Lower Merion holds off Chester behind Jack Forrest’s 31 points in PIAA District 1 Class 6A quarterfinals.

That streak ended as the Clippers gave the Aces everything they could handle, but No. 3 seed Lower Merion prevailed with a 67-59 victory over Chester in the PIAA District 1 Class 6A quarterfinals on Friday night.

Chester had Lower Merion on its heels after a 7-0 run cut the lead to one with two minutes left in the game. Darryl Taylor made two clutch free throws to give Lower Merion a 62-59 lead, and the Aces shot 5-for-6 from the line the rest of the way.

“It was kind of like a heavyweight fight,” Lower Merion coach Gregg Downer said. “Chester is very known for their flurries [of runs]. We made our free throws and got a couple of critical stops.”

After the Aces took a 39-37 lead at intermission, Forrest delivered 15 of the team’s 28 points in the second half.

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“We always have to be aware of him going too many stretches without the ball,” Downer said. “I think we force-fed him the ball a little late, which was good, and he came up big.”

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