Saturday, February 21, 2009

Downingtown West 51, CR-North 42

Downingtown West (51)
Kelly Coker 1 0-0 2; Jessica Beswick 3 2-2 9; Isabel Scott 2 0-4 4; Megan Martin 1 0-0 2; Amanda Donia 6 9-10 23; Jessica Renaud 4 3-4 11; Brittany Sicinski 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 14-20 51.

Council Rock-North (42)
Juliann Fricke 1 0-0 2; Devin Gold 0 1-2 1; Kelly Scull 3 1-2 7; Sarah Kiely 6 3-3 15; Kate Logan 3 0-0 8; Lauren Gold 2 5-5 9; Jodi Marrazzo 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 10-12 42.

DW: 12-9-13-17—51
CRN: 13-4-16-9—42

Three-point goals: Donia 2, Beswick (DW); Logan 2 (CRN).

NINE THINGS

1. No. 11 seed Downingtown West (18-7) pulled off its second straight upset in the District One Class AAAA tournament. The Whippets played very well and led for most of the game. They were up by four, 21-17, at halftime and by seven, 29-22, late in the third quarter. No. 3 seed CR-North (22-3) tied the game, 29-29, with a 7-0 run and was still tied with 2:57 to go in the fourth quarter, 40-40. But CR-North never did have a lead after the 5:24 mark of the third quarter.

2. “I turned around at one point and said, ‘We can’t get over the hump,’” CR-North coach Lou Palkovics said. "We didn't play well as a group. Our offense was stagnant."

3. Forward Amanda Donia led the Whippets with 23 points and hit nine of 10 free throws in the last 2:52 of the game.

4. CR-North junior Sarah Kiely had 15 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two assists despite missing about four minutes with a turned ankle during an important stretch at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth.

5. Downingtown West faces No. 2 Downingtown East (23-2) in the semifinals on Wednesday. CR-North (22-3), which has already qualified for the state tournament, plays in a playback game on Wednesday.

6. “It’s very disappointing,” Kiely said. “I thought we could get to the district championship. I thought we could make a run.”

7. “Downingtown seemed to know everything we were going to do,” Kiely said. “On offense, we were stagnant. On defense, we could have been better.”

8. "(Kate) Logan was on. She made some big shots," Kiely said. "Besides that, our shots weren't falling. They were hitting the front of the rim. They were hitting the back of the rim."

9. Downingtown West has won 10 of its last 12 games. The Whippets have allowed more than 50 points only once all season.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

CR-North 55, Methacton 36

Methacton (36)
Lauren Ruhl 6 1-2 14; Ali Hammond 1 1-3 4; Mel Ordway 2 3-4 7; Lindsey Allebach 0 2-2 2; Carley Parker 0 3-6 3; Sarah McMichael 0 0-0 0; Maddy Parker 2 0-0 4; Khaila Speller 0 0-2 0; Amy Klinger 0 0-0 0; Olivia Reiche 0 2-2 2; Abby Devlin 0 0-0 0; Maria Numerato 0 0-0 0; Nicole Bridgens 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 12-21 36.

CR-North (55)
Juliann Fricke 2 2-4 7; Devin Gold 3 3-3 10; Kelly Scull 3 0-0 6; Kate Logan 1 2-2 5; Sarah Kiely 6 6-6 18; Lauren Gold 2 2-4 6; Jodi Marrazzo 0 0-0 0; Rebecca Houser 0 0-0 0; Emily Grundman 0 1-2 1; Ally Mangogna 1 0-0 2; Brittany Garvey 0 0-0 0; Steph Brennan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 16-21 55.

M: 4-5-7-20—36
CRN: 11-13-13-18—55

Three-point goals: Ruhl, Hammond (M); Fricke, D. Gold, Logan (CRN).

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Arch. Wood 50, Arch. Ryan 35

Archbishop Ryan (35)
Megan Tole 4 2-2 11; Cara McArdle 0 0-0 0; Lauren Smith 1 0-0 2; Jess Koci 4 4-6 12; Sarah Strybuc 0 1-2 1; Rachel Kelly 0 0-0 0; Lauren Heisse 3 0-0 7; Kelli Jerdan 0 0-0 0; Brittany Wood 0 0-0 0; Amanda Shaw 0 0-0 0; Marissa Perez 0 0-0 0; Jacci Vandiver 1 0-0 2; Colleen Ryan 0 0-0 0; Katharine Reppert 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 7-10 35.

Archbishop Wood (50)
Jen Maxwell 0 0-0 0; Christine Verrelle 3 0-0 9; Ashley Robinson 8 6-10 22; Sam Greenfield 3 7-9 13; Jenelle Hudson 0 0-0 0; Cait McCartney 1 0-0 2; Tori Arnao 1 0-0 2; Steph Keyes 0 2-4 2; Grace Gallagher 0 0-0 0; Kelly Young 0 0-0 0; Jenna Swope 0 0-0 0; Grace Mirack 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 15-23 50.

AR: 4-13-9-9—35
AW: 6-18-15-11—50

Three-point goals: Tole, Heisse (AR); Verrelle 3 (AW).

TEN THINGS

1. Archbishop Wood (19-5) led almost the whole way. Wood opened up an eight-point lead, 16-8, midway through the second quarter and led by seven, 24-17, at halftime. Ryan (18-6) was within five points, 26-21, two minutes into the third quarter before Vikings sophomore guard Christine Verrelle hit a 3-pointer that sparked a 13-3 run over about five minutes. Wood's lead didn't get below double digits after that.

2. Wood plays Archbishop Carroll (23-1) in the Catholic League championship game on Feb. 23 at the Palestra at 6:30 p.m. Carroll beat Cardinal O'Hara, 50-42, in the other semifinal. Carroll defeated Wood during the regular season, 55-41, on Dec. 11. Carroll also beat Wood in the 2007 PCL title game in the 2008 semifinals.

3. Senior center Ashley Robinson scored 22 points. She had 14 of Wood's first 16 points over the game's first 13 minutes. Robinson injured a finger on her right hand in the final minutes and had an ice pack on her hand following the game, but insisted she was fine.

4. Verrelle made three 3-pointers for Wood, which struggled from the perimeter. Junior guard Sam Greenfield had 13 points for Wood. “We needed somebody to hit a shot and she hit some big ones,” Wood coach Jim Ricci said. “She’s really composed for a sophomore, very poised.”

5. This was Wood's 11th consecutive appearance in the PCL semifinals. Wood is now 2-9 in those games with the other win coming over O'Hara in 2007. Wood has not won a PCL championship since 1982.

