Mercury Roundup (Dec. 28): Pottsgrove boys cruise past Daniel Boone

BOYS BASKETBALL 

Pottsgrove 64, Daniel Boone 28

HIGHLIGHTS: Manny Allen and Gabe Rinda shared game scoring honors while leading the Falcons past the Blazers in non-league play Tuesday.

Allen and Rinda each scored 13 points as part of Pottsgrove’s trio of double-figure performers, joined by Jobe Schmidt and his 11 counters. Harrison Delissaint and Brendan Gaines each scored eight points to lead Boone.

POTTSGROVE: Allen 6 1-2 13, Thompson 2 0-0 5, Schmidt 4 0-0 11, Rinda 5 0-0 13, Sisko 1 2-2 4, Mohammad 1 0-0 2, Glaze 4 0-0 8, Simon 1 0-0 2, Ward 2 0-0 4, Penot 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Potpinko 1 0-0 2, Totals 27 3-4 64.
DANIEL BOONE: Delissaint 0 0-0 0, Pinchok 2 3-4 8, Hashamy 1 0-0 2, Gaines 3 1-1 8, Sherman 0 0-1 0, DiaGiacomo 2 0-0 4, Bulafka 0 0-0 0, Sacarello 3 0-0 6, Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Kedis 0 0-0 0, Totals 11 4-6 28.
Pottsgrove 15 22 19 6-64
Daniel Boone 7 12 8 1-28
3-point goals: Rinda 3, Schmidt 3, Thompson, Gaines, Pinchok.

Wissahickon 60, Perkiomen Valley 59

HIGHLIGHTS: Though they had three player in double figures Tuesday, the Vikings still fell short of the Trojans in first-night action from their Perkiomen Valley Holiday Shootout.
Josh Pelzer scored a team-high 15 points, just ahead of the matching 14s by Julian and Vance Sadler. But Wissahickon used a 21-18 edge in third-quarter scoring to erae PV’s 24-22 halftime edge before holding on in an evenly-played fourth.

WISSAHICKON: Lassiter 1 0-0 2, Strunk 1 0-0 3, Twersky 2 1-2 5, Ryan 0 0-0 0, T. Williams 4 3-3 13, M. Wilson 2 2-2 6, Dias 0 0-0 0, Vechiano 5 0-0 12, Stous 7 2-3 19, Totals 22 8-10 60.
PERKIOMEN VALLEY: Brady 0 0-0 0, V. Sadler 5 2-3 14, Hansen 1 0-0 2, Kohler 1 2-2 4, Debebe 3 1-2 8, Pelzer 5 1-2 15, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Ju. Sadler 5 3-4 14, Totals 21 9-13 59.
Wissahickon 7 15 21 17-60
Perk Valley 9 15 18 17-59
3-point goals: Stous 3, T. Williams 2, Vechiano 2, Strunk, Pelzer 4, Ja. Sadler 2, Debebe, Sadler.

Methacton 66, North Penn 52

METHACTON: Blakemore 1 0-0 3, Lagana 1 0-0 2, Meyer 2 0-0 4, Byrne 10 0-0 21, Hargrove 10 1-2 21, Chilson 2 2-2 7, Brandi 0 0-0 0, Christian 2 2-2 8, Totals 28 5-6 66.
NORTH PENN: Sgro 3 2-2 8, Wright 0 0-0 0, Gee 5 3-4 15, Zelt 2 0-0 5, Larkins 4 0-0 11, Deininger 1 0-0 3, McAllister 0 0-0 0, Dorsey 0 0-0 0, Pulugura 3 2-2 10. Totals 18 7-8 52.
Methacton 18 19 12 17-66
North Penn 5 13 23 11-52
3-point goals: Christian 2, Blakemore, Byrne, Chilson. Larkins 3, Gee 2, Pulugura 2, Zeltt, Deininger.

Great Valley Tournament
Great Valley 67, Pottstown 47

HIGHLIGHTS: The Patriots used a furious first-quarter blitz to put the Trojans out of the game and the coast to a convincing victory Tuesday.
Great Valley (5-1) forced 11 first period turnovers from the Trojans (2-3), who turned the ball over 23 times on the day. Gabe Sibley was the Trojans’ leading scorer with 20 points.

POTTSTOWN: Sibley 6 8-9 20, Garves 0 0-2 0, Washington 3 1-1 7, Tinson 1 0-0 3, Agosto 2 0-0 4, Bostic 2 0-0 4, Moore 1 1-4 4, Jackson 2 0-1 4, Cotton 0 0-0 0, Schrauger 0 0-0 0, Palmore 0 1-1 1. Totals 17 11-18 47.
GREAT VALLEY: Woodard 1 0-0 2, DiMedio 5 1-1 12, Gal 5 2-4 14, Otterbein 1 0-0 3, Wallace 9 6-6 26, Peduto 1 1-2 3, Markowski 0 2-2 2, McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Metrick 1 0-1 3, Schembri 0 0-0 0, Hedge 1 0-0 2, Short 0 0-1 0. Totals 24 12-16 67.
Pottstown 11 16 6 14-47
Great Valley 28 14 15 10-67
3-point goals: Tinson, Moore, Di Medio, Gal 2, Wallace 2.

