Senior Ryan DeOrio collected 14 points and Senior Jenna Cooper added 12 but it wasn’t enough as the No. 13 seed Ladt Warriors suffered a season-ending 47-44 loss to Upper Dublin in the District 1-6A 9-11 playbacks Saturday.   DeOrio finishes her stellar career with 1,071 points – fifth all-time – for the Lady Warriors (19-8), who also got 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 points from Senior Jackie Cerchio and 8 points on two treys from Senior Sydney Thompson.   Methacton (44) – DeOrio 5 3-3 14, N. Cooper 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 5 0-0 12, Tornetta 0 2-2 2, Cerchio 1 1-5 3, Pennypacker 1 1-2 3, Zerbe 1 0-0 2, Thompson 3 0-0 8, Penjuke 0 0-0 0, Totals 16 7-12 44   Upper Dublin (47) – Barbera 0 0-0 0, Kaiser 4 5-8 13, Barrett 3 5-8 14, Grebe 2 0-0 4, Balasa 2 1-3 7, Weglos 1 2-2 5, Schreiber 0 0-0 0, Vargas 2 0-0 4, Totals 14 13-21 47.   Methacton        11 12   9 12 – 44 Upper Dublin    11 15 11 10 – 47   3-point goals: J. Cooper 2, Thompson 2, DeOrio; Barrett 3, Balasa 2, Weglos

The No. 13 Lady Warriors were unable to overcome a sluggish start while suffering a 51-42 loss to No. 4 Garnet Valley in the second round of the District 1-6A playoffs Wednesday night. The Lady Warriors (19-7) fell behind 14-3 in the first quarter and got as close as 39-35 when Senior Sydney Thompson (7 points) drilled a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter. But the Jaguars (22-2) responded with an 8-2 run to end any hopes of a Lady Warrior comeback.   Senior Ryan DeOrio cashed 14 points while Senior Jackie Cerchio grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 7 points for Lady Warriors, which faces Upper Dublin away on Saturday (1:30 p.m.) in the 9-11 place playback phase, to try and qualify for the PIAA state playoffs.   Methacton (42) – DeOrio 5 3-4 14, N. Cooper 0 0-1 0, J. Cooper 1 4-6 6, Tornetta 3 0-0 6, Cerchio 2 3-7 7, Pennypacker 0 0-0 0, Zerbe 1 0-0 2, Thompson 3 0-0 7. Totals 15 10-18 42.   Garnet Valley (51) – Faith 4 1-1 9, Eckhoff 0 0-0 0, Tomasetti 0 0-0 0, McAteer 6 4-5 17, Barnes 2 1-7 5, Fail 0 0-0 0, Sorokanych 4 0-0 8, Borcky 3 4-7 12, Totals 19 10-20 51.   Methacton          3 12 17 10 – 42 Garnet Valley     14  9 16 12 – 51   3-point goals: DeOrio, Thompson; Borcky 2, McAteer   Game Article http://papreplive.com/2017/02/22/cool-under-pressure-barnes-helps-garnet-valley-clinch-states-berth/

The Lady Warriors seized control from the opening tip behind seniors Ryan DeOrio, Jackie Cerchio and Jenna Cooper en route to a 62-38 romp over Downingtown East in the opening round of the District 1-6A playoffs Saturday afternoon.   DeOrio finished with 15 points and five assists, Cerchio scored 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds and Cooper added 11 points to pace the 13th-seeded Warriors (19-6), who led 17-7 after one quarter, 31-18 at the break and 47-28 heading into the final frame.   The Lady Warriors move on to face No. 4 Garnet Valley on the road Wednesday (7 p.m.), with the winner locking up a state playoff bid. Garnet Valley drew a first-round bye.     Downingtown East (38) – Riley  0 0-0 0, Tyrell 2 1-2 6, Dienes 0 0-0 0, Weller 0 0-1 0, Crum 2 1-4 6, Smuda 4 1-7 9, Phelan 2 1-2 5, Williams 4 1-3 12. Totals 14 5-19 38.   Methacton (62) – DeOrio 6 2-3 15, N. Cooper 1 2-2 4, Markley8 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 5 1-4 11, Tornetta 4 0-0 9, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Hargrove 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 5 3-4 13, Pennypacker 2 0-0 4, Zerbe 0 2-2 2, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Penjuke 0 0-0 0, Totals 25 10-15 62.   D-East             7   11  10  10 – 38 Methacton    17   14  16  15 – 62   3-point goals: Williams 3, Tyrell, Crum; DeOrio, Tornetta   Game Articles http://papreplive.com/2017/02/18/methacton-bounces-back-beats-downingtown-east-in-district-opener/

