CB East & CR North were winners in SOL boys’ basketball action Wednesday, and North Penn rallied for a come-from-behind win in girls’ action. Check the recaps.
Boys
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 64, WILLIAM TENNENT 53
The Patriots found themselves trailing by three at the end of one quarter, but they took care of that in a hurry in the second, outscoring the Panthers 20-10 to go into halftime with a 30-23 lead. They connected on five three-pointers in the quarter.
East added to its lead in the third quarter, and the Patriots’ 35-16 tear the middle two frames was the difference in Wednesday’s non-league game.
Nick Roggio – one of four Patriots in double figures – led a balanced attack with 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists in an impressive all-around game. Anthony Giordano added 12 points and three steals. Jack Hamilton and Ben Markowitz both had 11 points. Hamilton also shared the team lead with seven rebounds and had a pair of threes. Markowitz had three three-pointers. Leo Masterson added six points and six rebounds.
The Panthers, who were 8-for-11 from the foul line, were led by the double-digit scoring efforts of Derrik Cosenza with 15 points and David West and Josiah Johnson with 11 points each.
Central Bucks East (11-5, 4-4 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Friday, and William Tennent (3-12, 2-5) will be on the road at Council Rock North on Friday.
Central Bucks East 10-20-15-19 64
William Tennent 13-10-6-22 53
Central Bucks East (64) – Nick Roggio 14, Ben Markowitz 11, Leo Masterson 6, Joe Jackman 2, Anthony Giordano 12, Jack Hamilton 11, Tyler Young 5, Jason Markowitz 3.
William Tennent (53) – Derrik Cosenza 15, David West 11, Josiah Johnson 11, Kip Mooney 3, Alex Wadsworth 4, Del Matunda 2, Bryce Lockett 2, Daulton Zeaman 4, Jay Stanfield 1.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 63, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 28
The Indians took early control of Wednesday’s non-league game, opening up a 21-8 lead after one quarter and extending that to 41-17 by halftime on their way to the lopsided win.
Eleven players put their names in the scoring column. DJ Mischak’s 13 points, which included three three-pointers, led a balanced attack. Josh Fisher also finished in double figures with 10 – all in the first quarter. Zach Saifer added seven and James Duffy, six points.
Council Rock North (12-5, 5-3 SOL) will host William Tennent on Friday.
Calvary Christian 8-9-7-4 28
Council Rock North 21-20- 11-11 63
Calvary Christian (28) – Ledger Ruiz 3, Wenterstein 2, Jesse Doran 1, Lovelens 5, Jalen Adams 4, Joe Ehrgott 4, Seth Fisther 4, Gabe Conover 5.
Council Rock North (63) – DJ Mischak 13, Beckett Thompson 1, Bernie Parent 5, Andrew Stewart 2, Luke Vliet 5, Hunter Wan 5, Mikey Sylvester 5, Parker Ehlin 4, James Duffy 6, Josh Fisher 10, Zach Saifer 7.
Girls
NORTH PENN 55, LANSDALE CATHOLIC 52
As LC’s desperation shot for the tie clanged off the rim at the buzzer, the Knights celebrated a much-needed win The Knights – who trailed by nine early in the fourth quarter – had just rallied for a dramatic win over their neighboring rival, a win that snapped a three-game skid.
“I was extremely excited,” sophomore point guard Alli Lindsay said. “The bench was in it, my team was in it, and we needed this. Everyone was emotional. It was extremely exciting.”
Lindsay had more than a little to do with the fact that the Knights were celebrating. The sophomore point guard was the undeniable catalyst in a 21-point fourth quarter, scoring 12 in of her season-high 24 in the quarter.
Lindsay’s back-to-back three-pointers in a 30-second span erased a six-point LC lead and knotted the score 48-48 with 2:19 remaining.
“I took it upon myself – I was like, ‘I need to help my team out, and I need to make a shot,’” Lindsay said. “They started falling in that quarter.
“At the beginning, I felt confident, and they weren’t going in, so I was getting less confident in myself. We were down by six most of the game, and I know we needed those two threes, which helped us tremendously.”
Laynie Doran also came up big in the final quarter, connecting on 3-of-4 from the foul line to give the Knights a 51-48 lead with 1:13 remaining.
LC’s Maile Erwin scored on a drive to pull the Cursaders to within two, but nine seconds later, Lindsay – who was 8-for-10 at the charity stripe – connected on a pair of foul shots. With eight seconds remaining, Erwin sank a pair at the line to make it a 53-52 game, but out of a timeout, Carley Adams buried a pair of foul shots to give the Knights their final margin of victory.
“What won the game tonight was two things – we stopped fouling, and we made foul shots down the stretch,” said NP coach Jen Carangi, whose team buried 9-of-11 from the foul line in the final quarter. “The first half we were putting them on the foul line, and they were making their foul shots.
“We’ve played from behind so often this season that I kind of felt the kids don’t get fazed by that anymore. So often we’ve gotten close and we haven’t gotten over that hump. Tonight we were able to do that. I’m so happy for them.”
Another key to the comeback was the Knights’ full-court pressure defense, which created several costly LC turnovers.
“They wanted it,” Carangi said. “They wanted to get this win. The fact that it’s the local rivalry – that all helps because they know all these kids. We had watched film, and we were doing our scouting report, and they knew them better than we did because they played with them, they played against them. I’m so happy for them. This is just a good win for us.”
Adams also finished in double figures with 13 for the Knights, it was her 11-point effort in the first half, which included a pair of threes, that kept the Knights in it. North Penn led by one after one quarter but trailed by five heading into the intermission, 25-20. They were on the short end of a 38-34 score after three quarters and saw that deficit grow to 43-34. That’s when Lindsay and company went to work.
“I don’t know the exact moment, but somewhere in the fourth quarter, we were coming out of a timeout, and all five of us came together in a huddle and just talked about how we can do this all as one, as a family, and we just fought back,” Adams said. “I think everybody contributed.
“We really needed a win tonight to boost our confidence and really have us ready to push through the rest of the season and get ready for the playoffs.”
Also for the Knights, 19th in the latest District One 6A rankings, Doran and Alaina Mullaly each added six points.
“I’m hoping that after this today we’re going to start winning our games,” Lindsay said. “We’re going to get more confident in each other.”
For LC, Emily Smith (15 points) and Erwin (11 points) led the way.
North Penn (7-9, 3-4 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks East on Friday.
Lansdale Catholic 13-12-13-14 52
North Penn 14-6-14-21 55
Lansdale Catholic (52) – Timaya Lewis-Eutsey 9, Maile Erwin 11, Emily Smith 15, Kristina Finkelston 4, Riley DeVitis 8, Caitlin Rosenberger 5.
North Penn (55) – Laynie Doran 7, Alli Lindsay 24, Alaina Mullaly 7, Carley Adams 13, Val McGriff 4.
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