Check out the top performances in boys basketball, wrestling, and track from last week
As the regular season winds down, these student-athletes are ramping up! Check out last week's standout performances in wrestling, indoor track, swimming, boys basketball and more.
Check out the best performances here, and be sure to vote the Boys Athlete of the Week and Girls Athlete of the Week, beginning Tuesday at 7 p.m.. Also, don't miss the top girls basketball performances of the week!
Top Performances in Competitive Spirit:
Dozens of teams across the state converged upon the Giant Center in Hershey to compete in the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships. In 2A Small Varsity, Lansdale Catholic took third place, while Archbishop Wood placed eighth. Pennsbury was sixth in Coed Varsity. Check out photos from the championships here.
Top Performances in Boys Basketball:
Jagger Verbit, Faith Christian
Verbit continued his blistering freshman campaign, scoring 30 points in a win against Valley Forge Military Academy and 24 points in a double-OT loss to MaST Charter. He finished the week with a 24-point performance in a win over Bristol, while racking up 17 rebounds in his last two games.
Matt Engle, CB West
The senior erupted for 23 points to lead the Bucks to a huge 67-61 win over rival CB East.
Julian Phillips, CB West
Phillips led the way with 23 points in a victory over North Penn.
Rocco Massimino, New Hope-Solebury
With the Lions trailing by three points and time running out, Massimino beat the buzzer with a game-tying 3-pointer to send the game to overtime. He finished with a team-high 16 points as the Lions earned their first win of the season, 53-51, over Springfield.
Liam Ross, New Hope-Solebury
Ross scored the game-winning basket in OT to give the Lions their first win of the season. He finished with 14 points in the 53-51 victory over Springfield.
Bryce Rollerson, Germantown Academy
He scored 13 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Patriots to a 69-64 win over Springside-Chestnut Hill.
Tyler Nolan, Germantown Academy
He drilled four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, for a game-high 25 points, as the Patriots fell just short (69-65) against Malvern Prep. He had another 25-point game against Fels, this time resulting in an 85-70 win for the Patriots.
Jalil Bethea, Archbishop Wood
The Miami commit delivered a pair of 30-point games last week in PCL play, dropping 30 points in a win against St. Joe’s Prep and 31 in a win over Cardinal O’Hara.
Ahmaar Godhania, North Penn
He scored six of his 15 points in the decisive fourth quarter to secure the Knights’ 50-43 win over CR North, and he had 22 points, including five 3-pointers, in a loss to CB West.
Nate Townsend, Neshaminy
Townsend scored 29 points in a 59-40 Senior Night win over Council Rock South after having 17 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a 59-49 victory against CB East.
Grady Burt, CR North
Burt scored a game-high 21 points, with 12 coming in the second half, though CR North fell short against North Penn. He had 18 points in a win over Truman, and another 18 in a 58-51 loss to Bensalem.
Connor Taddei, Pennsbury
Taddei connected on three free throws in the final eight seconds of OT to secure a 53-51 win over Neshaminy. He finished with 9 points.
Alex Brown, Morrisville
Brown posted a game-high 20 points in a loss to Springfield.
Colson Campbell, Upper Moreland
Campbell had a game-high 22 points in a 79-66 win over neighboring rival Lower Moreland.
Kirby Mooney, William Tennent
Mooney erupted for 35 points in a 78-48 win over Springfield, and in the following game, scored nine points in the fourth quarter as the Panthers outscored PW 21-8 in the period, finishing with 19 points in the victory.
Imad Abunima, William Tennent
He posted back to back double-doubles with 15 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Plymouth Whitemarsh and 16 points and 12 rebounds in a victory over Springfield.
Ethan Tomlinson, Quakertown
Tomlinson poured in 30 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, though the Panthers rally fell short against Plymouth Whitemarsh.
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Top Performance in Bowling:
Chase Leckner, North Penn
He rolled a 655 high series, including a 243 high game, to lead the Knights to a sweep of Upper Dublin in an SOL American match. Leckner is averaging 213 per game, which leads the division.
Top Performances in Girls Wrestling:
On Sunday, 28 teams from the area visited Central Bucks West for the Battle of the Bucks girls wrestling tournament. Here are some of the top performances.
