Pa. Girls | Christian Academy wins with tough defense, 38-26
Christian Academy got a solid defensive effort when it was needed most in a nonleague basketball game yesterday. The Crusaders shut out host King's Christian (N.J.) in the final quarter and earned a 38-26 victory.
Christian Academy
got a solid defensive effort when it was needed most in a nonleague basketball game yesterday.
The Crusaders shut out host
King's Christian
(N.J.) in the final quarter and earned a 38-26 victory.
Christian Academy trailed King's going into the final quarter, 26-23, but used a 15-0 scoring surge down the stretch to grab the win.
Lauren Atkins paced the Crusaders with 14 points.
In other nonleague games:
St. Pius X
pulled away from host
New Hope-Solebury
in the final quarter and earned a 65-60 victory.
The Winged Lions outscored the Lions down the stretch, 21-15, and got 15 points from Melissa Mansur.
Britt Franchetti dropped in 18 points and lifted
Interboro
past visiting
Paulsboro
(N.J.), 55-49.
Cecily Scavicchio picked up 18 of her game-high 27 points in the second half and boosted
Garnet Valley
to a 51-38 win over visiting
Octorara
.
Megan DiAntonio added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Jaguars.
Spring-Ford
outscored visiting
Hatboro-Horsham
in the third quarter, 18-5, and got past the Hatters, 53-31.
Megan Bedard led the way for the Rams with 18 points.
Lauren Fretz was one of nine
Faith Christian
players to score, and the Lions beat visiting
Calvary Christian
, 64-33.
Fretz scored 17 points and was joined by Kristin Kennedy, Chelsea Romig and Kayla Young with 10 points each.
Central.
Pookie Gallagher and Kelly Kiefer each scored nine points to lead
Haverford High
past host
Penncrest
, 42-37.
Del-Val.
Kacie O'Neill collected 15 points to lead
Sun Valley
past visiting
Chester
, 54-46.
The Vanguards outscored the Clippers in the second quarter, 19-8.
Ches-Mont.
Alyssa Brown sank both ends of a one-and-one with 1.5 seconds remaining and gave
Unionville
a 44-43 win over visiting
Bayard Rustin
.
Brown finished the game with 19 points.
Oxford
got 20 points from Meghan Tait and downed visiting
Kennett
, 46-40.
Shante Evans scored 25 points and sparked
West Chester Henderson
past host
West Chester East
, 39-28.
Pioneer Athletic.
Lauren Ricapito dropped in 21 points and sparked
Upper Perkiomen
to a 45-41 win over visiting
Owen J. Roberts
.
The Indians outshot the Wildcats at the free-throw line, 16-3.
Bicentennial.
Taylor Cullen and Rakita Thomas each struck for nine points and boosted
Bristol
over visiting
Morrisville
, 34-26.
The Warriors held the Bulldogs to a single point in the second quarter.
Catholic Academies.
Sarah McGorry collected nine of her 20 points in the third quarter and led
Mount St. Joseph
to a 52-32 win over host
Nazareth Academy
.
McGorry also came through with 10 rebounds, six steals and four assists. The Magic put the game away in the third quarter with a 20-6 scoring run.
In another league game, Sarah Kazarnowski picked up 15 of her 21 points in the second quarter and led
Villa Joseph Marie
past visiting
Sacred Heart
, 69-33.
The Jems raced to a commanding lead in the first quarter, 19-5, and built a 39-16 lead by halftime.
Penn-Jersey.
Rebecca Yasner led a balanced
Barrack Hebrew
scoring attack with 12 points, and the Cougars handled visiting
International Christian
, 36-12.
Barrack held the Titans to single digits in every quarter.
Beach Ball Classic.
In Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
Central
got seven points each from Jillian Barrett, Renee Deas and RaeShelle Drayton, but lost to
Victory Christian
(N.C.), 61-26, in a second-round game.
Christopher Dock Tournament.
Ashley Rosario scored four of her 23 points in overtime and boosted
Harry S Truman
past
Phil-Mont Christian
, 47-43, in a semifinal game.
In the other semifinal, the host Pioneers shut out Upper Moreland in the second quarter and dropped the Golden Bears, 53-20.
Breanna Derstine led Dock with 12 points.