Thursday’s Southeastern Pa. roundup: St. Basil clinches Catholic Academies with one game to play
The top games and performances in Southeastern Pa.
Kelly Grant scored 13 points as the St. Basil basketball team clinched first place in the Catholic Academies with a 51-29 triumph over Merion Mercy on Thursday. The Panthers improve to 19-0 overall and 12-0 in the league play, and have one league game left next Tuesday at Gwynedd-Mercy. Casey Remolde and Sammie White each chipped in eight points for the victors.
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Nicole Castor and Ceili Courduff each scored 14 points as Lower Moreland rolled past Plumstead Christian, 53-27.
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Kaylie Griffin notched 23 points in Gwynedd-Mercy’s 77-33 defeat of Villa Joseph Marie.
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Isabella Vasquez posted a game-high 20 points in Washington’s 46-19 win over Motivation. Ireland Smith added 14 points for the Eagles.
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Marissa McDonald poured in 25 points, including her 1,000th career point, as West Chester East knocked off Coatesville, 64-50. Lauren Klieber had 20 points for the Vikings.
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Kate Mix paced Pennsbury with 12 points in a 62-29 win over Bensalem. Ava Sciolla added 10 points for the Falcons. Carly Mulvaney added 14 points for the Drakes.
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Molly Walsh scored a career-high 16 points as Jenkintown took down Phil-Mont Christian, 63-29.
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Molly Manion tallied 17 points as West Chester Henderson defeated Downingtown East, 46-45. Grace Ferguson chipped in 16 points for the Warriors.
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Cire Worley made five three-pointers for her 15 points to lift Abington Friends over Friends' Central, 66-46. Kendall Hodges had 13 points for the Kangaroos.
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Karrine Tucker scored 17 points in Overbrook’s 63-48 triumph over Engineering and Science. Kaniyah Scantlebury and Taylor Phillips contributed 16 and 15 points, respectively, for the Panthers.
Boys' Basketball
Lakeem McAliley capitalized on a turnover and took it in for the game-winning layup with seven seconds left as Mastery North edged Math, Civics and Sciences, 60-58. McAliley finished with 16 points while Jamir Reed led the Pumas with 17 points.
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Michael Butler and Nyreese Moore led a balanced Washington attack with 12 points apiece in a 72-53 triumph over Central.
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Johaan Vinson recorded 25 points as Boys' Latin defeated String Theory, 82-66. Jabril Lawson contributed 22 points for the Warriors.
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James Jones scored a team-high 19 points as Roxborough took down Franklin Learning Center, 98-68. Malik Gibson and Sean Robinson each added 18 points for the Indians.
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Karell Watkins finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds as Chester cruised past Chichester, 96-62. Michael Smith pitched in 17 points for the Clippers.
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Collin Brown finished with 19 points as Abington Friends topped Chad, 76-55. Taalib Holloman and Jihaad Mapp had 16 and 15 points, respectively, for the Kangaroos.
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Raymond Brown collected 33 points and 13 rebounds in School of the Future’s 92-85 victory over Mastery South. Ali Brown chipped in 23 points for the Firebirds.
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Walter Hester tallied 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as Paul Robeson got past Southern, 69-64. Gabe Harvey and Nyaim Smith added 19 and 17 points, respectively, for the Huskies.
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Lorenzo Rivera scored 13 points as Franklin Towne Charter defeated Randolph, 52-43.
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Andre Worley compiled 21 points and seven assists in Maritime Academy’s 69-63 decision over Rush. Bill Foy contributed a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the victors.
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Isaac Ceaser produced 19 points in Fels' 53-41 victory over Dobbins. Oliver DeQuviol and Shelbi Booth had 14 points apiece for the Panthers.
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Brandon Perez registered 23 points as Kensington handled Palumbo, 61-51.
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Amir Terry notched 15 points to lead Olney over Strawberry Mansion, 54-51. Tyrone Williams followed with 14 points for the Trojans.
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Ronnie Ellis scored 16 points in Phelps' 59-56 victory over Academy of New Church. Nedas Nacickas added 13 points for the Lions.
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Cameron Simms netted 18 points and the game-winning layup with five seconds left in overtime as Science Leadership sneaked past Swenson, 70-69. Jakob Cantor and Hamldou Dowmdi chipped in 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Rockets.
Cross Country
The PAISSA board of cross country has voted Penn Charter coach Andy Zuccotti as the girls' cross country Coach of the Year.