CR-North 49, William Tennent 45

CR-NORTH (49)
Juliann Fricke 2 2-3 7; Devin Gold 0 0-0 0; Sarah Kiely 3 2-4 8; Danielle Peters 1 0-2 2; Jen Sroba 3 1-2 7; Kate Logan 2 0-2 6; Kelly Scull 3 8-12 16; Jenn Casper 1 0-0 3. Totals: 15 13-25 49.

WILLIAM TENNENT (45)
Alison Malatesta 0 0-0 0; Megan Zimmerman 1 2-2 4; Ashley Alden 3 2-5 8; Laura Kosma 2 1-1 6; Hanna Sellers 1 1-3 3; Sarah Godfrey 4 2-4 10; Taylor Morgan 0 1-2 1; Gabby Cancelliere 0 0-2 0; Patty Rauchut 0 0-0 0; Erin Boyer 3 0-0 8; Lissa Tercha 2 0-0 5. Totals: 16 9-19 45.

CRN 13-5-9-22—49
WT 5-4-17-19—45

3-point goals: Scull 2, Fricke, Casper, Logan (CRN); Boyer 2, Tercha, Kosma (WT).

Link to Courier Times game story

NINE THINGS

1. CR-North 5-foot-10 sophomore forward Kelly Scull had 16 points and six rebounds. Scull, who scored 26 points in North's first 11 games has 25 points in the last two. Against Tennent, Scull scored 14 points in the second half.

2. CR-North (9-4 overall, 6-1 SOL Continental) has won four straight and is tied with Norristown for first place in the league. Tennent (10-5, 5-2) has lost five close games in a row, but is only one game behind in the league.

3. CR-North had serious foul trouble all night. Sophomore forward Sarah Kiely had eight points before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Senior Jen Sroba finished with seven points, six steals and four rebounds.

4. CR-North guard Juliann Fricke dribbled away most of the final five minutes of the first half near midcourt. Tennent would not come out and challenge her. The Indians reluctantly let the time slip away because of their foul trouble. Tennent trailed by nine, 18-9, at that point, but Panthers coach Paul Veltre let the time tick off because he sat two of his seniors for the first half.

5. Tennent started the second half with a 10-0 run over 4 1/2 minutes.

6. Sophomore forward Sarah Godfrey had 10 points for Tennent. Freshman guard Ashley Alden had eight points and seven rebounds.

7. CR-North was 13 for 25 from the foul line. Tennent was nine for 19.

8. CR-North's Jenn Casper hit a crucial 3-pointer with two minutes left in the fourth quarter for her only points.

9. SOL Continental
CR-North	6-1
Norristown	6-1
William Tennent	5-2
CB East	5-2
Souderton	3-4
CR-South	2-5
CB West	1-6
Hatboro-Horsham	0-7

Standings

Through Jan. 6

SOL National

	League	Overall
CB South	5-1	10-3
Bensalem	4-1	9-3
Abington	4-2	11-3
Pennridge	3-2	6-7
North Penn	3-3	4-6
Neshaminy	2-4	7-6
Pennsbury	1-5	6-7
HS Truman	0-4	1-9

SOL Continental

	League	Overall
W. Tennent	5-1	10-4
Norristown	5-1	9-3
CR-North	5-1	8-4
CB East	4-2	6-5
CR-South	2-4	4-10
Souderton	2-4	6-9
CB West	1-5	3-9
Hat.-Horsham	0-6	2-9

SOL American

	League	Overall
Methacton	9-0	16-0
Upper Dublin	8-1	13-3
Wissahickon	6-3	9-6
Cheltenham	5-3	8-5
Quakertown	5-4	9-5
P-W	4-5	6-9
Upper Merion	2-7	4-10
Springfield	1-8	3-11
U. Moreland	0-9	1-13

AACA

	League	Overall
Mount St. Joseph	5-0	11-1
Villa Joseph Marie	5-1	10-3
Nazareth	4-1	8-4
Villa Maria	3-1	6-3
St. Basil	3-3	6-6
Merion Mercy	1-4	3-7
Gwynedd-Mercy	0-5	2-8
Sacred Heart	0-7	4-9

