Hopewell Girls Junior High Basketball

The Hopewell junior high girls’ basketball teams were back in action yesterday as they traveled to take on the Montour Spartans.

When these two programs met earlier this season, they split games with the 7th graders losing by 12 and the 8th graders winning by 11.

Thursday, both Hopewell teams came home with big victories!

The key for the 7th grade team was them getting off to a strong start, jumping out to a 26-19 lead at halftime and eventually winning by the score of 33-21.

We normally point out the leading scorers but we’re going to change things up a bit by mentioning another important aspect of the game. Congrats to Callie Sadler who led Hopewell yesterday in rebounds and blocked shots. Sadler was a big presence under the hoop, which is so important. Nice job Callie!

Looking at the box score, Rilynn Davis continued her strong season by scoring a game-high 22 points, while Isla Rock contributed 5 and Sadler, Vanessa Kurta and Nevaeh Pope each had 2.

Different opponent but same result for the Hopewell 8th grade team who overwhelmed the Spartan, 58-21. This was a total team effort as the girls worked extremely well together.

Once again, the duo of Amiyah Shell and Ellie McCoy led the way for Hopewell on the scoresheet. Shell finished with 17, McCoy with 16, while Afton Budris scored 10 points. Budris is really ending the season strong as this was her second double-digit points scoring game in the last 3.

Other Vikings to get in the box score were Arionna Shell with 7 and G’ilianna Wilcox, Dallas Boyd, Luz Jimenez and Rilynn Davis each had 2.

Notably, these were the first points scored this season by G’ilianna. She is a first-year player and has improved tremendously during the season.

The girls’ season is coming to a close. They play Central Valley at home on Monday and at Blackhawk Tuesday to end the season. Great job girls!

BEAVER– On their heels of a game against West Allegheny, the Hopewell Girls junior high basketball team were back in action Wednesday as they traveled to take on Beaver.

In the first game of the afternoon, the Beaver 7th grade team got the best of Hopewell, 42-23. That was followed up with the 8th grade game in which Hopewell came out on top, 42-28.

The 7th graders got off to a slow start but finished strong as they outscored Beaver, 12-7, in the 4th quarter but it was too late.

Congratulations to Isla Rock who led Hopewell by scoring a season-high 14 points. That was followed by Rilynn Davis with 9 points and Callie Sadler, Vanessa Kurta, Nevaeh Pope and Mackenzie Bellomo each with 2.

The Vikings 8th grade girls continued their winning ways with a 14-point victory.

Once again, the key to Hopewell’s win was their defense, in particular their press, which generated plenty of turnovers and points.

Amiyah Shell led the way for Hopewell with 18 points followed by Ellie McCoy, who was a force inside with 13 points. Afton Budris had another strong game with 6 points, followed by Arionna Shell with 4 and Dallas Boyd and Rilynn Davis each with 1.

Hopewell will return to the court this afternoon as they travel to take on a strong Montour program.

The Hopewell junior high girls’ basketball teams played at Moon on Thursday afternoon and came away with a split. 

The 7th grade game was a back-and-forth contest that came down to the end with Moon coming away with a 23-21 win.  

Rilynn Davis came away with 15 points while Nevaeh Pope had 3, Madison Morgan had 2 and Vanessa Kurta with 1. 

The Hopewell 8th grade team continued their winning ways as they secured a 40-31 win. As it was in their last game against Avonworth, defense was the key for Hopewell. The Vikings full court press was effective, leading to many turnovers and easy baskets.

The dominant force of Amiyah Shell and Ellie McCoy continued their strong play for Hopewell, as Shell finished with 20 points and McCoy with 9. Afton Budris has also been playing really well lately as she scored 5 points yesterday, with Arionna finishing with 2.

Hopewell has the weekend off before returning to the court on Monday as they host West Allegheny.

The Hopewell Girls 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams took on Avonworth this afternoon at the Hopewell Junior High School.

In their earlier matchup this season, the Avonworth 7th and 8th grade teams won both games. This afternoon, the Vikings came away with a split.

