Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Merion Mercy Academy thwarts Island Trees
December 30, 2011: Merion Station, PA 19066 The Merion Mercy Academy Golden Bears (Merion Station, PA) basketball felled the visiting Island Trees Bulldogs (Levittown, NY), 39-30 in Friday's non-league test.
The Golden Bears (4-4) will now prepare for their test against Villa Joseph Marie (Holland, PA). The Jems go into the Catholic Academies test with a 5-4 record. In their last test, Villa Joseph Marie went down by Upper Dublin (Fort Washington, PA), 44-33, in a non-league test.
The Bulldogs now own a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they host North Shore for a non-league test on Wednesday, January 4. Island Trees will clash with a Vikings squad coming off a 73-67 non-league win over Uniondale (Uniondale, NY). The Vikings record now stands at 6-1.