The Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media Local Roundup (Jan. 31): Cheltenham remains undefeated
Boys Basketball
Cheltenham 55, Upper Dublin 43 >> Justin Savage scored 19 points and Rasheem Deary added 15 points as the unbeaten Panthers (15-0, 9-0) picked up the win on Monday night. The Cardinals (13-5, 9-3) were led by junior Colin O’Sullivan with 18 points.
La Salle 60, St. Joseph’s Prep 42 >> Horace Simmons scored 19 points and Nix Varano added 17 more as the Explorers picked up the PCL win on Monday night.
North Penn 60, Central Bucks West 57 >> Milind Pulugura scored 21 of his 23 points in the second haLa Academia 53, Jenkintown 44 >> lf as the Knights (10-8, 7-5) rallied for the Senior Night win on Monday.
La Academia 53, Jenkintown 44 >> The Drakes hung tough for a half, but fell short in a nonconference game on Monday. Jake Hilton paced Jenkintown with 19 points.
Girls Basketball
Perk Valley 47, Lower Moreland 24 >> PV went on a 36-13 first-half run and never looked back in a nonconference matchup on Monday. Emma Miley scored 8 of her 19 points in a 23-point second quarter for the Vikings. Tori Finnegan led Lower Moreland with 9 points.
Boys Bowling
North Penn 3, Quakertown 1 >> The Knights inched closer to an SOL American title with the win over the second-place Panthers on Monday. Quakertown came out strong, defeating North Penn in the first game 990-955 with three Panthers rolling 200-plus games. In the second game the Knights came roaring back, winning 1003-924. Lucas Francis led the charge for the Knights, missing a perfect game by one ball and finishing with a 277. Ryan Baker also chipped in with a 236. The Knights finished out the win in style, coming through 1031-1005 in Game 3. Francis led the way with a 782 series, following by a 634 from baker. Naman Parikh added a 627. Cody Johnson paced Quakertown with a 646 series, including games of 223 and 235, while Aydan Leighton added a 600 series.
Girls Bowling
Quakertown 4, North Penn 0 >> The Panthers rolled to the win on Monday with a season-best high game of 676 and series of 1803. Breanna Gardner led the way with a 191 and 457 series. Emily Yun of the Knights had her best game to date with a 158 and 368 series, while Mewgan Loughery added a 351 series.