6. “This is big for us to get back to where we were two years ago,” said Robinson, who was a sophomore on the Wood team that lost the 2007 PCL title game to Carroll.

7. “Two times in three years, it’s great,” said Wood coach Jim Ricci about reaching the championship game again. “It’s a very nice thing for the program. The players have worked very hard.”

8. For Ryan, forward Jess Koci scored 12 points and guard Megan Tole added 11 points.

9. Robinson picked up three quick fouls early in the fourth quarter and went to the bench with four personals. At the time, Ryan was down only 11 points and seemed to have momentum. But Wood sophomore center Tori Arnao came in and gave the Vikings some solid minutes. Sophomore Cait McCartney and Arnao scored back-to-back baskets that dashed any Ryan comeback hopes.

10. Wood has won 14 of its last 15 games.

10a. I was surprised by the Carroll win. I expected an O'Hara-Wood final. Wood is going to have to shoot much better from the perimeter to have a good chance to beat Carroll.

10b. Ryan played tough, physical defense against Wood and gave a terrific all-around effort.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

D1 and PCL Predictions (Feb. 17-18)

DISTRICT ONE CLASS AAAA

No. 16 Norristown (15-8) at No. 1 Cheltenham (22-1)
Cheltenham didn't really have a huge win in the first round over William Tennent. The Panthers are a little young and inexperienced for a top seed. Nice win for the Eagles over Upper Dublin in Round 1.
Pick: Cheltenham, 58-41

No. 9 Abington (18-5) at No. 8 Henderson (19-4)
I thought the Ghosts with Emily Leer were better than a No. 9 seed, but they only beat Pennridge by 11 in the first round. Henderson needed 41 points from Shante Evans and a strong fourth quarter to down Spring-Ford by nine points in the first round.
Pick: Abington, 44-39

No. 13 Council Rock-South (15-8) at No. 4 Lower Merion (21-2)
CR-South captured the program's first-ever district tournament win in the first round. The Golden Hawks are used to playing very good teams in intense games because of the two-times-per-year rivalry games with CR-North. But Lower Merion should be able to get to the quarterfinals.
Pick: Lower Merion, 53-43

No. 12 Chester (15-6) at No. 5 Upper Darby (21-2)
Both teams won big in the first round, Chester by 21 points and Upper Darby by 26. Upper Darby didn't play an especially tough regular season schedule, but did play tough against Lower Merion in two losses.
Pick: Chester, 46-38

No. 18 Bensalem (13-9) at No. 2 Downingtown East (21-2)
The Owls played well to upset a hot North Penn team in the first round, 36-31. Senior Sharmane Hall scored nine points and guard Kate Clarkson scored 11. But the Cougars might be the best team in the district and probably should have been the top seed - power rankings aside. Their only losses all season were to Germantown Academy and Central Dauphin. Downingtown East's last two opponents scored 15 and 14 points.
Pick: Downingtown East, 41-20

No. 10 Perkiomen Valley (18-5) at No. 7 CB East (21-2)
CB East might be better than than three of the teams seeded ahead of it. Perkiomen Valley has won 17 of its last 18 games, but didn't fact top competition.
Pick: CB East, 51-39

No. 14 Methacton (14-9) at No. 3 Council Rock-North (21-2)
The Indians rolled by 50 points in the first round. Methacton had a relatively easy win, as well. Methacton, which knocked CR-North from the district tournament last year, had the second-most Schedule Points in the district's power rating system.
Pick: CR-North, 58-42

No. 11 Downingtown West (16-7) at No. 6 Great Valley (20-3)
I think this one's a toss-up. Downingtown West played the tougher schedule, but Great Valley did have some quality wins and playe Downingtown East tough.
Pick: Downingtown West, 47-46

***

PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC LEAGUE


No. 3 Archbishop Carroll (22-1) vs. No. 2 Cardinal O'Hara (22-1)
Two of the state's top teams are playing the early game in the PCL semifinals at Gwynedd-Mercy College on Tuesday. O'Hara won the first meeting on Dec. 28 by 17 points, 61-44. Carroll seems to have trouble matching up with O'Hara. Expect O'Hara to win this game, but both teams to go very far in their respective state tournament brackets--O'Hara in Class AAAA and Carroll in Class AAA.
Pick: Cardinal O'Hara, 63-52

No. 1 Archbishop Wood (18-5) vs. No. 4 Archbishop Ryan (18-5)
Wood won the first meeting on Jan. 27 by six points, 50-44. Although an upset's not impossible, don't expect this one to be quite as close. Wood senior center Ashley Robinson scored 16 of Wood's 50 points in the first game, but the Vikings should get more scoring from the perimeter. One caveat, Wood needs a decent first quarter. If Ryan gets an early lead, anything can happen.
Pick: Archbishop Wood, 53-42

Saturday, February 14, 2009

CR-South 49, Boyertown 38

Boyertown (38)
Jess Schlesmen 1 2-5 4; Megan Stewart 1 0-1 2; Sarah Bennett 3 5-7 11; Alex Brown 6 0-0 15; Michelle Hartman 0 0-0 0; Kelly Furman 0 0-0 0 Lauren Walker 0 0-0 0; Gillian Hilbert 0 0-0 0; Nicole Slickers 2 0-0 6; Brooke Fisher 0 0-0 0; Tara Powell 0 0-0 0; Emily Moatz 0 0-0 0; Kaley Snyder 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 7-13 38.

CR-South (49)
Lea Britton 1 0-4 2; Ann Silverthorn 2 1-2 6; Alex Wheatley 6 3-4 15; Chelsea Allen 3 7-10 13; Emily Nowicke 3 0-2 7; Steph Gillio 2 0-0 6; Jackie Weber 0 0-0 0; Lindsay Kirlin 0 0-0 0; Brianna Schlupp 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 11-22 49.

B: 9-8-11-10—38
CRS:16-9-11-13—49

Three-point goals: Brown 3, Slickers 2 (B); Gillio 2, Silverthorn, Nowicke.

NINE THINGS

1. CR-South (15-8), the 13th seed in the District One Class AAAA tournament, led the whole way over No. 20 Boyertown (12-11). The Bears cut into South's lead a few times in the second half, but CR-South pulled away each time. This is the first district tournament win ever for the Golden Hawks' program.

2. Freshman center Alex Wheatley had 15 points and 11 rebounds for South, while junior forward Chelsea Allen finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Wheatley scored 12 of CR-South’s 25 first-half points. Allen had nine of the team’s 24 second-half points.

3. “Before the game, I thought that Alex and Chelsea could dominate inside, and they hit the boards well," South coach Monica Young said.

