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By CoBL Staff 

The 2025 edition of the Blue Star High School Invitational took place this Sunday at Jefferson University’s Gallagher Athletic Center, with 24 high-level teams from all over the Northeast coming to play on two courts all day long in front of fans, parents, and college coaches.

We didn’t get a chance to watch all 16 games, but here’s who stood out to the CoBL staff in games we saw:

Molly Rullo (2025 | Cardinal O’Hara)
Rullo paced the Lions to a 54-41 win over Ursuline Academy (Del.) with a strong 20-point, nine-rebound effort. The 5-11 wing and Drexel commit really knows how to get downhill with a head of steam, whether that’s coming off a screen in the half court or in a couple terrific give-and-go plays where she’d receive a pass going at 100 miles an hour and get to the rim before the Ursuline defense could react. She also knocked down a couple 3s, got to the line four separate times and played stronger post defense than her solitary block would imply.

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Molly Rullo scored 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead Cardinal O’Hara to a 54-41 victory over Ursuline Academy in the 17th annual Blue Star High School Invitational Showcase for girls basketball Sunday at Jefferson University.

Natalie DiBlasi and Leah Hudak scored 11 points each for O’Hara while BrigidAnne Donohue scored 10 points. For Ursuline, Jezelle Banks topped all scorers with 23 points.

Also in a Blue Star Showcase game:

Notre Dame Academy 42, Archbishop Carroll 34 >> The Irish held the Patriots to 12 first half points and pulled away in the fourth quarter.

Riley Davis scored 13 and Emma Anthony had 11 for the Irish. For Carroll (4-6 overall), Alexis Eberz had 12 points and Abbie McFillin scored 10 points and added four rebounds.

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By Matt Smith

The Sun Valley girls basketball team has made a habit of staging comebacks this season.

When the Vanguards fall behind, they never count themselves out.

“Coming back is kind of our thing,” said junior Luci Damico, the team’s versatile guard/forward. “We’re usually a slow-starting team, and we usually come back. That’s what we all had on our minds today. We just weren’t going to stop. I knew before the fourth quarter that we had to stay calm because I knew we were still in it.”

Trailing by nine points in the fourth quarter, Sun Valley stormed back to earn a 57-55 victory over Academy Park. Damico hit a 3-pointer to give the Vanguards a 52-50 lead, highlighting a 19-8 run to close the game.

Samantha Baron, who tallied seven of her 14 points in the final quarter, was clutch on defense by getting a hand on Alaysia Kinlaw’s last-second 3-point attempt.

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Kristian Chambers scored 12 points to help the Chester boys basketball team snap a three-game skid with a 52-47 victory over visiting Mount Pleasant (Del.) Saturday afternoon.

Dallas Thompson contributed 11 points, while Ra’Shaad Dorsey chipped in eight for the Clippers (5-5).

In other nonleague action:

Sun Valley 70, Academy Park 43 >> Solid efforts by Aaron Freeman (18 points) and Dino Demidio (15) helped carry the Vanguards to a blowout of the Knights.

Chester Charter SA 76, Mt. Calvary Christian 40 >> Zion Robinson powered CCSA with 20 points. Jah Sabb added 18.

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By Andrew Robinson

Janie Preston prefers taking on people her own size.

The Conestoga senior would much rather go one-on-one against another strong frontcourt player, as she did Friday night against Haverford and Rian Dotsey, then have two or even three smaller defenders come swarming on every touch.

“I definitely like it. When we play smaller teams, it feels like it’s always a triple team where tonight was me verses Rian,” Preston said. “It helps my game a lot because I’ll see that more at the next level than I have in a lot of games here.”

Preston’s poise and experience went a long way as the Pioneers won a Central League slugfest 38-32, handing the host Fords their first loss of the season.

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The Penncrest boys basketball team stayed perfect Friday night.

Mikey Mita and Sean Benson each scored 13 points, powering the Lions to a 59-34 Central League win over Radnor and improving their record to 10-0 on the campaign.

Will Stanton and Theo Gladue both chipped in eight points for the Lions, who held a 34-6 lead at halftime.

Matt Szychulski had a team-high eight points for the Raptors.

Garnet Valley 56, Ridley 47 >> Jake Sniras erupted for 21 points as the Jaguars overcame a three-point halftime deficit to take down the Green Raiders. Grayson Golek added 11 points for the Jaguars.

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Molly Rullo scored 17 points to move ahead of coach Chrissie Doogan on Cardinal O’Hara’s all-time scoring list and lead the Lions to a 58-29 victory over Bonner-Prendergast on Thursday.

Rullo is now second on O’Hara’s all-time scoring list to Kristen Clement.

Leah Hudak added 12 points for the Lions, while BrigidAnne Donohue scored 11 points. For the Pandas,Kayla Epps led the way with 10 points.

Sun Valley 57, Renaissance Academy 31 >> The Vanguards (7-3) were down by three at halftime but outscored their opponent by 27-7 in the third quarter to cruise to victory.

Junior Luci Damico scored a career high 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Sun Valley. Brielle Wright had 12 points and Rylee Hoesch scored 10.

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By Josh Verlin

January is the month of girls’ basketball showcases, with terrific events on each of the next four weekends showcasing many of the area’s top teams and players. It starts this upcoming Sunday with the annual Blue Star Invitational, which will have two courts at Jefferson University going all day long, with some of the nation’s top teams taking the courts.

Here’s the complete schedule, followed by a closer look at several of the top matchups:

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By Chad Graham

Day 2 of the 2024 Pete + Jameer Nelson Classic was even better than the first, with several games coming down to the wire and a myriad of great individual performances. Here are the day’s results, and the standouts:

Garnet Valley 74, St. Georges, Del. 65
Penncrest 54, Bartram 33
Marple Newtown 60, Episcopal Academy 43
Central Dauphin 53, Parkland 36
Abington 59, Chester 57
Haverford School 80, Rocktop Academy 22

Jacob Becker (2025 | Haverford School)
Becker played with an extra pep in his step against Rocktop and it showed on the stat sheet. He ripped a number of offensive boards out of the air to keep possessions alive. Then, he took things up a notch with an alley-oop and a two-hand jam. In the big win, Becker finished with an 11-point double-double. 

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By Josh Verlin

Anna Chimento’s second season back at Harriton is going much better than her first.

The senior, who transferred back home last year following one year at Archbishop Carroll, and her Rams teammates have already accomplished quite a bit and the calendar hasn’t even turned to January yet. Considering they didn’t have too many expectations coming into the season, that’s all been a welcome surprise.

The start’s been good, but Chimento and the Rams are starting to think a little bigger.

“We grew a lot over the summer,” Chimento said. “We’ve been putting in the work. It feels good, it’s gotten me a lot of confidence, it’s something I had to grow from my freshman year when I didn’t have a lot so getting that has helped me get to where I am today.”

Webmaster note: Harriton is not in Delaware County but is in the Central League and will play many schools in Delco.

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