Falcons claw Golden Hawks

South slide continues

Pennsbury senior Eddie DiRugeris led the Falcons with 17 points in a Jan. 29 SOL National triumph over Council Rock South. Tom Marcinkowski and Dalton Pepper also reached dowuble figures for Pennsbury with 14 and 10 points respectively as the Falcons went on to a 57-35 win, their second of the season over CR South and 56th consecutive triumph in the SOL National Conference.
Pat Fitzsimmons led the Golden Hawks' scoring effort with 11 points. Cody Knowlin recorded 10 points for South, which dropped its fifth consecutive league game and sixth overall. The Hawks fall to 9-9 overall with the loss.
Pennsbury pushed its record to 15-2, overall, while remaining unbeaten in league play at 11-0.
The Falcons tallied yet another huge win Jan. 31 with a 61-54 triumph over perrenial PIAA boys hoops power Norristown. The battle, which took place at Villanova University and needed an extra session to determine a winner, was broadcast on Levittown based WBCB radio 1490 AM with the play-by-play conducted by none other than Merrill Reese, voice of the Eagles and co-owner of the station.
- Sports Editor Steve Sherman


LINESCORES 1 2 3 4 - Final
Pennsbury 14 15 15 13 - 57
CR South 5 12 13 5 - 35
(Jan. 29 at Pennsbury)

Pennsbury
Player Points
Eddie DiRugeris 17
Tom Marcinkowski 14
Dalton Pepper 10
Dante Devine 8
Jesse Krasna 6
John Ryann-Wolff 2

Council Rock South
Player Points
Pat Fitzsimmons 11
Cody Nowlin 10
John Thomas 4
Tom Boyd 4
Justin Thomas 2
Jake Clopton 2
Rus Chichkin 2