Mercury Roundup (Dec. 2): Hayes, Shumaker lead Methacton to 3rd place at Pottstown Invitational

WRESTLING

Pottstown Invitational
Ryan Hayes and Matty Shumaker were individual champions to help Methacton place third as a team at the Pottstown Invitational Saturday.
Hayes was champ at 133 and Shumaker at 160 while Gabe Franks was second place at 285.

La Salle, with four champions, won the team title.

Pottsgrove had a pair of wrestlers make the third-place matches with Gabe Constanzo placing third at 114 and Jake Palladino finishing fourth at 189.

Rough Rider Invitational

Upper Perkiomen placed second as a team at the Rough Rider tournament at Catasauqua High School on Dec. 2.
The Tribe had six place in the top 3 of their weight class, led by Gabriel Tulone (2nd at 114), Branden Rozanski (2nd at 139), Gabe Sanfelice (2nd at 145), Sean Murray (3rd at 127), Brandon Godshall (3rd at 133) and Zane Saeger (3rd at 152).

Solanco Mule Classic

Mason Richards championship at 189 pounds helped Spring-Ford to a fifth-place finish at the Solanco Mule Classic on Dec. 2.
Connor Hudak took second at 285 for the Rams and Jamie Silva was fourth at 152.

Battle at Germantown

The Hill School finished fourth in the team standings at Germantown Academy Saturday. Top performers were Cole Albert (144) and Zak Zindle (190), who placed second in their weight classes.
Five other Blues competed in the third place matches with Robert Pavlek (138) and Dante Donaldson (215) taking third and Conlan Boyer (150), Henry Ritts (157) and Brody Brunner (285) settling for fourth.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pottsgrove 61, Downingtown East 40

Pottsgrove started its season in style with a pair of convincing wins as hosts of the Pottsgrove tip-off tournament.
The Falcons saw all 11 players score points against D-East with Deymein Doctor’s 15 leading the charge.

Downingtown East: Faust 1 2-2 4, Brown 0 1-2 1, Littlepage 5 0-0 11, Jain 0 0-0 0, Henderson 2 0-0 5, Pell 2 0-2 4, Phillips 1 0-0 2, Ramprasad 0 0-0 0, Neff 2 1-2 6, Milon 1 0-0 2, Krupansky 2 0-0 5. Totals 16 4-8 40.
Pottsgrove: Jones 4 0-0 8, Ward 4 0-0 8, Martin 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Doctor 5 4-6 15, Rinda 2 0-0 6, Rosenberger 2 0-0 4, Marshall 1 0-0 2, Mohamed 2 0-0 5, Phillips 1 1-1 3, Curry 3 0-0 6. Totals 26 5-7 61.
Downingtown East 4 9 11 16 – 40
Pottsgrove 16 11 14 20 – 61
3-pointers: DE-Littlepage, Henderson, Neff, Krupansky; Pg-Rinda 2, Doctor, Mohamed.

Daniel Boone 72, Pottstown 54
Daniel Boone got its first win with another big outing from Brendan Gaines (26 points, five 3s) over undermanned Pottstown at the Pottsgrove tournament.
Fred Lacey (12) and Matthew DiGiacomo (10) also were in double figures for Boone.
Jurrell Young scored 24 for the Trojans, who struggled at the free-throw line going 6-for-21.

Pottstown: Mayes 2 0-0 4, Young 10 3-9 24, Robinson 1 2-4 6, Wallah 2 0-2 4, Jones 1 1-6, Jorrah 2 0-0 6, Whitehurst 1 0-0 2, Butler 3 0-0 7. Totals 22 6-21 54.
Daniel Boone: Delissaint 3 2-2 8, Welker 2 2-2 6, Gaines 9 3-4 26, Kedis 0 0-0 0, Lacey 4 3-6 12, Allen 0 0-0 0, Sherman 1 4-5 6, Elliott 0 0-0 0, DiGiacomo 3 2-4 10, Pingitore 0 0-0 0, Rodriguez 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 16-23 72.
Pottstown 12 14 12 16 – 54
Daniel Boone 18 22 15 17 – 72
3-pointers: Jorrah 2, Young, Butler; Gaines 5, DiGiacomo 2, Lacey.

Methacton 69, Tacony Charter 15
Methacton had balanced scoring as they raced out to a big lead and came away with their second win of the season, defeating Tacony Charter.

