Beau Lyren (above) passed the 1,000-point mark on Wednesday. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin
As Beau Lyren noted, the last stretch before scoring a thousandth point can drag out.
The Delco Christian senior had been aware of the progress he’d been making towards the milestone, the Knights’ coaching staff not shy about sharing such numbers with their players. His classmate Khamai Orange, on pace to set the program’s scoring record (currently 1,369 points), had already reached the milestone early this season.
So when the 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard picked up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter against MaST Charter and headed to the bench, knowing he was just two points shy, Lyren
“That was part of our conversation when he came to the bench — ‘coach, I won’t get any more fouls,’” Parks said, chuckling.