Reporter Area Girls Basketball Wrap

Ryan DeOrio scored a game-high 21 points, moving her within 37 of the 1,000-point career-point plateau, as Methacton earned a 55-48 victory in a tough non-league battle with Penn Wood on Saturday.

Jackie Cerchio added six points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Warriors (15-4).
Methacton 55,
Penn Wood 48
Penn Wood 2 13 21 12 — 48
Methacton 14 15 8 18 — 55
Penn Wood: Awa Dicko 0 0-1 0, Seleia Matthews 2 1-2 5, Kianna Elam 1 0-0 2, Carle Andrews 5 3-7 14, Jailynn Watson 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Dorsey 0 0-0 0, Tracey Patterson 3 0-1 6, Brianna Moore 7 5-10 21. Totals 18 9-21 48.
Methacton: Ryan DeOrio 6 6-9 21, Nicole Cooper 0 0-0 0, Jenna Cooper 2 0-4 4, Sydney Tornetta 1 0-0 2, Jackie Cerchio 3 0-1 6, Olivia Pennypacker 5 3-4 14, Jill Zerbe 0 4-4 4, Sydney Thompson 1 0-0 2, Abby Penjuke 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 13-22 55.
3-pointers: Andrews 1, Moore 2, DeOrio 3, Pennypacker 1.
Seton Keough (Md.) 56, Spring-Ford 53 (OT) >> Maddie Haney scored 22 points for the Rams on Saturday but Spring-Ford couldn’t quite catch their out-of-state foe in overtime.
Seton Keough (Md.) 56,
Spring-Ford 53
Spring-Ford 10 19 8 10 6 — 53
Seton Keough 13 7 19 8 9 — 56
Seton Keough: Addison 0 2-3 2, Bacon 10 4-8 24, Franklin 0 0-0 0, Green 1 0-4 2, Pennick 0 2-2 2, Mitchell 3 1-4 8, Lewis 4 1-2 11, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 2-4 7. Totals 20 12-27 56.
Spring-Ford: Sydney Wagner 3 3-5 11, Juliana Alessandroni 4 2-2 12, Lauren Mensch 0 4-6 4, Lexie Nugent 0 1-2 1, Alyssa Conway 0 0-0 0, Ali Higgins 0 0-0 0, Abby Goodrich 1 1-1 3, Maddie Haney 7 7-8 22, Cassie Marte 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 18-24 53.
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 57, Marple Newtown 26 >> Taylor O’Brien poured in 23 points to power the Colonials to the Saturday afternoon win.
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 57,
Marple Newtown 26
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 11 24 15 7 — 57
Marple Newtown 3 5 7 11 — 26
Plymouth Whitemarsh: O’Brien 8 7-12 23, Dickson 1 0-0 2, Fortescue 6 2-4 17, Schweitzer 1 0-0 3, Diamond 0 2-3 2, Betterly 1 0-0 2, Coscia 4 0-0 8. Totals 21 11-19 57.
Marple Newtown: Cristello 1 2-2 5, McCarthy 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Rutecki 0 2-2 2, Ayoub 0 2-4 2, Volpi 0 2-4 2, Coaury 1 0-0 2, Young 2 1-2 5, Adams 2 0-0 2. Totals 8 9-14 26.
3-pointers: Fortescue 3, Schweitzer, Cristello.
Upper Merion 44, Pope John Paul II 39 >> Jordan Wilson’s 16 points led the Vikings past PJP on Friday night.
Upper Merion 44,
Pope John Paul II 39
Upper Merion 9 8 15 12 — 44
Pope John Paul II 11 9 7 12 — 39
Upper Merion: Aaliyah Parson 1 1-6 3, Kelly Burns 1 1-3 3, Jordan Wilson 5 6-9 16, Amya Anthoney 2 4-4 8, Andrea Davis 2 2-2 6, Hailey Kozuchowski 0 0-0 0, Yaz Gant 0 0-0 0, Maddie Harvey 0 0-0 0,
Jessie Michael 3 0-0 8, Megan Gebhart 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 14-24 44.
Pope John Paul II: Yerger 3 2-5 10, Sylvester 3 0-1 6, Finley 1 0-0 3, Shannon 0 0-0 0, Cottelese 0 0-0 0, Cainglet 0 0-0 0, Mullen 1 0-0 2, Ciuba 1 0-0 3, Rapchinski 5 5-5 15. Totals 14 7-11 39.
3-pointers: Michael 2, Yerger 2, Finley, Ciuba.
PW 71, Hatboro Horsham 31 >> A 22-5 second-quarter run sent the Colonials on their way Friday night. Taylor O’Brien paced PW with 26 points.
PW 71, Hatboro-Horsham 31
PW 13 22 19 17 — 71
HH 11 5 9 6 — 31
Plymouth Whitemarsh (71)
Felgoise 3-0-0-6; O’Brien 9-5-6-26; Fortescue 6-3-5-17; Schweitzer 1-0-2; Diamond 5-0-13; Zygmunt 1-2-2-4; Suchsland 1-0-3.
Hatboro-Horsham (31)
Sims 5-0-14; Thornton 1-0-3; Brett 4-0-8; Fisher 1-0-3; Williams 1-1-2-3.
CB West 48, Pennridge 29 >> Rose McCormick paced the Rams with seven points in a loss to CB West on Friday night. Emilee Cramer added six for Pennridge.
Upper Dublin 56, Springfield-Montco 21 >> Jackie Vargas paced a balanced effort for the Cardinals with 14 points on Friday night.
Upper Dublin 56,
Springfield-Montco 21
Upper Dublin 10-15-9-22 — 56
Springfield 5-4-8-9— 21
Upper Dublin (56)
Barbara 3; Kaiser 12; Barrett 12; Reape 5; Grebe 2; Balasa 4; Wegles 2; Schrieber 2; Vargas 14.
Springfield (21)
Smith 2; Barraclough 6; Serroni 8; Gfuicheteau 3; Meyers 2.
Central Bucks East 55, William Tennent 33 >> Hot shooting early by the Patriots, combined with a lack of rebounding for the Panthers, made the difference Friday night.
The Patriots came out strong, knocking down outside shots and capitalizing on second-chance opportunities to take the lead at halftime, 33-11.
Kyla Gibson led Tennent with eight points, Emma Stanfield had seven, and Kelly Scipione, Brianna Broccardi, and Jess Rutkowsky each had six.