Methacton: Daddazio 4 2-2 13, Conrad 1 0-0 2, Leckerman 2 2-2 6, Robinson 0 0-0 0, Iemmello 3 0-0 6, Savage 3 4-4 10, Hermann 2 4-4 8, Rodriguez 6 1-1 13, Hull 1 2-4 4, Harris 2 0-0 4, Lineen 1 0-0 2, Greenberg 0 1-2 1. Totals 25 16-19 69
Tacony Charter: Floyd 0 0-0 0, Montero 3 0-0 6, Dawkins 0 0-0 0, Pointer 0 0-0 0, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Butter 0 0-0 0, Ellis 3 0-0 7, Bolds 0 0-0 0, James 0 0-0 0, Morris 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 0-0 15
Methacton: 26 24 6 13 69
Tacony Charter: 2 2 2 9 15
3-pointers: M- Daddazio 3; TC- Ellis

U.S. Naval Academy JV 69, Hill School 56
Hill (4-1) lost for the first time this season, fading in the second half against Navy’s second team. Aivaras Uosis led Hill with 15 points on a nice mix of baskets. Jacob Meachem added 14 in the loss.

Upper Perkiomen 54, Tulpehocken 45
Upper Perk topped the hosts Saturday at the Tulpehocken tournament after getting 20 points from Braden Reig and 17 from Aidan Keyser.Owen Williams made the All Tournament team.

Upper Perkiomen: Galassi 0 1-2 1, Williams 4 1-2 10, Brown 0 2-6 2, Keyser 7 3-5 17, Reig 5 7-7 20, Bosler 1 2-4 4.
Tulpehocken: Kampe 2 0-0 5, Colon 0 0-2 0, Courtright 0 0-0 0, Schwalm 7 0-0 16, Werner 2 0-0 6, Mathias 3 1-4 9, Palm-Rittle 1 0-0 3, Wilson 1 0-2 3
Upper Perkiomen 14 19 14 7 – 54
Tulpehocken 10 15 9 11 – 45
3-pointers: Schwalm 2, Werner 2, Matias 2, Kampe,

Upper Merion 54, Upper Moreland 49

Upper Moreland: Velez 0 2-2 2, N Best 0 0-0 0, A Best 4 2-3 13, Campbell 2 2-6 6, Carson 2 1-2 6, Perce 0 0-0 0, Murphy 6 3-5 15, Martin 0 0-0 0, Cybox 1 0-0 2, Hughes 2 1-2 5. Totals
Upper Merion: Edwards-Boone 0 1-2 1, Smiley 6 7-12 20, McFadden 1 3-4 5, Riley 0 0-0 0, Hirshorn 2 2-4 7, Peck 2 0-0 5, Cole 5 0-0 14, Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 13-22 54.
Upper Moreland 10 13 12 13 – 49
Upper Merion 15 13 12 14 – 54
3-pointers; A Best 3, Carson; Cole 4, Smiley, Hirshorn, Peck.

Valley Forge Baptist 51, Alliance Christian 46
Ian Wall scored 17 to lead host Valley Forge Baptist to a victory over Alliance on Saturday. Tavius Butler and Jonah Reyes scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, for Alliance.

Central Bucks West 51, Pope John Paul II 44
Pope John Paul II: DeMito 7 3-4 19, Wise 3 0-0 7, Reed 1 0-0 2, Zavertnik 1 0-0 2, Green 3 0-0 7, Bass 0 0-0 0, Mondillo 1 0-0 2, Robinson 2 1-2 5, Owens 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 4-6 44.
Central Bucks West: Engle 6 6-7 19, Gugger 1 2-5 4, Kulesa 1 0-0 2, Jankowski 6 6-9 19, Kimberly 1 0-0 2, Gallagher 1 0-0 2, Wisniowski 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 13-19
Pope John Paul II 14 11 8 11 – 44
Central Bucks West 9 13 17 12 – 51
3-pointers: DeMito 2, Wise, Green; Engle, Jankowski, Wisniowski.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Daniel Boone 37, Dock Mennonite 20

Daniel Boone won the Antietam tournament championship Saturday with a title game defeat of Dock Mennonite.
Jessica Parrott was named tournament MVP for the Blazers. Liv Welker scored a game-high 13 against Dock.

Dock Mennonite: Barnes 2 0-0 5, Price 0 0-0 0, Delameter 4 0-0 10, Ehst 2 0-0 4, Picariello 0 0-0 0, Mercure 0 1-2 1. Totals 8 1-2 2

Daniel Boone: Welker 4 3-3 13, Tritz 0 0-0, Okuniewski 0 0-0 0, Germany 2 0-0 5, Hall 0 0-0 0, Parrott 2 0-0 6, Glass 2 0-0 4, Bauder 1 0-0 2, Fetrow 1 1-2 3. Totals 12 4-4 37.
Dock Mennonite 3 8 6 3 – 20
Daniel Boone 9 16 8 4 – 37
3-pointers: Barnes, Delameter; Welder 2, Germany, Parrott 2.

Wilbraham & Monson 65, Hill School 43

Hill School fell at its home tournament to Wilbraham & Monson (Mass.). Sammie Faella scored 22 for the hosts.