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By Matt Smith

It has taken some time, but the Bonner & Prendergast girls basketball team is building a winning foundation again.

Developing a successful program is especially difficult in the Philadelphia Catholic League, which is the premier high school basketball conference in the state. Tom Stewart, a Delco Athletes Hall of Famer, knows this better than most, now in his 50th season as a head coach and 31st at Prendie. He’s seen it all.

He’s optimistic about the potential of his freshman class, particularly rising stars Kayla Epps, Skylar Rothley and London Tyler, who are helping put the Pandas back on the map.

Guiding their growth on the court are senior forwards Taylor Eagan and Melanie Standen, along with senior guards Emily Riehl and Amaya Cash, a senior guard who transferred from Haverford High.

The Pandas last made the state playoffs five years ago, advancing to the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals before the pandemic brought the season to an abrupt halt. Their last appearance in the Catholic Leagues was 2022. Last season, the Pandas improved from two wins the previous year to eight.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

KJ Carson didn’t have the first 36 minutes of basketball he wanted Tuesday afternoon.

Thanks to some early foul trouble, a bit of cold shooting and a modicum of wise senior deference, the Haverford School point guard entered the second overtime period against Episcopal Academy with just four points to his name.

With three of his fellow Fords starters fouled out and Haverford School having already forced extra sessions with two unlikely last-possession executions, Carson made the most of his bonus basketball time. He hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight points in the second OT period, leading Haverford School to a wild 74-67 win over their local Inter-Ac League rivals.

“That’s what you prepare for,” Carson said. “You prepare for moments like this. Two guys step down, you’ve just got to step up. That’s what you’ve got to do.”

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By Matthew DeGeorge

In a battle for Ches-Mont American supremacy, Sun Valley showed itself to be out front decisively.

Kaiden Robinson scored 29 points as the Vanguards handled Great Valley, 62-46, to move into first place in the division.

Aaron Freeman scored 12 points. Dino Diemidio added nine as Sun Valley moved to 14-3 on the year.

In the Central League:

Haverford 61, Marple Newtown 57 >> Andrew Brown hit a big 3-pointer in overtime as part of an 18-point effort to lead the Fords. Reese Fitzgibbons added 15 points, and Jaime Haskell had 13.

Ryan Keating forced overtime with a layup at the buzzer. He had 16 points for Marple. Matt Gardler hit seven 3-pointers to tally 26 points.

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By Jeremy Goode
Do not let her 5-foot-4 frame fool you. Everything else about Kylie Mulholland’s basketball game is just big. 

Mulholland’s game was fully on display, showing how deep her basketball bag is, as she recorded her 1,000 point and helped Garnet Valley come back and defeat Notre Dame de Namur Irish, 62-57 at the 18th Annual Hoops for Hope Classic at Arcadia University on Jan. 30.

Coming into the contest, Mulholland was only two points away from scoring her thousandth. Two shots into the game, she achieved the milestone, sinking a baseline floater. The game stopped to acknowledge the accomplishment, as Mulholland was mobbed by her teammates and coaches. She took pictures with the team and her family, which included signs made to celebrate the area’s latest 1,000-point scorer. 

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Kylie Mulholland scored her 1,000th career point on Monday, and then managed to step it up even more.

Mulholland scored 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter as Garnet Valley charged past Notre Dame, 62-57, at the Hoops for Hope tournament.

Mulholland added five rebounds, five assists and four steals. She was 6-for-6 from the free throw line late to seal the game.

Haylie Adamski was named game MVP for GV with 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Addie Adamsky hit four 3-pointers for 15 points, plus four assists.

Riley Davis led Notre Dame with 13 points. Emma Anthony tallied 11 points, and Catie Kelly chipped in nine.

In other nonleague action:

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