Check out the results for SOL girls’ basketball teams in tournament action on Monday.
UPPER MERION 47, WISSAHICKON 34
Senior Tatiana Pleasant scored 13 points to lead a balanced Viking attack while junior Jessica Michael also finished in double figures with 10. Andrea David and Jordan Wilson both added nine points as the Vikings won a rare morning SOL game on Monday at Wissahickon.
The two teams battled to a 17-17 halftime tie, but the Vikings blew it open with a 12-6 third quarter surge and outscored the Trojans 30-17 in the second half.
“In the second, we missed layups,” Wissahickon coach Rodney Cline said. “We went 2-for-21 on shots in the paint, and you can’t miss those shots.
“Anything they threw at us in the beginning, we were well prepared. They ran a 2-2-1, and we got them out of it. They ran a 1-2-2 halfcourt zone, and we got them out of that. They went man fullcourt, which is fine, but we just couldn’t finish in the third quarter. That really hurt us.”
Julianne Griffin led the Trojans with 13 points, which included a 9-for-10 effort at the free throw line. Sydney Ott added seven. Monday’s game marked the return to the lineup of Daria Earland, a four-year varsity veteran who was sidelined with a concussion.
“It’s our third year in a row having one of our top girls injured,” Cline said. “We’re getting there.
“It’s a process. It’s just a culture change. Players make plays, so players have to start making plays. You just have to be patient. We just have to keep building it. We have to keep moving forward.”
Upper Merion (3-5, 1-3 SOL) will host Perkiomen Valley on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wissahickon (0-7, 0-4) will be on the road Tuesday at Perk Valley for a 2:30 p.m. contest.
Upper Merion 9-8-12-18 47
Wissahickon 9-8-6-11 34
Wissahickon: Brianna Tilghman 3, Daria Earland 2, Carolina Mack 1, Sydney Ott 7, Julianne Griffin 13, Victoria Selverian 5, Lexi Carradorini 3.
Upper Merion: Tatiana Pleasant 13, Jordan Wilson 9, Andrea Davis 9, Jessica Michael 10, Tatum Thomas 4, Yasmin Gant 1.
CHELTENHAM 68, PREP CHARTER 37
Ashley Jones had another huge performance for the Lady Panthers, scoring 10 of her game high 33 points – which included a pair of three-pointers – in the opening quarter to propel Cheltenham to a quick 22-12 lead. The junior standout also had six assists and five steals and earned team MVP honors in a contest played at the Lenfest Center in Philadelphia.
Gabbi Wright also had a big game for the Lady Panthers, finishing with 17 points and 13 rebounds for another double-double. Mia Leonard added eight points and 13 boards.
The Lady Panthers took a 39-19 lead into halftime – Jones had 14 points by the intermission and Wright had 10.
Cheltenham (7-1, 3-1 SOL) is off until Tuesday, Jan. 5, when it will be on the road at Upper Moreland.
Cheltenham: Joniece Baldwin 5, Ashley Jones 33, Mia Leonard 8, Caitlyn Wallace 4, Gabrielle Wright 17, Nashira Brown 1.
Prep Charter: Rugayyah Neal 16, Nayyirah Neal 15, Indiyah Curtis 4, Tayler Fraziel 2.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 66, UPPER DARBY 17
Jordan Vitelli scored eight of her game-high 17 points while Haley Meinel added six to propel the Titans to a 26-6 lead after one quarter. Eight players contributed scoring in the opening frame, and by halftime, the Titans led 37-13 on their way to a rout of the Royals in an opening round game of the Holiday Jingle Tournament at Downingtown West.
Vitelli buried five three-pointers on a day that saw the Titans connect on 10 shots from beyond the arc. Senior Tricia DeCesare, who finished with 11 points, buried three three-pointers – all in the second half, and Meghan Kuypers added a pair for six points. Meinel finished in double figures with 10 points, and Chloe Entenberg also added six points.
Central Bucks South (7-1, 3-1 SOL) will face Notre Dame Academy in Tuesday’s title game at 7:30 p.m.
Central Bucks South 26-11-19-10 66
Upper Darby 6-7-2-2 17
Central Bucks South: Alexa Brodie 2, Taylor Dunn 1, Chloe Entenberg 6, Meghan Kuypers 6, Tricia DeCesare 11, Haley Meinel 10, Jordan Vitelli 17, Courtney Dietzel 4, Madeleine McShane 4, Lindsay Scott 3, Maddy Maletz 2.
Upper Darby: J.Libero 7, Taylor McElaney 8, Emma Blewett 2.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 50, PADUA ACADEMY 9
Padua Academy didn’t score a point in the first and fourth quarters and proved to be no match for the Patriots in Monday’s opening round game of the Diamond State Classic.