4. CR-South has tripled its win total from last season. “I can’t even describe what this means to them,” Young said. “From where they came from, it’s unbelievable.”

5. “This is really exciting,” Allen said. “We were a little nervous at first. We have no playoff experience. And it was a little sloppy. But you’re going to have some games like that.”

6. CR-South visits No. 4 seed Lower Merion (21-2) in the second round. "We'll go into it the same as we go into any other game," Allen said. "They're not invincible. We have to play really well."

7. Guard Steph Gillio came off the bench to hit two big 3-pointers. Gillio hit her first in the first quarter with CR-South ahead by only two and struggling to score. The second, in the fourth quarter, stretched South's lead to 12, 43-31, with 3:22 to play and pretty much sealed the win.

8. Young used her bench extensively in the first half after Allen and guard Ann Silverthorn picked up their second fouls.

9. Alex Brown led the scrappy Bears with 15 points and Sarah Bennett added 11 points. Although Boyertown didn't have the caliber of scorers that South has, the Bears got to a lot of loose balls and forced double-digit turnovers.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Archbishop Wood 59, Neumann-Goretti 35

Neumann-Goretti (35)
Ashley White 6 0-0 13; Nica Meccariello 2 5-6 10; Adriana Sciascia 1 0-0 3; Michaila Hatty 2 0-0 4; Christine Furia 0 0-0 0; Drew Balchaitis 1 0-0 2; Danielle Squilla 1 0-1 3; Megan Edwards 0 0-0 0; Tonia Russo 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 5-7 35.

Archbishop Wood (59)
Sam Greenfield 0 1-2 1; Jenelle Hudson 1 0-0 3; Jen Maxwell 4 0-0 12; Christine Verrelle 2 2-3 7; Ashley Robinson 6 12-14 24; Stephanie Keyes 3 0-0 8; Cait McCartney 1 0-0 2; Tori Arnao 0 1-2 1; Grace Gallagher 0 0-0 0; Kelly Young 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 17-23 59.

NG: 8-10-9-8--25
AW: 6-27-12-14--59

Three-point goals:
White, Meccariello, Sciascia, Squilla (NG); Maxwell 4, Keyes 2, Hudson, Verrelle.

SEVEN THINGS

1. Archbishop Wood (18-5) trailed by two points, 8-6, after the first quarter. But Wood hit six 3-pointers in a 27-point second quarter to build a 15-point lead, 33-18, at halftime. The Saints never got closer than 15 points in the second half.

2. Wood senior center Ashley Robinson finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots. She had 17 points in the second half. Robinson had nine points in the third quarter and eight in the fourth before going to the bench with a few minutes left in the game. She was seven for eight from the free throw line in the second half and 12 for 14 overall.

3. The Vikings had eight 3-pointers in the game. Jen Maxwell (12 points) hit four 3-pointers, including three in a span of 1:10 in the second quarter.

4. Wood faces Archbishop Ryan (18-5) in the PCL semifinals at Gwynedd-Mercy College on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. The Vikings won the regular season meeting, 50-44, on Jan. 27.

5. “What can you say about (Robinson)? It’s playoff time and we’ll go to her,” Wood coach Jim Ricci said. “In the first half, they surrounded her in that zone. But Jen (Maxwell) and Steph (Keyes) got off (shooting 3-pointers) and that pulls people away (from Robinson).”

6. Maxwell suffered a badly sprained ankle in the first game of the season and missed more than a month. She only recently began to feel 100% and just returned to the starting lineup in Wood's regular season finale last week. "She’s really important to us offensively and as a leader,” Ricci said. “We really needed her shooting to get us going."

7. Maxwell and Stephanie Keyes (eight points) combined for five 3-pointers in the last 3:41 of the first half.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Archbishop Wood 61, Conwell-Egan 51

Conwell-Egan (51)
Carmen Tyson-Thomas 10 2-2 26; Rachel Moore 1 0-0 2; Trish Watson 3 2-5 8; Jenny Rongione 0 0-0 0; Kaitlyn Mourer 4 0-0 9; Kim Breslin 1 2-2 4; Sam Lubey 0 0-0 0; Kristen Ralph 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 6-9 51.

Archbishop Wood (61)
Christine Verrelle 1 0-0 2; Cait McCartney 0 0-0 0; Ashley Robinson 6 9-11 21; Sam Greenfield 5 4-4 14; Jenelle Hudson 1 0-0 2; Grace Gallagher 0 0-0 0; Jen Maxwell 2 0-0 5; Kelly Young 0 0-0 0; Steph Keyes 6 0-0 17. Totals: 21 13-15 61.

CEC: 16-10-10-15—51
AW: 8-19-18-16—61

Three-point goals: Tyson-Thomas 4, Mourer (CEC); Keyes 5, Maxwell (AW).

TEN THINGS

1. Conwell-Egan (14-8, 8-6) jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead after 4 1/2 minutes and still led by six points, 24-18, with 2:20 left in the first half. Wood (17-5, 13-1) took its first lead, 25-24, on a basket by Sam Greenfield with 1:14 remaining in the second quarter. The Vikings led the entire second half, but not always by a lot. Conwell-Egan was within three points, 39-36, after two free throws by Kim Breslin with 1:45 to go in the third quarter. The Eagles were only down six, 57-51, in the game's final minute.

2. Conwell-Egan senior Carmen Tyson-Thomas had 26 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots. Wood senior Ashley Robinson had 21 points, six rebounds, five blocked shots and three steals.

3. “(Conwell-Egan) has a lot of weapons. They are a very good team,” Wood coach Jim Ricci said. “Carmen is a tough matchup for anybody."

4. For Wood, Greenfield had 14 points and four assists and sophomore guard Steph Keyes scored 17 points off of the bench. Keyes hit five 3-pointers. She hit four of those in a span of 4 1/2 minutes in the second half.

5. The game was fast-paced and extremely physical. The two teams combined for only 24 free throws, but there was a lot of hard contact that wasn't called either way.

6. Conwell-Egan junior Kaitlyn Mourer did a nice job defending Robinson. "She played tremendous defense," Conwell-Egan coach Norman O'Rourke said. "We didn't gang up on (Robinson). It was mostly one on one."

7. Wood has won eight straight and 12 of its last 13 games. The Vikings are 14-2 since a 3-3 start. Wood won its last 11 Catholic League games after losing to Archbishop Carroll on Dec. 11, 55-41.

8. Wood tied for first place in the PCL with Carroll and Cardinal O'Hara. Wood will be the top seed in the playoffs because it won a coin flip. That means the Vikings wouldn't see Carroll or O'Hara until the PCL championship game.

