Fri. Pa. girls: Shipley's Alexander reaches 1,000

Wearing her signature high socks, Shipley's Sox Alexander recorded her 1,000th career point on Friday as the host Gators rolled past Moorestown Friends, 64-10, in a Friends Schools League basketball game.

The junior point guard, who has committed to St. John's, sank a layup early in the second quarter to reach the milestone and was removed from the game with 24 points and 1,001 for her career.

She began wearing high socks at an AAU tryout before her freshman year, and the nickname "Sox" stuck.

"It's pretty hard-pressed to find anyone that calls her Tamesha," Shipley coach Sean Costello said.

Alexander averages 13 points and five assists, which Costello said is a result of the guard's ability to spread the offense. She is also in good shape to reach the school's all-time mark of 1,290 set in 2002 by Erin Venafra.

Alexander is the first Shipley player to reach 1,000 since Alex Lennon in 2009. Now at West Chester, Lennon scored her 1,000th collegiate point last week and will help honor Alexander on Friday.

Catholic. Kristie Costantino hit seven of her eight fourth-quarter foul shots to seal Archbishop Carroll's 59-57 win over visiting Neumann-Goretti.

The senior guard added four steals and four assists. Senior forward Sarah Curran scored 15 of her game-high 26 points in the third quarter.

Taylor Adair's eight points led Archbishop Ryan to a 50-28 triumph over visiting Hallahan. The Ragdolls used a balanced offense that featured 13 scorers.

Suburban One. Jessica Gerber finished with a game-high 24 points and eclipsed her own school record as Council Rock North raced past host Truman, 70-36.

The sophomore knocked down seven three-pointers to set the school's single-game record. Earlier this season, she hit six threes. Krista Campbell added 11 points.

Also in the Suburban One:

Brianna Hedgepath, a junior guard, scored a team-high 16 points as host Norristown eased past Upper Moreland, 71-31. Senior forward Sidney Morse added 12 points, four steals and four blocks.

Allison Gallagher's two three-pointers helped Souderton nip visiting Central Bucks West, 44-41.

Curtrena Goff scored 20 points and Regan Gallagher contributed 12 as Upper Dublin eased past host Cheltenham, 55-35.

Morgan Kelly hit two first-quarter threes and finished with 15 points as Central Bucks East turned away visiting North Penn, 44-37. Vicky Tumasz hit five three-pointers for 15 points for North Penn.

Inter-Ac. Megan Quinn and Sarah Abbonizio scored 15 points each as Episcopal Academy topped host Notre Dame, 52-45.

Central. Senior Alex Poplawski grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out five assists, and swatted eight shots as Springfield (Delco) rolled over visiting Strath Haven, 51-30.

Public. Ashanty Wallace grabbed 12 rebounds and scored 10 points to help Communications Tech ease past New Media Charter, 57-40. Sydney Barrow added 14 points.

Stefanie Ulmer, a junior shooting guard, hit all four of her three-pointers as Franklin Towne Charter eased past visiting Mariana Bracetti, 40-26.

Najimah Chestnut scored 15 points and Leahna Lewis added 12 as Dobbins slipped past host Overbrook, 36-31.

Kareema Harris' 13 points, 10 rebounds, and five steals carried host Bok past Mastery Charter South, 52-42.

Kayla Henderson scored 13 points, and Samantha Marrero and Shanique Mattis added 12 each to lead Central past visiting Olney, 52-22.

Deja Reynolds, a sophomore guard, grabbed six rebounds, dished out three assists, and recorded five steals to help Imhotep Charter drop visiting Philadelphia Electrical, 62-15.