Thursday, December 27, 2007

Bensalem 72, William Tennent 68

WILLIAM TENNENT (68)
Tercha 2 2-2 8; Zimmerman 5 5-8 15; Kosma 3 2-2 10; Godfrey 3 1-3 7; Cancelliere 0 0-1 0; Koval 1 2-4 4; Alden 5 3-8 13; Boyer 3 1-3 9; Malatesta 0 2-2 2. Totals: 22 18-33 68.

BENSALEM (72)
Gilroy 4 15-17 25; Clarkson 1 9-14 11; Pritchard 2 2-4 6; Deegler 5 2-5 12; Hall 5 5-4 11; Ormont 2 1-2 5; Nolan 1 0-1 2; Bussey 0 0-0 0; Williams 0 0-0 0; Nyekan 0 0-0 0; Werth 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 30-47 72.

WT 19-24-13-12—68
B 17-12-20-23—72

3-point goals: Tercha 2, Kosma 2, Boyer 2 (WT); Gilroy 2 (B).


SEVEN THINGS

1. Tennent (10-1) led by 17 points, 50-33, with 5 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. Bensalem (7-1) outscored the Panthers 30-8 over the next12 minutes.

2. Bensalem junior guard Kristen Gilroy finished with 25 points and eight rebounds and made six straight free throws in the final 24 seconds. She was 15 for 17 from the free throw line in the game and 11 for 11 from the line in the second half.

3. Owls 5-11 junior center Sharmane Hall finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds in less than 17 minutes. She sat the last 10 minutes of the first half with two fouls and fouled out with 5:07 left in the game. Hall scored all of her points over a decisive 6 1/2-minute stretch in the third in fourth quarters. During that time, Bensalem cut Tennent's lead from 14 point to three points.

4. Junior guard Megan Zimmerman had 15 points for Tennent, and freshman guard Ashley Alden added 13 points.

5. The teams combined for 80 free throws (47 for Bensalem). Seven players fouled out (four for Bensalem).

6. Tennent has scored 61 points or more six times this season and is averaging 57.2 points a game. During one five-minute stretch in the first half, the Panthers scored 21 points. They had 35 points with 2:27 left in the second quarter and 50 points with 5:36 remaining in the third quarter.

7. Tennent and Bensalem combined for six total wins in the 2004-2005 season.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Southeastern Pennsylvania Top 20

Through Dec. 23

1. Archbishop Carroll (4-3): Three losses to out-of-state nationally ranked teams shouldn’t count against Carroll too much.

2. Archbishop Wood (6-0): Talented team playing well together.

3. Cardinal O’Hara (5-0): Big win over Mount St. Joseph.

4. Conestoga (6-0): Could be the year in D1.

5. Methacton (11-0): Looks like the class of the SOL.

6. Mount St. Joseph (7-1): Disappointing loss to O’Hara.

7. Downingtown East (7-1): Always a D1 contender.

8. Germantown Academy (5-3): Close loss to Wood. Not-so-close loss to O’Hara.

9. Upper Dublin (9-1): Very nice start.

10. Villa Maria (3-1): OT win at St. Basil.

11. St. Basil (4-2): OT loss to Villa Maria.

12. Archbishop Ryan (5-4): Always tough in PCL North.

13. Spring-Ford (9-1): Defending district runner-up.

14. Villa Joseph Marie (7-2): Solid team often overshadowed in AACA.

15. William Tennent (10-0): Needs more wins vs. top competition.

16. Great Valley (9-0): Hasn’t played a great schedule.

17. Norristown (6-2): Nice win over CR-North.

18. Council Rock-North (5-3): Relatively inexperienced Indians team upset by Norristown at home.

19. Conwell-Egan (7-3): Carmen Tyson-Thomas is one of the top players in the area.

20. Perkiomen Valley (8-3): Played tough vs. Spring-Ford and Methacton.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Pennsbury 67, Conwell-Egan 62

CONWELL-EGAN (62)
Tyson-Thomas 10 3-5 23; Griffin 1 0-0 3; Cloonan 1 2-2 4; Chase 0 0-0 0; Howell 0 0-0 0; Mourer 1 0-0 2; Watson 5 6-6 18; Rongione 4 0-0 9; Breslin 1 0-0 3. 23 11-13 62.