9. “We came out and left everything on the court,” Tyson-Thomas said. “As seniors, we knew it was time to step it up.”

10. “We have an opportunity to do great things,” Robinson said of the PCL playoffs.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

CR-South 57, Bensalem 39

Bensalem (39)
Kristen Gilroy 0 0-0 0; Kate Clarkson 2 0-0 5; Sharmane Hall 8 4-6 20; Jackie Deegler 0 2-2 2; Paige Ormont 3 0-0 6; Alexis Nyekan 0 0-0 0; Alexia Ewing 0 0-0 0; Jody Sokol 2 2-2 6; Ashleigh Spence 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 8-10 39.

Council Rock-South (57)
Ann Silverthorn 3 5-5 12; Lea Britton 3 0-0 7; Alex Wheatley 2 0-0 4; Emily Nowicke 7 2-2 16; Chelsea Allen 3 7-8 13; Steph Gillio 1 1-2 3; Jackie Weber 0 2-2 2; Brianna Schlupp 0 0-0 0; Lindsay Kirlin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 17-19 57.

B: 3-13-14-9—39
CRS: 18-16-9-14—57

Three-point goals: Clarkson (B); Silverthorn, Britton (CRS).

NINE THINGS

1. CR-South (14-7 overall, 8-5 SOL National) roared out to an 18-2 lead after about seven minutes. The Golden Hawks were ahead 24-3 with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Bensalem settled down and played better in the second half, but the closest the Owls (12-8, 8-5) could get was 10 points late in the third quarter.

2. Most projections had CR-South slightly ahead of Bensalem in the District One Class AAAA seedings going into this week. The Golden Hawks seem to have put themselves in good position to earn one of the top 16 seeds and a home game.

3. South has won six of its last seven games since the heartbreaking last-second loss to Neshaminy on Jan. 20. The Golden Hawks’ last six victories have been by an average margin of 16.7 points. Five of those wins were by 14 points or more. They are 12-4 since a 2-3 start. The turnaround from last year's five-win season is remarkable.

4. “This year is a blast,” CR-South junior forward Emily Nowicke said. “Last year we accepted the losses. This year we’re playing for the wins. It is so exciting.”

5. Nowicke scored 10 of her team-high 16 points in the first seven minutes of the game. She had 17 points in Tuesday night's win over William Tennent.

6. For South, senior guard Ann Silverthorn had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists. Junior forward Chelsea Allen had 13 points and eight rebounds, while junior guard Lea Britton added seven points and eight assists.

7. Senior forward Sharmane Hall led the Owls with 20 points. Forward Jackie Deegler scored two points and guard Kristen Gilroy was scoreless.

8. CR-South hosts rival CR-North (19-2, 13-0) in the regular season finale on Friday night. "It's humongous," Nowicke said. "They are (13-0) in the league. It's North-South. It's a complete rivalry. It's the only way to end the (regular) season. We're going to be pumped and ready for it."

9. "I think they're very confident," CR-South coach Monica Young said. "They are starting to really believe. They're finishing games."

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

CR-North 60, Abington 38

Abington (38)
Ajanae Boone 3 2-4 8; Jen Kelly 0 0-0 0; Aiyannah Peal 3 0-2 6; Tess Johns 1 0-0 2; Emily Leer 2 5-8 10; Liz Layton 5 0-2 10; Chynna West 0 0-0 0; Jessica Schmidt 0 0-0 0; Shiela Longo 0 0-0 0; Sam Stutz 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 7-16 38.

Council Rock-North (60)
Lauren Gold 2 4-4 8; Juliann Fricke 2 0-1 4; Devin Gold 2 2-2 6; Kelly Scull 4 2-2 11; Sarah Kiely 11 2-4 24; Kate Logan 1 1-2 4; Rebecca Houser 0 0-0 0; Alexandra Mangogna 1 0-0 3; Steph Brennan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 11-15 60.

A: 6-8-7-17—38
CRN: 12-16-19-13—60

Three-point goals: Leer (A); Mangogna, Scull, Logan (CRN).

NINE THINGS

1. Council Rock-North (19-2, 13-0 SOL National) thoroughly dominated. About a minute into the second quarter, North led by two points, 12-10. Over the next 18 minutes, North outscored Abington 41-12. The Indians led by 31 points, 53-22, with less than five minutes left in the game.

2. Abington 6-foot-2 forward Emily Leer, who missed the first meeting with a knee injury, was not a factor. She finished with 10 points, but six of those game in the last 4:45. North guarded her with forwards Kelly Scull and Kate Logan and doubled her when she got the ball with guards or forward Sarah Kiely.

3. CR-North's defense was stifling. Leer had very few touches in good position. Freshman Aiyannah Peal couldn't get on track and finished with six points. Guard Jen Kelly wasn't able to open shots and didn't score.

4. Kiely dominated for CR-North. She finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds and shot 65 percent from the field. Kiely scored inside on a number of nice moves, but also hit jumper after jumper after jumper from as far out as 19 feet. "Sarah was in a zone," North coach Lou Palkovics said.

5. CR-North clinched the SOL National title, its 10th league crown in 12 seasons under Palkovics. The Indians need to defeat CR-South on Friday night to finish undefeated in the league for the first time since 2001, but South has won five of six games.

6. North guards Juliann Fricke, Devin Gold and Lauren Gold combined for 18 points and 13 assists and played outstanding defense.

7. With five minutes to go in the game, Abington had 22 points and nine field goals.

8. Kate Logan: “It’s huge. I didn’t expect anything like that. One of the key things was our defense. We held them to 38 points. We also got out to a lead quickly.”

9. Abington (15-5, 10-3) had won six straight games and will still be a dangerous team in the Class AAAA District One tournament. CR-North should be one of the top four or five seeds for districts.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Neshaminy 51, William Tennent 40

William Tennent (40)
Megan Zimmerman 1 3-4 6; Sarah Godfrey 4 0-0 10; Ashley Alden 3 0-0 6; Hanna Sellers 4 0-3 8; Alison Malatesta 1 3-5 6; Taylor Morgan 0 1-4 1; Liz Koval 1 0-0 2; Gina Tyson 0 0-0 0; Deanna Schneiderreit 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14 8-18 40.

Neshaminy (51)
Victoria Mazzeo 2 0-2 4; Kelsey Ryan 6 2-4 14; Avery Wunder 5 5-10 17; Brianna Hires 2 4-5 8; Brianna Weiler 3 1-2 7; Chelsea Rota 0 0-0 0; Jennifer Slivka 0 1-2 1. Totals: 18 13-25 51.

