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Boys: Chester Charter beats Phil-Mont Christian, 73-63

Josiah Hutson found the range for Chester Charter Scholars Academy, hitting six 3-pointers for 30 points in a 73-63 win over Phil-Mont Christian.

Maurice Barnes tallied 16 points, and Jah Sabb added 12 for the Sabers.

Sun Valley 58, Ridley 50 >> Jahmil Smith scored 16 points as Sun Valley moved to 5-0 on the season, despite squandering a 17-point first-half lead before rallying back in the fourth quarter.

Kaiden Robinson chipped in 15 points. Aaron Freeman supplied 13 points.

Jayden Blackwell and Luke Ladoslaw scored 12 points each for Ridley, combining for seven made 3-pointers. Chris Sizemore chipped in nine points.

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Welcome to the 2024/25 high school basketball season

Basketball season is gearing up (a few games have been played already) and Delcohoops.com is ready for another great season of Delaware County high school basketball!

As always we will be tracking articles, starting December 16th, from the Delco Times, COBL and other publications and Internet pages so that Delcohoops.com is your one-stop site for everything high school basketball. You can also check on team scores and records.

We have discontinued our Game-of-the-Week broadcasts as virtually all Delco high school gyms now have automatic cameras and broadcast on You Tube or school sites for every game. Have a big game coming up?  A school rivalry game?  A special game night? If you are an Athletic Director or high school basketball coach and you would like our broadcast team to come to your school to produce an outstanding video streaming product with play-by-play announcers, stats, two camera views and instant replay please drop us a note at delcohoops@aol.com with your request.

Delco Times All-Delco Boys: Player of Year Kevin McCarthy helped Episcopal grow

Episcopal Academy's Kevin McCarthy usually drew a crowd when he moved the ball, as he did on this occasion in January against Haverford School. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

Episcopal Academy’s Kevin McCarthy usually drew a crowd when he moved the ball, as he did on this occasion in January against Haverford School. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matthew DeGeorge

Kevin McCarthy’s introduction to high school basketball came with a splash from deep.

From his COVID-abbreviated freshman year, McCarthy’s niche at Episcopal Academy was first and foremost as a shooter. Leave him open behind the arc at your own peril, opposing teams would quickly learn.

Word would get around, as it always does, and that novelty would burn off. Yet McCarthy kept on making 3-pointers. And with that as the cornerstone, he would diversify his game, grow physically into a rangy 6-4 defender and become the kind of offensive facilitator that makes others around him better.

“Definitely the best asset of my game is my shooting ability,” McCarthy said. “When I was an underclassmen, I did a lot more solely 3-point shooting. As I matured, I developed my game and made my game better all around, and I play off my 3-pointer more now. So teams close out on me hard, they guard me really heavily. I use my 3-pointer to get to the basket, to get open diving lanes.”

Along the way, McCarthy collected 1,527 points, eighth-most in program history. He picked up three Division I offers before fulfilling his dream of going to West Point to play for Army.

And he makes history as the first Churchmen player to be named Daily Times Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

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Boys Basketball: The All-Delco Teams

Episcopal Academy's Kevin McCarthy, seen in a game against Haverford School, was selected as this year's Daily Times Player of the Year. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

Episcopal Academy’s Kevin McCarthy, seen in a game against Haverford School, was selected as this year’s Daily Times Player of the Year. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matthew DeGeorge

First team

Kevin McCarthy, Sr. G, Episcopal Academy

Aasim Burton, Sr. G, Cardinal O’Hara

Matt Gardler, Jr. G, Marple Newtown

Kevin Rucker, Sr. G, Bonner & Prendergast

Deuce Ketner, Sr. F, Bonner & Prendergast

Jake Sniras, Jr. F, Garnet Valley

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Delco Times Player of the Year: O’Hara’s Molly Rullo eager to share in revolution for women’s basketball

O'Hara junior Molly Rullo is the Daily Times Player of the Year for girls basketball.  (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

O’Hara junior Molly Rullo is the Daily Times Player of the Year for girls basketball. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matt Smith

Molly Rullo’s future in basketball is an open book. Her story is nowhere near finished. As one of the brightest high school stars in Pennsylvania, the Cardinal O’Hara junior has enjoyed seeing the revolution of women’s hoops unfold before her eyes.

Caitlin Clark is a household name, but many other players are responsible for shining a national light on the sport.

Earlier this week, Rullo’s eyes lit up as she discussed the game’s meteoric rise and the influence it has had on her own burgeoning career.

“It has been super impactful,” she said. “You know, growing up I felt like I was prone to watching a lot more men’s basketball. That was cool and all, but they are way different than the girls. It’s just a different game.

“When I think back, what motivated me to come to O’Hara was watching Hannah Nihill, Kenzie Gardler and all of those girls win the (Catholic League title) back-to-back years. That is what I thought was so cool, going to The Palestra and seeing them play in front of thousands of people. That was so impactful to me at a young age.

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Girls: Stifling defensive effort nets Cardinal O’Hara third state title in four years in 42-26 win over Spring-Ford

Members of the Cardinal O’Hara girls’ basketball team pose with the PIAA trophy after winning the PIAA Class 6A championship game on March 22 at the Giant Center in Hershey. (Austin Hertzog – MediaNews Group)

Members of the Cardinal O’Hara girls’ basketball team pose with the PIAA trophy after winning the PIAA Class 6A championship game on March 22 at the Giant Center in Hershey. (Austin Hertzog – MediaNews Group)

By Ed Morrone

They say that defense wins championships — but having Molly Rullo and Joanie Quinn on your side certainly helps too.