PCL North

	League	Overall
Arch. Wood	3-0	10-1
Arch. Ryan	2-0	8-4
Conwell-Egan	2-1	10-4
Card. Dougherty	1-1	3-8
St. Hubert	1-2	5-8
Kennedy-Kenrick	0-2	2-9
Bishop McDevitt	0-3	4-9

Villa Joseph Marie 51, St. Basil 41

ST. BASIL (41)
Teuber 9 8-9 26; J. Edwards 3 1-2 7; C. Edwards 0 0-0 0; Miller 0 1-2 1; O’Donnell 1 1-2 3; McCollum 0 0-0 0; Thompson 1 2-2 4; Gennell 0 0-0 0; Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 13-17 41.

VILLA JOSEPH MARIE (51)
Quattrocchi 0 8-12 8; Files 1 0-0 2; Kazarnowicz 6 3-6 15; J. Heston 2 0-0 4; C. Heston 1 3-5 5; Bierly 1 0-0 2; Van Wert 4 0-0 11; Abel 1 2-4 4; Waterson 0 0-0 0; Farr 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 16-27 51.

SB 12-6-9-14—41
VJM 14-19-5-13—51

3-point goals: Van Wert 3 (VJM).

Link to Courier Times game story

SIX THINGS

1. VJM (10-3 overall, 5-1 Athletic Association of Catholic Academies) has won six of its last seven. VJM's only losses have been to Conwell-Egan, Mount St. Joseph and unbeaten Great Valley.

2. Senior forward Sarah Kazarnowicz had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Jems. She's averaging 11.0 points a game and has scored in double figures in seven of the last 11 games.

3. Junior point guard Melissa Van Wert had 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists for VJM. She hit three important 3-pointers in the second and third quarters.

4. Seven different VJM players have scored in double figures in the last seven games alone. The Jems have a lot of scoring and a bunch of players who can handle the ball. Kazarnowicz, senior forward Jennie Heston and sophomore forward Carolyn Heston handle the ball really well. Carolyn Heston brought the ball up the court several times against pressure.

5. Senior Lindsay Teuber scored 26 points for St. Basil. With three minutes left in the game, Teuber had 24 of St. Basil's 33 points and nine of 11 field goals.

6. VJM trails only Mount St. Joseph in the AACA. Although Mount is the favorite in the league, VJM, Nazareth, Villa Maria and St. Basil will probably battle for second place.

Girls Basketball Notes

Link to Friday's Courier Times girls basketball notebook

Link to Courier Times game story of Conwell-Egan vs. St. Hubert

Link to Intelligencer game story of CB East vs. William Tennent

Coming this week, coverage of:

Villa Joseph Marie vs. St. Basil, Jan. 5

William Tennent vs. Council Rock-North, Jan. 8

CR-North vs. Pennsbury, Jan. 10

Neshaminy vs. Pennridge, Jan. 11

Statistics

Lower Bucks County Scoring Leaders
Through Jan. 2

Name, school		GP	PTS	AVG
Kristen Gilroy, BE		10	193	19.3
Carmen Tyson-Thomas, CEC		12	224	18.7
Rakita Thomas, BR		8	146	18.3
S. Barrington, HST		8	128	16.0
Ashley Robinson, AW		9	128	14.2
Devin Gold, CRN		10	126	12.6
Sarah Thorn, PB		5	63	12.6
Lissa Tercha, WT		12	147	12.3
Ashley Rosario, HST		8	97	12.1
Sarah Kiely, CRN		10	121	12.1
Sharmane Hall, BE		10	121	12.1
Veronica Brandon, MO		10	115	11.5
Jen Sroba, CRN		10	105	10.5
Sarah Kazarnowicz, VJM		11	116	10.5
Jenna Adams, CRS		12	119	9.9
Theresa Griffin, CEC		12	118	9.8
Jenn Prine, PB		12	115	9.6
Taylor Peltzer, AW		9	85	9.4
C. Bronaugh-LaRocca, GS		7	66	9.4
Meghan Ponza, PB		12	107	8.9
Kelsey Ryan, NE		10	88	8.8
Jackie Deegler, BE		10	84	8.4
Avery Wunder, NE		12	100	8.3
Kate Clarkson, BE		10	83	8.3
Sarah Godfrey, WT		12	99	8.3
Lisa Bernardini, GS		7	57	8.1
Lisa Strack, AW		9	73	8.1
Jody Pour, MO		10	77	7.7
Laura Kosma, WT		12	87	7.3
Juliann Fricke, CRN		10	72	7.2
Jennie Heston, VJM		11	79	7.2

