Boyertown falls to Parkdale, 41-31
The defending PIAA Class 6A champion Boyertown girls basketball team began the season with a 41-31 loss against Parkdale (MD) Friday night in the She Got Game Tournament in Washington, D.C.
Leading 22-21 after three, the Panthers utilized a decisive 1910 advantage during the fourth quarter to put it away. Drew Calhoun scored a game-high 21 points with three 3-pointers while Ragan Johnson followed with 11 points in the win.
For Boyertown, Kylie Webb scored a team-high 10 points while Julia Smith scored nine. OWEN J. ROBERTS 65, CONRAD WEISER 36 » Olivia Leclaire headed a trio of double-figure scorers who propelled the Wild-
cats past the Scouts in the season-opening Lady Wildcat Classic.
Leclaire hit for a gamehigh 18 points to help Roberts bolt to a 39-20 firsthalf lead. Diana Rantz and Hannah Clay chipped in with a respective 16 and 12 points for the ‘Cats. With the win, OJR will play Northampton, an 80-41 winner over Harry S. Truman, in the championship game at 6 p.m. SPRING-FORD 46, N. KANSAS CITY 40 » The Rams opened play in the She Got Game Tournament by topping their Missouri opponent.
Abby Goodrich led Spring-Ford with 14 points, one more than teammate Rachel Christman’s 13. They were key to the Rams taking a 26-24 halftime lead. POTTSTOWN 44, LANCASTER MENNONITE 34 » Ebony Reddick was the runaway scoring leader for the Trojans as they handled Lancaster Mennonite in the opening round of the Twin Valley Tournament.
Reddick hit for a gamehigh 21 points as Pottstown bolted to a 21-11 halftime lead. The locals will face Solanco, a 4640 winner over Lancaster Mennonite, for the tourney championship at noon. POTTSGROVE 61, COLLEGIUM CHARTER 39 » The
Falcons got points from all but two of the 11 players seeing action in their Pottsgrove Tip-Off Tournament opener.
Riley Simon led the way for the locals with 17 points, going 12-for-15 from the foul line. Emma Yaccarino chipped in with another 10 off 6-for-6 freethrow shooting as the Falcons padded their 27-19 halftime lead with a 4420 second half. OXFORD 44, METHACTON 39 » With a concerted fourth quarter, the Hornets overtook the Warriors to win their opening-round game at the Methacton Tournament.
Jill Zerbe had 11 points to lead the host team, which took a 34-32 lead into the final frame only to be outscored down the stretch, 12-5. Methacton will play Ridley at 3 p.m. in the tourney’s consolation game. NORRISTOWN 55, UPPER DARBY 46 » Toyvanah Wright headed a trio of double-figure scorers who lifted the Eagles to victory over the Royals.
Wright hit for 17 points to help Norristown to a 2719 halftime lead. Beyonce Collins added another 13, and Brooke Heim 10. SPRINGFIELD-DELCO 50, UPPER MERION 23 » The Vikings were handled by Delco in their season opener.
Maddie Harvey was UM’s scoring leader with eight points.