Check out the results for SOL boys/girls basketball teams in action Thursday night.
Boys
PENNSBURY 60, BENSALEM 52
Sparked by the superb 25-point effort of Mark Flagg, the Falcons defeated the visiting Owls in a National Conference battle Thursday. Rob Daly also finished in double figures with 12 points while Addison Howard added eight.
The Falcons raced to a 16-5 lead after one quarter and took a 30-20 lead into halftime. The two teams exchanged baskets in the second half.
The Owls were led by the 17-point performance of Richard Dean. Ward Roberts and Brian Quarterman added eight apiece, and Taco Douglas had six.
Pennsbury (5-1, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Holy Ghost Prep for a non-league battle on Monday. Bensalem (1-4, 1-2) will be on the road at Abington on Tuesday.
Bensalem 5-15-11-18 52
Pennsbury 16-14-11-19 60
Bensalem: Brandon Vaughn 5, Richard Dean 17, Anthony Green 3, Ward Roberts 8, B.J. Jones 5, Brian Quarterman 8, Taco Douglas 6.
Pennsbury: Addison Howard 8, Tyler Sessa-Reeves 4, Isaiah Carpenter 3, Joey Monaghan 4, Rob Daly 12, Mark Flagg 25, Andre Burch 4.
ABINGTON 62, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 53
Freshman Eric Dixon buried 13-of-13 shots from the foul line – including 6-of-6 in the fourth quarter – en route to a game high 18 points. Teammate Robbie Heath added 17 points, connecting on 4-of-4 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.
Sparked by five points from Dixon, the Ghosts led 9-8 after one quarter, and they put some distance between themselves and their hosts with a 17-6 second quarter surge to go into halftime with a 26-14 lead. The Golden Hawks outscored the Ghosts 20-17 in the third quarter to make it a 43-24 game after three quarters. Kevin Newbert sparked the Hawks, scoring nine points – including a trey. Alex Nordenholt added seven points, which also included a three-pointer.
The two teams battled to a 19-19 draw in the final quarter with the Ghosts scoring 13 of their points from the foul line.
Austin Thomas – who had four three-pointers – led the Golden Hawks with 17 points. Nordenholt added 16 and Newbert had 14, all in the second half. Mike Stock had six points.
Also for the Ghosts, Brian Close had nine points and Lucas Monroe, eight.
Abington (5-2, 2-1 SOL) will host Bensalem on Tuesday night while Council Rock South (3-3, 2-1) will travel to William Tennent Tuesday.
Abington 9-17-17-19 62
Council Rock South 8-6-20-19 52
Abington: Robbie Heath 17, Dion Greene 1, Brian Close 9, Lucas Monroe 8, Joe O’Brien 2, Eric Dixon 18.
Council Rock South: Austin Thomas 17, Alex Nordenholt 16, Kevin Newbert 14, Mike Stock 6.
ACADEMY OF NEW CHURCH 69, CHELTENHAM 62
The Panthers opened up a 20-17 lead over their visitors after one quarter, but ANC went on a 23-10 second quarter tear to go into halftime with a 40-30 advantage. The Panthers trimmed ANC’s lead to four after three quarters (50-46), but they couldn’t get over the hump.
Justin Sutton had a big game for the Panthers, leading all scorers with 22 points. Khalil White added 16 and Amir Lewis, 12 points, while Anthony White had nine.
Cheltenham (4-2, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Springfield on Friday.
Academy of New Church 17-23-10-19 69
Cheltenham 20-10-16-16 62
Academy of New Church: Markus Stevenson – 11, Louie Wild-DiOrio 3, Justin Anderson 8, Matt Cotton 21, Markus Littles 17, Tim Spencer 9.
Cheltenham: Amir Lewis 12, Justin Sutton 22, Maurice Valentine 3, Anthony White 9, Khalil White 16.
WILLIAM TENNENT 52, NEW FOUNDATIONS CHARTER 39 (Wednesday, Dec. 16)
The Panthers picked up their first win of the young season, defeating visiting New Foundations in a non-league battle. John Ryan and Pat McCauley both scored 14 points to lead a balanced Panther attack. McCauley connected on three three-pointers.