Bensalem 72, William Tennent 68

WILLIAM TENNENT (68)
Tercha 2 2-2 8; Zimmerman 5 5-8 15; Kosma 3 2-2 10; Godfrey 3 1-3 7; Cancelliere 0 0-1 0; Koval 1 2-4 4; Alden 5 3-8 13; Boyer 3 1-3 9; Malatesta 0 2-2 2. Totals: 22 18-33 68.

BENSALEM (72)
Gilroy 4 15-17 25; Clarkson 1 9-14 11; Pritchard 2 2-4 6; Deegler 5 2-5 12; Hall 5 5-4 11; Ormont 2 1-2 5; Nolan 1 0-1 2; Bussey 0 0-0 0; Williams 0 0-0 0; Nyekan 0 0-0 0; Werth 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 30-47 72.

WT 19-24-13-12—68
B 17-12-20-23—72

3-point goals: Tercha 2, Kosma 2, Boyer 2 (WT); Gilroy 2 (B).

SEVEN THINGS

1. Tennent (10-1) led by 17 points, 50-33, with 5 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. Bensalem (7-1) outscored the Panthers 30-8 over the next12 minutes.

2. Bensalem junior guard Kristen Gilroy finished with 25 points and eight rebounds and made six straight free throws in the final 24 seconds. She was 15 for 17 from the free throw line in the game and 11 for 11 from the line in the second half.

3. Owls 5-11 junior center Sharmane Hall finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds in less than 17 minutes. She sat the last 10 minutes of the first half with two fouls and fouled out with 5:07 left in the game. Hall scored all of her points over a decisive 6 1/2-minute stretch in the third in fourth quarters. During that time, Bensalem cut Tennent's lead from 14 point to three points.

4. Junior guard Megan Zimmerman had 15 points for Tennent, and freshman guard Ashley Alden added 13 points.

5. The teams combined for 80 free throws (47 for Bensalem). Seven players fouled out (four for Bensalem).

6. Tennent has scored 61 points or more six times this season and is averaging 57.2 points a game. During one five-minute stretch in the first half, the Panthers scored 21 points. They had 35 points with 2:27 left in the second quarter and 50 points with 5:36 remaining in the third quarter.

7. Tennent and Bensalem combined for six total wins in the 2004-2005 season.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Top 20

Through Dec. 23

1. Archbishop Carroll (4-3): Three losses to out-of-state nationally ranked teams shouldn’t count against Carroll too much.

2. Archbishop Wood (6-0): Talented team playing well together.

3. Cardinal O’Hara (5-0): Big win over Mount St. Joseph.

4. Conestoga (6-0): Could be the year in D1.

5. Methacton (11-0): Looks like the class of the SOL.

6. Mount St. Joseph (7-1): Disappointing loss to O’Hara.

7. Downingtown East (7-1): Always a D1 contender.

8. Germantown Academy (5-3): Close loss to Wood. Not-so-close loss to O’Hara.

9. Upper Dublin (9-1): Very nice start.

10. Villa Maria (3-1): OT win at St. Basil.

11. St. Basil (4-2): OT loss to Villa Maria.

12. Archbishop Ryan (5-4): Always tough in PCL North.

13. Spring-Ford (9-1): Defending district runner-up.

14. Villa Joseph Marie (7-2): Solid team often overshadowed in AACA.

15. William Tennent (10-0): Needs more wins vs. top competition.

16. Great Valley (9-0): Hasn’t played a great schedule.

17. Norristown (6-2): Nice win over CR-North.

18. Council Rock-North (5-3): Relatively inexperienced Indians team upset by Norristown at home.

19. Conwell-Egan (7-3): Carmen Tyson-Thomas is one of the top players in the area.

20. Perkiomen Valley (8-3): Played tough vs. Spring-Ford and Methacton.