The Boyertown Bears secured the Pioneer Athletic Conference championship with a hard-earned 47-44 victory over the stubborn Lady Warriors. With 43 seconds remaining and the score deadlocked at 44.  Boyertown scored a bucket totake the lead 46-44.  Lady Warriors freshman Sydney Tornetta’s three-point attempt spun out at the 5-second mark which would have gave the Lady Warriors the lead. Boyertown then hit one of two free throws with 1.8 seconds left, and the Ladt Warriors final heave from the length of the court fell short. The Lady Warriors fell behind 21-3 at the 6:10 mark of the second quarter, but were led by 1,000-point scorer Ryan DeOrio (17 points), Tornetta (16 points) and Jackie Cerchio (10 rebounds).   (1) Boyertown 47, (3) Methacton 44 Methacton Boyertown Methacton      3  15  12  14 - 44 Boyertown    14  15    5   13- 47   Game Articles http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/high_school/pennsylvania/20170216_Boyertown_girls_beat_Methacton_for_PAC_title.html   http://papreplive.com/2017/02/15/clutch-kapp-lifts-boyertown-to-pioneer-athletic-conference-title/      

The Lady Warriors gutted out a tough 38-28 win over Upper Merion Saturday night in the PAC Playoffs.  The win sends the Lady Warriors (18-5) on to the PAC Championship vs Boyertown on Wednesday 2/15 at 7pm at Perkiomen Valley.  This will be the Lady Warriors fifth trip to the Championship game in their nine seasons in the PAC and are hoping that this time gets them their first PAC title.  Junior Nicole Cooper provided a spark off the bench scoring 12 points.  Senior Sydney Thompson also scored 12 points and pulled down 5 rebounds. (3) Methacton 38, (2) Upper Merion 28 Methacton Upper Merion Methacton              9   5   6 18 - 38 Upper Merion         3 11   7   7 - 28   Game Articles   http://pac-10sports.com/article/content/boyertown-survives-nemesis-spring-ford-ot-faces-methacton-title-0029328   http://papreplive.com/2017/02/11/methacton-overcomes-turnovers-vikings-with-electric-fourth-moves-to-pac-final/    

Senior Ryan DeOrio hit the 1,000-point career milestone with a 15-point effort, becoming the sixth player in the Lady Warriors girls program to reach the coveted mark, but it wasn’t enough as the 17-5 Lady Warriors dropped a 55-47 nonleague decision to Souderton (17-4) Saturday night. Junior Jill Zerbe (9 points), Senior Sydney Thompson (8 points, 6 rebounds) and Senior Jackie Cerchio (7 points, 7 rebounds) also had strong performances for the Lady Warriors which will enter the PAC Final Four playoffs Saturday 2/11 (5:30 pm) at Perkiomen Valley against No. 2 Upper Merion, the Frontier Division champion.   Souderton (55) – Dowd 2 1-2 5, Bealer 4 2-2 12, Cardona 5 2-2 12, Walbrandt 4 4-4 13, Falencki 1 0-0 3, Connolly 3 4-4 10. Totals 19 13-14 55.   Methacton (47) – DeOrio 6 1-3 15, N. Cooper 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 0 0-2 0, Tornetta 2 2-2 6, Cerchio 2 3-4 7, Pennypacker 1 0-0 2, Zerbe 4 0-0 9, Thompson 4 0-1 8. Totals 19 6-10 47.   Souderton     2   16  20  17 – 55 Methacton   10   11  15  11 – 47   3-point goals:  Bealer 2, Walbrandt, Falencki; DeOrio 2, Zerbe   Game Articles http://papreplive.com/2017/02/04/souderton-starters-clicking-methactons-deorio-hits-1000/ http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/high_school/20170205_Souderton_girls_grind_out_a_win_over_Methacton.html

