Author: delcohoops

McFadden lifts Lower Merion

By: Matt Breen Justin McFadden poured in a game-high 27 points as Lower Merion kept the Central League boys’ basketball race close with a 65-63 victory over visiting Upper Darby. JaQuan Johnson and Steve Pendleton each added 11 points. McFadden,…

Penncrest triumphs

By: Mark Macyk Ben Casanova sent Penncrest home happy on Friday night. Moments after Garnet Valley completed a rally to tie the score, Casanova drove the baseline and hit a buzzer-beating layup to secure a 43-41 Central League boys’ basketball…

Penn Wood takes Round 1 from Chester

By: Matthew De George  It usually doesn’t take long for Malik Jackson to figure out if it’s going to be a good night for him and his Penn Wood team. Thursday night against Chester? Yeah, Jackson said afterward with a…

Penn Wood bounces Chester

By: Matt Breen Nearly four years removed from handing Chester its last Del-Val League loss, Penn Wood did the deed again Thursday night. The host Patriots won, 65-56, thanks to Addison Scott’s 10 assists and four steals, and snapped Chester’s…

Boys’ Hoops: State Rankings

By: Rick O’Brien Compiled by Mike Bullock and PennLive.com. Local teams in bold. CLASS AAAA No.     School         Rec         Pvs 1. Roman Catholic (12) 6-2 1 2. Hampton (7) 11-0 2 3. New Castle (7) 9-0 3 4. Chester (1) 6-1 4 5. Great Valley (1) 8-0…

Ridley gets past Upper Darby

By: Matt Breen From his perch on the Ridley bench, assistant coach Jarrod Schoffler has started to track Malcolm Strand-Young’s rebound statistics. Strand-Young is just 5-foot-5, which leaves Schoffler “amazed with the way he constantly comes up with rebounds,” the…