Check out the results for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action on Friday. Cheltenham, Bensalem and William Tennent were winners.
BENSALEM 55, LITTLE FLOWER 47
Bensalem overcame first half foul trouble to take control of Saturday’s non-league game. The Owls trailed 16-15 after one quarter but rallied to take a 33-28 lead into halftime. The two teams exchanged baskets in the second half.
Chloe Munyon turned in a glittering 20-point performance to lead the Owls.
“Our girls turned up the defensive intensity in the second quarter after a foul-filled first quarter to take control going into halftime,” coach Don Bogan said. “Michaela Sit, Sydney Bawuah, Chloe Munyon and Mia Parker turned up the defense to turn around a 16-15 first quarter Little Flower lead into a Bensalem halftime lead.
“The girls have been playing good defense the last two weeks. We just have to keep working on the offensive side of the ball.”
Also for the Owls, Sydney Bawuah scored 10 points, Haley Keenan added eight points while Mia Parker and Emily Wineburg both had six.Bensalem (4-12, 0-8 SOL) will host Harry S Truman on Tuesday night.
Bensalem 15-18-11-11 55
Little Flower 16-12-11-8 47
Bensalem (55) – Chloe Munyon 20, Sydney Bawuah 10, Haley Keenan 8, Mia Parker 6, Emily Wineburg 6, Michaela Sit 4, Kennisha George 1.
WILLIAM TENNENT 54, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 50
The Panthers won a thriller at New Hope-Solebury on Saturday.
Tennent jumped out to an early 13-5 lead, but foul trouble and turnovers at the end of the first quarter allowed the Lions to close out the quarter on an 8-3 run to make it a 16-13 game at the end of one quarter. Foul woes continued to plague the Panthers in the second quarter as three of their five starters were forced to sit with two fouls each, and they trailed 30-27 at the intermission.
"It was a tough first half," coach Laura Whitney said. "We couldn't catch a break with the fouls. Some of them were bad plays on our part and out of frustration, but others, we just got caught in the wrong position. Our three leading scorers picked up two fouls each and were forced to sit most of the first half. We had to play a freshman and sophomore who really don't have a lot of varsity experience, but I thought they gave us some productive minutes."
The Panthers continued to battle foul trouble in the third quarter and trailed 39-35 heading into the final quarter. The two teams connected on foul shots in the quarter's early minutes, and the Lions held a 40-38 lead. On the Panthers' ensuing possession, Brianna Broccardi was fouled and went to the line to shoot two. She buried the first but fell short on the second, but Kelly Scipione was there for the rebound and found Broccardi for a layup that gave the Panthers a 41-40 lead.
The Lions went back on top 44-41, but Tennent scored on its next two possessions to go on top 45-44. NHS knotted the score 45-45, but Emma Stanfield went on a 6-0 personal tear to give the Panthers control of the game. Her first basket came on a putback, and after drawing a foul pulling down a defensive rebound, Stanfield buried both ends of a one-and-one. She came up with a steal on the Lions' next possession and once again connected on a pair at the foul line to put the Panthers on top 51-45. The Lions extended the lead to 54-47 before Rachell Saxton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the 54-50 final.
"It was certainly an exciting game, and I'm so proud of how we executed down the stretch," Whitney said. "We were in a similar situation on Thursday at North Penn, and I didn't think we did a good job of finishing that game. We didn't get stops when we needed to and made some poor decisions offensively late in the game.
"Those are the games we have to learn from, and I thought tonight we showed some growth. We were in foul trouble the entire game and had a freshman in during the final minute, but we answered their runs and made big plays when we needed to and, more importantly, made free throws when they counted. It was a great team win."
Stanfield led the way with 20 points, five rebounds and three steals. Jess Rutkowsky also finished in double figures with 10, which included a pair of clutch threes. Kelly Scipione added eight points and two steals, Haley Crossley had seven, and Broccardi had six.
William Tennent (10-8, 1-7 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks South on Tuesday.
William Tennent (54) – Emma Stanfield 20, Kelly Scipione 8, Brianna Broccardi 6, Haley Crossley 7, Jess Rutkowsky 10, Chelsea Metzler 3.
New Hope-Solebury (50) – Sabrina Vlahovic 2, Rachel Saxton, Sarah Wilson 11, Juliana Covino 2, Jordyn Sherman 6, Zoe Palalu 8
CHELTENHAM 52, BODINE 37
Courtney Murray had a game-high 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds to go along with four assists while leading the Lady Panthers to the non-league win. Savannah Roberts added 14 points, which included three 3-pointers.
Sparked by five points from Roberts, the Lady Panthers opened up a 10-7 lead after one quarter, but Bodine trimmed that lead to one by halftime (20-19).
Murray had the hot hand in the third quarter, scoring seven points to spark a 19-7 tear that put the Lady Panthers on top 39-26. Kai Williams scored all six of her points in the frame.
Madison Rorer and Taylor Johnson both had big games under the backboards, contributing seven rebounds each. Johnson also had six points.
Cheltenham (9-8, 3-6 SOL) will be at Quakertown on Tuesday.
Bodine 7-12-7-11 37
Cheltenham 10-10-19-13 52
Bodine (37) – K.Price 14, A.Moore 9, .Cosley 2, S.Graham 8, K.Santiago 2, L. Horsey-Williams 2.
Cheltenham (52) – Savannah Roberts 14, Taylor Johnson 6, Tamara Choitz 1, Courtney Murray 16, Madison Rorer 5, Kelia Holmes 4, Kai Williams 6.
EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 38, NORTH PENN 35
The Knights were doomed by a slow start in Saturday’s non-league game. EA, which led 6-3 after one quarter, took a 19-12 lead into halftime. North Penn still trailed 25-19 heading into the final quarter, and although the Knights outscored their visitors 16-13 in the fourth quarter, they could not get over the hump.
Bri Hewlett led the Knights with 14 points.
North Penn (5-13, 1-8 SOL) will host Souderton on Friday.
Episcopal Academy 6-13-6-13 38
North Penn 3-9-7-16 35
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