Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action Friday. CB East/Upper Dublin photos provided courtesy of Emily Barry/CB East basketball.
SOL CHALLENGE
Upper Dublin 28, Central Bucks East 23
Points didn’t come easily for either side in Friday’s season opener.
After the two teams combined for 19 points in the first quarter, they managed just 32 between them in the next three combined.
“Both teams were coming off seasons where we lost a lot of players to graduation,” UD coach Morgan Funsten said. “The first game of the season is always a little sloppy anyway, but hey, we were down by one with under two minutes to go and ended up winning the game, so we’re very excited about winning the game.”
The two teams were deadlocked 20-20 heading the final frame.
“Both teams were struggling to score,” Funsten said. “It was tie going into the fourth quarter. Amy Ngo stole the ball and went in for a breakaway layup to start the quarter. Elise Duffy hit a three on their next possession, and the score (23-22) stayed the same until a minute to go.”
That’s when Geena Sarnoski stepped to the fore.
“Geena made a nice move on the left baseline and swung back to the middle and made a nice little floater in the lane for us to go up one,” Funsten said. “We ended up getting a stop defensively. What was cool about the whole night was our seniors made huge plays down the stretch.
“Geena ended up making what was the game-winning basket, and with 20 seconds to go and us still holding on by one, Bliss Brenner got fouled and made both ends of a one-and-one to put us up by three (25-22). Colleen Klammer had two big blocks in the second half and a big rebound after we eventually got the stop on the possession after Geena’s basket. Amy Ngo is probably going to get a lot of the attention this year, but it was really cool for our seniors to step up in kind of an ugly first game of the year to each make huge plays down the stretch. The score wasn’t pretty, but we were excited to come out with a win.”
Sarnoski’s 11 points led the Cardinals. Ngo also finished in double figures with 10 – four in the pivotal fourth quarter. She also had 5 rebounds, two assists, four deflections and two steals. Klammer’s eight rebounds led the Cardinals. She also had a pair of blocks.
For the Patriots, Duffy’s 11 points – which included a pair of 3-pointers – led the way. She had five points in a first quarter that saw the Patriots open up a 10-9 edge. At halftime, the two teams were deadlocked 15-15 with Ngo and Duffy leading the way for their respective teams with six points each.
Upper Dublin (1-0) will face Central Bucks South at Central Bucks East on Saturday at 1 p.m.
“We played them once in the fall league, and they kind of took it to us,” Funsten said. “I have so many fall athletes this year. We weren’t at full strength. Right now we’re healthy, knock on wood, but this group hasn’t played together a lot. It will be a great test for us, and then we have Abington waiting on Tuesday, so we knew the beginning of this season was not going to be easy. We have a nice group, they’re a fun group to work with, so we’re excited about the challenge.”
Central Bucks East (0-1) will host New Hope-Solebury at 3 p.m.
Upper Dublin 9-6-5-8 28
Central Bucks East 10-5-5-3 23
Upper Dublin (28) – Bliss Brenner 0 2-2 2; Geena Sarnoski 4 0-0 11; Colleen Klammer 1 0-0 2; Amy Ngo 3 4-4 10; Aditi Foster 0 1-2 1; Lilli Kleiman 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 9 7-8 28.
Central Bucks East (23) – Anna Barry 1 0-0 2; Emily Curran 2 0-0 4; Elise Duffy 4 1-2 11; Kendall Gregor 0 1-2 1; Shayne LeRay 2 0-0 4; TOTALS 9 2-4 23.
3-point goals: UD – Geena Sarnoski 3, CBE – Elise Duffy 2, Anna Barry.
Central Bucks South 55, New Hope-Solebury 28
Taylor Hinkle scored a game-high 21 points – 10 in a brilliant second quarter – to lead the Titans to the convincing win.
“Overall, tonight was a great team win,” South coach Beth Mattern said. “I thought we played with good intensity against a hardworking New Hope team. In the second quarter Taylor was aggressive in her shot selection and was a great catalyst for our offense.”
The Titans – behind five points from Samantha Schiesser – led 13-8 after one quarter. Then Hinkle went to work, connecting on five buckets in the second quarter to send the Titans into halftime with a 26-18 lead. Reagan Chrencik led the Lions with eight points in the half, including a pair of 3-pointers.