Senior Ryan DeOrio posted 16 points and 5 steals while Jackie Cerchio had 11 points and 9 rebounds for the Lady Warriors (8-2 Liberty, 11-2 PAC, 17-4 Overall), who locked up second place in the Liberty and the No. 3 seed in the upcoming PAC playoffs with the win 52-44 over Perkiomen Valley   DeOrio also moved to within 10 points of 1,000 for her career.  The Lady Warriors used a 22-8 run in the second quarter to turn the game around and avenge and early season buzzer beating loss to Perkiomen Valley.   The team has one final regular season game on Saturday night 2/4 at 7pm, Senior night vs Souderton.  They will then take on Upper Merion, the Frontier Conference Champion, in the Final Five PAC playoffs next Saturday 2/11 at 5:30pm at Perkiomen Valley.   Methacton (52) – DeOrio 8 0-0 16, N. Cooper 0 2-2 2, J. Cooper 3 1-2 7, Tornetta 2 0-0 4, Cerchio 4 3-4 11, Pennypacker 2 2-2 6, Zerbe 0 2-4 2, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Penjuke 0 0-0 0, Totals 21 10-14 52.   Perkiomen Valley (44) – I. Richmond 1 3-5 5, Moore 0 0-0 0, Blomstrom 0 0-3 0, Owens 2 0-0 5, Bonjo 0 1-4 1, Jonassen 10 3-3 23, Hamm 3 4-5 10, Totals 16 11-20 44.   Methacton     12  22   5  13 – 52 Perk Valley     17    8   8  11 – 44   3-point goal: Owens

The Lady Warriors (10-2 PAC, 16-4 Overall) clinched a PAC Final Five playoff berth behind a balanced scoring attack and late comeback. Trailing 42-41 entering the fourth quarter, the Lady Warriors took control with a 14-5 run over the final 8 minutes to seize the victory 55-47 at Owen J. Roberts. Freshman Sydney Tornetta cashed 14 points, Senior Sydney Thompson added 12 and Senior Ryan DeOrio chipped in with 11 – with DeOrio reaching 974 points for her career. Also for the Lady Warriors, Senior Jackie Cerchio had 8 rebounds, 7 points and 5 assists. Methacton (55) – DeOrio 4 1-2 11, N. Cooper 0 1-2 1, J. Cooper 2 1-1 5, Tornetta 4 5-9 14, Cerchio 1 5-7 7, Pennypacker 1 1-2 3, Zerbe 1 0-0 2, Thompson 4 1-2 12, Totals 17 15-25 55. Owen J. Roberts (47) – Glenn 1 1-1 3, Albaugh 4 0-0 8, LeClaire 1 0-0 2, Cahill 5 2-4 12, Koury 1 0-0 3, Clay 1 0-0 3, Stuart 1 0-2 2, Rantz 5 0-2 14, Totals 19 3-9 47. Methacton        13    8  20  14 – 55 OJ Roberts          7  12  23   5 – 47 3-point goals: Thompson 3, DeOrio 2, Tornetta; Rantz 4, Koury, Clay

Senior Ryan DeOrio dropped in 21 points and Junior Olivia Pennypacker added 14 as the Lady Warriors (15-4) recorded the nonleague victory.   The Lady Warriors came out quickly and held a 14 point half time lead.  But Penn Wood changed the tide in the third quarter outscoring the Lady Warriors 21-8. Holding a narrow 37-36 advantage entering the fourth quarter, the Lady Warriors pulled away with an 18-12 run over the final 8 minutes.   Senior Jack Cerchio pulled 9 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and scored 6 points while DeOrio moved within 37 points of the coveted 1,000-point career milestone with a trio of trifectas.   Penn Wood (48) – Dicko 0 0-1 0, Matthews 2 1-2 5, Elam 1 0-0 2, Andrews 5 3-7 14, Watson 0 0-0 0, Dorsey 0 0-0 0, Patterson 3 0-1 6, Moore 7 5-10 21. Totals 18 9-21 48.   Methacton (55) – DeOrio 6 6-9 21, N. Cooper 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 2 0-4 4, Tornetta 1 0-0 2, Cerchio 3 0-1 6, Pennypacker 5 3-4 14, Zerbe 0 4-4 4, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Penjuke 1 0-0 2, Totals 19 13-22 55.   Penn Wood      2  13  21  12 – 48 Methacton     14  15    8  18 – 55   3-point goals: Moore 2, Andrews; DeOrio 3, Pennypacker

