Mercury Roundup (March 26): Sitko, Schneider net hat tricks in Upper Perk win

GIRLS LACROSSE

Upper Perkiomen 12, C.B. East 7

Highlights: MaryKate Sitko and Mia Schneider netted hat tricks to lead the Indians in their non-league victory over the Patriots.

UP built a 6-1 lead in the first half with help from the two-goal efforts of Payton Bettys and Lindsay Bieler.

Upper Perkiomen 6 6 – 12

C.B. East 1 6 – 7

Goals: UP – MaryKate Sitko 3, Mia Schneider 3, Payton Bettys 2, Lindsay Bieler 2, Maggie Milkowich 1, Abby Davidheiser 1. CBE – Ava Delfini 2, Paige Keller 2, Morgan Tait 1, Sierra Busing 1, Sammy Kishel 1.

Assists: UP – MaryKate Sikto 1, Payton Bettys 1, Lindsay Bieler 1, Maggie Milkowich 1. CBE – Morgan Tait 1.

Saves: UP – Makenzie Bettys 5. CBE – Grace Gidwani 4.

Emmaus 10, Spring-Ford 2

Highlights: Gianna DiBattista and Alyssa Mozi did the scoring for the Rams in Saturday’s non-league game with the Hornets.

Lexi Sowers was credited with an assist for Spring-Ford, which saw Mozi take six of its nine shots at goal.

Friday’s Game

Owen J. Roberts 11, Wilson 5

Highlights: Gabbi Koury was the offensive standout for the Wildcats in their season-opening win over the Bulldogs Friday.

Koury had a game-high six goal for Owen J, which also got pairs of tallies from Alexa Vogelman (two assists) and Sierra Miller. It all enabled the ‘Cats to erase Wilson’s early 4-1 advantage.

Goals: OJR – Gabbi Koury 6, Alexa Vogelman 2, Sierra Milano 2. Wil – Jenna Facciolli 2, Alexa Kairis 1, Kaitlin Coldren 1, Courtney Wilkes 1.

Assists: OJR – Alexa Vogelman 2. Wil – Alexa Kairis 1.

Saves: OJR – Korrigan Sweeney 8.

BASEBALL

St. Joseph’s Prep 9, Hill School 8 (8 innings)

Highlights: The Hawks rallied for two runs in the top of half of the seventh to force extra innings and outscored the Blues, 3-2, in the extra frame. Sam Soderman had a big day, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, and Anthony Grosso (1-for-2) drove in two more runs. Kenny Palmieri also tallied a pair of hits. Gilbert Saunders (double) gave Hill a quality start on the mound, striking out four in four innings, while allowing one unearned run on three hits.

St. Joseph’s Prep 11, Hill School 0 (5 innings)

Highlights: Sam Soderman’s two-hit (four on the day) performance were the highlight in Hill’s lopsided loss.

Perkiomen School 11, Haverford School 7

Highlights: The Panthers rallied twice from deficits as they prevailed over the Fords in a game that went nine innings before being decided.

Henry Clausell’s grand slam in the second inning enabled Perkiomen to erase the four-run burst Haverford mounted in the first. Shane Baird came on to pitch in the third inning and settled things down for the locals.

PERK SCHOOL         HAVERFORD SCHOOL

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Catania cf 5 1 0 0 McNeely 5 1 2 0

Stblfld 2b 4 1 0 0 Scanlan ss 5 1 0 0

Pena 2b 0 0 0 1 Quatrani c 3 1 1 1

Diaz lf 4 1 0 1 Dean p 4 1 1 1

Clausell p 3 1 1 4 Falk 1b 0 0 0 0

Baird p 0 0 0 0 Ferris cf 3 2 0 0

Quinones c 1 0 1 0 Davey 3b 5 1 3 0

Smith c 2 0 0 0 Donelly 2b 3 0 2 2

Lopez ss 4 2 2 0 Pennwill lf 3 0 0 0

Khela 3b 4 2 2 1 LaRocca rf 4 0 2 1

Dymond 3b 5 1 0 1 Dunbar cr 0 0 0 0

Sanchez rf 5 1 3 2

Fuelner cr 0 1 0 0

Totals 37 11 9 10 Totals 35 7 11 5

Perkiomen School 050 020 004 — 11
Haverford School 411 001 000 — 7

2B-Khela, Lopez, Quatrani, McNeely. HR-Clausell. 

IP H R ER BB SO

Perkiomen School

Clausell 2 4 5 4 2 2

Baird (W) 6 7 2 1 1 3

Romberger 0.1 0 0 0 1 0

Stubblefield 0.2 0 0 0 1 0

Haverford School

White 2 3 5 5 5 1

Jordan 6 3 2 2 3 6

Dean (L) 1 3 4 2 1 2