Mackenzie Erb buried two 3s in a third quarter that saw the Titans hold a 10-7 edge. They closed out the game with a 19-point fourth quarter that included seven points from Hinkle and five each from Schiesser and Yoyo Samayoa.
Samayoa (12 points) and Schiesser (10 points) also ended up in double figures for the Titans. Erb added eight points.
“I thought our seniors and Yoyo played strong, and it was great to get 10 points from Sammy Schiesser off the bench,” Mattern said.
The Lions were led by the double-digit efforts of Madi Fasti (12 points) and Chrencik (10 points). The rest of the team combined for just six points.
Central Bucks South (1-0) will play Upper Dublin at Central Bucks East on Saturday at 1 p.m., and New Hope-Solebury (0-1) will play Central Bucks East, also at East, at 3 p.m.
New Hope-Solebury 8-10-7-3 28
Central Bucks South 13-13-10-19 – 55
New Hope-Solebury (28) – Madi Fasti 5 0-0 12; Reagan Chrencik 4 0-0 10; Isabella Elizondo 1 1-2 3; Emma Ives 1 0-0 3; TOTALS 11 1-2 28.
Central Bucks South (55) – Casey Balkir 0 0-2 0; Taylor Hinkle 9 2-2 21; Mackenzie Erb 3 0-0 8; Mia Klein 1 0-0 2; Madelyn Tantum 1 0-1 2; Samantha Schiesser 3 2-2 10; Yoyo Samayoa 5 1-4 12; TOTALS 22 1-4 12 55.
3-point goals: NHS – Madi Fasti 2, Reagan Chrencik 2, Emma Ives; CBS – Mackenzie Erb 2, Samantha Schiesser 2, Taylor Hinkle, Yoyo Samayoa.
11th ANNUAL PENNRIDGE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Pennridge 56, Council Rock North 23
Katie Yoder gave glimpses of big things to come as a sophomore, and in Friday’s season opener, the junior sharpshooter had herself a day, scoring a game-high 21 points. She had 19 of those points in the middle two quarters.
“She had a really solid game all the way around,” Pennridge coach Mike Elton said. “It was kind of a quiet 21 – she did play a really great game, but you didn’t realize how many points she had until you looked in the book, but that’s the kind of player she is.
“She’s learning how to take over a game when she needs to take over a game, and she’s a very unselfish player, and that helps a lot.”
The Rams, who trailed 8-5 after one quarter, outscored the Indians 15-10 in the second quarter to go into halftime with a 20-15 lead. Yoder accounted for 10 of those points – eight in the second quarter, but it was in a 22-point third quarter that the Rams seized complete control of the game, opening up a 42-20 lead heading into the final quarter.
Yoder led the charge with 11 points, which included three 3-pointers.
“She really kind of broke it open in the third quarter,” Elton said. “The third quarter we just came out on fire.
“It came together in the second half. We had a pretty good run in the third quarter, and that’s always tough for the other team. The defense clicked too, and it changed the tempo of the game.”
In addition to Yoder, Anna Coyle added 11 points, and Ava Fantaskey had six points.
“Anna did a nice job both offensively and defensively,” Elton said. “A lot of what happened in the second half was a team thing.
“Defensively, everyone contributed. It was a good team effort. Everyone picked each other up. We struggled a little bit the last couple of years, but it feels like it’s starting to come together a little bit.”
The Indians, who were without Jaden Wan (injury), were led by the 10-point effort of Riley Hamilton. Kristen Polinsky added six points. Both connected on a pair of 3-pointers.
Pennridge (1-0) will face Southern Lehigh on Saturday at 3 p.m., and Council Rock North (0-1) will take on Quakertown at 6 p.m.
Council Rock North 5-10-5-3 23
Pennridge 5-15-22-14 56
Council Rock North (23) – Kiera Katz 0 0-1 0; Lizzie Lustig 1 0-0 3; Delaney McCaffry 2 0-2 4; Riley Hamilton 4 0-0 10; Kristen Polinsky 2 0-0 6; TOTALS 9 0-3 23.
