Fri. Pa. girls' roundup: Ridley routs Lower Merion

January 13, 2012|FOR THE INQUIRER

With a strong defensive effort in the second half, Ridley turned away host Lower Merion, 38-21, on Friday night in a Central League basketball matchup.

The Green Raiders outscored Lower Merion 21-10 after halftime as they cruised to their third straight win. With the win, Ridley pulled itself even with Lower Merion atop the league standings as both share 6-2 records. Mary Kate Rumbaugh led Ridley with 10 points.

Also in the Central League, Maura O'Connell knocked down each of her four free throws in the final 15 seconds to give Haverford High a 57-53 win over visiting Garnet Valley.

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Erica Brown scored five points in overtime for career-high 25 points as Marple Newtown knocked off Harriton, 61-54. Harriton's Katie Melvin scored all of her 24 points after halftime, including a three-pointer to send the game into OT.

Public. Jazlynn Chavis' basket with 7 seconds left proved to be the winner as host Mastbaum squeaked past Simon Gratz, 31-29. Chavis finished with a team-high 11 points.

Freshman point guard Bryce Garrett had a season-high 24 points to go along with her seven steals and 10 assists as host Communications Tech downed Randolph, 45-27.

Central rallied in the fourth quarter behind sophomore guard Kayla Henderson's six points as it turned away visiting rival Girls High, 48-40.

Without sophomore Taylour Jones running the point, Northeast was still able to knock off visiting Frankford, 38-27. Briyah Hill and Lauren Willis both poured in 12 points to mask Jones' absence.

Junior guard Taneka Garvin scored seven of her 12 points in the fourth as Bodine slipped by visiting Del-Val Charter, 39-35.

Catherine Myers' 31 points and nine rebounds helped host Bok hold off New Media Charter, 67-65.

Taneil Ruffin grabbed seven rebounds, recorded six steals and dropped in 23 points as Masterman topped visiting Swenson, 56-45.

Brianna Cooley's three with 1 minute left gave host Franklin Learning Center a two-point lead as it edged Ben Franklin, 45-42. Tequila Robinson had a game-high 22 points for Franklin.

Suburban One. Emily Grundman's eight rebounds, three steals and 24 points helped lift Council Rock North past visiting Bensalem, 46-42.

Upper Dublin outscored host Wissahickon 25-12 in the second half en route to a 39-34 win. Taylor Bryant led the way with 16 points and she knocked down seven of her nine free throws in the second half.

Stephanie Donohue complemented her four points with 11 rebounds as Neshaminy rolled at Truman, 63-17.

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