The Lady Warriors defeated Norristown 70-21 in a Friday night PAC match-up.  Senior Ryan DeOrio collected 14 points and 9 assists while becoming the third player in program history with 100 career three-pointers to pace the Lady Warriors, who set the tone with a 31-6 first-quarter lead that expanded to 49-8 at the break.  DeOrio also moved into sixth place, passing 2013 grad Kelsey Watson, on the career scoring list with 942 points.   Junior Olivia Pennypacker hit for 14 points and Senior Jackie Cerchio added 11 points for the Lady Warriors (9-2 PAC, 14-4 Overall).  The win also moved the team to the brink of clinching one of the 5 playoff spots for the PAC playoffs scheduled to start on 2/7.    Norristown (21) – Collins 3 0-0 6, Green 1 0-0 2, E. Schools 1 0-0 3, Ta. Wright 1 0-0 2, Werkiser 3 0-0 8, A. Schools 0 0-0 0, To. Wright 0 0-0 0, Totals 9 0-0 21.   Methacton (70) – DeOrio 5 0-0 14, N. Cooper 1 0-0 2, J. Cooper 1 0-0 3, Markley 0 0-0 0, Tornetta 3 1-2 8, Pellican 0 0-0 0, Hargrove 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 5 1-2 11, Pennypacker 6 2-4 14, Zerbe 4 1-1 9, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Penjuke 3 1-1 7, Totals 29 6-10 70.   Norristown    6    2  10   3 – 21 Methacton   31  18   8  13 – 70   3-point goals: Werkiser 2, E. Schools; DeOrio 4, J. Cooper, Tornetta

Senior Jackie Cerchio stuffed the stat sheet with 11 rebounds, 8 points and 7 assists to help the Lady Warriors (8-2 PAC, 13-4) snap a two-game slide with a 53-30 OT win over the Rams (7-3 PAC, 13-5).   Freshman Sydney Tornetta had 16 points and 7 rebounds and Senior Ryan DeOrio cashed 15 points, hitting a trio of triples to move within one of 100 career trifectas. DeOrio also has 928 career points.   The Lady Warriors now standing alone in second place in the Liberty division with 3 league games remaining to secure one of the five PAC playoff spots.   Spring-Ford (50) – Wagner 6 1-3 15, Alessandroni 1 0-0 3, Mensch 0 0-0 0, Nugent 1 0-0 2, Conway 4 0-0 10, Christman 0 0-0 0, Goodrich 5 3-5 13, Haney 2 0-0 5, Cooper 1 0-0 2, Marte 0 0-0 0, Totals 20 4-8 50.   Methacton (53) – DeOrio 4 4-6 15, N. Cooper 1 0-2 2, J. Cooper 0 0-0 0, Tornetta 6 1-2 16, Cerchio 2 4-8 8, Pennypacker 1 0-0 2, Zerbe 1 0-0 2, Thompson 3 0-0 8, Totals 18 9-18 53.   Spring-Ford   11   11  11  11   6 – 50 Methacton     13    8   13  10   9 - 53   3-point goals: Wagner 2, Conway 2, Alessandroni, Haney; DeOrio 3, Tornetta 3, Thompson 2

The Lady Warriors made a late fourth quarter run, but it was not enough as they fell to Central Dauphin 69-62 in a match-up of two Honorable Mention teams in the 6A state rankings.  Senior Ryan DeOrio collected 21 points and 5 assists while Freshman Sydney Tornetta had 9 points and 7 rebounds for the Lady Warriors (12-4), who were victimized by a 25-13 run in the second quarter at the AFBE Tournament at Boyertown. Also for the Lady Warriors, who have dropped two straight, Senior Jackie Cerchio had 11 points and Junior Olivia Pennypacker contributed 9.  DeOrio's point total put her at 913 for her career as she sets her sights on becoming just the sixth female player in school history with 1,000 points.   Methacton (62) – DeOrio 6 7-7 21, N. Cooper 1 1-2 3, J. Cooper 0 0-2 0, Tornetta 3 1-2 9, Cerchio 4 2-2 11, Pennypacker 4 0-0 9, Zerbe 2 0-0 4, Thompson 2 0-0 5, Penjuke 0 0-0 0, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Totals 22 11-15 62.   Central Dauphin (69) – Smith 1 7-9 10, Weber 2 0-0 4, Daniels 4 0-0 10, Long 3 0-0 6, Brann 6 8-11 20, Gress 4 0-0 11, Romanchock 2 4-6 8, Totals 22 19-26 69.   Methacton                9  13  15  25 – 62 Central Dauphin     12  25  19  13 – 69   3-point goals: DeOrio 2, Tornetta 2, Cerchio, Pennypacker, Thompson; Gress 3, Daniels 2, Smith

