Check out all of Tuesday night’s SOL girls basketball action.
National Conference
NESHAMINY 38, WILLIAM TENNENT 26
The two teams found themselves deadlocked 10-10 at halftime, but the Redskins outscored the Panthers 10-5 in the third quarter and then exploded for 18 fourth-quarter points to earn the important win.
“We felt like we had a lot of good looks in the first half, a lot of opportunities as I think they did, but in the first half, both teams struggled offensively,” Redskin coach Joanne McVey said. “We talked to our kids about the fact that we thought we were getting good looks and to just go out there and be confident, forget about the first half.
“I’m sure most teams think we’re an easy team because of our record, but we have played really good opponents. We’re getting better, we’re getting a lot better.”
Stephanie Donohue and Lori Paulits led the Redskins (4-7) with nine points each while Maddie Murray added eight.
“We had a freshman and sophomore who weren’t even on the varsity at the start of the season score eight and nine points,” McVey said of Murray and Donohue. “Lori Paulits stepped up in the second half, and she’s emerging as an offensive leader for us. She did a good job. When the game was in the balance, she had three pretty big buckets.
“We had a number of players stepping up, and that bodes well for our team chemistry. Our young kids are getting better, and we’re playing well as a team. The kids seem to be pretty excited about where things are heading.”
The Panthers (6-3) were led by the nine-point effort of Allison Chatburn. Both Emily O’Donnell and Rachael Mueller added six points.
The loss snapped the Panthers’ five-game winning streak. Both teams are 2-3 in league play. Tennent will travel to Abington on Friday night while the Redskins will travel to Harry S. Truman.
PENNSBURY 57, HARRY S TRUMAN 26
Sajanna Bethea led the Falcons with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Claire Halpin added 11 points, and Kaitlin Kelly was also in double figures with 10 points. Jae Jackson had eight points. For the Tigers, Khrisajian Jackson scored 17 points.
The Falcons (5-6) are 2-3 in league play while the Tigers (1-8) fell to 0-5. Pennsbury returns to action on Thursday night when the Falcons will travel to Council Rock South. Truman hosts Neshaminy on Friday.
ABINGTON 61, BENSALEM 37
Aiyannah Peal delivered a 24-point performance while teammate Sarah Listenbee added 13 points and Deja Rawls, 10 points. The Owls were led by Tyra Roberts with 12 points while Ashleigh Spence added 10 and Ashida Cooper, five points.
“We’re having a combination of a lack of patience on offense and minor injuries,” Bensalem coach Don Bogan said. “But we’re going to keep playing hard, and sooner or later we will get back on track.”
Bensalem (2-3 SOL, 4-4 overall) will travel to Council Rock North on Friday night while Abington (4-1 SOL, 7-4 overall) will visit William Tennent.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 52, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 49 (OT)
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Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 38, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 34
Central Bucks East stands along at the top of the Continental Conference standings after Tuesday’s night big win in a battle of the conference’s lone undefeated squads. It’s not a spot most would have picked the Patriots to find themselves in after they dropped three of their first four games.
“They are maturing as a team,” East coach Tom Lonergan said. “They’ve made leaps and bounds in their ability to handle pressure.
“We ended up with 17 turnovers tonight, and some teams would say that’s a lot of turnovers, but I wouldn’t say that at all, especially against a team like South that comes at you for 32 minutes for 92 feet. There was no let up with my point guard and two guard playing 32 minutes.
“We had some sloppy turnovers at the beginning when we were overly aggressive. For the majority of the game, we limited it to the 12-13 range, and that’s always been our goal most years.”
Lonergan credited his guards – Shannon Devlin and Karoline White – for their performances.
“Both of them helped handle the ball, and they were out there for 32 minutes,” he said.
The Patriots used a 17-6 second-quarter burst – which included an 11-1 run – to turn an 8-4 deficit at the end of one quarter into a 21-14 halftime lead. The second quarter featured a whole lot of Lindsey Kelly, who scored eight of her game-high 17 points in the quarter. Kelly shot a near-perfect 8-for-10 from the field in the game.
“We were able to get the ball inside, and she was able to finish,” Lonergan said. “The way she finished from the floor – that’s a big key for us. I know she’s been putting points up lately, but I think this was probably her best game in terms of finishing from the floor.”
The Titans outscored the Patriots 9-7 in the third quarter to make it a 26-23 game, but the Patriots – despite connecting on just 6-of-13 from the foul line – outscored the Titans 12-11 in the final quarter. For the game, the Patriots were 10-of-19 from the charity stripe while the Titans were 4-of-7.
“The other priority we had coming in was not to send them to the foul line,” Lonergan said. “We also wanted to keep the dribble penetration in front of us, and I would only give us a B or a B-. We didn’t do as well as I would have liked, but give credit to South because they really hung in there.”
South, according to Lonergan, rebounded the ball extremely well and put up 56 shots, which included a 4-for-8 effort from three-point land.
“What I thought we did well was we forced some bad shots with our size,” Lonergan said. “To their credit, they really stayed aggressive. They got a lot more offensive rebounds than we usually give up.
“Our first priority coming into the game was one-and-done. To South’s credit, they didn’t allow us to do that except for parts of the second quarter and most of the fourth quarter.”
Defense was once again key for the Patriots.
“It was such a team effort,” Lonergan said. “The whole concept of our game plan was that it was not going to be focused individually but collectively.”
Margaret Anne Hubbell added six points for the Patriots while Courtney Webster and White both scored five.
“We had foul problems the first half, and Lexi (Scrivano) and Margaret Anne sat out almost the whole second quarter,” Lonergan said. “When we made that second quarter run, Magaret Anne and Lexi weren’t even on the floor, but that’s when Courtney Webster, who has struggled of late, came in and gave us some solid minutes. Little things like that were key.”
