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Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 53, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 41
It’s been a long time since CB West defeated CB East on the hardwood. By one account, it’s been more than a decade. According to another source, Tuesday’s win by West snapped a 17-game losing streak to East, but no one knows for sure.
Terry Rakowsky, meanwhile, wasn’t all that concerned about when it last happened. The Bucks coach was just happy to see his team’s impressive response to the loss of sophomore point guard Nicole Munger, who broke her wrist at Monday’s practice.
“It was a little bit like the Abington Tournament in the fact that we were down a kid, and it was a total team effort,” Rakowsky said. “Katie McLaughlin came in and hit two three’s for us. Calypso Carty had a phenomenal game.
“The kids that aren’t normally making the shots and scoring – they all pulled together. It was one of those games where they all just said, ‘Let’s win this as a team.’ They did a good job. East is tough. They’re well coached, and they don’t make mistakes. It was a great win.”
Sophomore Mackenzie Carroll had another big game for the Bucks, leading all scorers with 16 points. Carty added 14, which included an 8-for-10 effort at the foul line. McLaughlin had eight points and Peyton Traina added seven.
“The East-West game sets the tone for the whole season,” Rakowsky said. “No matter what you say, people still say, ‘Can you beat East?’
“You take that monkey off our backs. He (Tom Lonergan) is a good coach. He’s done a good job with talent, and he’s done a good job with not as much talent. He just does a good job.”
The Bucks opened up a 19-10 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 29-22 lead into halftime.
“We sort of played our style,” Rakowsky said. “We were going up and down the floor, pressing and trapping.
“We jumped out on them, but what hurt us in the first half – it was 13 or 14 fouls for us against four for them, so they were on the foul line the whole second quarter. That slowed the game down on us a little bit, and it took some of our momentum away.”
The Bucks took a 40-30 lead into the final quarter.
“We pulled ahead in the second half, and they made a run on us again,” Rakowsky said. “With about three minutes left, we’re up by seven, eight or nine, but give Whitey (East’s Karoline White) credit, she came down and hit some shots, which we generally would give her, and she knocked them down. Before you know it, they were within three with a minute-and-a-half left. We’ve been there before.
“Mackenzie Carroll knocked down some three’s. They put us on the foul line, and our kids hit the foul shots. We might have missed the front end of one or two one-and-one’s, but we got the rebound back. I don’t think they scored again. We either were on the foul line or turning them over. Our kids came right back and took it to them.”
Karoline White scored nine of her team-high 13 points in the fourth quarter. Teammate Courtney Webster added 11 points for the Patriots, who fell to 1-1 in the league (2-2 overall). The Bucks improved to 2-0 in the league (4-1 overall).
QUAKERTOWN 48, PENNRIDGE 43
It had been a long time between wins for the Panthers – 370 days to be exact, and it had been even longer since they notched their last league win (Jan. 11, 2011), but the Panthers finally broke into the win column on Tuesday night.
“It was a great win,” coach Greg Swavely said. “The girls deserve it. They’ve been working hard and haven’t had much success early on, but they really played their hearts out tonight.
“Most importantly, they played together - they played as a team. I’m so happy for them.”
Interestingly, the Panthers’ last league win also came over the Rams, who led 15-12 at the end of one quarter but saw the Panthers rally to go into halftime with a 25-24 lead. The Panthers used a 15-10 third quarter to go on top 40-34 en route to their much-needed win.
“Pennridge never went away,” Swavely said. “They stayed right there. Fortunately, our girls didn’t panic down the stretch.
“They maintained their composure and hit some key shots when they had to. It was a nice win.”
Taylor Herd led all scorers with 21 points. Ashlee Ruzicka scored 11 points while Kathryne Vetter added nine.
“Most importantly, we got scoring from a number of people, which hadn’t happened in previous games,” Swavely said. “It was nice to see the ball getting passed around to different people.
“I thought the leadership of both Kathryne Vetter and Ashlee Ruzicka was excellent. They kept our younger girls composed and really stepped up and led the way tonight through their play and through their words.”
The Rams were led by Shelby Schoonover (11 points), Danielle Chynoweth (8 points) and Lydia Konstanzer (7 points).
The Panthers are 1-1 in SOL play (1-4 overall) while the Rams are 0-2 in the SOL (1-3 overall).
NORTH PENN 58, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 50
It was a busy night for the trainer on Tuesday night at Central Bucks South.
