Mercury Girls Basketball Roundup: White, Owen J. Roberts roll into home tip-off championship

Owen J. Roberts Tip-Off Tournament
Owen J. Roberts 67, Cheltenham 15

HIGHLIGHTS: Avery White was hot from long distance on the way to claiming game scoring honors for the Wildcats, and helping them roll over the Panthers.
White got 12 of her 22 points off shots from 3-point range. Asya Price and Alexa Vogelman each chipped in with 12 points for OJR, which will play Northampton for the tourney championship 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
CHELTENHAM: Leighton 2 4-4 8, Townes 0 0-0 0, Kopp 0 0-0 0, Davis 1 0-0 2, Buss 0 0-2 0, Simmons 1 0-0 2, Yevoli 1 0-0 3, Vaughn 0 0-0 0, Reimer 0 0-0 0, Totals 5 4-6 15.
OWEN J. ROBERTS: As.White 3 0-1 6, Price 5 1-2 12, Av.White 9 0-0 22, Grimm 0 0-0 0, Martins 1 0-0 2, Vogelman 3 5-6 12, Kresge 0 0-0 0, Kavas 0 0-0 0, Satiro 0 0-0 0, Koury 1 2-2 4, Smith 0 0-1 0, Sweeney 2 0-0 4, Clemson 2 0-0 5, Totals 26 8-12 67.

Cheltenham 4 6 2 3-15
Owen J. Roberts 23 15 12 17-67

3-point goals: Yevoli, Av. White 4, Price, Vogelman, Clemson.

Penn Wood 38, Pope John Paul II 32

HIGHLIGHTS: Penn Wood had two players combine for 30 of its points in Friday’s non-league win over the Golden Panthers.
Tess Crossan was the scoring leader for PJP with 11. The team is under the direction of new head coach Jack Flanagan, who returned to the school to coach basketball after heading the boys’ team at the school’s beginning a decade ago.
PENN WOOD: Roscoe 5 6-7 16, Gillis 5 4-6 14, Carter 0 0-0 0, Ginsan 0 0-0 0, Hughes 2 0-0 4, John 1 0-0 2, Blackwell 1 0-0 2, Pratt Heyward 0 0-1 0, Totals 14 10-13 38.
POPE JOHN PAUL II: Crossan 3 4-5 11, Nilles 3 2-2 8, Platt 2 1-5 5, Collolouri 1 0-2 2, Albeck 0 0-1 0, Bell 0 0-1 0, Tammaro 1 0-1 2, Fitzgerald 2 0-0 4, Totals 12 7-16 32.
Penn Wood 4 6 12 16-38
Pope John Paul II 6 6 9 11-32
3-point goals: Crossan.

Haverford 48, Spring-Ford 38

HIGHLIGHTS: Caroline Dotsey’s 17 points led Haverford to a season-opening win over Spring-Ford. The new-look Rams, who reached the PIAA 6A championship game in 2020-21, got 11-point games from Katie Tiffan and Mac Pettinelli.

SPRING-FORD: Solliday 1 0-0 3, Miller 0 0-0 0, Azzara 2 3-4 7, Pufko 2 2-2 6, Tiffan 4 1-2 11, Pettinelli 4 0-0 11, Ashley 0 0-0 0, Robbins 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 6-8 38.
HAVERFORD: Dougherty 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 3-4 9, Newman 1 2-2 4, Eberhart 0 0-0 0, Walsh 3 0-0 9, Dotsey 6 5-6 17, R Dotsey 0 0-0, Carpenter 0 5-8 5, Rowland 2 0-4 4. Totals 14 15-24 48.
Spring-Ford 6 5 15 12-38
Haverford 5 13 13 17-48
3-point goals: Pettinelli 3, Tiffan 2, Solliday; Walsh 3, Williams 2.

