Month: February 2019

By Matthew DeGeorge

The first senior night in Chester Charter School for the Arts history went pretty well for the Sabers.

Kabree Daniels scored a career-high eight points, and Devante Morris added 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocks as the first two seniors to play for the second-year varsity program, leading CCSA to a 66-61 win over Christian Academy in a battle of District 1 Class A playoff hopefuls.

Sean DeShields scored 12 points to go with six rebounds, two steals and two assists, and Bruce Rogers added nine points for the Sabers (11-9).

Tehron Phillips led TCA with 33 points and six steals, and Grant Sareyka added nine for the Crusaders (9-9).

In the Central League:

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By Bruce Adams

The Lower Merion boys’ basketball squad rolled into Conestoga’s Gerry Gasser Gymnasium Tuesday evening with a perfect 14-0 Central League record and a healthy respect for the Pioneers, who lost to the Aces by only three points in the Kobe Bryant Gymnasium seven weeks ago.

“Our games against Conestoga are usually electric, very tight,” said Lower Merion head coach Gregg Downer. “It’s a good rivalry.”

The electricity was flowing Tuesday evening in the Aces’ 61-50 victory, and the first jolt was a 17-3 Conestoga run in the first six minutes.“Conestoga always comes out hot, and they always play aggressive against us,” said Lower Merion senior forward Jack Forrest, who scored 29 points Tuesday. “In my four years here, they have a great record against us in this gym. They’re a great team, and they’re really well coached.”

The Pioneers’ Milton Robinon and Connor Steele combined for 12 of Conestoga’s 17 first quarter points; meanwhile, Lower Merion was missing underneath and not getting offensive rebounds.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Defenders beware: Stopping Neel Beniwal doesn’t just mean shadowing him to the 3-point line.

Beniwal, Delco’s leader in 3-pointers made, connected on just one longball Monday, but he scored 25 points to give Garnet Valley a 72-57 win over Ridley in a battle of two Central League teams aspiring for berths in the District 1 Class 6A field.

Beniwal scored 10 points in a third quarter when the Jaguars (13-7, 9-5 Central) opened up a cushion via a 25-9 edge. Beniwal was 8-for-10 from the line in addition to seven two-point baskets. Carl Schaller scored 14 points, and Greg Vlassopoulos added 12 points for GV, which snaps a four-game slide.

Enoch Clark led Ridley in the post with 19 points. Josh Howard buried five 3-pointers for 15 points for the Green Raiders (12-7, 7-7), who’ve followed seven straight wins with two consecutive losses.

In the Catholic League:

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By Delcohoops.com Staff

We’re now entering the last week of the 2018/19 high school basketball season!

The Central League will hold their own championship semi-finals this Saturday at Marple Newtown HS and the championship games for both boy’s and girl’s will be held on Monday, February 11th at Harriton HS. For the third year in a row Delcohoops.com will be broadcasting both Championship games starting at 6 PM.

Friday, February 15th, will be the start of the PIAA District One playoffs.  Delcohoops.com will cover one of those first-round games and then will cover as many games as we can as Delaware County teams advance through the system.  Mark Jordan, head basketball coach for the Marple Newtown varsity girl’s team, will be joining our broadcast.  Mark is a terrific color commentator and a pleasure to listen to! Check back with us regularly as we announce game coverage.

The PIAA charges substantial fees to live broadcast their playoff games.  If you have a business who would like to sponsor our playoff broadcasts or the Central League Championship games please drop us a note at delcohoops@aol.com. Support high school basketball broadcasting!

By Matthew DeGeorge

Though Marvin Freeman isn’t known as the quiet type, the situation can generally be left unsaid when Sun Valley games head to overtime.

Even Saturday afternoon against Garnet Valley, a game in which foul trouble limited Freeman to one second-half point, the extra session elicited an extra level from the senior wing.

“It’s something that, I’ve been born with that,” Freeman said. “My whole life, I love overtime. I don’t want to be in it, but when I get into it, there’s a certain drive in me that wants to thrive for the win. It makes me more hungry.”

His hunger led to five overtime points, including a decisive three-point play, to lead Sun Valley to a back-and-forth nonleague win over Garnet Valley, 64-57.

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By Bob Grotz

Karell Watkins is putting up numbers that followers of Chester High boys basketball only dreamed were possible in the era of the 3-point field goal.The sophomore forward is averaging 20.3 points and 12.6 rebounds after erupting for 28 and 23 Friday to lead the Clippers to a 79-48 rout of Glen Mills and — stop us if you’ve heard this, people — sole possession of another Del Val League pennant.

Watkins got 20 points and 13 boards almost without breaking a sweat to stake the Clippers (14-4, 7-0) to a 23-point lead at the intermission Friday.

And the Bulls didn’t go quietly, although they’re not the power they once were, particularly in their building.

“Not too many people are averaging a double-double like our guy is,” Chester coach Keith Taylor said. “I haven’t seen that in a while. And he’s doing it night in and night out.”

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By Bruce Adams

For its senior night Friday evening, the Conestoga boys basketball squad set itself up for a tough test against a red-hot, athletic Ridley team on a seven-game winning streak.

The Green Raiders held the lead for the first 26 minutes, but the Pioneers (13-7, 11-3) finally caught up in the fourth quarter. The game went two overtimes before Conestoga prevailed, 60-59.

The double-overtime battle featured rugged, physical defensive play on both sides. It wasn’t pretty but it was spirited.

“I thought we played with a ton of heart tonight,” said Conestoga head coach Mike Troy. “It was a back-and-forth battle all night, and we kept coming back, and coming back, and in overtime I thought we played as hard as we did all year long.”

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By PAPrepLive

It took 19 years for Haverford School to get one Inter-Ac title. Now under coach Bernie Rogers, the Fords have two in as many campaigns.

Tyler Seward scored 21 points, and Christian Ray added 19 as the Fords stopped Springside Chestnut Hill, 69-56, Friday to clinch at least a share of a second straight Inter-Ac title.

The Fords (23-0, 9-0) can clinch a second consecutive outright title Tuesday by winning at second-place Malvern Prep.

Gavin Burke and Jameel Brown scored 11 points each for the Fords, who also got seven points from Asim Richards. The starters accounted for all 69 of the Fords’ points.

Also in the Inter-Ac:

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Shermik Lofton knew from the scouting report Thursday night that he’d have a chance to make a difference against an undersized Chichester squad. But a rough start shooting didn’t bear that out.As Lofton stuck with it, on the defensive end and on the boards, it wasn’t hard to see the evening as a microcosm of the Academy Park senior’s season. He’d started the campaign, in which he’d be relied on as a featured scorer for the first time, with several underwhelming outings. But with time and patience, Lofton has picked up his game.

Thursday was no different, Lofton scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds as AP handled Chichester, 71-60, in a frenetic and error-strewn Del Val contest.

“I started off slow and I make sure I finish strong at the end,” Lofton said. “I always try to finish strong. Sometimes you come out in a game slow, but it’s about how you put it together, though.”

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