Nai (Keys), and the girl blocked Nai Nai’s shot, gets the ball and misses a layup. It was so crazy. I’m like – ‘All this for that?’ I did it because my girls were tired, and Daisha got hit in the eye.”
The Tigers took an 18-14 lead into halftime and then outscored MaST 19-11 in the third quarter to go on top 37-25 heading into the final quarter.
“We were 17-for-34 at the line – we missed 17 foul shots,” Munford said. “We had them in the double bonus early, and we have to take advantage of that. What’s the purpose of getting them in foul trouble if we’re not going to make the foul shots.”
Munford’s starting lineup is young with Campbell the lone senior along with a junior, two sophomores and a freshman. The Tigers are without Haniyyah Jones, who is sidelined for the season with an injury.
Harry S Truman (4-9, 0-5 SOL) will host William Tennent on Tuesday.
MaST Charter 12-2-11-19 44
Harry S Truman 13-5-19-15 52
MaST Charter (44) – Anye Washington 4, Molly Farrell 8, Brianna Buckley 15, Alexa Murphy 2, Emily Behr 9, Olivia Behr 5, Alison Johnson 1.
Harry S Truman (52) – Nai Nai Keys 15, Daisha Campbell 16, Hannah Smith 12, Secret McCleve 6, Tina Collins 1, Macey Matlock 2.
SOUDERTON 51, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 38
Jordan Zimmerman scored a career-high 19 points to lead the Indians to the non-league win.
The junior guard buried three three-pointers in the first quarter, propelling the Indians to a 13-11 lead. By halftime, Zimmerman had 13 points, and the Indians led 28-24.
“Jordan had a solid game for us,” Souderton coach Lynn Carroll said. “She came out firing, hitting three three’s in the first quarter. She played with a lot of confidence and hit 4-of-4 foul shots in the second half to help us seal it.”
Olivia Schneider’s six points highlighted a 10-point third quarter for the Indians, who led 38-31 heading into the final quarter.
Schneider scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half.
“Olivia had another big night,” Carroll said. “It felt like every time we needed a basket she found a way to score.”
Casey Harter added seven points, and Mikaela Reese added six points, nine rebounds, six assists and three blocks.
The Indians connected on 14-of-17 at the foul line with Zimmerman’s 6-for-6 leading the way.
Souderton (8-4, 2-3 SOL) will travel to Quakertown Tuesday for a 6:30 p.m. contest.
Perk Valley 11-13-7-7 38
Souderton 13-15-10-13 51
Perk Valley (38) – Jennifer Beattie 0 3-4 3; Naiya Daisey 5 3-3 14; Kylie Monaco 1 0-0 2; Emma Miley 2 2-3 6; Gabby Marinacci 2 1-1 5; Grace Ramsey 4 0-0 8; Totals 14 9-11 38.
Souderton (51) – Jordan Zimmerman 5 6-6 19; Erin Bohmueller 1 2-2 4; Olivia Schneider 5 5-6 15; Casey Harter 3 1-3 7; Mikaela Reese 3 0-0 6.
3-point goals: PV – Naiya Daisey, Souderton – Jordan Zimmerman 3.
LANSDALE CATHOLIC 74, ABINGTON 68
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