Tues. Pa. boys' roundup: Norristown upends Wissahickon

Behind a balanced scoring effort, and a bit of an advantage on the low post, host Norristown upset Suburban One American Conference basketball foe Wissahickon, 58-56, in double overtime on Wednesday night.

Bernard Gordon knocked down seven of his 10 foul shots over both overtime as the Eagles handed Wissahickon its first defeat since a season-opening loss on Dec. 9. The Trojans entered the game ranked No. 5 in Southeastern Pa. by The Inquirer.

Marquis Bryant and Jahbri Hargrove manned the glass for Norristown, as Bryant finished with eight boards and Hargrove grabbed seven. Norristown featured nine scorers, none with more than 10 points.

Wissahickon has now lost three of it's last four games to Norristown, with their lone win being a 21-point rout earlier this season.

Also in the Suburban One, Jeff Garner knocked down four threes in the first quarter and Pennridge built up a large lead before holding on to top North Penn, 70-66. The Rams led 21-6 after the opening quarter.

Jamar Brown knocked down each of his four free throws in overtime as Pennsbury topped Neshaminy, 54-51. The Redskins' Bobby Marterella sent the game into overtime with three foul shots with 4 seconds left.

Darrell Harrison scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Upper Dublin rocked visiting Upper Merion, 72-43.

Christian Crane scored eight of his team-high 17 points in the fourth quarter as Council Rock South topped visiting William Tennent, 49-45.

Anthony McKie battled the flu to pour in 30 points and knock down five threes as Plymouth-Whitemarsh topped Upper Moreland, 79-55.

Friends Schools. Junior guard Montana Mayfield forced overtime on a three-pointer with 10 seconds left as host Abington Friends topped George School, 61-59. He scored four of his game-high 31 points in the extra period. Mayfield finished with five assists. Trevor Stone led George School with 23 points.

Amile Jefferson scored seven points in both the first and third quarters as Friends' Central rolled over visiting Moorestown Friends, 52-23.

Public. Senior guard Maurice Watson inched closer to 2,000 career points as Boys' Latin downed host Southern, 52-42. The senior guard finished with 22 points, which brings his total to 1,994.

Quahdire Gordon hit a field goal with eight seconds left as University City topped Paul Robeson, 52-49. Diante Lunsford led the Jaguars with 18 points.

Junior guard Rysheed Jordan recorded a triple double as Vaux downed visiting Math, Civics & Sciences, 68-53. Jordan finished with 11 points, 10 steals and 10 assists. Senior guard James Cole chipped in with five threes.

Henry Johnson came off the bench in the fourth quarter to knock off a pair of threes as Parkway West knocked off host Sankofa Freedom, 68-66.

Haneef Hardy knocked down the front end of his one-and-one with one second left as Swenson topped visiting Randolph, 62-61. Hardy scored eight of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.

D.J. Alexander scored six of his team-high 19 points in the third quarter to help Lamberton over visiting Franklin Towne Charter, 65-52.

Jamie Betancourt sank a tying layup with 25 seconds left in the fourth and Kensington went on to down Carroll, 68-63, in overtime. The Tigers shot four for five from the foul line in OT.

Savon Goodman scored 18 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as Constitution turned away visiting Communications Tech, 61-54.

Nijay Kelly scored six points in overtime and Fels inched past visiting Freire Charter, 61-58. Carlton Wright tied the game for the visitors with a three-pointer with 11 seconds left in regulation.

Abdoulay Gakou knocked down a pair of free throws to tie the game in regulation and Esperanza rallied to win in overtime, 71-68, against visiting Central.

Edward Davis grabbed nine rebounds and Samson Akano knocked down four threes as Roxborough downed visiting Bodine, 60-56.

Junior Tarrieck Williams had a season-high 20 points and Bo Murray iced the game with two free throws as Bartram knocked off visiting Frankford, 75-72.

Senior guard Donte Watkins nailed five three-pointers and senior forward Desmond Sams grabbed eight rebounds as West Philadelphia turned away Dobbins, 62-50.

Sean Lloyd's 12 rebounds, and Troy Steed's 10 helped host Franklin Learning Center knock off FitzSimons, 81-39.

Antwan Scriven scored four points in fourth quarter as Del-Val Charter pulled away from visiting Lincoln, 39-35.

Senior forward Karon Keene grabbed 14 rebounds to accompany his 20 points as Strawberry Mansion topped visiting Washington, 70-66.

Ches-Mont. James Brown scored 18 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as Octorara topped Great Valley, 49-42, in a battle of two of the top American Division's team.

Chas McCormick's two free throws with 11 seconds left sealed W.C. Henderson's 63-61 win over visiting Bishop Shanahan. McCormick then stole the ball as time expired.

Central. Shawn Church grabbed 13 rebounds and poured in a game-high 21 points as Ridley rolled over visiting Harriton, 51-37.

Alex Graham scored eight points in overtime as Penncrest knocked off host Haverford High, 52-43. Pat Morgan hit a three with 10 seconds left in regulation to tie the game for the Fords.

Matt Fox grabbed 10 rebounds and Mike McKale knocked down four threes as Springfield (Delco) rolled at Garnet Valley, 63-40.

Inter-Ac. Greg Dotson grabbed 10 rebounds and Nick Lindner dished out five assists as host Germantown Academy turned away Penn Charter, 61-36. Lindner led GA with 16 points.

Tri-County. Peter Gould's two free throw with 12 seconds left iced Del-Val Friends' 53-52 win over visiting Mercy Vocational. Josh Barry chipped in with 13 rebounds and three blocks.

Bruce Brittingham scored nine of 17 points in the fourth quarter as Perkiomen School topped host Phelps, 73-63.

Bicentennial. Luke Pollock's layup with 9 seconds left in overtime handed Springfield (Montco) a 64-63 win at Devon Prep. The Spartans rallied back in the second half before Billy Dahm tied the score on a pair of foul shots with 23 seconds left in regulation.

Calvary Christian almost let a large lead go to waste before the Cougars rallied in overtime and topped visiting Plumstead Christian, 54-50.

Calvary led by 10 entering the fourth, but the Panthers' Max Drake poured in 16 points to force overtime. Josh Bair sealed the win with five foul shots in overtime.

Austin Stephens scored nine of his 13 points in the third quarter as Delco Christian easily rolled at Morrisville, 49-24.

L.J. Barlow's fall at 195 pounds was one of six Haverford School pins as the Fords turned away visiting Inter-Ac rival Episcopal Academy, 36-30.