Check out the results for SOL girls’ basketball teams in action Saturday. Photos are courtesy of the Neshaminy/CB South game are provided Jesse Garber. To view photos of the game, please click on the following link: http://JSGarber.zenfolio.com/p786855083]
PENNRIDGE 69, CHRISTOPHER DOCK 47
For the second time in as many nights, senior Lydia Konstanzer was all but unstoppable, finishing with 21 points. She also had nine rebounds, six steals, two assists and two blocked shots in a dominating performance.
Devan Rimmer once again excelled in a supporting role, adding 14 points, nine steals and four rebounds. Sam Muredda and Margot Brill both added six points. Muredda also had four assists while Brill had five steals and a team-high 10 rebounds. Brooke Bachtle added five points and six rebounds.
Pennridge led 17-12 after one quarter and then blew the game wide open with a 23-7 second quarter tear to go into halftime with a 40-19 lead.
Pennridge (2-0) will host Wissahickon in a non-league game Tuesday.
Christopher Dock 12-7-12-16 47
Pennridge 17-23-27-12 69
Pennridge: Brooke Bachtle 5, Gillian Anderson 3, Devan Rimmer 14, Lydia Konstanzer 21, Margot Brill 6, Jenna Dominic 2, Rose McCormick 5, Emilee Cramer 2, Sam Muredda 6, Claire Podraza 5.
WILLIAM TENNENT 39, LOWER MORELAND 25
The Panthers opened up an 11-3 lead at the end of one quarter and never looked back on their way to the title of the William Tennent Invitational on Saturday night.
Kelly Scipione led a balanced Tennent attack with nine points while Braylin Dougherty, Kyla Gibson and Sarah Richie each added eight.
Scipione and Gibson were named to the all-tournament team.
William Tennent (2-0) will host Springfield in a non-league game on Tuesday.
Lower Moreland 3-10-5-7 25
William Tennent 11-11-6-11 39
William Tennent: Braylin Dougherty 8, Kelly Scipione 9, Kyla Gibton 8, Sarah Richie 8, Brianna Broccardi 4, Rachael Ebert 2.
NORTH PENN 73, POPE JOHN PAUL II 45
Call it a lesson hard learned.
That was the prevailing sentiment on Saturday when the Maidens talked about Friday night’s 69-50 loss at the hands of Perk Valley that saw the Vikings dominate the paint, blowing open a close game in the second half.
“I think it was definitely a wake-up call,” senior Mikaela Giuliani said. “It’s not like we were all coming out here expecting to win. We knew it was going to be a good game, but I feel as though none of our heads were really in it.
“I know I was in foul trouble, and I fouled out of the game with six minutes left. Obviously, that means my head wasn’t in it. Sam (Carangi) had four fouls, Mia Melchior fouled out, so we had two foul out of our seven varsity players, and that makes it very difficult.
“I think it showed us that we need to have this mental toughness because we weren’t as mentally prepared. We’ve all improved a lot in the offseason, and I think we realize how we have to come to every game mentally prepared and focused all the time. Obviously, last night was really hard for all of us. We were all bummed out. It was not a good time, but looking back, it’s definitely going to help us because we needed that. It definitely woke us up. We’re going to keep going up from here – high hopes.”
The Maidens owned Saturday’s Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament contest from the outset, sprinting to a 21-4 lead after one quarter and never looking back.
Melchior led the Maidens with 17 points while Giuliani and Jess Huber added 16 and 15 points, respectively, after combining for just three points in Friday night’s loss. Bri Hewlett and Irisa Ye both added nine points, and Sam Carangi had six.
“I thought offensively our decision-making was very good,” coach Maggie deMarteleire said. “I thought we ran the floor pretty well.
“Defensively, there were some times when we missed assignments, and that’s something we need to avoid.”
Despite her team’s no-doubt-about-it win, deMarteleire was not content.
“We’re going to spend a lot of time on defensive drills for the next week for sure and then maintain it the rest of the season,” she said. “We need to buckle down on fundamental defense. That’s what our goal will be this week.
“We’re going to work hard and get where we need to be.”
North Penn (1-1) will host Downingtown West in a non-league game on Tuesday night.
Pope John Paul II 4-18-13-10 45
North Penn 21-20-17-15 73
Pope John Paul II: Gabby Troisi 14, Annie Kohutka 7, Shannon Mullen 6, Lauren Ciuba 5, Monica Rapchinski 3, Stephanie Petery 10.
North Penn: Irisa Ye 9, Mikaela Giuliani 16, Jess Huber 15, Bri Hewlett 9, Sam Carangi 6, Jess McKenzie 1, Mia Melchior 17.
