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By Delcohoops.com Staff

In what began to appear as a Lower Merion rout of Penncrest in the first half the game tightened up in the fourth quarter with Penncrest forcing the game into overtime.  The excitement didn’t end there as the four minute overtime went back and forth until Jack Forrest’s 3-point shot in the final seconds sealed the victory for the Aces.

Unfortunately no press was covering the game but the good news is that the game was our Game-of-the-Week and you can listen to the entire game on the player at the bottom of this article.

Tonight’s game was also a Coaches vs Cancer night which featured Penncrest’s Coach Mike Boyle giving a moving account of he and his family’s personal battle with cancer at center court before the game.  We also had a pre-game interview with Coach Boyle on our broadcast.

 

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By Pete DiGiovanni

 West Chester Rustin came into Thursday night looking up at two teams in the Ches-Mont League American Division standings.By the end of the night, the Golden Knights still sat in third place … but the race to the playoffs will likely be a photo finish now.

A contentious battle between the host Golden Knights and Ches-Mont American leader Sun Valley saw Rustin hold on for a hard-fought, 57-48 victory that put the Golden Knights a half-game behind Unionville for second place in the American and just a step and a half behind previously unbeaten Sun Valley.

Rustin (4-2 league, 10-5 overall) went to the free throw line 37 times, compared to just 12 for the Vanguards (5-1, 11-4), a fact that angered Sun Valley coach Steve Maloney, who was assessed a technical foul with three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

“We did not get a call all night and I thought the officiating was bad,” Maloney said. “And we still made it a game. But give Rustin credit. They were fighting for their lives in the Ches-Mont and they hit shots and killed us in the paint.”

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By Matthew DeGeorge

As Chester’s basketball season has gone along, both Rahmee Gilbert and Akeem Taylor have found themselves on the sideline with nagging injuries for a game here or there. As a result, coach Keith Taylor has tinkered with new lineup combinations, starting out of necessity but staying out of preference as the Clippers rattle off wins.Thursday night, with Penn Wood visiting the Fred Pickett Jr. Gymnasium, Keith Taylor opted for a taller lineup, with the guards Gilbert and Akeem Taylor on the bench. But the coach turned to that duo when the game hit crunch time.

Thursday night, with Penn Wood visiting the Fred Pickett Jr. Gymnasium, Keith Taylor opted for a taller lineup, with the guards Gilbert and Akeem Taylor on the bench. But the coach turned to that duo when the game hit crunch time.

Taylor scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for a balanced Clipper output, and Gilbert keyed a stifling press with seven steals in a 67-50 win in a battle of teams that entered unbeaten in the Del Val League.

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By EJ Smith

Tariq Ingraham took his home court in front of a sold-out crowd eager to watch a rematch of last season’s Catholic League championship on Jan. 6, but the audience he had on his mind was much smaller.

By Matthew DeGeorge

(Based on games reported to the Daily Times through Jan. 15; for questions or corrections, email mdegeorge@21st-centurymedia.com; Minimum half of team games played)

Scoring Average

Isaiah Wong, Bonner & Prendergast 25.8
Christian Ray, Haverford School 22.5
Vinny DeAngelo, Sun Valley 22.4
Matt Dade, Episcopal Academy 19.7
Karell Watkins, Chester 19.2
Malcolm Williams, Penncrest 18.3
Alex Capitano, Episcopal Academy 17.1
Greg Vlassopoulos, Garnet Valley 17.1
Tommy Gardler, Marple Newtown 16.7
Jamihy Evans, Chester Charter SA 16.0

(click on this link for the complete list stat leaders)

By Matthew DeGeorge

It’s hard to say how much Haverford School, with its unbeaten record, has missed Jameer Nelson Jr. But the Fords are certainly glad to have the Saint Joseph’s commit back.

Nelson scored 11 points in his return after six weeks out with a knee injury as the Fords picked up win No. 16 in a 74-60 victory over Springside Chestnut Hill.

Christian Ray led the way again with 29 points. Asim Richards chipped in 13 and Jameel Brown added nine for the Fords (16-0, 4-0 Inter-Ac), who get stronger ahead of their showdown with fellow league unbeaten Malvern Prep Friday to end the first turn of the home-and-home Inter-Ac slate.

Also in the Inter-Ac:

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By PAPrepLIve

Donovan Rodriguez and Jim Welde were calm and collected when Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast needed it most Monday night.

The duo combined to go 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final 10 seconds to preserve a 79-74 Catholic League boys basketball victory over Archbishop Wood.

It was the only free throws the pair attempted in the game. Welde hit his two with 2.8 seconds left to seal the victory. The Friars were 20-for-21 from the charity stripe. Isaiah Wong paced the Friars with 29 points. Tariq Ingraham added 18 points and Tyreese Watson chipped in with 10.

In other Catholic League action:

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By PAPrepLive

Within just a few weeks, Episcopal Academy basketball players Alex Capitano and Matt Dade reached the career 1,000 point milestone.

Capitano scored his 1,000th career point (he had 22 for the day) against Abraham Lincoln High School Dec. 20 in a 73-58 win.

“Cap is always one of the best shooters in the gym,” said EA boys’ basketball head coach Craig Conlin. “He joins a very elite group of high school basketball players to score 1,000 points. This is a great feat for him and shows the hard work he has put into his scoring. It also is a credit to his team and speaks of their commitment to getting him the ball in the right spots.”

Dade hit the 1,000 point mark Jan. 8 in a 60-56 loss to Penn Charter. Dade scored 35 points in that contest, including 14 field goals. It was only the 14th time (second for Dade), going back to Episcopal Academy’s 1949-50 season, that an EA player scored at least 30 points in Inter-Ac play.”

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By Matthew DeGeorge

There were moments Sunday afternoon where it was hard to believe Lansdale Catholic and Cardinal O’Hara had gotten near the halfway point of the Catholic League season without a conference win. The exquisite half-court ball movement executed by Kyle Kane in LC’s circle-cuts and the picture-perfect 18-foot jumpers hit by O’Hara big man Solo Bambara in the first quarter held the promise of two teams whose talents exceeded their win totals.But by the fourth quarter, as the turnovers and missed free throws piled up, it became clear why they entered among the five winless squads at the foot of a PCL standings quickly sorting into two distinct tiers. And befitting a matchup of stragglers, it was the team that made the fewest mistakes that got its first tick mark in the win column.

Despite faulty shooting from the free-throw line late, LC held on at home for a 53-48 victory.

“It was scary,” LC forward Nick Romeo said. “Coach (Joe Corbett) told us yesterday that free throws might be big tomorrow, and he was right. But luckily that didn’t hurt as much as it could have.”

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