The Lady Warriors fell to Boyertown to a 48-30 in a Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Division matchup.   The Bears (7-1, 11-3) took over first place in the Liberty with the showdown victory, keyed by a fast start that produced leads of 13-6 after one quarter and 25-13 at the intermission.   Senior Ryan DeOrio knocked down two treys en route to a team-high 11 points for the Lady Warriors (7-2, 12-3), who also got 7 points from Senior Jackie Cerchio.   Boyertown (48) – Armstrong 6 0-0 13, Boalton 2 0-0 5, Marcus 2 4-4 8, Pellicciotti 0 0-0 0, Webb 1 1-2 3, Sweisfort 0 1-2 1, Kapp 6 5-8 18, Schmidt 0 0-1 0, O’Connor 0 0-0 0, Rightmyer 0 0-0 0, Totals 17 11-17 48.   Methacton (30) – DeOrio 3 3-3 11, N. Cooper 1 0-0 2, J. Cooper 0 0-0 0, Tornetta 2 1-2 5, Cerchio 2 3-4 7, Pennypacker 1 0-0 3, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Penjuke 0 0-0 0, Totals 10 7-9 30.   Boyertown   13 12  9  14 – 48 Methacton     6   7   9   8 – 30   3-point goals: Kapp, Armstrong, Boalton; DeOrio 2, Pennypacker   ?Game Article http://papreplive.com/2017/01/19/red-hot-boyertown-jumps-all-over-methacton/

The Lady Warriors (12-2, 7-1 PAC) bolted out to a 30-2 by the end of the first quarter and never looked back in the PAC crossover romp.   Senior Ryan DeOrio (20 points, 4 treys), Senior Sydney Thompson (10 points, 5 assists), Freshman Sydney Tornetta (10 points), Senior Jenna Cooper (6 steals, 5 assists) and Junior Nicole Cooper (10 points, 5 steals) led the way.   Methacton (81) – DeOrio 8 0-0 20, N. Cooper 2 6-6 10, Markley 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 2 0-0 4, Tornetta 5 0-0 10, Pellicano 3 0-0 6, Hargrove 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 3 2-2 8, Pennypacker 2 0-0 4, Zerbe 1 0-0 2, Thompson 5 0-0 11, Penjuke 3 0-0 6. Totals 34 8-8 81.   Upper Perkiomen (10) – Pigeon 0 0-0 0, Dupee 0 0-0 0, Mundy 0 1-2 1, McAlees 0 0-0 0, Bernhart 0 1-2 1, Kelly 2 2-2 6, Jago 1 0-0 2, Fabian 0 0-0 0, Boyer 0 0-0 0, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Harnish 0 0-0 0, Totals 3 4-6 10.   Methacton      30  16 21 14 – 81 Upper Perk      2    3   2    3 – 10   3-point goals: DeOrio 4, Thompson

Senior Jackie Cerchio posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Senior Sydney Thompson delivered 13 points on three triples to carry the Lady Warriors to a 54-29 PAC divisional crossover win over Phoenixville (5-6, 3-3 PAC).  The win moved the teams record to 11-2 ovreall and 6-1 in the PAC. The Lady Warriors who also got 5 points and 5 assists from Senior Ryan DeOrio, took control from the jump, racing out to leads of 16-6 after one quarter and 33-15 at the break. Phoenixville (29) – D. Graham 1 0-0 2, Hrynkow 1 0-4 2, Allain 0 0-0 0, Sand 1 0-0 2, Gibbons 0 1-2 1, Brown 0 0-0 0, Fields 0 0-0 0, Green 0 0-0 0, Johns 0 0-0 0, Anthony 2 0-0 4, P. Graham 7 0-0 14, Hamilton 1 2-6 4. Totals 13 3-12 29. Methacton (54) – DeOrio 2 1-1 5, N. Cooper 1 2-4 4, Markley 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 3 0-0 8, Tornetta 2 0-0 4, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 6 2-3 14, Pennypacker 2 0-0 4, Zerbe 0 1-2 1, Thompson 4 0-0 13, Penjuke 0 1-2 1, Totals 20 7-12 54. Phoenixville     6   9   8   6 – 29 Methacton      16 17 13   8 – 54 3-point goals: Thompson 3, J. Cooper 2

The Lady Warriors (5-1 PAC, 10-2 Overall) rolled to the PAC interdivisional win behind a fast start and balanced scoring attack, keyed by Senior Ryan DeOrio’s game-high 19 points on five triples. Senior Jackie Cerchio (8 rebounds, 4 steals) and Junior Jillian Zerbe added 10 points apiece for the Lady Warrios, who were never challenged after grabbing leads of 23-11 after one quarter and 46-22 by the intermission. Junior Nicole Cooper was also solid with 9 rebounds and 8 points. Methacton (72) – DeOrio 7 0-0 19, N. Cooper 4 0-0 8, Markley 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 3 0-1 7, Tornetta 1 0-0 2, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Hargrove 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 4 2-2 10, Pennypacker 2 1-2 5, Zerbe 4 2-2 10, Thompson 3 0-0 7, Penjuke 2 0-0 4. Totals 30 5-7 72 Pope John Paul II (45) – Yerger 1 0-0 2, Sylvester 3 1-2 8, Cotellese 4 2-2 10, Cherneskie 0 0-0 0, Morton 0 0-0 0, Cainglet 1 0-0 3, Ciuba 3 0-0 6, Rapchinski 7 0-0 14, Thaxton 1 0-0 2, Shannon 0 0-0 0, Totals 20 3-4 45. Methacton   23 23 16 10 – 72 PJP                11 11 17   6 – 45 3-point goals: DeOrio 5, J. Cooper, Thompson, Cainglet, Sylvest