PENNSBURY (67)
Prine 4 0-0 9; Thorn 8 3-3 20; Kobal 6 2-3 14; Beri 2 5-6 9; Klock 1 2-2 4; Balascsak 5 0-0 10; Ponza 0 1-2 1; Taylor 0 0-0 0; DiVeglio 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 13-16 67.

CEC 8-21-13-20—62
PB 22-18-6-21—67

3-point goals: Watson 2, Rongione, Breslin, Griffin (CEC); Thorn, Prine (PB).

Link to Courier Times game story

Link to Friday's Courier Times girls basketball notebook.

EIGHT THINGS

1. Pennsbury led by 16, 20-4, in the first quarter and by 13, 42-29, early in the second half.

2. Conwell-Egan outscored the Falcons 19-4 in an eight-minute span in the second half to take a two-point lead, 48-46, with 6:44 left.

3. Pennsbury point guard Sarah Thorn didn't look 100 percent recovered from her hamstring pull, but still controlled the game. She made several outstanding passes to set up teammates and had at least six assists.

4. Conwell-Egan junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds.

5. Conwell-Egan junior guard Trish Watson scored 18 points and shot very well. Watson had 13 points and two 3-pointers in the second quarter alone. She was 6-for-6 from the foul line and made three free throws with 1:07 left in the game after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt.

6. Pennsbury got scoring from senior Brittany Kobal (14 points), junior Kelsey Balascsak (10 points), senior Jenn Prine (nine points) and senior Michelle Beri (nine points). Prine also played very well on defense.

7. Pennsbury had more points with 1:17 left in the first half (38) than in the entire game in a loss to North Penn on Friday night (37).

8. Tyson-Thomas is averaging 19.3 points a game had has 1,245 career points.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Bensalem 43, Abington 37

ABINGTON (37)
Layton 1 0-0 2; Leer 6 0-1 14; Pritz 0 0-0 0; Kelly 3 1-3 9; Gregorio 0 0-0 0; Cameron 0 0-0 0; Allen 1 1-4 3; West 0 0-0 0; Klemmer 3 0-0 9. Totals: 14 2-8 37.

BENSALEM (43)
Pritchard 0 1-2 1; Gilroy 1 1-2 3; Clarkson 6 3-4 16; Hall 2 4-6 8; Deegler 3 7-10 13; Ornmont 0 2-2 2. Totals: 12 18-26 37.

A 9-5-8-15—37
B 10-11-11-11-43

3-point goals: Klemmer 3, Leer 2, Kelly 2 (A); Clarkson (B).

Link to Courier Times game story


FIVE THINGS

1. Bensalem was impressive. Junior 5-foot-11 center Sharmane Hall is strong, skilled and quick. Junior guard Kristen Gilroy had an off night, but is a scorer.

2. Bensalem junior guard Kate Clarkson had 16 points and junior forward Jackie Deegler finished with 13 points and six rebounds. Senior point guard Megan Pritchard had three assists.

3. Abington sophomore foward Emily Leer is a well-rounded player, but had foul trouble.

4. Bensalem could end up challenging for the SOL National title. The Owls only league loss so far was by 10 to CB South.

5. Abington guard Carla Klemmer hit three 3-pointers in a span of two minutes in the fourth quarter. The Ghosts had seven 3-pointers as a team.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

SOL Standings Through Dec. 16

SOL National
Pennridge (2-0)
Abington (2-1)
Bensalem (2-1)
CB South (2-1)
Neshaminy (2-1)
North Penn (1-2)
HS Truman (0-2)
Pennsbury (0-3)

SOL Continental
William Tennent (3-0)
CR-North (3-0)
Norristown (2-1)
CR-South (2-1)
CB East (1-2)
Souderton (1-2)
CB West (0-3)
Hatboro-Horsham (0-3)

Friday, December 14, 2007

Council Rock-North 51, CB East 45

CR-NORTH (51)
Fricke 0 2-2 2; Gold 6 0-0 17; Kiely 5 2-3 12; Peters 1 4-8 6; Sroba 1 3-4 5; Logan 2 0-3 6; Casten 0 0-0 0; Pinto 0 0-0 0; Scull 1 1-1 3. Totals: 16 12-21 51.