Ian Kennedy led New Foundations with 13 points.
William Tennent (1-5, 0-2) will host Neshaminy on Friday.
UPPER MORELAND 74, HARRY S TRUMAN 61 (Wednesday, Dec. 16)
Shane Stone scored 25 points in a stellar offensive performance to lead the Golden Bears to the non-league win. Damian Washington added 18 points in a standout effort of his own. Brendan O’Donnell (11 points) and Ryan Coyle (10 points) also finished the game in double figures.
The Golden Bears led 16-10 after one quarter and stretched that to 36-24 after a high-scoring first half. It was a 59-39 game after three quarters as the Bears rolled to the win.
For the Tigers, Danell Snelling led the way with 16 points while Kelechi Ogbonna added 10. Khalil Trammel had seven points.
Upper Moreland (4-2, 1-1) will host Upper Dublin on Friday, and Truman (2-3, 1-1) will host Council Rock North.
Harry S Truman 10-14-15-22 61
Upper Moreland 16-20-23-15 74
Harry S Truman: Kelechi Ogbonna 10, Danell Snelling 16, Justin Fant 2, James Clowney 11, Khalil Trammel 7, Maurice Jackson 4, Jackson 2, Joe Hamilton 3, Thomas Cergino 5.
Upper Moreland: Brendan O’Donnell 11, Damian Washington 18, Ryan Coyle 10, Casey Decker 4, Brett Brossman 2, Mike Lyons 3, Christian O’Donnell 2, Shane Stone 25.
FATHER JUDGE 70, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 54 (Wednesday, Dec. 16)
The Crusaders, who led 12-8 after one quarter, took a 35-23 lead into halftime and never looked back. Ryan Joerger led the Titans with 12 points while Nate Robinson had nine and Sam Al-Asha, eight points. Chris Hones and Tommy Doyle both added six.
Central Bucks South (3-3, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Friday night.
Central Bucks South 8-15-9-22 54
Father Judge 12-23-14-21 70
Central Bucks South: Alex Karras 3, Nate Robinson 9, Tommy Doyle 6, Dan Tecce 2, Nate Johnston 3, Ian Vogt 1, Ryan Joerger 12, Tim Waddington 4, Chris Hones 6, Sam Al-Asha 8.
Father Judge: Quinn Denofa 4, Justin Fleming 13, Quincy Reed 11, Marc Rodriguez 6, Mike Power 7, Mike Power 7, Amir Paul 6, Matt O’Connor 9, Mackenson Justee 8, Drew Riley 2, Brendan Mallon 4.
UPPER MERION 63, SUN VALLEY 41 (Wednesday, Dec. 16)
Girls
NESHAMINY 53, WILLIAM TENNENT 24
The Redskins, who led 8-3 after one quarter, took a 21-13 lead into halftime and then blew the game open with a 20-6 third quarter tear.
“It was just a good all-around effort by our team,” Neshaminy coach Joe Lally said. “We didn’t shoot the ball great, but we defended pretty good.”
Freshman Allison Harvey led a balanced Redskin attack with 14 points. Senior Morgan Goldenbaum came within a rebound of a double-double, finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds. Thyra Tuttle added nine points and Devon Storms, eight. Emily Alexis had a game-high 13 rebounds to go along with four points.
Neshaminy (4-3, 3-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North in a key National Conference showdown Tuesday while William Tennent (4-2, 1-2) will travel to New Hope-Solebury for a non-league game on Saturday.
William Tennent 3-10-6-5 24
Neshaminy 8-13-20-12 53
William Tennent: Braylin Dougherty 5, Kelly Sciopione 7, Kyla Gibson 5, Sarah Richie 5, Evan 2.
Neshaminy: Morgan Goldenbaum 11, Tiara Porterfield 1, Josafinne McIlvaine 2, Devon Storms 8, Emily Alexis 4, Thyra Tuttle 9, Fiona McDonald 2, Allison Harvey 14, Brooke Mullin 2.