Pennridge (56) – Ella Brown 2 0-0 4; Anna Coyle 5 0-0 11; Katie Yoder 6 6-6- 21; Ava Fantaskey 2 1-2 6; Oliva Poole 1 0-0 2; Emma Pyne 2 0-0 5; Ryan Hodder 1 1-2 3; Layla Verbit 2 0-0 4; TOTALS 21 8-11 56.
3-point goals: CRN - Riley Hamilton 2, Kristen Polinsky 2, Lizzie Lustig; Pennridge – Katie Yoder 3, Anna Croyle, Ava Fantaskey, Emma Pyne.
Quakertown 50, Southern Lehigh 33
Carolyn Sipprell had a season opener to remember, erupting for a game-high 20 points and also contributing six rebounds and five steals. Katie Catalano also turned in an impressive performance, connecting on 5-of-5 shots from the field while also handing out three assists as the Panthers rolled to the win in their season opener.
“I’m very happy for these ladies that are coming ready to compete – they are coming to play this year,” Quakertown coach Brittany Bamford said. “Each player played within their roles and contributed, resulting in a team win. We’re looking forward to getting better throughout the season.”
The Panthers, who held a tenuous 11-10 lead after one quarter, began to take control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 18-8 to go into halftime with a 29-18 lead. They never looked back, limiting the Spartans to just 15 points after the intermission.
“Laney Mitchell brought a lot of energy to our defense with two blocks, nine deflections and five steals,” Bamford said. “It was a great first appearance for us tonight.
“Southern Lehigh played hard all 32 minutes of the game. Props to them on crashing the offensive boards.”
Katie Offner added six points for the Panthers.
Quakertown (1-0) will face Council Rock North on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Quakertown 11-18-8-13 50
Southern Lehigh 10-8-7-8 33
Quakertown (50) – Carolyn Sipprell 9 1-4 20; Katie Hagerty 1 0-0 2; Katie Catalano 6 0-0 13; Laney Mitchell 2 0-0 4; Ava Pistone 2 0-0 5; Katie Offner 3 0-0 6; TOTALS 23 1-4 50.
Southern Lehigh (33) – Pearson 1 0-2 2; Lewis 3 2-2 9; S. Wierer 7 0-0 14; VandeBunte 1 0-1 2; Seagreaves 2 0-0 4; K.Wierer 1 0-2 2; TOTALS 15 2-7 33.
3-point goals: Quakertown – Carolyn Sipprell, Katie Catalano , Ava Pistone; Southern Lehigh – Lewis.
LOWER MERION TIPOFF TOURNAMENT
Council Rock South 65, Oxford 35
The Golden Hawks raced out of the gate to an 18-3 lead after one quarter and took a 32-12 lead into halftime on their way to the rout in Friday’s season opener. Providing an offensive spark for the Hawks was sophomore guard Cam Gregory, who scored a game-high 17 points.
“I was really proud of our energy from the opening tip today,” Rock South coach Blair Klumpp said. “We were focused and disciplined defensively. We were really communicating on both ends of the court and playing unselfishly.
“We got off to a quick start - Cam Gregory hit some jumpers early in transition, off drive and kicks, and some nice extra passes. We got out to an early lead and didn’t let up.”
Freshman guard Lil Metrick was impressive in her debut, scoring 14 points.
“A lot of girls contributed in different ways - we could go up and down the roster,” Klumpp said. “I think the thing I was most pleased with was offensively we had great balance and really looked for one another and gave ourselves up for one another. A lot of times when you get a bigger lead it’s easy to get caught up in your stats and look out for yourself and we didn’t fall in that trap. The bench was engaged and gave us great minutes. It was a great all-around win.
“Defensively, I thought we controlled the tempo on both ends of the floor, and the girls deserve a lot of credit because that was a point of emphasis for us in this matchup. This group has worked really hard, and they were ready to contribute when their number was called. Aside from Cam’s hot shooting early, Lil Metrick replicated that in the third quarter.
