Torey Green and Beni Toure are proving to be quite a 1-2 scoring punch for Upper Darby. Green, a 6-1 senior guard, and Toure, a 6-5 senior forward, combined for 41 points Thursday to help the Royals remain undefeated with…
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N-G rolls past Chester, 73-55
By Rick O’Brien, Inquirer Columnist Ja’Quan Newton and his Neumann-Goretti teammates were mindful of last season’s disappointing showing against fellow powerhouse Chester. Fifteen turnovers spelled a lopsided loss in a nationally-televised contest. “We kind of came into this one with…
Chester’s defense pierced by Neumann-Goretti
By: Matt Chandik It’s the same recipe that has carried it to its 22 District One championships and a state-best eight PIAA Class AAAA championships. Regardless of who the coach has been, the Clippers have always prided themselves on being…
Blickman shoulders load for Radnor in win
By: Matt Chandik Nelson Blickman has been around for a while for Radnor and unfortunately for the three-year starter, he hasn’t seen a ton of winning. When he first broke into the Raiders’ lineup as a sophomore, Blickman saw his…
Clutch Cougars help Springfield smack William Allen
Brian Allen saved Springfield in regulation, then Chris Strawley did the same in overtime. Allen’s 3-pointer sent the game to overtime, Strawley swatted away a shot with 1.5 seconds to go and William Allen missed a shot at the buzzer…
Archbishop Carroll shows it’s stronger than ever in victory
As he and his Archbishop Carroll team walked off the Giant Center floor last March after falling to Imhotep Charter in the PIAA Class AAA championship game, Paul Romanczuk knew he’d be starting over at the point guard position this…
Jolaoso comes through for Episcopal Academy
Mike Jolaoso didn’t have the scoring output he’s been used to this season, but he made sure to come through at the biggest time for Episcopal Academy. With the Churchmen down by two after Del Val Charter converted a 3-point…
Carroll thumps Lower Merion
By: Kate Harman, for the Inquirer The first quarter belonged to Derrick Jones, who was throwing down dunks. The second quarter was dominated by the speedy Josh Sharkey. The sophomore guard penetrated the lane and hit jump shots. As for…
Chester gets earlier start for Neumann-Goretti battle
By: Terry Toohey Good news for Chester basketball fans. You won’t have to wait for the end of the night to see the Clippers take on Ss. Neumann-Goretti in the second day of the 9th Annual Jameer and Pete Nelson…
Irons leads Interboro’s rally past Sun Valley
By Christopher A. Vito Five guys wearing his colors headed to the scorer’s table and, when Christian Irons caught notice, he began staring at the rafters in disbelief. Not even four minutes into Monday’s game, Irons and the rest of…