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.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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)
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)
Friday, February 15, 2008
Conwell-Egan 51, Arch. Ryan 37
ARCHBISHOP RYAN (37)
Laura Grow 2 4-4 6; Missy Milanese 3 0-0 6; Danielle Foreman 0 5-6 5; Jess Kosi 2 0-6 4; Kim Hollawell 2 2-4 6; Kate Keal 1 0-0 3; Sarah Strybuc 2 2-3 7; McArdle 0 0-0 0; Smith 0 0-0 0; Heisse 0 0-0 0; Shaw 0 0-0 0; Jerdan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 13-23 37.
CONWELL-EGAN (51)
Kaitlyn Maurer 2 0-0 4; Rachel Moore 1 0-0 2; Hilary Cloonan 1 7-8 9; Theresa Griffin 1 4-6 7; Carmen Tyson-Thomas 8 5-5 22; Kate Chase 1 0-0 2; Rebecca Howell 0 0-0 0; Jenny Rongione 1 0-1 2; Trish Watson 0 3-6 3; Kim Breslin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 19-26 51.
AR 7 9 7 14--37
CEC 12 14 8 17--51
Three-point goals: Keal, Strybuc (AR); Griffin, Tyson-Thomas (CEC).
Link to Courier Times game story
Link to Friday's Courier Times girls basketball notes
SEVEN THINGS
1. Conwell-Egan (20-5) will face Cardinal O'Hara (23-2) in the Philadelphia Catholic League semifinals at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night at St. Joseph's University. Conwell-Egan hasn't been to the PCL semifinals since 1998.
2. CEC junior guard Carmen Tyson-Thomas had 22 points for the Eagles. Senior center Hilary Cloonan scored nine points and senior guard Theresa Griffin added seven points.
3. “This is the best,”
4. “It’s not something we usually do, so it’s a big deal for us,” Tyson-Thomas said. “We played hard this year, and this is what we deserve. We’ve been playing like you’re supposed to play. We’re playing as a team. That’s the way to win games.”
5. Archbishop Wood faces Archbishop Carroll in the other PCL semifinal in a rematch of last year's PCL championship game (Carroll won).
6. Conwell-Egan has won 13 of its last 14 games since Dec. 27. The Eagles only loss during that span was to Wood on Jan. 22.
7. Conwell-Egan jumped out to a 12-3 lead and never trailed. Ryan didn't get closer than nine points in the second half. CEC beat Ryan three times this season.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Conwell-Egan 47, Archbishop Ryan 29
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.
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