“Karissa Smedley played an all-around tough game. Aside from points, rebounds, blocks and deflections, she took multiple charges. We have brought that up a lot, and I’m glad the discipline to take those hits was rewarded. Katie Purpura and Lily Bross both had strong floor games and dictated the tempo we wanted. Mia Stock did a good job commanding space offensively in the lane and did a really good job fundamentally on the defensive side of the ball.”
Purpura, a sophomore guard, added eight points, and Bross, also a sophomore guard, added seven. Mia Stock had six points.
Unofficial stats for the game show Ryann Szydlik with a team-high nine rebounds to go along with three blocks while Smedley – who also had three blocks - had six rebounds and Stock, five. Purpura had four assists, and Fiona Reckner had four steals.
“Ryann Szydlik was one of our leaders in blocks and rebounds and did a good job giving us solid bench minutes along with Metrick, Jenna Waterman, Fiona Reckner and Darcy Leight,” Klumpp said. “We did some things really well and will look to improve in some areas.
“The biggest thing with this group, with a lot of girls getting their first real varsity experience, will we be consistent enough day to day to get to where we need to be. This was a good start, and our four most experienced players (Stock, Ryann and Riana Szydlik and Smedley) have done a great job keeping the group positive during some rough stretches at practice and that early season grind. We got the first one tonight, so now the challenge will be matching that energy and effort tomorrow and try to get to 2-0.”
Council Rock South (1-0) will face Chichester in Saturday’s championship game at 6 p.m. Chichester beat Lower Merion 43-42.
Oxford 3-9-14-9 35
Council Rock South 18-14-20-33 65
Oxford (35) – Eshelman 1, Patterson 11, Flynn 2, Voss 9, Alleman 3, Tipton 9.
Council Rock South (65) – Kathryn O’Kane 2, Lil Metrick 14, Lily Bross 7, Jenna Waterman 3, Katie Purpura 8, Cam Gregory 17, Fiona Reckner 3, Mia Stock 6, Karissa Smedley 5.
GA GIRLS’ BASKETBALL WINTER CLASSIC
Abington 67, George School 23
Three players scored in double figures in a contest the Ghosts owned from the outset, opening up a 23-6 lead after one quarter and extending that to 43-10 by halftime on their way to the rout.
“It was a good team effort,” Abington coach Dan Marsh said. “We’ll have a much bigger test tomorrow versus GA.”
Abril Bowser’s 11 points – which included three 3-pointers - led the Ghosts in the opening half. Cire Worley had 10 points, Jaida Helm added nine and Dani Brusha had six – all in the first quarter.
For the game, Worley led all scorers with 16 points while Helm and Bowser both had 11. Worley also had five steals while Helm had double-digit rebounds. Brusha finished with nine points, and Maya Johnson had seven.
Abington (1-0) will take on Germantown Academy in Saturday’s title game.
George School 6-4-7-6 23
Abington 13-20-13-11 67
Abington (67) – Cire Worley 5 6-8 16; Abril Bowser 4 0-0 11; Jaida Helm 3 5-6 11; Maya Johnson 3 0-0 7; Dani Brusha 4 0-0 9; Jordyn Reynolds 1 0-0 3; Carly Slavin 2 0-0 4; Harper Mcginley 1 0-0 2; Sarah Oleary 0 2-4 2; TOTALS 23 13-18 67.
8th ANNUAL JIM CHURCH CLASSIC
Lansdale Catholic 61, Souderton 46
“We’re going to be fine.”
That was coach Lynn Carroll’s message to her players after Friday’s season opening loss.
“We have a ton of talent, we have good kids – they want to work hard, they want to win,” the Indians’ coach said. “We have to learn from this, we have to forget about it really because we have a quick turnaround.”
The Indians were ultimately doomed by a slow start that saw them fall behind 15-4 after sophomore Olivia Boccella buried her third of three 3-pointers in the opening quarter.
“We had a really bad start,” Carroll said. “Offensively, we’re still in the stage – running plays we’re not as far along as we need to be and that’s on me. I’m the one responsible to make sure they’re where they need to be come the first game.
“In the second half, I didn’t call a single play. They’re smart basketball players with high basketball IQs, and they were just overthinking things in the first half, and we missed some easy ones to start. We let Boccella get three really, really good looks.”
