A cold start in a chilly gym could not stop The Christian Academy in the quarterfinal round of the Tri-State Christian Conference boys basketball tournament Thursday. Ethan Dutton hit both of his 3-point field goals to start the third quarter…
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Chester lets one slip away in loss to Abington
By Christopher A. Vito The door closed to the classroom that, on this night, served as Chester High’s locker room. Larry Yarbray spoke, and his players listened. Not much of Yarbray’s message was audible, except for these two inextricable elements:…
Academy Park off the mark in loss to Conestoga
By Bob Grotz The District One Class AAAA basketball seedings looked just about right judging by what happened here Wednesday night. Top-seeded Conestoga, which was extended in its first playoff start, cruised to a 54-31 win over a worthy opponent…
Penncrest can’t solve Lower Merion in setback
By Matthew DeGeorge The look on Mike Doyle’s face, the combination of regret and necessary resilience, said it all Wednesday night. For three and a half quarters, Doyle’s Penncrest team played Lower Merion even. They did enough to stay close…
Carroll can’t get around Taylor in loss to Roman
By Dennis Deitch For one day, one lousy day, Paul Romanczuk wouldn’t have minded seeing the dying entity of a multi-sport athlete be completely dead. That day was the one where his Archbishop Carroll boys basketball team had to face…
Ridley Wings it to reach quarterfinals
By Matthew DeGeorge The recipe for Julian Wing Tuesday night was fairly simple: When Great Valley’s zone defense afforded him open looks from 3-point land, Wing didn’t give it a second thought. “I’m just confident in my shot,’ Wing…
Doyle hopes familiarity favors Penncrest, Playoff run-down
By Matthew DeGeorge Mike Doyle has been coaching long enough to see both sides of the coin for his team’s second-round matchup in the District One Class AAAA Tournament. On the one hand, the preparation for Doyle’s No. 28 seed…
Springfield aims to extend its turnaround
By Matthew DeGeorge There’s no explanation needed from Jordan Collins when he utters the phrase, “the Haverford game’ at practice Monday. With six weeks of hindsight, that fateful Jan. 6 affair has served as the pivot point for Springfield’s season.…
PIAA District One AAAA Scores
By Dave Burman, The Voice of Mifflin County Sports, 105.5 WCHX radio Webmaster’s note – See the game stories on many of the Delco teams down below. Conestoga 48, Wissahickon 40 Academy Park 79, CB West 57 Great Valley 56,…
Foster has finishing touch for Ridley
By Pete Schnatz His team’s double-digit fourth quarter lead had been winnowed to four, and a spirited and a relentless West Chester Rustin squad was threatening to cut the deficit even further with a little over three minutes remaining in…