Truman and Hatboro-Horsham were winners in SOL girls’ basketball action Wednesday. Truman/UM photo courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for a gallery of action photos.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 49, OLNEY 39
Sparked by the solid outings of Bergen Sims and Julia Thornton, the Hatters picked up their second win in as many days. Sims led the Hatters with 14 points to go along with eight rebounds and four steals while Thornton added 11 points, five assists and six rebounds.
The Hatters opened up a 12-6 lead after one quarter and took a 24-17 lead into halftime. Any doubts about the outcome were put to rest in a third quarter that saw the Hatters go on a 19-7 tear.
Also for the Hatters, Lexie Brett scored eight points while Kylie Halko and Katie Fisher both added six points.
The Hatters connected on nine three-pointers with Bergen accounting for four of them while Thornton and Halko both had two. Fisher added one.
Hatboro-Horsham (6-11, 4-5 SOL) will host Quakertown on Friday.
Olney 6-11-7-15 39
Hatboro-Horsham 12-12-19-6 49
Olney (39) – R. Bynum 4, A Gaddy 20, S. Jones 10, A. Tindal 5
Hatboro-Horsham (49) – Bergen Sims 14, Julia Thornton 11, Kylie Halko 6, Lexie Brett 8, Katie Fisher 6, Cam Ryan 2, Nikki Williams 2.
HARRY S TRUMAN 54, UPPER MORELAND 24
Jayda Campbell (17 points), Daeja Moore (14 points) and Sabria Lytes (11 points) led the Tigers to their 10th win
of the season. Lytes finished with yet another double-double, pulling down a game-high 15 rebounds, which included 11 offensive boards. Moore – who connected on 5-of-9 shots from the floor – added four rebounds and four steals while Campbell had four rebounds.
The Tigers controlled play from start to finish, racing out of the starting gate to a 19-1 lead and opening up a 28-5 halftime lead. They allowed just 12 points through three quarters.
Briana Ciney added five rebounds.
Harry S Truman (10-4, 1-4 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Thursday, and Upper Moreland (0-15, 0-8) will host Cheltenham on Friday.
Harry S Truman 19-9-17-9 54
Upper Moreland 1-4-7-12 24
Harry S Truman (54) – Roneisha James 1, Alexis McCoy 3, Matila Sackor 2, Sabria Lytes 12, Daeja Moore 14, Daisha Campbell 5, Jayda Campbell 17.
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