Mercury Roundup (Dec. 9): Spring-Ford boys basketball wins State College tournament

BOYS BASKETBALL

Spring-Ford 52, State College 44: Spring-Ford won the Skip Coleman Memorial Tournament in State College with a title game win over the host team on Saturday. The victory was the 250th of head coach Joe Dempsey’s career.

Matt Zollers scored a team-high 15 points and Jacob Nguyen netted 14 for the Rams, who took control in the second half after trailing 27-24 at halftime.

Zollers and Tommy Kelly were named to the all-tournament team.

Spring-Ford: Green 1 0-0 2, Kelly 1 2-4 4, Nguyen 5 2-2 14, Zollers 6 0-0 15, Campbell 5 3-3 13, Dellangelo 0 0-0 0, Turner 0 0-0 0, Mokonchu 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 9-11 52.

State College: Salazar 0 0-0 0, Yarte 3 0-0 7, Nichols 5 0-0 11, Angus 1 1-2 3, Melvin 2 0-0 5, Price 1 0-0 2, Torbic 7 1-1 16, Elliott 0 0-0 0. Totals

Spring-Ford 13 11 18 10 – 52

State College 12 15 8 9 – 44

3-pointers: Yarte, Nichols, Melvin, Torbic; Zollers 3, Nguyen 2.

Pottsgrove 68, Oley Valley 37

Julius Marshall caught fire in the third quarter with 14 of his 18 points and Pottsgrove cruised past Oley Valley on Dec. 9. Gabe Rinda scored all 11 of his points in the first quarter while Deymein Doctor and Kamal Curry added eight apiece for the Falcons.

Pottsgrove: Ward 2 1-2 5, Martin 1 2-4 4, Smith 1 2-2 4, Doctor 4 0-0 8, Rinda 4 1-2 11, Rosenberger 1 0-0 3, Marshall 6 2-2 18, Mohamed 0 0-0 0, Phillips 3 1-4 7, Curry 4 0-0 8. Totals 26 9-18 68.

Oley Valley: Turchi 2 0-0 4, N DeBalko 3 1-2 8, McFarland 1 1-2 3, Haines 1 0-0 2, L Turchi 0 2-2 2, Williamson 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, B DeBalko 5 0-0 14, D Turchi 2 0-0 4, Cappellano 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-6 37.

Pottsgrove 22 12 24 10 – 68

Oley Valley 9 10 9 9 – 37

3-pointers: Marshall 4, Rinda 2, Rosenberger; B DeBalko 4, N DeBalko.

Boyertown 59, Daniel Boone 53

Boyertown dominated the first half (26-13) and got 22 points from Braedyn Johnson in a non-league win over Daniel Boone on Dec. 9.

Trey Kern netted 13 and Ryan Thompson 10 for the Bears. Brendan Gaines scored all 23 of his points in the second half for the Blazers.

Daniel Boone: Pinchok 1 0-0 2, Lacey 0 0-0 0, Delissaint 4 1-2 7, Gaines 5 11-12 23, Weller 1 0-2 2, Sherman 1 2-2 5, DiGiacomo 4 0-0 8, Rodriguez-Guzman 3 0-1 6. Totals 18 14-19 53.

Boyertown: Johnson 5 11-13 22, Greaves 4 0-0 9, Kern 4 4-4 13, Thompson 4 0-0 10, Rath 2 0-0 4, Copeland 0 0-0 0, Frey 0 1-2 1, Rath 0 0-4 0. Totals 19 16-23 59.

Daniel Boone 6 7 12 28 – 53

Boyertown 14 12 13 20 – 59

3-pointers: Gaines 2, Sherman; Johnson, Greaves, Kern, Thompson 2.

Lower Merion 75, Methacton 70

Methacton (2-1) dropped a close contest to host Lower Merion in the Scholastic Play By Play Classic held at Lower Merion.  Sal Iemmello scored 23 points and was named the game MVP for the Warriors.  Alex Hermann contributed 15 points while Christian Matos added 13.

