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Wednesday's Pa. roundup: Southern girls' basketball prevails in double overtime against Lincoln

Wednesday's top basketball highlights in Pennsylvania.

Haverford School's Christian Ray exults after the Fords hit a three-pointer against Roman Catholic in the fourth quarter of the championship game of the Don McBride Classic basketball tournament Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at Haverford. Roman went on to win, 66-60.
Haverford School's Christian Ray exults after the Fords hit a three-pointer against Roman Catholic in the fourth quarter of the championship game of the Don McBride Classic basketball tournament Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at Haverford. Roman went on to win, 66-60.Read moreLOU RABITO / Staff

Jada Myers scored 12 of her 16 points after halftime and grabbed 12 rebounds Wednesday as the Southern girls' basketball team outlasted Lincoln, 54-48, in double overtime. Xiania Price recorded a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Rams.

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Freshman point guard Mone Edwards tallied 30 points in Swenson's 51-37 defeat of Esperanza. Elise Cruz added 16 points for the Lions.

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Micah McCrea scored a game-high 16 points in Paul Robeson's 39-34 triumph over West Philadelphia. Phillis Fugah and Aariona Harmon each added eight points.

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Cassandra Colon tallied 26 points as Mastery South defeated Northeast, 52-46. Latifah Cain added 12 points for the victors.

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Nakiyah Green and Ellie Benedict scored 15 points apiece as Palumbo took down Engineering and Science, 67-53. Kaela Wilson and Laila Asid chipped in 13 and 11 points, respectively. Aijea Fowler scored 32 points in a losing effort.

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Isabella Vasquez poured in 38 points as Washington cruised to a 58-32 victory over Franklin Learning Center. Damirah Shorter scored 30 points in a losing effort.

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Hannah Sieg's 15 points propelled Friends Select to a 53-45 win over New Foundations. Camryn Harvie and Amaia Collins added 14 and 12 points, respectively.

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Ariana McGeary recorded 14 points and eight rebounds as Bonner-Prendergast claimed a 71-42 win victory over Penn Wood.

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Tanaidith Latorre notched 13 points in Kensington's 43-21 win over Philadelphia Military Academy.

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Shanelle Wright's 13 points lifted Roxborough over Randolph, 37-32.

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Kiara Diaz posted a game-high 25 points as Mastbaum handled Parkway West, 69-26. Dezha Carrn added 17 points and 10 rebounds while teammate Bionna Exum contributed 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.

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Imhotep Charter topped Audenried, 72-53, behind a season-high 18 points from Alana Swift. Audenried's Samirra Howard-Williams shattered her own rebounding record of 32 she set last week by grabbing 38.

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Parisha Blount recorded 14 points as Constitution defeated Strawberry Mansion, 45-22. Aniya Luckey chipped in 10 points for the Generals.

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Kayah Smith's double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds helped Olney to a 60-20 defeat of Science Leadership. Ebony Bradford contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Trojans.

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Naja Lumsden scored 17 points and handed out six assists as Sankofa Freedom rolled to a 53-20 victory over Girls High. Zahrah Green and Marayiah Roher each added 13 points.

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Delylah Serrano tallied 15 points as Edison knocked off Hill Freedman World Academy, 39-18. Rysheira Paulin added 12 points for the victors.

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Mastery North's Alanis Hill scored 20 points en route to a 66-17 victory over Central.

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Lindsay Haseltine and Grace Gormley combined for 27 points in Christian Academy's 48-19 win over MaST Charter.

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Janiece Ellerbee tallied 13 points and 18 rebounds as Dobbins beat Frankford, 51-17.

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Shanice Boyd scored 22 points as Parkway Northwest smothered Rush, 44-12.

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Shamyra Brewton and Melanie Ketphanh combined for 31 points as Parkway Center City beat Bartram, 50-16.

Boys' Basketball

Kharon Randolph scored a team-high 20 points as Haverford School handed St. Joseph's Prep its first loss of the season, 61-53. Jameer Nelson added 16 points while Christian Ray stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists, and four steals.

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Damon Wall and Jahmir Marable Williams each scored 19 points as Constitution edged Archbishop Carroll, 72-71. The Generals outscored the Patriots 23-13 in the fourth quarter.

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Tajmir Hunt scored a game-high 25 points as Roxborough upended Engineering and Science, 64-52, in overtime. James Jones, who added 10 points, and Hunt scored 14 of the Indians' 17 points in overtime.

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Jalil Christian scored 16 points as Audenried topped West Philadelphia, 75-60. Stephon Maddox added 14 points for the Rockets.

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Robert Smith Jr. recorded 15 points as Bishop McDevitt downed Springside Chestnut Hill, 59-49. Jamil Manigo and Seneca Willoughby added 14 and 13 points, respectively, for the Lancers.

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Matt Dade's 24 points and Alex Capitano's 20 points lifted Episcopal Academy over Friends' Central, 65-52.

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Scott Spann posted 25 points in Sankofa Freedom's 74-55 triumph over School of the Future. The Warriors outscored the Firebirds by 17 in the first quarter.

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David Jordan's 16 points led Abington Friends to a 63-47 victory over Edison. Taalib Holloman added 13 points and two blocks for the Kangaroos.

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Jayquan Williams scored a team-high 12 points in Frankford's 60-39 win over Eastern University Charter. Shafee Cosby and Kureese Rodgers added 11 points apeice for the Pioneers.

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Jacob Felger made six three-pointers for the second straight game in Barrack Hebrew's 58-42 win over Mesivta Rambam (N.Y.). Gabe Bryant notched a double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Cougars.