Check out the results for SOL boys/girls basketball teams in action on Thursday night. To view photos of the CR North/Abington and Neshaminy/Perk Valley games, please visit the Photo gallery.
Boys
HATBORO-HORSHAM 55, SOUDERTON 52
It had been a long time between wins for the Hatters – 27 days to be exact, but on Thursday night, the Hatters brought an emphatic end to their eight-game losing streak, rallying from 16 down in the first half to earn the win.
“It was great,” coach Dennis Steinly said. “It’s tough going 0-8, and anything at this point would have been worth it. Eight in a row is a long streak. It was very frustrating for everyone involved.
“I’m just proud of the kids. They hung in there and stuck together.”
There was nothing to suggest that anything had changed for the Hatters when the Indians – winners of five straight - jumped out to a 19-9 lead at the end of one quarter. They extended that lead to 16 before the Hatters put a run together late in the opening half to make it a 32-23 game at the intermission.
“We felt pretty good at halftime only being down nine,” Steinly said. “They scored the first basket of the third quarter, and then we outscored them 11-2 the rest of the way, so we were down two at the end of the third (36-34).
“We had a chance to win, and our guys came up with big plays.”
No one came up bigger than Walt Kimble, who scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter. He was a perfect 8-for-8 from the foul line in the frame.
“Jack Wingen had a big three to tie it,” Steinly said. “Sophomore Brian McEachern had a nice driving layup to give us a two-point lead.
“Everybody contributed. Defensively, we were trying to challenge every shot. You need to get stops in order to make a comeback. That’s where it all started.”
Wingen finished with nine points while Zach Quattro added 15.
“He was very consistent,” Steinly said of Quattro. “He scored in every quarter, and it was a really solid, consistent performance by him.”
Tracy Simsick had another big game for the Indians, scoring a team-high 16 points. Tim Markow added 11 while Nick Deihl had nine and Carter Knight, eight points.
“Simsick is a tough matchup with the lineup they have right now with (Evan) Slone and (Jared) Bernhart,” Steinly said. “He had a good game. He hit some shots right over Quattro, and I haven’t seen guys make shots like that in two or three years.
“I thought we did a nice job of containing Carter (Knight). They did a number on us on the first half, but we buckled down in the second half and hit some shots. I’m so happy they stuck together and continued to fight and battle.”
The Hatters improved to 3-6 in the league (6-10 overall) while the Indians are 4-5 in league play (10-6 overall).
Souderton 19 13 4 16-52
Hatboro-Horsham 9 14 11 21-55
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 61, PENNRIDGE 53
The Bucks used a 16-9 fourth quarter surge to earn the big win over the Rams. The Bucks trailed 16-14 at the end of one quarter but rallied to going on top 28-26 by halftime. It was still anyone’s game heading into the final quarter with the Bucks clinging to just a 45-44 advantage.
Jared Kelly led the Bucks with 17 points while Pat Kelley had 13. Evan Dunn contributed 10 points while Kyle Salvitti and Cal Reichwein both had eight. The Bucks connected on 11-of-16 from the foul line with Jared Kelly burying 5-of-6 while Pat Kelly made 4-of-6.
For the Rams, Dan Long led the way with 18 points, and Zach Muredda added 15. Joe Unangst had nine points. The Rams were 4-of-7 from the charity stripe.
Both teams are 5-3 in league play.
Central Bucks West 14 14 17 16-61
Pennridge 16 10 18 9-53
UPPER MORELAND 65, UPPER MERION 62 (2 OT)
It took a pair of overtimes to determine a winner in Thursday night’s SOL American Conference thriller at Upper Merion.
Kevin McFall had a huge night for the Golden Bears, scoring a game-high 27 points, which included 17 points after halftime. Teammate Chris Corr added 19 points while James Martin added eight and Brendan O’Donnell, seven points.
For the Vikings, David Stecz led a balanced attack with 14 points, which included three three-pointers. Samik Patel and Dan Kubler both added 11 points while Jovon Nicholson and Ryan Brennan each added nine with both players scoring all nine of their points in the third and fourth quarters.
Upper Moreland took a 42-36 lead into the fourth quarter when the Vikings used a 17-11 third quarter to send the game into OT.
The Golden Bears improved to 3-6 in the league while the Vikings fell to 1-8.
