Mercury Roundup (Dec. 7): Fryer, Owen J. Roberts out to 2-0 start for first time in 9 years

BOYS BASKETBALL

Owen J. Roberts 69, Renaissance Academy 35

Owen J. Roberts is 2-0 for the first time since 2014-15 after a rout of Renaissance Academy on Dec. 7 at home. Luke Fryer continued his strong scoring start with 23 points (four 3s) while Elijah Cline added 12 for OJR.

Renaissance Academy: Rouse 1 0-0 3, Savior 10 0-0 23, Cromarte 0 1-2 1, Stevenson 0 0-0 0, Breazeale 2 1-2 6, Smith 0 1-2 1, Picard 0 0-0 0, Deangelis 0 0-0 0, Villa 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 4-8 35.

Owen J. Roberts: Kanyangarara 1 0-0 2, Walker 2 0-0 5, Fryer 9 1-2 23, Drumheller 1 0-0 2, Cline 4 3-3 12, Holmburg 1 0-0 3, Cashman 1 0-0 3, Winnick 1 0-0- 2, Rose 0 0-0 0, King 4 1-1 9, Flynn 0 1-2 1, Graham 3 0-0 7. Totals 27 6-8 69.

Renaissance Academy 8 13 7 7 – 35
Owen J. Roberts 21 17 17 14 – 69

3-pointers; RA-Savior 3, Breazeale, Rouse; OJR-Fryer 4, Walker, Cline, Graham, Holmburg, Cashman.

Pottsgrove 72, Antietam 27

Gabe Rinda scored 18 points and Pottsgrove cruised past Antietam in non-league play on Dec. 7. Greg Rosenberger hit three 3s for nine points and Deymein Doctor and Blessing Jones also added nine each for the Falcons.

Antietam: Kauffman 1 0-2 2, Scheifly 0 2-4 2, Severino 1 0-0 2, Costa 0 1-2 1, Rafferty 2 1-1 5, Marrero 2 0-0 6, Williams 4 1-6 9. Totals 10 5-15 27.

Pottsgrove: Jones 4 1-2 9, Ward 4 0-2 8, Martin 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-1 2, Doctor 4 0-0 9, Rinda 7 2-3 18, Rosenberger 3 0-0 9, Marshall 2 2-3 6, Mohamed 1 0-0 3, Phillips 2 0-0 4, Curry 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 5-11 72.

Antietam 6 10 2 9 – 27
Pottsgrove 19 23 19 11 – 72

3-pointers: Ant-Marrero 2; Pg-Rosenberger 3, Rinda 2, Mohamed, Doctor.

Boyertown 41, Conrad Weiser 39

Keshawn Copeland hit two free throws with 8 seconds left to give Boyertown the win. CW’s Donovan Gingrich’s 3-point attempt was short at the buzzer.

For the Bears, Brayden Johnson had 10 points, Brant Rath had 10 points and 3 rebounds and Jack Greaves had 6 points and 6 blocks.

Boyertown: Johnson 3 1-2 10, Greaves 3 0-0 6, Kern 3 1-3 7, Thompson 2 0-0 6, B Rath 4 1-2 10, Copeland 0 2-2 2, Frey 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-9 41.

Conrad Weiser: Leonard 0 0-0 0, Sweitzer 0 0-0 0, Parr 0 0-0 0, Gingrich 2 8-12 14, McKee 1 0-0 2, Malone 2 0-0 6, Arnold 4 0-0 8, Rapp 4 1-1 9. Totals 13 9-13 39.

Boyertown 12 3 13 13 – 41
Conrad Weiser 11 6 4 18 – 39

3-pointers: Johnson 3, Thompson 2, Rath 1; CW-Gingrich 2, Malone 2.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 63, The Hill School 62       

Hill School (4-1) suffered its first defeat late in its home opener, surrendering the game-winning score with 1.4 seconds to play,

Hill got 12 points each from Aivaras Uosis and Nemo Holmes; and 10 each from Logan Davis and Jacob Meachem. Hill travels to Boston to compete in the Scholar Roundball Classic in Boston on Saturday where it will face perennial NEPSAC AA power St. Andrews.

