Chelo and Penncrest get past Radnor
Penncrest needed a win in the Central League against a quality opponent. That mission was accomplished Friday night.
Buoyed by a balanced scoring effort, the Lions notched their second victory over Radnor this season with a 44-26 decision.
Kylie Chelo scored a game-high 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Megan Arndt added 10 points for Penncrest (108, 6-6). Kat Mullaney had a solid floor game with seven points and seven assists.
Ellie Mueller paced with eight points.
Elsewhere in the League: GARNET VALLEY 61, RIDLEY 35 » The Jaguars (16-2, 11-0) celebrated senior night and kept their unblemished Central League mark intact.
Maddy Sorokanych, a senior forward, had 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Nicole Barnes, a senior guard, finished with six points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Jill Nagy netted 11 points and Emily McAteer and Brianne Borcky each chipped in with 10. the Raiders Central CONESTOGA 53, HAVERFORD 35 » The Pioneers got back into the Central League playoff picture with a win over the host Fords (11-6, 9-3), who couldn’t recover from a 30-7 halftime deficit.
Erin Doherty finished with 11 points and Lindsey Lane added seven for Haverford. Katie Mayock powered Conestoga with 20 points. LOWER MERION 58, UPPER DARBY 42» The Royals trailed by three points at halftime, but two 3-pointers by Margaret Fitzpatrick spurred a big third-quarter run by the host Aces.
Emma Blewett led the Royals (3-14, 1-10) with 10 points and Natalie Koskinas added eight. Fitzpatrick led all players with 15 points.
In the Inter-Ac League: NOTRE DAME 50, BALDWIN 32 » Mandy McGurk scored a gamehigh 25 points as the Irish (10-7, 5-2) reached double digits in the win column. McGurk, who made three 3-point field goals, had four steals and four assists. Maggie Pina chipped in with 13 points, four steals and four assists in the victory. EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 46, SCHA 35 » The Churchwomen (9-8, 5-2) went on a 19-9 run in the third quarter en route to their fifth consecutive win. Luca Mamula scored 14 points and made five steals, while Seanna McNamara drilled three 3-pointers and had 11 points. Raeleen Keffer-Scharpf had six of her eight points in the third period and also grabbed six boards.
In nonleague action: SACRED HEART 33, AGNES IRWIN 15» Kyra Quigley poured in 14 points and Eileen Piombino added six for the Lions, who held the Owls to six points in the first half.
Boys Basketball
Call it learning from past mistakes, since Haverford School was just about spotless Friday night.
The Fords led by 18 points at halftime and were 22-for-27 from the line as the Fords remained on top of the Inter-Ac League with a 69-53 handling of rival Episcopal Academy.
Christian Ray led the way with 21 points, and Kharon Randolph was a perfect 10-for-10 from the line to tally 21 points for the Fords (15-5, 6-0). Haverford led 34-16 at half and gave almost none of ground back after the break.
The Fords won their first five league games last year as well but then faltered in the next two, including a loss on home court. They’ve now swept the season series over their rivals. That was in spite of Matt Dade’s careerhigh 30 points for Episcopal. Alex Capitano added 12 points for the Churchmen (9-12, 1-5).
In the Central League: SPRINGFIELD 73, HARRITON 68 » Mike Webb found the Rams’ uptempo press to his liking, scoring 26 of his game-high 37 points in the first half as the Cougars took care of business.
Frank Durham added 18 points for Springfield (7-9, 7-5). GARNET VALLEY 55, RIDLEY 46 » Austin Laughlin scored 19 points to lead a trio of double-figures scorers for the streaking Jaguars.
Connor O’Brien scored 12 points, and Greg Vlassopoulos added 10 for the Jags (13-4, 9-3), who’ve won 11 of 12.
Malachi Williams led Ridley (6-12, 3-9) with 12 points, and John Mastella contributed 10. PENNCREST 67, RADNOR 44 » Malcolm Williams scored 16 points, the and Isaiah Rice added a careerhigh 14 as the Lions took care of business with Tyler Norwood limited to just 10 points. Matt Arbogast also tossed in 10 points for Penncrest (15-2, 10-2).
Jack D’Entremont led Radnor (2-13, 0-11) with 12 points, while Vernon Harper contributed 10. MARPLE NEWTOWN 61, STRATH HAVEN 50 » Tommy Gardler scored 16 points, Anthony Paoletti added 13 and Mike May chipped in 11 for the Tigers (9-8, 6-6), who’ve won four straight, including this clash between District 1 Class 5A hopefuls.
Ryan Morris led Strath Haven (7-9, 4-8) with 13 points, while Cooper Driscoll supplied 10. LOWER MERION 55, UPPER DARBY 44» Magd Abdelwahab scored 16 points and Mamadou Toure added 13, but the Royals (13-4, 8-4) were left to play catchup from the first quarter onward in the setback. CONESTOGA 53, HAVERFORD 44 » Dan Roe led the Fords with 15 points and Haverford (6-10, 4-8) pulled even in the fourth quarter, but the Pioneers won the final frame by a 20-7 margin. JT Smyth added eight points.