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By Matthew DeGeorge

Donte Stovall’s steely nerves at the line turned into one of Chester Charter School for the Arts’ biggest wins as a program Saturday.

Stovall was 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes to tally a team-high 10 points and lead CCSA to a 49-44 win over Strath Haven at the Media Tip-Off.

It’s the program’s first win over a Central League foe in its second year of existence.

Stovall also hit two 3-pointers. Jamihy Evans scored nine points, Bruce Rogers added eight and Tyler Howard paired seven points with 10 rebounds for the Sabers (1-1).

Luke Edwards led Strath Haven with 14 points, and Brady Mutz added 13.

Also at the Media Tip-Off:

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Bonner & Prendergast guard Isaiah Wong, seen during practice Wednesday, scored 31 points to lead the Friars to a season-opening win Friday. (Digital First Media/Pete Bannan)

By Matthew DeGeorge

Isaiah Wong picked up right where he left off last year.

The reigning Delco Times Player of the Year scored 31 points to lead Bonner & Prendergast to an 80-72 win over Our Savior Lutheran of New York Friday night.

Tyreese Watson did some serious work for Bonner, scoring 17 points to go with 10 assists and eight rebounds. Tariq Ingraham and Chris Haynes added nine points each for the Friars, who won in Kevin Funston’s first game in charge.

In other nonleague action:

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By Matthew DeGeorge

There wasn’t a lot that adhered to the script for the coaches of Delco Christian and The Christian Academy Friday night.No, first-year DC coach Reggie Parks wasn’t planning on deploying all 10 players on his roster before the first quarter ended. And no, TCA point guard Tehron Phillips probably wouldn’t have volunteered for double-overtime in his first game back after several weeks out with a concussion, hence bouts of cramping that severely limited him.But when the Crusaders needed him most, Phillips showed up.Phillips scored 11 of his 17 points in the third quarter as TCA overcame a nine-point deficit and gutted out a two-overtime, 75-72 win in a bonkers Delco Christian Tip-Off Tournament opener.The game featured just about everything. Six players fouled out. The teams combined for 57 fouls and a sorry 40-for-78 from the free-throw line. And on the losing side of it all was Delco Christian’s Jackson Piotrowski, who went off for 37 points and 13 rebounds.

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Pearl Harbor Day – December 7, 1941

Webmaster’s note: First broadcast on December 7, 2007.

By Matthew DeGeorge

Upper Darby’s berth last winter in the PIAA Class 6A tournament may have shocked some. But with four of the top six players in last year’s rotation back, the Royals won’t benefit from the element of surprise this time around.

Long-time coach Bob Miller is forced to replace his top two scorers; Magd Abdelwahab, who averaged 13.6 points per game and hit 65 3-pointers, and point guard Jalun Trent. Between them, they leave the ball-handling and shot-making niches unfilled. But the next four contributors return, and growth in their games could have the Royals contending in the Central League again.

Senior Mamadou Toure, who averaged 9.6 points per game, will take over as the point guard. He and small forward Diby Keita combined for 51 made 3-pointers this year. Both will have to elevate from secondary to more consistent, primary scorers, but they have a lot of experience to bank on.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

As he lugged boxes of new gear into the gym at Bonner & Prendergast and ran through the practice agenda Wednesday, Kevin Funston had time for a smile. There was only one thing that still eluded him in his first season in charge of the Friars after four as Jack Concannon’s assistant.“I can’t say, ‘it’s not my decision; you’ve got to ask Coach Jack,’” Funston said with a laugh. “I’ve got to figure out a different excuse now.”

There’s a lot of learning going on in Delaware County Catholic League gyms this winter. All three schools – with Funston at Bonner, Ryan Nemetz at Cardinal O’Hara and Francis Bowe at Archbishop Carroll – are breaking in new coaches, an oddity in a Catholic League steeped in tradition where tenures are as apt to be measured in decades as in years.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

 Haverford School’s game had ended Wednesday night, but Jameer Nelson Jr. and Christian Ray were still playing the two-man game.The Fords are in a rare position in program history, defending an Inter-Ac title for the first time since 1999, which has Bernie Rogers’ squad toeing a fine line between pride and hunger.

“We just take it on, take that hungry mentality,” Nelson said Wednesday. “We just try to stay, what’s the word?”

“Level-headed,” Ray interjects.

“And motivated,” Nelson adds.

That postgame press pick-and-pop informs the dynamic the Fords hope to employ in their title defense. Nelson, like his namesake bound for Saint Joseph’s University, and Ray, a La Salle commit, are the headliners. But opponents that try to shut down those two exclusively run the risk of being trampled by the rest of a deep roster.

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By Owen McCue

Matt Dade’s old-fashioned three-point play in the final moments gave Episcopal Academy a 61-60 win over the Hill School on Wednesday. Alex Capitano scored 27 points and Dade added 20 for Episcopal Academy. Caleb Dorsey led the Hill School with 18.

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By PaPrepLive

It was the end of a fine start by the Perkiomen School boys basketball team.

The Panthers sustained their first loss of the season Tuesday to Haverford School, 59-42.

Missing open shots early, the Panthers fell behind at the half by 11 points. The deficit would not be erased as the Fords extended their lead to 48-21 after three quarters, though Perkiomen cut it down in a 21-11 fourth quarter.

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