ARCHBISHOP RYAN (29)
Tole 3 2-3 8; Grow 0 0-2 0; Foreman 1 0-0 2; Hollawell 3 2-2 8; Keal 0 0-2 0; Strybuc 2 0-0 5; Jerdan 1 0-0 2; Milanese 0 0-0 0; Heisse 1 2-2 4; Shaw 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 6-11 29.
CONWELL-EGAN (47)
Griffin 3 0-0 7; Moore 4 0-2 9; Tyson-Thomas 6 2-3 15; Mourer 1 0-0 2; Cloonan 0 4-4 4; Howell 0 0-1 0; Rongione 1 0-0 2; Chase 4 0-0 8; Breslin 0 0-0 0; Ewing 0 0-0 0; Lubey 0 0-0 0; Moonan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 6-10 47.
AR 2-9-8-10—29
CEC 10-6-13-18—47
3-point goals: Strybuc (AR); Griffin, Tyson-Thomas, Moore (CEC).
Link to Courier Times game story
SEVEN THINGS
1. Conwell-Egan (12-4 overall, 4-1 Philadelphia Catholic League North) led the whole way and moved into a tie for second place in the division with Ryan (10-5, 4-1). The Ragdolls closed to within one point, 16-15, early in the third quarter, but CEC answered with a decisive 13-1 run.
2. Conwell-Egan junior guard Carmen Tyson-Thomas, already a two-time PCL North MVP, finished with 15 points, four assists and four steals. She has 1,355 career points and is closing in on the schools' (Bishop Egan, Bishop Conwell and Conwell-Egan) all-time career mark: Katie Kilker's 1,417 points.
3. Junior guard Megan Tole and senior forward Kim Hollawell had eight points apiece for Ryan, which has a great team Web site at www.geocities.com/bb_coach_f/.
4. Junior guard-forward Rachel Moore had nine points and four assists for Conwell-Egan, and senior guard Theresa Griffin added seven points. Moore and Griffin had important 3-pointers in the third quarter. Tyson-Thomas also banked in a 3-pointer at a crucial spot.
5. I never criticize individual officials. I know they work hard and try their best. But the level of officiating this season is by far the lowest I've seen in 11 seasons of covering girls basketball. It's not a looming crisis. It's a current crisis. Something needs to be done now to recruit and train talented young officials. The kids deserve quality officiating.
6. Conwell-Egan had not beaten Ryan since a wild 68-66 victory on Jan. 17, 2006. Ryan won the second game that season and swept three games in 2006-2007, including a 41-32 win in the PCL playoffs. If Archbishop Wood goes on to win the PCL North, as expected, Ryan and Conwell-Egan will likely meet again in the PCL quarterfinals.
7. College note: Ryan 2007 graduate Meghan Gibson is averaging 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds as a freshman forward for unbeaten Holy Family University (13-0), which is ranked No. 11 in the country in NCAA Division II.
