Methacton is moving on
Girls Basketball
METHACTON 67, PHOENIXVILLE 41 >> Sydney Tornetta scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Warriors past the Phantoms in the Pioneer Athletic Conference Playoffs Thursday night.
Third-seeded Methacton will face No. 2 Pottsgrove in the PAC Semifinals Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at SpringFord.
Methacton 67, Phoenixville 41
GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 60, LAWRENCEVILLE 39 >> The Patriots had a big second quarter Wednesday night, pulling away to the victory. Germantown Academy 60, Lawrenceville 39
HILL 46, BALDWIN 33 >> Ona night when The Hill School honored its seniors, those seniors continued be the program’s catalysts as the Blues downed Baldwin School Wednesday evening.
Qiana Vigo ignited the Hill offense by scoring 18 of her game-high 20 points in the first half, when Hill sprinted to a 30-16 advan- tage. Vigo’s first-half eruption included three 3-pointers.
Appropriately on Senior Night, each one of Hill’s six seniors factored into the win. Olivia Matto chipped in with eight points, including a pair of treys, and Violet Robertson played strong defense on the perimeter. Meanwhile, forwards Alexa Giacche (five points), Amelia Sniffin (four points) and Luisa Slomp were forces in the paint on both ends of the court.
With the win, Hill closes out its regular season with a record of 13-9. Next up is the first round of the Mid-Atlantic Prep League Girls’ Basketball Tournament when the third-seeded Blues will face tournament host Peddie School—the sixth seed— on Friday at 3:15 p.m.
Boys Basketball
METHACTON 87, SPRINGFORD 51 >> Erik Timko (18 points, four 3-pointers) and Jeff Woodward (17 points, 10 rebounds) led the way for the Warriors in the opening round of the Pioneer Athletic Conference Playoffs Wednesday night.
Brett Eberly (11 points, five assists) and David Duda (11 points, three 3’s) also scored in double figures.
With the win, Methacton improved to 18-5 on the season. Next up for the Warriors is a PAC Final Four game against Pope John Paul II at Spring-Ford on Friday at 6 p.m. Methacton 87, Spring-Ford 51
Girls Bowling Boys Bowling
DOCK 3, BRISTOL 1 >> Micah Souder’s 626 series led the Pioneers past Bristol on Wednesday.
Wrestling
NORRISTOWN 39, PLYMOUTHWHITEMARSH 35 >> Marvens Ravix’s decision at 195 pounds helped lock up the victory for the Eagles on Wednesday night. Norristown 39, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 35
Indoor Track
WISSAHICKON SHINES >> On Wednesday, 16 girls from Wiss competed at their Consolation Meet at Swarthmore College.
Ten team members earned medals for their performance. In individual events, Sophia Chiodo-Ortiz earned a fourth-place medal in the 200-meter dash, running a time of 29.4 seconds, Julia Keller placed fifth in the 400, running the event in 67.3 seconds, Mari Kleha placed fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:43.2 and Carly Amato placed third in the mile with a time of 5:55.7.
In addition, the twomile relay team consisting of Carly Amato, Mari Kleha, Ainsley Olszewski and Tara Jog placed fourth, and the one-mile relay team consisting of Julia Keller, Jenna Saunders, Michelle Fuhrmeister and Meghan Morolla placed fifth.