In the first game, the Hopewell 7th graders lost by the score of 39-19. Rilynn Davis led Hopewell with 9 points while Nevaeh Pope had 4 and Sofia Cronin, Vanessa Kurta and Callie Sadler each had 2.

Meanwhile, the Hopewell 8th grade team pulled out a 27-19 victory over the Antelopes. The key to today’s win was no doubt the Vikings defensive effort.

Amiyah Shell continued her strong play this season by scoring a game-high 14 points, followed by Afton Budris with 6, Ellie McCoy with 3 and Arionna Shell and Dallas Boyd each with 2.

Next for the junior high girls is a matchup on Thursday at Moon. Good luck ladies!

The Hopewell junior high girls’ basketball teams played at home Wednesday afternoon against Montour. While the 7th grade team keeps fighting, only the 8th graders came away with a win. 

The 7th grade held their own but couldn’t pull out the win against a strong Montour defense.

Rilynn Davis was the top scorer once again putting up 26 of the 30 points scored by the Vikings. Mackenzie Bellomo had the other 4.

The Hopewell 8th grade team continues their winning streak with a 49-38 win. The girls battled hard during the close game but pulled ahead in the third period by scoring 19 points.

The top scorer, Amiyah Shell, had 21 points followed by Arionna Shell with 14, Afton Budris with 6, Dallas Boyd with 4, Rilynn Davis with 2 and Callie Sadler and Vanessa Kurta each with 1.

The Hopewell girls’ junior high teams play away on Thursday against Central Valley! Good luck girls

The Hopewell junior high girls’ basketball teams played at home Monday afternoon against Beaver.

Both teams worked hard and played well. The 8th grade girls walked away with a win, while the 7th grade team came up just short.

The 7th grade started strong but couldn’t pull out the win in a tight contest, losing 29-26.

Rilynn Davis was the top scorer with 14 points, followed by Nevaeh Pope (10) and Callie Sadler (2).

The Hopewell 8th grade team continued their strong play and came out with a 43-27 win.  This win was a team effort with points spread out across the team. 

Hopewell’s top scorer was Arionna Shell with 17 points followed by Amiyah Shell with 7, Dallas Boyd and Rilynn Davis each with 6, Afton Budris with 5 and Callie Sadler with 2. This win is even more impressive considering Hopewell played without one of their top players, Ellie McCoy. 

The Hopewell girls’ junior high teams play at home on Wednesday against Montour! Good luck girls!

More basketball in Hopewell to report on as the Hopewell 7th grade girls travel team was on the court this afternoon as they took on New Brighton.

This group of girls had a very successful junior high season and are picking up where they left off. This isn’t a surprise considering the talent that’s up and down this roster.

The first half of this game was close as Hopewell led by the score of 13-12 but in the second half, Hopewell allowed New Brighton only 1 point over the next two quarters and they completely dominated to go on and win 37-13.

Here’s a quick recap of today’s Hopewell win.

Amiyah Shell scored Hopewell’s first field goal, which gave them a 3-2 lead. After New Brighton went back on top, Amiyah sank two free throws to put Hopewell back on top, 5-4.

New Brighton scored the next four points to go up 8-5 but Shell scored third basketball and 7th point of the game to close the deficit to 8-7.

The Lions went back up by 3 points, but Hopewell went on a mini run to gain control of the game. Baskets by Ellie McCoy, Arion Shell and Afton Budris gave Hopewell a 13-10 lead.

Halftime- Hopewell 13 New Brighton 12

The second half was ALL HOPEWELL.

After Arion Shell converted two free throws to put the Lady Vikings up 15-12, Hopewell went on an amazing run.

Amiyah Shell made a basket and was fouled to make it a 3-point play and Hopewell now led 18-13. The rest of the way, Hopewell 2 field goals were made by Arion Shella along with a 3-pointer. Ellie McCoy scored 4 more baskets down the stretch as she dominated inside.

Here’s a look at the Hopewell Box score:

Amiyah Shell: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.

Arion Shell: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Ellie McCoy: 10 points, 3 blocks

Afton Budris: 2 points, 4 rebounds

Dallas Boyd: 3 rebounds, 1 assist

Brooke Otto: 1 rebound, 2 assists