WT: 5-6-12-17—40
N: 16-14-8-13—51

Three-point goals: Godfrey 2, Zimmerman, Malatesta (WT); Wunder 2 (N).


SIX THINGS

1. Neshaminy (10-10 overall, 7-5 SOL National) led by 11 points, 16-5, after the first quarter and by 19 points, 30-11, at halftime. Tennent (9-10, 4-8) got within 10 points in the fourth quarter, but wasn't able to make it a competitive game.

2. Senior point guard Avery Wunder had 17 points and three assists and played an outstanding overall game.

3. “Avery had a great game,” Neshaminy coach Joanne McVey said. “She showed senior leadership in a big way. She’s a little bit of a reluctant leader. But these kids really look to her. To see her have this kind of success is one of those things you go into coaching for.”

4. Junior forward Kelsey Ryan finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Redskins, who also received nice contributions from guard Brianna Hires and forwards Victoria Mazzeo and Brianna Weiler.

5. For Tennent, junior Sarah Godfrey had 10 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots, and junior forward Hanna Sellers had eight points and six rebounds. Guard Megan Zimmerman finished with six points and four assists, while guard Ashley Alden added six points and seven rebounds.

6. Neshaminy really wanted to redeem itself for an overtime loss to Tennent back on Jan. 12. Wunder fouled out of that game in the fourth quarter and seemed particularly intent on redemption. “We wanted to come back and get revenge,” Wunder said. “We came in pumped up. And I really wanted to do well to make up for last time.”

Friday, January 23, 2009

Council Rock-South 44, Bensalem 42

Council Rock-South (44)
Chelsea Allen 3 1-2 7; Ann Silverthorn 2 1-2 7; Lea Britton 0 0-1 0; Emily Nowicke 5 1-4 11; Alex Wheatley 6 4-7 16; Steph Gillio 1 0-1 3; Jackie Weber 0 0-0 0; Lindsay Kirlin 0 0-0 0; Brianna Schlupp 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 7-17 44.

Bensalem (42)
Kate Clarkson 4 0-0 9; Paige Ormont 1 0-0 2; Kristen Gilroy 1 1-2 4; Sharmane Hall 3 3-7 9; Jackie Deegler 4 8-8 16; Alexis Nyekan 1 0-0 2; Alexia Ewing 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 12-17 42.

CRS: 12-7-15-10—44
B: 9-11-7-15—42

Three-point goals: Silverthorn 2, Gillio (CRS); Clarkson, Gilroy (B).

TEN THINGS

1. Council Rock-South (10-6 overall, 5-4 SOL National) opened up the second half with an 11-2 run and built a nine-point lead, 34-25, late in the third quarter. Senior guard Ann Silverthorn hit a pair of 3-pointers in less than a minute early in the quarter to spark that run. But Bensalem (9-5, 6-3) came back in the fourth quarter and finally tied the game, 42-42, with 48 seconds left on a 12-foot jump shot by Kate Clarkson. Golden Hawks freshman center Alex Wheatley hit a game-winning free throw with nine seconds left. CR-South's Chelsea Allen made a steal on the other end with 1.6 seconds left and hit a free throw to seal the win.

2. The 6-foot-2 Wheatley had a monster game, finishing with 16 points, eight rebounds, five blocked shots, four steals and three assists. She also helped double-team tough Bensalem forward Sharmane Hall on the defensive end.

3. “This was so big. It’s a major high for the team,” Wheatley said. “I think this will really help us be ready for the rest of the season.”

4. “I think Alex is coming along,” CR-South coach Monica Young said. “She has a great work ethic. Sometimes she has to be more offensive minded.”

5. Forward Emily Nowicke had 11 points and six rebounds for CR-South, while Allen added seven points and nine rebounds. “It’s a huge win,” Nowicke said. “We’re going to make this into more than just one win. We’re going to use this momentum.”

6. The 1.6 seconds left on the clock near the end was significant because it was the same amount of time left in CR-South's heartbreaking last-second loss to Neshaminy on Tuesday. "I think the Neshaminy game pumped us up," Wheatley said.

7. CR-South has doubled its win total from last season. "We have come full circle," Nowicke said. "And we have much better things ahead."

8. Senior Jackie Deegler scored 16 points for Bensalem, and Clarkson had nine points. Hall finished with nine points and 12 rebounds.

9. “(Hall) is a strong player. She’s a presence in the post,” Wheatley said. “We couldn’t have done it without double-teaming her almost every time.”

10. Young is impressed with the way her team bounced back from the crushing Neshaminy loss. "I told the girls, 'This will show what kind of character you have as a team,'" Young said. "They showed me that they really have character. They showed up to play on Wednesday (against Pennsbury). I was really proud of them."

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Neshaminy 47, CR-South 46

Neshaminy (47)
Brianna Hires 3 1-3 9; Avery Wunder 5 1-2 13; Chelsea Rota 1 0-0 2; Brianna Weiler 1 1-2 3; Kelsey Ryan 7 0-3 14; Jennifer Slivka 0 0-0 0; Victoria Mazzeo 0 0-0 0; Amanda Lally 2 0-0 6. Totals: 19 3-10 47.

Council Rock-South (46)
Alex Wheatley 2 2-2 6; Emily Nowicke 6 4-6 16; Lea Britton 3 1-3 7; Ann Silverthorn 2 0-1 4; Chelsea Allen 5 1-2 11; Lindsay Kirlin 0 2-2 2; Steph Gillio 0 0-0 0; Brianna Schlupp 0 0-0 0; Jackie Weber 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 10-16 46.

N: 20-5-9-13—47
CRS: 12-4-16-14—46

Three-point goals: Wunder 2, Hires 2, Lally 2 (N).

TEN THINGS

1. Down one point with 1.6 seconds on the clock and with the ball under its own basket, Neshaminy didn’t have many options. The Redskins tried to inbound the ball to forward Kelsey Ryan, but the ball sailed over Ryan’s head and started bouncing towards the far end of the floor. Everyone figured it would go out of bounds and pretty much end the game. But Redskins guard Brianna Hires kept running and finally caught up with the ball right under the basket. In one motion she grabbed the ball, arched her back to get an angle and threw a shot up, off the backboard. Game over. Neshaminy wins. Incredible.

2. “I really didn’t think I was going to get to it,” Hires said. “I just kind of put it up and hoped for the best.”

3. “(Hires) doesn’t quit,” Redskins coach Joanne McVey said. “A lot of people would have stood there and watched that ball and it would have gone out of bounds. Not only did she get to the ball, she made a really tough shot.”

