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National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 59, WILLIAM TENNENT 26
The Indians took out any frustration they were feeling after Tuesday night’s lopsided loss to Central Bucks South on the visiting Panthers. They had a commanding 20-4 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 40-15 advantage into halftime.
“The girls had something to prove,” coach Lou Palkovics said. “They were focused and ready to play. All 12 girls contributed when it counted.”
Mackenzie Tinner led a balanced attack with 10 points to go along with three rebounds, one steal, two blocks and one assist. Megan Haggerty had nine points on three three-pointers and also had three rebounds and two steals. Samantha Saifer added seven points and Hannah Weiler, six points. Camryn Polinsky led the defense with four steals. She also dished off four assists and chipped in four points and three rebounds.
Kyla Gibson led the Panthers with 12 points.
Council Rock North (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Mount St. Joseph for a non-league game on Saturday. William Tennent (3-1, 0-1) will host Truman on Tuesday.
William Tennent 4-11-7-4 26
Council Rock North 20-20-8-11 59
William Tennent: Braylin Dougherty 2, Kelly Scipione 2, Kyla Gibson 12, Jenna Rodebaugh 3, Jess Rutkowsky 1, Brianna Broccardi 4, Rachael Ebert 2.
Council Rock North: Becca Margolis 5, Camryn Polinsky 4, Megan Haggerty 9, Tara McGuigan 3, Kaelin Mealey 4, Juliana Shields 5, Dana Bandurick 4, Samantha Saifer 7, Olivia Boyle 2, Mackenzie Tinner 10, Hannah Weiler 6.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 36, HARRY S TRUMAN 17
The Golden Hawks opened up an 11-2 lead after one quarter and took an 18-5 lead into halftime on their way to the win in the SOL opener for both teams.
Payton Spadaccino had a big night, leading the Hawks with 20 points. Christiana Deo added six. For the Tigers, Jayda Campbell was the top scorer with seven points.
Council Rock South (3-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Notre Dame Green Pond in a non-league game on Saturday. Truman (2-2, 0-1) will travel to William Tennent on Tuesday.
Council Rock South 11-7-8-10 36
Truman 2-3-7-5 17
Council Rock South: Payton Spadaccino 20, Caroline McGovern 2, Carly Rizzo 2, Faith Turner 4, Christiana Deo 6, Rachel Millstein 2, Taylor Spinelli 1.
Harry S Truman: Daeja Moore 3, Jayda Campbell 7, Zuri Clarke 2, Alexis McCoy 4, Sabria Lytes 1.
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY 47, ABINGTON 46
Just seconds separated the Ghosts from a win over an Incarnate Word squad that was ranked No. 14 in the USA Today Super 25 poll the second week of the season, but Incarnate Word buried a 15-footer at the buzzer to eke out the win in a thriller at the She Got Game Classic in Washington, D.C.
“It hit the backboard and the rim – it hit everything it could possibly hit and dropped through the net as the buzzer went off,” Abington coach Dan Marsh said of the game winner. “That team is loaded. They have three six-footers. All their kids are going D-1, and we played our butts off.
“We got down 11 and we still battled back and took the lead. We beat the pants off them in the second half – we just couldn’t hang on. I’m really proud of them and encouraged.”
Lizzie O’Leary pulled off the rare and remarkable feat of accumulating an unlikely triple double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 13 blocked shots.
“That’s amazing,” Marsh said. “That’s the first triple-double I’ve coached since Emily Leer, who had a triple-double against Chester in the playoffs.
“We did put our press on, so she had the back of our press. They were attacking her, and she was just blocking them. Their 6-3 kid is a freshman, so we kind of played off of her. They have a sophomore who’s phenomenal, and they have another player who’s going to Miami of Ohio, and those two were very good. We had to keep Lizzie in the paint to help. They would attack the rim, and she would end up protecting the paint.”
Incarnate Word led 15-10 after one quarter and took a 28-19 lead into halftime. The Ghosts came out of halftime and outscored Incarnate Word 15-8 in the third quarter to make it a 36-34 game. They went on to take a lead in the final quarter but could not hold on for the win.