Phoenixville 70, Pleasantville 42

HIGHLIGHTS: Gabe Massenburg headed a trio of double-figure scorers that propelled the Phantoms to victory over Pleasantville.
Massenburg scored 16 points to key Phoenixville’s balanced offense, which bolted to a 30-19 halftime lead. Zavier Mayo added 11 points and Jake Stec 10 for the Phantoms.

PHOENIXVILLE: Massenburg 8 0-1 16, Bruni 1 0-0 3, Stec 4 1-1 10, Mayo 4 2-2 11, Matta 2 0-0 4, English 0 1-2 1, Savage 1 0-1 2, Smith 3 0-0 8, McDonnell 4 0-2 9, Lebisky 2 2-2 6, Totals 29 6-11 70.
PLEASANTVILLE: Valeus 3 0-0 6, Boyd 1 2-4 4, Barnes 8 2-7 20, Foad 1 0-0 2, Irizarry 2 2-4 6, Rosario 1 2-4 4, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Bafield 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Totals 16 8-19 42.
Phoenixville 15 15 23 17-70
Pleasantville 7 12 16 7-42
3-point goals: Smith 2, Bruni, Stec, Mayo, McDonnell, Barnes 2.

Fleetwood Tournament
Brandywine Heights 45, Upper Perkiomen 44

HIGHLIGHTS: In a back-and-forth game Tuesday, the Indians fell short of the Bullets in their first-day meeting.
Kyle Clancy finished with a game-high 17 points for UP, which reversed a 15-12 first-quarter deficit into a 28-27 halftime lead. After Brandywine Heights pulled even through three, it nudged ahead of UP for the win.

BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS: S. Miller 1 0-0 2, D. Miller 2 0-0 4, Brooks 5 2-4 12, Lafferty 0 0-0 0, Mammarella 2 0-0 5, Kanter 1 2-2 4, Gauby 2 0-0 4, Lichtenwalner 0 0-0 0, Wetzel 6 2-2 14, Totals 19 6-8 44.
UPPER PERKIOMEN: Shaak 4 0-0 8, Clancy 5 4-4 17, Nguyen 2 0-0 5, Willea 0 2-2 2, Keyses 0 0-0 0, Montero 3 0-0 8, Carpenter 1 2-2 4, Rieg 0 0-0 0, Avent-Brown 0 0-0 0, Totals 15 8-8 44.
Brandywine Heights 15 12 6 12-45
Upper Perkiomen 12 16 5 11-44
3-point goals: Clancy 3, Montero 2, Nguyen.

Upper Merion 48, Unionville 44

HIGHLIGHTS: Kalil Lawson had a team-high 17 points for the Vikings in Tuesday’s non-league game with Unionville.
Zayd Etheridge kicked in another 12 for UM, which used a 14-10 edge in fourth-quarter scoring to secure the win.

UNIONVILLE: Anderson 1 0-0 2, Logan 4 0-0 12, Casten 2 0-0 6, Nowoswiat 6 3-3 17, Carson 0 0-0 0, Kammier 1 0-0 2, Diehl 2 1-2 5, Totals 16 4-5 44.
UPPER MERION: Jones 3 3-3 9, Lawson 8 1-2 17, Perry 0 0-0 0, Seals 0 0-0 0, Etheridge 4 4-4 12, Amuefuna 0 0-0 0, Brooks 1 2-2 5, Hirshorn 0 0-0 0, Swayze 0 0-0 0, Nguyen 2 0-0 5, Riley 0 0-0 0, Totals 18 10-11 48.
Unionville 15 10 9 10-44
Upper Merion 16 7 11 14-48
3-point goals: Logan 4, Casten 2, Nowoswiat 2, Brooks, Nguyen.

Norristown 54, Lower Moreland 52

HIGHLIGHTS: DJ Johnson led the way with 14 points and John DiNolfi added another 13 as the Eagles held on for Tuesday’s non-league win.

NORRISTOWN: Gomez 3 0-0 7, Wise 0 0-0 0, Gordon 0 0-0 0, Johnson 6 2-5 14, Kirlew 1 2-3 4, Stinson 4 0-2 8, DiMichele 4 0-0 8, DiNolfi 6 1-1 13, Totals 24 5-11 54.
LOWER MORELAND: I. Aucea 3 0-0 6, Grant 2 0-1 5, Ernst 3 2-2 8, E. Aucea 4 1-2 11, Kroll 4 4-6 13, Krutsinger 3 0-0 7, Pennisi 1 0-0 2, 20 7-11 52.
Norristown 10 14 15 15-54
Lower Moreland 10 19 8 15-52
3-point goals: Gomez, Grant, E. Aucea 2, Kroll, Krutzinger.

