Roundup (Jan. 13): Host Pottstown rallies past Muhlenberg in MLK showcase

Boys’ Basketball

Pottstown 71, Muhlenberg 68

Senior brothers Abdul Jackson and Sadeeq Jackson were the architects of a rousing comeback from Pottstown as the Trojans rallied to victory over Muhlenberg as hosts of their inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Showcase event.

Abdul Jackson scored nine of his game-high 26 points in the final quarter while Sadeeq Jackson (15 points) saved his best for last with 10 points in the fourth.

Jurrell Young added 14 for the Trojans, who improved to 10-4.

Shermar Killen’s 25 for tops for the Muhls, who had four score in double figures.

Muhlenberg 16 17 22 13 – 68
Pottstown 16 18 12 25 – 71

Muhlenberg: Armstrong 1 2 1-2 9, LeClair 0 0 0-0 0, Kantner 4 1 2-2 13, Archie 2 0 6-8 10, Killen 7 2 5-6 25, Collado 2 2 1-2 11, J Collado 0 0 0-0 0.

Pottstown: Lyons 2 0 1-2 5, A Jackson 12 0 2-4 26, Young 3 2 2-3 14, S Jackson 4 2 1-2 15, Butler 0 0 0-0 0, J Jackson 2 1 0-0 7, Mayes 2 0 0-0 4. Totals 25 3 6-11 71.

 

Dobbins 81, Norristown 72

A slow start spoiled Norristown’s chances against Dobbins on Jan. 13 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Showcase event at Pottstown.

Dobbins led 24-8 after one quarter. Myon Kirlew scored 33 to lead the Eagles.

Dobbins 24 16 12 29 – 81
Norristown 8 17 20 27 – 72

Dobbins: Little 18, Campbell 16, Hudson 18, Thomas 6, Davis 19, Jacobs 4, Richardson 0.

Norristown: Byrd 11, Daniels 2, John 0, Giddens 11, Bonds 15, Kirlew 33, Tuggle0, Van Duyne 0.

Hill School, Blair Academy 49

Hill School (9-5, 2-0 MAPL) knocked off defending champion Blair Academy (14-2, 2-1) in a pivotal Mid-Atlantic Prep League showdown behind a game-high 17 points from point guard Jacob Meachem. Quadri Bashiru added 12 points in the win. It’s the third straight home win over Blair in the MAPL rivalry between the league’s perennial top teams. Hill returns to action on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at home against Friends Central School.

Blair Academy 9 7 15 18 – 49
Hill School 6 16 15 16 – 53

Blair Academy: RIppey 0 2 0-0 6, Shmid 4 1 1-1 12, Williams 3 1 2-2 13, Bailey 4 0 1-2 9, Kolaja 1 0 1-1 3, Ihekwaba 3 0 2-6 8. Totals 15 4 7-12 49.

Hill School: Johnston 3 1 0-0 9, Uosis 2 0 2-2 6, Meacham 6 1 2-3 17, Holmes 2 0 1-2 5, Terreri 2 0 0-0 4, Bashiru 6 0 0-0 12. Totals 21 2 5-7 53.

 

Methacton 66, Plymouth Whitemarsh 65

Manny Rodriguez hit the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to give the Warriors a 66-65 win over host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Jan. 13.  Christian Matos led Methacton (5-2 PAC, 10-4 overall) with 24 points while Sal Iemmello contributed 12.

Methacton 20   11   12   23 – 66
PW 17   11   16   21 – 65

Methacton: Daddazio 0 0 2-2 2, Conrad 1 0 2-2 4, Iemmello 1 2 4-4 12, Matos 7 3 1-3 24, Hermann 3 0 3-3 9, Rodriguez 0 2 0-0 6, Robinson 2 1 1-2 9. Totals 13 9 13-16 66.

Plymouth Whitemarsh: Colzie 6 4 5-12 29, Marisco 0 3 0-0 9, Davis 1 0 1-1 3, Sajid 3 3 1-2 16, Harris 0 0 0-0 0, Sayles 3 0 2-4 8. Totals 13 10 9-19 65.

 

Spring-Ford 67, Pope John Paul II 52

Close through three quarters, Spring-Ford took control in the fourth for a PAC crossover victory over PJP on Saturday. Jacob Nguyen and Tommy Kelly scored seven points apiece in the final frame as SF outscored PJP 21-8. Nguyen had a game-high 19 points, EJ Campbell had 17 and Kelly netted 16.