Senior Ryan DeOrio cashed in 20 points to propel the Lady Warriors to a 59-56 nonleague triumph over Lansdale Catholic Saturday.   Coming off a 51-49 heartbreaking loss to Perkiomen Valley on a buzzer-beating trey, the Lady Warriors (9-2) got back on track with a 25-8 second-quarter run that reversed a 13-3 first-quarter deficit.   Also for the Lady Warriors, which survived 10 three-balls from the Crusaders, Freshman Sydney Tornetta, Junior Olivia Pennypacker and Senior Sydney Thompson combined for 24 points.   Methacton (59) – DeOrio 6 6-7 20, N. Cooper 0 1-2 1, J. Cooper 2 0-0 4, Tornetta 2 5-8 9, Cerchio 1 4-5 6, Pennypacker 3 2-2 8, Zerbe 2 0-0 4, Thompson 3 0-0 7. Totals 19 18-24 59.   Lansdale Catholic (56) – Vetter 2 4-6 8, Finkelstein 1 0-0 2, Crim 5 4-4 16, Wassel 6 2-2 18, Smith 4 0-0 12, Totals 18 10-12 56.   Methacton                      3 25 12 19 – 59 Lansdale Catholic          13  8 11 24 – 56   3-point goals: DeOrio 2, Thompson; Wassel 4, Smith 4, Crim 2   Game Article http://papreplive.com/2017/01/07/big-second-quarter-lifts-methacton-over-lansdale-catholic/

Perkiomen Valley drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to record a 51-49 Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Division win over the Lady Warriors.   Perkiomen Valley buried the triple after the Lady Warriors (4-1, 8-2) had taken a 49-48 lead with 1:11 left on the fourth three-ball of the night from Senior Sydney Thompson (12 points).   But the Vikings (3-2, 4-4) had the final answer with a three-shot in their final possession after the Lady Warriors missed a pair of free throws in the final minute.   Senior Jackie Cerchio delivered 17 points and 7 rebounds while Senior Ryan DeOrio chipped in with 10 points and 7 assists for the Lady Warriors, who were victimized by nine Perk Valley three-balls. Freshman Sydney Tornetta had 8 rebounds and 7 points for the Lady Warriors.   Perkiomen Valley (51) – Wacker 0 0-0 0, I. Richmond 0 0-2 0, H. Richmond 2 0-0 5, Blomstrom 6 0-0 17, Owens 3 0-0 9, Bonjo 0 4-4 4, Jonassen 4 4-8 12, Hamm 1 2-2 4. Totals 16 10-16 51.   Methacton (49) – DeOrio 3 3-8 10, J. Cooper 1 0-1 2, Tornetta 2 2-3 7, Pennypacker 0 1-2 1, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 4 0-0 12, Cerchio 7 3-4 17. Totals 17 9-18 49.   Perk Valley     19   9 12 11 – 51 Methacton       17 12 14  6 – 49   3-point goals: Blomstrom 5, Owens 3, H. Richmond; Thompson 4, DeOrio, Tornetta

The Lady Warriors (8-1) routed the Patriots (3-6) in non-league play, in a game made-up from a middle December postponement. Senior Ryan DeOrio led the way with 14 points, including a 3-pointer, while Junior Olivia Pennypacker finished with 11 points and Senior Sydney Thompson 10 as the Lady Warriors raced out to a 31-19 lead at the half before limiting Great Valley to nine points in the second half. Senior Jackie Cerchio finished with a team-best six rebounds with DeOrio adding five assists and Freshman Sydney Tornetta six steals. Great Valley (28) – Porreca 3 0-0 6, Peduto 0 1-3 1, Flynn 0 1-2 1, DeRobertis 2 2-2 6, Buzan 2 3-4 8, Kratzer 0 2-2 2, Karwoski 0 2-6 2, West 1 0-0 2, Totals 8 11-19 28 Methacton (64) – DeOrio 5 3-5 14, N. Cooper 1 1-5 3, Markley 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 1 0-4 2, Tornetta 2 -0-0 5, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Hargrove 0 1-2 1, Cerchio 4 1-2 9, Pennypacker 5 1-1 11, Zerbe 2 0-0 4, Thompson 4 0-0 10, Penjuke 2 0-0 5. Totals 26 7-19 64 Great Valley     8  11   1   8 – 28 Methacton      16 15 20 13 – 64 3-point goals:  Buzan, Thompson 2, DeOrio, Tornetta, Penjuke