4. CR-South (8-6 overall, 3-4 SOL National) had taken a three-point lead, 46-43, on a drive by junior guard Lea Britton with 24.3 seconds left and a pair of foul shots by freshman forward Alex Wheatley with 16.5 seconds to go.

5. CR-South made up a nine-point deficit in the third quarter. Forwards Emily Nowicke and Chelsea Allen dominated that quarter, scoring 14 of the team's 16 points. They scored every point in a 10-0 run that turned a 29-20 deficit into a 30-29 lead. From 6:25 of the third quarter to 2:25 of the fourth, Nowicke scored 13 points and Allen scored nine points.

6. Neshaminy (8-7, 5-4) scored 20 points in the first quarter, including three 3-pointers in the first six minutes.

7. Ryan finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Redskins. Point guard Avery Wunder had 13 points and five assists. Hires had nine points.

8. Nowicke scored 16 points for CR-South, and Allen finished with 11 points and four rebounds. Britton added seven points and seven assists.

9. “We had a really strong third quarter. The game was ours. But we have to learn how to finish," CR-South coach Monica Young said.

10. “This is huge. This is a game the whole team really wanted to win,” Hires said. “We were thinking that the game was probably over. But you can’t give up. You have to keep playing until the buzzer goes.”

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Cheltenham 63, Council Rock-North 56

Council Rock-North (56)
Devin Gold 3 2-3 9; Juliann Fricke 2 0-0 4; Kelly Scull 1 3-4 5; Sarah Kiely 4 8-10 16; Kate Logan 2 0-0 4; Lauren Gold 7 4-5 18. Totals: 19 17-22 56.

Cheltenham (63)
Jenna Peoples 3 1-3 7; Monet Constant 5 3-4 14; Tiffany Johnson 0 1-2 1; Shayia Felder 5 7-8 17; Dayne McCrewell 9 1-2 20; Sydni Epps 1 0-0 2; Liz Taliaferro 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 13-19 63.

CRN: 15-16-12-13—56
CH: 15-16-18-14—63

Three-point goals: Devin Gold (CRN); Constant, McCrewell (CH).

NINE THINGS

1. CR-North (13-2) opened up a seven-point lead, 31-24, with a 13-2 run late in the second quarter. But Cheltenham (13-1) scored the final seven points of the first half in the final 1:22 to tie it at 31-31. The Panthers outscored CR-North 18-6 over the first 6 1/2 minutes of the second half to build a 12-point lead. The Indians rallied in the fourth quarter, but couldn't get closer than three points.

2. Indians junior forward Sarah Kiely had 16 points, 12 rebounds and two blocked shots, but had some trouble getting the ball in the half-court offense. Cheltenham's quick guards pestered CR-North's guards and Panthers forward Dana McCrewell did a good job defending Kiely down low. When Kiely did get the ball, she wasn't particularly close to the basket and didn't get great shots.

3. CR-North freshman guard Lauren Gold finished with 18 points and and a solid game. She excels at creating her own shot and did a good job in the fast-paced game. “Lauren brings another dimension to the team,” Indians coach Lou Palkovics said. “She’s able to break people down and finish. She has a plethora of moves, and she played great tonight.”

4. McCrewell scored 20 points for the Panthers, including 12 during the decisive third quarter. Guard Shayia Felder scored 17 points for Cheltenham, and guard Monet Constant added 14 points.

5. At times, the fast pace seemed to favor Cheltenham. CR-North looked a little uncomfortable when things became chaotic and seemed to have trouble focusing on getting into its offense. “We weren’t playing as a team sometimes (in the third quarter),” Lauren Gold said. “We got a little scared and panicked. We couldn’t get out shots off, and they were playing really well.”

6. The loss ended CR-North's 13-game winning streak. Cheltenham now has a 13-game winning streak.

7. Palkovics: "I don't want to slow the game down. I don't like to give up 60 points. But I'll give up 60 if we're scoring 75."

8. Kiely: "It was really hard to get the ball inside. I tried to fight around (McCrewell), but it's rough."

9. Three sisters preceded Lauren Gold in the Indians' program, including current sophomore Devin Gold. Lauren has been a solid contributor from Day 1. “I have been watching my sisters play for a long time, and I’ve played since I was young,” Lauren Gold said. “It felt like I stepped right in (to this team as a freshman).”

Friday, January 16, 2009

Bensalem 45, William Tennent 34

Bensalem (45)
Jackie Deegler 4 8-10 16; Paige Ormont 0 0-0 0; Kate Clarkson 4 0-0 10; Kristen Gilroy 1 4-6 6; Sharmane Hall 4 1-4 9; Alexis Nyekan 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 13-20 45.

William Tennent (34)
Alison Malatesta 3 0-3 7; Megan Zimmerman 5 0-4 12; Ashley Alden 1 1-2 3; Liz Koval 1 0-0 2; Hanna Sellers 0 1-2 1; Sarah Godfrey 3 0-0 7; Taylor Morgan 0 0-0 0; Deanna Schneiderreit 1 0-0 2; Gina Tyson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 2-11 34.

B: 6-15-11-13—45
WT: 16-6-6-6—34

Three-point goals: Clarkson 2 (B); Zimmerman 2, Godfrey, Malatesta (WT).

SIX THINGS

1. Bensalem (8-4 overall, 5-2 SOL National) trailed by 12 points late in the first quarter, 16-4. The Owls outscored Tennent by 41-18 the rest of the way. Bensalem came back with a 15-2 run that started at the end of the first quarter. The Owls took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by guard Kate Clarkson early in the second half.

2. Bensalem senior forward Sharmane Hall had nine points, 16 rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists. Hall played tough, aggressive defense and went strong to the basket on the offensive end, but was able to stay out of foul trouble. She needs to stay on the floor for Bensalem to be competitive against good teams.

3. “Sharmane is playing awesome,” Owls coach Don Bogan said. “She’s taking control of herself on the basketball court and academically. She’s looking for the ball, and she’s a force on the boards.”

4. Bensalem had lost three straight before an upset of Abington on Tuesday night. The Owls and Ghosts are tied for second place in the SOL National behind Council Rock-North.

5. Owls senior forward Jackie Deegler scored 16 points and Clarkson added 10 points. During one two-minute stretch in the third quarter, Clarkson hit three consecutive jump shots--two of them 3-pointers.

