By Bruce Adams
Keyed by an aggressive defense, Coatesville, the first-place finisher in the Ches-Mont National Division, defeated Sun Valley, the second-place finisher in the Ches-Mont American Division, 54-28, in the Ches-Mont Boys Basketball Tournament semifinals Saturday at West Chester University.
With its win, Coatesville (17-6) will face West Chester Henderson, the second-place finisher in National Division, in the Ches-Mont Tournament championship game Tuesday at West Chester University. The Warriors defeated American Division top seed Unionville 61-58 in overtime in the other Ches-Mont semifinal Saturday.
“We wanted to be aggressive today, that’s our style of play,” Coatesville coach John Allen said. “I think we played well, and it was great to have Larry (Brown) back tonight. He really helped us with our pressure defense. I thought our rebounding was tougher tonight than it was in the past few games.”
Sun Valley head coach Steve Maloney was impressed with the Red Raiders’ effort.
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