Springside Chestnut Hill: Sanders 0 0-0 0, Burns 3 1-1 9, Brown 3 3-4 9, Waters 4 2-3 13, Williams 7 5-8 21, Kull 0 0-0 0, Kelly 2 2-2 8, Scott 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 13-18 63

Hill School: Johnston 4 0-0 8, Uosis 5 2-4 12, Meacham 3 4-6 10, Holmes 4 1-2 12, Terreri 2 2-2 6, Davids 4 0-0 10, Bashiru 1 2-2 4. Totals 23 10-16 62.

SCHA 14 16 17 16- 63

Hill School 19 9 19 13 – 62

3-pointers: SCH-Kelly 2, Williams 2, Burns 2, Waters 2; HS-Holmes 3, Davis 2, Terreri.

Upper Merion 52, Downingtown East 44

Downingtown East 13 9 15 7 – 44

Upper Merion 13 8 12 19 – 52

DE: Xander Faust 4 4-6 13, Connor Littlepage 2 0-1 6, Kaleem Henderson 2 3-6 7, Brayden Phillips 1 0-0 3, Holland Neff 4 0-0 11, Evan Milon 0 0-0 0, Chase Krupansky 2 0-0 4. Total 15 7-13 44.

UM: Zahaid Edwards-Boone 1 0-0 2, Nicholai Smiley 4 5-9 15, Jack McFadden 4 1-2 9, Josh Nguyen 0 2-2 2, Colin Hirshorn 5 0-0 10, David Peck 0 0-0 0, Richard Savior 0 0-0 0, Allen Cole 3 0-0 8, Elijah Davis 3 0-2 6. Total 20 8-15 52.

3-point goals: DE: Xander Faust, Connor Littlepage 2, Brayden Phillips, Holland Neff 3. UM: Allen Cole 2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Penn Wood 57, Pope John Paul II 44

Penn Wood gained distance in the second half to defeat PJP in non-league play Dec. 7. Taylor Morris scored 16 for the winners while the Golden Panthers got 10 from Sofie Vigliotta.

Penn Wood: Johnson 6 3-7 15, Wright 1 3-6 5, Morris 6 4-4 16, Lawrence 2 2-2 6, Mims 4 1-2 10, Freeman 3 0-0 7. Totals 22 13-21 57

Pope John Paul II: Dercola 2 0-0 6, Fitzgerald 2 1-1 5, Nilles 3 3-8 9, Albeck 2 0-0 4, Todd 2 0-1 5, McCoy 0 0-0 0, Vigliotta 2 5-6 10, Colliluori 1 0-0 2, Platt 1 1-3 3. Totals 15 10-19 44

Penn Wood 8 17 17 17 – 57

Pope John Paul II 5 16 13 10 – 44

3-pointers: PW-Mims, Freeman; PJP-Derecola 2, Todd, Vigliotta.

Rustin 59, Methacton 45

Rustin improved to 3-0 and denied Methacton its first win in a non-league meeting on Dec. 7. Kailey Barry netted 15 points to lead the Knights.

Abby Arnold scored 12 and had seven rebounds for the Warriors (0-3), the stat leader in both categories. Abby Masotta added eight points and Sydney Hockenbrock had five points and six rebounds.

Methacton: Kenney 0 2-2 2, Forde 0 0-0 0, L Cingiser 0 0-0 0, Masotta 3 1-2 8, Arnold 4 3-4 12, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Toaso 2 1-2 5, McCann 0 0-0 0, A Cingiser  0 0-0 0, Kaufman 3 0-0 6, Hockenbrock 2 1-4 5, Organtini 2 2-2 7, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Freese 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-16 45.

Rustin: Kraft 2 3-5 7, Cipollini 1 3-4 5, DiMichele 3 0-0 7, Curran 0 2-2 2, Battersby 0 1-2 1, Barry 5 5-7 15, Betchyk 3 1-2 7, Puzzangara 0 1-2 1, Harrison 0 0-0 0, Stackhouse 3 7-9 14. Totals 17 23-31 59.

Methacton 12 10 7 16 – 45
Rustin 18 8 24 9 – 59

3-pointers: Stackhouse, DiMichele, Masotta, Arnold, Organtini.