Month: February 2023

Girls: Sun Valley’s Preuhs, Tiedeman hoping to help ‘Coach Z’ extend season

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Sun Valley's Jaina Preuhs launches for three in the first half against Freire Charter Tuesday evening. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

Sun Valley’s Jaina Preuhs launches for three in the first half against Freire Charter Tuesday evening. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matt Smith

Jaina Preuhs and Rory Tiedeman were freshmen when coach Anthony “Tony” Zambino was hired to take over the Sun Valley girls basketball program.

At the time Zambino was excited to have both players. He knew with Preuhs and Tiedeman on the roster, the future was bright for the Vanguards.

With their high school careers winding down, the guards are hoping to make the district playoffs for the first time. The Vanguards are competing for one of the final spots in the District 1 Class 5A tournament.

Since they were freshmen Preuhs and Tiedeman have been penciled in as starters. Preuhs is in her fourth season and Tiedeman her third after missing all of 2021-22 with a knee injury.

Boys: Chichester edges closer to Del-Val title, with one major roadblock left

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Mazen Sayed (above) and Chichester are two wins away from a solo Del-Val League title. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

By Josh Verlin

Chichester’s boys took a big step towards reversing a long drought on Tuesday night. To finish off the job, they’re going to have to end one more.

The Eagles haven’t won a Delaware Valley League title — solo or shared — since 1993, the program typically an afterthought in the small league of Delco public schools, which has traditionally been dominated by Chester, with Penn Wood nosing in there on occasion. 

Now it’s Chichester in the drivers’ seat with two games to play, courtesy of a 62-51 win over Penn Wood on Tuesday night at Chichester, but it’s far from a done deal. 

“We’re loving it, but the job’s not finished yet,” senior point guard Mazen Sayed said.

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Boys: Defense is Keys to the game as Chichester tops Penn Wood

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Chichester's Maz Sayed, left, drives as Chester's Dallas Thompson defends in a recent Del Val League game. Sayed helped Chi top Penn Wood in an important Del Val contest Monday night. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

Chichester’s Maz Sayed, left, drives as Chester’s Dallas Thompson defends in a recent Del Val League game. Sayed helped Chi top Penn Wood in an important Del Val contest Monday night. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matthew DeGeorge

Akhir Keys called it Chichester’s “statement defense.” The Eagles, however, would make a statement or two on the defensive side Tuesday night against Penn Wood, and Keys was just one of a host of Eagles doing the talking.

Keys kept Delaware County’s leading scorer Nasir Washington to just two points in the second half, the Eagles turned Penn Wood over 21 times in its 3-2 half-court trap and Maz Sayed assembled an otherworldly stat line in a 62-51 win that keeps open Chichester’s path to a Del Val title.

Let’s get the mind-numbing numbers out of the way. Chichester (16-3, 5-1 Del Val) capped a season sweep over Penn Wood (12-5, 5-2). If Chi beats Academy Park Thursday and wins at Chester (10-9, 4-2) next week, the Eagles win the Del Val crown outright. A win at AP clinches at least a share of the title for the Eagles.

Penn Wood’s only hope is to win out (the Patriots play AP next week) and hope Chester tops Chichester for a second time to ensure a three-way split at 6-2.

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Girls: Garrison, Penncrest steady as they go toward playoffs

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Penncrest was out for revenge Tuesday at home against Strath Haven. After losing to the Panthers in December, the Lions needed to win in order to maintain one of the final playoff spots in the District 1 Class 6A power rankings. Bailey Garrison made sure the Lions wouldn’t have a letdown. The junior scored game-high 19 points as Penncrest earned a 67-51 win. The Lions were in control from the tip. leading 14-5 after the first quarter. Kathryn Harding tallied 13 points and Makayla Johnson finished with 10 in the victory. Chloe Hunold and Sierra Felder both scored 12 points for Strath Haven.

Elsewhere in the Central League:

Springfield 59. Marple Newtown 27 » Kaitlyn Kearney scored a team-high 11 points for the Cougars, who jumped out to a 20-6 advantage in the first quarter. Lexi Aaron (10 points) and Taylor Hunyet (nine) each hit on three 3-point shots. Mia Valerio andAlyssa Estep collected eight points apiece.
Brooke Impriano tallied a game-high 14 points for the Tigers.

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Boys: Strath Haven’s stinginess pays off in win over Penncrest

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A strong defensive performance in the first half powered Strath Haven to a 46-40 victory over rival Penncrest in Central League boys basketball action Tuesday night. The Panthers held the Lions to nine points in the first half, one in the second quarter, to take a 25-9 lead into the break. Jaden Jauregui paced the offense with 15 points. Jack Edwards chipped in with nine points. Brendan Hemphill topped Penncrest with a game-high 17 points.

Elsewhere in the Central League:

Upper Darby 65, Haverford 56 » The Royals shot 19-for-26 from the free throw line to hold off the Fords. Niymere Brown led four Upper Darby players in double figures with 19 points. Yassir Joyner added 14. Khysir Slaughter chipped in with 13 and Nadir Myers had 10. Googie Seidman paced Haverford with a game-high 23 points. Tommy Wright added 15 points and Brian Weiner added 10.

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