Boys: Hicke boosts Radnor past Springfield

Make it 18 straight wins for the Radnor boys basketball team. The Raptors Thursday night were led by Jackson Hicke’s 27 points and eight rebounds, in a 62-33 win over Springfield. The Cougars were within eight points at half, but a 26-5 margin in the third quarter by the Raptors (18-0,12-0 Central) blew the game wide open. Charlie Thornton tallied nine points, and Danny Rosenblum added seven points and four assists for Radnor.

Also in the Central League:

Garnet Valley 65, Conestoga 47 » Quinn O’Hara hit four 3-pointers in the second half on the way to 17 points for the Jaguars, leading them to the win. Jake Sniras added 17 points, and Max Koehler had eight, including a 4-for-4 performance from the line in the fourth quarter to steer the Jags (13-5, 8-4) to victory.

Penncrest 43, Marple Newtown 40 » Pat Garrison hit a pair of 3-pointers in the second quarter, a frame in which the Lions outscored Marple 13-2, en route to the victory. Garrison and Branden Hemphill scored 10 points each. Brett Hemphill led the way with 13 points for Penncrest (4-13, 2-10), which snapped an eight-game slide. Matt Gardler led Marple Newtown with 13 points. Corrado Fischetti and Daron Pfitzinger-Miller added eight points apiece for the Tigers (10-7, 6-6), who saw a four-game winning streak halted.

Lower Merion 70, Haverford 51 » Sam Wright led the Aces with 21 points as they avenged a December loss to the Fords. Googie Seidman led all scorers with 26 points, including 15 in the third quarter. Brian Wiener chipped in 11 points.

In the Del Val League:

Chester 78, Academy Park 52 » Terrence Cobb scored 22 points, and Dante Atkinson added 10 as the Clippers pulled away in the second half.

In nonleague action:

Chichester 62, W.C. Henderson 56 » Maz Sayed scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Eagles (15-3) roared back from a four-point halftime deficit.
Vince Wildrick hit five 3-pointers for 23 points. Akhir Keys added 11 points. Sayed added six assists.