Mercury Roundup (Dec. 23): Upper Merion edges Pottsgrove for 2nd straight win

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Upper Merion 42, Pottsgrove 38

HIGHLIGHTS: Though Aaliyah Freeman came away with game scoring honors for the Falcons, the Vikings used a strong second quarter to get in front and hold on for victory in Thursday’s PAC Frontier Division game.

Freeman hit for nine of her 17 points off three 3-point baskets. But Riley Anderson, UM’s scoring leader with 14, went 10-for-10 from the foul line to set the tone for the visitors’ solid free-throw game, which saw them make 17 of 21 tries.

UPPER MERION: Maiden 5 1-2 11, Anderson 4 10-10 19, Nicolai 2 2-2 6, Kokosburger 0 2-3 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Joway 0 0-0 0, Eaton 0 2-4 2, Totals 12 17-21 42.

POTTSGROVE: Rockemore 2 0-0 4, Leaman 2 2-2 6, Freeman 7 0-0 17, Carroll 2 1-2 6, Smith 1 0-2 3, Harrell 0 0-0 0, Ortiz 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 3-6 38.

Upper Merion 12 14 7 9-42
Pottsgrove 13 4 9 12-38

3-point goals: Anderson, Freeman 3, Carroll, Smith.

Methacton 47, Owen J. Roberts 35

HIGHLIGHTS: Mairi Smith headed a trio of double-figure scorers that lifted the Warriors over the Wildcats in PAC Liberty Division action Thursday.

Smith’s 13-point showing tied her with OJR’s Avery White for game scoring honors, and she also contributed seven rebounds to Methacton’s cause. Other high scorers for the Warriors were Nicole Timko (11 points) and Cassidy Kropp (10).

OWEN J. ROBERTS: As. White 1 0-3 2, Price 5 3-4 14, Av. White 6 0-3 13, Martins 0 0-0 0, Koury 1 2-2 4, Smith 0 0-2 0, Clemson 1 0-2 2, Totals 14 5-16 35.

METHACTON: Kropp 4 2-3 10, Arnold 0 1-2 1, Torres 2 0-0 5, Kaufman 2 1-1 5, Timko 5 0-0 11, Bockrath 0 2-2 2, Woolbert 0 0-0 0, Smith 6 1-5 13, Totals 19 7-13 47.

O,J. Roberts 10 8 9 8-35
Methacton 15 14 7 11-47

3-point goals: Av. White, Torres, Timko, Price.

Spring-Ford 52, Boyertown 21

HIGHLIGHTS: Anna Azzara’s 15 points paced the way for the Rams in Thursday’s PAC Liberty win. Katie Tiffan joined her in double figures for the Rams’ with 10 while Madison Konnick scored 10 for the Bears.

Spring-Ford: Brescia 2 0-0 5, Preuss 0 0-0 0, Solliday 0 2-2 2, Miller 2 2-2 7, Azzara7 0-0 15, Pufko 1-2 1, Tiffan 3 4-6 10, Pettinelli 3 0-2 7, Andrus 0 0-0 0, Robbins 2 1-2 5, Totals 19 10-16 52.

Boyertown: Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Glennon 2 1-2 5, Konnick 2 6-8 10, Schweizer 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 3, Bieber 0 1-2 1, Adamski 0 0-0 0, Robbins 0 0-0 0, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Schweizer 0 0-0 0, Schealer 0 0-0 0, Weaver 0 0-0 0, Totals 6 8-14 21.

Spring-Ford 15 12 17 8-52
Boyertown 5 7 5 4-21

3-point goals: SF – Brescia, Miller, Azzara, Pettinelli; BT – Smith.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Upper Merion 57, Pottsgrove 39

HIGHLIGHTS: Ty Jones and Kalil Lawson combined for 25 points to lead the Vikings past the Falcons in their Pioneer AthletiC Conference (Frontier Division) game.

Jones had a game-high 15 points while Lawson added 10. For Pottsgrove, Manny Allen led the way with 10 points.

Pottsgrove: Allen 3 4-4 10, Thompson 2 0-0 6, Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Rinda 1 0-0 3, Mohammad 2 2-3 6, Glaze 2 1-2 5, Simon 2 0-0 4, Sisko 1 0-1 2, Penot 1 0-1 3, Clark 0 0-0 0, Ward 0 0-0 0 , Potpinko 0 0-0 0, Totals 14 7-11 39.

Upper Merion: Jones 7 0-0 15, Lawson 3 4-8 10, Etheridge 3 2-3 8, Tatom 4 0-0 8, Brooks 3 1-1 9, Perry 1 0-0 2, Amuefuna 0 1-2 1, Riley 2 0-0 4, Wynne 0 0-0 0, Seals 0 0-0 0, Hirshorn 0 0-0 0, Swayze  0 0-0 0, Smiley 0 0-0 0, Totals 23 8-14 57.

Pottsgrove 15 10 5 9-39
Upper Merion 18 12 11 16-57

3-point goals: Thompson 2, Rinda, Penot, Brooks 2, Jones.

Berks League

Antietam 54, Daniel Boone 29

HIGHLIGHTS: Joshua McKoy scored 18 points, Noah Archambault had 13 points and Alejandro Montero added 10 points to lead the Mounts past the Blazers in Thursday’s pairing of Berks League teams.

Brendan Gaines was Boone’s leading scorer with 10.

ANTIETAM: Montero 5 0-0 10, Lubas 3 0-0 6, McKoy 7 3-5 18, Archambault 5 2-3 13, Reyes-Rodriguez 1 0-0 3, Williams 2 0-0 4, Totals 23 5-8 54.

DANIEL BOONE: Delissaint 3 0-0 6, Pinchok 1 0-0 2, Gaines 4 0-0 10, Cid 1 0-0 2, Sherman 0 0-0 0, DiGiacomo 3 0-0 6, Hallman 1 1-2 3, Rodriguez-Guzman 0 0-0 0, Totals 13 1-2 29.

Antietam 18 24 3 9-54
Daniel Boone 4 4 6 15-29

3-point goals: McKoy, Archambault, Reyes-Rodriguez, Gaines 2.