Mercury roundup (Dec. 5): Ward, Kapp fuel Boyertown boys basketball in opening win

BOYS BASKETBALL

Boyertown 80,
Antietam 39
Highlights: Zach Ward and Jake Kapp scored 20 points apiece to fuel Boyertown’s home-opener win over Antietam.Robert Kern added 11 points for the Bears, who never trailed once in the game. Ward hit four 3-point shots and Kapp drained three.

Antietam: Lash 0 0-0 0; Lubas 4 0-0 9; Archambault 2 1-1 5; Hollis 3 3-7 9; Metz 0 0-0 0; Severino 2 0-0 4; Raffety 1 0-0 3; Scheifly 1 0-3 2; Williams 3 1-1 7. Totals: 16 5-11 39
Boyertown: Tinney 1 2-2 4; Ward 7 2-2 20; Kapp 8 1-2 20; Black 3 0-0 8; Klass 1 0-0 3; Johnson 2 0-1 4; Kern 5 0-0 11; Rath 0 0-0 0; Moccia 2 0-0 6; Soto 0 0-0 0; Thompson 1 0-0 2; Kiefer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 5-7 80
Antietam 12 12 11 4-80
Boyertown 18 20 27 15-80
3-point goals: Ward 4, Kapp 3, Black 2, Klass, Kern, Moccia 2, Lubas, Raffety

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wissahickon 30,
Norristown 13
Highlights: Four different players scored for Norristown but the Eagles were all held to single-digit scoring in a loss to Wissahickon at home. Kaitlyn McGeary scored a game-high 14 points, accounting for almost half of Wissahickon’s points as the only double-digit scorer of the game.

Wissahickon: Schools: 0 0-0 0; Lettieri 1 0-0 2; Friedman 0 0-0 0; Sydney 0 0-0 0; Acuna 0 0-0 0; Raldosono 4 0-0 8; Klein 1 4-4 6; McGeary 7 0-2 14. Totals: 13 4-6 30
Norristown: Pugh 0 0-0 0; Minick 2 1-2 5; Ad. Golston 0 0-0 0; Az. Golston 2 0-0 4; Ocasio 1 0-0 2; Douglas 0 0-0 0; Anderson 0 0-0 0; Bennett 1 0-0 2; Kindell 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 1-2 13
Wissahickon 4 16 6 4-30
Norristown 5 2 2 4-13
3-point goals: none