The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Spina, PJP boys golf edge Phoenixvil­le

- By Mercury staff sports@21st-centurymed­ia.com @PottsmercS­ports on Twitter

Senior J.T. Spina fired a 3-over 39 to lead the Pope John Paul II boys golf team to a Pioneer Athletic Conference win over host Phoenixvil­le on Thursday afternoon at Pickering Valley.

J.T. Spina fired a 3-over 39 to lead the Pope John Paul II boys golf team to a Pioneer Athletic Conference win over Phoenixvil­le, 260261, on Thursday afternoon at Pickering Valley.

David Antoniuk shot a 43 while Courtney Caiola and Greg Hiriak finished up at 44 for PJP. Mitchell Schwartz paced Phoenixvil­le with a 41 while J.T. Sinnot followed with a 42. OWEN J. ROBERTS 205, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 228 » Ward McHenry fired a two-over 38 to pace the Wildcats past the Vikings at Raven’s Claw Golf Club (Par 36).

Ryan Glenn followed with a 39 while Frank Guinan (41), Nick Massa (42) and Conrad Benford (45) rounded out the OJR scorecard. Gabe Yackanicz shot a team-best 43 for Perk Valley.

Girls golf

DOWNINGTOW­N EAST 177, SPRING-FORD 225 » Liddie McCook fired a round-low 4-over 39 to lead the Cougars to a PAC win over the Rams at Honeybrook Golf Club.

Megan Ostertag, Nicole Dutzman and Georgia Miller each finished up at 46 to round out East’s scorecard. Cassidy Landis shot a team-best 54 for

Spring-Ford.

Boys cross country

BOYERTOWN 19, METHACTON 39 » Boyertown senior Josh Endy won the race in 17:19 as the Bears had four of the top 5 finishers.

Methacton Matt Varghese placed second in 17:28, followed by the Bears’ Todd Baron (17:39), Christian McComb (17:43) and Dom DeRafelo (18:11).

Girls cross country

METHACTON 15, BOYERTOWN 48» The Warriors swept the top 5 with race winner Carly Ukalovic (22:12), Sarah Nicoletti (22:27) and Anna Price (23:14) finishing 1-2-3. Boyertown’s top finisher was Zora Bergey, who placed sixth in 23:37.

Field hockey

OWEN J. ROBERTS 11, NORRISTOWN 0 » Sophia Murray, Bridget Guinan and Olivia Leclaire each registered multiple points during the Wildcats’ PAC Liberty Division shutout of the Eagles.

Murray (assist) and Guinan each scored twice while Leclaire finished with a goal and three assists. Solo tallies were scored by Sarah Garritano, Bridget Gallagher, Hayley Boettcher, Lilly Garaiti, Emma Kircher, Makenna McCourt. POTTSGROVE 5, POTTSTOWN 0 » The Falcons connected for four goals during the second half to claim a PAC Frontier Division win over the Trojans. Bailey Murphy finished with a pair of goals while Riley Simon had a score and an assist. Kathryn Henrickson and Mikayla Caffrey each scored once. CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 4, SPRING-FORD 0 » Taylor Mason figured in on three goals as C.B. West blanked the Rams in non-conference play. Mason assisted Olivia Fitzgerald on the game’s opening goal, then followed with two of her own before the half. Kristen Grebe and Ashley Della Guardia combined for seven saves in the SF cage.

Boys soccer

WEST-MONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 5, SALEM CHRISTIAN 2 » John Hoffman had two goals and two assists to lead the Wings past Salem Christian.

Caleb Silkroski scored twice while Ezra Fagan had a goal in the win.

Girls tennis

SPRING-FORD 4, METHACTON 3 » The Rams edged the Warriors in a matchup of PAC contenders by getting straight-set wins from No. 1 singles player Tori Alexander and the doubles teams of Bianca Caresosa/ Riley Burke, Pranavi Chamarti/MaryKate Mullarkey and Maddy Morris/Lauren Ostermann. PHOENIXVIL­LE 4, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 3 » The Phantoms picked up a PAC win against the Vikings while benefittin­g from a pair of singles wins.

Mile Archer posted a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win at second singles while Gina Brown won 6-1, 6-3 at third singles. The doubles pairs of Alex Rieg/ Susan Duncan and Ashlyn Duda/Megan O’Neill posted wins at first and second doubles, respective­ly. OWEN J. ROBERTS 7, POTTSGROVE 0 » Elaina Lee’s 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles set the tone for the Wildcats’ PAC win over the Falcons.

Jacey Caplan posted a 6-1, 6-1 decision at second singles while Chloe Doyle posted a 6-0, 6-0 win. Visiah Pandey/Erica Gratton won their first doubles match 6-1, 6-0. BOYERTOWN 4, POTTSTOWN 1» Gianna Epps accounted for the Trojans’ lone win — a 6-2, 6-3 decision at first singles — en route to a PAC loss against the Bears.

Jillian Leary/Samira Weckmuelle­r posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at first doubles while Julianna Glasher/ Natalie Weller followed with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep at second doubles. UPPER PERKIOMEN 7, NORRISTOWN 0 » Maddy Gochnauer’s 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles set the tone for the Tribe’s PAC win over the Eagles.

Olivia Dick and Gail Kooser posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles.

Girls volleyball

PHOENIXVIL­LE 3, POTTSGROVE 0 » The Phantoms claimed a PAC win over the Falcons in straight sets.

Keara Hennessey posted three aces and 23 assists while Romina Broglia had six aces and four kills. Set scores were 25-7, 25-6 and 25-11. SALEM CHRISTIAN 3, WESTMONT CHRISTIAN 0 » The Wings dropped a non-conference matchup against Salem Christian. Set scores were 25-14, 25-7 and 25-10.

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