Mercury Roundup (Dec. 8): Smith’s putback caps Upper Merion girls basketball’s rally past Sacred Heart

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Upper Merion 36, Sacred Heart 35

Upper Merion rallied from seven down to beat Sacred Heart on the road. Senior Olivia Smith scored a putback in the closing moments to win it for the Vikings, which held Sacred Heart scoreless in the fourth quarter. Levayda Fuqua led the way with 13 points for UM.

Upper Merion: Coles 3 0-0 6, Maiden 4 0-0 9, Kokenberger 1 0-0 2, Fuqua 6 0-0 13, Smith 2 0-0 4, Fox 1 0-0 2, Eaton 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 0-0 36.

Sacred Heart: Brown 0 0-0 0, Walker 1 1-2 3, Donahue 4 0-0 11, Jeffries 3 4-5 11, McCaffrey 5 0-0 10. Totals 13 5-7 35.

Upper Merion 12 8 10 6 – 36

Sacred Heart 13 8 14 0 – 35

3-pointers: UM-Maiden, Fuqua; Donahue 3, Jeffries.

Perkiomen Valley 76, Lebanon 38

Quinn Boettinger was a dominant force with 31 points, including 18 in the first quarter, to kickstart Perk Valley’s non-league rout of Lebanon. Grace Galbavy (18) and Bella Bacani (11) also registered doubles figures for PV, which improved to 2-0.

Lebanon: Correa 7 6-6 21, Burrus 1 0-0 3, Whigham 3 0-0 7, Harrison 0 0-0 0, Lopez 0 0-0 0, Hernandez 1 0-0 2, Strickler 0 0-0 0, Harrison 2 1-4 5. Totals 14 7-10 38.

Perkiomen Valley: A Stein 1 1-2 3, Bacani 4 2-2 11, Smith 1 0-0 3, Nemic 1 0-0 2, L Stein 2 0-1 4, Fowler 0 0-0 0, Miley 2 0-0 4, Boettinger 12 4-6 31, Galbavy 8 0-0 18. Totals 31 7-11 76.

Lebanon 10 4 12 12 – 38

Perkiomen Valley 25 20 23 8 – 76

3-pointers: L-Correa, Burrus, Whigham; PV-Boettinger 3, Galbavy 2, Bacani, Smith.

Northampton 46, Owen J. Roberts 31

OJR fell at home to Northampton in non-league action Dec. 8. The Wildcats got 16 points from Asya Price, but only had three players score points in the loss.

Northampton: Beenders 5 0-0 12, Petties 3 1-2 7, Raysely 2 0-0 4, Pecuch 5 1-1 11, Yost 1 2-2 5, Gunkle 0 0-0 0, Eberts 1 0-0 2, Gower 0 0-0 0, Tampier 0 0-0 0, Sanchez 2 0-0 5. Totals 19 4-5 46.

Owen J. Roberts: Price 6 2-4 16, Martins 0 0-4 0, Winnick 0 0-2 0, Stone 0 0-0 0, Smith 3 3-3 9, Li 0 0-0 0, Radel 1 4-6 7. Totals 10 9-19 31.

Northampton 10 6 16 14 – 46

Owen J. Roberts 2 7 6 16 – 31

3-pointers: N-Beenders, Yost, Sanchez; OJR-Price 2

Ephrata Mennonite 53, Alliance Christian 38

Alliance was led by Daniela Ramirez (14 points) and Caitlin Arden (15 points) in a loss to Ephrata Mennonite on Dec. 8.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Neshaminy 53, Norristown 36

Emeer Coombs scored 22 to lead Neshaminy past Norristown on Dec. 8 in non-league play. Miles Daniels’ 12 points were tops for the Eagles.

Norristown: Byrd 3 2-4 8, Daniels 4 2-2 12, John 1 0-0 3, Giddens 0 2-3 2, Bond 0 1-2 1, Carter 0 0-0 0, Tuggle 4 0-0 10, Barr 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 7-11 36

Neshaminy: Cialella 0 0-0 0, Meehan 0 0-0 0, Coombs 5 11-14 22, Raivitch 0 0-0 0, R Meehan 2 0-0 4, Currie 5 1-2 11, Gilardi 1 0-0 2, Leiva 2 3-3 8, Horton 1 0-2 2, Walker 1 0-0 2, Gale 1 0-0 2. Totals

Norristown 1 8 13 14 – 36

Neshaminy 5 13 16 19 – 53

3-pointers: Daniels 2, John, Tuggle 2; Coombs, Leiva.

Henderson 79, Phoenixville 66

At the West Chester University Showcase, Nelson Lamizana scored 31 points and Henderson stayed ahead of Phoenixville in a non-league game. Dawson Brown scored 14 and Max Lebisky added 12 for the Phantoms.

Phoenixville: Absher 4 2-3 11, Yurick 2 2-2 7, Leo 0 0-0 0, Baratta 4 2-3 12, Brown 6 1-2 14, Cervino 4 1-2 9, Lebisky 3 6-6 12, McClintock 0 1-4 1. Totals 23 15-22 66.

Henderson: Lamizana 15 1-2 31, Ralph-Beyer 6 0-0 14, Fleet 4 2-2 12, Smith 2 3-4 9, Kearney 3 0-0 9, Nelson 0 0-0 0, McFadden

Phoenixville 13 18 19 16 – 66

Henderson 15 24 17 23 – 79

3-pointers: Absher, Yurick, Baratta 3, Brown; Ralph-Beyer 2, Fleet 2, Smith 2, Kearney 3.

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Oley Valley 67, Upper Perkiomen 49

Ben DeBalko scored 25 and the Lynx lit it up from 3-point range (10) to take down Upper Perk in non-league play Dec. 8.

Braden Rieg was top scorer for UP with 15 points.

Oley Valley: Turchi 1 4-4 6, N Debalko 3 0-0 8, McFarland 1 0-0 2, Haines 1 0-0 3, L Turchi 2 0–0 4, Williamson 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 1 0-0 3, Smith 1 0–0 2, B DeBalko 8 3-4 25, D Turchi 6 2-3 14. Totals 24 9-11 67

Upper Perkiomen: Galassi 2 0-0 6, Williams 0 1-2 1, Brown 4 0-1 10, Dice 0 0-0 0, Schmittinger 0 0-0 0, Keyser 0 1-2 1, Reed 0 0-0 0, Rieg 6 1-1 15, Bosler 1 1-2 4, Peguero 0 0-0 0, Rice 6 0-0 12. Totals 19 4-8 49

Oley Valley 19 19 14 15 – 67

Upper Perkiomen 12 16 16 5 – 49

3-pointers: OV-N DeBalko 2, Haines, Hoffman, B DeBalko 6; UP-Galassi 2, Brown 2, Rieg 2, Bosler.