With senior tri-captain Rachel Falkowski already sidelined with an ankle injury and two players home with the flu, the Titans could ill afford any more setbacks.
But the injuries kept coming for both teams, and Erin Maher left the gym on crutches for the Maidens while South junior Alysha Lofton was nothing more than a spectator for the entire second half. South point guard Amanda Schneider also went down late in the third quarter but did return midway through the fourth with a heavily-taped ankle.
“It’s a shame,” Maiden coach Maggie deMarteleire said. “I hope the next time we play them both teams are 100 percent, and hopefully the quality of play will be a little bit better.
“There were some good things that I saw, but I saw just as many bad things. We should start seeing more positive things and less negatives things. That’s what we’re looking to do – to improve.”
As it was, the game was devoid of any kind of flow, but no one could fault the effort of either squad.
The Titans led 17-10 at the end of one quarter after Schneider buried a three-pointer at the buzzer from well beyond the arc. Sparked by the hot hand of Vicky Tumasz, the Maidens trimmed that lead to 26-23 by the intermission. Tumasz, who scored 13 of her game-high 17 points in the half, connected on a pair of three’s in the second quarter and scored eight of her team’s 13 points in the frame.
“Thank god she came ready to play - she picked up where she left off on Friday night,” said deMarteleire of her junior guard, who had 18 points in the Maidens’ win in OT over Souderton.
Lofton, after going down hard on a drive to the hole, left the game in the closing minutes of the second quarter. The junior standout already had eight points, three rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals.
Despite the loss of their offensive leader, the Titans battled gamely. A three-point play by senior Jasmine Martier to open the second half gave the Titans a 29-23 advantage. They led 33-25 after senior Amber Eife turned a steal into a layup and still led by eight (35-27) after Lauren Mosher buried a foul line jumper.
North Penn freshman Mikaela Giuliani scored on the low post, and after a three-point play by Lauren Crisler, the Maidens had pulled to within three (35-32). It was a one-point game after sophomore Jackie Bilotti took it coast to coast for the score, but Schneider found Mosher for a bucket, and after a Maiden miss, Schneider found Jordan Vitelli for a fastbreak basket to put the Titans back on top 39-34. A pair of Tumasz foul shots made it a 39-36 game heading into the final quarter.
The Maidens took a 40-39 lead after another bucket by Giuliani on the low post.
“That’s where I like to be,” said Giuliani of playing the post. “I just try to play my game, and with Erin hurt, I was trying to fill her spot.”
A short jumper by Vitelli put the Titans on top 41-40. Vitelli was not even listed in the varsity program. She was one of three freshmen pulled up to the varsity for the shorthanded Titans.
The Titans’ lead was shortlived as Brianna Cullen banked home a shot at the end of a drive for the Maidens. A three-pointer by Schneider gave the Titans a 44-43 lead with just under four minutes to play, but a driving bucket by Cullen and – after a South turnover – a three-point play by Crisler put the Maidens on top 48-44. The Titans would get no closer than two the rest of the way.
“You always want to play the best with your best,” Titan coach Beth Mattern said. “They’re a good team. They’re well coached. They have great players, and it’s a good challenge. We just ran out of gas at the end.”
While Tumasz led all scorers, she had plenty of help. Crisler added 15 points, 12 rebounds (six in the fourth quarter), five steals and four blocked shots. Cullen scored 11 points, eight in the fourth quarter, and Giuliani posted the first double-double of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
deMarteliere acknowledged the efforts of several players.
“Mikaela, Jackie Bilotti and Bri Cullen – I thought Bri defended Lofton pretty well until she got hurt,” the North Penn coach said. “Lauren had a ton of rebounds. She has been very consistent with that.”
Schneider led the Titans with 10 points while Kelli Joerger and Lofton both added eight. Martier had seven points. Mosher led the Titans under the boards with six rebounds to go along with six points.
“I thought Lauren did a good job,” Mattern said. “We switched Jasmine Martier onto Crisler when Lauren got her fourth foul, and I thought she did a nice job, not letting her get post position.”
While the Titans fell to 1-1 in the league (4-2 overall), the Maidens upped their record to 2-0 in the league (5-0 overall).
“It definitely felt good to win,” Giuliani said. “If we had come out and played bad and not won, it would have been a lot worse, but at least we pulled off a win.”