BISHOP LOUGHLIN 63, ABINGTON 52 (OT)
The Ghosts extended highly regarded Bishop Loughlin to the limit before falling in overtime in a classic battle on Saturday.
“It was literally – we would go up seven, and they would come back and go up four,” coach Dan Marsh said. “Then we would go up five or six, and then they would go up. It was just back and forth.
“At the end, they were up three, and Jordyn Allen – our sophomore who’s a heck of a player – hit a three with nine seconds to go to send it to overtime. They just took over in overtime. They scored a couple of quick buckets and then pulled it out, and we had to foul. They made their foul shots down the stretch.”
Taking over for Bishop Loughlin in overtime was 5-10 junior point guard Milicia Reid, who led all scorers with 27 points.
“She’s strong,” Marsh said. “At one point when we were up two, she literally said, ‘Give me the ball. I’m going to get a bucket.’
“She said it right in front of our bench, and we could hear it. She went right down and scored. She just has that kind of swagger. We couldn’t stop her.”
The two teams exchanged baskets and found themselves deadlocked 21-21 at the intermission. Bishop Loughlin took a 31-30 lead into the fourth quarter when the Ghosts tied it up, setting the stage for OT.
Allen led the Ghosts with 14 points. Junior Lizzie O’Leary finished the day with a double-double, scoring 13 points and pulling down 16 rebounds. Brittney James had six points.
Abington (0-1) will host Pennsbury in the SOL opener for both teams on Thursday before heading to Washington, D.C., for the She Got Game Classic.
Bishop Loughlin 10-11-10-19-13 63
Abington 10-11-9-20-1 52
Abington: Britney James 6, Sammy Lochner 4, Lizzie O’Leary 13, Toni Washington 3, Jordyn Allen 14, Leah Simmons 5, Samantha Brusha 5, Kassondra Brown 2.
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 45, BISHOP McDEVITT 30
The Spartans notched a win in the consolation game of the Oreland Lions Tournament hosted by Springfield.
"This was the 60th year the Oreland Lions hosted this tipoff tournament," coach Bill Krewson said. "It is a really nice community event, and we are proud to be a part of it."
Molly Dugan (13 points) and Maura Ryan (11 points) led a balanced Spartan attack. Gracie Barraclough added seven points, and Jamy Krewson had five.
The Spartans seized control early, opening up a 14-4 lead after one quarter and extending it to 29-7 at halftime. They never looked back.
Springfield (1-1) will travel to William Tennent for a non-league game on Tuesday night.
Bishop McDevitt 4-3-6-17 30
Springfield 14-15-12-4 45
Bishop McDevitt: Brianna Edwards 13, Samantha DiCicco 3, Suzzanna Cantwell 4, Dana Mizell 8.
Springfield: Siana Wynn 3,Gracie Barraclough 7, Emily Giampietro 3, Jamy Krewson 5, Rachel Harmon 3, Molly Dugan 13, Maura Ryan 11.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 52, NESHAMINY 40
Jordan Vitelli had another impressive outing for the Titans, following her 19-point performance in Friday’s opener with a stellar 26-point effort in the Titans’ win over the Redskins.
The Titans led 13-8 after one quarter and took a 25-21 lead into halftime. The Redskins battled back to trim the Titans’ lead to 34-32 heading into the final quarter when the Titans closed it out with an 18-8 tear.
Taylor Dunn and Alexa Brodie both added seven points.
For the Redskins, freshman Allison Harvey continued to display an excellent shooting touch, finishing with 16 points. Senior captains Morgan Goldenbaum and Devon Storms both added seven points.
Central Bucks South (2-0) will travel to Council Rock North on Tuesday for a non-league game. Neshaminy (0-2) will be on the road at Central Bucks West on Tuesday.
Central Bucks South 13-12-9-18 52
Neshaminy 8-13-11-8 40
Central Bucks South: Alexa Brodie 7, Taylor Dunn 7, Meghan Kuypers 5, Haley Meinel 2, Jordan Vitelli 26, Mackenzie Ehresman 5.
Neshaminy: Allison Harvey 16, Morgan Goldenbaum 7, Devon Storms, Emily Alexis 4, Brooke Mullin 2, Josafinne McIlvaine 1.
BENSALEM 45, PENNSBURY 34
Lyric Lewis exploded for 22 points, and Savannah Jordan scored 19 points in a standout offensive display of her own to lead the Owls to the win over their conference rival in Saturday’s consolation game of the Pennridge Tipoff Tournament.