Methacton : Daddazio 3 0-0 9, Conrad 2 1-2 5, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Iemmello 8 5-5 23, Matos 5 0-2 13, Hull 0 0-0 0, Hermann 7 0-2 15, Rodriguez 1 0-0 3. Totals 27 6-11 70

LM: McCabe 2 3-4 9, Herrenkohl 9 5-8 26, Mobley 5 1-2 11, Mebane 2 5-6 9, Kasmer 2 1-2 7, Robinson 6 0-1 13. Totals 26 15-23 75.

Methacton  26  12  18  14 –  70

Lower Merion 24  22  16  13 – 75

3-pointers: M-Daddazio 3, Matos 3, Iemmello 2, Conrad, Hermann, Rodriguez. LM-Herrenkohl 3, McCabe 2, Kasmer 2, Robinson.

Quakertown 61, Owen J. Roberts 53

OJR couldn’t hold on to an eight-point lead in the third quarter, ultimately falling to 2-1 against Quakertown. The Wildcats were led by Luke Fryer with 21 points and Elijah Cline with 15.

Owen J. Roberts: Walker 2 4-4 10, Fryer 7 4-6 21, Drumheller 0 0-0 0, Cline 5 5-7 15, Holmburg 0 1-2 1, Cashman 0 0-2 0, Winnick 1 0-0 2, King 2 0-0 4, Graham 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 14-21 53

Quakertown: Wilken 3 1-4 8, Rosenberger 4 0-0 9, Longacre 6 1-2 13, Callen 2 0-0 5, Tomlinson 5 6-7 17, Mushrugh 2 0-1 4, Sulken 1 0-0 2, Lumas 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-14 61

Owen J. Roberts 15 13 15 10 – 53

Quakertown 18 12 13 18 – 61

3-pointers: Walker 2, Fryer 3; Longacre 2, Wilken, Rosenberger, Callen, Tomlinson.

Kutztown 48, Upper Perkiomen 41

Kutztown stayed in front in the second half and defeated Upper Perk in non-league play Dec. 9. Chase Franks had 13 for the Cougars. Braden Rieg and Aiden Keyser led Upper Perk (2-3) with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Kutztown: Lane 0 0-0 0, Kellogg 0 0-0 0, Franks 6 0-0 13, Mathias 4 3-4 11, Dunn 1 0-0 2, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Bergstrom 2 3-4 7, Miranda 2 1-4 6, Schuler 3 3-8 9. Totals 18 10-20 48.

Upper Perkiomen: Galassi 1 0-0 3, Wilson 2 2-2 6, Brown 3 0-0 6, Keyser 4 2-3 10, Rieg 4 3-4 11, Bosler 1 0-0 3, Rice 1 0-0 2, Reid 0 0-0 0, J Rieg 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-9 41.

Kutztown 15 8 13 12 – 48

Upper Perkiomen 14 9 8 10 – 41

3-pointers: Miranda, Franks; Galassi, Bosler.

Perkiomen Valley 73, Exeter 61

Kyle Shawaluk had 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and three steals to lead Perk Valley to a win at the City of Basketball Love showcase Saturday. Julian Sadler finished with a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double PV.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Owen J. Roberts 61, Collegium Charter 40

Asya Price netted 26 points and was named to the all-tournament team after leading Owen J. Roberts to victory in the consolation game at the OJR Tip-Off tournament Saturday.

Abby Smith scored 15 for OJR, which scored 23 first-quarter points.

Collegium Charter: Alexander 1 7-12 10, Beasley 6 1-2 14, Towles 7 2-5 16, London 0 0-0 0, Woolfolk 0 0-0 0, Ravi 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 10-19 40.

Owen J. Roberts: Holland 0 0-0 0, Price 7 8-9 26, Martens 1 4-4 6, Winnick 3 2-4 8, Stone 0 0-0 0, Pudleiner 0 0-0 0, Smith 6 3-4 15, Li 1 0-0 2, Radel 2 1-2 5, S Smith 0 1-3 1, Kolter 0 0-0 0, Russel 0 0-0. Totals 20 19-26 61.

Collegium Charter 9 11 9 11 – 40
Owen J. Roberts 23 9 15 15 – 61

3-pointers: Alexander, Beasley; Price 2.