CHELTENHAM 67, PENN WOOD 60
Cheltenham and Penn Wood have had some classic battles in recent years, and the two teams had another on Thursday, but the Lady Panthers kept their winning streak alive over the Patriots, improving to 4-0 in the past three years.
“When you play Penn Wood, it’s like a war,” coach Brendan Nolan said. “You can’t shake them.
“A couple of times we got the lead up to 14 or 13, and I felt very comfortable, and the next thing you know, you look up and it’s a six-point game. They just never go away. They’re relentless on the offensive rebounds.
“This is the fourth time we’ve played them in the last three years, so we’re completely familiar with everything they do well, all their personnel. Dahnye Redd is an unbelievable player.”
Redd – who had 12 field goals – led all scorers with 29 points.
“She’s probably the biggest secret in District One, especially to Suburban One teams,” Nolan said. “If they’ve never seen her play or really followed them, they have no idea what kind of player she is. She’s outstanding.
“She doesn’t wow you in the warm-ups. She almost seems lackadaisical, but she’s just relentless on the offensive boards. She catches the ball in the high post. She can make jump shots from the high post, she can put the ball on the floor and attack, she’s strong. She really has no weakness to her game. She’s not an outside shooter because that’s really not what she does.
“She’s such a hard matchup because a guard cannot keep her out of the lane or keep her off the glass, and a big has trouble when she’s in the high post containing her because she can blow right by them. She’s very, very difficult to stop. Our whole game plan was designed around her, and she had 29 points. I guess I got a sense of what it’s like to guard Ashley Jones for opposing coaches.”
Sparked by nine points from both Ashley Jones and Gabbi Wright, the Lady Panthers sprinted to a 24-16 lead after one quarter and took a 36-29 lead into halftime. They played the Patriots basically to a draw in the second half.
Jones led the Panthers with an impressive double-double, finishing with 26 points and 13 assists to go along with six steals.
“She’s such a great passer,” Nolan said. “It’s probably her most underrated skill because she’s such a scorer, but she distributes the ball so well.
“The truth is if we caught the ball a little better and finished a little better, she’d have even more assists. She almost didn’t play tonight – she’s very sick, but she’s the ultimate gamer.”
Wright had 16 points and four rebounds.
“Gabbi has really blossomed this year into a multi-dimensional player,” Nolan said. “She played around the basket out of necessity early in her career.
“Now she’s out there handling the ball and hitting threes. She has really developed her game and is now a threat with the ball away from the basket and is the ultimate leader on the floor and in practice.”
Mia Leonard had just four points but was a force in the paint, pulling down 16 rebounds and blocking six shots.
“She’s coming along,” Nolan said. “She’s such a great kid. She’s like a gentle giant. You try and make it simple for kids. You tell them – ‘Defensively, just stick your hands up in the air and make them shoot it over you, and box out and rebound the ball.’ She does it as well as anyone I’ve told to do that. She keeps it simple.
“On the defensive end, she’s always in the right place, trying to get rebounds, and she does a good job of boxing out and keeping kids away. She’s tall (6-0) and has really long arms, which helps.”
The win came on the heels of a heartbreaking loss to Upper Dublin.
“I thought we played such a good game defensively,” Nolan said. “We had the lead at points in the fourth quarter, and we made just uncharacteristic mistakes.
“There are some things I wish I had done differently. Give them credit – they stick to what they do well.”
Cheltenham (4-1, 1-1 SOL) will host Springfield on Friday night.
Penn Wood 16-14-14-16 60
Cheltenham 24-12-15-16 67
Penn Wood: Dahnye Redd 29, Samantha Dillon 4, Gabrielle Hairston 5, Joy Morton 6, Carle Andrews 14, Teara Sheaff 2.
Cheltenham: Ashley Jones 26, Mia Leonard 6, Caitlin Wallace 7, Dejah China 4, Gabrielle Wright 16, Nashira Brown 8.
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