Gregory Rosenberger (left) scored all 13 of his points in the first half and Julius Marshall had two huge buckets down the stretch to help Pottsgrove rally from 15 points down to defeat Sun Valley 43-39 on Jan. 11, 2025. (Ed Morrone/MediaNews Group)
By Ed Morrone
Had the Pottsgrove basketball program faced early deficits of 8-0 or 25-10 over the past few seasons, the game would have been curtains. Languishing toward the bottom of the PAC Frontier Division and out of the postseason conversation, the Falcons were either starting too slow or failing to close out close games that should have been wins.
Now? Those days are long gone.
Despite slipping into an immediate eight-point deficit and falling behind by 15 in the second quarter on Saturday afternoon at fellow formidable District 1-5A foe Sun Valley, these Falcons kept fighting and ultimately rallied after halftime to claim a satisfying 43-39 team victory. Gregory Rosenberger scored all 13 of his points in the first half to keep Pottsgrove in the fight despite a sluggish start filled with turnovers, and four of Julius Marshall’s six points came during the closing minutes of the fourth period to help the team win for the 12th time in 14 games this season.
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