Rullo scored 10 of her 13 points before halftime before passing the baton to Quinn, who tallied 14 of her game-high 16 points in the second half to lead Cardinal O’Hara to a 42-26 victory in the PIAA Class 6A state championship game on Friday night.

It was the third state title in four years for the Lions, who held a normally strong shooting Spring-Ford team to an 8-for-37 night from the field, including a 2-for-17 clip from downtown.

“I love these girls with everything in my being,” Quinn said. “To be able to share this experience with people that I love so much, I can’t even describe what that means.”

The Rams had cruised through their first four state playoff games, winning by an average of 21.7 points per game.

Then they ran into Quinn and Rullo’s O’Hara buzzsaw.

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Girls: Providing ‘the glue,’ premier defender Greta Miller hits basket at right time for O’Hara

Cardinal O'Hara senior Greta Miller celebrates upon receiving her championship medal after the PIAA Class 6A championship game Friday night at the Giant Center in Hershey. (Austin Hertzog - MediaNews Group)

Cardinal O’Hara senior Greta Miller celebrates upon receiving her championship medal after the PIAA Class 6A championship game Friday night at the Giant Center in Hershey. (Austin Hertzog – MediaNews Group)

By Matt Smith

Greta Miller’s contributions to Cardinal O’Hara’s 2023-24 season cannot be measured by the markings that appear next to her name in the scorebook.

She didn’t score 20 points per game and she wasn’t the player opposing teams planned for when facing the Lions. The senior guard made her impact with textbook defense and rebounding.

She scored from time to time, and was never afraid to take her shot even when going through a cold spell. Coming into the PIAA Class 6A final against Spring-Ford, Miller had played two straight games without scoring a point.

But Miller had one more big shot left in her Friday at the Giant Center, swishing a 3-point field goal in the third quarter after Spring-Ford had rallied to close the gap to six points. It was an offensive rebound by Miller that led to her clutch basket.

When O’Hara needed someone to make a play, Miller answered the call. The Lions never looked back, ending the game on an 18-8 run en route to a 42-26 victory over the Rams, earning O’Hara’s third state title in four years.

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Girls: PIAA Class 6A Championship: Motivation abounds for both teams as O’Hara preps for Spring-Ford

Cardinal O'Hara's starters prepare to rush the court at the final buzzer of their PIAA Class 6A semifinal win over Parkland High on March 18. (Austin Hertzog - MediaNews Group)

Cardinal O’Hara’s starters prepare to rush the court at the final buzzer of their PIAA Class 6A semifinal win over Parkland High on March 18. (Austin Hertzog – MediaNews Group)

By Matt Smith

If Cardinal O’Hara has anything in common with Spring-Ford, its opponent in Friday’s PIAA Class 6A championship game, it’s that each team has unfinished business.

The Lions were eliminated in the semifinal round of the 2023 tournament, falling by one point to eventual state champ Archbishop Carroll. Meanwhile, the Rams were ousted by O’Hara in the quarterfinals a season ago, and hope to avoid leaving Hershey empty-handed for the second time in four years.

O’Hara (25-4) and Spring-Ford (27-6) are vying for the title of best girls basketball team in PIAA’s highest classification. Tipoff at the Giant Center is 6 p.m.

O’Hara captured Class 5A championships in 2021 and 2022. Those teams were led by two-time Daily Times Player of the Year Maggie Doogan (Richmond) and All-Delco Amaris Baker (Drexel), both of whom have played key roles in helping their college squads to the NCAA Tournament. In 2021, when Spring-Ford lost to North Allegheny in the Class 6A final, Villanova star Lucy Olsen was arguably the best high school player in Pennsylvania.

There is connective tissue on both current rosters linking the teams’ previous state championship runs.

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PIAA Class 4A Boys Championship: Brandin Cummings, Lincoln Park overwhelm Carroll

Archbishop Carroll forward Munir Greig takes the ball to the rim for a layup against Lincoln Park during the PIAA Class 4A final at the Giant Center Thursday night. (Evan Wheaton - For MediaNews Group)

Archbishop Carroll forward Munir Greig takes the ball to the rim for a layup against Lincoln Park during the PIAA Class 4A final at the Giant Center Thursday night. (Evan Wheaton – For MediaNews Group)

By Matthew DeGeorge

After the first quarter Thursday night, the PIAA’s DJ queued up some Sia for the fans in attendance at the Giant Center. The pop star and wig aficionado wasn’t singing about Lincoln Park’s offense. But she may as well have been.

The Leopards were, as the Australian intoned, unstoppable. A 15-for-19 start from the field and 37 points in a signature performance by Brandin Cummings helped the charter school from Midland claim an 80-50 decision over Archbishop Carroll in the PIAA Class 4A final.

It’s the 19th straight win and fourth state title for Lincoln Park, one shy of the school whose building they inherited, Midland High. It won this game over Neumann-Goretti, 62-58, last year. All the energy that Carroll, the seventh-place team in the Catholic League and third seed out of District 12, expended to make this run to Hershey was used Thursday not to get blown out.

Lincoln Park just took what it wanted offensively early. It went on a 16-0 run in the first quarter and led 51-22 at halftime on 21-for-30 shooting. Only some prudent clock killing by a team that played like it’s been to this stage before kept the score reasonable.

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