Madi Vitelli and Tori Steinberg led the Titans with 11 points each.
“Madi Vitelli played phenomenal,” Lonergan said. “She made some tough shots over Shannon (Devlin), who was right on her and who I think is one of the best defensive players in our conference. I thought Madi really brought her A game.
“Steinberg was 3-for-6 from beyond the three-point line, and that caught us a little off guard.”
The Patriots improved to 5-0 in conference play (8-3 overall) while the Titans fell to 4-1 in the league (9-3 overall).
“Any win in our conference – as competitive as our conference is one through five – is a big win,” Lonergan said. “The conference has never been this strong from one through five. You can’t even rank them one through five.
“A basket here and there, and it could be a complete flip in scores. I don’t see any team being any better than any of the others in those five. They all bring something different to the game. How many teams out there are playing a (conference) schedule where eight of their games comes down to the wire?”
SOUDERTON 45, PENNRIDGE 38
The Indians led 19-8 at the end of one quarter and still led 29-20 at the intermission. It was a 40-28 game heading into the final quarter when the Rams outscored the Indians 10-5. Sophomore Bianca Picard led the Indians with 15 points while Gabby McAndrews and Carley Kendall each added eight points. The Rams were led by the 21-point effort of Alyssa Marchunsky, who also had seven rebounds. Shannon Chynoweth contributed nine points, seven rebounds and five steals.
The Indians (4-1 SOL, 7-2 overall) will travel to Perkiomen Valley for a non-league game on Wednesday before taking on North Penn in a key conference battle on Friday. The Rams (1-4 SOL, 2-8 overall) will travel to Central Bucks West on Friday night.
NORTH PENN 63, QUAKERTOWN 9
Lauren Crisler scored 19 points while teammate Steph Knauer added 13. Vicky Tumasz scored nine points, and Erin Maher had eight points for the Maidens, who led 37-5 at halftime. Brittny Buonanno-Taylor led the Panthers with seven points.
The Maidens improved 3-2 in the SOL (7-4 overall) while the Panthers fell to 0-5 in the league (1-9 overall). North Penn will travel to Souderton on Friday. Quakertown will host Central Bucks East.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 77, HATBORO-HORSHAM 55
Jen Fabian turned in an impressive 29-point, 10-rebound effort to lead the Bucks to the win in a game that saw the two teams combine to score 131 points. The Bucks led 19-14 at the end of one quarter and then blew the game open with a 21-7 second quarter to go into halftime with a commanding 40-21 lead. Freshman Nicole Munger scored nine points, and Calypso Carty added seven for the Bucks. Mackenzie Carroll, Amanda Parker and Maggie Gratz all had six points as 11 West players got in the scoring column. The Hatters were led by the 18-point effort of Carly Bixler while Chrissy James added 13 and Emily Marvin, 10 points.
The Bucks (2-3 SOL, 7-4 overall) will host Pennridge on Friday night while the Hatters (1-4 SOL, 3-7 overall) will host Central Bucks South on Friday night.
American Conference
UPPER MERION 43, WISSAHICKON 32
On a night when the Vikings needed a lift, they received just that from junior Amanda McAteer, who came off the bench to score 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the field.
“We went into the game a little shorthanded,” coach Tom Schurtz said. “Jackie Vanloan rolled her ankle and was out today, and we got into very early foul trouble. We were talking in the locker room about the next player up – basically, whoever steps on that floor needs to be ready to go.”
McAteer was ready when called upon, delivering eight of her points in a third quarter that saw the Vikings go on a 17-7 tear to blow the game wide open.
“That would be the very definition of playing ‘the next player up,’” Schurtz said. “Amanda was outstanding. In her defense, she didn’t take a shot outside of three feet, but she was 7-for-7 from the field.”
The Vikings led 6-5 at the end of one quarter but trailed 9-8 before closing out the half with a 10-0 run that included Cassidy Koenig draining a 25-footer to close out the half, sending the Vikings (2-2 SOL, 7-4 overall) into halftime with an 18-9 lead.
“That really got us going,” Schurtz said. “We played very solid defense throughout.”
Koenig finished with a game-high 16 points while Kristina O’Sullivan contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Dominique Earland led the Trojans (1-3 SOL, 3-6 overall) with 11 points while teammate Bridget Sweeney added eight.
Wisssahickon will host Upper Moreland on Friday, and Upper Merion will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh.
CHELTENHAM 70, NORRISTOWN 43
The Lady Panthers jumped out of the gate to a 25-4 lead at the end of one quarter. Ciara ‘CC’ Andrews scored 13 of her game-high 21 points in the opening frame while Christina Coleman scored nine of her 20 points in the quarter. Jiana Clark also finished the game in double figures, scoring nine of her 12 points in a third quarter that saw the Lady Panthers outscore the Eagles 16-9 to go into the final quarter with a 55-26 lead. Tyshay Britten led the Eagles with 17 points while Brianna Hedgepeth and Nicole Graham each added eight points.
The Lady Panthers (4-0 SOL, 11-0 overall) will travel to Upper Moreland on Friday night. The Eagles (2-3 SOL, 4-7 overall) will return to action on Tuesday when the Eagles will host Plymouth Whitemarsh.
UPPER DUBLIN 58, UPPER MORELAND 16
Taylor Bryant scored 15 points while Jen Myers added 11 in a game that saw 11 Flying Cardinals contribute points. Lauren Rothfeld and Brianna Spector both added six points. Karli Lynch led the Golden Bears with eight points.
The Flying Cardinals led 19-2 at the end of one quarter and stretched that lead to 34-8 by halftime.
Upper Dublin (4-1 SOL, 12-1 overall) will travel to Wissahickon on Friday night. Upper Moreland (0-4, 2-9) will host Cheltenham.
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