Boys: Radnor survives speedy test from West Philly to set wins record

Radnor's Cooper Mueller, right, seen stealing a ball against Unionville in the District 1 Class 5A championship game earlier this month, played a large role in Tuesday's PIAA tourney win over West Philly. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

Radnor’s Cooper Mueller, right, seen stealing a ball against Unionville in the District 1 Class 5A championship game earlier this month, played a large role in Tuesday’s PIAA tourney win over West Philly. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Terry Toohey

If you sleep on Cooper Mueller, the 6-3 senior from Radnor will make you pay. West Philadelphia Speedboys found that out the hard way Tuesday night at Bensalem High School.

Mueller scored six of his game-high 18 points in a two-minute span to give the Raptors some breathing room and pull away for a 75-61 victory over the Speedboys in the second round of the PIAA Class 5A tournament and make program history in the process.

With the win, Radnor improved to 29-0, breaking the program record for wins in a season set by the 1945-46 squad that went 28-2 and lost to Allentown in the Eastern Regional final.

“We just found out about that (the record) after the game,” Mueller said. “Some guys knew before, but I didn’t. It’s really special. I’m sure that was a great team that set that record but we’re proud of what we’ve done.”

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