Check out the recaps for the SOL girls’ basketball teams in action on Thursday. Catch up on all the tournament action featuring SOL squads.
UPPER DUBLIN 31, ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC 18
Maggie Weglos has spent the season doing the little things that don’t show up in the boxscore. In Thursday’s title game of the Cardinals’ own holiday tournament, Weglos found herself in the spotlight, burying four 3-pointers and leading all scorers with 14 points. She also had seven rebounds.
For her performance, Weglos earned tournament MVP honors.
“I think coming into the season Maggie expected to score more than she had in previous seasons, and I felt like we were going to need her to score more than she’s had to in the past because she can put the ball in the basket,” UD coach Morgan Funsten said. “She’s had a tough start to the season shooting the ball.
“Maggie and Nicole Keiser are our leaders. I commented to the girls after the game – I actually had a one-on-one conversation with Maggie last week and told her how proud I was of how she’s handling not shooting the ball that well. She deserved a day like today. She’s been working hard on her shot, and she’s just the ultimate team player.
“Her biggest strength is her competitiveness. She’ll do whatever it takes for the team to win. We needed her to make shots. When you need your leader to do something, if they’re a great leader, they do, and that’s exactly what Maggie was today. If we win a game and she scores zero points or two points, you wouldn’t know. You would have thought she scored 15 if you saw her in the locker room.”
Weglos and her teammates knew – after watching Allentown Central Catholic edge Gwynedd Mercy 24-23 – that Thursday’s game wouldn’t be a high-scoring contest. The Cardinals – who had scored more than 50 points in four straight games – had no problem beating ACC at its own slow-paced game.
“It makes the defense stay honest,” Weglos said. “We can’t jump the pass, we just need to stay disciplined. I think this was good because it helps us keep playing our defense and practicing it.
“I honestly don’t prefer a high or low score. If we’re playing well and moving the ball well and not forcing shots, I think that’s just as good as having a 3-pointer wide open. I don’t think it really matters as long as we’re playing together as a team.”
The hot hand of Weglos allowed the Cardinals to turn an 8-7 deficit after one quarter into a 17-10 halftime lead. The senior guard accounted for 11 of her team’s points – eight of her team’s 10 second-quarter points.
“I was just trying to push myself at practice and push my teammates and not necessarily worry about myself as much because if our team turns out really well like we’ve been playing – I think that’s better than scoring 20 points and not winning,” Weglos said. “I didn’t adjust anything with my shot. I just tried to shoot with confidence and not worry if it went in or not.
“I thought we moved the ball well, and I thought the girls really looked to me or to any person on the perimeter to see where the best shot came. That’s just how we play.”
The Cardinals held a 14-8 advantage in a low-scoring second half as they rolled to their seventh win of the season.
“They played a very physical brand of defense,” Funsten said of the Vikings. “They didn’t press, but they played man-to-man. I would compare their defense to the way CB South plays.
“We were very pleased defensively, especially in the second half.”
Kara Grebe added four points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals.
Upper Dublin (7-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Tuesday.
Allentown Central Catholic 8-2-2-6 18
Upper Dublin 7-10-6-8 31
Allentown Central Catholic (18) – Emily Vaughan 3, Kayla Reed 2, Jess Davis 4, Margaux Eripret 3, Diana Kocsis 2, Morgan Dietz 4.
Upper Dublin (31) – Meg Barbera 5, Nicole Kaiser 2, Kara Grebe 4, Maggie Weglos 14, Lindsey Schreiber 2, Jackie Vargas 4.
WILLIAM TENNENT 58, NEW FOUNDATIONS CHARTER 26
The Panthers raced out of the gate to a 20-7 lead after one quarter and took a commanding 33-14 advantage into halftime on their way to a decisive win in the title game of their own holiday tournament.
“We were able – with our defensive pressure – to get on them early and force some turnovers,” coach Laura Whitney said. “Luckily, we capitalized, and we were able to put it out of reach early.
