By Matthew DeGeorge The scouting report compiled by New Castle last Friday for its meeting with Archbishop Carroll certainly listed Derrick Jones at or near the top. It likely made mention of the slipperiness of point guard Josh Sharkey,…
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Carroll surges past New Castle into semifinals
By Dennis C. Way In the first quarter of Friday night’s PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal playoff basketball game, New Castle, the fourth-place team out of District Seven, more than held its own against Archbishop Carroll. But then, the second…
Carroll suffocates New Castle, advances to PIAA semis
By Andrew Koob Nothing seemed to go right for Archbishop Carroll in the first eight minutes of their PIAA Class AAA semifinal game against New Castle. Turnovers and a back-and-forth affair helped New Castle gain momentum behind a clear…
La Salle downs Abington Heights to continue playoff success
By Dan Newhart For the second year in a row, the La Salle College High School Explorers needed to win a play-in game to reach the PIAA AAAA tournament. And, after winning that play-in game for the second consecutive…
Penn Wood, Academy Park guard duos highlight All-Del Val
By Matthew DeGeorge Penn Wood and Glen Mills shared the Del Val League title this season. It’s only fitting that they contribute half of the All Del Val team. The dynamic backcourt duo of Malik Jackson and Addison Scott represent…
Carroll rested and ready for next test
By Matthew DeGeorge Somewhere between Ryan Daly’s awkward put-back jam to end the first half and David Beatty’s runner to close the third quarter, Archbishop Carroll’s attention Tuesday night turned from the accomplished task at hand to the next…
Carroll steamrolls Steel-High to reach AAA quarters
By Jeff Neiburg Archbishop Carroll’s bus was late arriving to the Geigle Complex at Reading High School. The Patriots walked into the gym moments after the game before them had wrapped up, and just 40 minutes until their own…
Steel-High no match for surging Carroll
By Matthew DeGeorge Ten seconds into Tuesday’s PIAA Class AAA second-round contest, Archbishop Carroll’s David Beatty stared down the face of Steelton-Highspire’s 3-2 zone defense, spotted up and nailed a 3-pointer. The time it took the ball to swish…
Harkins already looking ahead after setback
By Harry Chaykun Wyatt Harkins, Delaware County Christian School’s junior guard, was captain of the Knights’ basketball team this winter. He spent a lot of time last summer training with C.J. Scott, who has been an assistant coach at…
PIAA Class A & AAA Second-Round Preview
By Josh Verlin Half of the 128 teams who started off last weekend with Pennsylvania state title hopes are gone, with 16 left in each of the state’s four classifications for the second round that takes place over the…