By Jack McCaffery
Kevin Miller believed he was on his way to the dream of every high school basketball player in his city in March of 2020 before he would instead be made to learn the value of patience.
Then a freshman guard for District 1 Class A Chester Charter Scholars Academy, Miller and the rest of the Sabers were made to call a season short amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, he figured, there would be other chances, plural. As it turned out, he was thankful Tuesday for one chance at winning a state championship.
Helping to key a swarming Sabers defense, Miller was involved in a balanced scoring attack as top-seeded CCSA subdued No. 4-seed Plumstead Christian, 58-44, in the opening round of the four-team district tournament. That earned the Sabers the right to host the district championship game Saturday and also guaranteed them a berth in the state tournament.
Finally?