temple owls football

COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 53, WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO NORTH 44 Luke Vliet buried five 3-pointers – all in the first half – to propel the Indians to a 31-15 halftime lead. He finished with a game-high 19 points. “Our boys came to play today,” Rock North coach Jesse Krasna said. “We got …

NESHAMINY 63, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 53 (OT) Freshman Sean Curley sank a 3-pointer at the end of regulation, erasing a three-point deficit and sending the game into overtime where the Redskins outscored the Titans 15-5. “Our freshman Sean Curley, who is shooting the highest percentage for us, came in,” Neshaminy …

UPPER MORELAND 60, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 39 The Golden Bears – who led 26-20 at halftime when Friday’s game was suspended  – completed play on Saturday, outscoring the Spartans 34-19 in the second half. “We played great team basketball,” UM coach Sean Feeley said. “It was an odd situation playing half …

Plymouth Whitemarsh 69, Upper Dublin 57 With its postseason fate still very much up for grabs, Plymouth Whitemarsh shook off a slow start and got past Upper Dublin on Friday night. “Tonight, to me. was a nice win,” said PW coach Jim Donofrio. “Not because we were at home and …

Abington 44, Wissahickon 41 Caleb Baker finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds, as Abington avenged a previous loss to the Trojans and moved closer to securing a District One Class 6A playoff berth with the close win over visiting Wissahickon. “It was another tough one,” Abington coach Charles Grasty …

Council Rock South 55, Pennsbury 48 Up one at halftime, Council Rock South played great defense in the third quarter and then was able to finish the game off on the foul line in the fourth quarter to score its second win over Pennsbury this season. “It was a really …

North Penn 48, Central Bucks West 43 Size and strength inside was a big factor in this one, as North Penn kept its postseason hopes alive and avenged a previous loss with a huge win over CB West on Friday. Matt Swanson, Josh Jones and Rob Carangi combined for 39 …

Cheltenham 62, Hatboro-Horsham 41 With Friday’s win, Cheltenham clinched sole possession of the SOL American Conference championship, the sixth championship in program history. Coach Patrick Fleury played on the 2004 and ’05 teams that won titles. It’s quite an accomplishment, especially considering that the Panthers best player, point guard Zahree …

Pennridge 48, Souderton 40 It wasn’t pretty, but Pennridge snapped a two-game league losing streak and clinched at least a share of the SOL Continetnal Conference title with its win over Souderton at home on Friday night. After a low scoring first quarter, the Rams jumped up 21-4 at halftime, …

CHELTENHAM 59, WISSAHICKON 48 The visiting Panthers found themselves staring at a 29-22 halftime deficit. They responded with an inspired 37-point second half, limiting the Trojans to just 19 points. One win separates the Panthers from a share of the conference crown. “Our starting five really led the way – …