Girls Basketball
Lansdale Catholic 60, Bethlehem Catholic 23 >> Olivia Boccella was locked in from long range Thursday, connecting on eight 3-pointers in scoring 26 points as Lansdale Catholic cruised to a road non-league victory.
Grace McDonough added 17 points for the Crusaders (6-0) while Sanyiah Littlejohn had 11 points.
Pope John Paul II 44, Methacton 43 >> Sophie Vigliotta buried six 3-pointers in finishing with a game-best 26 points as Pope John Paul II edged visiting Methacton for a PAC win.
Rylee Derecola and Grace Fitzgerald each had six points for the Golden Panthers (4-3, 2-1 PAC, 1-1 PAC Frontier), who led 26-20 at halftime before Methacton pulled even at 31 at the end of the third quarter.
Abby Arnold hit four 3s in scoring 25 points for the Warriors (0-6, 0-2, 0-2 PAC Liberty).
North Penn 62, Pennsbury 51 >> North Penn picked up a home SOL crossover win to improve to 5-2 (5-1 SOL Colonial).
Abington 55, Upper Moreland 27 >> Mikiaya Durham collected 15 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals as Abington earned a fourth straight win rolling past Upper Moreland.
Piper McGinley posted 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Ghosts (7-2, 5-1 SOL Liberty) while Maya Johnson had seven assists, four rebounds and three steals.
For Upper Moreland (6-3, 3-2 SOL Freedom), the loss snapped its four-game win streak.
Council Rock South 48, Central Bucks East 15 >> Fiona Reckner finished with 13 points as Council Rock South handed Central Bucks East its first loss.
Liliana Metrick and Cam Gregory each scored 11 points for South (6-3, 4-2 SOL Patriot). East dropped to 6-1 (5-1 SOL Colonial).
Boys Basketball
Methacton 72, Pope John Paul II 62 >> Christian Matos scored a game-high 25 points as host Methacton claimed a PAC victory.
Sal Iemmello finished with 16 points, Alex Hermann had 13 points and Mason Conrad chipped in 10 points for the Warriors (5-2, 3-0 PAC, 2-0 PAC Liberty), who led 20-11 after a quarter then 38-27 at halftime.
Braden scored 15 points to pace Pope John Paul II (2-6, 0-3, 0-2 PAC Frontier). Jason Green had 13 points with Dom Demito contributing 10 points.
Dock Mennonite 54, The Christian Academy 35 >> Robb Sukaley’s 14 points paced Dock Mennonite as it stayed undefeated in BAL play.
AJ Washington added 12 points while Tony Martin led the defensive effort for the Pioneers (6-2, 5-0 BAL Presidents), who were up 23-16 at halftime and extended the advantage to 35-24 after three quarters.
Bensalem 76, Souderton 75 (OT) >> Souderton’s Bill Sackor scored 22 points as the Indians were edged in overtime by visiting Bensalem in the SOL crossover.
Nolan Watkins posted 15 points for Souderton (5-4, 3-3 SOL Colonial) while Clinton Kikonjo added 12 points. The Owls (6-1, 6-0 SOL Patriot) won their second straight.
Central Bucks East 70, Council Rock South 65 (OT) >> Jacob Cummiskey scored six of his game-high 27 points in overtime and also finished with six rebounds and three assists as Central Bucks East outlasted host Council Rock South to remain undefeated.
South’s Ryan Wekluk forced OT with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that tied the SOL crossover at 54.
Dhruv Mukund had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists for East (8-0, 6-0 SOL Colonial). Tyler Dandrea scored 11 points while Justin DiRoberto recorded 10 points and three steals.
Timmy Rahill’s 21 points led CR South (5-3, 4-2 SOL Patriot), which had a four-game win streak snapped. Wekluk had 14 points with Timmy Rahill and Gabe Cerulli both adding 13 points.
Upper Merion 58, Boyertown 45 >> Josh Nguyen had 10 of his 14 points in the third quarter as Upper Merion outscored Boyertown 24-11 in the period after the team were tied at 22 at halftime.
Nick Smiley scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the first half for the Vikings (5-4, 2-1 PAC, 1-1 PAC Frontier). Allen Cole collected 10 points.
Jack Greaves finished with 16 points for Boyertown (5-3, 1-2, 1-1 PAC Liberty) with Trey Kern registering 12 points.
Pennsbury 56, North Penn 40 >> North Penn (4-5, 3-3 SOL Colonial) lost its second straight while Pennsbury (5-4, 3-3 SOL Patriot) broke a four-game skid.
West Chester Henderson 59, Upper Dublin 53 >> Upper Dublin’s loss in the non-league road contest dropped the Cardinals to 5-2 (4-1 SOL Liberty).
Bullis School (Md.) 79, Germantown Academy 45 >> Tyler Nolan hit four 3-pointers in pacing Germantown Academy with 14 points as the Patriots lost their second straight.
Ellis Johnson and Bryce Rollerson both had nine points for GA (4-5).
Adrien Stevens made five 3s in scoring a game-high 21 points for Bullis School, which led 40-16 at halftime. Eric Reibe knocked down four treys in adding 20 points with Caden Diggs and Jewel Waker each finishing with 10 points.
Girls Swimming
Hatboro-Horsham 96, Souderton 90 >> Megan Luddecke and Sarah Parker both won two individual events as the Hatters topped Souderton in the SOL non-division meet.
Luddecke earned first in the 200 individual medley (2:15.57) and 100 back (1:02.04) and also swam on the winning 400 free relay (3:41.32). Parker had top times in the 50 free (24.06) and 100 fly (58.31) and was on HH’s first place 200 free relay (1:39.90).
Souderton got wins from Anna Stauffer in the 500 free (5:32.29), Jessica Burns in the 100 breast (1:04.77) and Allysa Gehman in diving (198. 40 points).
Boys Swimming
Souderton 108, Hatboro-Horsham 58 >> Souderton’s Ryan Christie claimed first-place finishes in both the 200 free (1:51.42) and 100 fly (53.90) as the Indians won the SOL non-division meet.
Also for Souderton, Elijah Gehamn was first in the 200 individual medley (2:06.41), Gian Carlo Bocchino won the 100 free (50.38) and Abraham Bleazard took first in the 100 back (58.25).
Hatboro-Horsham’s Spencer Alderson had victories in both the 50 free (22.25) and 500 free (5:15.92).
