High School Hoops: 1/28-1/31 Scores and Scoring Leaders

By Andrew Marcus
Sportswriter for Montgomery Media

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Montgomery Media Superlatives

Top Scorer - Jordan Reed (Wissahickon): There is so many many ways Reed can get his points and defenses have had a hard time figuring out how to stop him. He is most dangerous running base line drives and getting to the foul line for easy three-point plays. This Trojan senior has offers to play Division-1 ball.
Best Passer - Wes Brooks (North Penn): Brooks, a senior, has had to handle the scoring this season for the struggling Knights, but in years past when he can just be the point guard he displayed how savvy his vision is.
End-to-End Speed - Montana Mayfield (Abington Friends): Mayfield has scored his points this year, but at the D-1 level in college he is considered a pure point guard that should have a pass first mentality. But what makes schools like Rice and Sienna really bite is his ability to blow by defenders with a quick first step.
Best Defender - Mark Wonderling (Souderton): Every game the Indians assign Wonderling the task of stopping the other team's top scorer. Add skill with giving every ounce of energy in his body, and you have the area's best defender. Wonderling can do everything well, but his defense is great.
Best Three-point shot - Tim Abruzzo (Pennridge): This 1,000 point scorer lived and died with the three-pointer during his first two years with the Rams. While he has added so much more to his game, his quick catch and release from beyond the arc has made him so dangerous.
Best Shot Blocker - Tonah Kpassagnon (Wissahickon): When you are 6-9 you better be able to block shots at the high school level, but there is more to it than that. Kpassagnon understands to wait for it at its peak and his ratio between blocked shots and fouls called while attempting to swat is what makes him so special.
Best Rebounder - Braheime Jackson (Bishop McDevitt): This is the pound-for-pound, or in the case inch-for-inch, one of the top go-getter's. He is not the tallest in the area, but he works hard on the glass and gets a ton of easy put-back points.
Best Inside Game - Zameer McDowell (Spring-Ford): You better have some size when you play the Rams or McDowell will just torch you inside. Phoenixville found out the hard way when the junior dropped 44 points earlier this season. He goes hard to the hoop, but also can finess if need be.
Most Improved - Anthony Durham (Abington): No body really knew what to expect in coach Charles Grasty's second year, but emergence of junior Anthony Durham has made them a top 16 team in District One. Durham is avergaing close to 20 points a game and has give his team a chance to win every night.
Oncoming star - Anthony McKie (Plymouth-Whitemarsh): He still has his off nights, but McKie can score with the best of them. In fact he has dropped 47 points in one game this season. He's probably a point guard at the next level, but as he continues to grow he will help the Colonials return to a state playoff caliber.
Team most likely to win a state playoff game - Wissahickon: Even with a loss to Norristown, the Trojans are still going to win the league I assume and be the highest seed reprsenting Montgomery Media's coverage are in the District One. The Trojans should grab a top 5 seed and revenge its coming one game short of states from a season ago.
Surprise team - Archbishop Wood: When you lose a talent like UMBC's Joe Getz, who did most of the scoring, you just look and go, "it's going to be a rebuilding year at Wood." But with the improvements made by youngster Pat Smith, Tommy Rush, Joe LoStracco and Cody Fitzpatrick the Vikings have one of the best records in the Philadelphia Catholic League.
Team to watch in 2013 - LaSalle: The Explorers have played an extremely difficult schedule this year and while the wins have not always happen, they have been competitive against some of the top competition. The experiences from this season should make the very dangerous next winter.
Most Likely to be a part of NCAA March Madness next year - Marcus Gilbert (Academy New Church): There is no Rakeem Christmas (Syracuse) or Jaylen Bond (Texas) in the area this season, but Gilbert should have a good chance with Farfield to earn a mid-major bid and get the crazy experience of March Madness. The Trojans' Jordan Reed is undecided, but also may go to a D-1 school with a shot at the field of 68.

TOP SCORERS FROM 1/28 to 1/31
Jordan Reed (Wissahickon) 37 pts vs Upper Moreland
Tyler McGrath (Owen J. Roberts) 33 pts vs Perk Valley
Luke Moyer (Souderton) 26 pts vs Quakertown
Dinjyl Walker (Academy New Church) 26 pts vs Shipley
Brett Davis (Perk Valley) 25 pts vs Owen J. Roberts
Marcus Gilbert (Academy New Church) 22 pts vs Hill School
Anthony Durham (Abington) 22 pts vs Council Rock South
Ryan Casper (Methacton) 22 pts vs Boyertown
Marcus Gilbert (Academy New Church) 21 pts vs Shipley
Dinjyl Walker (Academy New Church) 21 pts vs Hill School
Tyler McGrath (Owen J. Roberts) 21 pts vs Exeter
Jack Rauchut (William Tennent) 21 pts vs Truman
Steve Leonard (Perk Valley) 20 pts vs Owen J. Roberts
Toyon Wynder (Cheltenham) 20 pts vs Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Cody Fitzpatrick (Archbishop Wood) 20 pts vs Bonner
Alexander Woelkers (Faith Christian) 20 pts vs Calvary Baptist
Wes Brooks (North Penn) 19 pts vs Central Bucks South
Jordan Greene (Abington Friends) 19 pts vs Friends Central
Andrew Riviello (Lansdale Catholic) 18 pts vs Roman Catholic
Mike Brown (Hatboro-Horsham) 18 pts vs Pennridge
Tim Abruzzo (Pennridge) 18 pts vs Hatboro-Horsham
Anthony McKie (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) 17 pts vs Washington
Ryan Bachtle (Calvary Baptist) 17 pts vs Moravian
Wes Brooks (North Penn) 17 pts vs Automotive
Brett Mahoney (Pope John Paul II) 18 pts vs Pottstown
Amar Stukes (LaSalle) 17 pts vs Bishop McDevitt
Mike Hutson (PhilMont Christian) 17 pts vs Jenkintown