The Owls found themselves staring at a 25-21 halftime deficit but outscored the Falcons 13-5 in the third quarter to go on top 34-30. They put the finishing touches on the come-from-behind win with an 11-4 fourth quarter surge.
Bensalem (1-1) will travel to Little Flower on Tuesday for a non-league game. Pennsbury (0-2) will travel to Abington on Thursday for its SOL opener.
Bensalem 9-12-13-11 45
Pennsbury 12-13-5-4 34
HATBORO-HORSHAM 50, WISSAHICKON 32
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 28, HATBORO-HORSHAM 14
Cassidy Quattro had a huge game for the Hatters, pouring in 25 points and pulling down nine rebounds to lead the Hatters to a convincing win over the Trojans. Haley Seifert added nine points while Erin Wingen and Julia Thornton both scored six points. Julianne Griffin led the Trojans with eight points.
The game was the second of the day for the Hatters, who fell to New Hope-Solebury earlier. Kylie Halko had a team-high eight points in a contest that saw the Hatters score nine first-quarter points and trail by just one (10-9). They scored just five points over the final three quarters.
Hatboro-Horsham (1-1) will host Lower Moreland on Monday in a non-league contest. Wissahickon (0-2) will travel to Pennridge for a non-league game on Tuesday.
MERION MERCY 49, UPPER MERION 42
Merion Mercy opened up a 15-9 lead at the end of one quarter and took a 27-16 lead into halftime on its way to the championship of Upper Merion’s Tipoff Tournament.
For the Vikings, junior Jessica Michael had a huge game, leading all scorers with 20 points, which included five three-pointers. Tatiana Pleasant added eight points.
Upper Merion (1-1) will travel to Interboro on Tuesday for a non-league contest.
Merion Mercy15-12-9-13 49
Upper Merion9-7-7-19 42
Upper Merion: Tatiana Pleasant 8, Megan Gerhart 8, Andrea Davis 2, Jessica Michael 20, Hailey Kozuchowski 2, Amber Owen 2.
NORTHAMPTON 54, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 36
Payton Spadaccino scored 22 points in a standout offensive performance, and teammate Carly Rizzo added eight, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a slow start for the Golden Hawks.
Northampton led 6-3 after one quarter and all but put the game out of reach with a 19-4 second quarter explosion to go into halftime with a 25-7 lead on its way to a big win in the title game of the Wildcats Tipoff Tournament at Owen J. Roberts.
Council Rock South (1-1) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday for a non-league contest.
Northampton 6-19-15-14 54
Council Rock South 3-4-11-19 36
Northampton: Eckroth 4, Blount 22, Rindock 2, Kennan 10, Rigo 4, Serensits 4, Rogers 4.
Council Rock South: Payton Spadaccino 22, Carly Rizzo 8, Rachel Millstein 2, Faith Turner 2, Christiana Deo 2.
PENNINGTON PREP 43, HARRY S TRUMAN 35
Truman came up just short in its bid to capture the title of the Bristol Tournament. The Tigers trailed by just one point heading into the fourth quarter (27-26) but were outscored 16-9 in the final frame.
Sabria Lytes led the Tigers with 11 points while Maylissa Clarke added 10 points.
Truman (1-1) will host Upper Moreland in a non-league game on Wednesday.
Truman 8-9-9-9 35
Pennington 9-9-9-16 43
GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 51, SOUDERTON 36
Germantown Academy opened up a 14-3 lead after one quarter, and although the Indians battled gamely, the Patriots had too many weapons, going on to capture the title of the Souderton Tipoff Classic.
Marissa Sandone led the Indians with 14 points, which included four three-pointers, and Krista Schneider added eight. Alana Cardona scored seven points, and Tori Dowd had six. Sandone and Cardona were named to the all-tournament team.
GA was led by the 12-point effort of Cat Polisano, and Erin Lindahl added 11. Abby Starzecky had seven while Kendall Gracela and Lilly Bolen both had six.
Souderton (1-1) will host Gwynedd Mercy Academy in a non-league contest on Thursday.
Germantown Academy 14-14-14-9 51
Souderton 3-13-12-10 36
Germantown Academy: Kendall Gracela 6, Cat Polisano 12, Abby Starzecky 7, Lilly Bolen 6, Erin Lindahl 11, Balzer 2, Alexa Naessens 2, Lauren Oeth 5.
WILLIAM ALLEN 59, QUAKERTOWN 26
Marina Cooke scored 10 points while Meghan Klee added five, but the Panthers couldn’t find the firepower to stay with a William Allen squad that controlled play from the outset.
Quakertown (0-2) will travel to Central Bucks West for Friday night’s SOL opener.
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