Mercury roundup (Feb. 6): Pottsgrove girls basketball downs Norristown at Falcon Invitational

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Pottsgrove 33 Norristown 29

BOX SCORE

Highlights: Pottsgrove defeated Norristown in the Falcon Invitational behind a 14-point game from Aaliyah Freeman and 11 points from Jessica Carroll. Briana Minick scored 11 points for the Eagles. The Falcons were held to just two points in the third quarter before running away with 16 in the fourth.

Renaissance Academy 53, Pottstown 32

Upper Merion 55, Dock Mennonite 15

Salem Christian 43, Alliance Christian 24

BOYS BASKETBALL

Bishop Shanahan 72, Upper Merion 64

Highlights: Allen Cole put up a game-high 24 points for the Vikings in a loss to Bishop Shanahan to close out the regular season. Yusuf Riley scored 13 points for Upper Merion and Devon Nelson added 10.

Upper Merion: Wynne 0 0-0 0; Nelson 5 0-2 10; Smiley 2 3-4 7; Ethridge 3 3-5 9; Hirshorn 2 1-2 5; Cole 8 4-6 24; Swayze 0 2-2 2; Zimmerman 1 0-0 2; Riley 3 7-11 13. Totals: 24 20-32 72
Bishop Shanahan: Kapczynski 4 0-0 10; Rodner-Tims 9 2-5 18; Seifried 2 0-0 4; Alexander 7 1-1 19; Scaggs 0 0-0 0; Snyder 1 0-0 2; Boyle 1 0-0 2; Griffin 1 0-0 2; Ambrose 0 1-2 1; Maddrey-Rylander 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 4-8 72
Upper Merion 19 14 19 20-72
Bishop Shanahan 18 13 9 22-64
3-point goals: Kapczynski 2, Alexander 4, Cole 4

Alliance Christian 80, Salem Christian 30

Highlights: Cole Boyles led the charge for Alliance Christian with 21 points. George Wachana scored 17.