Caleb Zavertnik put up 14 for PJP.

Pope John Paul II 15 12 17 8 – 52
Spring-Ford 14 14 18 21 – 67

Pope John Paul II: Demito 3 0 2-2 8, Wise 0 2 1-2 7, Reed 4 0 0-0 8, Zavertnik 3 1 5-5 14, Green 2 1 0-0 7, Bass 0 0 0-0 0, Mondillo 0 0 0-0 0, Owens 2 1 1-2 8.

Spring-Ford: Kelly 5 0 6-9 16, Nguyen 5 3 0-1 19, Zollers 4 0 0-0 8, Campbell 4 1 6-6 17, Marsilio 0 0 2-2 2, Dellangelo 0 0 0-0 0, Turner 0 0 0-0 0, Pufko 0 0 0-0 0, Mokonchu 2 0 1-1 5.

 

Lancaster Mennonite 56, Owen J. Roberts 55

Lancaster Mennonite scored with four seconds remaining to grab a non-league win at OJR Saturday.

Luke Fryer scored 26 for the Wildcats.

Lancaster Mennonite 13 9 14 20 – 56
Owen J. Roberts 8 20 17 10 – 55

Lancaster Mennonite: Lilly 3 0 0-2 6, Salim 0 0 0-0 0, Rothwein 2 0 5-6 9, Grau 1 0 0-0 2, Hurst 5 0 3-4 13, Fisher 6 3 1-1 22, Taylor 1 0 2-2 4.

Owen J. Roberts: Walker 0 2 0-0 6, Fryer 4 3 9-11 26, Drumheller 0 0 0-0 0, Cline 3 1 0-2 9, Holmburg 0 0 0-0 0, Cashman 1 0 0-0 2, Winnick 0 0 0-0 0, King 5 0 0-0 10, Graham 1 0 0-2 2.

Boyertown 65, Interboro 53

A 18-6 second quarter swung the game in the Bears’ favor for a non-league home victory Saturday. Trey Kern scored 19 and Ryan Thompson added 18 including five 3-pointers.

Interboro 17 6 20 10 – 53
Boyertown 15 18 19 13 – 65

Interboro: Solomone 0 0 0-0 0, Collins 1 5 0-0 17, Ali 0 0 0-2 0, Pena 0 0 0-0 0, Thomas 2 2 0-3 10, Thomas 0 2 1-2 7, Diawara 3 1 0-2 9, Lloyd 1 0 1-3 3, Spaulding 1 0 2-5 4, Jeffrey 0 0 0-0 0, Schreiber 1 0 0-0 2. Totals 9 10 4-19 53.

Boyertown: Johnson 1 0 6-8 8, Greaves 1 3 2-2 13, Kern 5 1 6-7 19, Thompson 1 5 1-2 18, B Rath 2 0 3-4 7, Copeland 0 0 0-0 0, Frey 0 0 0-0 0, C Rath 0 0 0-0 0, Ellis 0 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 9 18-23 65.

Phoenixville 64, Strath Haven 40

Phoenixville grabbed control early with a 21-4 first quarter and rolled to a non-league win at Strath Haven. Deacon Baratta scored 21 in the first three quarters, followed by 13 from Dawson Brown and 10 from Max Lebisky.

Phoenixville 21 14 19 10 – 64

Strath Haven 4 14 11 11 – 40

Phoenixville: Absher 0 1 2-2 5, Booth 1 0 0-0 2, O’Donnell 0 0 0-0 0, A Cervino 1 0 0-0 2, Baratta 7 2 1-1 21, Brown 2 2 3-3 13, C Cervino 2 1 2-2 9, Lebisky 4 0 2-4 10, McClintock 1 0 0-4 2. Totals 18 6 10-16 64.

Strath Haven: Wenke 0 0 0-0 0, Jauregi 2 1 2-2 9, McLaughlin 1 0 0-0 2, Curtis 2 0 1-2 5, Gosnell 0 0 1-2 1, Killeen 2 0 0-0 4, Reid 0 0 3-5 3, Kaufman 1 0 0-1 2, Wilson 4 0 1-1 9, Szybist 2 0 1-1 5. Totals 14 1 9-14 40.

 

Girls’ Basketball

West Chester East 59, Phoenixville 51

Lauren Huron scored 16 and West Chester East scored a non-league road win at Phoenixville Saturday. Maliyah Warren and Kayden Baratta were high scorers for the Phantoms with 18 and 16 points, respectively.