Antietam 85, Alliance Christian 29

HIGHLIGHTS: Tristian Rivera was the bright spot for Alliance Christian in Tuesday’s action from the Antietam Holiday Tournament. Rivera scored eight points, pulled down two rebounds and made one steal for Alliance.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Boyertown Tournament
Lansdale Catholic 60, Boyertown 30

LANSDALE CATHOLIC: Boccolle 2 0-0 6, Casey 8 2-2 20, Curocelli 0 0-0 0, Clark 1 0-0 3, Edward 2 4-4 9, Johns 3 0-0 6, Littlejohn 6 0-0 12, McHugh 2 0-0 4, Saulino 0 0-0 0, Yemula 0 0-0 0, Totals 24 6-7 60.
BOYERTOWN: Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Glennon 0 0-0 0, Konnick 5 2-2 13, Ca. Schweizer 2 0-0 5, Smith 1 0-0 3, Bieber 2 0-0 6, Adamski 1 0-0 3, Robbins 0 0-0 0, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Co. Schweizer 0 0-0 0, Schealer 0 0-0 0, Totals 11 2-2 30.
Lansdale Cath. 11 24 16 9-60
Boyertown 12 5 8 5-30
3-point goals: Boccolle 2, Casey 2, Clark, Edward, Bieber 2, Konnick, Ca. Schweizser, Smith, Adamski

Phoenixville 41, Daniel Boone 26

HIGHLIGHTS: Caroline Flick and Jaime Michaud combined for 33 points Tuesday as the Phantoms handled the Blazers in non-league action.
Flick 18 points and Michaud 15 in leading Phoenixville to a 30-13 halftime advantage. Guinevere Fowlkes scored eight to lead Boone.

DANIEL BOONE: Glass 1 0-0 2, Grooms 3 0-2 6, Hall 2 0-0 4, Okukniewski 1 0-0 2, Karow 1 0-0 2, Fowlkes 3 2-2 8, Team 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 2-4 26.
PHOENIXVILLE: Michaud 3 7-8 15, Flick 7 2-6 18, Warren 0 2-4 2, Ulcay 3 0-0 6, Faulkner 0 0-0 0, Meyers 0 0-0 0, Ray 0 0-0 0, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Totals 13 11-18 41.
Daniel Boone 4 9 7 6-26
Phoenixville 16 12 9 4-41
3-point goals: Flick 2, Michaud 2.

Monday’s Late Games
Brandywine Heights 32, Upper Perkiomen 21

HIGHLIGHTS: Avery Potteiger and Addison Benner each scored 10 points to lead the Bullets (5-0) over the Indians in Monday’s opening round of the Brandywine Holiday Tournament.
Brandywine will take on Pequea Valley in the championship game Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Upper Perkiomen will play York Tech in the consolation game at 6 p.m.
UP’s Grace Galbavy claimed a share of game scoring honors with her 10-point outing.

UPPER PERKIOMEN: Schaffer 0 0-0 0, States 0 0-0 0, Fabian 0 0-8 0, Galbavy 4 2-2 10, Keeney 2 3-4 7, Neal 1 2-2 4, Cahill 0 0-0 0, Davidheiser 0 0-0 0, Totals 7 7-16 21
BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS: A. Potteiger 4 2-4 10, Benner 5 0-2 10, Fenstermacher 3 0-0 6, Wartzenluft 2 0-0 4, Dauberger 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 2-6 32.
Upper Perkiomen 2 10 2 7-21
Brandywine Heights 10 6 6 10-32
3-point goals: None.

Penncrest 61, Pottstown 37

HIGHLIGHTS: Though Trinell Watson was the Trojans’ statistical leader Monday, she couldn’t prevent her team from falling to Penncrest in non-league play.
Watsons scored 19 points, pulled down seven rebounds and made two steals for Pottstown.

POTTSTOWN: Caple 0 0-0 0, Watson 6 4-6 19, Jarrett 0 8-10 8, McClune 1 0-0 2, Brown 2 1-1 5, Brandon 1 1-2 3, Weller 0 0-0 0, Blake 0 0-0 0, Flemming 0 0-0 0, Totals 10 14-19 37.
PENNCREST: Curci 0 1-2 1, Gladue 3 0-0 6, Santalup 1 0-0 2, Curci 3 0-0 6, Huggins 1 0-0 3, Garrison 6 0-0 12, Bruce 3 2-4 8, Johnson 2 1-2 5, Griffiths 6 2-2 14, Bernhardt 0 0-2 0, Costello 1 0-0 2, Margis 0 1-2 1. Totals 26 7-14 61.
Pottstown 15 2 6 14-37
Penncrest 34 9 9 9-61
3-point goals: Watson 3, Huggins, Johnson.