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By Aaron Carter

A few hours before the Neumann-Goretti Saints hosted Bonner-Prendergast Friday night, Saints assistant coach Pat Sorrentino opined, “Some days we look like we can beat the Knicks. Sometimes we look like we can’t beat anybody.”

By Matthew DeGeorge

There’s only one unbeaten boys basketball team left in Delco, despite Isaiah Wong’s best efforts Friday.

Wong scored a career-high 44 points, but Bonner & Prendergast couldn’t overcome an 18-point halftime deficit in falling at Neumann-Goretti, 78-70.

Wong had 36 points in the second half for Bonner (10-1, 5-1 Catholic League). He added eight rebounds. Donovan Rodriguez kept Bonner afloat early with 15 points.

In the Central League:

Garnet Valley 71, Springfield 59 >> Carl Schaller scored 16 points, including six in overtime, as Garnet Valley survived a scare against the winless Cougars by keeping them scoreless in the extra session.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

On a team of underclassmen that has been together for just a few months, Aaron Thompson looms large for Glen Mills.So as his Battlin’ Bulls saw a 17-point lead over Chichester whittled away to four Thursday afternoon and some of the younger members of the backcourt falter under the late-game strain, Thompson knew he’d be the one to stop the bleeding.

“I just try to get my teammates together,” Thompson said. “They look at me as a captain on this team, so I just try to bring them together, tell them to slow it down.”

Thompson’s stabilizing force helped tamp down Chi’s surge, powering Glen Mills to a 53-37 win.

The Eagles used a 9-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to claw within four points at 38-34, a comeback aided by 10 Glen Mills turnovers on 12 trips up the court. But the game-changing calm came from Thompson, the 6-4 forward.

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By Matt DeGeorge

Chester 72, Chichester 49 >> Karell Watkins led all scorers with 16 points, Fareed Burton added 11 and Rahmaad DeJarnette augmented his eight points with stifling defense to keep Chi’s leading scorer Josh Hankins without a point.

Michael Smith scored 10 points, and Akeem Taylor paired his 10 points with 10 rebounds for Chester (5-4, 1-0).

(Webmaster’s note: The Chichester vs. Chester game was our Game-of-the-Week and can be heard in its entirety below or on our Archived Broadcasts link listed in the menu at the top of our page.)

 

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Matt Dade notched a personal milestone Tuesday, but the final result for the Episcopal Academy senior was bittersweet.

Dade tallied a career-high 35 points to surpass the 1,000-point threshold in his career, but he didn’t get much help offensively as EA fell to Penn Charter, 60-56.

Dade hit 14 baskets, including two 3-pointers. But he was the only Churchman in double-figures in a game where EA led by 13 points after one quarter but couldn’t hang on. Colin Chambers chipped in nine points, but Alex Capitano tallied a season-low four for the Churchmen (8-8, 1-1 Inter-Ac).

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By Andrew Robinson

The Archbishop Carroll senior feels stronger, fitter, faster and better across the board on a basketball court and it’s a feeling he knows many of his teammates share. House and his teammates put a lot of hours into the weight room and the results are not only visible, but making a mark in games.

Carroll put its strength to work Monday night as the Patriots took down host Cheltenham 72-43 behind a physical defensive effort and a well-rounded offensive showing.

“We shared the ball, we’ve been emphasizing it in practice and tonight we did a really good job,” House said. “We have a lot of shooters so if we find the open man, we’re going to hit shots.”

Every player who saw the floor scored at least one basket for Carroll and six Patriots players scored at least eight points. While the offense came out firing, with Carroll connecting on five of its first seven 3-point tries, the defense really set the tone.

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By EJ Smith

Isaiah Wong still watches one of the toughest losses of his career occasionally.

By Matthew DeGeorge

All the occupants of Bonner & Prendergast’s gym were united in one notion Sunday afternoon. Whether wearing Roman Catholic purple and gold or Bonner green, had they been paying even an inkling of attention to the scintillating rematch of last year’s Catholic League final, they knew where the ball would go with Bonner down one point and 18 seconds remaining.Somehow, some way, the ball would find Isaiah Wong.

And if that happened, the Friars stood a better than average chance of avenging that result from last February.

Wong delivered, his banked-in runner with six seconds to play spelling the difference in a 59-58 win for Bonner & Prendergast.

“On and off the court, everybody knows it’s coming to me,” Wong said. “But it’s on me to make the play because everybody knows they’re going to try to triple-team me, try putting the whole team on me. It’s on me to just figure out what shot I’m going to take for the best percentage. I felt like I did a good job.”

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By Matthew DeGeorge

For a team playing without its leading scorer, a certain degree of adaptability is required. So as Chester Charter School for the Arts struggled through offensive sets for the better part of three quarters Saturday, it knew things could change if they kept at it.The Sabers have dealt with adversity this season, splitting four games sans Jamihy Evans. By buckling down defensively against Friends Select Saturday, Chester Charter didn’t add to that total, but they improbably put themselves in position to win.

Chester Charter had two looks in the final minute, a jumper in the lane that wouldn’t go and a final turnover, in a 50-47 setback to the Falcons in a game that they trailed by as many as 15 points.

Sean DeShields, who hit a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left to get the Sabers within one possession, missed a jumper in the lane off a Bruce Rogers steal with 8.1 ticks remaining that would’ve tied the game at 49. Friends Select’s John Dinnall hit one free throw at the other end, then Zion Todd stepped in a passing lane to disrupt the Sabers’ final possession before they could attempt a tying 3-pointer.

Despite that ending, there’s a moral victory to be taken for CCSA (7-5).

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Garnet Valley 57, Haverford 32 >> Greg Vlassopoulos poured in 10 of his game-high 20 points in a second quarter in which the Jags held a 19-2 edge to take a stranglehold. Carl Schaller added 16 points for Garnet (8-1, 4-1).

John Seidman led the way with nine points for Haverford (4-4, 2-3), while Danny Roe and Canaan Curry chipped in eight each.

(Webmaster’s note: The Haverford Fords vs. Garnet Valley game was our Game-of-the-Week and can be heard in its entirety below or on our Archived Broadcasts link listed in the menu at the top of our page.)

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