Basketball Recap: Boyertown Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Jan 28, 2025, 1:31pm

Basketball Recap: Boyertown Bears vs. Methacton Warriors

Boyertown lost against Methacton back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Boyertown Bears took a hard 44-27 fall against the Methacton Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Warriors are ranked 141st).

Rhian Harper

Points (Career)

01/23/25 @ Methacton15
12/07/24 @ Oley Valley14
01/11/25 vs Hatboro-Horsham13
12/30/24 vs Schuylkill Haven10
01/04/25 @ Great Valley9

Despite the loss, Boyertown saw an underclassman step up: freshman Rhian Harper went 6 for 8 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds. Those 15 points gave Harper a new career-high.

Methacton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ava Wolf, who posted eight points along with nine boards and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Arnold, who went 6 of 15 en route to 15 points and five rebounds.

This is the second loss in a row for Boyertown and nudges their season record down to 7-10. As for Methacton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.

Boyertown has already played their next game, a 41-30 defeat against Central Bucks South on the 25th. As for Methacton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-38 win against Springfield Township on the 25th.

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