The Indians trailed 21-6 midway through the second quarter before their offense came to life, trimming the Crusaders’ lead to 22-17 after a three-point play by Casey Harter. The Crusaders, however, used a basket by Ali Johns and then a steal by Johns to set up a basket by Gabby Casey, sending LC into halftime with a 26-17 lead.
Junior Teya McConnaha, who had eight points in the second quarter, kept the Indians afloat in the first half. She was a perfect 6-for-6 from the foul line in the quarter and had 12 of the Indians’ 17 first-half points.
“Teya is fearless,” Carroll said. “Offensively, she was completely fearless and has improved her skill set all three years now. Defensively, she was willing to dive on the floor after loose balls and will make that hustle play. She was great. She rose to the challenge, for sure.”
The Indians twice knotted the score in the third quarter, first at 28-28 after a tough shot by McConnaha in traffic and then 30-30 with 40 seconds remaining when Brooke Fenchel found Mikayla McGillian for an easy bucket. Boccella buried her fourth trey of the game to send the Crusaders into the fourth quarter with a 33-30 lead.
McConnaha was all but unstoppable in the paint in the fourth quarter, scoring her fourth bucket of the frame to knot the score 38-38, but on the ensuing possession, she was forced to take a seat on the bench after picking up her fourth foul at the other end. Lauren Edwards sank both ends of a one-and-one, and after a Souderton miss, Edwards completed a three-point play to make it a 43-38 game. A Casey three all but sealed the Indians’ fate.
“Offensively, I thought we missed some easy ones,” Carroll said. “They play in-your-face, intense, aggressive defense. They have athleticism, speed and quickness.
“What changed in the second half was that we just said, ‘Go out and play basketball. We’re not running anything, stop thinking so much. Use your instincts.’ We’re just not far enough along. There needs to be something in the middle. The greatest teams in the world run plays, so we need to progress without having any practice before the next one and one practice between games three and four.”
Souderton (0-1) will face Abington Heights in Saturday’s consolation game at noon.
Lansdale Catholic 15-11-7-28 61
Souderton 6-11-13-16 46
Lansdale Catholic (61) – Sannyiah Littlejohn 4 0-0 8; Ali Johns 2 0-0 4; Olivia Boccella 4 1-2 13; Lauren Edwards 2 3-3 7; Gabby Casey 5 10-14 21; Sam McHugh 3 2-3 8; TOTALS 20 16-22 61.
Souderton (46) – Brooke Fenchel 1 0-0 3; Erin Bohmueller 1 0-0 2; Mikayla McGillian 2 2-3 6; Casey Harter 5 1-1 11; Alexis Stefanowicz 1 0-1 2; Teya McConnaha 7 8-10 22; TOTALS 17 11-15 46.
3-point goals: LC – Olivia Boccella 4, Gabby Casey, S – Brooke Fenchel.
WILDCAT CLASSIC
Owen J Roberts 67, Cheltenham 15
The Lady Panthers found themselves staring at a 23-4 deficit after one quarter, and things didn’t improve in the second quarter as the host Wildcats rolled to a 38-10 halftime lead on their way to the win.
“It was not our best effort and definitely not the way we wanted to start the season,” Cheltenham coach Ben Bowman said. “We need to put this behind us and get ready for tomorrow’s game.”
Mikahala Leighton’s eight-point effort led the Lady Panthers.
Cheltenham (0-1) will face Coatesville in Saturday’s consolation game at 2 p.m.
Cheltenham 4-6-2-3 15
Owen J Roberts 23-15-12-17 67
Cheltenham (15) – Mikahala Leighton 2 4-4 8; Arianna Davis 1 0-0 2; Tori Simmons 1 0-0 2; Amelia Yevoli 1 0-0 3; TOTALS 5 4-6 15.
Owen J Roberts (67) – Ashley White 4 0-0 8; Asya Price 5 1-4 12; Avery White 8 0-0 20; Samantha Martins 1 0-0 2; Alexa Vogelman 3 5-6 12; Gabrielle Koury 1 2-2 4; Korigan Sweeney 2 0-0 4; Ava Clemson 2 0-0 5; TOTALS 26 8-14 67.