Bridget Birkhead had a big game for the Patriots, singlehandedly outscoring Padua with 15 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists. Bri Talbot also finished the game in double figures with 13 points while Megan Browne and Bailey McManus both added six.
Central Bucks East (6-2, 2-2) will face Seton Keough in Wednesday’s title game at 7:30 p.m.
Central Bucks East 16-6-16-12 50
Padua Academy 0-4-5-0 9
Central Bucks East: Megan Lapioli 1, Bridget Birkhead 15, Kyra Scaliti 2, Megan Browne 6, Bailey McManus 6, Wetzel 2, Vetter 3, Bri Talbot, Grace Stewart 2.
Padua Academy: Megan Mallon 7, Mackenzie Scully 2.
WILLIAM TENNENT 67, NEW FOUNDATIONS 29
Kyla Gibson scored 24 points – 11 in a first quarter that saw the Panthers sprint to a 19-7 lead in Monday’s opening round game of William Tennent’s own tournament. By halftime, Gibson had 17 points, and the Panthers led 36-10 on their way to the no-doubt-about-it win.
Kelly Scipione added 13 points and Bryn Evans had eight. Jenna Rodebaugh had six points on a night that saw nine Tennent players get into the scoring column.
William Tennent (5-4, 1-3 SOL) will face Palisades in Tuesday’s championship game at 6:30 p.m.
New Foundations 7-3-10-9 29
William Tennent 19-17-13-18 67
New Foundations: N. Gilchrist 4, N. Moody 10, J. Mullen 3, K. Breazella 12.
William Tennent: Kelly Scipione 13, Kyla Gibson 24, Sarah Richie 2, Jenna Rodebaugh 6, Paige Schmidt 4, Bryn Evans 8, Brianna Broccardi 2, Rachael Ebert 4, Emily Vickalitis 4.
UPPER MORELAND 30, SACRED HEART 26
Upper Moreland outscored Sacred Heart 10-5 in the final quarter to erase a one-point deficit heading into the frame. With the win, the Bears earned a spot in Tuesday’s title game of the Robert Hopf Tournament at Jenkintown High School.
The Golden Bears led 8-4 after one quarter and took a 10-8 lead into halftime. They were outscored 13-10 in the third quarter and trailed 21-20 heading into the final frame.
Noelle Woodman led a balanced attack with nine points, Jenna Getz scored seven, and Maddie Pisut added six as the Bears earned their second win of the season over Sacred Heart.
Upper Moreland (4-4, 1-3) will face Jenkintown in Tuesday’s title game at 7:15 p.m.
Sacred Heart 4-4-13-5 26
Upper Moreland 8-2-10-10 30
Upper Moreland: Emily Zanine 1, Phobe Longstreth 2,Julia Gatto 5, Jenna Getz 7, Maddie Pisut 6, Noelle Woodman 9.
PENNRIDGE 71, FREIRE CHARTER 31
Pennridge (6-3, 1-3 SOL) advanced to the title game of the Boyertown Holiday Tournament where the Lady Rams will take on the host Bears on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
JENKINTOWN 52, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 36
The Drakes sprinted to a 16-3 lead after one quarter, and the Spartans – who all but played their hosts even the rest of the way – never could make up the early ground they lost.
Molly Dugan led the Spartans with 15 points while Maura Ryan added six.
Jenkintown was led by the 18-point effort of Amelia Mullaney while Caroline Arena also finished in double digits with 10.
Springfield will face Sacred Heart in Tuesday’s consolation game of the Robert Hopf Tournament at Jenkintown at 3:45 p.m.
Springfield 3-11-11-11 36
Jenkintown 16-12-15-9 52
Springfield: Grace Barraclough 5, Molly Dugan 15, Emily Giampietro 4, Maura Ryan 6, Jamy Krewson 2, Siana Wynn 4.
Jenkintown: Adira Harris 3, Jennifer Kremp 9, Ashley Kremp 8, Natalie Kolb 4, Caroline Arena 10, Amelia Mullaney 18.
FREEDOM 41, HATBORO-HORSHAM 32
The Hatters came up short in Monday’s opening round of the Salisbury Holiday Tournament at Salisbury High School. Bergen Sims led a balanced Hatter attack with 10 points while Kylie Halko and Cassidy Quattro both scored nine.
Hatboro-Horsham (2-6, 0-4 SOL) will play in Tuesday’s consolation game.
Hatboro-Horsham: Kylie Halko 9, Bergen Sims 10, Cassidy Quattro 9, Erin Wingin 2, Katy Fisher 2.
Freedom: Swint 7, Suggs 2, Wasserman 2, Silfies 16, Coyne 5, Jefferson 9.
