Perk Valley girls down Owen J. Roberts, 57-49

Game played to benefit Schwenksville family

It was more than just a girls basketball game Saturday.

It was a show of support for a Schwenksville area family which endured a tragic change to its livelihood almost one month ago.

On a night showing support for the family of Bryan Lukens, Perkiomen Valley rode the combined 45-point offense of three players to a 57-49 victory over Owen J. Roberts in their Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Division game.

Proceeds from the game benefited the family of Lukens, a Montgomery County sheriff’s deputy, that was devastated by a fire in the morning hours of Wednesday, Dec. 13. The family’s two boys, 11-year-old Bryan Jr. and sixyear-old Parker, perished in the blaze while Lukens, his wife Tracy and daughter Soffia escaped.

Alex Blomstrom headed a trio of double-figure PV players, her 19-point effort — bolstered by a 12-for-12 showing at the foul line — matching her for game scoring honors with OJR’s Olivia LeClaire. Megan Jonassen added 16 and Taylor Hamm 10 for the Vikes, with Roberts getting 15 from Diana Rantz. SPRING-FORD 58, NORRISTOWN 42 » Abby Goodrich hit for a game-high 18 points to lead the Rams past the Eagles in their PAC Liberty Division pairing.

Cassie Marte chipped in with another nine for Spring-Ford, which expanded a 35-17 halftime lead to 51-30 after three. Beyonce Collins had 18 to lead Norristown. HILL SCHOOL 45, HUN SCHOOL 42» Maia Lockhart hit for a game-high 19 points to head the Blues in their MidAtlantic Prep League victory over Hun.

Alexa Giacche added another 11 to help The Hill rally from a 28-15 halftime deficit. The locals answered with a 30-14 second half to overtake their hosts. PHOENIXVILLE 58, KUTZTOWN 19 » Jasmine Hamilton had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Phantoms over the Cougars in non-league action.

Ameerah Green added 11 for Phoenixville (6-4), which bolted to a 19-2 lead in the first quarter and was up 46-11 after three ... due in part to the Phantom defense holding Kutztown scoreless in the third. Rachael McCoach led the Cougars (4-6) with eight points. LANSALE CATHOLIC 60, METHACTON 44 » The Warriors saw their 29-21 halftime advantage erased by the Crusaders’ 30-point scoring roll in the second half of this non-league game.

Sydney Tornetta hit for 16 points to lead a trio of double-figure Methacton scorers. Olivia Pennypacker (13 points) and Jill Zerbe (10) were the other high-scoring Warriors, with Tornetta and Abby Penjuke each pulling down eight rebounds.

Boys basketball

METHACTON 62, BOYERTOWN 43 » After the Bears got the point spread down to nine, the Warriors pulled away to claim victory in their PAC Liberty Division matchup.

Owen Kropp, with a game-high 13 points, headed a quartet of doublefigure Methacton players that included David Duda (12 points), Jeff Woodward (11) and Marcus Girardo (10). Boyertown’s scoring leaders were Jerry Kapp and Marcus Thomas with seven apiece. EMMAUS 58, POTTSTOWN 53 » Even with a trio of double-figure scorers accounting for all but five of their points, the Trojans came up short of the Hornets in their non-league game.

Aaron Diamond led the way for Pottstown with 22 points, highlighted by 11-for-12 shooting from the free-throw line. Floyd Dashiell chipped in with 14 points, and Anthony Brown with 13, to help the Trojans work their way back from a 19-7 first-quarter deficit to within two (40-38) heading into the fourth. DANIEL BOONE 53, WYOMISSING 38 » Carson Zuber scored 10 of his 11 points in the first half, and Chaunce Johnson scored 14 of his 22 points in the second as the Blazers defeated the Spartans in a non-divisional matchup of Berks Conference member schools.

Dylan Walker also hit double figures for Boone (36) with 10 points. De’Shaun Wilson led Wyomissing (26) with 10 points. DOWNINGTOWN WEST 66, POTTSGROVE 44 » With a 3614 edge in second-half scoring, the Whippets pulled away from the Falcons to win their non-league contest.

Jason Hein was Pottsgrove’s scoring leader with 15 points.

Wrestling

COUNCIL ROCK NORTH » Spring-Ford made a strong showing at the Rockyard Duals, rolling through its three pool matches before coming up just four points short of Downingtown West in the championship round.

Brandon Meredith (120) and Tyler LaRocca (220) each went 4-0 with three pins in helping SF handle Ridley (53-20), LaSalle College (69-6) and the host Indians (54-21). Quinn Tobin (113), Dirk Nugent (132) and Joey Milano (160) also went 4-0 with pairs of pins to their credits, and Jack McGill pinned his way to a 3-1 record at 126.

Michael Gradwell (170/182) and Chase Smith (182/195) also went 3-1 with pairs of pins for the Rams, whose sweep was thwarted in a 31-27 loss to the Whippets.

Tobin’s 10-second drop against LaSalle was the Rams’ fastest fall — one second faster than McGill’s 11-second fall in the same match. For the day, SpringFord recorded 24 pins in its matches. HAMBURG » Upper Perkiomen went 1-4 in the Hamburg Mountain Hawk Duals, its lone win coming against Allentown Central Catholic (48-33). The Indians’ other matches were against Neshaminy (42-25), Tamaqua (38-32), Pottsville (48-28) and Dallastown (5315).

Jared Kuhns, Zach Rozanski and D.J. McIlvaine each went 5-0 to lead UP. Jarek Svanson followed with a 4-1 mark while Gavin Marks was 3-1. OCTORARA » On an otherwise down day at the Octorara Duals, Pottstown got new head coach Nick Wade his first dual-match victory with the program.

The Trojans capped their 1-4 day by edging Schuylkill Valley 36-35. Earlier matches saw them fall to New Oxford (78-0), the host Braves (48-18), Perkiomen Valley (60-18) and Pennsbury (58-18).

Nathaneal Parson (138/145) and Tom Doyle (285) each went 4-1 on the day, Parson scoring a pair of falls.

Perkiomen Valley had a better showing at Octorara, going 3-2 with victories over Pottstown, Octorara (42-28), and Archbishop Ryan (44-31) offset by losses to New Oxford and West Chester Henderson (52-24).

Gavin Euker and Austin Rowley went 5-0 on the day for PV, with Willie Mathis and PJ Kakos both 4-1. PARKERSBURG SOUTH » Methacton marked its weekend trip to Virginia by going 3-2 in the Parkersburg South Duals. The Warriors opened with wins over Brooke County (60-15) and George Washington School (44-20), fell to LaSalle (6411) and host Parkersburg South (69-6), then recovered with a 59-13 victory over Spring Mills.

Michael Blakemore was the star for Methacton, going 5-0 at 170 with four pins and one technical fall. Kibwe McNair (132/138), Roman Moser (145/152) and Tonee Ellis (285) all went 3-2.