3-point goals: OJR – Avery White 2, Asya Price; OJR – Avery White 4, Asya Price, Alexa Vogelman, Ava Clemson.
Non-league
Bensalem 32, Upper Moreland 28
There was no mistaking coach Steve Johnson’s level of excitement after Friday’s season-opening win.
“I’m on Cloud 59 – I’m ecstatic,” the Owls’ coach said. “We have not won a home opener – I can’t give a number, but it’s been a long time since we’ve won our season opener. It’s been a very long time. The girls were ecstatic.
“It was a four-point, six-point game the whole way, going back and forth the entire game. Our big motto this year is ‘We not me.’ We have it on all of our shirts, all of our hoodies. It’s all over our locker room. When it became crunch time – Upper Moreland cut it to two, last year we would have been frazzled. We would inbound the ball and maybe drop it or just make a silly pass. We trust each other – they trust each other, and that’s what helped us out.”
If there was a defining moment in the game, it came late in the fourth quarter.
“There was three minutes and some change left,” Johnson said. “We were up by two, 26-24. Amber Howard has the ball at the wing. She goes to pass it to Kylie (Smith) who’s next to her, and they try to cheat that for a steal. She throws a skip pass (instead) to Maddie MacDougall – we call her ‘Maddie Ice’ because she hits big-time shots for us.
“Skip pass to the corner to Maddie Ice, nothing but net three from the right corner to put us up by five, and then we never look back from there. It was monumental. Our bench was going nuts, I was going nuts. Our student section was there. It was just fun to watch because that’s our team in a nutshell.”
That clutch three was MacDougall’s only basket of the game, but it was a big one. Amber Howard scored 10 points to lead a balanced Owls’ attack. Avery McCoy added nine points.
For the Golden Bears, both EmmyFaith Wood and Holy Gohl finished with a game-high 11 points. Both buried four 3-pointers.
The Owls – who led 9-5 after one quarter – took a 21-12 lead into halftime. They scored just 11 points in a second half that saw the Bears battle back.
“The girls worked their butts off the last three weeks, and they deserved the home opener win,” Johnson.
Bensalem (1-0) will host Pennsbury on Tuesday, and Upper Moreland (0-1) returns to action Saturday when the Golden Bears will be on the road at the Academy of the New Church for a noon contest.
Upper Moreland 5-7-7-9 28
Bensalem 9-12-4-7 32
Bensalem (32) – Delaney Bell 2 0-0 5; Maddie MacDougall 1 0-0 3; Avery McCoy 2 4-4 9; Kylie Smith 1 1-2 3; Mackenzie Kramer 1 0-0 2; Amber Howard 4 1-4 10; TOTALS 11 7-10 32.
Upper Moreland (28) – Kylie Gaul 1 0-2 3; EmmyFaith Wood 5 0-0 1; Kiera Coyle 1 0-0 3; Holly Gohl 5 0-0 11; TOTALS 12 0-2 28.
3-point goals: Bensalem – Delaney Bell, Maddie MacDougall; UM – Kylie Gaul, EmmyFaith Wood, Holly Gohl, Kiera Coyle.
Central Bucks West 53, West Catholic 24
Emily Spratt turned in an impressive double-double, scoring a game-high 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Tai Henkels added 12 points, and according to coach Zack Sibel, there was a whole lot to like in Friday’s season opener.
“I thought it was an awesome game and great to see our girls take adjustments from our scrimmages and put it into practice,” the Bucks’ coach said. “Spratt was awesome with 17 and a double-double and seeing the pieces around her really step into roles.
“Tai Henkels was awesome tonight, attacking the rim and finding her shot, Katie Finnan handled pressure and got us set while (Ava) Longo, (Alexis) Castro were great on the boards. I was really impressed with Gabi Senior tonight. She’s a sophomore but played like an upperclassman.”
Senior had a team high eight rebounds while Castro and Longo both contributed six boards. Castro had six points in a contest that saw all nine players contribute scoring.
Spratt set the tone for a big night with seven first-quarter points, which included a 6-for-7 effort at the foul line, as the Bucks raced out to a 16-3 advantage. By halftime, Spratt had 15 points, and the Bucks led 35-6. Henkels also had a hot hand in a 19-point second quarter, scoring 10 points – including a pair of 3s.