Seniors Ryan DeOrio and Jackie Cerchio cashed in 14 points each and combined for 13 rebounds to carry the Lady Warriors (4-0, 7-1) to the PAC Liberty triumph over visiting Owen J. Roberts (1-3 PAC, 3-6).   Owen J. Roberts (36) – Glenn 1 1-2 4, Albaugh 1 0-0 2, LeClaire 5 0-2 10, Webb 1 0-0 2, K. Cahill 2 3-5 7, Koury 0 0-0 0, Clay 2 0-1 4, Guinan 0 0-0 0, Stuart 3 0-1 6, Kriczky 0 0-0 0, R. Cahill 0 0-0 0, Greenawald 0 0-0 0, Rantz 0 1-2 1. Totals 15 5-13 36.   Methacton (56) – DeOrio 5 2-4 14, N. Cooper 1 1-3 3, Markley 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 1 3-6 5, Tornetta 1 0-0 2, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Hargrove 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 5 4-5 14, Pennypacker 4 0-0 8, Zerbe 1 0-1 2, Thompson 3 0-0 8, Penjuke 0 0-0 0, Totals 21 10-19 56.   OJ Roberts       8   8   8  12 - 36 Methacton       12 14 16 14 – 56   3-point goals: Glenn; DeOrio 2, Thompson 2

The Lady Warriors (6-1) got back on track in the consolation round of George Betz Memorial Bracket at the Boardwalk Classic in Wildwood, N.J., behind a torrid start and balanced scoring attack. Senior Ryan DeOrio and Junior Nicole Cooper hit for 10 points each while Senior Jackie Cerchio added 9 for the Lady Warriors, who were never challenged after bolting out to leads of 16-2 after one quarter and 25-9 at the break. Methacton (43) – DeOrio 4 0-0 10, N. Cooper 4 2-3 10, Markley 0 0-0 0,  J. Cooper 2 0-0 4, Tornetta 0 1-2 1, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Hargrove 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 3 3-4 9, Pennypacker 0 2-2 2, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, S. Thompson 1 0-0 3, Penjuke 1 2-2 4, Totals 15 10-13 43. Hammonton (25) – Raup 1 0-0 3, J. Thompson 3 1-4 9, Minerva 1 1-2 3, Peretti 3 1-2 7, Souder 1 0-0 3, Totals 9 3-8 25. Methacton        16  9 10  8 – 43 Hammonton       2  7   6 10 – 25 3-point goals: DeOrio 2, S. Thompson; J. Thompson 2, Souder, Raup

The Lady Warriors traveled to Wildwood, NJ for the 11th straight year to take part in the Wildwood Boardwalk Basketball Classic at the Wildwood Convention Center.  The tournament is the largest single venued Co-Ed High School Basketball Tournament in the country.  This year's Girls Tournament featured 8 brackets with 32 of the top teams in NJ and PA.  The Lady Warriors (5-1) suffered their first loss of the season in the George Betz Memorial Bracket in a hard fought game to Neshaminy 41-35.  The Lady Warriors were led by a solid effort from Senior Jackie Cerchi who had 8 points and 7 rebounds. Senior Ryan DeOrio added 9 points and Freshman Sydney Tornetta cashed 8 for the Lady Warriors, which was fighting uphill all afternoon after falling into an 11-5 hole by the end of the first quarter to the 5-1 Redskins. Methacton (35) – DeOrio 4 0-0 9, N. Cooper 0 1-2 1, J. Cooper 0 0-0 0, Tornetta 3 1-2 8, Cerchio 3 2-2 8, Pennypacker 2 0-2 4, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 1 0-0 3, Penjuke 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 4-8 35. Neshaminy (41) – Alexis 1 0-0 2, Curley 3 5-7 13, Storms 4 0-0 8, Harvey 4 4-5 15, Tuttle 0 1-2 1, Scotti 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 10-14 41. Methacton       5 13  9  8 – 35 Neshaminy     11 11 5  4 – 41 3-point goals: DeOrio, Thompson, Tornetta; Harvey 3, Curley 2  