Pennridge 47, Boyertown 23

Layla Verbit hit five 3s on the way to 20 points and Pennridge took control in the middle quarters to defeat Boyertown. Madelyn Weaver’s 11 points were tops for Boyertown.

The game was heavy on 3-point shooting: 16 of 25 made field goals were 3s.

Boyertown: Heacock 0 0-0 0, Shimukonas 0 0-0 0, Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Greaves 3 0-0 7, Sinclair 0 0-0 0, Weaver 4 0-2 11, Sobeck 1 0-0 2, Wieber 1 0-0 3, Larkin 0 0-0 0, C Heacock 0 0-0 0. Totlas 9 0-2 23.

Pennridge: 6 0-0 16, Reavy 0 0-0 0, Fantashey 2 0-0 5, DeHaven 1 0-0 3, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Lapp 0 0-0 0, Rindone 0 1-2 1, Smith 0 2-4 2, Verbit 7 1-2 20. Totals 16 4-8 47.

Boyertown 8 3 8 4 – 23
Pennridge 10 13 13 11 – 47

3-pointers: Weaver 3, Greaves, Wieber; Verbit 5, Brown 4, Fantashey, DeHaven.

Gwynedd Mercy 58, Methacton 18

Emilia Coleman scored 16 and Gwynedd Mercy cruised past host Methacton in a non-league meeting on Dec. 8.

Gwynedd Mercy: Lapp 4 0-0 9, Balkir 3 0-0 7, McDonnell 0 2-4 2, Rose 1 0-0 3, Kelly 2 2-2 7, Coleman 6 2-4 16, Amos 1 1-2 3, Kaltenbacher 3 1-2 7, Evans 2 0-1 4, Aboshady 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 8-15 58.

Methacton: Kenney 1 0-0 2, Forde 0 0-0 0, L Cingiser 0 2-2 2, Masotta 1 1-3 4, Arnold 1 0-0 2, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Toaso 0 0-0 0, McCann 0 0-0 0, A Cingiser 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 2 2-3 6, Hockenbrock 0 0-0 0, Organtini 1 0-0 2, Taylor 0 0-0 0 0, Freese 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 5-18 18.

Gwynedd Mercy    9    15    24    8    –    58
Methacton    4    8    2    4    –    18

3-pointers: Coleman 2, Kelly 1, Balkir 1, Lapp 1, Masotta 1

WRESTLING

Brian Bealer Memorial Boyertown Duals: Boyertown and Owen J. Roberts finished 4-1 at the Boyertown Duals Saturday. Fellow PAC team Perkiomen Valley went 3-2.

Easton went 5-0 as the lone undefeated team at the event.

For Owen J. Roberts, Dean Bechtold, Dillon Bechtold, Sam Gautreau and Brady Quinn went 5-0 on the day. Boyertown’s Shane Stankina, Gavin Sheridan and Andrew Myslinksi went 5-0 for the Bears.

PV had three wrestlers go unbeaten, Luke Knox, Patrick Lamirande and Carter Euker.

Chuck Springer Memorial Duals: At Norristown, Pottsgrove went 2-1 with wins over Norristown adn Lower Merion. The Falcons’ Mohamed Bouzenbila went 3-0.

Penn Manor Tournament: Hill School’s Cole Albert won the 145-pound title Saturday at Penn Manor. Albert downed Logan McFarland of Washington (W.Va.), 6-2, in the weight class final.

Dante Donaldson took third at 215 and Robert Pavlek fourth at 139 for Hill.

Upper Perkiomen’s Brandon Godshall and Branden Rozanski placed second in their weight classes at the Penn Manor to help the Tribe to an eighth-place team finish Saturday.

Godshall was second at 133 and Rozanski second at 139. Other medalists for UP were Gabriel Tulone (third at 114), Sean Murray (5th at 127) and Ben Godshall (7th at 121).

Springside Chestnut Hill Invitational: Pope John Paul II got runner-up finishes from Brady Pires and Gianni Ponzio at the 15-team tournament Saturday.

Pires was second at 120 and Ponzio second at 132 to help the Golden Panthers to a sixth-place team finish.

Antonio Ponzio (138) and Colton Sinkbeil (215) placed third.