Boys: Rucker’s big night gets Chester back into championship game

Rucker goes up for two of his 27 points in Chester’s win over Bishop Shanahan. (Photo: Dan Hilferty/CoBL)

By Jerome Taylor

When you have young former college basketball players on your coaching staff, sometimes you have to remind them to dial it back.

Alongside Keith Taylor, Chester’s coaching staff has a lot of Chester-area basketball talent on it, from Shep Garner (Penn State) to Conrad Chambers (Millersville). As a result, his coaches often play against his current team in practice, and they occasionally play above the level that the Clippers will see at game time.

“I had to jump on my coaching staff early in the week because I thought they put too much on the young guys,” Taylor said.

Kevin Rucker being interviewed after his team’s victory in today’s game. Listen to his interview on the archive below beginning at the 1:40:15 mark. Photo by Delcohoops.com

“They were just beating up on them, so I had to tell them ‘Get y’all behinds off the court,’ and I put another five in there that’s going to play to their level and standards.”

However, the competitiveness of those practices is paying off for Taylor’s squad. After picking up their fifth straight Del-Val championship, the Clippers are now one win away from repeating as District 1 5A champions.

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