Mike O’Halloran found a way to come through at the right time for Haverford. With the Fords and Springfield knotted up with five seconds to go in their Central League game Saturday, O’Halloran calmly sunk a pair of free throws…
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Big nights from Plousis, Swartz not enough for O’Hara
Cardinal O’Hara not bring the best start in Conwell-Egan history to an end. Sean Kelly scored 17 points and Chase Kumor added 13 as the Eagles extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 68-56 victory over the Lions…
Green, Toure make sure Upper Darby keeps cruising
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…
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…