“It’s a game that really showed a collective effort and a constant energy,” said Sibel. “Our ability to rebound from the guard position was really something we’ve focused on, when you have Nia Perry rebounding and finishing over much taller girls you know you’ve got the right type of kids playing for you.”
Central Bucks West (1-0) will travel to North Penn for its SOL opener on Tuesday.
Central Bucks West 16-19-4-14 53
West Catholic 3-3-8-10 24
Central Bucks West (53) – Tai Henkels 5 0-0 12; Katie Finnan 1 1-2 4; Nia Perry 2 0-0 4; Emily Spratt 4 8-10 17; Alexis Castro 3 0-0 6; Ava Longo 1 0-2 2; Jenna Christie 1 1-2 3; Gabi Senior 1 1-2 3; Gabby Reichner 1 0-2 2; TOTALS 19 11-20 53.
West Catholic (24) – Amina Reid 3 5-6 11; Amina Fowler 1 0-0 2; Layla Reid 3 0-2 6; Aalayah Williams 1 0-0 3; L. Thompson 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 9 5-8 24.
3-point goals: CBW – Tai Henkels 2, Katie Finnan, Emily Spratt; West Catholic – Aalayah Williams.
Wissahickon 54, Frankford 16
The Trojans roared out of the gate to a 23-7 lead and extended that to 34-7 by halftime on their way to the no-doubt-about-it non-league win.
“We started off really strong,” Wissahickon coach Rodney Cline said. “Our defense is going to be our staple this year, and that’s what we really emphasize - the defensive end and just really playing the game the right way. That’s what the staff and I are really trying to get them to accomplish this year. Play the game the right way and play with discipline.”
Katelyn McGeary’s 19 points led the Trojans. Julia Verrier also finished in double figures with 10 while Kylie Friedman added seven points and Leah Dubin, six points.
Wissahickon (1-0) will host Upper Merion in a non-league game on Monday.
Frankford 7-0-6-3 16
Wissahickon 23-11-14-6 54
Frankford (16) – Bendu Borbor 7, Kaysia Norris-Higgins 2, Amya Miller 3, Tamiesha Rhem 2, Leyshka Ruperto 2.
Wissahickon (54) – Leah Dubin 6, Kylie Friedman 7, Emlyn Ebert 4, Julia Verrier 10, Claira Baldassano 4, Kenya Williams 2, Ashley Klein 2, Katelyn McGeary 19.
Conwell-Egan 57, William Tennent 34
The Panthers found themselves on the short end of a 12-4 score at the end of one quarter. Eight points is not an insurmountable deficit, but a 20-6 second quarter surge by the Eagles all but put the game out of reach as the Eagles took a 32-10 lead into halftime on their way to the non-league win.
“It was not the start we were looking for, but credit to Conwell-Egan – they played hard and are a much-improved team,” Tennent coach Laura Whitney said.
Conwell-Egan’s Bri McFadden’s 16 points which included four 3-pointers, led all scorers. Chase Dubzak scored 11 points to lead the Panthers while Morgan Volz added nine, and Courtney Bragen had seven.
William Tennent (0-1) will host Cheltenham in Tuesday’s SOL opener.
Conwell-Egan 12-20-7-12 57
William Tennent 4-6-8-16 34
Conwell-Egan (57) – Lily Milewski 4 1-3 9; Saniyah Spell 1 4-4 6; Mya Aizen 3 0-0 6; Gigi Johnson 0 1-4 1; Brooke McFadden 2 2-3 6; Lori McFadden 5 2-4 16; Molly Milewski 2 0-2 5; Kyliyah Carmichael 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 18 10-20 51.
William Tennent (34) – Savannah Zeaman 1 0-1 2; Ella Mednick 1 0-2 2; Chase Dubzak 3 5-7 11; Courtney Bragen 3 1-5 7; Alyssa Lewicki 1 0-0 2; Kate Smith 0 1-2 1; Morgan Volz 4 1-4 9; TOTALS 13 8-21 34.
3-point goals: CE – Lori McFadden 4, Molly Milewski.
Springfield Township 40, Phil-Mont Christian 22
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