Upper Moreland 14 11 17 11 6 6-65
Upper Merion 10 16 10 17 6 3-62
PENNSBURY 75, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 55
The Falcons exploded for 46 second-half points, turning a 29-25 lead into a convincing win. Cameron Jones scored 10 of his team-high 16 points in the second half – eight in a third quarter that saw the Falcons go on a 22-12 tear to blow open a close game. Derrick Woods and Mekhi Bryant both added 13 points while Steve Ciotti had 10 as four Falcons finished the game in double figures.
For the Golden Hawks, Tom Townsend led the way with 19 points, which included three three-pointers, and Mike Stock added 16 on a night that saw nine Rock South players contribute scoring.
The Falcons were 16-of-20 from the foul line, and the Golden Hawks converted 12-of-13.
The Falcons are 7-1 in league play (12-2 overall) while the Golden Hawks are 3-6 in the league (4-12 overall).
Pennsbury 15 14 22 24-75
Council Rock South 10 15 12 18-55
ABINGTON 64, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 43
Girls
UPPER DUBLIN 51, NORRISTOWN 45
The Flying Cardinals opened up a 17-10 lead at the end of one quarter and stretched that to 28-14 by halftime. They took a 39-24 lead into the final quarter when the Eagles closed it out with a 21-point surge.
Regan Gallagher put up another double-double for the Cardinals, contributing 18 points, 12 rebounds and four steals. Julie Cross also had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Keifonna Ferguson (12 points) and Briana Hedgepeth (10 points) led the Eagles.
Upper Dublin is 8-1 in league play (14-2 overall) while the Eagles fell to 5-4 in the league (7-8 overall).
Upper Dublin 17 11 11 12-51
Norristown 10 4 10 21-45
NESHAMINY 59, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 54 (OT)
Tiara Porterfield buried a three-pointer with 31 seconds remaining to knot the score, and when the Redskins drew a charge on the defensive end, they had a chance to win it but came up short, sending the game into overtime where they outscored the Vikings 12-7.
“McKenna Mullin hit a big three-pointer to get us out of the gate in overtime,” coach Joe Lally said. “From there, we played pretty good defense.”
The Redskins were without the services of Maddie Murray, and senior point guard Megan Schafer was under the weather and played just half the game. Senior Sarah Oliveira and sophomore Morgan Goldenbaum picked up the slack with both contributing 16 points.
“With Abington tomorrow night, it was a good win for us, and it was good to get other kids in the game,” Lally said. “Freshman Devon Storms played some good minutes for us and had six points.
“Stephanie Donohue is probably one of our unsung heroes who spells Maddie and Sarah constantly. She spelled Maddie tonight and had 10 rebounds. She was all over the boards. She’s one of those kids that has a nose for the ball.”
PV sophomore Katie Armstrong led all scorers with 26 points.
The Redskins improved to 11-2 overall.
Neshaminy 15 6 8 18 12-59
Perkiomen Valley 14 9 13 11 7-54
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 86, HARRY S TRUMAN 50
Allison Taub continued to put up impressive numbers for the Golden Hawks, contributing a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds to go along with six steals and seven assists. Senior Taylor Dillon added 15 points, four assists and three steals, and Cara Barlow had 12 points and seven rebounds. Shannon Boyle added 12 points, and Shannon Taub and Emily DeAngelis both had eight points.
For the Tigers, Khristaijah Jackson led the way with 28 points while Jasmyn Wilson added 10 points.
While the Tigers fell to 1-8 in league play (4-11 overall), the Golden Hawks improved to 3-5 in the league (4-11 overall).
Council Rock South 23 26 13 24-86
Harry S Truman 13 15 14 8-50
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 37, HATBORO-HORSHAM 24
The Titans led 8-3 after a low-scoring first quarter and took a 20-7 lead into halftime. They extended that lead to 30-11 before the Hatters scored 13 fourth-quarter points.
Alysha Lofton led the Titans with 12 points while Brie Wade had six and Emma Gardy, five points.
Hatboro’s Cassidy Quattro led all scorers with 16 points.
The Titans upped their record to 6-2 in league play (13-3 overall) while the Hatters fell to 1-7 in the league (1-12 overall).
Hatboro-Horsham 3 4 4 13-24
Central Bucks South 8 12 10 7-37
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