Month: February 2019

By Delcohoops.com Staff

Delcohoops.com is pleased to announce that they will be audio broadcasting three PIAA District One Championship game this coming Saturday, March 2nd from the Liacouras Center at Temple University!

The Boy’s 5A Final at 2 PM; the Girl’s 6A Final at 4 PM and the Boy’s 6A Final at 6 PM.  All broadcasts will begin approximately 15 minutes before tip-off and all will be broadcast LIVE on our Game-of-the-Week Internet broadcasting system.  All three games will be available on archive within 24 hours of the LIVE broadcast.

Our Voice of Delaware County High School Basketball, Dave Burman, will be doing the play-by-play with Radnor Girl’s Basketball Coach, Mark Jordan doing the color along with Pete Fulginiti, Andrew Kaufman and Mike Mayer.

“While we always encourage family and fans to come down and watch the game in person, we are proud that we are able to bring these three games to family, friends and fans.” stated Mike Mayer, web master. “Our sponsors cover all our costs so we are able to bring you these terrific finals to anyone who has an Internet connection for no charge!”

By Matthew DeGeorge

Marvin Freeman doesn’t bat an eyelid when presented the latest insane stat line produced by Vinny DeAngelo.

Wednesday evening at Norristown Area High School, the Sun Valley guard went 12-for-12 from the field. DeAngelo’s return of 27 points actually hurts his postseason scoring average, and, Freeman points out with a wry smile, DeAngelo did miss a free throw in the fourth quarter.

But on the whole, none of it surprises his long-time teammate.

“I call him our mid-range assassin,” Freeman said. “He kills from the inside knocking down shots. It opens up more from everyone else because when he goes to take that shot, it opens up lanes where he can kick it out to the shooters.”

DeAngelo was simply perfect, and he had plenty of help as sixth-seeded Sun Valley throttled No. 10 Pottsgrove, 68-49, in the District 1 Class 5A semifinal.

The win sends Sun Valley (18-7) to Saturday’s district final at Temple against Ches-Mont foe West Chester East, after the top-seeded Vikings knocked off Penncrest, 40-32, in the nightcap. Tip-off is at 2.

(click on this link for the full story)

Webmaster’s note: Delcohoops.com will be LIVE audio Internet broadcasting this Saturday’s PIAA District One 5A final boy’s basketball game.  Our broadcast will begin at 1:45.

By Matthew DeGeorge

The locker room of a team that scored just eight points in the first half of a boys high school basketball game isn’t going to rival Disney World as the happiest place on earth.

But for West Chester East Wednesday evening at Norristown Area High School, it also wasn’t the bleakest of places.

“At halftime, my coach was just like, ‘take it one possession at a time. Don’t rush,’” East guard Tym Richardson said. “Because in the beginning, we were rushing, we weren’t playing our game. We started playing as a team, started attacking and that’s what got us the lead.”

No one was as well-positioned as Richardson to enact change once the Vikings left the locker room. In a game where offense was in desperately short supply (see as evidence 33 combined turnovers against 25 made field goals), Richardson knew that a little would go a long way.

(click on this link for the full story)

By Steve Moore

West Chester Rustin senior forward Tajir Asparagus has been a four-year starter for the Golden Knights boys basketball team. 

Wednesday night, Asparagus was playing his last home game on his home floor. And he made it count. 

The senior led the Golden Knights to a tough, 56-52 win over Penn Wood that put the Golden Knights into the PIAA Class 5A playoffs, and ended the Patriots’ season.

Asparagus had 16 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks and two assists as he and superb freshman IV Pettit, who led Rustin with 21 points, combined to better Patriots (16-10) senior Devante Smith, who led all scorers with 22 points. Penn Wood turned the ball over 16 times, with three of those coming in the decisive fourth quarter.

“Taj is a four-year starter and he is a leader of this team,” West Chester Rustin coach Keith Cochran said. “He was playing his last home game and he came up big for us. I expect that from him because he is that kind of player and a leader on this team. IV was big again and he hit 10 of 11 from the free throw line and he and Taj and the rest the guys closed out the game well. This is the first step for us.”

(click on this link for the full story)

By Daily Times

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

By Corey Sharp

When a team holds Coatesville’s Jhamir Brickus to 13 points entering the fourth quarter, it has to feel good about its chances. The junior guard averages 26.6 points per game.