AROUND THE AREA
SATURDAY
North Penn 50, Automotive 35
Washington 54, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 48
Central Bucks West 65, Methacton 41
Exeter 65, Owen J. Roberts 48
Pope John Paul II 48, Downingtown East 45
Central Bucks East 60, Spring-Ford 57
Academy New Church 55, Hill School 51
SUNDAY
Archbishop Wood 61, Monsignor Bonner 45
LaSalle 71, Bishop McDevitt 58
Germantown Academy Academy 59, Mercersburg Academy 37
MONDAY
Souderton 44, Perk Valley 33
Roman Catholic 76, Lansdale Catholic 60
Moravian 55, Calvary Baptist 42
TUESDAY
Abington 65, Council Rock South 45
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 55, Cheltenham 50
Pennridge 47, Hatboro-Horsham 44
Norristown 58, Upper Dublin 46
North Penn 53, Central Bucks South 48
Souderton 72, Quakertown 34
Wissahickon 68, Upper Moreland 46
William Tennent 61, Truman 53
Springfield 58, Christopher Dock 51
PhilMont Christian 46, Jenkintown 43
Church Farm 45, Lower Moreland 44
Methacton 68, Boyertown 51
Perk Valley 77, Owen J. Roberts 67
Pottstown 39, Pope John Paul II 37
Faith Christian 72, Calvary Baptist 45
Friends Central 68, Abington Friends 49
Academy New Church 75, Shipley 54




SOUDERTON SEASON STATISTICS (15-4, 10-1)
NAME                 FGM    FTM-FTA     PTS     (PPG)
Luke Moyer         100         65-87          315       (16.6 ppg)
Mark Wonderling 94         47-72           257       (13.5 ppg)
John Kanas          53         32-50          145        (7.6 ppg)
Ryan Connolly      41        34-42          139        (7.3 ppg)***missed 6 games
Ry Yozallinas        40          20-23        110        (5.8 ppg)
Greg Mendryzcki  15         9-13             43         (2.3 ppg)
Brendan Wagner  13         8-16              33        (1.7 ppg)
Dan Falencki       6            6-10               23       (1.2 ppg)
Austin Murphy     3            0-0                7          (0.3 ppg)
Steve Shaffer       3            0-2                6          (0.3 ppg)
Anthony Williams  1           4-4                6          (0.3 ppg)
Alex Walbrandt    1            0-0               2           (0.2 ppg)
Kurt Muhlberger  0            1-2                1          (0.1 ppg)


PENNRIDGE SEASON STATISTICS (8-10, 3-8)
NAME             FGM FTM-FTA PTS (PPG)
Tim Abruzzo     122      83-105  373    (20.7 ppg)
Andrew Lyons  103       38-53    243    (13.5 ppg)
Zack Muredda   52       26-37    151     (8.4 ppg)
Jeff Garner         42       7-10      118      (6.6 ppg)
Shane Schmidt   24        7-11       62       (3.4 ppg)
Alex Krivda       20        6-12      44      (2.4 ppg)
Kyle Bigam       10         6-8       26      (1.4 ppg)
Colin McIntyre 7         5-5        21       (1.2 ppg)
Andrew Dietterich 3    0-0     6          (0.3 ppg)
Danny Shane    1         0-0     3          (0.2 ppg)
Shane Kraynik  1        1-1     3           (0.2 ppg)
Joe Garrity       1         0-0     2          (0.2 ppg)
Nolan Rimmer  0         1-2     1          (0.1 ppg)


NORTH PENN SEASON STATISTICS (5-13, 3-8)
*missing field goals from CB South
NAME           FGM     FTM-FGA     PTS      (PPG)
Wes Brooks        92     40-48             278        (15.4 ppg)
Javi Alvarino        63      28-33            175       (9.7 ppg)
Chris Dawson      46     24-32            126         (7 ppg)
Larry Roane          45      6-22            114        (6.3 ppg)***missed 3 games
Mike Swanson      34     22-27           108        (6 ppg)
Kevin Shue          12      2-2                26           (1.4 ppg)
Derek Viscusi        8       8-10              24          (1.3) ppg)
Kordell Lord         9      3-4                 24            (1.3 ppg)
Noah Melchior      4      3-5                15           (0.9 ppg)
Riley Gaibler          5      1-2                9             (0.5 ppg)
Stephen Brown      4      0-0                8             (0.5 ppg)
Alvin Dean            1       0-0                3             (0.2 ppg)
Brendan Rhodes    0      2-2                2             (0.1 ppg)



HATBOROHORSHAM SEASON STATISTICS (7-11, 5-6)
NAME              FGM      FTM-FTA      PTS      (PPG)
Mike Brown       92            44-69            242        (13.4 ppg)
Zach Quattro      82             15-25           205       (11.4 ppg)
Ryan Kelly          48            42-47           167        (9.3 ppg)
Paul Haggerty     30             40-56           106       (5.9 ppg)
Bob Bruno          42             19-26          102         (5.7 ppg)
Jack Lavery        10           8- 14              34          (1.9 ppg)
Mike Vogel        9             14-27              34          (1.9 ppg)
Chad Gill           8             0-8                  16           (0.9 ppg)
Dillan Schindewolf 1          3-4                 5             (0.3 ppg)
Jack Wingen       0             2-4                2             (0.1 ppg)
Eric Rubenstein   0             0-1                0             (0.0 ppg)