McGurk, Pina shine again for perfect Notre Dame

Senior guards Mandy McGurk and Maggie Pina are a big reason for Academy of Notre Dame’s fast start to the year.

The undefeated Irish won their fourth in a row Thursday with a 58-36 thrashing of Bonner & Prendergast in nonleague action.

Once again, it was the McGurk and Pina show.

McGurk poured in a game-high 27 points and Pina finished with 19 points for the host Irish (4-0), who led 34-21 at halftime.

Ariana McGeary scored 11 points and Maeve McCann had eight to pace the Pandas (2-1).

In other nonleague games:

Chester Charter School for Arts 56, Plumstead Christian 52 >> Logan Handy stepped up for the Sabers when they needed her the most.

Handy exploded for 22 of her team’s 25 points over the final six minutes of the fourth quarter as Chester Charter rallied for the win.

Handy was 12-for-12 at the free-throw line and scored a game-high 33 points to go with five rebounds, five assists and four steals.

CCSA trailed by five points when Handy returned from the bench with six minutes to go.

Ceyrah Williams added seven points, eight rebounds and two steals for CCSA. Yari Laguna (nine points) played well in her first varsity game.

Sacred Heart 53, Agnes Irwin 26 >> In a game Wednesday, Kyra Quigley scored 16 points to go with 13 rebounds, five assists and five blocks, and Caitlin Hughes added nine points for the Lions.

In the Central League:

Upper Darby 56, Lower Merion 44 >> Jasmine Forrester wanted to show her former teammates what they are missing.

The Royals’ junior guard, who transferred over from Lower Merion, overcame a box-and-one defense to score a game-high 22 points to go with six steals. She was 11-for-14 from the free-throw line to help the Royals (3-0) stay undefeated.

Upper Darby has matched last season’s win total and is 2-0 in the Central League.

Gabby Liberio paired 11 points with five steals and Natalie Koskinas (five points) pulled down a team-high nine rebounds for the Royals. Freshman guard Aubrey Ennis scored nine points.

In the Ches-Mont:

W.C. Rustin 68, Sun Valley 27 >> A tough one for the Vanguards, who trailed 15-4 after one quarter and couldn’t keep up with the Golden Knights. Abby Seasock scored 14 points in the setback.