“I was really pleased with our execution offensively. We really showed a lot of patience, and I thought we had a lot of good ball movement, just getting the ball inside-outside. Obviously, it helped that we shot a high percentage. We really had balanced scoring attack. Everyone contributed, so it was just a nice win overall.”
Brianna Broccardi led the Panthers with 16 points.
“I’ve been waiting for her and I’ve been talking to her the last couple of days about just being more offensive minded,” Whitney said. “Both yesterday and today she really started to look to be more aggressive and take those opportunities.
“I think her play really ignited us early in the game, and everyone was able to feed off of that.”
Haley Crossley added 15 points, and Kelly Scipione had nine for the Panthers.
William Tennent (5-2, 0-1 SOL) will host North Penn on Tuesday.
New Foundations Charter 7-7-6-6 26
William Tennent 20-13-18-7 58
New Foundations Charter (26) – Velez 5, Moody 7, McDermott 3, Gilchrist 7, Nulty 4.
William Tennent (58) – Emma Stanfield 5, Kelly Scipione 16, Haley Crossley 15, Jess Rutkowsky 2, Bryn Evans 4, Jenna Rodebaugh 5, Meltzer 2.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 50, WILDWOOD CATHOLIC 25
The Patriots owned Thursday’s title game of the Frank McAlarnen Memorial bracket from start to finish, opening up a 19-6 lead after one quarter and then shutting out Wildwood Catholic in the second to go into halftime with a commanding 33-6 lead. The second half afforded coach Liz Potash an opportunity to empty her bench.
“It was a great team effort,” the Patriots’ coach said. “We had balanced scoring.”
Potash went on to laud her team’s defensive effort on freshman Marianna Papazoglou, who was averaging 25 points a game but scored just 11 on 5-for-17 shooting from the field.
“We had great defense by Soph Mancuso and Audrey LaBouliere,” said Potash of the duo who stifled the standout freshman.
Gabby Wilga’s 10 points led a balanced East attack. Gina Russo added nine points and five rebounds while Skylar Krause and Mancuso had seven points each. Mancuso also had six rebounds. LaBouliere added eight points and a team-high eight rebounds. Bailey McManus had seven rebounds to go with four points.
Central Bucks East (6-3, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Wednesday.
Central Bucks East 19-14-10-7 50
Wildwood Catholic 6-0-7-12 25
Central Bucks East (50) – Sophia Mancuso 7, Skylar Krause 7, Gina Russo 9, Caroline Pla 2, Audrey LaBouliere 8, Bailey McManus 4, Gabby Wilga 10, Elyse Shine 3.
Wildwood Catholic (25) – Alyia Gray-Rivera 1, Marianna Papazoglou 11, Erin Connelly 7, Lauren McCallion 4, Haley Brown 2.
ABINGTON 66, TRINITY 52
Kassondra Brown was a dominant presence in the paint, scoring a game-high 23 points to go along with 16 boards and leading the Ghosts to a win in the semifinals of the eight-team tournament at North Allegheny.
“I thought we played much better today,” coach Dan Marsh said. “They were very methodical, a very good half court team, and we forced them into playing our up and down game.
“We got 66 points, which is right about where we want to be.”
The win came less than 24 hours after the Ghosts – who are minus Tamia Wessels (injury) – defeated Norwin.
“It was a good win because we were exhausted – it was a quick turnaround with the way we play with only six kids,” coach Dan Marsh said. “They’re a good team – they were 6-1 coming in.
“(Cameron) Lexow actually got into foul trouble today, so Jordyn Allen was able to play more and play well.”
The two teams were deadlocked 13-13 after one quarter, but the Ghosts began to impose their will on Trinity in a second quarter that saw them hold a 20-13 advantage. They went into halftime with a 33-26 lead. It was still a seven-point game heading into the final quarter when the Ghosts closed it out with a 17-10 quarter.
Sam Brusha added 16 points while Allen had 14. Lexow finished with eight points.
“We persevered through tired legs,” Marsh said. “Kassondra picked it up. They weren’t small, but they didn’t have anybody to contend with her.”
