Month: January 2022

Point guard Sahir Lee was nearly unstoppable Saturday night. Lee scored 26 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and also dished five assists, boosting Penncrest to a 52-41 Central League victory over Ridley.

Lee was helped by forward Chase Wilson, who hit five from deep to account for all 15 of his points, and center Quinten Perilli, who pulled down 11 rebounds.

Ridley was led by Khalil Epps with 14 points.

CONESTOGA 55, STRATH HAVEN 32 » Michael Walz, a 6-foot-8 senior center, scored 21 points and point guard Ryan Mackey added 10 as Conestoga waltzed to victory. Senior Matt Shuler led Strath Haven with 17 points while junior Jack Edwards added eight.

UPPER DARBY 68,HARRITON 39 » Eleven of the 12 players who saw action scored for the Royals. Niymire Brown led the way with 15 points. Nadir Myers pitched in with 12, while Alex Ings and Jamier Burnett added eight points each.

In nonleague action:

EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 49, MARTIN LUTHER KING 41 »

Kevin McCarthy tallied 17 points and Jake Jaszcz 15 to pace the Churchmen.

Garnet Valley 53, Penncrest 37 >> The Jaguars broke a 24-24 deadlock at halftime with a 31-13 run in the second half.

Ryan Faccenda paced a balanced offensive attack with 12 points. Logan McKee and Drew Van Horn tossed in 10 points apiece, while Jake Sniras had nine in the victory.

Ben Stanton tallied 13 points and Saahir Lee dropped in 11 for the Lions.

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Tommy Wright had the hot hand in Haverford High’s 59-35 rout of Strath Haven.

The junior guard had at least one basket in every quarter on the way to a game-high 22 points. Colin Reynolds’ buzzer-beating layup capped a dominant third-quarter run by the Fords (6-1), who are perfect in the Central League after four games.

Googie Seidman tallied 14 points and Reynolds ended with 12 for Haverford.

Jack Edwards had a team-high six points for the Panthers.

In other Central League games:

Upper Darby 53, Springfield 49 >> The Royals held off a furious comeback by the Cougars, who trailed 42-24 going into the final period.

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Nikki Mostardi was on fire from 3-point land, and Brooke Impriano delivered at the free-throw line as Marple Newtown earned a 49-46 victory over Conestoga in a Central League girls basketball game Thursday.

Mostardi sank five treys and finished with a game-high 19 points. Impriano, who had 10 points, hit two foul shots to put her team up by four points with 13 seconds to play.

It was a big win for the Tigers (5-2, 4-1), who handed the Pioneers (6-2, 4-1) their first league loss of the season.

Haley Levy produced 16 points and nine rebounds in the winning cause.

In other Central League action:

Haverford 43, Strath Haven 28 >> Caroline Dotsey scored 11 points and went 5-for-5 from the foul line as the Fords downed the Panthers.

Haverford jumped out to a 15-3 lead after eight minutes and never let up. Aniya Eberhart and Mollie Carpenter each had six points.

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Girls Basketball

Katrina Valencia and Kate Galica combined for 25 points as Conestoga topped Upper Darby, 44-20, in the Central League.

Valencia scored 13 points to go with three rebounds and three assists. Galica paired 12 points with four rebounds and three assists.

Alliya Jean Baptiste led Upper Darby with nine points.

Boys Basketball

Ryan Mackey scored 23 points as Conestoga earned a 49-33 win over Upper Darby.

The Pioneers led 21-3 after one quarter and never looked back. Nadir Myers led Upper Darby with 12 points. Semaj Chery added six.

By Josh Verlin

Nick Colucci read the pass from the instant it was thrown, took a step across the 3-point arc and picked it off, dribbling down the far sideline at Haverford High School’s Juenger Gymnasium. The Fords’ senior guards got to his own 3-point line, and you could see the gears turning: the shooter’s mindset he’d developed during his younger days told him to pull the trigger.

Then the coaching kicked in: playing with a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter of a Central League game against defending champ Garnet Valley, a rushed, off-balanced shot was not the right one. Colucci gathered himself, waited a beat, then found classmate J.R. Newman plunging towards the bucket, Newman’s stretched-out layup finding twine as the ref’s whistle sounded. 

“Over time, you learn what’s a smart play,” Colucci said, “and passing the ball to JR […] that’s the right play right there. I’m glad I made it.”

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By Matt Smith

Marple Newtown 41, Harriton 37 >> Mary O’Brien hit key baskets down the stretch to lead the Tigers, scoring seven of her 10 points in the fourth quarter. Haley Levy produced 14 points and seven rebounds, while Brook Impriano chipped in with nine points for the Tigers (4-2).

Annie Aspesi netted a game-high 15 points for the Rams.

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By Matt Smith

Haverford’s Sky Newman was left alone on the outside, directly in front of her team bench.

With time ticking away, the junior guard knew she had little time to think. She was poised to make a basket.

“I had to shoot it with confidence and put it in,” Newman said.

Oh, she did precisely that, drilling the game-winning 3-point basket with about 15 seconds left to play. Garnet Valley’s last attempt was a long-distance shot by Haylie Adamski that fell off the mark as time expired.

Newman’s clutch trey lifted the Fords to a thrilling, 36-34 victory over the Jaguars, upping their record to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the Central League.

“As a young starter it’s important to remain calm in every situation,” said Newman, who managed eight points and one assist. “The coaches really help us out with that, just trying to stay focused at all times.”

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By Matthew DeGeorge

A glance at a Radnor boys basketball roster that shows four juniors in the starting lineup paints the picture of a youthful team.

But with two juniors that have been in the rotation since they were freshmen, and one returning as the program’s leading scorer, the Raptors are anything but green.

As a result, through eight outings this season, they’re also unbeaten.

The latest installment was furnished by 16 points from Charlie Thornton and 24 turnovers forced from a short-handed Strath Haven whose bench got even shorter Tuesday in a 56-38 Radnor victory.

“Even though we’re starting four juniors, we have so much experience and time playing with each other, that it’s just like any other games,” said Danny Rosenblum, a junior who has been groomed to run the point since he was a freshman. “We’re just going out there and playing our game and we trust each other.”

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By Josh Verlin

It took less than one minute into Archbishop Carroll’s game at St. Joseph’s Prep for Harold Ivery Jr. to be whistled with his second foul. When the Patriots’ senior forward headed the bench, Francis Bowe’s first thought: oh, no.

Down their best offensive option, the Patriots knew they needed a top-notch defensive effort against the Hawks to survive the Catholic League opener. Ivery’s presence on the court against St. Joe’s imposing and talented young forward Tristan Guillouette was a crucial part of those plans.

“He just said relax, you’ll be fine, do the same thing,” Ivery said. “Just have to deal with it, no need to get mad.”

“Some kids [in early foul trouble], sometimes they’ll stop being aggressive,” Bowe said. “We said it is what it is, if you get fouled out — you have to play your game, otherwise they’re going to get really comfortable.”

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