Pa. Girls | Derstine's big night lifts Dock to crown in own tourney
Breanna Derstine came away with a championship, an MVP trophy and a 1,000-point commemorative ball all in the same basketball game last night.
Breanna Derstine came away with a championship, an MVP trophy and a 1,000-point commemorative ball all in the same basketball game last night.
In the
Christopher Dock
Tournament championship game, Derstine's 25 points powered the host school past
Truman
, 64-36, earning her the MVP trophy.
Derstine's free throw with 16 seconds left in the game was the 1,000th point of her career.
In the consolation game, Jenny Swiski's triple-double (11 points, 12 blocked shots and 10 rebounds) powered
Upper Moreland
past
Phil-Mont Christian
, 43-20.
Catholic.
Host
Little Flower
made 17 of 22 fourth-quarter free throws to pull out a 61-53 win over
West Catholic
. The Sentinels placed four starters in double figures, led by Melissa Benson's 14 points. Jackie Thomas added 12, Sydney Malloy 11, and Chelsey Kada 10. Danielle Smallwood's 17 points led the Burrs.
Central.
Kristi Garraty's 17 points led
Ridley
to a 51-45 win at
Strath Haven
. The Green Raiders also got 14 points from Kelsey Yori and 13 points from Steph Markunas.
Alvita Clemons scored 20 points to lead
Lower Merion
to a 67-25 win at
Marple Newtown
.
Chelsea Shine's 18 points, nine rebounds and eight blocked shots led host
Conestoga
past
Springfield (Delaware County)
, 53-39.
Ches-Mont.
Verena Woloson's 19 points led
Kennett
to a 48-35 win at
Octorara
.
Del-Val.
Robbia Hines scored 24 points and added 13 rebounds for host
Penn Wood
in a 66-43 win over
Chichester
.
Suburban One American.
Sophomore Monet Constant, a 5-foot-9 guard, scored a career-high 19 points to lead
Cheltenham
to a 75-42 win at
Springfield (Montgomery County)
. Constant added seven rebounds and five steals.
Bicentennial.
Veronica Brandon hit five three-pointers and finished with 17 points as host
Morrisville
held off
Plumstead Christian
, 45-37. The Bulldogs led, 17-4, at the end of the first quarter.
Nonleague.
Alex Lennon scored 20 points and pulled down 16 rebounds for Shipley in a 49-46 win at
Penn Charter
.
The Quakers had no answers for Lennon, a 6-foot-2 junior forward whose play helped the Gators stay in front for the final few minutes.
Outside shooting by guards Alicia Fairfax (13 points) and Alex Davis (12) helped open things up on the inside for Lennon.