Abington (5-2, 2-0 SOL) will face defending PIAA 6A runner-up North Allegheny in Friday’s title game.
“They’re the best team I’ve seen in a while,” Marsh said. “We’re going to have to play really well.
“One of the reasons we wanted to come out here was we wanted to see how good the West was. North Allegheny doesn’t have a weakness. They have six kids that can score the ball.
“I’m happy that we’re in the championship, and we’re going to go in there and try and get out of here with a championship. The place is going to be packed. It’s going to be a great atmosphere, and I think we can steal one, but we have to play well, no doubt. We came here to get better, and win or lose tomorrow, we got better.”
Abington 13-20-16-17 66
Trinity 13-13-16-10 52
Abington (66) – Britney James 5, Cameron Lexow 8, Kassondra Brown 23, Sam Brusha 16, Jordyn Allen 14.
Trinity (52) – Britten 6, Cappelli 15, Bozek 5, Scarfo 8, Dreibbo 18.
BENSALEM 47, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 28
The Owls raced out of the gate to a 14-1 lead only to watch the Spartans rally to knot the score at the end of one quarter of Thursday’s consolation game of the Robert Hopf Memorial Tournament at Jenkintown. The Owls took a 22-18 lead into halftime and then outscored the Spartans 25-10 in the second half to win going away.
“We jumped out to a 14-1 lead but then cooled off a little,” Bensalem coach Don Bogan said. “We used an excellent defensive second half to complete the good win.”
Haley Keenan (18 points) and Chloe Munyon (15 points) turned in impressive offensive performances for the Owls. Alayna McSeed added nine points.
Grace Barraclough led the Spartans with 19 points.
“In the second half, we came out flat, and basically, we didn’t execute what we were trying to execute at halftime,” Springfield coach Dave Giordano said. “They switched to a zone, and we shot poorly in the second half – I think we were 6-for-29.
“We had some open looks, but they just weren’t going down. We weren’t patient enough, and we need to do a better job getting back on defense. They had way too many fast break layups.”
Bensalem (3-3, 0-2 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Tuesday, and Springfield (1-5, 0-1) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday.
Bensalem 14-8-10-15 47
Springfield 14-4-7-3 28
Bensalem (47) – Alayna McSeed 9, Haley Keenan 18, Michaela Sit 3, Chloe Munyon 15, Synai Hayes 2.
Springfield (28) – Grace Barraclough 17, Mary Kate Smith 3, Emily Rodriguez 2, Rileigh Serroni 5, Emily Guicheteau 1.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 67, ST. HUBERT 30
The Titans wasted little time before taking control of Thursday’s open round game at the Boardwalk Classic. Alexa Brodie scored off the opening tap, and after a Bambie miss, Haley Meinel scored, and the Titans – who led 4-0 just 23 seconds into the game – were off and running.
Meinel and Brodie combined for 33 points with Meinel scoring a game high 19 and Brodie finishing with 14. Meinel was a perfect 6-for-6 at the foul line and also pulled down four rebounds. Brodie, who was 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, had three rebounds and four assists.
At the end of one quarter, the Titans led 18-8, and they were just getting started. They took a 31-17 lead into halftime and added to that with a 21-8 third quarter. They outscored St. Hubert by 10 in the fourth quarter.
Mackenzie Ehresman also came up big for the Titans, finishing with 13 points. She connected on 4-of-5 shots from the field and 5-of-6 at the foul line. Lindsay Scott added eight points, and Caroline McSorley had seven points and team-high seven rebounds.
Central Bucks South (7-0, 2-0 SOL) will face Lower Cape May Regional in the George Betz Memorial Bracket final on Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Central Bucks South 18-13-21-15 67
St. Hubert 8-9-8-5 30
Central Bucks South (67) – Caroline McSorley 7, Lindsay Scott 8, Allie Burke 4, Haley Meinel 19, Alexa Brodie 14, Maddie McShane 2, Mackenzie Ehresman 13.