Grace Nesbitt, Neshaminy
The freshman won the 100-pound title, winning by technical fall in the title match.
Ashley Stank, Quakertown
The sophomore won the 106-pound title, going 3-0 with two wins by fall. She improved to 15-6 on the season.
Macayla Needham, Central Bucks East
The junior won the 112-pound title and improved to 20-6 this season.
Gisele Ramirez, Souderton
The senior won all three of her matches by fall, pinning her opponent in 39 seconds in the championship match to win the 118-pound title. She improved to 18-1 on the season.
Chase Ryan, Quakertown
The junior won the 155-pound championship, going 3-0 on the day and helping the Panthers finish second in the team standings.
Maya Krieger, Bensalem
The junior went 3-0 to secure the 170-pound title.
Caroline Hattala, Quakertown
The sophomore went 2-0 to win the 190-pound title and improved to 17-0 on the season. Both wins were by pin (0:47, 1:19) from Hattala, who is ranked No. 1 in the district and the state by PA-Wrestling.com.
Top Performances in Indoor Track:
Papakojo Danquah, Holy Ghost Prep
The senior took first place in the boys 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:42.75 at the Peddie School meet.
Jayden Neels, Council Rock North
The sophomore won the boys mile run with a time of 4:41.09 at the Track & Field Coaches Association of Greater Philadelphia meet.
Peter Murray, Abington
Murray took first place in the 800-meter run at the T&FCA meet with a time of 2:04.22.
Marc Cobbs, North Penn
Cobbs won the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.68 at the T&FCA meet.
Jack Jacobson, North Penn
He finished first in the pole vault with a mark of 12-6 at the T&FCA meet.
Jayden Mclaurin, Bensalem
The junior took first place in the T&FCA 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.20.
Fritz Clement, Upper Moreland
The senior set a school record in the 55-meter hurdles with his time of 8.89 at the T&FCA meet.
Top Performances in Boys Wrestling:
Chris Dennis, CB West
The returning PIAA sixth-place medalist had two pins and a technical fall at 133 pounds to help the Bucks finish second at their Battle of the Bucks tournament last weekend.
Collin Gaj, Quakertown
In his return to the mat after missing two weeks due to injury, the junior went 5-0 with four pins at the Quakertown Duals in the 160-pound bracket.
Calvin Lachman, Quakertown
The senior went 5-0 with four pins at the Quakertown Duals, including a win over last year's state finalist in the 285-pound bracket.
Ben Primich, Pennsbury
Primich improved to 22-2 on the season by winning the Suburban One League Patriot Division title at 189 pounds.
Charlie Robson, Conwell-Egan
The two-time PIAA place-winner had a pin at 133 pounds in the Eagles' 48-18 win over Father Judge in the Philadelphia Catholic League semifinals last Wednesday.
Dominick Morrison, Hatboro-Horsham
The freshman went 5-0 with three pins, including two under 30 seconds, at the Quakertown Duals, improving to 34-2 on the season.
Top Performances in Swimming:
Kentaro Bauer, George School
Bauer’s time of 1:05.74 in the 100-meter breaststroke set a pair of records. In addition to breaking the pool record at Westtown, he also set a Friends School League short-course meters record.
Quinn Jerardi, George School
Jerardi broke a long-standing team record in last week’s Friends Schools League meet. She won the girls 100 freestyle with a time of 56.06, breaking the previous record of 56.41 set in 2004.
Emily Hamill, Germantown Academy
The junior won both the 200 IM (2:04.62) and 100 freestyle (49.82) in the Patriots’ win over Episcopal Academy. Her time in the freestyle broke the pool record, previously set in 2008.
Amelia Gipson, Germantown Academy
The freshman won the 200 freestyle with her time of 1:53.35, and also won the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.86 in a win over Episcopal.
Brandon Fleck, Germantown Academy
The junior won two individual events against Episcopal Academy, placing first in the 50 freestyle (20.72) and the 100 freestyle (45.14). He broke the school record in the freestyle, as well as in the the 400 freestyle relay, with a 44.61 time in the leadoff spot.
Landon D'Ariano, Germantown Academy
His time of 1:48.12 in the 200 IM set a GA pool record, and he also won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:28.69 in a win over Episcopal.
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This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Top high school performers in boys basketball, track, wrestling