WC East 13 15 20 11 – 59

Phoenixville 11 12 13 15 – 51

WC East: NA

Phoenixville: Warren 7 0 4-4 18, Ulcay 0 0 0-0 0, Gnias 0 0 5-6 5, Ford-Bey 4 0 3-6 7, Baratta 6 1 1-2 16, Schneider 1 0 0-0 2, Turner 1 0 0-0 2, Chain 0 0 0-0 0, Weeks 0 0 0-0 0.

Pennridge 71, Methacton 54

Ella Brown’s 24 points boosted Pennridge past Methacton in a non-league matchup on Jan. 13.

Abby Arnold had 23 points and six rebounds for the Warriors.

Pennridge 29 21    7    14 – 71

Methacton     7    14    19    14 – 54

Pennridge: Brown 8 1 5-8 24, Reavy 1 0 0-0 2, Fantaskey 2 1 2-4 9, DeHaven 0 0 0-0 0, Lapp 2 2 2-6 12, Huskin 1 1 1-1 6, Rindone 0 0 2-4 2, Verbit 3 1 7-12 16. Totals 17 6 19-35 71.

Methacton: Kenney 2 0 0-0 4, Forde 0 0 0-0 0, L Cingiser 1 0 0-0 2, Masotta 2 2 0-2 10, Arnold 6 1 8-10 23, Fisher 0 0 0-0 0, Toaso 0 0 0-0 0, McCann 0 0 0-0 0, A Cingiser 0 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 4 0 0-0 8, Hockenbrock 1 0 0-0 2, Organtini 1 1 0-0 5, Freese 0 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4 8-10 54.

 

Wrestling

Big Red Duals

Boyertown won the championship of the Big Red Duals at Souderton in an all-Pioneer Athletic Conference final over Spring-Ford on Jan. 13.

The Bears prevailed over the Rams 37-18 in the final, jumping out to a 29-0 lead in a run that featured pins from Gavin Sheridan (133) and Ryder Gehris (172). Sheridan was 4-0 on the day with four pins. Owen Dykie, Brody Coleman and Beck Babb also had 4-0 days for Boyertown.

For Spring-Ford, Mason Richards and Connor Hudak were 4-0 on the day.

Boyertown 37, Spring-Ford 18

Championship Final

127 – Andrew Myslinski (Bt) maj. dec. Jonathan Chapman, 10-1 (4-0)

133 – Gavin Sheridan (Bt) pinned Roman Forbes, 0:58 (10-0)

139 – Beck Babb (Bt) dec. Brennan McGrann, 12-5 (13-0)

145 – Shane Stankina (Bt) dec. Jamie Silva, 12-8 (16-0)

152 – Owen Dykie (Bt) maj. dec. Michael Stead, 13-4 (20-0)

160 – J.D. Heiser (Bt) dec. Drew Dotterer, 5-1 (23-0)

172 – Ryder Gehris (Bt) pinned James McGill, 2:23 (29-0)

189 – Mason Richards (SF) pinned Mike Kelleher, 2:21 (29-6)

215 – Daniel Borzillo (SF) dec. Michael Palmiero, 2-1 (29-9)

285 – Connor Hudak (SF) pinned Casey Shaak, 2:14 (29-15)

107 – Boden Waite (Bt) dec. Brady Seislove, 4-3 (32-15)

114 – Gus Smith (SF) dec. Cole Fogle, 7-0 (32-18)

121 – Brody Coleman (Bt) won by tech. fall over Angelo Calafati, 21-5 3:54 (37-18)

 

Boyertown 42, Sun Valley 22

Semifinals

121 – Brody Coleman (Bt) dec. Timothy Kearney, 17-14 (3-0)

127 – Andrew Myslinski (Bt) dec. Dalton Pedrick, 10-5 (6-0)

133 – Gavin Sheridan (Bt) pinned Gunnar Pedrick, 1:55 (12-0)

139 – Beck Babb (Bt) dec. Brecken Strickland, 11-10 (15-0)

145 – Hunter Delaney pinned Shane Stankina, 3:24 (15-6)

152 – Owen Dykie (Bt) pinned Nicholas Sexton, 3:26 (21-6)

160 – J.D. Heiser (Bt) pinned William Cadden, 5:28 (27-6)