In additioin to O’Leary, Sammy Lochner had nine points while Britney James and Sam Brusha both had eight. Leah Simmons added seven points.
Abington (1-2, 1-0 SOL) will return to action on Saturday in the She Got Game Classic.
Abington 10-9-15-12 46
Incarnate Word 15-13-8-11 47
Abington: Britney James 8, Sammy Lochner 9, Lizzie O’Leary 12, Jordyn Allen 2, Leah Simmons 7, Sam Brusha 8.
NESHAMINY 61, LAWRENCEVILLE 39
Freshman Allison Harvey continued her impressive start to the season, collecting a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Tiara Porterfield had another big night with 16 points while Morgan Goldenbaum turned in a solid all-around outing with seven points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
The Redskins opened up a 21-6 lead and stretched that to 46-14 by halftime. Lawrenceville outscored the ‘Skins 25-15 in the second half, but the outcome had long since been decided.
“They have a 6-2 kid, and she was a challenge,” coach Joe Lally said. “She had a decent shooting touch, but she looked to pass more than anything, which created a lot of problems.
“She saw open players and really pushed our defense hard.”
For the second straight game, the Redskins were without senior Devon Storms due to an injury.
Neshaminy (2-3, 1-0 SOL) will host Abington in an SOL contest Tuesday.
Lawrenceville 6-8-14-11 39
Neshaminy 21-25-11-4 61
Neshaminy: Morgan Goldenbaum 7, Tiara Porterfield 16, Josafinne McIlvaine 3, Emily Alexis 4, Thyra Tuttle 2, Fiona McDonald 4, Allison Harvey 18, Brooke Mullin 8.
SOL Continental Conference
NORTH PENN 58, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 46
In a marquee battle for the early advantage in the race for the conference’s top spot, Sam Carangi made sure the Lady Knights maintained their status as conference favorite. The silky smooth junior point guard – a Villanova University recruit – scored 26 points, and she made it look easy, scoring 16 of her points in the second half to fend off every Titan comeback attempt.
“When your point guard is on her game, it makes everything else easier,” coach Maggie deMarteleire said.
In a span of one minute late in the first quarter, a pair of Carangi three-pointers sandwiched around a bucket by Jess Huber turned an 8-6 North Penn lead into a 17-6 advantage. The Titans spent the rest of the night playing catch up, and Carangi and company made sure they didn’t.
A three-point play by Cranagi early in the second quarter gave the Lady Knights their largest lead (20-9), but Taylor Dunn connected on a trey for the Titans. When Meghan Kuypers sank a three-pointer midway through the quarter, it was a 20-15 game. Carangi sank both ends of a one-and-one, and a pattern was developing.
A Jordan Vitelli trey late in the half pulled the Titans to within three (22-19), but Carangi answered with a basket at the other end to give the Lady Knights a five-point lead with 50 seconds remaining. The Titans misfired on a chance for the lead but gave the Lady Knights enough time to get off a good shot, and Mia Melchior hit nothing but net on a three-pointer to send North Penn into halftime with a 27-19 lead.
“It was a big momentum changer,” Carangi said. “It felt like they were fighting back, and that three that Mia hit was huge.”
The second half followed a similar pattern. Vitelli – who led the Titans with 15 points – scored eight points in the third quarter, and when Kuypers sank a three-pointer with 16 seconds remaining, it was a 39-34 game heading into the final quarter.
A three-pointer by freshman Alexa Brodie pulled the Titans to within two (40-38), but Carangi had an immediate answer. Hailey Meinel connected on a baseline jumper to make it a 42-40 game with 4:55 remaining. Carangi wasn’t fazed, answering with a basket at the other end.
“She plays like a leader on the court who wants her team to win,” South coach Beth Mattern said. “I thought their team as a whole came out and played really hard to execute well and try to get good looks.
“They played solid defense, and in the end, we couldn’t keep up with them.”
After the Titans missed on a shot in close, Melchior delivered a perfect pass to a cutting Jess McKenzie for an easy bucket and a 46-40 lead.
“That was beautiful,” deMarteleire said. “We mixed up our defenses a little bit tonight.
