The Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media Local Roundup (Feb. 1): Pennridge stuns North Penn

Boys basketball
Pennridge 77, North Penn 62 >> The Rams (5-13, 3-9) got off to a hot start in the first half, taking a 44-32 lead, and coasted to their biggest win of the season on Tuesday night. Jude D’Agostino scored all 17 of his points in the first half and Xavier Peters led the team with 19. Milind Pulugura paced North Penn (10-9, 7-6) with 16 points.

Spring-Ford 51, Methacton 48 >> The Warriors (18-1) suffered their first loss of the season after a shaky second quarter on Tuesday night. Matt Christian led Methacton with 22 points, while Cole Hargrove added 14.

SCH Academy 69, Germantown Academy 61 >> Blake Smith scored 15 points, but the Patriots dropped the Inter-AC contest on Tuesday. Bryce Rollerson added 14 points for GA.

Upper Dublin 57, Quakertown 34 >> The Cardinals (14-5, 10-3) picked up the win led by a balanced attack on Tuesday night in SOL Liberty action. Ellis Johnson set the pace with 14, Seaton Kukla added 13 and Griffin Pensabene chipped in with 12 for the Cardinals.

Central Bucks East 76, Souderton 56 >> The Indians (11-6 6-6) fell behind 19-7 after one quarter and had trouble recovering on Tuesday night in a SOL Colonial matchup. Aleks Smith scored 17 points and Shaun Purvy added 10 for Souderton. Liam Cummiskey scored 14 points to pace CB East.

Dock Mennonite 96, Valley Forge Military Academy 51 >> Ten players scored as the Pioneers improved to 17-3, 12-0 in the BAL on Tuesday night. Nathan Lapp paced the Pioneers with 19, Vaughn Martin had 18 and Tomir Johnson chipped in with 17. Six diffferent players hit 3-pointers as Dock finished with 10 treys in all.

Jenkintown 58, Faith Christian 57 >> A Faith Christian 3-pointer with eight seconds left tied the game but Jenkintown’s Jake Hilton was fouled on a three as time expired and hit the first free throw to give the Drakes (4-11, 4-6 BAL Presidents) the win. Hilton finished with 28 points in all.

Norristown 74, Owen J. Roberts 45 >> The Eagles used a strong second half to pull out the PAC contest on Tuesday night. Norristown went on a 24-9 third-quarter run to take control of the game and coasted to the finish line. Righteous Mitchell led Norristown with 23 points, while DJ Johnson added 13.

Girls Basketball
Plymouth Whitemarsh 64, Hatboro-Horsham 24 >> The Colonials won their 19th consecutive game to start the season as Abby Sharpe led the way with 17 points on Tuesday night in SOL Liberty action. Katilyn Flanagan added 13, Jordyn Thomas 12 and Lainey Allen chipped in with 11. Alice Hall scored her 1,000th point for Hatboro-Horsham and finished the game with 11 points.

Souderton 44, Central Bucks East 33 >> The Indians defense did the job again as Souderton (16-2, 12-1) picked up another SOL Colonial win on Tuesday night. Casey Harter set the tone with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Erin Bohmueller added 10 points and 5 assists.

Germantown Academy 54, Agnes Irwin 21 >> The Patriots rolled out to a 27-5 lead after one quarter and never let up in posting the Inter-AC win on Tuesday night. Kendall Bennett led the way with 18 points, while Isabella Casey added 15.

Methacton 47, Spring-Ford 44 >> The Warriors keep chugging along, capturing their 15th consecutive game and clinching first place in the PAC Liberty in the process. Nicole Timko scored 14 points for Methacton (17-1, 9-0) and is now at 1,540 points for her career. Cassidy Kropp also chipped in with 14 for the Warriors.

Pennridge 53, North Penn 40 >> The Rams outscored the Knights in every quarter and picked up the SOL Colonial win on Tuesday night. Katie Yoder led Pennridge (10-8, 6-6) with 18 points, while Emma Pyne added 13.

Archbishop Carroll 49, Cardinal O’Hara 39 >> The Patriots led wire to wire on Tuesday night and took home the win in battle of PCL unbeatens. Taylor Wilson and Grace O’Neill each scored 15 points and Brooke Wilson added 10 for Carroll. Annie Welde led O’Hara with 11.

Archbishop Wood 80, Bonner & Prendergast 28>> Ryanne Allen was one of three Archbishop Wood players to score in double figures, finishing with 20 points along with five steals as the Vikings rolled to a PCL victory. Kara Meredith had 11 points while Allie Fleming added 10 points for Wood (12-6, 5-2 league). Ava Renninger totaled eight points, five assists and five rebounds with Bri Bowen and Emily Krouse both collected seven points and six rebounds

Wrestling
Souderton 44, CB South 24 >> The Indians won eight bouts and picked up the win on Tuesday night. Winning by fall for Souderton were Charlie Arobone at 113, AJ Stayton at 126 and Kole Lester at 189.