St. Hubert (30) – Sarah Hartigan 5, Megan O’Connell 7, Cassidy Ruk 2, Celine Tobin 9, Emily Holmes 7.
QUAKERTOWN 42, PHIL-MONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 36
Maggie Garlick erupted for 17 points – which included a 7-for-8 effort at the foul line – to lead the Panthers to a win over Phil-Mont in the consolation game of the William Tennent Holiday Tournament. It was the first win of the season for the Panthers, who also received eight points from Hannah LaBonge. Brianna Leftkoski and Kimmy Best both added six points.
Sparked by six points from Garlick and four from La Bonge, the Panthers opened up a 13-6 lead after one quarter. They went into halftime with a 22-15 advantage and maintained that lead in the second half.
Quakertown (1-7, 0-2 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
Quakertown 13-9-14-6 42
Phil-Mont Christian 6-9-16-5 36
Quakertown (42) – Abigail Dickson 3, Kimmy Best 6, Emma Pizullo 2, Maggie Garlick 17, Brianna Leftkoski 6, Hannah LaBonge 8.
BISHOP SHANAHAN 34, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 27
The Golden Hawks put up a tenacious fight, rallying from a 13-point first half deficit to knot the score early in the fourth quarter. They shut out the Eagles – who had five 3-pointers in the first half – in the third quarter to spark the comeback.
“We tied it up in the fourth quarter with five straight points to open the quarter – Claudia Steinmetz had three and Emma Jones had two,” coach Blair Klumpp said. “Shanahan shot 8-for-8 at the foul line in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
“It was a great all-around effort from the girls, particularly on the defensive end of the floor. Communication and execution was great from (Nicole) Blaustein, Steinmetz, (Jenna) Culp, (Allison) McGowan, (Bailey) Vetter and Jones. The combination of McGowan, Culp, Vetter and Jones were great communicating all night and battling against bigger players while Blaustein and Steinmetz controlled the perimeter in the second half.”
Culp and Steinmetz both had five rebounds. Blaustein had three steals and three assists.
“I’m very proud of the effort,” Klumpp said. “Teamwork and competitive nature were displayed these two days. If we continue to execute and defend the way we did in the second half, I am really excited to see where this group can go playing a full 32 minutes together.”
Council Rock South (3-4, 0-2) is off until next Friday when the Golden Hawks will travel to Jenkintown for a non-league contest.
NAZARETH ACADEMY 57, CHELTENHAM 44
The Lady Panthers hung tough in Thursday’s title game of the Downingtown West Holiday Tournament. They trailed 16-12 after one quarter and 30-25 at intermission, but Nazareth added to its lead in second half, outscoring the Lady Panthers 27-19 en route to the win.
Savannah Roberts kept the Lady Panthers close in the first half, scoring all 17 of her points in the opening half. Roberts connected on five 3-pointers – two in the opening quarter and three in the second. Madison Rorer added eight points and Courtney Murray had six.
Cheltenham (4-1, 0-1 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland on Tuesday.
Cheltenham 12-13-10-9 44
Nazareth Academy 16-14-14-13 57
Nazareth Academy (57) – D’Aulerio 15, Marino 4, Soulsby 6, Maggie Dykan 23, Keenfus 8, Clark 1.
Cheltenham (44) – Savannah Roberts 17, Taylor Johnson 2, Tamara Choitz 3, Courtney Murray 6, Madison Rorer 8, Kalia Holmes 4, Kai Williams 4.
FORT MEYERS 53, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 48
If the Indians needed a reason to be intimidated heading into Thursday’s opening round game of the Naples Holiday Shootout against Fort Meyers, they had one. After all, Fort Meyers had laid a 124-5 beating on South Fort Meyers just over a week earlier.
The Indians were unfazed, more than holding their own against one of Florida’s top teams. They were led by the stellar 17-point efforts of senior Becca Margolis and junior Dana Bandurick. Margolis, who buried four 3-pointers, also had four assists and two steals while Bandurick added eight rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Mackenzie Tinner contributed six points and a team-high 11 rebounds and two blocked shots.