CB EAST (45)
Gallagher 1 0-1 2; Donovan 5 2-2 17; Rosati 3 0-2 6; L. Martin 4 2-5 10; Pullar 1 2-4 4; Seiz 1 0-2 2; S. Martin 0 0-0 0; Lippincott 0 0-0 0; Ross 1 0-1 2; Remmey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 6-17 45.

CRN 16-10-12-13—51
CBE 10-13-15-7—45

3-point goals: Gold 5, Logan 2 (CRN); Donovan 5 (CBE).

Link to Courier Times game story

Link to this week's Courier Times girls basketball notes

FIVE THINGS

1. CR-North freshman Devin Gold (17 points, five 3-pointers) has a very quick release on her shot and great range. She is averaging 11.5 points and has 12 3-pointers in six games.

2. CR-North sophomore center Sarah Kiely is averaging 12.7 points and 11.5 rebounds. Kiely has 41 rebounds in the last three games.

3. CR-North junior guard Juliann Fricke has 22 assists and 15 steals in the last four games.

4. CB East junior guard Jaime Donovan had 17 points and five 3-pointers.

5. SOL Continental Standings

CR-North (3-0)
Tennent (3-0)
Norristown (2-1)
CR-South (2-1)
CB East (1-2)
Souderton (1-2)
Hatboro-Horsham (0-3)
CB West (0-3)

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

William Tennent 69, CR-South 38

COUNCIL ROCK-SOUTH (38)
Ann Silverthorn 1 0-0 2; Lea Britton 3 0-0 8; Lindsay Kirlin 1 2-2 4; Emily Nowicke 4 0-4 8; Jenna Adams 3 6-10 14; Stephanie Gillio 0 0-0 0; Danielle O’Connell 0 0-0 0; Tori Goodwin 0 0-0 0; Jackie Weber 1 0-1 2; Brianna Schlupp 0 0-2 0; Melissa Carpino 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 8-19 38.

WILLIAM TENNENT (69)
Lissa Tercha 3 0-0 6; Megan Zimmerman 2 2-2 7; Sarah Godfrey 5 0-0 10; Laura Kosma 2 3-4 8; Hanna Sellers 4 1-2 9; Ashley Alden 2 0-0 4; Gabrielle Cancelliere 3 0-0 6; Erin Boyer 4 0-0 10; Liz Koval 2 1-3 5; Taylor Morgan 2 0-0 4. Totals: 29 7-11 69.

CRS 7-11-10-10—38 8
WT 23-21-13-12—69

3-point goals: Britton 2, Adams 2 (CRS); Boyer 2, Zimmerman, Kosma (WT).

Link to Courier Times game story


FIVE THINGS

1. Tennent shot ridiculously well. The Panthers shot 56.7 percent (17 for 30) in the first half and 54.7 percent (29 for 53) overall.

2. Tennent (5-0) has excellent young talent. Sophomore forwards Sarah Godfrey and Hanna Sellers started, while freshman 6-foot guard Ashley Alden and freshman 5-10 forward Liz Koval came off the bench.

3. Can the Panthers contend in the SOL Continental? Friday's game vs. Norristown will tell a lot. Norristown barely got by Souderton by one point on Tuesday.

4. Senior Jenna Adams (14 points) played well for CR-South. The Golden Hawks (2-2) started sophomores Lea Britton (eight points) and Emily Nowicke (eight points).

5. Tennent had 23 points after seven minutes and 44 points in the first half.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Archbishop Wood 56, Germantown Academy 53

GERMANTOWN ACADEMY (53)
Carey 2 6-7 11; Cowden 4 0-0 8; Gallagher 2 0-0 4; Thierolf 3 3-4 9; Lucas 6 5-7 19; Karbach 1 0-0 2; Carber 0 0-0 0; Erb 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 14-18 53.

ARCHBISHOP WOOD (56)
Parsons 1 4-4 7; Robinson 6 3-6 15; Strack 2 3-4 7; Tarnowski 2 4-10 8; Peltzer 5 2-2 14; Maxwell 2 0-0 5; Greenfield 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 16-26 56.

GA 16-13-9-15--53
AW 11-17-8-20--56

3-point goals: Lucas 2, Carey (GA); Peltzer 2, Maxwell, Parsons (AW).

