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By Matt Smith
There was a time this season when Delco Christian would have struggled to overcome a nine-point deficit.
“We’re not the best at coming back,” said Obinna Nwobodo, the Knights’ sophomore big man. “Especially against Dock (Mennonite), the No. 1 team in the district.”
But this was the big stage, for the District 1 Class 2A title. The Knights believed they could
bounce back from an anemic first eight minutes and go toe-to-toe with the top-seeded Pioneers. After all, the Knights defeated the Pioneers in the regular season.
Why not twice?
“After the first quarter, we all said, ‘Remember last year.’ We didn’t want this to be a repeat,” Nwobodo said, referring to last year’s loss against Dock in the district semifinal round. “That’s what got us going again.”