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).

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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.

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).

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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.

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)