Saturday, January 26, 2008

Pennsbury 52, CB East 42

CB EAST (42)
Alli Rosati 0 2-2 2; Sarah Pullar 4 2-5 10; Madelline Ross 3 2-2 8; Jordan Seiz 4 2-4 10; Liz Martin 2 0-0 4; Abby Gallagher 1 0-0 3; Jaime Donovan 1 0-0 3; Caitlin Vasey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 8-13 42.

PENNSBURY (52)
Sarah Thorn 5 3-4 14; Jenn Prine 4 7-9 15; Kelly Rebert 2 0-0 5; Brittany Kobal 4 1-1 9; Michelle Beri 0 0-0 0; Kelsey Balascsak 1 0-0 3; Amanda Klock 0 0-0 0; Meghan Ponza 1 2-2 5; Jennalese Taylor 0 0-0 0; Lauren DiVeglio 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 14-18 52.

CBE 11-11-8-12—42
P 12-4-13-23—52

3-point goals: Donovan, Gallagher (CBE); Thorn, Rebert, Klock, Ponza (P).

Link to Courier Times game story

SIX THINGS

1. Pennsbury trailed by 10 points, 26-16, early in the third quarter. Over the next 11 minutes, the Falcons outscored CB East 28-7.

2. Pennsbury (10-12) has won four straight. CB East (12-8) had won nine of its previous 11 games.

3. Pennsbury's senior guards combined for 29 points. Shooting guard Jenn Prine scored 15 points and point guard Sarah Thorn scored 14. Prine had eight points in the fourth quarter. Thorn scored 12 points in the second half.

4. Jordan Seiz and Sarah Pullar scored 10 points apiece for the Patriots.

5. The Falcons have averaged 60.5 points in their last four games.

6. College note: Pennsbury graduate and St. Bonaventure sophomore forward Dana Mitchell had 16 points, five rebounds and three assists to lead the Bonnies to a 60-54 win over La Salle on Saturday. Mitchell is averaging 19.8 points and 6.1 rebounds a game for the 14-6 Bonnies. She was 15th in the nation in scoring going into Saturday's game.

Blue Chip Basketball Super Sunday

Blue Chip Basketball 5th Annual Super Sunday Showcase
Jan. 27th at Archbishop Carroll

9:30 a.m. – St. Elizabeth vs. McDonough School
11 a.m. – Peddie School vs. Holy Spirit
12:30 p.m. – Germantown Academy vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel
2 p.m. - Notre Dame Academy (Va.) vs. Archbishop Wood
3:30 p.m. – Archbishop Carroll vs. Ursuline Academy
5 p.m. - Cardinal O’Hara vs. Bishop McNamara
6:30 p.m – Notre Dame (Pa.) vs. Conestoga

www.bluechipbasketball.com

Friday, January 25, 2008

Norristown 60, CR-North 58

CR-NORTH (58)
Juliann Fricke 1 0-0 2; Devin Gold 3 1-2 8; Kelly Scull 3 6-6 12; Sarah Kiely 6 1-2 13; Jen Sroba 7 1-4 15; Kate Logan 3 0-2 8; Jen Casper 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 9-16 58.

NORRISTOWN (60)
Bryn Cotteta 5 0-0 13; Alissa O’Donnell 5 2-2 12; Heather McHugh 2 1-2 6; Devin Blake 1 0-2 2; Sophia Waters 4 4-4 13; Raevon Mitchell 3 0-0 6; Tasha Matthews 2 0-0 4; Brittney Rose 2 0-0 4. 24 7-10 60.

CRN 15-11-18-14—58
N 8-23-11-18—60

3-point goals: Logan 2, Gold (CRN); Cotteta 3, McHugh, Waters (N).

Link to Courier Times game story

Link to Friday's Courier Times girls basketball notes

SIX THINGS

1. Norristown trailed by four points, 55-51, with 1:35 remaining, but hit three 3-pointers in the final 1:24 to win.

2. Norristown's Heather McHugh hit an open 3-pointer with 1:24 left, and Bryn Cotteta hit open 3-pointers with 49 seconds and 24.9 seconds remaining. Cotteta's final 3-pointer was the game-winner.

3. CR-North (14-7 overall, 9-3 SOL Continental) and Norristown (16-6, 9-3) are tied for second place in the league behind white-hot CB East (10-2 SOL), which has won nine straight SOL games. The Patriots play William Tennent (8-3 SOL) on Tuesday.

4. Cotteta sat for much of the first half after picking up three fouls in the first five minutes. She scored 11 of her 13 points in the second half. Sophia Waters also had 13 points for the Eagles, and Alissa O'Donnell added 12 points.

5. Senior Jen Sroba scored 15 points for CR-North. Sarah Kiely had 13 points, and Kelly Scull added 12 points.

6. Norristown won both meetings with CR-North this season. The Eagles won the first game, 67-65, on Dec. 21.