Perkiomen Valley 67, Faith Christian 31

Highlights: Freshman Quinn Boettinger scored 20 points for Perkiomen Valley and teammate Emma Miley added 14 points as the Lady Vikings defeated the Lady Lions in their openers Friday. Isabella Forker had 14 points for Faith Christian Academy.

FAITH CHRISTIAN: Bowersock 0 0-0 0, Lopez 0 0-0 0, Pepkowski 0 0-0 0, Hissner 3 0-0 9, Forker 3 6-8 12, M Hisser 3 0-0 8, Garber 1 0-0 2, Landis 0 0-0 0, Robinson 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 6-8 31.
PERKIOMEN VALLEY: Bacani 1 1-2 3, Beattie 3 1-2 8, Smith 3 1-1 9, E Stein 1 0-0 2, L Stein 3 0-0 7, E Miley 4 5-6 14, Matsich 0 1-2 1, G Miley 1 0-0 3, Boettinger 8 4-5 20. Totals 24 13-18 67.
Faith Christian 5 7 7 12-31
Perkiomen Valley 20 15 18 14-67
3-point goals: J Hissner 3, M Hissner 2; Smith 2, Beattie, L Stein, E Miley, G Miley.

Methacton 65, Harriton 49

HIGHLIGHTS: Nicole Timko scored a game-high 21 points with five assists and five steals as the Warriors advanced to championship of its tip off tournament. They will face Villa Joseph Marie on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Kayla Kauffman added 12 points and seven rebounds for Methacton while Cassidy Kropp scored 13 and Mairi Smith had 11 points and eight boards.

Harriton: Nora Dionne 0 0-0 0, Marietta Smith 4 4-4 14, Alexis Kanzinger 1 0-0 2, Annie Aspesi 7 0-0 19, Felicity McFillin 4 0-0 8, Sophie Kasmer 1 0-0 3, Anna Chimenro 1 1-2 3, Kira McDonnell 0 0-2 0. Totals 18 5-8 49
Methacton: Ashley Fisher 0 1-2 1, Cassidy Kropp 5 2-2 13, Morgan Coupe 0 0-0 0, Abby Arnold 0 0-0 0, Kayla Kaufman 6 0-0 12, Nicole Timko 9 1-3 21, Tori Bockrath 2 1-2 7, Caitlin Woolbert 0 0-0 0, Mairi Smith 5 1-1 11. Totals 27 5-10 65
Harriton 12 11 11 13-49
Methacton 12 18 20 15-65
3-point goals: Aspesi 5, Marietta Smith 2, Kasmer 1; Bockrath 2, Timko 2, Kropp

Calvary Baptist Tournament
High Point Baptist 48, Alliance Christian 29

HIGHLIGHTS: Bethany Thompson’s game-high 17 points helped High Point handle Alliance Christian in their opening game from the Calvary Baptist Tournament.
Caitlin Arden was Alliance’s high scorer with 13 points while Amara O’Bryant added six.

Great Valley 54, Upper Merion 25

UPPER MERION: Anderson 2 4-6 8, Smith 0 0-2 0, Kokenberger 1 0-0 3, Maiden 0 1-2 1, McCabe 0 1-4 1, Eaton 3 2-3 8, Nicolai 2 0-0 4, Onwubuariri 0 0-0 0, Joway 0 0-0 0, Crawford 0 0-0 0.
GREAT VALLEY: Flynn 1 1-2 3, Buzan 0 1-3 1, Eisenhart 0 2-2 2, DiPrinzio 1 0-0 2, Sioutis 3 0-0 6, Maslowski 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 1 1-1 3, Ridall 1 1-2 3, Lum 4 0-0 8, Frederick 6 1-2 15, Schadl 1 0-0 2, Curley 3 0-0 7, Powell 1 0-0 2.

Kennett 48, Daniel Boone 5

HIGHLIGHTS: The Blazers got their 2021-22 season off to a slow start Friday as they were rolled by Kennett in the Downingtown West Tip-Off Tournament.
Makayla Kelly was the game’s lone player to score in double figures, collecting 11 for Kennett.