6. Tennent's three-game winning streak ended. The Panthers (7-6, 3-5) got 12 points from guard Megan Zimmerman. Junior forward Sarah Godfrey came off of the bench for seven points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Guard Alison Malatesta added seven points, five steals and four assists.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Conwell-Egan 41, Archbishop Ryan 34

Archbishop Ryan (34)
Lauren Heisse 0 0-0 0; Kelli Jerdan 1 0-0 2; Megan Tole 4 5-8 13; Sarah Strybuc 2 2-2 7; Jess Koci 2 0-10 4; Lauren Smith 2 0-0 5; Brittany Wood 1 0-0 3; J. Vandiver 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 7-20 34.

Conwell-Egan (41)
Trish Watson 2 0-1 5; Rachel Moore 2 0-0 4; Kaitlyn Mourer 4 0-2 8; Kim Breslin 1 0-0 2; Carmen Tyson-Thomas 8 2-2 18; Jenny Rongione 2 0-1 4. Totals: 19 2-6 41.

AR: 3-5-10-16--34
CEC: 15-8-6-12--41

Three-point goals: Strybuc, Smith, Wood (AR); Watson (CEC).


SIX THINGS


1. Conwell-Egan dominated this game from the start. The Eagles led by 17 points, 20-3, two minutes into the second quarter. Ryan never got close than 10 points until the final minute of the fourth quarter.

2. Conwell-Egan (10-4 overall, 5-2 Philadelphia Catholic League) held Ryan to 18 points in the first three quarters. The Eagles kept quick Ryan guard Megan Tole from penetrating until the end of the game and didn't give up many open shots from the perimeter.

3. Ryan (11-2, 6-1) had been the only unbeaten team left in the PCL. The Ragdolls were ranked 10th in the state in Class AAAA by the Harrisburg-Patriot News.

4. Senior guard-forward Carmen Tyson-Thomas scored 18 points for CEC, giving her 1,815 points for her four year career. Tyson-Thomas scored nine points in the first 6 1/2 minutes of the game. She faced physical double-teams all night.

5. CEC forward Kaitlyn Mourer scored all eight of her points in the second half. Guard Trish Watson had five points for the Eagles.

6. At the end of the third quarter, Watson threw in a shot from the opposite foul line, but she had released the ball a split-second after the buzzer.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Archbishop Wood 53, Cardinal O'Hara 41

Archbishop Wood (53)
Ashley Robinson 4 9-14 17; Sam Greenfield 3 4-7 12; Tori Arnao 1 0-2 2; Christine Verrelle 0 4-4 4; Caitlin McCartney 0 0-1 1; Steph Keyes 3 0-0 9; Jen Maxwell 3 0-0 9; Janelle Hudson 0 0-0 0; Grace Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 17-28 53.

Cardinal O'Hara (41)
Steph Holzer 6 0-0 12; Natasha Cloud 5 2-2 13; Alicia Manning 1 0-0 2; Danielle Callahan 2 0-0 5; Alysha Womack 1 2-4 4; Marykate Gardler 2 0-0 5. Totals: 17 4-6 41.

AW: 6-9-15-23--53
CO: 14-2-15-10--41

Three-point goals: Maxwell 3, Keyes 3, Greenfield 2 (AW); Cloud, Gardler, Callahan (CO).

FIVE THINGS

1. Cardinal O'Hara (11-1, 6-1) was ranked No. 1 in the country in several prominent polls.

2. Wood coach Jim Ricci: "The girls played absolutely phenomenal. We played very good defense and shot the lights out. I told the kids that it was a game they’ll never forget.

3. Vikings senior guard Jen Maxwell and sophomore guard Steph Keyes combined for five 3-pointers in the second half. Maxwell, who had been injured for much of the early part of the season, was hot in the third quarter, while Keyes shot well in the fourth quarter.

4. The 6-foot-3 Robinson led all scorers with 17 points. "Ashley played extremely well taking it to the basket," Ricci said.

5. "It is unbelievable," Ricci said.

Council Rock-North 53, Abington 37

Council Rock-North (53)
Juliann Fricke 3 2-2 8; Devin Gold 3 2-2 10; Sarah Kiely 5 3-4 13; Kate Logan 1 1-2 3; Kelly Scull 1 4-4 7; Lauren Gold 4 1-2 10; Chloe Pinto 0 0-0 0; Rebecca Houser 0 0-0 0; Emily Grundman 0 2-2 2; Alexandra Mangogna 0 0-0 0; Jodi Marazzo 0 0-0 0; Stephanie Brennan 0 0-0 0; Brittany Garvey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 15-18 53.

Abington (37)
Kelly Gregorio 0 0-0 0; Jen Kelly 3 0-0 8; Aiyannah Peal 5 2-4 12; Liz Layton 3 0-0 7; Ajanae Boone 4 0-0 8; Jessica Schmidt 0 0-0 0; Chynna West 0 0-2 0; Tess Johns 1 0-0 2; Jamie Schechtman 0 0-0 0; Felicia Strother 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 2-6 37.

CRN: 10-13-17-13--53
A: 13-4-10-10--37

Three-point goals: D. Gold 2, Scull, L. Gold (CRN); Kelly 2, Layton (A).


TEN THINGS


1. CR-North (11-1 overall, 6-0 SOL National) shot 26.7 percent in the first quarter and trailed by seven points, 17-0, early in the second quarter. The Indians went on a 13-0 run to end the first half and outscored Abington (8-3, 3-1) 17-7 over the last 5 1/2 minutes of the third quarter.

2. Junior forward Sarah Kiely had 13 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Indians. Kiely had the first four points of CR-North's 13-0 second quarter run and played tough against a physical Ghosts defense. "Sarah's awesome," Indians point guard Juliann Fricke said. "She can have five people on her and she can still go up and under."

3. Abington freshman forward Aiyanah Peal scored eight points in the first 10 minutes of the game and finished with a team-high 12 points. Peal was outstanding in the early going, but looked less comfortable after the Ghosts fell behind. "She needs to stay patient," Abington coach Dan Marsh said.

4. Sophomore guard Devin Gold had 10 points, five assists and four steals for the Indians. She's averaging 8.6 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 steals. Freshman guard Lauren Gold had 10 points, three steals and three assists. She's averaging 7.1 points, 2.8 assists and 3.2 steals.

5. Fricke added eight points and five assists. She's averaging 7.8 points, 4.2 assists and 3.5 steals.

6. CR-North coach Lou Palkovics on his team's poise after shooting poorly in the first quarter: “What I’m noticing is a real maturity. They don’t let it bother them. They’ll still launch. We’re not going to go a whole game shooting like we did in the first quarter.”

7. Fricke on the team's mentality: “The best thing about this team is that we don’t get down. We stay calm. Coach always tells us to keep shooting, no matter what. He knows we have good shooters.”

