Southeastern Pa. Boys' and Girls' Sports
Mike Acquaviva erupted for a career-high 26 points to highlight Plymouth Whitemarsh's 73-63 boys' basketball victory over Bishop O'Connell (Va.) yesterday in the Lehigh Valley Hoop Festival at Parkland.
Mike Acquaviva erupted for a career-high 26 points to highlight
Plymouth Whitemarsh
's 73-63 boys' basketball victory over
Bishop O'Connell
(Va.) yesterday in the Lehigh Valley Hoop Festival at Parkland.
Acquaviva, a 6-foot-1 senior guard, hit four three-pointers, outscored O'Connell's Georgetown-bound Jason Clark (24) and captured team MVP honors in the four-game showcase.
Lance Wilson added 13 points, five steals and four assists for the Colonials.
Catholic South. Antonio Jardine hit five three-point baskets in a 32-point performance, and Mark Hatty scored four of his six points in overtime as Neumann-Goretti outlasted visiting St. Joseph's Prep, 69-64.
Jardine also dished out four assists, and Rick Jackson contributed 15 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocked shots. Jim Mower led Prep with 20 points.
Catholic North. Balanced scoring from Tim Gates (11 points), Roberto Townsend (10), Isiah Mason (10) and Kahlil Mumford (10) carried Cardinal Dougherty to a 70-38 victory at Bishop McDevitt.
The teams also finished the last 3 minutes, 20 seconds of a game that was stopped on Jan. 5 with Dougherty leading by 62-52. The Cardinals held on to win the game, 69-61.
Girls' Basketball
Kate Ivory scored her only points of the game on a three-point basket to start overtime and
Episcopal Academy
blanked host
Mercersburg Academy
, 5-0, in the extra period for a 37-32 nonleague win.
Brittney Perfetti controlled the Churchmen's offense with 24 points, and Megan Spagnola pulled down 15 rebounds.
Yesterday's Results
Boys' Basketball
FRANKFORD HOSPITALS BOYS CLASSIC
Pennsbury 48, Lower Merion 39
Prep Charter 66, Harrisburg 52
Schenley 85, Chester 74
Roman Catholic 82, Simon Gratz 67
Monsignor Bonner 60, Cardinal O'Hara 52
LEHIGH VALLEY HOOP FESTIVAL
Plymouth Whitemarsh 73, Bishop O'Connell 63
CATHOLIC LEAGUE NORTH
Cardinal Dougherty 70, Bishop McDevitt 38
Cardinal Dougherty 69, Bishop McDevitt 61
(completion of suspended game)
CATHOLIC LEAGUE SOUTH
Neumann-Goretti 69, St. Joseph's Prep 64 (OT)
Girls' Basketball
NONLEAGUE
Episcopal Academy 37, Mercersburg Ac. 32 (OT)
Boys' Basketball Line Scores
LEHIGH VALLEY HOOP FESTIVAL
Bishop O'Connell14142015-63
Plymouth Whitemarsh22161916-73
BO: Jason Burns 4, Jason Clark 24, Dave Eismaier 4, Zalmico Harmon 5, Doug Howard 9, Kevin Jones 4, Kendall Marshall 13.
PW: Mike Acquaviva 26, Marquise Boggs 8, Greg Maugle 11, Anthony Minor 15, Lance Wilson 13.
CATHOLIC LEAGUE
Cardinal Dougherty17141722-70
Bishop McDevitt810137-38
CD: Zaahir Allen 4, Bogans 1, Tim Gates 11, Buck Kebbie 3, Isiah Mason 10, Justin Minter 6, Kahlil Mumford 10, Willis Nicholson 7, Sam Prescott 8, Roberto Townsend 10.
BM: R.P. Boyle 5, Matt Davis 10, Anthony DeTuro 7, Dan Drennen 3, Courtney Havens 4, Matt Shervin 5, Aaron Walker 4.
St. Joseph's Prep16715188-64
Neumann-Goretti1016151513-69
SJP: Rob Coney 10, Matt Dolan 2, Matt Griffin 16, Larry Loughery 10, Jim Mower 20, Matt Williams 6.
N: Tony Chennault 2, Mark Hatty 6, Wali Hepburn 3, Rick Jackson 15, Antonio Jardine 32, Rashad Savage 4, Jamal Wilson 7.
Girls' Basketball Line Scores
NONLEAGUE
Episcopal Academy9102115-37
Mercersburg Academy815540-32
EA: Sammi Arbitman 1, Kelsey Gula 1, Emma Imbriglia 2, Kate Ivory 3, Callye Komlo 2, Brittney Perfetti 24, Megan Spagnola 2, Kory Tyron 2.
MA: Davis 2, Dillon 4, Dobish 14, Kalnina 4, Roman 6, Vary 2.
Today's Schedule
Boys' Basketball
CATHOLIC LEAGUE NORTH
Archbishop Wood at LaSalle, 7
Conwell-Egan at North Catholic, 7:30
Archbishop Ryan at Father Judge, 7:30
CATHOLIC LEAGUE SOUTH
Roman Catholic at West Catholic, 6
Kennedy-Kenrick at Archbishop Carroll, 7:30
NONLEAGUE
Swenson at Bok, 3:15
Pennsauken Tech at Akiba Hebrew, 4
Perkiomen School at West-Mont Christian, 5:30
Plumstead Christian at Community Ac. of Phila., 6
Girls' Basketball
BICENTENNIAL LEAGUE
Morrisville at New Hope-Solebury, 7:30
DEL-VAL LEAGUE
Sun Valley at Penn Wood, 5
PENN-JERSEY LEAGUE
Pine Forge at Solebury School, 4
PUBLIC LEAGUE
Simon Gratz at Prep Charter, 3:15
Bodine at Northeast, 3:15
NONLEAGUE
Renaissance Academy at Del-Val Friends, 3:45
Phila. Academy Charter at Stern Hebrew, 3:45
Plumstead Christian at Community Ac. of Phila., 4
Gwynedd-Mercy at Lansdale Catholic, 7:30
Wrestling
SUBURBAN ONE NATIONAL
Abington at Neshaminy, 7
NONLEAGUE
Bristol at Conwell-Egan, 6
Swimming
BOYS
Holy Ghost Prep at Central Bucks South, 3:30
Souderton at North Penn, 3:45
GIRLS
North Penn at Souderton, 3:30
Nazareth Academy at Central Bucks South, 3:30
Mount St. Joseph at Gwynedd-Mercy, 6
COED
Methacton at Upper Merion, 3:30
Pennridge at Central Bucks East, 3:45
W.C. Henderson at Hempfield, 4
Bowling
SUBURBAN ONE LEAGUE
Neshaminy at Abington, 3:30
Bensalem at North Penn, 3:30
Plymouth Whitemarsh at Upper Moreland, 3:30
William Tennent at Upper Dublin, 3:30
Council Rock South at Hatboro-Horsham, 3:30
District 1 Wrestling Schedule
Friday
DISTRICT 1 TEAM DUALS
At Pottstown:
Class AAA Quarterfinals
Upper Perkiomen vs Springfield (D), 6
Boyertown vs Downingtown West, 6
Pennsbury vs Great Valley, 6
Council Rock North vs Council Rock South, 6
Class AAA Semifinals
Teams to be determined, 8