Reporter Girls Basketball Roundup: Germantown Academy’s Sherri Retif wins 700th game

Germantown Academy girls basketball coach Sherri Retif earned her 700th career coaching victory as the Patriots routed Agnes Irwin 70-24 for an Inter-Ac win Tuesday.

Jaye Haynes scored a game-high 21 points while Elle Stauffer posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Patriots (24-1, 10-0 league), who led 26-7 after a quarter in cruising to their sixth consecutive win.

Retif now stands 700-187 in her coaching career that include stops at New Orleans’ Ursuline Academy, Sun Valley and for the last 21 seasons GA. 

Souderton 32, Gwynedd Mercy 27 >> Souderton shut out Gwynedd Mercy 8-0 in the third quarter after the teams played to a 16-16 tie in the first half as the Indians went on to earn their fifth straight win in the non-league matchup.

Mikeala Reese led all scorers with 12 points for Souderton (19-2, 10-1 SOL Continental). Megan Walbrandt had seven points and seven rebounds while Megan Bealer collected five points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Sarah White scored 10 points to paced GMA (13-7, 7-6 AACA), who dropped its second straight.

Central Bucks East 49, Pennridge 45 >> Pennridge rallied from a 15-8 deficit after the opening quarter to take a 38-37 lead entering the fourth but host Central Bucks East outscored the Rams 12-7 in the final period to claim the SOL Continental win.

Sam Muredda scored 15 points to pace Pennridge (8-12, 2-9 conference), which lost its fifth straight. Julie Kreider added nine points. CB East improved to 12-9 (7-5) with its third win in a row.