SOUDERTON 63, HATBORO-HORSHAM 22
The Indians took out any frustration they may have been feeling after a pair of disappointing losses on the Hatters, sprinting to a 20-5 lead at the end of one quarter and upping that lead to 35-10 by halftime on their way to the big win.
Junior point guard Bianca Picard had a big night, leading all scorers with 24 points, which included a pair of three-pointers. Allison Gallagher added 16 points, Libby Wetzler, nine points, and Sarah Derstein, eight points. Derstein led the Indians under the boards with nine rebounds.
For the Hatters, sophomore Amanda Brett scored seven points.
The Indians evened their SOL mark at 1-1 (1-2 overall) while the Hatters fell to 0-2 in the league (1-4 overall).
American Conference
CHELTENHAM 48, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 46
The Lady Panthers used a balanced attack to edge the Colonials in a tightly contested game on Tuesday night. Sophomore point guard Amarri Trueheart contributed 13 points and seven assists. Senior Sabrina Casseus led the Lady Panthers offensively with 15 points to go along with nine rebounds, and Seraiah Robinson contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds.
“It’s nice,” coach Brendan Nolan said. “We are really learning on the fly in-game situations that we haven’t really gone over at all.
“We were a little shaky at the end. We were up by five, but they hit a three to cut it two, and then we missed two free throws. They threw one the length of the floor that looked like it was going in.”
Simone Jacques turned in a solid game on the inside for the Colonials and led all scorers with 19 points while senior Kayla Wisniewski added 11 points.
“It was a very physical game,” PW coach Daniel Dougherty said. “Down the stretch, Cheltenham hit their open shots.”
Casseus connected on four three-pointers for the Lady Panthers, including three in the second half, and Truehart scored nine of her points in the pivotal fourth quarter.
“I’m looking at our league trying to figure out where we fit in there,” Nolan said. “But I keep telling the girls, ‘Until someone beats us, we’re 2-0 in the league.’”
The Lady Panthers are 2-0 in the SOL (2-3 overall) while the Colonials are 1-1 in the league (1-3 overall).
WISSAHICKON 39, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 17
The Trojans jumped out to a 10-2 lead at the end of one quarter and upped that lead to 20-6 by halftime on their way to the big win.
“The girls played tough defense which led to easy transition points,” Trojan coach Rodney Cline said. “It was a total team effort, and we look forward to carrying some of this momentum into our next league game against Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday.”
Kian Wright and Donyea Tate led a balanced Trojan attack with 10 points each while Meredith Byrne and Dominique Earland both scored six points. Meghan Wheatley led the Spartans with seven points.
While the Spartans fell to 0-2 in the league (1-3 overall), the Trojans improved to 1-1 in league play (2-3 overall).
UPPER DUBLIN 32, NORRISTOWN 20
The Flying Cardinals opened up an 11-8 lead at the end of one quarter, but the two teams combined for just three points in a second quarter that saw the Eagles ‘outscore’ the Cardinals 2-1 to make it a 12-10 game at the intermission. Defense continued to dominate play on both sides in a third quarter that saw the Flying Cardinals hold a 5-4 edge. They took a 17-14 lead into the final frame, and it was still a three-point game midway through the quarter when the Eagles were forced to foul.
"My kids played so well - containing them defensively and holding them to 12 at the half and 31 in the game," Norristown coach Ashlee Harrison said. "I was extremely proud of them."
Kayla McAneney led the Flying Cardinals with 10 points – all in the second half – while Lauren Rothfeld and Regan Gallagher both added eight points.
While the Eagles fell to 1-1 in league play (2-2 overall), the Flying Cardinals improved to 2-0 in the league (4-1 overall).
UPPER MERION 42, UPPER MORELAND 33
The Vikings held a 10-9 edge after one quarter but took control of the game with a 12-3 second quarter burst to go into halftime with a 22-12 lead. Sophomore Regie Robinson (18 points, 13 rebounds) and senior Kristina O'Sullivan (15 points, 14 rebounds) both came up big for the Vikings, who evened their league mark at 1-1 (4-1 overall). The Golden Bears, who fell to 0-2 in the league (0-5 overall), were led by the 14-point effort of Amanda Getz. Kaarli Lynch added eight points, and Lindsey Walder, five points.
National Conference
ABINGTON 61, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 53
The Ghosts jumped out to an 11-6 lead at the end of one quarter and took a five-point lead into halftime (29-24). The Indians trimmed that lead to one (43-42) at the end of three quarters, but the Ghosts won it with an 18-11 fourth quarter surge.