“Looking at this weekend coming up, we thought we might have a hard time matching up in a man, so we mixed things up, and I thought it was pretty effective.”
In addition to leading her team’s attack, Carangi also helped put the clamps on Vitelli, who did not score in the final quarter.
“They said to cheat over to her side a little more, but I just didn’t want to leave her open because she was hitting everything,” Carangi said. “We decided as a team we had to cheat out on her and all the shooters. Meghan Kuypers is a really good shooter too – she knocked down a couple of shots, so we knew we had to get out on all of them.”
The Lady Knights outscored the Titans 12-6 to close it out. They connected on 7-of-8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter (14-of-15 for the game).
Huber had a standout performance of her own for the Lady Knights, finishing with 11 points (4-for-4 from the foul line), five steals and four assists. Mikaela Giuliani added seven points.
For the Titans – who buried eight three-pointers, Meinel had eight points while Dunn and Brodie both had seven. Kuypers finish with six.
North Penn (3-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Washington, D.C. for the She Got Game Classic on Saturday. Central Bucks South (3-1, 0-1) will be on the road at Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
North Penn 17-10-12-19 58
Central Bucks South 7-12-15-12 46
North Penn: Mikaela Giuliani 7, Irisa Ye 4, Jess Huber 11, Sam Carangi 26, Bri Hewlett 5, Mia Melchior 3, Jess McKenzie 2.
Central Bucks South: Taylor Dunn 7, Chloe Entenberg 2, Jordan Vitelli 15, Courtney Dietzel 1, Alexa Brodie 7, Hailey Meinel 8, Meghan Kuypers 6.
SOUDERTON 49, HATBORO-HORSHAM 34
Krista Schneider led a balanced Indian attack with 14 points, which included a 10-for-12 effort from the foul line in the fourth quarter. Tori Dowd contributed nine points, three steals and three assists. Freshman Megan Walbrandt added seven points and six rebounds, and Alana Cardona also had seven points.
The Indians led 13-8 after one quarter and 24-18 at halftime. They outscored the Hatters 25-16 in the second half.
Cassidy Quattro led the Hatters with 14 points and nine rebounds while Haley Seifert added 10 points and five rebounds.
Souderton (2-2, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Tuesday while Hatboro-Horsham (2-2, 0-1) will host Central Bucks South on Tuesday.
Souderton 13-11-11-14 49
Hatboro-Horsham 8-10-7-9 34
Souderton: Tori Dowd 9, Krista Schneider 14, Alana Cardona 7, Megan Walbrandt 7, Mia Sherer 2, Marissa Sandone 5, Sami Falencki 5.
Hatboro-Horsham: Cassidy Quattro 14, Haley Seifert 10, Erin Wingen 4, Julia Thornton 3, Bergen Sims 3.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 56, PENNRIDGE 47
Grace Stewart scored 21 points in a standout offensive effort to lead the Patriots to the win over the visiting Rams in Friday’s league opener. Kyra Scaliti and Bailey McManus both added nine points, and Bri Talbot, eight points, for the Patriots.
Devan Rimmer led the Lady Rams with 14 points, four steals, four rebounds and two assists. Lydia Konstanzer had another big night, finishing with a double-double – 13 points and 12 rebounds. She also had three steals.
East opened up a 16-7 lead at the end of one quarter and took that nine-point lead into halftime (25-16). The Patriots opened up a 45-31 lead after three quarters, but the Lady Rams closed it out with a 16-11 fourth quarter.
Central Bucks East (4-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Tuesday while Pennridge (3-1, 0-1) will host Central Bucks West on Tuesday.
Pennridge 7-9-15-16 47
Central Bucks East 16-9-20-11 56
Pennridge: Brooke Bachtle 3, Sam Muredda 3, Jenna Dominic 3, Rose McCormick 2, Claire Podraza 3, Devan Rimmer 14, Margot Brill 5, Lydia Konstanzer 13.