By Andrew Robinson

Everywhere Sean Yoder went Tuesday night, Maurice Henry matched him step-for-step.

Play any team three times and at some point, adjustments have to be made so Abington decided to make one on the defensive end. Henry knew he’d have to play at a different level all night guarding one of the best players in District 1 and it translated into his best overall game of the year.

The senior gave the No. 1 Ghosts a needed spark as they topped No. 4 Pennridge in the District 1-6A semifinals at Temple’s Liacouras Center and advanced to their third straight district title game.

“I had to play harder than I normally do and I had to step up for the team,” Henry said. “I had to sacrifice my body for the team and play as hard as I could to stay in front of him. He’s their whole team, you limit him and it’s hard for them to go.”

Not only was Henry stellar defensively, shadowing Yoder off every screen and cut and limiting the Navy recruit to 11 points, he had a terrific offensive game with 15 points. Facing yet another zone defense, the Ghosts were moving the ball around to try and stretch out Pennridge’s 2-3 but also passing up some looks.

(click on this link for the full story)

Webmaster’s note: Delcohoops.com will be LIVE audio Internet broadcasting this Saturday’s PIAA District One 6A final boy’s basketball game.  Our broadcast will begin at 5:45.

By Matt Smith

There was more enough time on the clock for Church Farm to tie or win the game. The 11.5 seconds were not the issue.

But Delco Christian, which prides itself on avoiding foul trouble, had pocketed its fouls for this moment, up by two with the District 1 Class 2A title at stake.

Church Farm inbounded twice. DC halted play at 8.1 and 6.0 seconds. On its next try, Church Farm attempted a shot. It didn’t go far, as freshman Ebuka Nwobodo, younger brother of Knights star junior forward Obinna, got his hand in front of a shot by Max Scott in the corner along the Church Farm bench. Ebuka, with authority, blocked the ball out of play.

Church Farm was left with 3.5 seconds left to try … something. The pass went to center Demetrius Lilley, who rushed an off-balance 3-pointer at the top of the perimeter. It was way off.

Delco Christian, the No. 2 seed, held on to capture its second straight district championship with a 54-52 victory Saturday at Harriton.

(click on this link for the full story)

By Steve Moore

The Sun Valley lead over Unionville, which was 11 points at halftime, had been cut down to one. 

The large Unionville crowd was making the bleachers shake, and a lesser team would not have been excused it it succumbed to the pressure.

But Sun Valley has proven this season that it is far from a “lesser team.”

Vinny DeAngelo took a feed from Dom Valente and buried a three, for three of his game high 34 points, in a stellar performance that also included five rebounds and four assists, as the Vanguards held on and defeated the Indians, 60-46, Saturday night in the quarterfinal round of the District 1 Class 5A playoffs.

The win puts Sun Valley (17-7) into Wednesday night’s semifinal against Pottsgrove at Norristown High School at 5:30 p.m. The win also puts Sun Valley into the PIAA Class 5A playoffs for the second year in a row. Unionville will travel to Holy Ghost Prep in the playback round Wednesday at 7 p.m. A win there would secure a state berth, while a loss would end Unionville’s season.

(click on this link for the full story)

By Harry Chaykun

The Penncrest coaches and fans will be talking for a long time about the shot Aidan Carroll made against West Chester Rustin in the second overtime period of the District 1 Class 5A boys basketball quarterfinals at Kaufman Gymnasium Saturday night.Carroll made the first shot he attempted in the game, then didn’t connect again until 1:56 remained in the second extra period. The 3-pointer put the two-time defending district champion Lions ahead to stay as Penncrest prevailed, 58-49, and earned a semifinal matchup with No. 1 West Chester East at Norristown High Wednesday night.

“Things kind of just happened,” Carroll said. “I try to get to open spaces and be confident and keep shooting. They came back on us, but everybody had to stick with the game plan and stay confident.”

Penncrest (20-6) took an eight-point lead into the fourth period before freshman IV Pettit, who shared scoring honors with senior Jake Nelson for the Knights (16-8) with 14 points, came up with eight points to get his team even at the end of regulation. Two free throws by the Lions’ Isaiah Rice with 1:00 on the clock were the last points scored before overtime.

(click on this link for the full story)