“Any time we got the lead to nine or 10, they always came right back,” coach Dan Marsh said. “They would not go away. They would hit big shot after big shot.
“We persevered again. It wasn’t a pretty game. We didn’t play fantastic basketball, but we kept battling and going after it, and eventually, we were able to pull it out. We made some free throws down the stretch when they fouled us.”
The win came on the heels of the Ghosts’ win over Council Rock South on Friday.
“In my eight years here, we have never beaten both Council Rock North and Council Rock South in the same season,” Marsh said. “To start in our league with back-to-back wins over Council Rock South and Council Rock North is huge for us even though we know that in the big scheme of things there’s a lot of work to be done, but we have to be happy that we started out with wins over those two teams.”
The Indians employed a box-and-one against sophomore Deja Rawls, but that didn’t prevent the Ghosts’ point guard from scoring a team high 17 points. Michael Harris had a big night for the Ghosts, contributing yet another double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman point guard Sammy Locher added 13 points.
“We needed a complete team effort,” Marsh said. “Bre Bermel got cleared yesterday, and in her first game back, she had six big points. She was somebody we anticipated being a starter, and she came off the bench and gave us huge minutes.”
Rock North sophomore Jessica Gerber led all scorers with 20 points. She also had five rebounds, three steals, two assists and one blocked shot. Madison Attanasio added 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal, and Michaela Finneyfrock had seven points, four rebounds, four steals, one block and one assist.
While the Indians fell to 1-1 in league play (2-3 overall), the Ghosts improved to 2-0 in the league (4-2 overall). They will host Neshaminy on Thursday in a battle of two of the conference’s unbeaten squads.
PENNSBURY 56, WILLIAM TENNENT 42
The Falcons used a 34-15 second half scoring surge to erase a five-point halftime deficit and remain perfect on the season. Sajanna Bethea led the Falcons with 17 points, which included a 6-for-6 showing from the foul line in the fourth quarter. Jae Jackson added 16 points, Courtney Kruscavage, 11 points, and Carly Kovin, nine points.
Allison Chatburn led all scorers with 22 points, which included four three-pointers. She also had 11 rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots in a standout effort. Nikki Alden added nine points.
The Falcons led 10-8 at the end of one quarter but saw that lead erased after a 19-12 burst by the Panthers in the second quarter that sent Tennent into halftime with a 27-22 lead. The Falcons outscored the Panthers 12-6 in the third quarter and seized control of the game with a 22-9 fourth quarter scoring explosion.
The Falcons are 2-0 in the SOL (5-0 overall) while the Panthers fell to 0-2 in the SOL (2-2 overall).
NESHAMINY 55, BENSALEM 14
The Redskins threw some serious defense at the Owls, opening up a 10-6 lead at the end of one quarter and then holding the Owls scoreless in the second quarter on their way to a 25-6 halftime lead. A 20-4 third quarter put an exclamation point on another big win for the red hot ‘Skins.
Lori Paulits turned in another standout offensive performance for the Redskins, scoring a game high 23 points. Junior Sarah Oliveria and freshman Morgan Goldenbaum both added 10 points for the Redskins, who upped their league mark to 2-0 (3-0 overall). The Owls fell to 0-2 in the league (2-2 overall).
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 71, HARRY S TRUMAN 40
The Golden Hawks received scoring from every player who saw action in Tuesday’s win. Senior point guard Alexis Hofstaedter led a balanced attack with 14 points to go along with six assists. Taylor Dillon added 11 points and six assists, and Shannon Boyle had 10 points and five steals.
“It was a great team effort,” coach Monica Stolic said.
For the Tigers, junior Khristiajah Jackson led the way with 14 points while Angelica Mena and Taylor Gasperi each scored eight points.
The Goldens Hawks are 1-1 in the SOL (3-2 overall) while the Tigers fell to 0-2 in the league (2-4 overall).
UPPER MERION 56, INTERBORO 38 (Monday, Dec. 17)
The Vikings sprinted out to a 20-8 lead at the end of one quarter, and after Interboro trimmed that lead to 25-21 by halftime, the Vikings seized control of the game with an 18-8 third quarter burst on their way to the decisive win.
Sophomore Regie Robinson led all scorers with 22 points while senior Kristina O’Sullivan added 15. Katherine Bailey chipped in eight points for the Vikings, who improved to 3-1.
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