Central Bucks East: Bridget Birkhead 4, Kyra Scaliti 9, Bailey McManus 9, Maggie Vetter 5, Bri Talbot 8, Grace Stewart 21.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 63, QUAKERTOWN 22
Mackenzie Mason scored 20 points to lead the defending league and district champion Bucks, who have quietly won three straight games out of the gate. Tori Abelson also finished in double figures with 11 points and led the defense with five steals to go along with three rebounds and two assists.
Maggie Rakowky was once again the team’s top rebounder with 10 boards and also added eight points, two steals and one assist. Alex Burkauskas added eight points and three steals. Abby Spratt also ignited the Bucks defensively with four steals to go along with two points, two rebounds and two assists.
Central Bucks West (3-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Tuesday night. Quakertown (0-3, 0-1) will host Saucon Valley in a non-league contest on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Central Bucks West: Mackenzie Mason 20, Maggie Rakowsky 8, Mary Casale 2, Tori Abelson 11, Abby Spratt 2, Alex Burkauskas 8, Bailey Tracy 2, Izzy Treon 4, Molly Rodenbach 3, Carolyn Maio 2.
SOL American Conference
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 52, WISSAHICKON 41
The Trojans took a 31-25 lead into halftime but then watched the Spartans dominate play in the second half. Springfield outscored its hosts 27-10 to win going away.
“It was a hard fought game – the teams played tough,” Springfield coach Bill Krewson said. “I was very proud of the girls. They really adjusted and played a solid third and fourth quarter.”
Molly Dugan once again led the Spartans, finishing with 21 points to lead all scorers, but she had plenty of help. Grace Barraclough added 13 points while Maura Ryan contributed 11.
The Trojans – who put 10 players in the scoring column – were led by the 12-point effort of sophomore Sydney Ott. Freshman Brianna Tilghman and Julianna Griffin both had seven points.
“We’re young,” said Wissahickon coach Rodney Cline, whose roster includes just one senior, eight juniors and five sophomores. “I go five in and five out – that’s how much depth we have, but now it’s getting them to understand how to win at the varsity level.
“They couldn’t play us man-to-man – we’re really quick, and we’ll wear you down. They went to a zone, and it slowed us down, and we weren’t getting the looks, and we weren’t penetrating. They pressed us, and we didn’t make smart decisions. When they pressed us in the beginning, it was man, and that was easy for us. It’s a learning experience. It was a tough loss. We were up six points at halftime and only scored 10 points in the second half.”
The Trojans connected on just 8-of-23 from the foul line.
Springfield (2-2, 1-0 SOL) will host Norristown on Tuesday while Wissahickon (0-4, 0-1) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Tuesday.
Springfield 19-6-13-14 52
Wissahickon 19-12-6-4 41
Springfield: Grace Barraclough 13, Molly Dugan 21, Emily Giampietro 3, Maura Ryan 11, Siana Wynn 4.
Wissahickon: Megan Oberholtzer 2, Brianna Tilghman 7, Jasmine Bishop 2, Sydney Ott 12, Julie Weber 5, Hilma Melby 1, Julianna Griffin 7, Victoria Selverian 1, Keannah Haney 2, Carly Fadel 2.
UPPER DUBLIN 50, NORRISTOWN 36
The Flying Cardinals are once again looking like the team to beat in American Conference play. In Friday’s SOL opener, they turned a 19-18 halftime deficit into the convincing win, thanks to a big second half.
“We came out and played a really, really solid second half,” UD coach Morgan Funsten said. “We’re still trying to find our identity as a team.
“I think balance is the word to use to describe what our team will look like this year.”
The Flying Cardinals outscored the Eagles 19-11 in the third quarter and 32-17 in the second half.
Josie Barrett led the Cards with 18 points – which included four three-pointers, five rebounds and three steals.
“Josie has had a pretty tough start to the year,” Funsten said. “I don’t know if there’s a better shooter around, and she has really struggled to shoot the ball, but she kind of broke out tonight.”
Demi Balasa had nine points, nine rebounds, four blocks and three assists.
Allison Chernow contributed nine points and four steals, and Maggie Weglos had eight points, five rebounds and three assists. Ashley Barber added three points, 15 rebounds and three assists.
