By Todd Orodenker Ten minutes after the buzzer sounded, 10 minutes after the euphoria on the court, guard Mike Doyle was still amped up. His Penncrest Lions, the No. 28 seed in the District One Class AAAA tournament, had just…
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Academy Park turns up the pressure for historic districts win
By Kieran McCauley After a back-and-forth first quarter, No. 17 seed Academy Park’s offense exploded, helping them blow past No. 16 Oxford, 79-57, in the first round of the District 1 Class AAAA boys basketball playoffs Friday. The Knights (17-6)…
Springfield puts it all on the line in upset win
By Bob Grotz If Springfield isn’t the first team to advance in the District One Class AAAA basketball playoffs despite managing just one second-half field goal, they’ve got be the last squad to do it. The 20th-seeded Cougars’ unconventional 45-42…
Not-so gentle reminders push Chester to win
By Christopher A. Vito Outside the Fred J. Pickett Jr. Memorial Gym, they had loaded up a trophy case with each of their eight state-championship trophies. Inside the gym, they hung banners to represent all of those titles. In case…
Marple Newtown battles, but Methacton pulls away late
By Jonathan Vander Lugt A 76-60 final score can tell a lot of stories. In a game between a No. 2 seed and a No. 31, those stories can be misleading. A margin that wide generally indicates a blowout, where…
Look for Plymouth Whitemarsh to win wide-open District 1 tournament
By Rick O’Brien The PIAA District 1 Class AAAA boys’ basketball tournament is arguably more wide open than it has been in decades. That’s largely because usual powerhouse Chester, which has claimed 11 of the last 13 titles, has struggled…
Mapp has Academy Park on the right course
By Matthew DeGeorge When he saw Lashon Mapp hit the deck Dec. 27, Academy Park coach Allen Brydges feared the worst. He worried that the Knights’ only low-post player was done for the season, the shoulder injury he sustained going…
Penn Wood presents clash of styles with Penncrest
By Matthew DeGeorge Few teams in the District One field have the kind of momentum that Penn Wood possesses, winners of seven straight games. The Del Val co-champions (17-5) have just two losses to Pennsylvania opposition since the turn…
Penncrest hoping to reverse fortunes in all-Delaware County matchup
Penncrest doesn’t need a reminder that the end to the season was less than ideal. From 10-3 on Jan. 9, the Lions stumbled to a 3-6 finish to the season, landing them at No. 28 in the District One Class…
Springfield hoping roller-coaster year yields thrills vs. Henderson
By Matthew DeGeorge There’s a little bit of a chuckle from Kevin McCormick when he says his team has had “a unique year”. It’s about the only way to describe a season which has featured losses to Cardinal O’Hara and…