The Radnor Raptors. 2022/23 PIAA District 1-5A Champions. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin
Radnor wasn’t going to let its return trip to Liacouras end in heartache again.
Playing in the same arena on Temple’s campus where they lost in overtime to Chester in the 2022 District 1 Class 5A championship, in search of their first district title in more than six decades, Jamie Chadwin’s Raptors were ready.
“We walked in and we said ‘this doesn’t get old,’ this is what we want to make the habit and routine of Radnor basketball, is playing in games like this,” Chadwin said. 
Now they’re starting a new tradition: not just playing in the big games, but winning them.
The Central League champions kept their undefeated dream season rolling with a dominant showing in the 2023 District 1 5A title game, No. 1 Radnor taking down No. 3 Unionville 61-36 to capture a district title for the first time since 1961.