By Josh Verlin
The 13th Annual Pete & Jameer Nelson Classic opened on Friday, with seven games taking place at the Gallagher Athletic Center’s Jefferson University (formerly Philly U).
Here are recaps of each of the seven games, updated throughout the day:
Game Five: Coatesville vs. Chester
For the past three or four games, Coatesville head coach Chuck Moore has used his sophomore guard Jhamir Brickus a little differently.
Brickus, a 5-foot-9 guard, is a special talent, and Moore knows it. He said the Red Raiders have started to run their offense through him, somewhat like how the Houston Rockets use James Harden or the Oklahoma City Thunder use Russell Westbrook.
In Friday’s game against Chester, Brickus poured in 27 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, to help deliver Coatesville a 68-46 win.
Game Six: Abington vs Archbishop Carroll
Archbishop Carroll head coach Paul Romanczuk knew he was going to have a tough time trying to contain Abington’s junior forward Eric Dixon.
The 6-foot-7 Dixon, who holds offers from 11 D-I schools, most notably Villanova, finished the game scoring 23 points, but it wasn’t enough as Abington lost by a final score of 70-56.
“I thought he (Dixon) had 30-35, the way he was scoring.” Romanczuk said. “Our gameplan was is that if we could keep the ball out of his hands, which is a lot easier said than done, possession by possession, that’s how we would win.
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