The Warriors closed out the game punching their ticket to Temple

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Midway through the third quarter, the visiting Rams pulled to within one of the top-seeded Warriors (33-32) after a Trent Fisher bucket. The Warriors closed out the game with a 36-14 tear, punching their ticket to Temple. It is the program’s first ever trip to the district semifinals.

The Rams led by three after one quarter, but the Warriors regrouped and took a 26-23 lead into halftime.

Trent Fisher’s 18 points led the Rams. Paul Croyle added eight points, Christian Guldin had seven and Colin Post, six points.

Senior center Jeff Woodward led the Warriors with 16 points while Brett Eberly added 15 – nine on three 3-pointers in the pivotal third when Methacton seized control. Erik Timko added 13, including the 1,000^th point of his career.

The two teams combined for 20 3-pointers, 11 by the Warriors. The Rams and Warriors each took six foul shots.

Pennridge (19-7, 9-3 SOL) will be on the road at #5 Lower Merion on Tuesday for a playback game for state seeding.

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Pennridge           16-7-14-9   46

Methacton       13-13-18-25   69

Pennridge (46) – Connor Pleibel 1 0-0 3; Luke Yoder 0 1-4 1; Paul Croyle 2 2-2 8; Christian Guldin 3 0-0 7; Colin Post 3 0-0 6; Trent Fisher 7 0-0 18; Colin Monahan 1 0-0 3; Totals 17 3-6 46.

Methacton (69) – Owen Kropp 1 2-2 4; Brett Eberly 6 0-0 15; Brett Byrne 3 0-0 8; Cole Hargrove 4 0-0 10; Erik Timko 5 0-0 13; Steven Penjuke 1 0-0 3; Jeff Woodward 7 2-4 16; Totals 27 4-6 69.

3-point goals –Pennridge – Trent Fisher 4, Paul Croyle 2, Connor Pleibel, Colin Monahan, Christian Guldin, Methacton – Erik Timko 3, Brett Eberly 3, Cole Hargrove 2, Brett Byrne 2, Steven Penjuke.