Link to Courier Times game story

EIGHT THINGS

1. Wood is extraordinarily talented. Junior 6-3 center Ashley Robinson, senior 6-foot forward Rosie Tarnowski and senior 5-11 guard-forward Lisa Strack could probably average 20+ points for most teams in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

2. Wood outscored Germantown Academy 28-16 over the last 12 minutes.

3. Even without injured all-America senior guard Caroline Doty, GA is a very good team. Sophomore guard Maggie Lucas has 51 points in the first two games. Lucas had 12 points with 2 1/2 minutes left in the first half vs. Wood before cooling off.

4. Robinson can be unstoppable. She has an unusual combination of size, quickness and athleticism. But she also disappears at times from the offense, maybe because Wood has so many scorers.

5. Wood played seven against GA. Several of the girls who did not get off the bench could start for decent area teams.

6. Robinson and Tarnowski are a terrific rebounding combination.

7. Wood reserve guard Jen Maxwell had two important baskets in the second quarter to keep the score close.

8. Wood had a large, vocal crowd.


Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Pennsbury 56, Coatesville 33

COATESVILLE (33)

Sandone 2 0-0 4; Brown 0 0-0 0; Clemson 4 0-0 12; Franklin 5 4-4 15; Miller 1 0-0 2; Hudgins 0 0-0 0; McFadden 0 0-0 0; Brantley 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 4-4 33.

PENNSBURY (56)

Prine 2 4-5 9; Ponza 4 0-0 8; Kobal 2 0-2 4; Taylor 2 0-0 4; Beri 2 3-4 7; Balascsak 5 2-2 14; Rebert 2 0-0 4; Alvino 1 2-2 4; Natale 0 0-0 0; DiVeglio 0 0-0 0; Wolpert 1 0-0 2; Gerity 0 0-0 0; Arrigan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 11-15 56.

C 10-5-7-11—33

P 13-9-19-15—56

3-point goals: Clemson 4, Franklin (C); Balacsak 2, Prine (P).

Link to Courier Times game story

FOUR THINGS

1. The Falcons have a nice mix of talent, and several good shooters.

2. Pennsbury senior shooting guard Jenn Prine has really matured into a solid shooting guard. When she hits her outside shots, she's very dangerous.

3. Falcons senior point guard Sarah Thorn was on the bench with her injured hamstring wrapped. Hopefully, it won't be a long-term injury. Thorn is one of the area's terrific point guards.

4. Coatesville has fallen on rough times after a great stretch a few years ago. The Red Raiders have some decent players, but no depth at all. Only eight girls played against Pennsbury, and there were only two or three more on the bench.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Conwell-Egan 51, Villa Joseph Marie 39

VILLA JOSEPH MARIE (39)

Files 1 0-0 3; J. Heston 4 3-5 11; Kazarnowicz 2 2-3 6; Quattrocchi 4 0-1 9; C. Heston 2 0-0 4; Van Wert 2 0-2 6; Abel 0 0-0 0; Bierly 0 0-0 0; Quinones 0 0-0 0; Farr 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 5-11 39.

CONWELL-EGAN (51)

Tyson-Thomas 6 6-7 20; Griffin 2 3-4 8; Cloonan 3 1-1 7; Rongione 1 0-0 2; Moore 0 1-4 1; Mauer 1 2-3 4; Chase 0 2-2 2; Watson 0 0-0 0; Howell 1 0-0 3; Breslin 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 15-21 51.

VJM 11-12-10-6—39

CEC 17-9-8-17—51

3-point goals: Van Wert 2, Files, Quattrocchi (VJM); Tyson-Thomas 2, Griffin, Howell (CEC).

Link to Courier Times game story

SEVEN THINGS

1. CEC junior guard Carmen Tyson-Thomas: 20 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and two steals. The two-time Catholic League North MVP has 1,092 career points.

2. CEC senior guard Theresa Griffin scored all eight of her points in the fourth quarter and added four assists. Griffin had 10 points and four assists in a 57-40 win over Shipley on Friday.

3. VJM got within one, 34-33, at the end of the third quarter.

4. Senior forwards Jennie Heston (11 points) and Sarah Kazarnowicz (six points) played very well at times.

5. Tyson-Thomas scored CEC's first eight points in 2 1/2 minutes.

6. Conwell-Egan has a big test against Germantown Academy on Tuesday.

7. VJM guard Jennie Quattrocchi scored nine points.