Mercury Roundup (Dec. 19): Rosenberger brothers combine for 30 points as Pottsgrove holds off late Upper Perk rally

Boys Basketball

Pottsgrove 58, Upper Perkiomen 53

In a back-and-forth contest that saw Pottsgrove lead by 15 at halftime before Upper Perk stormed back to lead late in the fourth quarter, the Falcons dug deep and gutted out a PAC Frontier home victory behind a team-high 18 points from sophomore Chance Rosenberger. Joining Rosenberger in double figures were his senior older brother, Greg, who dropped a dozen, while fellow classmate Bryce Phillips contributed 13 for Pottsgrove. The win moved the Falcons to 6-3 overall and 3-2 against Frontier opponents as they continue to stay within striking distance of division leader Phoenixville (4-0 Frontier) and second-place Pottstown (4-1).

Upper Perk junior Darius Reid led all scorers with 25 points and had several key second-half buckets that brought his team back into the game. Aaron Maiden added nine points for the Indians (3-6, 0-4), while Grayson Sabo and Jordin Dice netted six apiece in the hard-luck defeat.

Girls Basketball

Upper Perkiomen 37, Brandywine Heights 27

Sam Godshall and Olivia Keyser each posted 10 points to lead Upper Perk to a non-league road win at Brandywine Heights on Friday night. Keyser also grabbed nine boards, while Godshall added four boards and three steals for the Indians (4-4 overall). Jenna Langenback had a strong all-around effort of nine points, seven assists, six steals and three rebounds in the triumph.

Executive Education Academy 52, Pottsgrove 34

Boys Swimming

Spring-Ford 97, Pope John Paul II 71

200 medley relay: PJP- Nicholas Zinn/Dominic Testa/Erick Zinn/Nicholas Moffa, 1:49.97

200 freestyle: SF- Connor Houde, 1:55.66

200 IM: PJP- Testa, 2:06.23

50 freestyle: SF- Connor Striffler, 25.84

100 butterfly: PJP- Erick Zinn, 1:00.34

100 freestyle: SF- Trevor Komp, 52.78

500 freestyle: PJP- Nicholas Zinn, 5:16.45

200 freestyle relay: SF- Clayton Heinzmann/Justin Delp/Andrew Henion/Komp, 1:38.59

100 backstroke: SF- Striffler, 1:04.90

100 breaststroke: PJP- Testa, 59.56

400 freestyle relay: PJP- Moffa/Erick Zinn/Nicholas Zinn/Testa, 3:52.65

Season records: SF 3-1, 3-0 PAC; PJP 0-3, 0-3

Girls Swimming

Spring-Ford 105, Pope John Paul II 65

200 medley relay: PJP- Annette Testa/Chloe Fennimore/Caitlyn Kenning/Sofia Munley, 2:06.03

200 freestyle: SF- Cece Bryant, 2:17.56

200 IM: PJP- Testa, 2:31.93

50 freestyle: SF- Lorelei Hoelzle, 27.86

100 butterfly: PJP- Fennimore, 1:09.81

100 freestyle: PJP- Kenning, 1:00.61

500 freestyle: SF- Elise Starcevic, 6:14.53

200 freestyle relay: SF- Mahi Chawla/Bryant/Gabby Metry/Cara Yohn, 1:53.82

100 backstroke: SF- Hoelzle, 1:10.23

100 breaststroke: PJP- Fennimore, 1:19.66

400 freestyle relay: SF- Karina Figueroa/Megan Curran/Hoelzle/Jane Hollis, 4:27.18

Season records: SF 3-1, 3-0 PAC; PJP 1-2, 1-2

Boys Wrestling

Pennsbury 44, Spring-Ford 24

107: Shane Matthew (P) pinned Colin Wilcher, 1:18

114: Andrew Castro (P) pinned Christopher Nunez, 0:39

121: Damian Frascella (P) dec. Crew Jackson, 7-2

127: Michael DeFinis (P) pinned Azamat Begmatov, 1:01

133: David DeFinis (P) dec. Evan Dinh, 8-5

139: Joel Jenkins III (SF) pinned Brett Kean, 4:45

145: Sergio Martoccio (P) tech. fall Trace Fisher, 15-0/2:56

152: John Hampton (P) pinned Giovanni Zepeda, 2:57

160: Roman Forbes (SF) pinned Noah McArdle, 3:10

172: Alexander Reiling (P) dec. Andrew Jenkins, 13-6

189: John Bostian (P) pinned Michael Stead, 3:54

215: Mason Richards (SF) pinned Kristian Warywoda, 0:38

285: Angelo Lopez (SF) pinned Jackson Coons, 3:31

Avon Grove 78, Pope John Paul II 0

107: Ben Kamertz (AG) won by forfeit

114: R.J. Beighley (AG) won by forfeit

121: Noah Smith (AG) pinned Ryan Cooper, 1:30

127: Yyeson Ortiz (AG) won by forfeit

133: Alex Diaz (AG) pinned Joshua Calbazana, 1:55

139: Noah Parsons (AG) pinned Andrew Jusko, 1:03

145: Shane Sloane (AG) pinned Sean Cooper, 2:28

152: Gabriel Kitchen (AG) Thomas Jusko, 2:43

160: Diego Abreu (AG) pinned Christopher Stelacio, 1:00

172: Noah Knox (AG) pinned George Charokopos, 0:45

189: Dominic Salvaterra (AG) pinned James McCauley, 1:55

215: Wyatt Holdren (AG) won by forfeit

285: Adrian Hernandez (AG) pinned Phillip Werner, 2:36

Methacton 39, West Chester Henderson 31