172 – Brandon Carr (SV) won by tech. fall over Ryder Gehris, 17-2 3:26 (27-11)

189 – Joshua Larrimore (Bt) pinned Alex Alvarez, 1:38 (33-11)

215 – Brody Ayres (Bt) dec. Peter Fox, 6-1 (36-11)

285 – Michael Palmiero (Bt) pinned Nick Zimmerman, 0:54 (42-11)

107 – Darren Minicozi (SV) pinned Boden Waite, 4:49 (42-17)

114 – John Deorio (SV) won by tech. fall over Cole Fogle, 16-1 3:32 (42-22)

Spring-Ford 49, Neshaminy 22

Semifinals

121 – Nate Pokalsky (N) pinned Angelo Calafati, 5:30 (0-6)

127 – Jonathan Chapman (SF) pinned Alexander Jumaev, 2:43 (6-6)

133 – Brennan McGrann (SF) pinned Matthew Tomczak, 1:11 (12-6)

139 – Ryan Hinze (N) maj. dec. Christian Ruiz, 14-1 (12-10)

145 – Jamie Silva (SF) pinned Amir Meskhi, 1:32 (18-10)

152 – Drew Dotterer (SF) pinned Abdulvosit Rakhimov, 3:31 (24-10)

160 – Ernazar Baiyshbekov (N) pinned James McGill, 0:59 (24-16)

172 – Carter Clee (N) pinned Jack Redcay, 3:33 (24-22)

189 – Mason Richards (SF) pinned Colton Clee, 1:26 (30-22)

215 – Daniel Borzillo (SF) pinned Victor Filimonov, 3:18 (36-22)

285 – Connor Hudak (SF) dec. Owen Swartz, 8-1 (39-22)

107 – Brady Seislove (SF) maj. dec. Richard Frazer, 11-0 (43-22)

114 – Gus Smith (SF) pinned Sean Pokalsky, 3:20 (49-22)

Boyertown 57, Garnet Valley 9

Quarterfinals

114 – Cole Fogle (Bt) pinned Dominic May, 0:31 (6-0)

121 – Brody Coleman (Bt) pinned Owen Burns, 4:22 (12-0)

127 – Andrew Myslinski (Bt) pinned Ryan Vance, 0:43 (18-0)

133 – Gavin Sheridan (Bt) pinned Jacob Dadario, 2:19 (24-0)

139 – Beck Babb (Bt) dec. Nolan Carroll, 9-4 (27-0)

145 – Shane Stankina (Bt) dec. Ethan Bliss, 15-10 (30-0)

152 – Owen Dykie (Bt) won by forfeit (36-0)

160 – Ryder Gehris (Bt) pinned Mason Troy, 1:28 (42-0)

172 – Paxton Hunt (GV) dec. J.D. Heiser, 4-2 (42-3)

189 – Mike Kelleher (Bt) pinned Chase Britton, 2:09 (48-3)

215 – Brody Ayres (Bt) pinned Griffin Hays, 2:56 (54-3)

285 – Dylan Bledsoe (GV) pinned Casey Shaak, 1:59 (54-9)

107 – Connor Bush (Bt) dec. Peyton Duffy, 7-5 (57-9)

Spring-Ford 49, Souderton 18

Quarterfinals

114 – Gus Smith (SF) maj. dec. Ezra Swartley, 14-1 (4-0)

121 – Charlie Arobone (Sd) pinned Angelo Calafati, 3:19 (4-6)

127 – Jonathan Chapman (SF) pinned Jadon Bateman, 2:50 (10-6)

133 – Brennan McGrann (SF) dec. Dominic Ramos, 11-8 (13-6)

139 – Christian Ruiz (SF) dec. Cristian Trinidad, 7-1 (16-6)

145 – Jamie Silva (SF) pinned Bruce Newbery, 0:17 (22-6)

152 – Drew Dotterer (SF) pinned Mohammed Elsayed, 1:56 (28-6)

160 – James McGill (SF) dec. Alex Blum, 4-0 (31-6)

172 – Sawyer Lester (Sd) pinned Jack Redcay, 3:01 (31-12)

189 – Mason Richards (SF) pinned Kole Lester, 1:17 (37-12)

215 – Michael McCormick (Sd) pinned Daniel Borzillo, 2:48 (37-18)

285 – Connor Hudak (SF) pinned Thomas Gonce, 5:45 (43-18)

107 – Brady Seislove (SF) won by forfeit (49-18)