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By Matthew DeGeorge

It isn’t often that a player can miss seven straight shots in the middle of a game and still end up with 30 points.

Then again, Karell Watkins isn’t the kind of player you find very often. By the time the Chester senior and reigning Daily Times Boys Basketball Player of the Year had ground down Penn Wood’s attempt at low-post defense Thursday night, those mid-game misses were long in the past.

Watkins finished with 31 points and 12 rebounds as the Clippers cruised to a 74-56 Del Val League victory.

“Just knowing me, I know me, if I miss a couple of buckets, I don’t dwell on it,” Watkins said. “I put it in the past and I just keep pushing. That’s just the mindset I have.”

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By Matthew DeGeorge

When you start three sophomores, as Radnor’s boys basketball team does, the question of who gets the ball in crunch time doesn’t always follow conventional wisdom.

Yes, Radnor’s eyes go first to Lew Robinson, the senior guard who has starred in the lineup since his long-ago sophomore season. But when defenses shift to negate Robinson, and Radnor searches for volunteers, the spotlight often falls on a youngster.

In Jackson Hicke, the youngest of the young, Radnor found a willing – and hot – hand Tuesday night.

Hicke scored 20 points, including four in overtime, and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Radnor to a 47-42 win at Springfield’s brand-new gym.

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By Dave Burman

The Christian Academy tipped off its 2021 season Saturday evening with a 50-47 Bicentennial League win over Plumstead Christian.

Malachi Lyons led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points and six rebounds. Noelson Chery tossed in 10 points. Brian Justus and Lars Specht added eight apiece for the Crusaders.

TC Cobb’s clutch 3-point shooting in the fourth quarter propelled Springfield to a big victory over Haverford, 46-40.

What a difference a year makes for the Cougars, who notched one win last season. The Fords are defending league champions.

Cobb finished with 18 points and drilled two 3s in the final quarter to give the Cougars the lead. Springfield outscored Haverford in the second half, 29-15.

Nick Colucci led the Fords with 10 points.

Upper Darby 38, Penncrest 34 >> AJ Tucker netted 12 points and Shareef Jones Jr. tossed in 11 for the visiting Royals, who outscored the Lions, 10-6, in the final stanza. Saahir Lee tallied a game-high 14 points for Penncrest.

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TC Cobb’s clutch 3-point shooting in the fourth quarter propelled Springfield to a big victory over Haverford, 46-40.

What a difference a year makes for the Cougars, who notched one win last season. The Fords are defending league champions.

Cobb finished with 18 points and drilled two 3s in the final quarter to give the Cougars the lead. Springfield outscored Haverford in the second half, 29-15.

Nick Colucci led the Fords with 10 points.

UPPER DARBY 38, PENNCREST34 » AJ Tucker netted 12 points and Shareef Jones Jr. tossed in 11 for the visiting Royals, who outscored the Lions, 10-6, in the final stanza. Saahir Lee tallied a game-high 14 points for Penncrest.

In nonleague action:

CHESTER 58, CHESTER CHARTER SA 48 » Kyree Womack tallied six of his 10 points in overtime as the Clippers outlasted the Sabers. Fareed Burton Jr led the Clippers with 19 points and senior Jameel Burton Jr chipped in with 15 points.

Davon Stovall dropped in 21 points to lead all players. Stovall’s 3-ball with 6.7 seconds left in regulation forced OT.

Josh Hankins scored a game high 19 points as Chichester scored a second consecutive win over Penn Wood, 57-50, Thursday.

Hankins was held to just two points in Tuesday’s win for the Eagles, but he made up for that Thursday, hitting three 3-pointers in the third quarter to help Chi absorb Penn Wood’s best punch and keep them in touch, down seven entering the fourth. The Eagles outscored Penn Wood, 17-3, in the final eight minutes.

Maz Sayed added 11 points, and all six of Ramir McDowell’s points came in the fourth quarter for Chi.

Abdul Dublin scored eight of his team-high 14 points in that third quarter surge for the Patriots. Sayo Kenneth and Evan Borward scored eight a-piece.

We are getting more and more video links for high schools in the Delaware County.  To make it easier to find we have created a School Video Links page as well as an easy-to-use menu button at the top and a side bar link to the same page on the left.

Most schools offer video at no charge to the community.  Those who do charge for the service are identified.

If your school isn’t on our list please feel free to send us a note with the link to Delcohoops@aol.com and we’ll be happy to add it to our list.

Chichester 53, Penn Wood 51 >> In a thrilling season opener the Chichester Eagles defeated Penn Wood in a game with multiple lead changes including a third quarter 7 point lead by Penn Wood.

Both teams had plenty of shot opportunities but appeared rusty after an on-again, off-again practice season due to Covid 19 restrictions.  

Foul shots were also a big part of the game, primarily due to both teams missing many of them.  

Josh Hankins was limited to just two points, but the Eagles didn’t miss a beat, using 13 points from Isaiah Diggs to pull an upset. Ousmane Fofana added 10 points, and Ramir McDowell and Maz Sayed chipped in nine point apiece.

Evan Boward led Penn Wood with 14 points. Abdul Dublin chipped in 12 and Naeem Purnell scored 10 for the Patriots.

In another game last night Will O’Loughlin had 13 points to lead Bishop Shanahan to a 40-26 win over Sun Valley. Ryan Riotto had seven points and Zane Domsohn had six points for the Eagles in the Ches-Mont League win.

Chris Kwaidan led Sun Valley with eight points and Ishmal Glascow added seven.

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