8. Abington has played five games without 6-foot-2 guard Emily Leer and is 3-2. Leer, who averaged 16.0 points in the first six games could return from a knee injury as early as next Friday.

9. Ghosts coach Dan Marsh on his team's impressive start: “We came out ready to play. We executed what we wanted to do on defense. But it was only a matter of time until they got Kiely going. After that, it became more difficult for us.”

10. Abington senior Liz Layton on playing without Leer: “We want her back. That’s 18 to 20 points from our offense. Add 20 points to our score tonight and we’re right there.”

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Council Rock-South 43, William Tennent 32

William Tennent (32)
Alison Malatesta 0 2-2 2; Megan Zimmerman 4 0-0 10; Ashley Alden 2 0-0 4; Taylor Morgan 1 0-0 2; Liz Koval 1 0-0 2; Sarah Godfrey 2 0-0 5; Hanna Sellers 1 3-6 5; Deanna Schneiderreit 1 0-0 2; Becky Allen 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 5-8 32.

Council Rock-South (43)
Lea Britton 1 2-5 4; Emily Nowicke 3 0-0 6; Chelsea Allen 3 4-5 10; Alex Wheatley 6 0-0 12; Ann Silverthorn 2 4-6 8; Steph Gillio 0 0-0 0; Alexa Crosier 0 0-0 0; Brianna Schlupp 0 0-0 0; Lindsay Kirlin 0 0-0 0; Jackie Weber 1 0-0 3. Totals: 16 10-16 43.

WT: 11-9-8-4--32
CRS: 12-12-9-10--43

Three-point goals: Zimmerman 2, Godfrey (WT); Weber (CRS).

NINE THINGS

1. CR-South (6-3 overall, 2-2 SOL National) led almost the whole way. Tennent (5-5, 1-4) had a brief one-point lead in the first quarter and another in the third. The Golden Hawks took control with a 13-2 run that began midway through the third quarter and stretched into the fourth.

2. The Golden Hawks have already won more games than they won during the entire 2007-2008 season. CR-South has won four straight.

3. Junior 5-foot-10 forward Chelsea Allen finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds for CR-South. Allen scored all 10 of her points in the first half and had eight offensive rebounds. “Chelsea did a good job on the offensive boards,” CR-South coach Monica Young said. “She hustles.”

4. Golden Hawks freshman center Alex Wheatley scored a game-high 12 points. “We got a lot of big plays from our freshman," Allen said. "We ask a lot of her, and she has really stepped up.”

5. Guard Megan Zimmerman led Tennent with 10 points. She hit a shot with three seconds left in the first quarter, and then made a 3-pointer with three seconds left in the first half.

6. Tennent sophomore Ashley Alden had four points, 10 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots. Junior forward Sarah Godfrey added five points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots.

7. Senior guard Ann Silverthorn scored eight points and had four steals for CR-South. Junior point guard Lea Britton added four points and four assists.

8. Beginning Saturday, Tennent is scheduled to play five games in seven days.

9. “I feel like we’re in really good shape,” Allen said. “Last year, we weren’t the best team in the league. We had to rebuild. I think we’ve always been overlooked as a team, but we’ve thrown all that out the window. We’re a team to be reckoned with.”

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Standings (Jan. 4)

Link to the latest state rankings by the Harrisburg Patriot-News

Through Jan. 4, 2009

SOL National


LeagueOverall
CR-North
4-0
9-1
Abington
3-0
7-2
Bensalem
3-0
6-2
Neshaminy
2-2
4-4
CR-South
1-2
5-3
W. Tennent
1-3
5-4
Pennsbury
0-3
2-6
HS Truman
0-4
0-7


SOL Continental


LeagueOverall
CB East
3-07-1
Souderton
3-1
7-2
North Penn
3-1
3-6
Quakertown
2-1
7-2
Pennridge
2-1
5-4
CB South
1-3
4-5
CB West
0-3
0-9
Hat.-Horsham
0-4
2-7


SOL American


LeagueOverall
Cheltenham
4-0
7-1
Wissahickon
4-0
7-3
Norristown
3-1
6-3
Upper Merion
2-2
7-3
Upper Dublin
2-24-6
U. Moreland
0-3
1-6
P-W
0-3
1-8
Springfield
0-4
3-6


AACA


LeagueOverall
Mount St. Joseph
4-0
11-0
Nazareth
4-0
9-0
Villa Maria
2-05-2
St. Basil
2-2
8-2
Villa Joseph Marie
1-2
4-6
Merion Mercy
1-3
5-5
Gwynedd-Mercy
0-3
1-7
Sacred Heart
0-4
3-6


PCL


LeagueOverall
Card. O'Hara
5-0
10-0
Arch. Ryan
3-0
9-1
Arch. Carroll
4-1
8-1
Arch. Wood
3-1
5-4
Arch. Prend.
3-1
5-5
Conwell-Egan
3-2
7-3
Card. Dougherty
3-2
5-3
Neu.-Goretti
3-2
5-6
Little Flower
2-2
4-3
Lans. Catholic
1-3
3-7
St. Hubert
1-4
3-8
W. Catholic
1-4
1-5
Hallahan
0-3
1-6
Kennedy-Kenrick
0-3
1-9
Bishop McDevitt
0-4
2-9


Friends League


LeagueOverall
Shipley
2-0
11-2
Abington Fr.
1-0
5-6
Fr. Central0-0
13-0
ANC
0-0
4-2
Fr. Select
0-0
3-5
Moorestown Fr.
0-0
1-2
George Sch.
0-1
2-3
Germ. Friends
0-1
3-7
Westtown
0-1
0-6

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Southeastern Pa. Top 20 (Jan. 1)

Here's a New Year look at the top 20 teams (plus one) in Southeastern Pa. at this point in the season. I haven't seen most of these teams play, so I'm going by scores.

Please feel free to e-mail around the link to this page. And let me know if I have missed anyone.

--Stephen Cornell

*****

TOP 21

1. Cardinal O’Hara (9-0)

2. Germantown Academy (8-0)

3. Archbishop Carroll (8-1)

4. Downingtown East (7-1)

5. CR-North (9-1)

6. Cheltenham (7-1)

7. Notre Dame (8-2)

8. Mount St. Joseph (10-0)

9. Archbishop Wood (5-3)

10. Villa Maria (5-2)

11. St. Basil (8-2)

12. Downingtown West (7-3)

13. CB East (4-0)

14. Abington (7-2)

15. Shipley (9-2)

16. Penn Charter (8-3)

17. Nazareth (8-0)

18. Central (7-0)

19. Springfield Delco (11-0)

20. Lower Merion (7-1)

21. Archbishop Ryan (9-1)