Carroll’s Austin Tilghman, left, takes a shot over Abington Heights player James Sherman. Times Staff/ROBERT J. GURECKI.
By Matt DeGeorge
The conversation at halftime between Archbishop Carroll coach Paul Romanczuk and center Ernest Aflakpui was brief. And most of it didn’t need to be articulated.
“I knew I didn’t come out hard enough,” the 6-9 junior said. “I didn’t go hard enough at him. That was it. After halftime, I figured it out — and my coach also told me I didn’t play hard enough.”
That was rectified in the second half, in a big way.
Changing the focus of Carroll’s attack to Abington Heights’ foul-troubled post, the Patriots were able to win a back-and-forth affair, 59-55, in the second round of the PIAA Class AAA Tournament at Parkland High School Tuesday.
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