COMPAS DIRECTS WISS WIN

Trojans beat PW for first time since ‘14

LOWER GWYNEDD » Wissahickon started the season with five straight losses — the fifth being a 26-point defeat against Plymouth Whitemarsh.

Fast forward a month and the Trojans extended a winning streak to five games with a victory over those same Colonials.

Wissahickon picked up a Suburban One League American Conference win, 59-53, over Plymouth Whitemarsh Friday night at Wissahickon High School.

“It was a very hard game to watch losing by 30,” Wiss senior captain Carmen Ostroski, who missed the first meeting with a back injury, said. “I wanted to be out there and do something. Finally to be able to come back and change the story on them, I feel tremendous.”

The win also marks the Trojans (8-8, 6-2 SOL American) first over Plymouth Whitemarsh since the 2014 season.

“We’ve chipped, we’ve been close at times,” Wiss coach Kyle Wilson said. “We were close last year. We’ve never been able to shut that door on them. I give a lot of credit to these guys. They trusted each other, stuck to the plan. We knew where their strengths were.”

Matt Compas led Wissahickon with 26 points. The junior scored 18 points after halftime to help the Trojans hold off the Colonials.

“I just wanted to win,” Compas said. “At first I saw that they were double-teaming me. They were denying me the ball. I had to help my team out whether it was rebounding (11 boards) or taking the shots that I’m going to get when the team doesn’t double me. It just comes out to a win.”

THE SCORE

Wissahickon 59, PW 53 Up next for Wissahickon: The Trojans are at Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.

Up next for PW: The Colonials host Springfield-Montco on Tuesday.

JAMES BEAVER/FOR MEDIANEWS GROUP In this file photo, Wissahickon’s Matt Compas (30) puts up a shot against Upper Dublin.