Spring-Ford girls advance to final

Spring-Ford High School's girls basketball team defeated Chartiers Valley (Pa.), 43-37, Friday morning in the semifinals of the KSA Classic in Orlando, Florida.

The Rams will play Prep Charter from Philadelphia in the Pink Bracket Championship game 9:45 a.m. Saturday in the HP Center at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Last year, Chartiers Valley lost in the Class AAA state semifinals to eventual state champion Archbishop Wood.

ALL-ACADEMIC / CITIZEN-ATHLETE AWARDS

PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
CHEERLEADING
Boyertown: Hannah Marks; Methacton: Lauren Alexander; Owen J. Roberts: Madeline Sell; Phoenixville: Morgan Bird; Pope John Paul II: Katie Steiert; Pottsgrove: Shaina Wood; Pottstown: Katrina Braunsberg; Spring-Ford: Damaris Lopez; Upper Perkiomen: Kandace Higman.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Boyertown: Matthew Ali; Methacton: Chris Lawley; Owen J. Roberts: Christopher Winand; Perkiomen Valley: Benjamin Brandt; Phoenixville: Matthrew Fabius; Pope John Paul II: Michael Kuklinski; Pottsgrove: Ian Yanusko;  Pottstown: Nathan Smith; Spring-Ford: David Forcey; Upper Perkiomen: Avery Scripture.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Boyertown: Anna Simpson; Methacton: Vanessa Fulton; Owen J. Roberts: Rachel Heise; Perkiomen Valley: Cassidy Nagle; Phoenixville: Eileen Butler; Pope John Paul II: Regina Souder; Pottsgrove: Kelsey Boyd; Pottstown: Yvonne Maloy; Spring-Ford: Samantha Flynn; Upper Perkiomen: Lydie Keiper.

FIELD HOCKEY
Boyertown: Alexis Jacquot; Methacton: Kim Realbuto; Owen J. Roberts: Heather Morris; Perkiomen Valley: Sarah Roos; Phoenixville: Rachel Boone; Pope John Paul II: Alex Staples; Pottsgrove: Nicole Finn; Pottstown: Kelsie Andrews; Spring-Ford: Simone Vagnoni; Upper Perkiomen: Samantah Stafford.

FOOTBALL
Boyertown: Matthew Mocci; Methacton: Chris He; Owen J. Roberts: Pal Perreault; Perkiomen Valley: Robbie Thacker; Phoenixville: Brian Hyland; Pope John Paul II: Chris Dileva; Pottsgrove: Zach Birch; Pottstown: Andrew Gazzillo; Spring-Ford: Ben Schein; Upper Perkiomen: Quinn Perlstein.

BOYS GOLF
Boyertown: Zachary Strohl; Methacton: Jeff Handwerk; Owen J. Roberts: Dylan Gallagher; Perkiomen Valley: Briana Krewson; Phoenixville: Robert Miller; Pottsgrove: Adam Maynard; Pottstown: Eric Haas; Spring-Ford: Anthony Barbine; Upper Perkiomen: Daniel Loose.

GIRLS GOLF
Boyertown: Rachel Heil; Phoenixville: Ashley Sierzega; Spring-Ford: Alyssa Cominsky; Upper Perkiomen: Lauren Saylor.

BOYS SOCCER
Boyertown: Aaron Kulig; Methacton: Luke Herber; Owen J. Roberts: Zachary Jennion; Perkiomen Valley: Mike Flinn; Phoenixville: Tyler Timmins; Pope John Paul II: Alex Plate;Pottsgrove: Niahz Wince; Pottstown: Sebastian Shiffler; Spring-Ford: Steve Sharon; Upper Perkiomen: Benjamin Hammill.

GIRLS SOCCER
Boyertown: Inga Maric; Methacton: Caroline Maher; Owen J. Roberts: Kayla Oliver; Perkiomen Valley: Caroline Oehlerich; Phoenixville: Caroline Johnston; Pope John Paul II: Lexi Kapusta; Pottsgrove: Morgan Coddington; Pottstown: Megan Schmidt; Spring-Ford: Haley Puckett; Upper Perkiomen: Jacklyn Krempasky.

GIRLS TENNIS
Boyertown: Emily Allen; Methacton: Allison Mann; Owen J. Roberts: Valerie Lenzi; Perkiomen Valley: Vinitha Kumar; Phoenixville: Taylor Horgan;  Pope John Paul II: Samantha Lukens; Pottsgrove: Ashley Monzo; Pottstown: Ashley Slody; Spring-Ford: Marybeth Moscirella; Upper Perkiomen: Erika Cox.

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PAC-10 CITIZEN-ATHLETE AWARDS
Boyertown: Lily Fanok; Methacton: Curtis Watro; Owen J. Roberts: Austin Kleinfelter; Perkiomen Valley: Emily Angst; Phoenixville: Julie McNabb; Pope John Paul II: Lexi Kapusta; Pottsgrove: Cody Marchese; Pottstown: Richard Masciarelli; Spring-Ford: Ben Schein; Upper Perkiomen: Kimberly Kachmar.

My favorite fall moments

By Darryl Grumling
dgrumling@pottsmerc.com
@MercSmokinD

The area's fall scholastic sports season kicked off in late August with golf and tennis openers and lasted all the way until the final day of November, when Spring-Ford's football team fell to Coatesville in the District 1-AAAA final.

I was fortunate enough to see plenty of memorable and magic moments in several sports. Here's a look back at my eight favorite memories from the fall sports season:

8. MAPL mastery
Lawrenceville rivalry weekend is a special time for Hill School athletes. On a crisp, sunny Saturday afternoon Nov. 10, Joey Monzo connected off a sweet cross from Colten Habecker early in the second half to give the Blues boys soccer team a 1-0 victory over the Larries that clinched their second straight Mid-Atlantic Prep League title.