GIRLS BASKETBALL: Violet Houck scores 21, Wilson beats Upper Dublin for 1st PIAA win since 2014

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Violet Houck scores 21, Wilson beats Upper Dublin for 1st PIAA win since 2014

UPPER DUBLIN – Violet Houck knew that she and the Wilson girls basketball team had the height advantage over Upper Dublin in their PIAA-6A first round match Friday night. And in the third quarter, the 5-foot-11 junior put that edge to use, scoring eight points down low during a 16-0 Bulldogs run that flipped a 32-26 deficit into a 42-32 lead. “We knew we were bigger than them and we knew we wanted to get it in the paint,” Houck said. “And with t…

PIAA girls 6A basketball: Violet Houck leads Wilson to first-round win

Violet Houck scored 21 points, including 10 in the pivotal third quarter, as the Wilson Bulldogs defeated Upper Dublin 51-46 Friday night in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A girls basketball playoffs. The Bulldogs trailed 24-22 at halftime, but sparked by Houck’s surge, Wilson outscored Upper Dublin 20-11 in the third quarter for a 42-35 lead with one quarter to play. In the fourth quarter, Jade Lea scored six of her nine points as the Bulld…