Freshman Sydney Tornetta dropped five treys on six attempts for 19 points, Senior Ryan DeOrio added 14 points and Senior Jackie Cerchio finished with 15 rebounds  to lead the 4-0, 2-0 PAC Lady Warriors to a 44-27 Pioneer Athletic Conference victory at Boyertown.   The Lady Warriors used a 10-0 run to go up 17-14 at the break and put things away with a 16-2 edge in the fourth quarter after trailing by 14-7 early in the second quarter.   The win ended a four game losing skid to Boyertown over the past two seasons.  The team is next in action Saturday night with a home non-legue game ve Great Valley at 7pm.   Methacton (44) – DeOrio  4 4-4 14, J. Cooper 2 0-4 5, Tornetta 7 0-0 19, Cercho 2 2-3 6, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Pennypacker 0 0-0 0, N. Cooper 0 0-0 0, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Penjuke 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 6-11 44.   Boyertown (27) – Boalton 1 0-0 2, Marcus 1 0-0 2, Webb 1 0-0 3, Kapp 8 1-3 17, Sweisfort 0 0-0 0, O’Connor 0 0-0 0, Armstrong 1 1-2 3, Pelliciotti 0 0-0 0, Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Rightmyer 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 2-6 27.   Methacton    7 10 11 16 - 44 Boyertown    10  4 11  2 - 27   3-point goals: Tornetta 5, DeOrio 2, J. Cooper, Webb   Game Article: http://papreplive.com/2016/12/15/tornetta-methacton-prove-too-much-for-boyertown/

Senior Sydney Thompson posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds and Senior Ryan DeOrio cashed in 15 points as the unbeaten Lady Warriors opened the PAC season with a 55-47 victory over Spring-Ford Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors (3-0, 1-0 PAC), coming off a victory in their own Lady Warrior Classic over the weekend, used a 14-7 run in the fourth quarter to pull away from a narrow 41-40 lead. Senior Jackie Cerchio added 10 points and seven boards for the winners.   Methacton (55) – DeOrio 4 7-11 15, N. Cooper 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 3 0-0 6, Tornetta 1 2-2 4, Cerchio 4 2-5 10, Pennypacker 2 2-2 6, Zerbe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 1 9-10 12, Penjuke 1 0-2 2, Totals 16 22-32 55. Spring-Ford (47) – Alessandroni 2 0-0 5, Nugent 1 2-2 4, Conway 2 5-7 10, Engle 0 0-0 0, Christman 1 0-0 2, Higgins 0 0-0 0, Goodrich 0 3-4 3, Haney 7 7-11 21, Cooper 0 0-0 0, Marte 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 17-24 47. Methacton      19 15  7 14 – 55 Spring-Ford   16 11 13  7 – 47 3-point goals: Thompson, Alessandroni, Conway     Game Article: http://papreplive.com/2016/12/13/methacton-ends-losing-skid-to-spring-ford-wins-55-47/

The Lady Warriors rode a fast start, led by Seniors Ryan DeOrio’s game-high 14 points and Jackie Cerchio’s all-around play that produced 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists to the season-opening triumph at the Lady Warrior Classic. The Lady Warriors, which led 17-4 after one quarter, hosts Mount St. Joseph Academy in the championship game Saturday (4:30 p.m.).  The teams will have now faced of in the last four Championship games of the tournament with the Mount winning the previous three.  Freshman Sydney Tornetta also contributed 7 points in her first career game and start.  Juniors Nicole Cooper and Jill Zerbe provided key minutes and play off of the bench for the Lady Warriors.    Ridley (31) – Layden 1 0-0 2, S. McKee 1 0-2 2, Gabriele 1 1-3 3, Mayer 2 1-2 5, D. D’Ambrosio 3 2-5 9, Brown 1 0-2 2, Hamlin 2 4-8 8, Totals 11 8-20 31.   Methacton (41) – DeOrio 6 1-2 14, N. Cooper 0 3-9 3, J. Cooper 0 0-1 0, Tornetta 3 1-3, 7, Cerchio 2 3-4 7, Pennypacker 0 0-0 0, Zerbe 1 0-2 2, Thompson 3 0-1 8, Penjuke 0 0-1 0. Totals 15 8-23 41.   Ridley               4 16  4  7 – 31 Methacton       17  6 14  4 - 41    3-point goals: Thompson 2, DeOrio, D. D’Ambrosio