SOUTHERN LEHIGH 30, SOUDERTON 29
The Indians hung with the Spartans for four quarters but found themselves trailing by four with time winding down before burying a trey at the buzzer to make it a one-point game in the opening round of the Central Catholic Krah Christmas Classic.
Souderton led 9-7 after one quarter but was outscored 8-5 in the second. The Indians had several chances to tie it down the stretch but came up empty.
Krista Schneider led the Indians with nine points on three three-pointers. She also had a team high 11 rebounds. Point guard Tori Dowd added five points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
Souderton (4-5, 2-2 SOL) will face Council Rock South in an all-SOL consolation game on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Souderton 9-5-9-6 29
Southern Lehigh 7-8-7-8 30
Souderton: Tori Dowd 5, Krista Schneider 9, Liz O’Hara 2, Megan Walbrandt 5, Mia Sherer 3, Marissa Sandone 5.
Southern Lehigh: Cyr 4, Mobley 9, Bennett 6, Snyder 2, Cyr 9.
ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC 43, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 29
The host Vikings opened up a 15-6 lead after one quarter, and although the Golden Hawks battled back to make it a 23-18 game at halftime, Central Catholic used a 13-6 third quarter to go on top 36-24 on its way to the win in an opening round game of its own tournament.
Payton Spadaccino led the Golden Hawks with nine points, and Faith Turner added six.
Council Rock South (5-4, 3-1 SOL) will face Souderton in Tuesday’s consolation game of the Central Catholic Krah Christmas Classic at ACC (5 p.m.).
Council Rock South 6-12-6-5 29
Allentown Central Catholic 15-8-13-7 43
Council Rock South: Payton Spadaccino 9, Carly Rizo 3, Faith Turner 6, Christiana Deo 4, Allison McGowan 2, Caroline McGovern 5.
Allentown Central Catholic: Neila Luma 13, Dana Roberts 8, Jess Davis 9, Margaux Eripret 3, Diana Kocsis 4, Kali Buckenmyer 6.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 53, ABINGTON 32
Dan Marsh knew his team’s December schedule was ambitious with a date against Bishop Loughlin to open the season, followed by an early season trip to the She Got Game Classic in Washington, D.C. and – for good measure – the O’Hara Cardinal Classic at Cardinal O’Hara to wrap up the month.
“Maybe my eyes were bigger than my stomach when I made this December schedule,” Marsh said. “I still think it’s going to help us in the long run.
“We have to learn to respond to adversity when you play this type of competition.”
Gloucester Catholic – which opened up a 21-8 lead after one quarter – buried nine three-pointers in the win.
“They didn’t miss,” Marsh said. “They are really good, but they’re not any better than the teams we played before. They’re not as good as Incarnate Wood or Stonewell Jackson. They’re good, but we shouldn’t be getting blown out.
“We got embarrassed, we got picked apart. We got their best player in foul trouble, but it didn’t matter. I know we had a couple of kids that weren’t feeling well, and I’m certainly not making excuses. In the 15 years I’ve been coaching, I don’t think I’ve ever had a 21-point quarter. We have to get better defensively.
“It’s such a roller coaster right now. We played really well in D.C., we played really well against Bishop Loughlin in those three early games, but then we put up a stinker against Neshaminy. I had watched them play O’Hara, and I knew they were good, but I thought they were beatable.”
Villanova-bound Mary Gedaka scored just 10 points, but three of her teammates also finished in double figures. Naiya Sabb had a team high 14 points while Tenisha Pressley had 11 points and Maggie McIntyre, who has signed with Niagara, had 11 points.
“We were trying to contain the kid going to ‘Nova because she drives to the hoop very well, so we had a lot of help in the paint,” Marsh said. “They did a good job of moving the ball and hitting open shots.
“I told them – I don’t even know if we would have won had we played better because of the way they shot, but my concern is responding to adversity. This team is not responding to adversity very well right now, and that’s not Abington basketball.
“Under normal circumstances, even when we’re getting beat, the other team is going to know they played a game. I think we’ll be fine. I still believe we can turn it around, and I still think we can compete for a district championship.”
Sammy Lochner led Abington with 14 points.
Abington (4-4, 3-1 SOL) will play Holy Cross (Md.) in the consolation game on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Abington 8-11-6-7 32
Gloucester Catholic 21-10-15-7 53
BISHOP SHANAHAN 49, NORRISTOWN 40
The Eagles opened up a 20-6 lead after one quarter and led 27-17 at halftime on their way to the win in an opening round game of the Marple Newtown Holiday Tournament.
Lauren Fortescue led the Eagles with 10 points while Beyonce Collins had eight. Patti Fortescue and Precious Milan both had six points.
Norristown 6-11-9-15 40
Bishop Shanahan 20-7-8-14 49
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