DLN Roundup: Evans’ big fourth quarter spurs Henderson

Whitney Evans scored seven points in the fourth quarter as West Chester Henderson outlasted Downingtown East, 46-44, in Ches-Mont League National Division girls basketball play Tuesday.

Evans hit five of her six free throws in the quarter.

Jackie Shea also had 12 points for the Warriors (1-2). Kaitlyn Miller had two key three-pointers in the fourth.

Charlotte Aldridge paced the Cougars (0-2) with 16 points, while Ari Smuda added 12.
W.C. Henderson: Miller 6; Person 2; Evans 12; Killoran 1; Shea 12; Bertrando 7; Alcaraz 6. Totals: 17 6-11 46.
Downingtown East: Aldridge 16; Ardoline 4; Hewitt 5; Johnson 2; Smuda 12; Hodges 5. Totals: 15 9-18 44.
W.C. Henderson 13 4 12 17 — 46
Downingtown East 6 10 12 16 — 44
3-point goals: Alcaraz 2, Bertrando, Miller 2, Evans, Aldridge 3, Ardoline, Hodges.

Coatesville 50, WC East 49 >> Deja Morris scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Red Raiders (1-2) collected the Ches-Mont National victory. Alexis Fields added 14 as Coatesville went to the free throw line 35 times, making 22. Annalise Kubasko paced the Vikings (2-1) with 14 points and Mikayla Kushner added 13.
West Chester East: Kubasko 14; Kerns 4; Miller 5; Keith 8; Kushner 13; Horan 2; Cooper 3. Totals: 18 11-15 49.
Coatesville: Fields 14; Morris 15; Burgess 8; Butcher 1; Wah 3; Ward 9. Totals: 13 22-35 50.
W.C. East 18 9 10 12 — 49
Coatesville 10 8 11 21 — 50
3-point goals: Kubasko, Miller,

WC Rustin 45, Unionville 34 >> Laine McGurk had 15 points and Ava Panetta added 14 as the Golden Knights (2-0, 5-1) posted the Ches-Mont American win. Riley Angstadt led the Longhorns with 12 points.
Unionville: Lang 4; Amoss 7; Johnson 5; Angstadt 12; Megill 6. Totals: 13 3-6 34.
W.C. Rustin: Panetta 14; Flynn 5; L. McGurk 15; E. McGurk 4; Barry 2; Stackhouse 6. Totals: 19 7-11 45.
Unionville 7 6 7 14 — 34
WC Rustin 10 10 13 15 — 45
3-point goals: Amoss 2, Angstadt, Stackhouse 2, L. McGurk.

Conestoga 57, Lower Merion 19 >> Ryan Jennings had 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Pioneers rolled to the Central League victory. Bella Valencia had two three-pointers and finished with eight points. Maggie Neary collected seven points, four rebounds and three assists. Ruth Lanouette added five assists and three rebounds.

Great Valley 62, Academy Park 21 >> Laura Lum poured in 17 points as the Patriots cruised to the nonleague victory. Gio Sioutis added 11 points and Julia Curran 10. .

Boys Basketball
Downingtown East 68, WC Henderson 47 >> Nyle Ralph-Beyer scored 17 points as the Warriors led from start to finish in the Ches-Mont National triumph. Danny Surowiec added 13 points and Connor Fleet had 12. Connor Shanahan led the Cougars with 14 points.
Downingtown East: Shanahan 14; Littlepage 3; Segarra 4; Hill 11; Jha 9; Taffo 6. Totals: 17 9-10 47.
W.C. Henderson: Ralph-Beyer 17; K. Smith 9; Fleet 12; J. Smith 3; Surowiec 13; Delucia 3; Dickerson 4; McFadden 7. Totals: 29 4-5 68.
Downingtown East 7 14 14 12 — 47
W.C. Henderson 17 17 18 16 — 68
3-point goals: Jha, Shanahan, Littlepage, Hill,

Coatesville 61, WC East 58 >> Zuri Harris scored 15 points and Dior Kennedy and Jeremiah Marshall had 13 each to guide the Red Raiders past the Vikings in the Ches-Mont National contest. Jack Kushner and KJ Cochran had 14 points apiece for East and Ryan Price collected 12.
Coatesville: Harris 15; Kennedy 13; Peoples 7; Marshall 13; Fowlkes 9; Proctor 2; VanOrden 2. Totals: 20 15-22 61
WC East: Sherlock 4; Ramos 8; Kushner 14; Cochran 14; Gallagher 6; Price 12; Totals: 20 12-15 58.
Coatesville 12 8 21 20 — 61
WC East 13 17 14 14 — 58
3-point goals: Harris 3, Kennedy 2, Marshall, Ramos 2, Cochran 2, Price 2.

Boys Swimming
Penncrest 96, Oxford 60 >> Noah Topmiller, Eric Kellerman and Andrew Hinkley were a part of two winning relay teams as the Hornets fell in the nonleague contest. They were part of the victorious 200-meter medley relay team with Zachary Stapleton and the 400 free relay squad with Braedan Singley.

Girls Swimming
Oxford 93, Penncrest 84 >> Claire Livingston won three events as the Hornets won the nonleague meet. Zoe Verbanas and Jill Chase were winners in two events each.