Rock North led 13-9 after one quarter and found themselves deadlocked 25-25 at halftime. The Green Wave used an 18-11 third quarter to go on top 43-36 heading into the final frame. They held on for the win.
Council Rock North (4-2, 2-0 SOL) will face a Palm Coast High School squad that boasts a 10-1 record on Friday.
Council Rock North 13-12-11-12 48
Fort Meyers 9-16-28-10 53
Council Rock North (48) – Becca Margolis 17, Dana Bandurick 17, Sydney Blum 3, Olivia Boyle 3, Abby Jones 2, Mackenzie Tinner 6.
Fort Meyers (53) – Bethany Brunson 5, Janay Outten 8, Destanni Henderson 7, Laila Roker 3, Tatum Hayes 4, Chaniya Clark 15.
CAMDEN CATHOLIC 46, NESHAMINY 45
The Redskins came out of the gate on fire in Thursday’ opening round game of the Boardwalk Classic, scoring 23 first-quarter points. They took a 23-14 lead into the second quarter when the points stopped coming with such regularity, but they still led 30-23 at halftime. They managed just 15 points in the second half and watched their lead slip away in a final quarter saw Camden Catholic close it out with a 12-8 quarter.
Brooke Mullin led the way for the Redskins, finishing with 16 points and seven rebounds. Allison Harvey added 15 points, which included three 3-pointers. She also had four rebounds. Kristin Curley added six points.
Neshaminy (4-2, 1-0 SOL) will take on Downingtown East in the consolation game of he Genny Farnan-Robinson bracket on Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Camden Catholic 14-9-11-12 46
Neshaminy 23-7-7-8 45
Camden Catholic (46) – Maggie Bednarek 2, Abby Paolini 13, Kate Deutsch 21, Eilana Santana 10.
Neshaminy (45) – Olivia Scotti 5, Brooke Mullin 16, Kristin Curley 6, Kelli Kowalick 3, Allison Harvey 15.
RADNOR 40, PENNSBURY 18
The Falcons never found their shooting touch in Thursday’s consolation game of the Frank McAlarnen Memorial bracket at the Boardwalk Classic in Wildwood, connecting on just 5-of-37 shots from the floor. They trailed 25-9 at halftime and never threatened.
Sydney Buell led the Falcons with seven points. Cami Wiegand had a team-high six rebounds while Mary Miller had five. Abbi Nassivera, Bella Arcuri and Buell each added four boards.
Pennsbury (4-5, 1-2 SOL) will host archrival Neshaminy in an SOL contest next Thursday.
Pennsbury 5-4-3-6 18
Radnor 11-14-7-8 40
Pennsbury (18) – Abbi Nassivera 5, Mary Miller 2, Sydney Buell 7, Cami Wiegand 2, Skyler Sulby 2.
Radnor (40) – Jacqueline Slinkard 4, Brienne Williams 9, Missy Massimino 6, Sydney D’entremont 4, Audrey Rosenblum 5, Julia Rigolizzo 4, Ellie Mueller 4, Holly Holtsberg 4.
SOUDERTON 53, PARKWAY 3
Parkway didn’t provide any competition for the Indians, who opened up a 24-1 lead after one quarter and never looked back. Megan Walbrandt and Mikaela Reese led the Indians with 10 points each. Megan Bealer had seven points, and Erica Stephens added six.
Souderton (7-2, 1-1 SOL) is off until next Friday when it will host Pennridge.
Souderton 24-15-8-6 53
Parkway 1-0-2-0 3
Souderton (53) – Tori Dowd 2, Megan Bealer 7, Alana Cardona 4, Megan Walbrandt 10, Erica Stephens 6, Curran O’Donnell 5, Sami Falencki 3, Megan O’Donnell 2, Kate Connolly 4, Mikaela Reese 10.
Parkway (3) Clahar 3.
MILLER SCHOOL 60, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 29
UPPER MERION 42, WISSAHICKON 31
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