DLN GIRLS BASKETBALL: Kennett outlasts rive Unionville behind Hertz
Caroline Hertz had 15 points as Kennett outlasted crosstown rival Unionville, 39-36 in Ches-Mont League American Division girls basketball action Tuesday.
Andrea Prestianne added 10 points as the Blue Demons sit in third place in the American with a 4-2 mark heading into Thursday’s big game with Rustin. They are 8-6 overall.
Sophie Detweiler, Maddie Shanahan and Grace Schrof had 10 points each for the Indians (3-3, 7-5).
Unionville: Detweiler 10, Ciccarelli 6, Shanahan 10, Schrof 10. Totals: 14 6-12 36.
Kennett: Gallivan 2, Prestianne 10, Houck 8, Hertz 15, Chaffin 1, Hussey 2. Totals: 14 4-7 39.
Unionville 15 6 9 6 – 36
Kennett 8 15 11 5 – 39
3-point goals: Shanahan 2, Prestianne, Houck 2, Hertz 4.
Downingtown East 54, Bishop Shanahan 50, OT >> Bella Smuda had a triple-double as the Cougars (5-1, 9-3) squeezed out the overtime win and joined a three-way tie for first in the Ches-Mont National. The freshman had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks. Erin Phelan had 13 points and Danielle Tyrell added 12.
Courtney Warley paced the Eagles with 23 points and Kelly Greenhut added 11.
Downingtown East: Tyrell 11, Dienes 4, Welker 1, Smuds 17, Phelan 13, Person 2, Crum 3, Williams 2.
Bishop Shanahan: Cox 2, McCarter 8, Kelly 3, Basile 3, Greenhut 11, Warley 23.
Downingtown East 7 19 4 13 11 – 54
Bishop Shanahan 13 7 6 17 7 – 50
Friends Central 55, Westtown 38 >> Josiah Lacy had 13 points and Eunice Jimenez added 11 as the Moose fell in the Friends School League defeat.
Friends Central: Jordan 16, Ginsburg 8, Caruth 23, Cypress 2, Smith 6. Totals: 19 8-9 55.
Westtown: Jimenez 11, Cottone 2, Lacy 13, Diaz 4, Stuart 4, Kramer 2, Macneer 2. Totals: 11 14-18 38.
Friends Central 10 17 6 22 – 55
Westtown 7 15 9 7 – 38
3-point goals: Jordan 4, Caruth 5, Jimenez 2.
Collegium Charter 65, Parkway Center City 32 >> Destyni Wood had 13 points as the Cougars (4-0, 10-2) captured the Tri-County League contest. Ayanna Revnell added 11 points and Kiana Brown had 10.
Parkway Center City: Clahar 3, Sanders 12, Wright 13, Morgan 2, McClain 2.
Collegium Charter: Maclaughlin 9, Revnell 11, Bohs 9, Wood 13, Kiara Brown 9, Kiana Brown 10, Rivas 4.
Parkway Center City 7 9 5 11 – 32
Collegium Charter 16 15 19 15 – 65
Downingtown West 49, West Chester East 23 >> Katie Couser tossed in 14 points and Gillian Nanni added 12 as the Whippets (6-9 2-4) rolled to the Ches-Mont National win.
Marrisa McDonald paced the Vikings (1-4) with nine points.
Downingtown East: Brown 5, Sipes 2, Wenner 5, Lewis 3, Bednarik 6, Couser 14, Gottlieb 2, Nanni 12. Totals: 20 7-14 49.
West Chester East: Richardson 5, Yogel 3, McDonald 9, Rogers 3, Lewis 3. Totals: 8 3-6 23.
Downingtown West 11 12 11 15 – 49
West Chester East 16 8 7 0 – 23
3-point goals: Brown, Winter, Richardson, Goebel, McDonald, Rogers.
West Chester Henderson 43, Avon Grove 26 >> Viki Kneis had 12 points and Grace Ferguson added nine as the Warriors (5-1) outscored the Red Devils (0-6, 1-12) 21-9 in the second quarter en route to a 28-12 halftime advantage in the Ches-Mont National victory. Ferguson grabbed 10 rebounds and Abby Shea had eight points and eight boards.
Allison Wallauer paced Avon Grove with nine points.
W.C. Henderson: DePrisco 4, Thompson 2, Kneis 12, Bertrando 8, Shea 8, Ferguson 9. Totals: 15 12-21 43.
Avon Grove: Wallauer 9, Malone 2, Smida 7, Valley 4, Griffiths 4. Totals: 9 6-9 26.
W.C. Henderson 7 21 11 4 – 43
Avon Grove 3 9 6 8 – 26
3-point goals: Bertrando, Smida 2.
Sun Valley 62, Octorara 38 >> The Braves faded in the second half to fall in the Ches-Mont Americn contest.
Sun Valley: Lannon 19, Jacyzyn 4, Giannakarios 2, Morris 3, Miller 2, M. Michael 17, Seasock 9, Grayston 2, E. Michael 2, Howley 2; Totals: 19 17-23 62.
Octorara: Hampton 9, Himelright 4, Russ 2, Fagiane 19, Byer 2, Foles 2; Totals: 14 5-10 38.
Sun Valley 14 15 17 16 – 62
Octorara 10 13 8 7 – 38
3-point goals: Fagiane 5, M. Michael 4, Seasock 2, Lannon.