“We’re settling into the roles of the team,” Funsten said. “With a newcomer like Ashley Barber, who’s very talented, the only issue is she hasn’t been playing with us. It’s not on Ashley to make it work. It’s on us – myself, the coaching staff and the other players in the program. We have to find a way to make this work.
“Although she’s still not putting the ball in the basket the way she wants to, she basically grabbed every rebound possible, and she gave us a lot of second chances. She’s got such a high motor, and she’s also very talented offensively. We just have to find a way to make it work.”
The Eagles were coming off a championship in the Haverford Tournament before falling to Penn Wood on a halfcourt shot at the buzzer (67-64) after Lauren Fortescue had tied it with a three-pointer with three seconds remaining.
“We knew Norristown was going to be tough,” Funsten said. “I thought they were going to come in with a lot of confidence, and I think they did.
“We were still trying to find our stride. The second half was going to be a big-time challenge. It’s a tough place to play, and it doesn’t seem like we ever play a clean game there. It’s always just a grind-it-out kind of game.”
Upper Dublin (2-2, 1-0 SOL) will host Cheltenham in a key SOL contest Tuesday night while Norristown (2-2, 0-1) will travel to Downingtown West for a non-league game on Saturday.
Upper Dublin 5-13-19-13 50
Norristown 6-13-11-16 36
Upper Dublin: Josie Barrett 18, Demi Balasa 9, Allison Chernow 9, Maggie Weglos 8, Ashley Barber 3, Alison Gouveia 3.
Norristown: Patti Fortescue 13, T.James 2, Lauren Fortescue 7, Green 2, Precious Milan 6, Culbreath 2, Devon Morse 4.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 45, UPPER MORELAND 25
Three PW players finished the game in double figures, led by Taylor O’Brien’s 13 points. The sophomore guard buried a pair of three-pointers. Sydney Kesselman added 11 points, and Laurel Suchsland added 10 points.
The Colonials led 14-8 after one quarter and took a 25-14 lead into halftime. They outscored their visitors 20-11 in the second half.
Upper Moreland was led by the 11-point effort of senior Jenna Getz, who connected on three three-pointers.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will be on the road at Upper Merion on Tuesday. Upper Moreland (1-2, 0-1) will host Chichester in a non-league game on Monday.
Upper Moreland 8-6-5-6 25
Plymouth Whitemarsh 14-11-10-10 45
Upper Moreland: Jenna Getz 11, Julia Gatto 2, Maddy Pisut 5, Emily Zanine 1, Noelle Woodman 4, Kim Benge 2.
Plymouth Whitemarsh: Tayor O’Brien 13, Ali Diamond 4, Sarah Putsch 2, Laurel Suchsland 10, Sydney Kesselman 11, Victoria Betterly 1, Lauren Coscia 4.
CHELTENHAM 67, UPPER MERION 29
Ashley Jones had another monster performance for the Lady Panthers, scoring 25 points in three quarters of action. She also had 11 assists and six steals.
Jones and Nashira Brown each scored six points to lead the Lady Panthers to a 16-6 advantage after one quarter. Seven players contributed scoring in a second quarter that saw the Panthers outscore their visitors 20-13 to go into halftime with a 36-19 lead.
In the third quarter, Jones – who finished with six three-pointers – buried four shots from beyond the arc and scored 14 points in a frame that saw the Lady Panthers go on a 25-3 tear.
Wright finished with 10 points while Brown added eight. D’ajah Bouchereau added six points. For the Vikings, Tatiana Pleasant led the way with nine points.
Cheltenham (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will be on the road at Academy Park for a non-league game on Saturday. Upper Merion (2-2, 0-1) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday.
Upper Merion6-13-3-7 29
Cheltenham 16-20-25-6 67
Upper Merion: Tatiana Pleasant 9, Amya Anthony 5, Halley Koz 2, Andrea Davis 3, Jess Michael 3, Tatum Thomas 2, Maddie Harvey 5.
Cheltenham: Ashley Jones 25, Savannah Roberts 4, D’ajah Bouchereau 6, Amaiya Sinclair 2, Danielle Brown 2, Mia Leonard 4, Caitlyn Wallace 4, Dejah China 2, Gabrielle Wright 10, Nashira Brown 8.
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