Main Line roundup: Merion Mercy basketball squad places second at the Carolina Invitational

The Merion Mercy Academy basketball squad finished second in its bracket at the Carolina Invitational Tournament in Charlestown, S.C. Dec. 28-30, winning two games out of three contests. The Golden Bears lost to Harpeth Hall (Tenn.), 50-33, in the finals of their bracket Dec. 30, as Julia Richardson led Merion Mercy with 13 points.
The Golden Bears won their semifinal game at the Carolina Invitational, 47-32, against Pinewood (S.C.) Dec. 29. Jess Glancey led Merion with 15 points and both Richardson and Mary Kate Gray added nine points.
Merion Mercy started tournament play at the Carolina Invitational with a 64-29 win against Cheraw (S.C.) Dec. 28. Gray led Merion with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Richardson scored 10 and Glancey nine for the Golden Bears
The local roundup is compiled from high school game summaries sent to badams@mainlinemedianews.com. Local high school sports action for the period ending Jan. 2 was as follows:

Girls’ basketball
Academy of Notre Dame lost to Ursuline (Del.) Academy, 66-50, Dec. 30 in the Delaware State Classic. Lizzie Halligan led the Irish with 16 points, followed by Annie Greek (15) and Katie Halligan (eight).
Two days earlier, the Irish defeated Padua (Del.), 59-24. Ten different players scored for Notre Dame, led by Catie Kelly (12 points) and Katie Halligan (11 points).
Agnes Irwin beat Chester, 57-24, Dec. 28 at the George Snear Holiday Tournament. Leading scorers for the Owls were Gabrielle Seibert with 14 points, Grace Getz with 12 points and Amelia Bagnell with eight.
One day earlier, the Owls lost to Nazareth Academy, 54-40, in the George Snear Holiday Tournament. Leading scorers for AIS were GG Seibert with 12 points, Simone Harvey with 11 and Mairyn Dwyer with seven.

Boys’ basketball
Episcopal Academy defeated Bartram, 75-43, Dec. 27. Tyler Beaulieu led the Churchmen with 21 points, followed by Kevin McCarthy (15) and TJ Lamb (11).
Haverford School defeated Abington, 50-31, Dec. 30 at the Hoophall East Tournament Slam Dunk to the Beach. Silas Graham led the Fords with 17 points, followed by Luke Rasmussen (10) and KJ Carlson (10).
Three days earlier, the Fords fell to Seaford (Del.), 61-50 at the Hoophall East tourney. Carlson and Manny Butts each scored 14 points for Haverford School.
Malvern Prep lost to Cardinal O’Hara, 74-63, Dec. 30. Hayden Pegg led the Friars’ scoring with 19 points, followed by teammates Ryan Williams (15), Andrew Phillips (11) and Ryan Pegg (10).
Shipley edged Episcopal Academy, 64-63, Dec. 23. Darrien Grady tallied 26 points for the Gators (including five treys) and Will Lange chipped in with 14 points (including four treys).

Wrestling
Haverford School finished 12th out of 30 teams at the Ralph Wetzel Classic Dec. 29 while having only six wrestlers out of a possible 13 weight classes. Jay McDonnell finished third at 129 pounds, Andrew Lyon placed fifth at 154 pounds, Zach Moua finished sixth at 109 pounds and Matt Hoban was seventh at 123 pounds.

Indoor track
Radnor had some strong performances at the Robert Burdette Invitational at Lehigh University Dec. 29. Junior Sophia Hill placed second in the girls pole vault. Fellow junior Zoe Margolies finished third in the girls 3000 meter with a personal best time of 11:02.9. The boys 800 meter relay of Lionel Dunlap, Michael Chambers, Ethan Catoe, and Amir Byrd took home the third place medals.